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The Navy's pay for performance pilot is the first of its kind, but it needs to be careful not to fall in the pattern of past civilian programs.
The Navy is offer pay for performance bonuses to seven surface warfare positions.
Navy and other Defense officials tried, but failed to persuade Congress to make the change as part of the 2017 Defense authorization bill that passed in December. But top Navy personnel officials are lobbying lawmakers to include the language in this year’s bill. It would allow military promotion boards to place officers “of particular merit” at the top of promotion lists, ahead of their peers.