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naval service at land bases

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Sailors under eighteen may not be assigned to sea duty, overseas sea duty, or overseas remote land-based duty, but may be assigned to either shore duty or overseas shore duty.
When assigned to shore duty, he served in the Pentagon in OP-90, the office that developed the Navy's POM, and his last assignment was as the military deputy in NAVAIRSYSCOM, Program Office for Aviation Training Systems (PMA-205).
Called shortly thereafter to shore duty as one of three members of the Board of Navy Commissioners, he helped oversee the transition back to a peacetime navy before dying in a duel that characterized the importance of honor and faction within the officer corps.
Shore duty tours include assignments as assistant comptroller, commander Submarine Force, U.S.
But now that her onboard tour is completed, she'll transfer to shore duty on July 10.
Montgomery in a fierce action fought at close quarters, and received the surrender of Memphis later that day (June 6); promoted commodore and named chief of the Bureau of Navigation (July), he remained on the river serving under Admiral Farragut in operations against Vicksburg (July-September); promoted rear admiral (February 1863) and was superintendent of the Naval Observatory (1865-1867); commanded the South Atlantic squadron (1867-1869), then returned to shore duty in charge of the Norfolk Navy Yard (1870-1873); again heading the Naval Observatory (1873), he died in Washington, D.C.
He went on to explain the different responsibilities he assumed while serving his first shore duty.
Shore duty is comfortable, fun, relatively simple, and absolutely effective if, once again, you play the multispecies game correctly.
Sea duty incentive pay (SDIP) offers extra pay of up to $750 per month for extension on, or early return to sea (voluntary curtailment of shore duty).
The GEV program is targeted at officers with demonstrated superior performance and upward career mobility who are transferring or have recently reported to shore duty. The shore duty requirement is so they will have sufficient time for completion of a graduate program.
Their budding relationship had Laura entertaining thoughts about reenlisting--she wanted to be able to stay close to her boyfriend, on sea or shore duty.
"I just came off shore duty and wanted to get my requals," said Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Electronics) First Class (AW) Rafael Corral.
Perry off the African coast, he exhibited great zeal in suppressing the slave trade (1849-1851); he later made numerous public antislavery speeches, and published a book, Africa and the American Flag (1854); again on shore duty (1851-1856), notably with then Comdr.
When deciding on that first shore duty opportunity, it's critical for junior officers to reach out to their peers and leaders to better understand the flavor of the Supply Corps' core competencies.
Some incentives include guaranteed follow-on detailing, advancement exams options, campaign/service awards, Projected Rotation Date extensions if coming from shore duty, OCO Navy Enlisted Classification or additional qualified designations, concurrent evaluations/fitness reports, and increased IA advancement rates.