ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 192320Z JUN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 895994J44 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN ***THIS IS A 2 SECTIONED MSG COLLATED BY MDS*** UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 159/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/JUN// SUBJ/FORCE SHAPING - SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) ADJUSTMENT// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/222205ZOCT2002// REF/B/DOC/DFAS-HQ/01JAN1998// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/28MAY1987// REF/D/DOC/CNMPC/15AUG1991// REF/E/DOC/CNP/31OCT1995// REF/F/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/031425ZJAN2003// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 352/02. REF B IS DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (PTG). REF C IS OPNAVINST 1160.6A. REF D IS MILPERSMAN (NAVPERS 15560C). REF E IS ENLTRANSMAN (NAVPERS 15909G). REF F IS NAVADMIN 002/03.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A AND PROVIDES NEW SRB AWARD LEVELS. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES IN REF B REMAIN IN EFFECT. FLEET MANNING AND READINESS HAVE NEVER BEEN BETTER. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH REENLISTMENT RATES AND THE REQUIREMENT TO FURTHER REFINE THE SKILL MIX NOW PRESENTS US WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO TARGET OUR MOST CRITICAL SKILLS FOR FY-03. IN CONJUNCTION WITH PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) AND OTHER FORCE SHAPING INITIATIVES, THIS UPDATED SRB AWARD PLAN WILL ENSURE WE ARE RETAINING THE CORRECT QUANTITY AND SKILL MIX TO OPTIMIZE OUR WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY. 2. EFFECTIVE DATES. INCREASED AWARD LEVELS FROM REF A ARE EFFECTIVE 23 JUNE 03 AND AWARD LEVELS THAT DECREASE FROM REF A WILL BECOME EFFECTIVE 23 JULY 03. 3. NEC UTILIZATION. SRB AWARDED FOR A SPECIFIC NEC HELD IS PROVIDED AS AN INCENTIVE TO MEET CURRENT OR FUTURE FLEET REQUIREMENTS. ACCEPTANCE OF AN NEC SPECIFIC SRB CONTRACT INDICATES AWARENESS OF AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAILOR AND THE NAVY TO UTILIZE THE NEC DURING THE SAILOR'S ENLISTMENT TO MEET FLEET READINESS REQUIREMENTS. IN SUBSEQUENT TOURS A SAILOR MUST BE WILLING TO BE DETAILED DURING THE NORMAL PRD WINDOW TO BILLETS AVAILABLE WITHIN THE SRB CONTRACTED NEC CONSISTENT WITH SEA SHORE ROTATION REQUIREMENTS. 4. SRB REQUESTS. ELIGIBLE PERSONNEL WITH NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC) APPROVED SRB REQUESTS WHO HAVE NOT YET REENLISTED OR EXECUTED AN SRB QUALIFYING EXTENSION AND WHO WOULD BENEFIT FROM A HIGHER AWARD LEVEL UNDER THIS PLAN MUST RESUBMIT A SRB REENLISTMENT REQUEST (PRECERT) TO QUALIFY FOR A HIGHER AWARD LEVEL. MEMBERS IN SKILLS LISTED FOR REDUCTION OR TERMINATION WHO HAVE AN APPROVAL MESSAGE OR A PENDING PRECERT FOR A REENLISTMENT DATE AFTER 22 JULY 03 MUST RESUBMIT AN SRB REQUEST FOR A NEW REENLISTMENT DATE PRIOR TO 23 JULY 03 TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE HIGHER AWARD LEVEL. INDICATE DTG OF THE ORIGINAL NPC PRECERT RESPONSE IN THE REMARKS SECTION OF THE PRECERT SO ORIGINAL REQUEST CAN BE CANCELLED. 5. PTS APPROVAL. SRB REQUESTS FOR SAILORS WHO MUST HAVE PTS APPROVAL PRIOR TO REENLISTING ARE NOT TO BE SUBMITTED UNTIL NOTIFICATION OF PTS APPROVAL. ANY SRB/STAR REQUEST SUBMITTED PRIOR TO PTS APPROVAL WILL BE DISAPPROVED. IF THE SAILOR HAS AN APPROVED PTS APPLICATION, PROVDE DTG OF THE PTS APPROVAL ON THE OPINS UZ4/UN4 SCREEN. SAILORS MAY REQUEST TO REENLIST FOR SRB ANY TIME WITHIN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR AS EAOS. RECOMMEND SAILORS REENLIST AS CLOSE TO EAOS AS POSSIBLE TO PRESERVE MAXIMUM VALUE OF SRB PAYMENT. BECAUSE SRB IS CALCULATED ON THE NUMBER OF MONTHS FOR WHICH A SAILOR REENLISTS BEYOND CURRENT EAOS, REENLISTING EARLY REDUCES SRB PAYMENT. SAILORS WHO MUST OBLISERV TO EXECUTE A PCS MOVE MAY REENLIST ANY TIME WITHIN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR AS THEIR PCS DETACHMENT MONTH, BUT NLT DATE OF DETACHMENT FROM LAST INTERMEDIATE DUTY STATION. SAILORS WHO MUST OBLISERV TO EXECUTE A HOMEPORT CHANGE CERTIFICATE (HCC) MOVE MAY