Call center helps sailors navigate more than 300 COVID-19 changes
So far, the My Navy Career Center has handled more than 390,000 calls seeking answers to pressing questions. Author: Mike Gooding Updated: 6:20 PM EST March 2, 2021
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. Being a sailor is hard, with months at a time on a ship far from home. Then, when you add in COVID-19, things get really complicated.
Since last March, the Navy has issued more than 300 Naval administrative messages, many of them COVID-related, directly impacting sailors on how they work, travel and take care of their families.
That s where the My Navy Career Center can help by providing answers.
Navy identifies another sailor who died of COVID-19 complications, based in Norfolk
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Navy Identifies Virginia Beach Sailor Who Died from COVID-19 Complications
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Virginia Beach sailor dies after contracting COVID-19 Dave Ress, The Virginian-Pilot © Steve Earley/The Virginian-Pilot/The Virginian-Pilot/TNS Gate 8 at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story in Virginia Beach, photographed on Tuesday, Dec. Dec. 17, 2019.
A sailor at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek died Monday from COVID-19 related complications, the Navy reported
The sailor, who was not immediately identified, was assigned to Assault Craft Unit 4.
After testing positive for COVID-19 on Friday, the sailor was admitted to Sentara Leigh Hospital on Saturday. The sailor died in the hospital.
Sailors who were in contact with the person who died have been notified and are taking appropriate precautions, the Navy said.