The US Navy's Military Sealift Command New Workforce Initiative Aims to Increase Readiness of Ships
A Sea Change for Sealift November 25, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner—discusses the U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command (MSC) Workforce Initiative which aims to increase the readiness of deployed logistics ships and the inactivation of 17 ships, along with some proposed changes. #ssealift #usnavy #logistics 00:00 What is the Problem? 05:47 Ships to be Deactivated 09:40 Where in the world is MSC? 13:05 Crewing Solution 17:38 Recruiting Mariners: Success & New Leave Policy 21:10 Other Ideas to Increase MSC Capabilities Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Military Sealift Command https://www.msc.usff.navy.mil/ https://sealiftcommand.com/ Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-lau... Military Sealift Command rolls out initiative to fill needed jobs at sea as it sidelines 17 ships https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy... A Sea Change: Navy Unveils Plan to Rescue Military Sealift Command Amid Mariner Shortage https://gcaptain.com/a-sea-change-nav... Navy to sideline support ships, re-assign mariner crews amid worsening workforce shortages https://breakingdefense.com/2024/11/n... Navy Launches Military Sealift Command Workforce Initiative https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Pre...

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