This podcast features an interview LCDR Schwegman, a participant in the Navy's Tours with Industry Program. This program provides a venue for exceptional Sailors to experience innovative business practices for between 10 and 12-months working at innovative private-sector companies.

This discussion is on how Sailor 2025 changes are changing maternity leave policies. Lt. Datarro is our guest to speak about these changes.

Today, we're talking about the Meritorious Advancement Program or MAP, a Sailor 2025 initiative.

Rear Adm. Anthony M. Kurta, director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy, discusses officer selective early retirement boards.

Fleet Master Chief of Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education, Scott Benning, discusses Navy's zero tolerance drug policy and Navy's approach to combating use of designer drugs.

RADM Dan Holloway, Director of Navy's Personnel, Plans and Policy Division, discusses the importance of recognizing April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Navy's participation in the observance.

VADM Mark Ferguson, Chief of Naval Personnel, discusses the changes to enlisted evaluations and officer performance reports which will take effect Aug. 1.

FLTCM Scott Benning, Fleet Master Chief of Manpower, Personnel, Training and Education, discusses the value of Perform to Serve and the actions Sailors can take to increase their chances of continued service.

Rear Adm. Dan Holloway discusses the importance and impact of the 2010 Census.

Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, the Chief of Naval Personnel, explains the impact of education on today's Sailor and the available voluntary education opportunities.