 Sailors will soon have the opportunity to be advanced maratoriously while on shore duty. This is due to a SECNAV initiative that changes the command advancement program. Here's what the SECNAV has to say. We're going to adjust the Navy enlisted advancements this year by replacing the command advancement program, the CAP, with a meritorious advancement program or MAP. In October, we're going to expand the number of available MAP advancements to 5% of the force, and we're going to extend them to shore base commands. And that allows commanding officers to petition for more advancements if they need them or to give back unused ones. To get more information on this change or to see what other initiatives SECNAV have announced, check out the NavyLive blog website.