“We believe that after eight years of experience, lessons learned, feedback from participants, and observation of retention behavior, changing the current statutory authority from a pilot program to a permanent authority is warranted,” he said. The Navy changed the name of CIPP to the Career Intermission Program, but it still functions legally as a pilot program.Īnthony Kurta, then performing the duties of undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, told Federal News Radio in November he supported institutionalizing the program. In return, the service member must serve two months for every month CIPP is used once he/she returns to active duty. During that time, participants will not have to meet the same benchmarks in their military career as their active duty peers. Robert Burke, Navy deputy chief of naval operations for manpower, personnel, training and education, told Federal News Radio as part of the special report Taking a break to retain talent in the military.ĬIPP lets soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines move from active duty to the reserves for one-to-three years. We think it’s vital to have alternatives to getting out of the Navy to seek life/work balance,” Vice Adm. In fact, the proposal was initiated by the Navy and we’ve been seeking for the past couple of years to make it a permanent program. “Navy is a big fan of the career intermission program. The Pentagon, and especially the Navy, hope institutionalizing the Career Intermission Pilot Program (CIPP) will help retain troops invested in the military longer by letting some leave to improve their skill sets and return, while at the same time widening the pool of people who may be interested in serving.īut while CIPP is widely available to service members, the number of troops actually signing up and taking advantage of it are less than 10 percent of what Congress allows by law per year.ĭespite the anemic participation, some military officials tout the program as a way the military is making service more flexible. During this exclusive webinar, moderator Jason Miller will discuss cloud strategy, security and applications with agency and industry leaders. Insight by Google: Granting access to, sharing and securing data in the cloud continues to challenge agencies across government. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.Īnd now the Defense Department and some lawmakers want to make the program, which lets troops take a sabbatical to go back to school or care for a sick loved one, a permanent fixture in the military. The Career Intermission Pilot Program is a 9-year attempt to make the personnel system more conducive to today’s workforce.īest listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on Apple Podcasts or PodcastOne.Īs the Defense Department struggles to find talent it needs and scrapes at an ever-shrinking barrel of candidates qualified to serve, the Pentagon is turning to a tool that could make the current workforce stay longer and become better qualified. Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari.
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