Monday, Feb. 15, 1999

Hello, Sailor

By Harriet Barovick, Tam Gray, Lina Lofaro, Daniel Levy, David Spitz, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

Even though a pay raise for enlisted men and women is pending before Congress, the thought of shipping out to work for Uncle Sam apparently makes the young crowd feel a little seasick these days. The Navy has as many as 22,000 unfilled jobs, including 18,000 at sea. We asked a few top-gun advertising agencies to throw the admirals a line. (From top to bottom: Goldberg Moser O'Neill; McCann-Erickson Worldwide; Kirshenbaum Bond & Partners; Partners & Simons; and WongDoody, which actually came up with 20.)