ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 041953Z APR 00  ZYB MIN PSN 464910J24
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01220//
NAVADMIN 085/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/INFORMATION SYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR (ISA) NEC 2735//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/011552ZAPR99//
 
REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/1JAN97//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 97/99, ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR
AWARDING NEC 2735 (ISA) TO SAILORS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED
THE FORMAL MILITARY COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.  REF B IS
NAVPERS 18068F VOL II (NEC MANUAL).//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A AND UPDATES CRITERIA FOR
AWARDING NEC 2735, INFORMATION SYSTEMS (ISA), TO SAILORS WHO HAVE
NOT COMPLETED THE FORMAL MILITARY COURSE OF INSTRUCTION.  THESE
CRITERIA BETTER REFLECT REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING COMMAND,
CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, AND INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE
AND RECONNAISSANCE/INFORMATION OPERATIONS (C4ISR/IO) SYSTEMS WITHIN
THE NAVY.
 
2.  ALL REQUIREMENTS PREVIOUSLY STIPULATED IN REF A, AND REISSUED
HEREIN, REMAIN IN EFFECT INDEFINITELY.
 
3.  NAVY-WIDE MANPOWER CLAIMANTS CONTINUE TO IDENTIFY BILLETS FOR
CODING WITH THE ISA NEC 2735.  NEW ISA THROUGHPUT IS PROJECTED TO
ULTIMATELY SATISFY FUTURE NEC REQUIREMENTS.  IN THE INTERIM, THE
ISA CONVERSION PROGRAM IS HELPING TO BUILD THE INITIAL CADRE OF
EXPERTS NEEDED TO MEET NAVY REQUIREMENTS.  THE CONVERSION PERIOD
ALLOWED BY THIS NAVADMIN WILL CAPITALIZE ON PERSONNEL WHO ARE
CURRENTLY PERFORMING JOURNEYMAN LEVEL SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR
FUNCTIONS, AND WHO POSSESS DOCUMENTED EXPERTISE AND EDUCATION
EQUIVALENT TO NEC 2735 QUALIFICATIONS.
 
4.  THE CHALLENGING TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF NEC 2735 DEMAND THAT
STRICT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BE MET FOR CANDIDATES REQUESTING
CONVERSION.  NOT ALL SAILORS WILL MEET SKILL REQUIREMENTS TO SCREEN
FOR CONVERSION, AND WAIVERS WILL NOT NORMALLY BE GRANTED.  ONLY
QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
SHOULD APPLY:
    A.  SOURCE RATINGS:  PER REF B (CURRENT VERSION).
    B.  DEMONSTRATED AND DOCUMENTED EXPERIENCE IN EACH OF THE
FOLLOWING AREAS:
        (1) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION:  A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS
DOCUMENTED EXPERIENCE AS A NETWORK SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR.  DUTIES
SHOULD HAVE INCLUDED CREATING, MAINTAINING AND DELETING USER
ACCOUNTS, NETWORK PERFORMANCE MONITORING, DISK SPACE MANAGEMENT,
MANAGING SYSTEM CONFIGURATION FILES, SECURITY MANAGEMENT PASSWORDS,
VIRUS PROTECTION, SOFTWARE LICENSING AND AUDITING, DATA MANAGEMENT
(ARCHIVING, BACKING UP, AND RESTORING DATA), NETWORK MAINTENANCE
(TROUBLSHOOTING PROCEDURES, DISASTER RECOVERY, AND HELP DESK
MANAGEMENT), AND NETWORK DOCUMENTATION.  VALIDATION OF THIS
REQUIREMENT IS THROUGH NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ENTRIES.
        (2) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF MS-DOS 6.X.  VALIDATION OF
THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE THROUGH ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT),
EXPERIENCE (EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES), OR CERTIFICATES OF
COMPLETION FROM VENDOR TRAINING, ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, OR
COMPUTER BASED TRAINING COURSES.
        (3) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF WINDOWS CLIENTS.
VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE THROUGH OJT EXPERIENCE
(EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES), CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION FROM
VENDOR TRAINING, ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, OR COMPUTER BASED
TRAINING COURSES.
        (4) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF WINDOWS NT SERVER VER 3.51
OR SUBSEQUENT VERSION.  VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE
THROUGH OJT EXPERIENCE (EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES),
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF MICROSOFT COURSE WINDOWS NT SERVER
ADMIN (V3.5 OR HIGHER), ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, MICROSOFT
COMPUTER SYSTEMS ENIGNEER (MCSE) CERTIFICATION, OR COMPUTER BASED
TRAINING COURSES.
        (5) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF THE UNIX OPERATING SYSTEM
(HPUX.SUNOS/LINUX.OTHER).  VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE
THROUGH OJT EXPERIENCE (EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES),
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF INTERMEDIATE LEVEL VENDOR TRAINING,
ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, OR COMPUTER BASED TRAINING COURSES.
        (6) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF RELATIONAL DATABASES.
VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE THROUGH OJT EXPERIENCE
(EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES), CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF
INTRODUCTORY VENDOR TRAINING, ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, COMPUTER
BASED TRAINING COURSES, OR POSSESSION OF THE 9304, 2709, AND 2707
NEC.
        (7) DOCUMENTED UNDERSTANDING OF ROUTER CONFIGURATION.
VALIDATION OF THIS REQUIREMENT CAN BE THROUGH OJT EXPERIENCE
(EVALUATIONS AND PAGE 4 ENTRIES), CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION OF
VENDOR TRAINING COURSES, ACCREDITED COLLEGE COURSES, OR COMPUTER
BASED TRAINING COURSES.
 
5.  APPLICANTS SHOULD SUBMIT NAVPERS 1221/1 CONVERSION PACKAGES,
INCLUDING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION (I.E., CERTIFICATES OF
COMPLETION, EVALUATIONS, AND PAGE 4'S), VIA THEIR CO AND
COMNAVCOMTELCOM (N12), TO EPMAC (CODE 52) FOR FINAL DISPOSITION.
CTA/CTO/CTM/CTR/CTT PERSONNEL MUST INCLUDE ENDORSEMENT OF
NAVSECGRUACT PENSACOLA, FL.
 
6.  COMNAVCOMTELCOM POC'S ARE CWO2 PARKER AT (202) 764-2778,
ITC(SW) BALLARD AT (202) 764-0155, OR ETC(SW) BATTLE AT (202)
764-0154/DSN 764.  OPNAV N1 POC'S ARE LCDR CHAPMAN, N132D6, AT
(703) 695-3875/DSN 225 AND ITCM(SW) HAILES, N132D6A, AT
(703) 614-6855/DSN 224.
 
7.  RELEASED BY MATTHEW G. HENRY, N1(ACTING)//
 
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