ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 312245Z OCT 01 ZYB MIN PSN 609647J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01306//
NAVADMIN 294/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/SEA TOUR POLICY FOR GSM RATING//
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO/121930ZOCT2001//
 
REF/B/DOC/NAVPERS/01JUL2001//
 
REF/C/MSG/CINCLANTFLT/312102ZMAY2001//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 267/01, CAREER SEA PAY REFORM.  REF B IS
NAVPERS 15909G, ENLISTED TRANSFER MANUAL.  REF C IS ALLANTFLT
002/01, ALLPACFLT 016/01, GSM MANNING.//
 
RMKS/1.  THE GSM RATING IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES OF
PERSONNEL AT SEA IN THE E4 TO E6 PAYGRADES.  TO HELP IMPROVE SEA
READINESS, THE FOLLOWING POLICIES ARE IMPLEMENTED, EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY:
    A.  GSM E4 THRU E6 ASSIGNED TO TYPE 1 OR TYPE 6 SHORE DUTY,
WITH GREATER THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING ON THEIR TOUR, MAY VOLUNTEER
TO RETURN TO TYPE 2 OR 4 SEA DUTY FOR A THREE YEAR SEA TOUR.  UPON
COMPLETION OF THEIR SEA TOUR THEY WILL BE REASSIGNED TO SHORE DUTY
FOR A 42 MONTH TOUR (SIX MONTHS LONGER THAN A STANDARD SHORETOUR FOR
GSM), WITH A GUARANTEED CHOICE OF COAST.
    B.  GSM E4 THRU E6 ASSIGNED TO TYPE 1 OR 6 SHORE DUTY WITH LESS
THAN 12 MONTHS REMAINING ON THEIR TOUR ARE ENCOURAGED TO RETURN TO
SEA DUTY EARLY, TO COMPLETE A NORMAL SEA TOUR.  THEY ALSO WILL BE
GUARANTEED A CHOICE OF COAST FOR FOLLOW-ON SHORE TOUR.
    C.  GSM E4 THRU E6 ASSIGNED TO TYPE 2 OR 4 SEA DUTY ARE
ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A PRD EXTENSION TO REMAIN ON SEA DUTY FOR AN
ADDITIONAL SIX OR 12 MONTHS.   PERSONNEL WHO EXTEND WILL BE ABLE TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE REVISED RULES FOR THE CAREER SEA PAY PREMIUM
PROMULGATED IN REF A, WHILE THOSE PERSONNEL WHO EXTEND ON SEA DUTY
(TYPE 2 DUTY IN HAWAII AND TYPE 4 OVERSEAS DUTY ONLY) FOR
12 MONTHS WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR OTIEP IAW ARTICLE 4.11 OF REF B.
    D.  GSM'S CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO NEC 9545 PHYSICAL SECURITY DUTY
AND 9502 DNEC INSTRUCTORS AT SERVICE SCHOOL COMMAND GREAT LAKES ARE
EXEMPT FROM THESE POLICIES.  ALL OTHER GSM E4 THRU E6 ARE ELIGIBLE.
REQUESTS FROM GSM'S SERVING IN RECRUITING AND RDC BILLETS WILL BE
CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.
 
2.  VOLUNTEERS SHOULD SUBMIT REQUESTS VIA NAVPERS 1306 TO PERS-402,
REFERENCING THIS MESSAGE.  ALL VOLUNTEERS WHO REMAIN ON, OR TRANSFER
TO, SEA DUTY WILL BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF INCREASED CAREER SEA
PAY RATES RECENTLY PROMULGATED IN REF A.
 
3.  REF C ENCOURAGED CONVERSIONS TO GSM AND RATING ENTRY TO
GSM VIA THE E4 EXAM, AND IT REMAINS IN EFFECT.  COMMANDS SHOULD
ENCOURAGE QUALIFIED FN AND OTHER GENDETS TO CONSIDER TAKING THE GSM3
EXAM, AND ENCOURAGE QUALIFIED SAILORS IN CREO 3 RATINGS TO CONVERT
TO GSM.  SEVENTEEN RATING CONVERSIONS TO GSM HAVE BEEN APPROVED
DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
 
4.  POC IS CDR GARY GRICE, N132D3, (703) 693-7234/DSN 223,
E-MAIL N132D3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.  NPC POC IS GSCM(SW) BACON,
P402CG, (901) 874-3614/DSN 882, E-MAIL:  P402CG@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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