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SUBJ/RETENTION BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FLEET-NUMBER NINE//
RMKS/1.  THE USS KITTY HAWK (CV 63) AND CARRIER AIR WING 5 TEAM HAS
DEVISED AN INNOVATIVE ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY
(ASVAB) IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM THAT ENHANCES BOTH THE PERSONAL GROWTH
AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SAILORS AND IMPROVES MISSION
READINESS.
2.  BUILT ON DEDICATION TO EVERY PARTICIPANT BY THE CHAIN OF
COMMAND, THIS PROGRAM DEDICATES TRAINING TIME, RESOURCES, AND
SUPPORT ACROSS DEPARTMENTS.
    A.  THE SCHEDULE INCLUDES EIGHT SESSIONS OF MATH; TWO SESSIONS
EACH OF PARAGRAPH COMPREHENSION, VOCABULARY, AND ELECTRONICS; AND
ONE SESSION EACH OF GENERAL SCIENCE, AUTOMOTIVE, SHOP, AND
MECHANICAL.  SESSIONS UNDERWAY ARE TAUGHT DURING THE LUNCH HOUR WITH
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MEALS PROVIDED.
    B.  PRACTICE TESTS ARE CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.  ANSWER
KEYS PROVIDE EXPLANATIONS ALONG WITH ANSWERS FOR SAILORS TO USE AS A
STUDY GUIDE FOR FUTURE ASVAB TESTS.
    C.  PEER STUDY GROUPS ARE COMPRISED OF SAILORS WITH VARIOUS
SKILL STRENGTHS AND PROVIDE A FORUM WHERE CONCEPTS CAN BE EXPLAINED
FROM A COMMON POINT OF VIEW/REFERENCE.
    D.  A COMPUTER-BASED, SELF-PACED PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE NAVY
LEARNING CENTER LETS SAILORS DEMONSTRATE THEIR UNDERSTANDING THROUGH
INTERACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND CONCENTRATE INSTEAD ON THOSE AREAS
THAT NEED MORE ATTENTION.
3.  THE COMBINATION OF ALL ELEMENTS OF THIS PROGRAM HAVE
DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED ASVAB SCORES FOR THOSE IN THE KITTY HAWK
STRIKE GROUP, FOR EXAMPLE:
    A.  A TOTAL OF 46 PERSONNEL HAVE RETESTED, 43 HAVE RAISED THEIR
SCORES AN AVERAGE OF 13 POINTS.
    B.  OF FOUR SAILORS WITH INCREASES OF 24 POINTS OR GREATER, TWO
HAVE CROSSED OVER TO THE OS RATING, A THIRD WAS SELECTED FOR IT "A"
SCHOOL, WHILE A FOURTH MORE THAN QUALIFIED FOR HIS DESIRED RATING OF
MA.
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4.  AS WE CONTINUE TO TRANSFORM THE NAVY, ALL COMMANDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO SHARE THEIR OWN CREATIVE "BEST PRACTICES" WITH THE
CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT.
5.  POC IS CMDCM(SW) WILLIAM ANDERSEN AT (901) 874-4255/DSN 882 OR
EMAIL:  WILLIAM.ANDERSEN@NAVY.MIL.
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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