THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
WASHINGTON DC 20350-1000

 

MEMORANDUM FOR DISTRIBUTION
SUBJECT: Direction for Naval University System Funding
Reference: Secretary of the Navy Memorandum, February 5, 2019

The Department of the Navy?s Education for Seapower report of December
2018 found that ?education is even more Vital than before to ensure we are prepared for the
future by producing leaders highly pro?cient in strategic thinking and analysis, the
technologies they will employ, as well as professional war?ghting competence.? With respect to
education resources, the report concluded that ?(there is) no effective unity of command in its
resourcing, policy, and programming for education; nor correct prioritization for education?s
vital role in balancing the character and nature of war.?

In response to these ?ndings, the DON issued the reference With a decision to ?identify
resources? in order to ?ensure immediate educational enterprise wholeness.? Since this decision
was announced, the DON Chief Learning Of?cer (CLO), John R. Kroger, has worked with the
Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for War?ghting Development (OPNAV N7), and the Deputy
Commandant for Combat Development and Integration (DC CD1), to create a budget that would
ful?ll the direction of the reference, as well as my personal order to fully fund the Naval
University System and Naval Education Strategy to the maximum extent possible, with
immediate effect.

With their ?ndings in mind, I hereby direct the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
(Financial Management and Comptroller) (ASN to work with the Chief of Naval
Operations, Commandant of the Marine Corps, and DON CLO to raise educational spending
levels from the current level of $1.61 billion to $1.95 billion in FY25. This investment in
education will begin with a $109.1 million increase in FY20 and grow to $349.6 million by
FY25. This represents my desire to increase the investment in naval education in order
to achieve our educational goals, which include a new Naval Community College for enlisted
Marines and Sailors, an increase in the number of naval of?cers pursuing advanced degrees in
strategy and management, the development of a new war?ghting curriculum for our of?cer
corps, and a focus on making sure that our Naval University System institutions are world-class
centers for teaching, learning, and research.

This investment represents an overall 22 percent increase in education spending from
current levels. It will fully fund our Naval Education Strategy, increase our war?ghting
advantage, invest long term in our human capital, ?illy leverage our existing investment in
educational infrastructure, and ?ll high-risk gaps in current educational institution budgets. The
DON CLO holds the details for this budgetary direction, as set forth in his budget memorandum
dated December 4, 2019. I expect that the Navy and Marine Corps team will work with the ASN
and DON CLO in order to immediately execute for FY20 and beyond.

SUBJECT: Direction for Naval University System Funding


Thomas B. Modly
Acting

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