ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 250010Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN PSN 830337J24
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N07000//
NAVADMIN 223/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/FY-01 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/110200ZJUL2001//
 
REF/B/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/081520ZMAR2001//
 
REF/C/DOC/DFAS-HQ/01JAN1998//
 
REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/28MAY1987//
 
REF/E/DOC/CNMPC/15AUG1991//
 
REF/F/DOC/CNP/31OCT1995//
 
NARR/AMPN/ REF A IS NAVADMIN 174/01.  REF B IS NAVADMIN 057/01.  REF
C IS DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG).  REF D IS OPNAVINST
1160.6A.  REF E IS MILPERSMAN.  REF F IS ENLTRANSMAN.//
 
RMKS/1.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A AND
ANNOUNCES A TEMPORARY MODIFICATION OF THE FY-01 SRB PROGRAM.
 
2.  REF A STATED THAT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, WE WOULD APPROVE ALL
ELIGIBLE SRB REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR FY-01.  WE HAVE DONE THAT.
 
3.  IN ADDITION, WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING TEMPORARY
MODIFICATIONS TO SRB POLICY:  ALL PERSONNEL WITH AN EAOS IN FY-02 WHO
OTHERWISE MEET SRB REQUIREMENTS FOR REENLISTING IN FY-02, AND WHOSE
LAST MONTH OF COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION ELIGIBILITY IS AUG 01,
MAY SUBMIT THEIR PRECERTS TO PERS-815 FOR REENLISTMENT IN AUG 01.
 
4.  ALL REQUESTS THAT MEET SRB ELIGIBILITY (AND REQUIREMENTS OF PARA
3) WILL BE REVIEWED AND APPROVED FOR PAYMENT IN FY-01.  THIS APPLIES
ONLY TO PERSONNEL WHO WERE/ARE IN THE COMBAT ZONE OR QUALIFIED
HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA (REF C) DURING AUG 01 AND WILL NOT BE IN A
COMBAT ZONE OR QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA IN SEP 01 OR ANYTIME
DURING FY-02.
 
5.  SRB REENLISTMENTS MUST OCCUR DURING THE MONTH THE SAILOR IS OR
HAS BEEN IN A COMBAT ZONE OR QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA.  FOR
EXAMPLE, A SAILOR DEPARTS THE COMBAT ZONE ON 5 AUG 01, AND MEETS ALL
SRB ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS WITH AN EAOS IN FY-02 FOR REENLISTING
IN FY-02, WILL BE AFFORDED A ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR SRB
REENLISTMENT THROUGH 31 AUG 01.
 
6.  TIMELINESS IS CRITICAL.  A VALID PRECERT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO
PERS-815 AND THE REENLISTMENT MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO 2400, 31 AUG 01.
 
7.  WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THIS ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY TO
THE SAILORS ON THE FRONT LINES WHO CAN REENLIST EARLY AND TAKE
ADVANTAGE OF THE COMBAT ZONE TAX EXCLUSION.  WE ARE REVIEWING THE
FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR SAILORS DEPARTING A
COMBAT ZONE OR QUALIFIED HAZARDOUS DUTY AREA IN SEP 01.
 
8.  REQUEST THE CINCPACFLT, CINCLANTFLT, CINCUSNAVEUR OR ECHELON TWO
COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS ENSURE PERSONNEL MEET ALL SRB ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.
 
9.  POC IS MMC OGLE, PERS-815, AT (901) 874-3215/DSN 882.
 
10.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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