ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 241259Z MAY 02 ZYB MIN ZYW PSN 929846J38 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01100// NAVADMIN 156/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER /PROGRAMS FOR FY-04// REF/A/DOC/CNO WASHINGTON DC/17JUL2000// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1 THE ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES INFORMATION ON NAVY'S ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) PROGRAMS AND SOLICITS APPLICATIONS FOR THE FY-04 COMMISSIONING YEAR. THE LDO/CWO COMMUNITY COMPRISES 11 PERCENT OF THE NAVY'S OFFICER CORPS AND PROVIDES THE NAVY WITH LEADERSHIP IN KEY TECHNICAL POSITIONS THROUGHOUT THE NAVY. 2. ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL ARE DEFINED AS REGULAR NAVY, USNR-TAR, AND GENERAL RECALL PERSONNEL. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT APPLY TO RESERVE PERSONNEL WHO ARE SELRES OR ON ADSW, OYR, PSRC, CANREC, ADT, OR AT. THESE RESERVE PERSONNEL SHOULD APPLY TO THE INACTIVE DUTY LDO/CWO IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD SPONSORED BY PERS-91C. 3. ELIGIBLE FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS WITH EIGHT TO NO MORE THAN 15 YEARS ACTIVE DUTY AS OF 1 OCT 02 MAY APPLY FOR LDO. ELIGIBLE CHIEF AND SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS MAY APPLY FOR BOTH THE LDO AND CWO PROGRAMS. MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS MAY APPLY FOR CWO. IF SELECTED FOR CWO, MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WITH TWO YEARS IN RATE AS OF DATE OF APPOINTMENT WILL BE APPOINTED TO CWO3. CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS COMPLETING AT LEAST ONE YEAR IN GRADE AS OF 1 OCT 02 MAY APPLY FOR LDO. IF SELECTED, THEY WILL BE APPOINTED TO LTJG (O2E). ELIGIBILITY AND APPLICATION INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES ARE CONTAINED IN CHANGE 1 TO REF A. BOARD WILL CONVENE IN JAN 03. ALL PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 15 AUG 02. ADDENDUMS TO PACKAGES MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 1 DEC 02. ALL PAGES SUBMITTED IN ADDENDUM PACKAGES MUST INCLUDE NAME, RATE, SSN, AND DESIGNATOR(S) APPLYING FOR ACROSS THE TOP OF EACH PAGE IN BOLD TYPE. FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS WHO ARE SELECTED FOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER AFTER SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION MAY APPLY FOR CWO (IF OTHERWISE QUALIFIED). THIS CAN BE REQUESTED BY ADDENDUM TO THE BASIC APPLICATION AND MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 1 OCT 02. MEMBER MUST INDICATE DESIGNATOR AND PREFERENCE (I.E., FIRST CHOICE AND SECOND CHOICE) IN ADDENDUM. 4. APPLICANTS SHOULD ORDER MICROFICHE AND PERSONNEL SUMMARY RECORDS (PSR) AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. THESE ARE THE OFFICIAL RECORDS REVIEWED BY THE SELECTION BOARD. RECORDS CAN BE REQUESTED FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-313C) BY MAIL OR FACSIMILE AT (901) 874-2743/DSN 882. MICROFICHE MAY ALSO BE REQUESTED THROUGH BUPERS ACCESS. APPLICANTS SHOULD ALSO REVIEW THE "APPLICANTS PAGE" ON THE LDO/CWO HOMEPAGE LOCATED AT HTP:/WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS211/INDEX.HTML FOR ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND TO OBTAIN COPY OF CHANGE 1 TO OPNAVINST 1420.1. 5. IF SELECTED FOR A COMMISSION, SELECTEES MAY BE REQUIRED TO TRANSFER FROM CURRENT GEOGRAPHIC AREA. THE INITIAL ASSIGNMENT FOR MOST NEWLY-APPOINTED OFFICERS IS OFTEN TO AN OPERATIONAL UNIT, INCLUDING FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES OR REMOTE OVERSEAS DUTY STATIONS. ONLY APPLICANTS PREPARED FOR SUCH AN ASSIGNMENT SHOULD APPLY. 6. QUESTIONS CONCERNING APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO LT LUTTRELL OR MR. DEBAECKE, PERS-801G, AT (901) 874-3172, 3170/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL: P801G@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL OR P801G4@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. 7. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT