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R 221935Z FEB 02 ZYB MIN PSN 843232J22
 
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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01920//
NAVADMIN 045/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/FY-03 OFFICER CONTINUATION POLICY//
 
REF/A/DOC/SECNAV/12FEB1998//
 
REF/B/DOC/TITLE 10 USC/-//
 
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.  REF B IS TITLE 10,
U.S.C..//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES NAVY'S FY-03 OFFICER CONTINUATION
POLICY.  CONTINUING QUALIFIED LCDR'S TO RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY
REMAINS THE FOUNDATION OF NAVY'S CONTINUATION POLICY.
CONTINUATION ON ACTIVE DUTY WILL BE OFFERED TO THOSE OFFICERS ON THE
ACTIVE DUTY LIST 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, SUPPLY CORPS, MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND NURSE CORPS
COMMUNITIES, 2XFOS LTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION FOR THREE
YEARS.
 
2.  TEMPORARY EARLY RETIREMENT AUTHORITY (TERA) EXPIRED 31 DEC 01.
 
3.  FY-03 CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL BE CONVENED IN THE SECOND AND
THIRD QUARTERS OF FY-02 IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING PROMOTION BOARDS
TO CONSIDER ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST.  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 OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST 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.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
CONTINUATION CAN CONTINUE UNTIL ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AT THE
COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    B.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH LESS THAN 14 YOS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
CONTINUATION 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, SUPPLY CORPS,
MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS, AND NURSE CORPS LTS.  SELECTED OFFICERS CAN
CONTINUE FOR THREE YEARS.
 
4.  CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL CONVENE, WHEN REQUIRED, TO CONTINUE
LDOS AND CWOS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION IN FY-03 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
LDO LCDRS WHO ARE IN-ZONE FOR PROMOTION TO CDR IN FY-03, 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 02 (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 PERS-801C
(OFFICER SEPARATIONS) AT (901) 874-2322/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL:
P801C@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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