ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 271630Z OCT 00 ZYB MIN PSN 667076J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05300//
NAVADMIN 277/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N132//
 
SUBJ/ELIMINATION OF ENLISTED NEUTRAL (TYPE 5) DUTY//
 
REF/A/DOC/NAVPERS/01JUL2000//
 
REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/101323ZMAR1998//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVPERS 15909G, ENLISTED TRANSFER MANUAL.  REF B IS
NAVADMIN 043/98//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES A POLICY CHANGE WHICH WILL CONVERT
CURRENT ENLISTED TYPE 5 (NEUTRAL) DUTY TO EITHER TYPE 1 OR 6 (SHORE)
DUTY.
 
2.  AS DEFINED IN CHAPTER THREE OF REF A, TYPE 5 NEUTRAL DUTY IS
DUTY PERFORMED WHICH RECEIVES NO CREDIT TOWARD SEA OR SHORE
ROTATION.  TYPE 5 DESIGNATION IS ASSIGNED TO LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES
WHICH REQUIRE MEMBERS TO OPERATE AWAY FROM THEIR DUTY STATION (NOT
NECESSARILY UNDERWAY) FROM 100 TO 150 DAYS PER YEAR, AS WELL AS
OTHER SPECIFIC DUTY THAT DOES NOT MEET THE TIME-AWAY-FROM-HOME
CRITERIA.  ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY ONE ACTIVITIES WITH OVER 2,500
ENLISTED BILLETS ARE CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS NEUTRAL DUTY.  EXAMPLES
OF NEUTRAL DUTY INCLUDE AFLOAT TRAINING GROUPS (ATG'S), FLOATING DRY
DOCKS, SOME ASSIST/INSPECTION TEAMS, AND SOME AVIATION SQUADRONS.
 
3.  HISTORICALLY, A SAILOR REPORTING TO NEUTRAL DUTY FROM SEA DUTY
WILL NOT BE INVOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO SEA DUTY UPON COMPLETION OF
THE NEUTRAL DUTY TOUR.  RATHER, THE SAILOR WILL LIKELY BE REASSIGNED
TO SHORE DUTY.  THIS RESULTS IN SAILORS REMAINING AWAY FROM SEA DUTY
FOR SIX OR MORE YEARS, WHICH IS CLEARLY DETRIMENTAL TO SUSTAINING A
HEALTHY CAREER PROGRESSION AND MAINTAINING TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL
SKILL LEVELS.  PAST NEUTRAL DUTY POLICY HAD AN EVEN GREATER ADVERSE
IMPACT ON OUR SEA-INTENSIVE RATES.  OF THE 2,536 TYPE 5 BILLETS, 726
ARE ASSIGNED TO SEA INTENSIVE RATES.  OUR PAST POLICY HAS REDUCED
THE NUMBER OF SAILORS AVAILABLE TO FILL CRITICAL REQUIREMENTS AT SEA
AND ARTIFICIALLY LENGTHENED SEA TOURS FOR MANY SAILORS.
 
4.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ALL TYPE 5 ACTIVITIES ARE REDESIGNATED AS
EITHER TYPE 1 OR 6 SHORE DUTY, DEPENDING ON GEOGRAPHIC AREA.
PERSONNEL CURRENTLY SERVING IN TYPE 5 ASSIGNMENTS WILL NOT BE
AFFECTED.  PERSONNEL UNDER ORDERS, OR WHO HAVE NEGOTIATED
ORDERS TO A CURRENT TYPE 5 ACTIVITY PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THIS
NAVADMIN, WILL HAVE THEIR ENTIRE TOUR COUNT AS NEUTRAL DUTY.
 
5.  CHAPTER 3 OF REF A WILL BE MODIFIED TO DELETE TYPE 5 DUTY.  REF A
CRITERIA FOR SEA AND SHORE TYPE DUTY WILL BE MODIFIED TO MAKE 150
DAYS PER CALENDAR YEAR AWAY FROM DUTY STATION THE PRIMARY CRITERIA
FOR DETERMINING WHETHER LAND-BASED ACTIVITIES ARE DESIGNATED AS SEA
(TYPE 2/4) OR SHORE (TYPE 1/6).  MANPOWER CLAIMANTS MAY SUBMIT A
REQUEST FOR CHANGE IN TYPE DUTY DESIGNATION USING PROCEDURES
OUTLINED IN ARTICLE 3.031 OF REF A.
 
6.  RECRUIT DIVISION COMMANDERS (NEC 9508) BILLETS ARE CURRENTLY
ASSIGNED A TYPE 1 DESIGNATION; HOWEVER, PER REF B, RDC'S WHO PUSH
NINE OR MORE RECRUIT DIVISIONS ARE AWARDED NEUTRAL DUTY CREDIT.  THIS
POLICY IS HEREBY SUPERSEDED AND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  RDC'S WILL
BE GRANDFATHERED AS DISCUSSED IN PARA 4.  NAVY IS SEEKING OSD
AUTHORIZATION TO INCREASE SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP) FOR
NEWLY ASSIGNED RDC'S ABOVE THE CURRENT LEVEL OF $275; ONLY RDC'S WHO
HAVE NEGOTIATED ORDERS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS NAVADMIN WILL EARN AN
INCREASE IN SDAP, IF APPROVED.  RDC'S WHO ARE GRANDFATHERED TO
RECEIVE NEUTRAL DUTY CREDIT WILL NOT ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR AN SDAP
INCREASE ABOVE THE CURRENT $275 LEVEL.
 
7.  PERSONNEL WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO AN ACTIVITY THAT HAS BEEN
REDESIGNATED AS SHORE DUTY, AND ARE DIRECTED TO PERFORM TEMADD ABOARD
AN ACTIVITY CLASSIFIED AS SEA DUTY, MAY REQUEST COMPENSATION AS
OUTLINED IN PARA 3.044 OF REF A.  THIS COMPENSATION MAY BE EITHER AN
EXTENSION OF CURRENT PRD, OR A REDUCTION OF PST UPON RETURN TO SEA
DUTY, AS DESIRED BY THE MEMBER.
 
8.  OVER TIME, THIS CHANGE IN POLICY WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF
SAILORS AVAILABLE TO FILL CRITICAL BILLETS AT SEA.  IT WILL ALSO
PROVIDE A MORE EQUITABLE SEA SHORE ROTATION, PARTICULARLY FOR SEA
INTENSIVE RATES WITH A LARGE NUMBER OF TYPE 5 BILLETS.  FINALLY, IT
WILL RETURN INTEGRITY AND FAIRNESS TO OUR NAVY'S FUNDAMENTAL
SEA-SHORE ROTATION.
 
9.  N1 POC IS CDR GRICE, CNO (N132D3), AT (703)693-7234/DSN 223.
QUESTIONS ON TYPE DESIGNATION OF SPECIFIC UICS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED
TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-451), CDR RICHARDS, AT (901) 874-4187/DSN 882;
EMAIL:  P451@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
10.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR.//
 
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