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R 231912Z AUG 02 ZYB MIN PSN 781532J26
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01520//
NAVADMIN 258/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/AUG//
 
SUBJ/NAVY SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM CHANGES//
 
REF/A/NAVPERS 15839I/BUPERS/01APR2002//
 
REF/B/OPNAVINST 1000.16J/OPNAV/06JAN1998//
 
NARR/REFS A AND B SET NAVY POLICY FOR THE OFFICER SUBSPECIALTY
SYSTEM.//
POC/DERAMUS/LT/OPNAV N13/-/TEL:(703) 693-2328//
 
RMKS/1.  REFS A AND B SPECIFY THE NAVY SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM FOR
OFFICERS WHO OBTAIN SPECIALIZED SKILLS THROUGH EXPERIENCE OR
EDUCATION.
 
2.  THE NAVY SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM HAS SHIFTED TO A NEW CODING SYSTEM
WHICH WILL ALLOW MORE FLEXIBILITY WITHIN THE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS AND
IMPROVEMENT IN OFFICER SUBSPECIALTY UTILIZATION.  THIS WAS THE
CULMINATION OF FIVE YEARS OF EFFORTS WITH THE CHIEF OF NAVAL
OPERATIONS, CHIEF OF NAVAL PERSONNEL, NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND, NAVAL
RESERVE FORCE COMMAND, NAVY MANPOWER ANALYSIS CENTER, SPACE AND
NAVAL WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND AND THE MANPOWER CLAIMANTS.
 
3.  THE NEW SYSTEM ALLOWS FOR EASIER IDENTIFICATION OF RELATED
SUBSPECIALTY CODES BY CATEGORIZING EXISTING SUBSPECIALTY CODES INTO
FIVE MAJOR AREAS.  THE NEW NUMBERING SYSTEM INTRODUCES GENERALIST
SUBSPECIALTY CODES FOR EACH MAJOR AREA THEREBY ELIMINATING QUAD ZERO
(0000) CODING OF OFFICERS AND INTRODUCES ADDITIONAL SUBSPECIALTY
CODES.  THE MAJOR AREAS ARE NATIONAL SECURITY STUDIES (2000
SERIES), RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND ANALYSIS (3000 SERIES), APPLIED
DISCIPLINES (4000 SERIES), ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (5000 SERIES)
AND OPERATIONS (6000 SERIES).
 
4.  FOR ALL OFFICERS CURRENTLY HOLDING A SUBSPECIALTY CODE,  THE NEW
CODES WILL APPEAR IN THEIR RECORDS WITH NO ACTION REQUIRED BY THE
INDIVIDUAL.
 
5.  FOR OFFICERS WITH A QUAD ZERO (0000) SUBSPECIALTY CODE,
ASSIGNMENT OF A GENERAL SUBSPECIALTY CODE WILL BE DETERMINED.  THIS
WILL TAKE APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS TO ACCOMPLISH.  FOR THOSE
OFFICERS WITH THE QUAD ZERO SUBSPECIALTY CODE WHOSE RECORDS DO NOT
ADEQUATELY IDENTIFY A MAJOR AREA, THEY WILL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A
REQUEST FOR ASSIGNMENT OF SUBSPECIALTY CODES TO PERS-440E.
 
6.  FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE NEW NAVY SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM,
OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FIRST VISIT THE NAVY SUBSPECIALTY WEB SITE
HELP-INFORMATION PAGE AT
HTTP:/NAVPRODEV.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/NSS/INFORMATION/.  YOU DO NOT NEED A
LOG-ON TO ACCESS THE HELP-INFORMATION PAGE.
 
7.  FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NEW NAVY SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM,
CONTACT THE FOLLOWING POINTS OF CONTACT:
    A.  SUBSPECIALTY SYSTEM POLICY:
        LT NICOLE DERAMUS, N131E3, (703) 693-2328/DSN 223,
N131E3@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL
        MS. VICKI POINDEXTER, N131E1, (703) 614-4933/DSN 224,
N131E1@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL
        MS. KATY WEI, N131E2, (703) 614-4242/DSN 224,
N131E2@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL
    B.  AWARDING OF OFFICER SUBSPECIALTY CODES:
        MS. HOLLY BULLARD, PERS-440E, (901) 874-4057/DSN 882,
P440E@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL
 
8.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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