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Discussion Topic: A One-Ship Academy

Posted Feb. 18, 2020, 7:14 p.m. by Vice Admiral Daniel Lerner (Personnel Director) (Daniel Lerner)

Discussion Topic: A One-Ship Academy

Although we’ve had a one-ship Academy in the past, we did not have the formal procedures like we currently have. We also didn’t have the same formal Academy rules back then either - many of the modern Academy rules came out when we added the second ship and created the separate Academy fleet.

The problem that I see is that some of current elimination rules may be too strict in the sense that can create some very real potential placement concerns. But what’s the right step to allow flexibility?

For example, let’s say both CO and XO are on an LOA at the same time - or one position is vacant and the other one as to take a short LOA. We can’t place a new cadet in the Academy at all in that scenario. Outside of the Academy, we just move to the next available ship - it’s not like we’re going to run out. But in the Academy, we just have the one ship.

A vacant DH, an AWOL DH and an LOA DH… We may now have to go to the new member’s (inferred) “fourth choice”. Remember that we can’t place in that department if a DH has at least three days left on their LOA in the Academy.

So… what’s the right answer? I’m definitely interested in hearing feedback on this one.

Daniel Lerner
Personnel Director


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