Navy Overhauling Education Strategy as US Advantages Erode

Navy Overhauling Education Strategy as US Advantages Erode
Marines with the Maritime Raid Force, 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit, conduct military free-fall training over Marine Corps Training Area Bellows, Oahu, Hawaii. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Devan K. Gowans
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PROVIDENCE, R.I.—The U.S. Navy is overhauling its approach to education because the nation no longer has a massive economic and technological edge over potential adversaries, according to a strategy released on March 2.

The Education for Seapower Strategy 2020, provided to The Associated Press ahead of its release, is the first unified, comprehensive education strategy for the Navy and Marine Corps, said John Kroger, who is implementing the strategy as the Navy’s first chief learning officer.