Question

How is the Navy responding to changes in workforce composition?

How can the Navy more effectively address the changes in skill requirements necessary for its jobs?

How do the economic, technological, and cultural environments affect human resource management in the Navy and other branches of the armed forces?

Answer 1

Answer 1:

In order to retain its employees, navy is focusing more on the workforce composition. Navy had primarily relied on paying retention bonuses and other financial incentives; recruiting personnel with prior military experience to work in employment categories with significant workforce shortfalls; and using Navy Reserves in continuous full time roles. In order to effectively manage the workforce that belongs to varied cultures and backgrounds, ongoing work is going on for Navy to firmly establish a range of promising workforce management practices, including providing the training to the workforce at the right time; more flexible approaches to managing individual’s careers; and improving workplace culture, leadership and relationships. More flexible and tailored workforce management practices could help address the underlying causes of workforce composition, particularly when the traditional approaches were not gaining sufficient traction.