ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 211159Z MAY 03 ZYB PSN 613720J19
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01100//
NAVADMIN 130/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/MAY//
 
SUBJ/LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO)
/PROGRAMS//
 
RMKS/1.  WANTED:  HIGHLY MOTIVATED SENIOR ENLISTED SAILORS WITH
THE REQUISITE PROVEN LEADERSHIP, SUPERB TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE AND
EXCEPTIONAL MANAGERIAL ABILITY TO SUCCEED IN SOME OF THE TOUGHEST
JOBS IN THE NAVY.  FOR THOSE WHO QUALIFY, IT'S TIME TO STEP FORWARD
AND APPLY.
 
2.  OUR LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS,
REPRESENTING ABOUT 11 PERCENT OF THE NAVY'S OVERALL WARDROOM,  ARE
UNIQUE BECAUSE THEY AFFORD SPECIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR HARD-CHARGING,
TECHNICALLY SKILLED AND MISSION-FOCUSED PETTY OFFICERS (E6-E9) TO
SERVE AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN SOME OF THE MOST CHALLENGING
LEADERSHIP BILLETS IN THE SERVICE.  THE BENEFITS OF SERVICE AS A
NAVAL OFFICER INCLUDE SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED PAY AND ALLOWANCES
(BOTH ON ACTIVE DUTY AND LATER AS A RETIREE), GREATER LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITY, AND CONSECUTIVELY MORE CHALLENGING AND REWARDING TOURS
OF DUTY ASHORE AND AFLOAT.  SPECIFIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND
APPLICATION DETAILS ARE IN OPNAVINST 1420.1A.  SEE ALSO THE
"APPLICANTS PAGE" ON THE LDO/CWO HOME PAGE AT
WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS211/INDEX.HTML.
 
3.  APPLICATIONS FOR THE NEXT ACTIVE DUTY (USN, USNR-TAR, GENERAL
RECALL) SELECTION BOARD MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 15 AUG 03.  ADDENDUMS
TO APPLICATIONS MAY BE SENT AS LATE AS 1 DEC 03.
 
4.  APPLICATION QUESTIONS?  CALL LT WILLIAMS OR MR DEBAECKE,
PERS-801, (901) 874-3172/DSN 882.  E-MAIL:  P801G@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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