Navy ‘Tours with Industry’ apps sought

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Selected sailors and officers can apply to participate in the Secretary of the Navy’s “Tours with Industry” (SNTWI) program, outlined Feb. 7 in NAVADMIN 029/19. SNTWI is open to active-duty and Full Time Support (FTS) sailors in pay-grades E-6 to O-6. Sailors must route applications through detailers; and eligibility is based solely on individual community needs. SNTWI provides a “venue for exceptional sailors to experience innovative business practices for between 10 and 12-months,” said Lt. Christina Johns, SNTWI program coordinator. “Navy fellows are fully immersed in company practices and will be actively engaged in projects and company operations.” Communities must submit names to SNTWI (PERS-443) no later than Feb. 22. Final selection will be made by the Community Distribution Division, and selectees will be notified. Past fellows have been assigned to such companies as Qualcomm, Apple, Boeing, Tesla, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, GE Digital, Amazon, FedEx, Space X, LinkedIn and USAA, according to Johns. (Source: Naval Personnel Command 02/07/19)