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Pilot Program Has Navy Officers Working from Home

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

When most people think of service in the Navy, they think of sunsets at sea or duty stations in exotic ports like Hawaii or Japan, but for a select group of Navy officers they will soon be working from the not-so-exotic location of their homes.

The initiative is part of the Navy;s Virtual Command Pilot Program, which allows a select group of officers to work from home.

"This program will allow officers to fill career-enhancing billets without necessarily having to transfer to do so," said Capt. James Oakes, in the office of the chief of naval personnel (CNP) where the jobs will be located. "The pilot offers the opportunity to reduce permanent change-of-station costs for the Navy while providing stability for Navy families. It's a win, win."

The test program will initially be open to eight officer billets. The officers selected for these billets should be self-starters, capable of working independently and maintaining open lines of communication with their supervisors via phone and email. They must be able to travel periodically to their parent commands.

"It offers individuals the opportunity to work in high-impact positions while maintaining geo-stability to support personal and family needs," said Ferguson.

While the new pilot program is open only to select group of naval officers, Navy enlisted personnel shouldn;t fret because they can study right now for a civilian career that will help them work from home or work independently instead of being tied to an office or permanent location all day.

Enlisted Sailors can take advantage of Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) to train for a number of vocational careers where they can work from home or be their own boss.

Sailors interested in a medical career can enroll in a medical transcription program and train to work at home as a medical transcriptionist. This is a true "work-at home" career that provides an important service to doctors and medical centers.

Another position that will allow a Sailor to be free from having to work in an office all day is that of a real estate agent. And while it;s certainly true that the real estate market is down these days, it;s a sure bet that it will eventually pick up. Why not position yourself to be in a position to take advantage of it when it does pick up?

Sailors can also use Tuition Assistance to train for a career as a home inspector. These days very few people buy homes without hiring a home inspector – you can be the person that home buyers and real estate agents turn to when they need expert help.
Home inspectors work in the neighborhoods of America, meeting new people in a weekly basis and participating in an industry that affects millions of Americans. A home inspection career is a great bet for Sailors who enjoy working with their hands and are comfortable with tools and enjoy learning about the parts of a house.

In addition to the careers mentioned above, Sailors can also look into training for jobs like medical coder, licensed contractor, pharmacy technician or private investigator.

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Military to Civilian Transition Tip for Sailors: Go Medical!

Friday, October 5, 2007

Sailors considering what career to pursue during their military transition to civilian life, should take stock of their occupational specialty and see what civilian careers match up. For Sailors in the administrative field, their military transition will benefit from the growth of medical office careers. Jobs in the medical field are expected to increase substantially from now through the year 2014.

Sailors who've trained as office managers, office administrators, legal secretaries, administrative assistants or aircraft log clerks, for example, should be aware that their background - handling the administrative needs of 380,000 Sailors - positions them to take advantage of civilian medical office careers like medical administrative assistant, medical transcriptionist and medical biller.

The U.S. Department of Labor projects that medical jobs will grow 27% from now until the year 2014 as more baby boomers retire and the insurance end of the business grows more complex. Sailors who've spent time in the fleet helping their shipmates with their service records; legal and medical administrative needs; the maintenance of aircraft and engine logbooks or any specialty that involved working with logs, records, reports and computer programs - may find a medical administrative career to be a good fit.

Sailors are advised that they can use Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) to take Navy correspondence courses and civilian medical courses online while they are still on active duty. An excellent source for TA information is Allied School's website.

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