ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 121205Z MAY 03 ZYB MIN PSN 511891J25
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01300//
NAVADMIN 116/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/MAY//
 
SUBJ/CHANGES TO SCREENING FOR SUITABILITY FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES NEW OVERSEAS SUITABILITY SCREENING
PROCEDURES THAT ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.  THESE CHANGES HAVE BEEN
IMPLEMENTED TO IMPROVE BOTH THE SCREENING PROCESS AND THE QUALITY OF
OVERSEAS TOURS FOR NAVY PERSONNEL.
 
2.  THE FOLLOWING SUMMARIZES CHANGES TO THE OVERSEAS SUITABILITY
SCREENING PROCESS:
    A.  ADDS THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF, CHIEF OF
THE BOAT, OR SENIOR ENLISTED ADVISOR OF THE TRANSFERRING COMMAND TO
ENDORSE THE OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL.
    B.  SPECIFIES THAT ANY QUESTIONS CHECKED "YES" ON THE SCREENING
FORM NAVPERS 1300/16 REV 02-03 (EXCEPT QUESTIONS 11 AND 15)
DISQUALIFY THE MEMBER FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT.
    C.  SPECIFIES THAT DOCUMENTED DRUG ABUSE WITHIN PREVIOUS 24
MONTHS IS DISQUALIFYING FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT.
    D.  ADDS REVIEW OF ACCESSION WAIVERS AND SPECIFIES THAT SAILORS
WITH PRE-SERVICE MORAL WAIVERS (DRUG, ALCOHOL, OR CRIMINAL) ARE
DISQUALIFIED FOR OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT FOR THEIR FIRST DUTY STATION.
    E.  QUANTIFIES PERFORMANCE CRITERIA BY STATING ANY EVAL/FITREP
MARK BELOW 3.0 IN THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS DISQUALIFIES THE MEMBER FOR
OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT.
    F.  CHANGES VERBIAGE REGARDING DISCIPLINARY HISTORY TO READ
"WILL BE" DISQUALIFYING VICE "MAY BE".
    G.  UPDATES OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT SCREENING FORM (NAVPERS 1300-16)
TO REFLECT ABOVE REQUIREMENTS.
 
3.  THE CHANGES DISCUSSED ABOVE HAVE BEEN INCORPORATED INTO
MILPERSMAN ARTICLES 1300-300 THROUGH 1300-316.  THESE ARE POSTED AT:
HTTP:/BUPERSCD.TECHNOLOGY.NAVY.MIL/BPNEWMIL.HTM.  THE ARTICLES WILL
REMAIN AT THIS WEB SITE UNTIL THE NEXT BUPERS CD QUARTERLY
UPDATE AT WHICH TIME THEY WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE WEB AND
INCORPORATED IN THE BUPERS CD.
 
4.  THE UPDATED OVERSEAS SUITABILITY SCREENING FORM (NAVPERS 1300/16
REV 02-03) IS AVAILABLE AT:
HTTP:/BUPERSCD.TECHNOLOGY.NAVY.MIL/BPNEWFORMS.HTM.
 
5.  POC:  PNC L. E. KIMBLE AT (901) 874-4142/DSN 882, E-MAIL:
P451C3@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL OR LCDR M. S. HARBER AT (901) 874-2117/DSN
882, E-MAIL:  P451B@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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