ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 211908Z JUN 00  ZYB MIN PSN 313240J13
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS  //N01500//
NAVADMIN 153/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/MERGER OF AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (STRUCTURES)
/(AMS) AND AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (HYDRAULICS)
/(AMH) RATINGS//
 
RMKS/1.  SECNAV HAS APPROVED THE MERGER OF THE AMS AND
AMH RATINGS.  THE TARGET FINAL IMPLEMENTATION DATE HAS
BEEN SET FOR 1 MAR 01.  THIS IS THE CULMINATION OF OVER
11 YEARS OF EXHAUSTIVE STUDIES AND RATING ANALYSES
CONDUCTED BY SPONSORS, CLAIMANTS, PERSONNEL POLICY AND
DISTRIBUTION STAFFS, AND FLEET SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS.
 
2.  REVIEW OF OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS OF THE AMS AND AMH
RATINGS REVEALED EXTENSIVE COMMONALITY OF CORE SKILLS.
TRANSITION FROM THE AMS AND AMH RATINGS TO THE AM RATING
SHOULD BE TRANSPARENT SINCE BOTH RATINGS HAVE BEEN
WORKING IN THE SAME WORKCENTER AND CURRENTLY TRAINED
USING A SINGLE AM "A" AND "C" SCHOOL PIPELINES.
FURTHERMORE, AVIATION "METALSMITHS" ARE NO LONGER
RECRUITED AS AMS OR AMH, INSTEAD, AS AM.
 
3.  SEA-SHORE ROTATION AND SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS
(SRB) FOR BOTH RATINGS HAVE BEEN REALIGNED BY NAVADMIN
026/00 AND NAVADMIN 050/00, RESPECTIVELY.  CONVERSION
FROM AMS OR AMH RATINGS TO THE AM RATING WILL BE
AUTOMATIC AND NO INDIVIDUAL ACTION BY THE MEMBER WILL BE
REQUIRED.  CURRENT AM RATING BADGE WILL BE MAINTAINED.
 
4.  A PLAN OF ACTION AND MILESTONES (POA&M) FOR THE
MERGER IS IN FINAL DEVELOPMENT AND WILL BE PROMULGATED
SEPCOR.  IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF 1 MAR 01 WILL ENSURE NEW
AM RATING ADVANCEMENT EXAMS ARE AVAILABLE.  SPECIALIZED
"I" LEVEL NEC PRODUCING "C" SCHOOLS (E.G., TEST STAND
OPERATOR, WELDER, NDI) WILL BE CONTINUOUSLY
UTILIZED, AS REQUIRED BY SPECIFIC BILLET.
 
5.  THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT MODIFY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE
CONCERNING EARLY SEPARATION, FLEET RESERVE, OR CONVERSION
PACKAGES.  THE MERGER OF THE AMS AND AMH RATINGS DOES NOT
AFFECT SRB INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS AND SRB CONTRACTS
EXECUTED PRIOR TO THE MERGER.
 
6.  CNO (N132) POINTS OF CONTACT:  CDR SADSAD, HEAD
ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (N132D) AT (703) 695-3935/
DSN 225, E-MAIL P221C@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL AND LCDR MCGOVERN,
AVIATION MECHANICAL ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (N132D1)
AT (703) 695-3806/DSN 225, E-MAIL N132D1@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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