The Navy is implementing a program that will transfer non-deployable sailors to jobs that will keep them in the service long enough to return to duty rather than being separated on medical grounds.

The U.S. Navy's EMPLOY program aims to not only help retain sailors but also reduce Disability Evaluation System cases, according to the Navy. (MC2 Nolan Pennington/U.S. Navy) A recently announced ...

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy John Perryman previously served as the senior enlisted leader for U.S. Fleet Forces Command. (U.S. Navy) The 17th master chief petty officer of the Navy released ...

Sailors should expect that the Navy will once again require them to take physical fitness tests twice a year, as mandated by the Pentagon, the service’s top enlisted sailor told Task & Purpose. “What ...

The Navy’s new top officer pledged to bring free barracks Wi-Fi, off-ship housing for every sailor and a payroll review as part of a broad effort to improve quality of life across the fleet. Chief of ...

A U.S. sailor checks new furnishings in a barracks room at White Beach Naval Facility on Okinawa, Jan. 27, 2026. (MC2 Zack Guth/U.S. Navy) As the Navy moves to expand its “No Sailor Lives Afloat” ...

The U.S. Navy has expanded its partnership with the mental health app Headspace to a handful of overseas installations, extending free access to coaching and mindfulness tools for sailors and their ...