ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 121650Z MAR 01 ZYB MIN PSN 059474J29 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N10306// NAVADMIN 061/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1// SUBJ/COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SELECTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/19DEC2000// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1306.2D, FLEET, FORCE AND COMMAND MASTER CHIEF (CMC) PROGRAM// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF (CMC) SELECTION BOARD CONVENING ON 21 MAY 01. CMC CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW QUALIFICATION AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS IN REF A. APPLICATION DEADLINE IS 23 APR 01. 2. THE CMC PROGRAM REQUIRES CANDIDATES TO BE VOLUNTEERS AND TO BE BOARD SELECTED. CMC'S ARE CLOSED-LOOP DETAILED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR CAREERS: FIRST AT-SEA, THEN TO ONE OF NEARLY 700 CMC AT-SEA AND ASHORE ASSIGNMENTS WORLDWIDE. 3. VOLUNTEERS FOR PRIMARY DUTY CMC (NEC 9580) MUST REQUEST ASSIGNMENT TO THE PROGRAM USING NAVPERS 1306/7. A RECENT FULL LENGTH FRONTAL AND PROFILE PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN KHAKI UNIFORM WILL BE PROVIDED AS ENCL (1). PHOTOGRAPH SHALL INCLUDE A DATA BOARD INDICATING NAME, SSN, RATING, AND DATE OF PHOTO. 4. CO'S MUST CONDUCT FORMAL SCREENING (LOCAL ORAL BOARD RECOMMENDED) AND CERTIFY THAT ALL QUALIFICATION FACTORS FROM SECTION C, REF A ARE MET. RESULTS ARE FORWARDED AS ENCL (2). ORIG REQUESTS, WITH ENDORSEMENTS, SHOULD BE SENT TO COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-40FF), VIA IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC) OR TYPE COMMANDER (TYCOM). RESERVE PERSONNEL SHOULD FORWARD REQUESTS TO NAVAL RESERVE PERSONNEL CENTER (NAVRESPERSCEN) (CODE 30), 4400 DAUPHINE ST., NEW ORLEANS, LA 70149-7800. REQUESTS RECEIVED WITHOUT ENCLS (1) AND (2), AND REQUIRED ISIC/TYCOM ENDORSEMENT, WILL BE RETURNED FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION AND WILL NOT BE PRESENTED TO THE SELECTION BOARD. 5. SELECTION BOARD COMPOSITION WILL BE: A. ONE POST-MAJOR COMMAND CAPT (PRESIDENT), B. TWO POST-COMMAND CDR'S OR CAPT'S, C. THREE SERVING FLEET/FORCE MASTER CHIEFS, AND D. FOUR EXPERIENCED SERVING CMC'S. 6. THE CMC DETAILER WILL BE THE RECORDER FOR THE BOARD. THE MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER OF THE NAVY (MCPON) WILL BE THE PRINCIPAL ADVISOR TO THE BOARD. 7. THE BOARD WILL REVIEW AND SELECT THE BEST QUALIFIED APPLICANTS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO THE CMC PROGRAM WITHOUT REGARD TO SOURCE RATING OR COMMUNITY MANNING. SELECTION QUOTA WILL BE DETERMINED BY ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (ECM) ANALYSIS OF CMC COMMUNITY NEEDS. CMC SELECTION BOARD WILL ALSO REVIEW EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS OF CURRENT CMC'S AND WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING ASSIGNMENT TO MAJOR COMMAND CMC POSITIONS. 8. MASTER CHIEFS SELECTED INTO THE CMC PROGRAM WILL BE ASSIGNED BY THE CMC DETAILER IAW BILLET AVAILABILITY AND MEMBER'S EXPERIENCE, QUALIFICATIONS, AND DESIRES. MINIMUM ACTIVITY TOUR, AVAILABILITY OF RELIEF AT PRESENT ASSIGNMENT AND OTHER FACTORS WILL BE CONSIDERED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT TO SELECTEE'S PRESENT COMMAND. MOST CMC SELECTEE ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD BE COMPLETED THREE TO NINE MONTHS FOLLOWING SELECTION AND NOTIFICATION. INITIAL CMC ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE TO SEA-SHORE CODES (SSC) TWO OR FOUR, REGARDLESS OF CURRENT DUTY ASSIGNMENT. MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS SELECTED WHO HAVE SERVED A FULL COB TOUR AS A MASTER CHIEF MAY BE CONSIDERED FOR A SHORE ASSIGNMENT FOR THEIR FIRST CMC (9580) TOUR. 9. APPLICATIONS FOR THE DEC 01 SELECTION BOARD, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED VIA SEPARATE NAVADMIN, MUST BE RECEIVED BY NAVPERSCOM (PERS-40FF) NLT 15 OCT 01. 10. OPNAV POC IS FCCM(SW) SNYDER (N132D5A) AT (703) 614-6503/DSN 224. NAVPERSCOM POC IS ETCM(SW) BALLA (PERS-40FF) AT (901) 874-4560/DSN 882. 11. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT