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R 031840Z MAR 00 ZYW MIN PSN 094261J22
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01500//
NAVADMIN 045/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N13//
 
SUBJ/MERGER OF CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (TECHNICAL) (CTT) AND
/ELECTRONIC WARFARE TECHNICIAN (EW) RATINGS//
 
RMKS/1.  THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS APPROVED THE MERGER OF
THE EW AND CTT RATINGS WITH A TARGET FINAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE
OF 1 OCT 03 (1 OCT 04 FOR THE NAVAL RESERVE).  THE TIMELINE IS
REQUIRED TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION TO SUPPORT NEW
CAPABILITIES WITH THE NEED TO SUSTAIN CURRENT SYSTEMS.  SEPARATE
CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE PROVIDED BY COMNAVRESFOR TO ADDRESS
CONVERSION OF NAVAL RESERVISTS.
 
2.  REVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE CTT AND EW RATINGS
REVEALED EXTENSIVE COMMONALITY OF CORE SKILLS.  MERGER OF THE
RATINGS ALLOWS THE FUTURE CTT RATING TO PERFORM ALL ASPECTS OF
ELECTRONIC WARFARE AND ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE (ELINT) ON BOARD
FLEET UNITS AND NUMEROUS SHORE STATIONS.  THE RATING WILL HAVE A
MORE EQUITABLE SEA/SHORE ROTATION DUE TO INCREASED SEA DUTY
BILLETS FOR CTT'S AND QUALITY IN-RATE SHORE DUTY FOR EW'S.
 
3.  A CTT/EW MERGER TEAM WILL BE FORMED TO IMPLEMENT MERGER
MILESTONES AND ENSURE THE CONCERNS OF ALL STAKEHOLDERS ARE
ADDRESSED.  MAINTENANCE OF CURRENT AND FUTURE SHIPBOARD EW
SYSTEMS WILL BE ONE OF THE MAJOR ISSUES ADDRESSED BY THE MERGER
TEAM.  SEVERAL OPTIONS WILL BE INVESTIGATED IN ORDER TO OPTIMIZE
MANPOWER RESOURCES AND MAINTAIN MAXIMUM EQUIPMENT READINESS.
MERGER TEAM MEMBERSHIP WILL BE DELINEATED SEPCOR.
 
4.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, EW'S WHO DO NOT CURRENTLY POSSESS A
TOP SECRET (TS)/SPECIAL COMPARTMENTED INTELLIGENCE (SCI)
CLEARANCE WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND
INFORMATION (SSBI) PACKAGE AND BE CLEARED PRIOR TO BECOMING
CTT'S.  APPROXIMATELY 25 PERCENT OF THE EW RATING IS CURRENTLY
CLEARED TS/SCI.  EW'S WITH A FLEET RESERVE (FLTRES) DATE PRIOR
TO 1 OCT 03 WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN SSBI FOR PURPOSES
OF THE MERGER.  THOSE WHO ARE UNABLE TO BE CLEARED WILL BE
REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A FORCED CONVERSION PACKAGE TO ANOTHER
RATING.  THE CONVERSION PROCESS WILL TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE
RATINGS THAT THE SAILOR REQUESTS, QUALIFICATIONS, AND THE NEEDS
OF NAVY.  SAILORS THAT MUST CONVERT ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO
CONTACT THE EW TECHNICAL ADVISOR (TECHAD) LISTED BELOW TO
DISCUSS OPTIONS.
 
