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R 051758Z JUN 00  ZYB MIN PSN 139376J29
 
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SUBJ/FIRST TERM SPLIT TOUR OPPORTUNITIES//
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/05JAN00//
 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVPERS 15909F, ENLISTED TRANSFER MANUAL, CHAPTER 3//
 
RMKS/1.  ALTHOUGH ENCOURAGED BY THE UPTURN IN FIRST-TERM RETENTION,
WE CAN AND MUST DO MORE TO GIVE COMMANDS AND DETAILERS MORE
FLEXIBILITY TO WORK WITH THEIR SAILORS.  IN ORDER TO AFFORD SAILORS
ON SEA DUTY A BROADER VIEW OF THE NAVY BEFORE MAKING THEIR FINAL
CAREER DECISIONS, SPLIT TOURS TO OTHER SEA DUTY COMMANDS ARE
ENCOURAGED.  TO THIS END, WE ARE ADDING A LIMITED NUMBER OF FUNDED
SPLIT TOUR OPTIONS TO THE PREVIOUS NO COST SPLIT TOUR PROGRAM.
 
2.  NO COST SPLIT TOURS FOR FIRST-TERM SAILORS WILL BE APPROVED WITH
THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
    A.  HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 24 MONTHS AT THEIR SEA DUTY COMMANDS
AND ARE APPROACHING THEIR EAOS, AS EXTENDED.
    B.  FOR TRANSFER TO VALID SEA DUTY BILLETS IN THE SAME
GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION.
    C.  TO SERVE AT LEAST 24 MONTHS OF THE REMAINDER OF THEIR
PRESCRIBED SEA TOURS (PST), WHICHEVER IS LONGER, AT THEIR NEW
COMMANDS.
 
3.  FUNDED SPLIT TOURS FOR FIRST-TERM SAILORS WILL BE APPROVED
WITHIN THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES:
    A.  HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST 24 MONTHS ON CONUS SEA DUTY AND ARE
APPROACHING THEIR EAOS, AS EXTENDED.
    B.  VOLUNTEERED FOR CONUS SEA DUTY:  REENLIST FOR AT LEAST TWO
YEARS, AND SERVE AT LEAST 24 MONTHS OR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR PST'S,
WHICHEVER IS LONGER, AT THEIR NEW COMMANDS.
    C.  VOLUNTEERING FOR OVERSEAS SEA DUTY:  REENLIST FOR AT LEAST
TWO YEARS, AND SERVE A FULL DOD TOUR AT THE NEW COMMAND.
    D.  DUE TO DOD CONSTRAINTS, SAILORS MUST REENLIST FOR FUNDED
SPLIT TOURS.  EXTENSIONS TO INITIAL ENLISTMENT CONTRACTS CANNOT BE
ACCEPTED.
    E.  DUE TO LIMITED FUNDING AVAILABLE TO PILOT THIS PROGRAM, ONLY
50 FUNDED SPLIT TOURS CAN BE APPROVED THIS FISCAL YEAR.  ADDITIONAL
FUNDING IS ANTICIPATED TO EXPAND THE PILOT PROGRAM IN FY-01 AND FULL
FUNDING IS REQUESTED IN FY-02 AND BEYOND.  WHEN THE FUNDING LIMIT IS
REACHED DURING THE FY-00 AND FY-01 PILOT YEARS, FUNDED SPLIT TOURS
WILL BE SUSPENDED AND AN ANALYSIS CONDUCTED OF THE PROGRAM.
 
4.  SAILORS DESIRING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES SHOULD
CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS AND SUBMIT NAVPERS 1306/7 VIA THEIR CHAIN
OF COMMAND.  TO GIVE THE BEST OPPORTUNITY FOR RELIEFS, COMMANDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO WORK WITH THEIR SAILORS SIX TO NINE MONTHS BEFORE THEIR
EAOS.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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