ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 161932Z MAR 00 ZYB MIN PSN 245220J15
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01000//
NAVADMIN 053/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-40//
 
SUBJ/CALL FOR VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF SHORE DUTY FOR FORWARD
DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES (FDNF) TYPE 4 ASSIGNMENT//
 
RMKS/1.  IN THE PAST YEAR, THE NAVY HAS INCREASED OVERALL FDNF
MANNING FROM 85 PERCENT TO 95.7 PERCENT.  HOWEVER, IN RECOGNITION
OF THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH MANNING OUR FORWARD DEPLOYED
NAVAL FORCES, AND TO CONTINUE THE PROGRESS WE'VE ACHIEVED, WE ARE
NOW OFFERING SPECIAL INCENTIVES TO VOLUNTEERS WHO AGREE TO ROTATE
FROM SHORE DUTY TO TYPE 4 SEA DUTY EARLY.
 
2.  PERSONNEL (E4-E7) IN THE RATINGS OF AD, AE, AK, AME, AMS, AT,
BM, DC, EM, ET, FC, GM, IC, IS, MM, OS, PR, QM, IT, SH, AND SM,
WHO AGREE TO ROTATE FROM SHORE DUTY TO TYPE 4 SEA DUTY AT LEAST
SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR PRD WILL BE ALLOWED TO CHOOSE ONE OF
TWO SPECIAL INCENTIVES:
    A.  CHOICE OF EAST OR WEST COAST FOLLOW-ON SHORE DUTY ORDERS
UPON COMPLETION OF A PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR (PST) OR AT LEAST 36
MONTHS IN AN FDNF/TYPE 4 UNIT.
    B.  CHOICE OF A CLASS "C" SCHOOL (BASED ON PREREQUISITE
COMPLETION AND SCHOOL SEAT AVAILABILITY) UPON COMPLETION OF A
PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR (PST) OR 36 MONTHS IN AN FDNF/TYPE 4 UNIT.
 
3.  THIS OFFER IS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERSONNEL FILLING MANDATORY
TOUR LENGTH BILLETS SUCH AS RECRUITING, RECRUIT DIVISION
COMMANDER, PHYSICAL SECURITY, CRITICAL ONE-FOR-ONE BILLETS, OR
DOD OVERSEAS TOURS.
 
4.  OBLISERVE REQUIREMENTS FOR TRAINING/ASSIGNMENTS MUST BE MET.
THIS OFFER WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT IF PERSONNEL ELECT TO REMAIN IN
FDNF FOR MULTIPLE SEA DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
 
5.  INTERESTED VOLUNTEERS SHOULD SUBMIT A NAVPERS 1306/7 VIA
THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND TO COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND, 5720
INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4000 (ATTN:  PERS-40).
POINT OF CONTACT IN THIS MATTER IS LCDR MARTIN (901) 874-3602/DSN
882, E-MAIL:  P402@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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