[ISN] Cyber warriors could see less time at sea

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http://www.navytimes.com/news/2010/10/navy-cyber-seatime-100310w/

By Philip Ewing 
Staff writer
Navy Times
Oct 4, 2010

Navy leadership has plans in the works for more specialized 
computer-warfare careers, the fleetâs top cyber boss told Congress on 
Sept. 23, including the creation of what he called âcyber engineers and 
cyber warrant officers.â

Vice Adm. Barry McCullough, head of 10th Fleet, told House lawmakers 
that the Navy faces a problem in recruiting and keeping the qualified 
sailors it needs for the oft-heralded new era of cyber-warfare, because 
it is competing not only against the other Defense Department services 
and the rest of the federal government, but also a high-paying private 
sector.

âThere is no way DoD can compete with industry in the area of monetary 
compensation â or salary, if you will â but we can provide our people 
with opportunity for education and give them experience as leaders that 
cannot be matched elsewhere,â he said.

McCullough said he thinks the Navy can combine incentives, training and 
the appeal of joining a global good-doing force to get its new 
generation of cyber specialists.

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