ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 151530Z MAY 03 ZYB MIN PSN 554422J22
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01300//
NAVADMIN 121/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAY//
 
SUBJ/TERMINATION OF STOP LOSS AND OPERATIONAL HOLD (OPHOLD) POLICY//
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/072247ZAPR2003//
 
REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/112045ZAPR2003//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVOP 005/03, STOP LOSS; REF B IS NAVADMIN 083/03,
OPERATIONAL HOLD (OPHOLD)//
POC/ARENDT/CDR/N132/LOC:OPNAV WASH DC/TEL:703-695-3936 DSN 225//
 
RMKS/1.  FOLLOWING OUR RECENT REVIEW OF STOP LOSS POLICY, THE
CNO HAS APPROVED THE RELEASE FROM STOP LOSS OF ALL PERSONNEL OF THE
ACTIVE DUTY AND READY RESERVE COMPONENTS DELINEATED IN REF A.
 
2.  THIS ACTION IS A TESTAMENT TO THE DEDICATION AND THE OUTSTANDING
RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT OF OUR NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACTIVE AND
RESERVE FORCES DURING THE RECENT OPERATIONS IN IRAQ AND THE ONGOING
WAR ON TERROR.  ALTHOUGH THE NEED FOR OUR NAVAL FORCES CONTINUES
IN THE FIGHT AHEAD IN THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR (GWOT), AT THIS
TIME WE FIND OURSELVES IN A POSITION TO ALLOW PERSONNEL TO CARRY OUT
THEIR PLANS TO RETIRE OR SEPARATE.
 
3.  THE FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIONS APPLY TO SAILORS WHO WERE
AFFECTED BY STOP LOSS:
    A.  PERSONNEL WHO WERE INVOLUNTARILY HELD BEYOND THEIR SEPARATION
DATES AND DO NOT DESIRE TO REENLIST WILL BE RELEASED FROM STOP LOSS
NET 1 JUN 03 AND NLT 15 SEP 03.
    B.  PERSONNEL WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO THE
FLEET
RESERVE WHOSE REQUESTS WERE CANCELLED MAY RESUBMIT REQUESTS TO
PERS-823 TO TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE NLT 31 DEC 03.
    C.  PERSONNEL WHO WERE INVOLUNTARILY HELD BEYOND THEIR SEPARATION
DATES AND NOW DESIRE TO STAY NAVY MUST REENLIST IF OTHERWISE
ELIGIBLE.  EXTENSIONS OF EXPIRED ENLISTMENTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED.
    D.  PERSONNEL WHOSE EAOS IS PRIOR TO 1 JUN 03 AND WHOSE EAOS AND
SEAOS HAS NOT YET EXPIRED WHO DESIRE TO EXTEND THEIR ENLISTMENTS
MUST COORDINATE THE VOLUNTARY EXTENSION WITH PERS-333.  PERS-333
MUST REMOVE THE STOP LOSS INDICATOR BEFORE THE VOLUNTARY EXTENSION
WILL POST IN THE ENLISTED MASTER FILE.  REENLISTMENTS, HOWEVER, WILL
POST WITHOUT PERS-333 COORDINATION.
    E.  PERSONNEL WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED A REQUEST FOR A HIGH
YEAR TENURE (HYT) WAIVER BUT HAD IT RETURNED DUE TO BEING IN A STOP
LOSS CATEGORY SHOULD RESUBMIT THEIR REQUEST IMMEDIATELY IF A HYT
WAIVER IS STILL DESIRED.  THOSE SAILORS WHO ARE NOW BEYOND HYT LIMITS
WITHOUT A VALID WAIVER MUST SEPARATE BY 15 SEP 03 OR, IF APPLICABLE,
SUBMIT A FLEET RESERVE REQUEST TO RETIRE NLT 31 DEC 03.
    F.  PERSONNEL WITH AN EAOS BEYOND 31 MAY 03 MAY EXTEND,
REENLIST, OR SEPARATE, IF OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE, WITH NO ACTION
REQUIRED BY NPC.
 
4.  SECNAV AUTHORITY TO USE STOP LOSS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
DURATION OF THE GWOT.  REVIEW OF THE NEED FOR USE OF THIS POLICY
WILL CONTINUE ON AN AS REQUIRED BASIS.
 
5.  REF B, WHICH MODIFIED OPHOLD POLICY TO INCLUDE HOSPITAL CORPSMEN
ASSIGNED TO DEPLOYED USMC UNITS HOLDING NECS 8403, 8404, 8425, OR
8427, IS HEREBY RESCINDED AND OPHOLDS SHALL TERMINATE WITHIN 30 DAYS
OF RETURN TO HOMEPORT/CONUS.  COMMANDS WITH SAILORS WHO WERE AFFECTED
BY THIS CHANGE IN OPHOLD POLICY MUST CONTACT THE APPROPRIATE RATING
DETAILER TO COORDINATE REVISED PCS PROCESSING.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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