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The tally is in — nearly 3,000 sailors were sent home as a result of the two enlisted retention boards held this fall.
In the end, the Navy cut 2,947 sailors out of 15,386 sailors in pay grades E-4 through E-8 who were considered by the two boards. The boards were given quotas for 2,888 cuts.
Thirteen of those sailors remain in a “hold” status; as of Friday morning, officials had not detailed what that meant.
Another 125 sailors have been selected to convert to new ratings while 53 sailors initially cut were saved by advancement through the fall petty officer exam cycle.
“Sailors who were selected for advancement in the September exam cycle but who were not selected for retention by the ERB have had their ERB result vacated and will remain in their current rate,” said Lt. Laura Stegherr, spokeswoman for the chief of personnel in a written statement. The 53 included six who had previously been selected to convert, but who now will be allowed to stay in their current ratings.
The bulk of the cuts came during the first ERB, held in August and September. Here, 1,922 of the 7,626 E-4s and E-5s considered by the board were cut; seven sailors are in a “hold” status. Sixty-two sailors will convert to other ratings.
The second board, which met in September and October, sent home 1,025 of the 7,761 sailors considered. Six sailors remain in a hold status, and 63 will be allowed to convert and stay in.
