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R 031425Z JAN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 155354J23
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05420//
NAVADMIN 002/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN//
 
SUBJ/FY-03 TAR SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) PROGRAM//
 
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/222205ZOCT2002//
 
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 352/02, FY-03 SRB PROGRAM//
POC/ROSS/LCDR/N132D12/LOC:CNO WASH DC/TEL:703-695-3905,DSN225//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE TERMINATION OF THE TAR SRB
PROGRAM FOR THE REMAINDER OF FY-03 EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  PERSONNEL
WITH PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PRE-CERTIFICATIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PROCESSED.
 
2.  WE CONTINUE TO ENCOURAGE TAR PERSONNEL TO REENLIST FOR SERVICE
AS THEIR ROLE IS INTEGRAL TO OUR MANAGEMENT OF THE TOTAL FORCE.  THE
FY-03 TAR SRB PROGRAM ENHANCED NAVY'S ABILITY TO RETAIN HIGH QUALITY
SAILORS IN RATINGS AND NECS THAT HAD BEEN SEVERELY UNDERMANNED AND
WAS SUCCESSFUL IN RAISING MANNING TO ACCEPTABLE LEVELS.  INCREASED
RETENTION AND REDUCED ATTRITION IN SRB-ELIGIBLE TAR RATINGS
DESIGNATED IN REF A HAVE BEEN BETTER THAN EXPECTED.  DUE TO THESE
FACTORS IN CONJUNCTION WITH NECESSARY BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, WE CAN NO
LONGER PROVIDE FOR SRB PRE-CERTIFICATION REQUESTS, EFFECTIVE
IMMEDIATELY.
 
3.  TAR RATING LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AND THE SRB
PROGRAM WILL BE REVIEWED AS PART OF THE FY-04 BUDGET PROCESS.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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