ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 171327Z APR 00  ZYB MIN PSN 601325J17
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01221//
NAVADMIN 095/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (TST) NEC 2379 OJT AWARD//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/201240ZAUG98//
 
REF/B/MTG/FTC/31JAN00//
 
NARR/ REF A IS NAVADMIN 181/98 ESTABLISHING CRITERIA FOR AWARDING
NEC 2379.  REF B ARE RESULTS FROM THE "IT" SWTRR 31JAN-4FEB00.//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A.  THIS MSG DELINEATES
CRITERIA FOR AWARDING NEC 2379, TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN
(TST), TO SAILORS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE FORMAL MILITARY COURSE
OF INSTRUCTION AND TO MEET CONTINUED FLEET DEMAND FOR EXPERIENCED
COMMUNICATIONS PERSONNEL WITH NEC 2379.
 
2.  TST CONVERSION PROGRAM IS INTENDED TO IDENTIFY PERSONNEL
PERFORMING JOURNEYMAN LEVEL TST FUNCTIONS WHO POSSESS DOCUMENTED
EXPERTISE EQUIVALENT TO NEC 2379 QUALIFICATIONS.  THIS NAVADMIN
REMAINS IN EFFECT INDEFINITELY.
 
3.  STRICT TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS AND DOCUMENTATION FOR CANDIDATES
REQUESTING CONVERSION WILL CONTINUE.  ONLY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WHO
MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA SHOULD APPLY.
    A.  HOLD ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NECS:  COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
TECHNICAL CONTROL OPERATOR (2318), COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS TECHNICAL
CONTROL SUPERVISOR (2319), OR SURFACE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS
OPERATOR (2321); AND
    B.  HOLD SHF SATCOM SYSTEMS OPERATOR (2358) NEC OR POSSESS
EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTED ON THE JOB TRAINING (OJT) EXPERIENCE OPERATING
SHIPBOARD SHF SYSTEMS FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR; AND
    C.  HAVE COMPLETED EHF COURSE (CIN A-260-0066) OR POSSESS
EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTED OJT EXPERIENCE OPERATING SHIPBOARD EHF SYSTEMS
FOR A MINIMUM OF ONE YEAR.
 
4.  TO CAPTURE EXPERIENCED PERSONNEL WORKING IN TECH CONTROL
FACILITIES (TCF) HAVING EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTED EXPERIENCE AS CITED IN
PARAS B AND C ABOVE, BUT DO NOT HOLD NEC 2318/19/21, THE FOLLOWING
APPLIES:
    A.  MUST HAVE WORKED IN A MAJOR TCF FOR A MINIMUM OF TWO YEARS.
A MAJOR TCF IS DEFINED AS:  (ASHORE) ALL NCTAMS.  (AFLOAT) CV/CVN
AND LARGE DECK AMPHIBIOUS PLATFORMS (LHA/LHD/LCC).
    B.  COMPLETED/QUALIFIED ALL LOCAL COMMAND PQS/JQR FOR TCF
SUPERVISOR.
    C.  SCREENED BY LOCAL COMMAND BOARD OF QUALIFIED TECH
CONTROLLERS.  BOARD FINDINGS (IF RECOMMENDED) AND BOARD MEMBERSHIP
MUST BE SUBMITTED AS AN ENCLOSURE TO THE NAVPERS FORM 1221.
    D.  STRONG CO ENDORSEMENT.
 
5.  SUBMIT NAVPERS 1221/1 CONVERSION PACKAGES, INCLUDING SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTATION (I.E., EVALUATIONS OR SERVICE RECORD PAGE 4 OR
CERTIFICATES OF COMPLETION), VIA UNIT CO/OIC AND COMNAVCOMTELCOM
(N121C), TO EPMAC (CODE 52) FOR FINAL DISPOSITION.
 
6.  COMNAVCOMTELCOM POC IS ITC(SW) BALLARD AT (202) 764-0155/DSN
764, E-MAIL:  BALLARDD@NCTC.NAVY.MIL.  OPNAV N1 POC IS
ITCM(SW) HAILES, N132D6A, (703) 614-6855/DSN 224, EMAIL:
N132D6A@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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