Navy
Navy seeks gamers to try out for esports team
Stars and Stripes
May 16, 2026
Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Priestley plays Rocket League during Los Angeles Fleet Week at the Battleship USS Iowa Museum in May 2025. (Thaddeus Berry/U.S. Navy)
The Navy is looking for sailors to be part of its esports team, according to a service news release.
Online tryouts are scheduled for June 6-7. Gamers will compete for primary team member billets, and selected sailors will receive three-year orders to the Navy Esports facility in Memphis, Tenn.
Team members will participate in major gaming and public outreach events nationwide, including DreamHack, TwitchCon, Fleet Weeks, fan expos, and other recruiting and community engagement opportunities in the U.S. and potentially overseas.
Tryouts will be conducted online, and all applicants will be required to compete in all three of these games:
Fortnite.
Call of Duty: Warzone.
Rocket League.
To be eligible, sailors must:
Be paygrade E-4 or above.
Have passed their most recent Physical Readiness Test (PRT).
Have passed their most recent Body Composition Assessment (BCA).
Have no Non-Judicial Punishment (NJP) within the past three years.
Be in good standing with their current command.
Interested sailors can submit an application at: Navy Esports Tryout Application.