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NAVADMIN 003/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVCRUITCOM/11//
 
SUBJ/"BLUEJACKET HARP" RECRUITING INITIATIVE//
 
RMKS/1.  BLUEJACKET HOMETOWN AREA RECRUITING PROGRAM (HARP) HAS BEEN
DEVELOPED TO BOOST NAVY'S RECRUITING EFFORTS.  THIS NAVADMIN
CONSOLIDATES PREVIOUSLY DISTRIBUTED INFORMATION, DESCRIBES THE
PROGRAM CRITERIA, AND PROVIDES A POINT OF CONTACT FOR APPLICATIONS.
EARLY RESPONSE HAS BEEN ENCOURAGING.  AS AN EXAMPLE, USS GEORGE
WASHINGTON (CVN 73) HAS COMMITTED A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF SAILORS TO
PARTICIPATE.  WE NEED TO GET SAILORS TO THEIR HOMETOWNS SO WE DON'T
LOSE VALUABLE TIME TO BE ABLE TO FAVORABLY IMPACT FLEET MANNING
THROUGH RECRUITING EFFORTS.  THIS SUPPORT IS NEEDED NOW AND
CONSISTENTLY THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
 
2.  THIS PROGRAM IS AN OUTGROWTH OF HARP, WHICH HAS SHOWN OVER THE
YEARS TO BE A PRODUCTIVE TOOL IN ASSISTING THE NAVY'S RECRUITING
EFFORTS.  TAKING THIS PROGRAM ONE STEP FURTHER, USS JOHN C. STENNIS
(CVN 74) LAUNCHED A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM, RECRUITING 40 NEW
SAILORS USING JUNIOR PERSONNEL.  SELECTION AND TRAINING WERE KEY.
AS DEMOGRAPHICS OF OUR RECRUITING FORCE HAVE CHANGED (BECOMING MORE
JUNIOR), NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND HAS SEEN THAT MANY OF OUR MOST
SUCCESSFUL RECRUITERS ARE THE YOUNGEST.  OVER THE PAST YEAR, JUNIOR
RECRUITERS ENLISTED TWICE THE NUMBER AS THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN OTHER
PAYGRADES, THUS MAKING IT EVIDENT THAT APPLICANTS IDENTIFY MORE
CLOSELY WITH GENERATION "Y" SAILORS.  IN ORDER TO CAPITALIZE ON THIS
FACT AND MAXIMIZE RECRUITING PRODUCTIVITY, A NEW RECRUITING
INITIATIVE, "BLUEJACKET HARP," HAS BEEN APPROVED AND FUNDED.
 
3.  BLUEJACKET HARP WILL FUND ROUNDTRIP TRAVEL, CONUS ONLY, FOR
SELECTED JUNIOR SAILORS TO THEIR HOMETOWNS.  TAD ORDERS MUST BE FOR
A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS.  SAILORS THAT PROVE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN
PROVIDING QUALIFIED REFERRALS, AS DETERMINED BY NRD CO, MAY WITH
PARENT COMMAND CO CONCURRENCE, EXTEND THEIR TIME ON HARP.  COMMANDS
THAT CAN AFFORD TO SEND SAILORS FOR EXTENDED HARP ASSIGNMENT ARE
ENCOURAGED TO CONSIDER THIS OPTION.
 
4.  DUE TO THE NATURE OF DUTY UNDER BLUEJACKET HARP, AND TO GET
MAXIMUM NEW CONTRACT GENERATION, SAILORS WILL BE GIVEN A SHORT
TRAINING SEMINAR BY LOCAL RECRUITERS BEFORE PROCEEDING TO THEIR
HOMETOWN.
 
5.  CO'S AND OIC'S OF AFLOAT AND SHORE COMMANDS MAY SELECT SAILORS TO
APPLY WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:
    A.  HIGHLY MOTIVATED SAILORS IN THEIR INITIAL ENLISTMENT, WITH CO
ENDORSEMENT.  SAILORS ON INITIAL ENLISTMENT PREFERRED; ELIGIBLE
SECOND ENLISTMENT SAILORS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
    B.  SEA DUTY IS PREFERRED; ELIGIBLE SHORE DUTY PERSONNEL ALSO
ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
    C.  HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA GRADUATE.
    D.  VOLUNTEER.
    E.  HAVE A PLACE TO STAY IN THEIR HOMETOWN.
    F.  MEET PRT STANDARDS.
 
6.  STUDENTS IN AN "AT" STATUS WHO MEET ALL CRITERIA, INCLUDING THE
MINIMUM TWO WEEK ASSIGNMENT ON BLUEJACKET HARP DUTY, ARE ELIGIBLE.
 
7.  PROGRAM FUNDING ALLOWS FOR MAXIMUM OF 800 BLUEJACKET HARP
ASSIGNMENTS PER MONTH.  ACCOUNTING DATA WILL BE PROVIDED BY CNRC AT
TIME APPLICATION IS MADE.
 
8.  TO APPLY FOR BLUEJACKET HARP AND TO MAKE TRAINING ARRANGEMENTS
CONTACT CDR A. D. MCCOY AT (901) 874-9126/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL
MCCOYA@CNRC.NAVY.MIL; AO1(AW) STEPHENS AT (901) 874-9141/DSN 882 OR
E-MAIL STEPHENSJ@CNRC.NAVY.MIL; OR YN1(SW) MOORE AT (901) 874-9139/
DSN 882 OR E-MAIL MOOREO@CNRC.NAVY.MIL.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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