The US Navy has decided to abandon a plan that would have mandated recruiters to work six days a week. This decision came in the wake of a report revealing that the service’s nearly 3,900 recruiters had been informed of the extra working day per week, a move conceived in response to the current recruiting crisis.
  

Key Points: 

1. The initial decision for a six-day work week was presented as “a warfighting imperative” by Rear Adm. Alexis Walker, the head of Navy Recruiting Command.
2. Vice Adm. Rick Cheeseman, Chief of Naval Personnel, later announced that this policy would not be implemented, affirming the Navy’s commitment to work-life balance.
3. Despite the cancellation of the six-day work week policy, the Navy continues to face a projected shortfall in its recruiting target, expected to miss the goal by 6,000 to 7,000 recruits by the end of this fiscal year.
4. Rear Adm. Walker suggested in an email that recruiters might return to a regular work week if they managed to bring in more recruits.
5. The recruitment issue has been emphasized as critical to the Navy’s capabilities, with Walker stating the lack of adequate numbers impacts the Navy’s ability to “fight and win.”

Source: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/06/30/navy-cancels-plan-to-force-recruiters-to-work-six-days-a-week/