ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 252234Z APR 03 ZYB MIN PSN 339490J28 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N02300// NAVADMIN 099/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/APR// SUBJ/PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) GRACE PERIOD// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/222304ZAPR2003// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/141100ZFEB2003// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/262345ZFEB2003// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 042/03, LATEST CREO/REGA UPDATE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 093/03, PRIOR CREO/REGA UPDATE. REF C IS NAVADMIN 050/03, PTS PROCEDURES.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR A GRACE PERIOD FOR PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) AS A RESULT OF PROMULGATION OF REF A. 2. SAILORS WHOSE RATING WAS CREO CATEGORY 1 OR 2 PER REF B AND SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO CREO CATEGORY 3 PER REF A MAY REENLIST/EXTEND WITHOUT PTS APPROVAL UP TO 31 MAY 2003. SAILORS IN THIS CATEGORY REQUESTING TO REENLIST/EXTEND AFTER 31 MAY 2003 MUST SUBMIT A PTS REQUEST PER REF C. 3. SAILORS WHOSE RATING WAS CREO CATEGORY 3 PER REF B AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY CHANGED TO CREO CATEGORY 1 OR 2 PER REF A ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PTS REQUEST IN ORDER TO REENLIST/EXTEND. SAILORS IN THIS CATEGORY WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A PTS REQUEST WILL RECEIVE APPROVAL TO REENLIST/EXTEND IN THEIR CURRENT RATING ON THE UPCOMING PTS RESULTS MESSAGE. 4. FUTURE CREO/REGA UPDATES WHICH CHANGE CREO CATEGORIES WILL DELINEATE PTS TRANSITION PERIODS, IF REQUIRED./ 5. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN