The state of California is looking towards a group of individuals who do not have a traditional background in education to fill the shortages that it is experiencing in terms of teachers in classrooms. According to a feature on the Navy website, schools are offering transitioning Sailors and Marines the opportunity to “Serve Again” – [...]
In a recent post, we shared with you the move of the Navy to lift the ban on women serving on submarines, the only vessel that has yet to see females serving on it. There were various reactions to the post, some of them agreeing with the move, others not exactly in favor of it. [...]
In a previous post, we already shared with you that the SEALs are getting a new mini-sub. The SEALs are said to be leasing an S301 submersible from Virginia-based Submergence Group. The Register once again featured the mini-sub, this time with a photo of the vessel to accompany it. The SEALs has since received the [...]
It all began, so it seems, with a tweet from way up the chain of command. In a previous post, we shared with you how Adm. Mike Mullen reiterated a point that he made through an article published on the Pentagon website in less than 140 characters via Twitter. Technically, a service member can have [...]
We have said it time and again: not everyone has what it takes to become SEALs. But we can get a feel of what that feels like through various virtual media, with SEAL-themed games. According to a press release on PR Newswire, users of the Apple iPhone and the iPod Touch, as well as the [...]
With the Navy faced with heavier training demands, there are plans to step up activities at the Silver Strand Training Complex, according to an article on Sign On San Diego. What this means is that there will be “more helicopter flights, firearm discharges and use of sensitive land.” This has caused some concern, though, among [...]