 With the budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 just being released, you might be wondering how does it affect you? Rear Admiral William Lesher explains what this proposed budget means to sailors around the fleet. Sailors need to know that at the deck plate level on the hangar deck of our squadrons that we sustain at the 92% fit, the 95% fill. So at the deck plate level, we have a strong commitment to sustain the same good manning we have now. I also mentioned the fact that the officer manning increases as well. Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson guided the budget through his design for maintaining maritime superiority. The goal for manning is to maintain the correct number of active duty personnel to support the national strategy. The proposal includes an increase of basic housing allowance by 3.3%, effective October 2016. For more information about the budget proposal, visit navy.mil.