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The Navy is performing a brisk about-face on a controversial plan that shelved ratings titles for enlisted sailors, according to a message Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson that was set for release on Wednesday morning but was leaked on social media on Tuesday night.

<p>FOX debuts a new sitcom tonight called Enlisted. Before you read any further I am going to say that from a military stand-point, the premier will drive you bat-shit crazy. But, and it is a big but, the producers of Enlisted recognized that they screwed-the-pooch and are offering you a chance to tell them just how bad they sucked at the pilot (trust me it gets better as the season progresses).</p>

A former chief petty officer who was acquitted of raping his boss but convicted of fraternizing with her has been denied clemency, according to his lawyer. Last month, John Gonzales asked Rear Adm. Tim Alexander, commander of the Navy's Mid-Atlantic Region, for clemency on the fraternization conviction, saying his federal criminal record has prevented him from finding a civilian job.

WASHINGTON, March 30, 2010 – Navy Ensign Kara Sartain has risen in the ranks and in her career through a combination of hard work and sheer determination. Navy Ensign Kara Sartain, an auxiliaries officer aboard the USS Bainbridge, oversees a division of seven sailors. Sartain attended the U.S. Naval Academy to become an officer and switched careers in a quest to keep challenging herself in her career. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. In less than five years, she earned a college degree, went from enlisted sailor to naval officer and tackled a new job that was a...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20, 2007 – The success that Marine Gen. Peter Pace has had in a 40-year military career has been based “on my listening to the incredible enlisted leaders who have been my partners,” the soon-to-retire chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today at the Pentagon. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Marine Gen. Peter Pace thanks enlisted troops for their service and bids them farewell at the Pentagon, Sept. 20, 2007. Photo by Cherie A. Thurlby  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Pace thanked the enlisted force for their service. The Pentagon Channel broadcast...

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2007 – Military life is all Cindy Gainey has ever really known. And that’s just fine with her. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey gets on bended knee to ask his wife for another 30 years on their 30th anniversary, June 18, 207. This was the second trip -- both times during their anniversary -- that the two have toured South Korea camps and bases and talking with troops and families. Photo by Spc. Wesley Leyton Pollet, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Born in England into an Air Force family, she moved often...

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1, 2007 – “A Million Thanks” presented its milestone 2.6 millionth letter of support for the troops to the Defense Department’s top enlisted servicemember during a ceremony in his Pentagon office today. Shauna Fleming (second from left) presented Army Sgt. Maj. William J. Gainey, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the 2.6 millionth letter of support for the troops collected through her A Million Thanks program Feb. 1 at the Pentagon. The letter was written by Sean Siefried, 8, and his sister, Amber, 12, of Eaton, Pa. Orange Lutheran...

Staff Sgt. Edwin R. Sanchez, right, an instructor at the Q-West Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy, and an interpreter watch a slideshow depicting scenes from the latest training cycle during a graduation ceremony on July 25. Story and photo by Sgt. Rachel Brune101st Airborne Division Q-WEST BASE COMPLEX --The latest cycle of Iraqi troops graduated from the Iraqi Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy here, about 45 miles south of Mosul on July 25. The class was the last of a series taught by U.S. instructors from the 11th Field Artillery Regiment. The latest Iraqi NCOs will now return to their units...

6/15/2006 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Nine enlisted heroes earned honors for their service and sacrifice to the Air Force and the nation during the Basic Military Training Memorialization Ceremony at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. At the June 14 ceremony, the base renamed and dedicated basic military training facilities to nine Airmen who served in the Air Force from its beginnings in 1947 to its current operations in Southwest Asia. The event was the highlight of a three-year project to recognize the achievements of the Air Force enlisted corps and serve as a reminder of those who helped build...

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2006 – Spouses of the military's senior enlisted leaders gathered here today to learn about each service's program for wounded troops and to share ideas for the future. Marine Gunnery Sgt. J.A. Burks, a representative for the Marine for Life program, speaks to the spouses of senior enlisted leaders during a conference at the Pentagon, May 9. Photo by Sgt. Sara Wood, USA  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. The wives of the senior enlisted leaders from the combatant commands and the service senior enlisted advisors met at the Pentagon in conjunction with their husbands' conference,...

BAGHDAD, April 10, 2006 — A platoon sergeant with Company A, 801st Brigade Support Battalion, 506th Infantry Regiment, is bidding farewell to the Army as an enlisted soldier to become a flight warrant officer. "I ended up liking it. I liked jumping, (Fort) Bragg and everything in the military, so I stayed in," U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Marlon Stewart Staff Sgt. Marlon Stewart, who will have 10 years in the Army in June, will leave his unit to pursue his dream of becoming a pilot. Stewart joined the Army in 1996 as a truck driver, and said he thought he...