5.  THE POST MERGER CTT RATING WILL RETAIN THE CURRENT CTT
RATING BADGE.  EW'S WILL HAVE THEIR OFFICIAL RECORDS CHANGED AND
ASSUME THEIR NEW RATING BADGES ON 1 OCT 03.  THOSE EW'S THAT
CONVERT TO RATINGS OTHER THAN CTT WILL ASSUME THEIR NEW RATING
BADGE UPON COMPLETION OF REQUIRED SCHOOLS OR OFFICIAL ASSIGNMENT
TO THE NEW RATING IF NO SCHOOLS ARE REQUIRED.  EW'S THAT RECEIVE
APPROVED RETIREMENT DATES PRIOR TO THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
MERGER ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN THE EW RATING BADGE UNTIL
RETIREMENT.  EW'S WITH AN EAOS NOT GREATER THAN 6 MONTHS AFTER
THE MERGER DATE (WHO PLAN ON SEPARATING FROM THE NAVAL SERVICE)
ARE AUTHORIZED TO RETAIN THE EW RATING BADGE UNTIL SEPARATION.
 
6.  EFFECTIVE AND TIMELY TRAINING WILL BE THE KEY TO A
SUCCESSFUL MERGER.  THROUGH PREVIOUS INITIATIVES, THE NATIONAL
OPERATIONAL ELINT (OPELINT) AND ELINT CRYPTOLOGIC ADVANCED
TRAINING (ECAT) COURSES WERE MADE AVAILABLE TO BOTH EW'S AND
CTT'S.  THE ECAT COURSE IS CURRENTLY BEING REVIEWED BY THE
FLTCINCS AND SHOULD BE ONLINE AT MOST CRYPTOLOGIC READINESS
GROUPS (CRGS) BY THE END OF FY-00.  EW THREAT RECOGNITION, EW
MODULE MANAGER, EW JOURNEYMAN OPERATIONS, EW OFFICER, AND EW
ADVANCED APPLICATIONS COURSES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO CTT'S.
REFER TO THE MOST RECENT CANTRAC FOR AVAILABILITY AND QUOTA
CONTROL POCS.  THESE CTT AND EW COURSES SHOULD BE USED TO THE
GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE A SMOOTH
TRANSITION.  ADVANCEMENT IN RATE (AIR) REQUIREMENTS HAVE ALREADY
BEGUN TO REFLECT THE MERGER AS WELL.  SPECIFIC ADVANCEMENT
REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURES, AND EXAM INFORMATION WILL BE
PROMULGATED SEPCOR.  THESE REQUIREMENTS WILL CONTINUE TO CLOSE
THE GAP BETWEEN THE TWO RATINGS AS WE NEAR THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
THE MERGER.  BOTH RATINGS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO COMPLETE AS
MANY OF THEIR COUNTERPART'S COURSES AS POSSIBLE.  NAVY PERSONNEL
COMMAND (NPC) AND THE ENLISTED PLACEMENT MANAGEMENT CENTER
(EPMAC) WILL WORK WITH FLEET REPRESENTATIVES AND NAVAL SECURITY
GROUP COMMANDS TO FACILITATE CROSS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND
ASSIGNMENTS.
 
7.  THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT MODIFY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING
EARLY-OUT, FLEET RESERVE OR CONVERSION PACKAGES.  SELECTIVE
REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PAYMENTS FOR APPLICABLE CTT/EW
PERSONNEL WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID.  THE MERGER OF THE EW AND
CTT RATINGS DOES NOT AFFECT SRB INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.  SRB
LEVELS FOR CTT AND EW RATINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE LISTED
SEPARATELY ON SRB MESSAGES UNTIL THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE
CTT/EW MERGER.  SRB LEVELS FOR BOTH RATINGS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
ADJUSTED TO CLOSE THE GAP BETWEEN THE LEVELS.  EW'S SHOULD NOT
REQUEST EARLY CONVERSION TO CTT.
 
8.   CNO (N132) POINTS OF CONTACT:  CDR SLATTERY, CRYPTOLOGIC
ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (N132D8) AT (703) 695-3380/DSN 225.
E-MAIL:  N132D8@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL; CTTCM HINKLE, CTT TECHNICAL
ADVISOR (N132D8F) AT (703) 695-3320/DSN 225.  E-MAIL:
N132D8F@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL; EWCS(SW) ESTES, EW TECHNICAL ADVISOR
(N132D8G) AT (703) 695-3051/DSN 225.  E-MAIL:
N132D8G@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
9.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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