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R 051655Z SEP 00 ZYB MIN PSN 052507J19
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01100//
NAVADMIN 233/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-40//
 
SUBJ/ADJUSTMENT OF PRD'S FOR FIRST-TERM SAILORS//
 
REF/A/DOC/NAVPERS 15909G//
 
AMPN/REF A IS ENLISTED TRANSFER MANUAL.//
 
RMKS/1.  IN THE COMING WEEKS, WE WILL BE REALIGNING PRD'S FOR OUR
FIRST-TERM SAILORS TO EQUAL THEIR EAOS'S, AS EXTENDED FOR THOSE
PERSONNEL WITH AN EAOS AFTER AUGUST 2001.  THIS WILL PROVIDE NAVY
LEADERSHIP AND OUR SAILORS WITH A MEANINGFUL DATE ON WHICH TO CENTER
CAREER DECISION MAKING.  CONSOLIDATING THESE DATES WILL HELP FOCUS
OUR RETENTION EFFORTS, EMPHASIZING THE FOLLOWING CAREER OPTIONS
(SOME OPTIONS CAN BE USED TOGETHER):
    A.  REENLIST AND REMAIN ON BOARD CURRENT COMMAND AS A VALUED
MEMBER OF A PROFESSIONAL NAVY TEAM UNTIL COMPLETION OF PRESCRIBED
SEA TOUR (PST).
    B.  EXERCISE GUARD 2000 REENLISTMENT OPTION TO SELECT THE
GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION OF NEXT DUTY ASSIGNMENT AND/OR WAIVE A PORTION
OF PST.
    C.  OBLISERV TWO YEARS AND RECEIVE A TRADITIONAL NO-COST SPLIT
TOUR OR OUR NEW FUNDED SPLIT TOUR PROGRAM (LIMITED QUOTAS) AT EAOS.
NOTE:  FUNDED SPLIT SEA TOURS WILL BE APPROVED IN LIEU OF A GUARD
2000 REENLISTMENT.
    D.  REENLIST FOR A GUARANTEED SCHOOL AFTER COMPLETION OF PST.
    E.  CONVERT TO A RATING IN AN EQUAL OR HIGHER CREO GROUP UNDER
THE SCORE PROGRAM AT EAOS.
    F.  REENLIST FOR GUARANTEED SCHOOL AND ADVANCEMENT UPON
COMPLETION OF PST UNDER THE STAR PROGRAM.
    G.  RECEIVE A CASH SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS FOR REENLISTING
FOR FOUR TO SIX YEARS AT EAOS.
 
2.  ESTABLISHING FIRST-TERM PRD EQUAL TO EAOS WILL NOT REDUCE
THE LENGTH OF PST.  SAILORS WILL REMAIN AT THEIR SEA DUTY COMMANDS
UNTIL PST'S ARE REACHED, UNLESS THEY REQUEST AND ARE GRANTED SPLIT
TOURS AT SEA OR GUARD 2000 WAIVERS OF PORTIONS OF THEIR PST.
 
3.  THE ADJUSTMENT OF PRD TO EQUAL EAOS FOR FIRST-TERM SAILORS
IS THE LATEST STEP IN OUR CONTINUING FOCUS ON RETENTION.  OVER THE
NEXT 12 MONTHS, THE PROGRAM WILL UNDERGO PHASED IMPLEMENTATION, AND
ALL FIRST-TERM PRD'S WILL BE SYSTEMATICALLY ADJUSTED TO MINIMIZE
IMPACT ON BOTH SAILORS AND COMMANDS.  THIS WILL ALLOW SAILORS TO
RETAIN THE STANDARD THREE MONTHS TO NEGOTIATE ORDERS.  AS ALWAYS,
SAILORS WHO ARE NEARING THEIR EAOS/PRD SHOULD DISCUSS CAREER
OPTIONS WITH THEIR CAREER COUNSELORS AND THEN CONTACT THEIR
DETAILER.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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