ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
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R 092020Z FEB 01 ZYB MIN PSN 715104J18
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01920//
NAVADMIN 025/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/FY-02 OFFICER CONTINUATION POLICY//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/12FEB1998//
 
REF/B/DOC/TITLE 10, U.S.C/31DEC1998//
 
NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1920.7A, CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY OF
REGULAR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND RESERVE OFFICERS ON THE RESERVE
ACTIVE STATUS LIST IN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS, WHICH OUTLINES
POLICY FOR THE CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY OF REGULAR OFFICERS
WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED OF SELECTION (2XFOS) FOR PROMOTION TO THE
NEXT HIGHER GRADE OR WHOSE CONTINUATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE NEEDS
OF THE SERVICE.  REF B IS TITLE 10, U.S.C., WHICH GOVERNS U.S.
MILITARY PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES NAVY'S FY-02 OFFICER CONTINUATION
POLICY.  CONTINUING QUALIFIED REGULAR LCDR'S TO RETIREMENT
ELIGIBILITY REMAINS THE FOUNDATION OF NAVY'S CONTINUATION POLICY.
CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE OFFERED TO THOSE REGULAR
OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION, PRIMARILY LCDRS WHO HAVE TWICE
FAILED OF SELECTION TO CDR (2XFOS LCDRS) AND WHO ARE FULLY QUALIFIED
TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY TO REACH RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY.  IN
ADDITION, BECAUSE OF MANNING SHORTFALLS IN AVIATION, SURFACE
WARFARE, SUBMARINE, SPECIAL OPERATIONS, FLEET SUPPORT, INTELLIGENCE,
OCEANOGRAPHY, CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS, SUPPLY CORPS, JAG CORPS, MEDICAL
SERVICE CORPS AND NURSE CORPS COMMUNITIES 2XFOS LTS WILL BE
CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION FOR THREE YEARS.
 
2.  ALTHOUGH TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT (TERA) IS AUTHORIZED BY
STATUTE THROUGH 31 DEC 01, THERE IS NO INTENTION TO IMPLEMENT EARLY
RETIREMENT IN ANY OFFICER COMMUNITY.
 
3.  FY-02 CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL BE CONVENED IN THE SECOND AND
THIRD QUARTERS OF FY-01 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PROMOTION BOARDS
TO CONSIDER ALL ELIGIBLE REGULAR OFFICERS.  THE BOARD WILL
AUTOMATICALLY CONSIDER ELIGIBLE OFFICERS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
CONTINUATION WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER AND MUST EITHER ACCEPT OR
 
DECLINE CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY.  CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL
CONSIDER REGULAR OFFICERS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES (NOTE:  YEARS
OF SERVICE (YOS) IS CALCULATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE TO
APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BOARD
RESULTS):
    A.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH 14-18 YOS.  SELECTED OFFICERS CAN CONTINUE
TO RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AT THE COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    B.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH LESS THAN 14 YOS.  SELECTED OFFICERS CAN
CONTINUE IN THREE YEAR INCREMENTS OR UNTIL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE AT
THE COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    C.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH 18 OR MORE YOS, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION, BUT WILL BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE
DUTY UNTIL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE AT 20 YOS.
    D.  2XFOS AVIATION, SURFACE WARFARE, SUBMARINE, SPECIAL
OPERATIONS, FLEET SUPPORT, INTELLIGENCE, OCEANOGRAPHY, CIVIL
ENGINEER CORPS, SUPPLY CORPS, JAG CORPS, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND
NURSE CORPS LTS.  SELECTED OFFICERS CAN CONTINUE FOR THREE YEARS.
 
4.  CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL CONVENE, WHEN REQUIRED, TO CONTINUE
LDO'S AND CWO'S SELECTED FOR PROMOTION IN FY-02 WHO ARE SUBJECT TO
INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR YOS PRIOR TO THEIR SCHEDULED PROMOTION
DATES.  THESE OFFICERS WILL BE CONTINUED FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO
ALLOW THEM TO ACCEPT PROMOTION AND, AS REQUIRED, ATTAIN SUFFICIENT
TIME IN GRADE TO RETIRE AT HIGHER GRADE.
    A.  IN ADDITION, BOARDS WILL CONSIDER FOR CONTINUATION PERMANENT
REGULAR LDO LCDRS WHO ARE IN-ZONE FOR PROMOTION TO CDR IN FY-02, AND
WHO ARE SUBJECT TO STATUTORY RETIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF 30 YEARS
OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE BEFORE PROMOTION RESULTS ARE APPROVED.
THESE OFFICERS WILL BE OFFERED CONTINUATION UNTIL THEY ACCEPT
PROMOTION TO CDR (IF SELECTED FOR PROMOTION) OR UNTIL THE END OF
FISCAL YEAR, 30 SEP 01 (IF NOT SELECTED FOR PROMOTION).
    B.  2XFOS LDO LCDRS SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION WILL BE CONTINUED
TO RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AT THE COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    C.  CONTINUATION OF 2XFOS CWO'S IS GOVERNED BY SECTION 580 OF
REF (B).
 
5.  QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTINUATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-813, OFFICER SEPARATIONS) AT (901) 874-
3194/3195/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL P813@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.  ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE BUPERS WEB PAGE AT
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/P81/PERS-81.HTM UNDER OFFICER
SEPARATIONS.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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