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UNCLAS //N01000//
NAVADMIN 027/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF ARGUS CAREER MILESTONE TRACKING SYSTEM//
 
REF/A/OPNAVINST 5300.8B/PERS-00H/06FEB2001//
 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVY'S GUIDANCE ON PERSONNEL SURVEYS.//
 
RMKS/1.  AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE INTRODUCTION OF A WEB-BASED
SURVEY TOOL THAT WILL PROVIDE NEAR "REAL TIME" MEASUREMENT OF
INFLUENCES EFFECTING THE CAREER DECISIONS MADE BY NAVY PERSONNEL.
THE ARGUS CAREER MILESTONE TRACKING SYSTEM EMPLOYS A QUESTIONNAIRE
FORMAT THAT WILL BE OFFERED TO OFFICER AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL AT
KEY CAREER TRANSITION POINTS AS FOLLOWS:  PROMOTION, ADVANCEMENT,
REENLISTMENT, LONG-TERM EXTENSION GREATER THAN 11 MONTHS, EXECUTION
OF PCS ORDERS, RETURN TO ACTIVE DUTY, SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY
(BOTH VOLUNTARY AND NONVOLUNTARY), CHANGE OF STATUS FROM OR TO
LIMITED DUTY, RESIGNATION AND RETIREMENT.
 
2.  AS THE PREVIOUS LIST INDICATES, PARTICIPATION IN ARGUS WILL
ALLOW COLLECTION OF DATA REFLECTING RETENTION INFLUENCES ON BOTH
THOSE LEAVING THE NAVY AND THOSE CHOOSING TO STAY.  WHEN THE
DATABASE IS SUFFICIENTLY POPULATED, AGGREGATE RESPONSES TO EACH
QUESTION WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR STATISTICAL ANALYSIS DOWN TO THE
COMMAND (UIC) LEVEL.
 
3.  ARGUS WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT NAVY RETENTION/SEPARATION
QUESTIONNAIRE REQUIRED BY OPNAVINST 1040.8D, TO BE CANCELLED BY
SEPCOR.
 
4.  COMMANDS WITH INTERNET ACCESS SHOULD HAVE THEIR CAREER
COUNSELORS NAVIGATE (HTTP:/ARGUS.NPRDC.NAVY.MIL) THROUGH THE
QUESTIONNAIRE AND PROVIDE RETENTION TEAM TRAINING ON THE REASONS FOR
TAKING THE SURVEY AND THE CORE SUBJECTS TO WHICH COMMAND PERSONNEL
COULD BE ASKED TO RESPOND.
 
5.  WHILE ALL SURVEY PARTICIPATION MUST BE VOLUNTARY ACCORDING TO
REF A, COMMANDING OFFICERS SHOULD OFFER/ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION
FOR COMPLETION OF ANY OF THE CAREER TRANSITION POINTS CITED ABOVE.
FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT HAVE RELIABLE INTERNET ACCESS TO THE SITE, A
PC/INTRANET SOFTWARE VERSION IS BEING DEVELOPED AND IS EXPECTED TO
BE MAILED TO ALL FLEET UNITS BY APRIL 2001.  LOOK FORWARD TO ACTIVE
PARTICIPATION BY ALL UNITS IN THIS VERY WORTHWHILE EFFORT.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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