ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 051415Z MAR 02 ZYB MIN PSN 979218J36
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01520//
NAVADMIN 058/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/GRADUATE EDUCATION SERVICE OBLIGATION//
 
REF/A/DOC/DOD/31AUG1990//
 
REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/01OCT1991//
 
NARR/REF A IS DODDIR 1322.10 THAT SETS DOD POLICY FOR ACTIVE DUTY
OBLIGATION OF OFFICERS RECEIVING FULLY AND PARTIALLY FUNDED
EDUCATION.  REF B IS OPNAVINST 1520.23B THAT SETS NAVY SPECIFIC
POLICY FOR ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION OF OFFICERS RECEIVING FULLY AND
PARTIALLY FUNDED EDUCATION.//
 
RMKS/1.  REF A SPECIFIES AN ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION OF THREE YEARS
FOR FIRST YEAR OF EDUCATION FOR GRADUATE EDUCATION PROGRAMS ATTENDED
ON A FULL-TIME DUTY BASIS.  REF B SPECIFIES NAVY POLICY OF ONE MONTH
OF ACTIVE DUTY OBLIGATION FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH OF EDUCATION
AFTER THE FIRST YEAR.
 
2.  EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THIS NAVADMIN RESCINDS THE NAVY IMPOSED
POLICY OF ONE MONTH FOR EACH ADDITIONAL MONTH OF EDUCATION IN REF B.
ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS ATTENDING FULLY-FUNDED AND PARTIALLY-FUNDED
GRADUATE EDUCATION DURING NORMAL DUTY HOURS WILL INCUR AN ACTIVE
DUTY OBLIGATION OF THREE YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF EDUCATION PER REF
 
A.  THIS OBLIGATION WILL BE SERVED CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OTHER
OBLIGATION.  AFFECTED EDUCATION PROGRAMS ARE NPS, CIVILIAN PROGRAMS
ASSOCIATED WITH NPS, AND WASHINGTON DC INTERN.
 
3.  ALL OFFICERS CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THE AFFECTED PROGRAMS ON
1 JAN 02 WILL INCUR A MAXIMUM THREE YEAR OBLIGATION AFTER COMPLETION
OF EDUCATION.
 
4.  CHANGES TO REF B TO BE INCORPORATED BY N79 VIA SEPCOR.
 
5.  POLICY REGARDING SERVICE OBLIGATION GOVERNED BY DODDIR 1322.6 FOR
FELLOWSHIPS, SCHOLARSHIPS, OR GRANTS REMAINS UNCHANGED.
 
6.  FOR MORE INFORMATION OR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING OBLIGATED
SERVICE, OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR INDIVIDUAL
DETAILERS OR CDR ROUST, N79, (703) 602-5145.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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