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The Navy League of the United States celebrates its 84
The Navy League of the United
States is unique among the many
military-oriented associations
in the U.S. in that it is a civ-
ilian organization which sup-
ports the maritime services-the
Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard
and Marchant Marine.
The primary goals of the League have changed
little since the early 1900's when a handful of
Navy veterans gathered in New York to form a pat-
riotic organization to speak for the Navy's in-
terests. They filed a certificate of incorpora-
tion in Albany on December 29, 1902. On January
15, 1903, the incorporators formally adopted the
constitution and bylaws and appointed a board of
directors.
As the League celebrates its 84th year of ser-
vice to our sea service personnel, it boasts a
membership of nearly 53,000 individuals and 225
corporations. Its members are organized into
more than 325 councils throughout the United
States and overseas.
Navy members list reasons
WASHINGTON (NNS) — The Navy recently
completed its annual ranking of the reasons people
choose to stay in or leave the Navy. The rankings
were compiled from results of officer and enlisted
retention and separation questionaires for fiscal
year 1985.
Separation surveys are completed voluntarily by
officers and enlisted people leaving the Navy.
Retention questionnaires are completed by enlisteds
at reenlistment and by lieutenants through captains
upon reporting to a new command.
More than 11,000 enlisted people who left the
Navy even though they were recommended for
reenlistment responded to the separation survey.
For this group, the top three responses remained
the same as last year:
1. Dislike family separation
2. I want to live someplace permanently
3. Too many petty regulations
While men in this group agreed with these
responses, women rated dislike of family separation
No. 1, lack of recognition for doing a good job No. 2
and desire to live someplace permanently No. 3.
The enlisted retention questionnaire drew
responses from 11,219 people. The top three
overall reasons were:
1. For job security
2. To get more skill training
3. To qualify for a reasonable retirement
When separated by sex, enlisted men and women
disagreed about retention. For men the top three
reasons were:
The programs of the Navy League are education-
al in nature-directed toward making members and
the public at large conscious of the need for sea
power and strong, capable maritime forces.
The League seeks to provide assistance, on a
local level, to families of sea service personnel
on active duty and to enhance the quality of fam-
ily life. It also actively supports the military
recruiters by helping to provide access to scho-
ols and civic gatherings where the story of mili-
tary service may be told.
By way of its seminar program, the League ful-
fills another of its responsibilities as an ed-
ucational association by sponsoring seminars on
sea power. These platforms bring together mili-
tary, industry, and community leaders to provide
analyses of the role of the seas in today's mod-
ern world.
The national awards program seeks to recognize
outstanding accomplishments by members of all the
maritime services in specific categories ranging
from inspirational leadership to scientific a-
chievement.
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for retention/separation
1. To qualify for a resonable retirement
2. For job security
3. To get more skill training
Women on the other hand, named these reasons
for staying:
1. For job security
2. To get more skill training
3. To apply the knowledge and skills 1 have
developed
First-term enlisteds who shipped over ranked
their reasons for staying Navy:
1. To get more skill training
2. For job security
3. To get more formal education
Second-termers listed these reasons for
reenlisting:
1. To qualify for a reasonable retirement
2. For job security
3. To get more skill training
The top reasons for third-termers staying Navy:
1. To qualify for a reasonable retirement
2. For job security
3. To serve my country
The No. 1 and 2 reasons for officers leaving the
Navy remained the same as last year. The No. 3
reason moved up from No. 4:
1. Too much family separation
2. Too much crisis management
3. Unable to sufficiently plan and control
career _______________________________
Please see REASONS on pg. 7
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