PATUXENT RIVER, Md. (NNS) -- A new trial program to expand opportunity within the Navy’s officer and enlisted ranks is being implemented as part of Adm. Mike Mullen’s, Chief of Naval Operations, “Strategy for Our People.” According to Vice Adm. John C. Harvey's naval message in January, the new program is called the Flying Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) Pilot program and is “designed to harness the strengths of our Sailors today and shape the Navy of tomorrow.” The Flying CWO Pilot program will select 30 highly-qualified E-5 through E-7 Sailors over the next two years, commission them as CWO2 prior...

They Sign Up Knowing They'll Go to War BY DAVID WOOD FORT JACKSON, S.C. -- Deep in the dank woods of December, young Americans are gritting through another long day of basic combat training, new soldiers in their first weeks of military service. Straight off the bus from civilian life they get a haircut, fatigues and a rifle and learn to shoot wearing body armor. They struggle through days in cold and rain, learning to work in teams, mastering combat first aid and compass navigation at night, and pushing past limits of exhaustion and fear: They throw live hand grenades,...

NAVAL STATION GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba, Nov. 23, 2005 – At the tail end of his first visit here, the recently appointed senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he's "happy with the quality of people you see here." Army Command Sgt. Maj. William J. "Joe" Gainey said he is impressed with the dedication he witnessed during a brief visit Nov. 22. He told several servicemembers they should take pride in their mission. "Display the pride that you have in your service, because pride is contagious," he told two senior petty officers he met at...

11/2/2005 - EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) -- Airmen here gave up their free time help their neighbors during Make a Difference Day Oct. 22 and 28. Residents of Bob Hope and Theresa villages and Eglin’s Thrift Shop benefited from these Airmen’s labors. The annual event is the most encompassing national day of helping others -- a celebration of neighbors helping neighbors. In 2004, three million people cared enough about their communities to volunteer on that day, accomplishing thousands of projects in hundreds of towns. Staff Sgt. Jeff Henson, 68th Electronic Warfare Squadron’s Intelligence Directorate, said Make A Difference...

KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct. 25, 2005 – The top enlisted soldier in the U.S. Army arrived here earlier this month to discuss soldier issues with Afghan National Army senior noncommissioned officers. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Kenneth O. Preston met with two of the ANA's highest-ranking NCOs Oct. 11 and discussed themes universal to every nation's soldiers. Preston's visit corresponded with the ANA Corps Commanders Conference. As ANA commanders presented their topics, Preston and ANA NCOs talked about their soldiers. Preston's visit, he said, signified the importance of the ANA's NCO corps to Afghanistan's future and how NCOs are making a...

WASHINGTON, July 24, 2005 – A group based here at Walter Reed Army Medical Center here has stepped forward to help families of wounded servicemembers with expenses to stay in the area while their loved ones recover in this high-cost area. Out of concern for the overwhelming number of family members of war-wounded servicemembers showing up at the hospital's doorstep needing financial assistance, the Walter Reed command asked the Walter Reed Society to help. "So on March 19, 2004, we created the Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom Family Support Fund," said retired Army Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Bullis, the society's...

AL ASAD, Iraq, July 14, 2005 — A graduate of Texas Tech University, Cpl. Brian H. Walker enlisted in the Marine Corps in December 2003 to repay a personal obligation to the United States. “We all have a debt to our country,” he said. “We all have to make a sacrifice for the freedoms we have and the lives we live. Some repay that debt by serving their country and others just take it for granted. I didn't want to be one of those. As a Marine I can go on with my life with no regrets.” An intelligence systems...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Tough talking radio host Dr. Laura Schlessinger's 19-year-old son will join the U.S. Special Forces later this year - an endeavor that could take him to the Middle East. Schlessinger, famous for doling out conservative advice on her nationally syndicated call-in show, told about 300 people at a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion event on Saturday that she wasn't too worried about her son, Deryk Bishop.

Dr. Laura's Son to Join Special Forces SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Dr. Laura Schlessinger, famous for doling out advice on her nationally syndicated call-in radio talk show, shared a little of her own personal life with U.S. Army reservists. Schlessinger told some 300 people at a 425th Civil Affairs Battalion event on Saturday that her son, 19-year-old Deryk Bishop, will join the U.S. Special Forces later this year - a mission that could take him to the Middle East. Bishop, who enlisted last year, joined his mother on stage to explain his reasons for signing up. He told the crowd...