ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 041949Z APR 00  ZYB MIN PSN 461754J27
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 081/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/CONVERSION TO THE ILLUSTRATOR-DRAFTSMAN (DM) RATING//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/100019ZFEB00//
 
REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN/13FEB95//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 022-00 ANNOUNCING ACCEPTANCE OF
APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION TO DM FOR BOARD REVIEW.  REF B IS
MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1440-030 ADDRESSING CONVERSION TO THE DM
RATING.//
 
RMKS/1.  CANX REF A.  NO FORMAL SELECTION BOARD IS REQUIRED FOR
SELECTION OF APPLICANTS FOR CONVERSION TO DM.  SUBMISSION
CRITERIA DELINEATED IN REF A REMAIN VALID, AND ARE REITERATED
BELOW.  AS THIS TRANSITION IS BETTER DEFINED AS A LATERAL
RATING CONVERSION PROCESS, THE BELOW PROCEDURES ARE EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY.
 
2.  MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1440-030 (REF B) IS BEING UPDATED TO REFLECT
THESE REVISED PROCEDURES FOR CONVERSION TO DM.  UNTIL PROMULGATION
OF REVISION TO ARTICLE 1440-030, THIS NAVADMIN SERVES AS INTERIM
GUIDANCE FOR CONVERSION TO DM.
 
3.  ACCESSIONS INTO THE DM RATING ARE THROUGH LATERAL CONVERSION
USING NAVPERS FORM 1306/7 FOR PAYGRADES E-5 AND BELOW ONLY.  IN
ADDITION TO NAVPERS FORM 1306/7, APPLICANTS WILL BE REQUIRED TO
SUBMIT A PORTFOLIO OF ARTWORK DEMONSTRATING THE BASIC SKILLS AND
APTITUDE NECESSARY TO SUCCEED IN THE RATING.  INTERESTED PERSONNEL
WILL FOLLOW PROCEDURES FOR SUBMISSION OF LATERAL CONVERSION PACKAGE
AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  SUBMIT NAVPERS FORM 1306/7 AND PORTFOLIO TO CHIEF OF
NAVAL OPERATIONS, N132D10, 2 NAVY ANNEX, WASHINGTON, DC 20370.
CREO RESTRICTIONS FOR LATERAL CONVERSION FROM UNDERMANNED RATINGS
MAY BE WAIVED, HOWEVER, PERS-4 (CURRENT DETAILER) AND N132 (CURRENT
ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (ECM)) WILL BE AFFORDED THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COMMENT ON POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF THE LOSS OF A SAILOR WITHIN THEIR
COMMUNITY, AND THEIR INPUT WILL BE CONSIDERED DURING THE REVIEW AND
APPROVAL PROCESS.  INCLUDE SELF-ADDRESSED ENVELOPE IN PACKAGE
SUBMISSION FOR RETURN OF PORTFOLIO.
    B.  N132D10 (DM ECM) AND PERS-405C (DM DETAILER), WITH
ASSISTANCE OF SENIOR MEMBERS IN THE DM COMMUNITY AS COORDINATED BY
N132D10, WILL REVIEW ALL PORTFOLIOS.
    C.  FOLLOWING APPLICATION AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW, NAVPERS
1306/7 WILL BE FORWARDED TO PERS-815.  PERS-815 WILL PROMULGATE
APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL MESSAGES TO APPLICANT'S COMMAND.  THE
SUBSEQUENT ASSIGNMENT PROCESS FOLLOWING APPROVAL WILL BE COORDINATED
WITH APPROPRIATE PERS-4 (DETAILERS) AND N132 (ECM'S) IN ACCORDANCE
WITH STANDARD PROCEDURES FOR LATERAL CONVERSIONS.
 
4.  PORTFOLIO SUBMISSION CHECK LIST (NO CHANGE FROM REF A):
    A.  COVER LETTER FROM APPLICANT'S COMMANDING OFFICER CERTIFYING
THE PORTFOLIO IS MEMBER'S OWN WORK.
    B.  DOCUMENTATION OF COMPLETION OF DM PARS AND CORRESPONDENCE
COURSES TO INCLUDE ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR DM3/DM2 (AS APPROPRIATE).
    C.  COPY OF ANY TRANSCRIPTS OF COMPLETED GRAPHIC ARTS
SCHOOLING AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS CLASSES (POST HIGH SCHOOL).
    D.  BROAD RANGE OF A MAXIMUM OF 12 SAMPLES OF WORK THAT ARE
NO MORE THAN TWO YEARS OLD TO INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
    FREEHAND LETTERING,
    FREEHAND DRAWING,
    CARTOONING,
    THIRD ANGLE PROJECTION,
    PERSPECTIVE,
    FIGURE DRAWING,
    PASTE-UP SAMPLES,
    POSTER WORK, AND
    COMPUTER GRAPHICS ART WORK.
APPLICANTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMBINE SOME OF THESE WORKS, FOR
EXAMPLE, CARTOONING AND LETTERING.  THERE SHOULD BE A TABLE OF
CONTENTS LISTING SAMPLES AND ASSOCIATED CATEGORY.  ALL WORK SHOULD
HAVE COVER SHEETS AND BE MOUNTED ON THE SAME SIZE ILLUSTRATION
BOARD.  OVERALL SIZE OF THE WORK SHOULD GENERALLY NOT EXCEED 11 BY
14 INCHES.  THE PORTFOLIO SHOULD BE PLACED IN A REASONBALE CARRYING
CASE.  OFFENSIVE, DISTASTEFUL, OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT DRAWINGS SHALL
NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE PORTFOLIO.
 
5.  WHILE APPLICANTS WHO ARE NOT APPROVED FOR CONVERSION WILL BE
ALLOWED TO RESUBMIT THEIR APPLICATION AND PORTFOLIO PACKAGES FOR
REVIEW, NO MORE THAN TWO SUBMISSIONS IN ANY CONSECUTIVE 12 MONTH
PERIOD WILL BE AUTHORIZED.
 
6.  PERS-815 WILL FORWARD ALL PACKAGES PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN
RESPONSE TO REF A TO CNO (N132D10) FOR REVIEW IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THIS NAVADMIN.  REGRET ANY INCONVENIENCE, BUT WILL ENSURE
ALL SAILORS APPLYING FOR CONVERSION ARE AFFORDED A FAIR AND
EQUITABLE REVIEW OF THEIR SUBMISSION.
 
7.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT THE DM ECM (N132D10) AT
(703) 614-6863/DSN 224 OR THE DM TECHNICAL ADVISOR AT
(703) 697-2746/DSN 227.
 
8.  RELEASED BY MATTHEW G. HENRY, N1(ACTING).//
 
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