Understanding and Attracting the Next-Generation Navy Sailor

NextGov: The digital world has changed the skill set needed to achieve mission success. Networks have spread to reach remote locations. Sensors in ships, vehicles, devices and soldier equipment track performance, movement and even monitor health. Real-time analysis allows decisions to be made in seconds rather than minutes, hours or even days.

Technology is also changing what sailors expect from their Navy experience. Next-generation sailors are different than any other generation. Today’s recruits, post-millennials born after 1996, are the most tech-savvy generation for one reason: The digital world is all they’ve ever known.

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