ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 100019Z FEB 00  ZYB MIN PSN 820865J29
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //01500//
NAVADMIN 022/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/CONVERSION TO THE ILLUSTRATOR-DRAFTSMAN RATING//
 
REF/A/DOC/MILPERSMAN/13FEB95//
 
AMPN/REF A IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE OUTLINING REQUIREMENTS FOR
SUBMISSION OF DM CONVERSION PACKAGES.//
 
RMKS/1.  COMNAVPERSCOM IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM QUALIFIED E5 AND
BELOW PERSONNEL FOR CONVERSION TO THE ILLUSTRATOR-DRAFTSMAN (DM)
RATING.  COMPETITION IS KEEN, AND SAILORS MUST TAKE CARE IN PREPARING
A COMPLETE PORTFOLIO.  APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ACCEPTED, IAW REF A, AT
NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-815), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON,
TN 38055-8150, AND MUST ARRIVE NLT 31 MAR 00.  APPLICATION PACKAGES
MUST CONTAIN A SEPARATE SELF-ADDRESSED LABEL TO BE USED FOR
RETURN DELIVERY OF THE PORTFOLIO AFTER THE CONVERSION BOARD, WHICH
CONVENES 5 APR 00.
 
2.  APPPLICANTS WITHIN THEIR PRD WINDOW ARE ENCOURAGED TO AWAIT
RESULTS OF THE CONVERSION BOARD BEFORE NEGOTIATING FOLLOW-ON ORDERS.
APPLICANTS SELECTED WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MESSAGE AND WILL BE
AUTHORIZED TO CONVERT TO DM RATING IN THEIR PRESENT PAYGRADE.
NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO BECOME DESIGNATED TO
DM.
 
3.  THE NEXT RATING CONVERSION BOARD IS PROJECTED FOR JUL 00.  A
CHANGE TO REF A WILL REFLECT THE FUTURE DM CONVERSION BOARD TO BE
HELD IN JAN AND JUL VICE DEC AND JUN.  RATING QUESTIONS CAN BE
DIRECTED TO THE DM DETAILER, LNCS(SW) MCADAMS AT (901) 874-3737/DSN
882.  DIRECT POLICY RELATED QUESTIONS TO LCDR PROCTOR,
N132D10, (703) 614-6863/DSN 224 OR YNCM(AW/SW) JENKINS, N132D10A,
(703) 697-2746/DSN 227.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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