REENLIST ANY TIME WITHIN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR AS THE SHIFT MONTH. SRB REENLISTMENTS UNDER STAR PROGRAM FOR PERSONNEL OTHER THAN THOSE QUALIFIED IN NUCLEAR PROPULSION ARE LIMITED TO EXECUTION WITHIN ONE YEAR OF EAOS. 6. OBLISERV TO TRAIN (OTT) AND THEN REENLIST. MEMBERS WHO ARE NOT SRB ELIGIBLE IN THEIR PRESENT RATING OR WHO DO NOT HOLD AN SRB ELIGIBLE NEC MAY QUALIFY FOR SRB IF THEY CONVERT TO, OR TRAIN FOR, AN SRB ELIGIBLE SKILL. THESE MEMBERS MUST AGREE TO OBLISERV TO TRAIN FOR THE SRB-ELIGIBLE SKILL AND THEN REENLIST ONCE THE NEW NEC IS ATTAINED OR RATING CONVERSION IS COMPLETED. THE NEW RATING OR NEC MUST BE DESIGNATED FOR AWARD OF SRB AT THE TIME OF THE AGREEMENT TO OBLISERV TO TRAIN. SRB MAY BE PAID FOR THAT SPECIALTY: A. IF ELIGIBLE TO CHANGE RATINGS OR TO TRAIN FOR THE NEC AND DESIGNATION PER NAVPERS 18068 SERIES. B. IF APPROVED FOR THIS OPTION BY MEMBER'S DETAILER (PERS-4) AND ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (N132). C. UPON COMPLETION OF QUALIFICATION TRAINING AND REENLISTMENT IN THE SPECIALTY. D. AT THE AWARD LEVEL IN EFFECT AT TIME OF AGREEMENT OR AT AWARD LEVEL IN EFFECT AT REENLISTMENT, WHICHEVER IS HIGHER (AND AS DETAILED IN THE APPROVED SRB PRECERT). IF, HOWEVER, A MEMBER CROSSES ZONES BETWEEN OTT APPROVAL AND REENLISTMENT, THE REENLISTMENT ZONE APPLIES, NOT THE ZONE AT TIME OF OTT APPROVAL. E. IF OTHERWISE QUALIFIED UNDER THE SRB ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. F. IF THE SPECIALTY FOR WHICH THE MEMBER IS RECEIVING TRAINING IS NO LONGER DESIGNATED FOR AN SRB AWARD AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION FROM TRAINING, THE MEMBER IS STILL AUTHORIZED FOR THE AWARD LEVEL THAT WAS IN EFFECT THE DAY THAT THE OBLISERV TO TRAIN WAS APPROVED. SRB ELIGIBLE MEMBERS CANNOT USE THIS OPTION TO DELAY REENLISTMENT TO ACQUIRE ADVANCE TRAINING OR OTHER NEC DESIGNATION TO QUALIFY FOR A HIGHER PAYING SRB AWARD LEVEL. MEMBERS WHO CAN COMPLETE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EAOS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS OPTION. ABOVE CRITERIA CANNOT BE WAIVED. AFTER APPROVAL OF OTT AND WITHIN 35-120 DAYS OF SCHOOL GRADUATION, REQUEST TO REENLIST FOR SRB UNDER CODE 1CC IN THE TYPE TAC AND CITE "OBLISERV TO TRAIN AND THEN REENLIST" IN THE REMARKS SECTION (RMK TAC) ON THE PRECERT. 7. PRECERTIFICATION. SRB REENLISTMENT REQUESTS (PRECERT) MUST BE SUBMITTED BETWEEN 35-120 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF MEMBER'S EAOS OR REENLISTMENT DATE TO ENSURE APPROVAL/DISAPPROVAL MESSAGE WILL REACH MEMBER'S COMMAND AND DFAS-CL PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT DATE. PRECERTS SUBMITTED LESS THAN 35 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF REENLISTMENT MAY RESULT IN DELAY OF SRB POSTING. MEMBERS MUST HAVE AN APPROVED PRECERT PRIOR TO REENLISTING TO ENSURE RECEIPT OF SRB. APPROVED PRECERT WILL NOTIFY DJMS OF MEMBER'S INTENT TO REENLIST, PREVENT INTERRUPTION OF PAY, AND ENSURE INITIAL SRB PAYMENT POSTS TO MEMBER'S ACCOUNT ON TIME. SAILORS WITH APPROVED PRECERT MAY STILL WAIT TO REENLIST UP TO THEIR EAOS; HOWEVER, SAILORS WITH APPROVED PRECERT WHO DO NOT REENLIST ON DATE SPECIFIED IN THE PRECERT MESSAGE MUST CONTACT NPC (PERS-811F) (SRB EXECUTION SECTION AND HELP DESK) TO REVISE THE REENLISTMENT DATE AND RECEIVE A CORRECTED PRECERT MSG WITH THE NEW REENLISTMENT DATE. ANY ADJUSTMENTS OR CHANGES TO REENLISTMENT DATA AS DETAILED IN THE PRECERT MSG (E.G., TERM, PAYGRADE, ETC.) MUST BE CORRECT AND APPROVED PRIOR TO REENLISTMENT. UPON APPROVAL OF THE PRECERT, AN E603 REPORT (REENLISTMENT/EXTENSION TRANSACTION) WILL BE GENERATED BY NPC AND SENT TO DFAS-CL. EARLY PROCESSING OF THIS TRANSACTION REDUCES RISK OF MEMBER'S PAY INTERRUPTION UNDER DJMS PAY SYSTEM. SRB PAYMENT UPON REENLISTMENT CANNOT BE MADE UNLESS THE ABOVE DETAILED PROCESS IS FOLLOWED. MSG DRAFTERS SHOULD REVIEW REFS D AND E. COMMANDS INITIATING SRB PRECERTS MUST ENSURE ALL DATA INCLUDED IN PRECERT REQUEST MATCH DATA IN SERVICE RECORD AND OR COMMAND EDVR. MANY SRB REQUESTS ARE REJECTED DUE TO ERRONEOUS DATA (E.G., SSN, ADSD, OR EAOS) WHEN COMPARED WITH THE ENLISTED MASTER FILE. 8. EXTENSIONS. ANY ENLISTED MEMBER MAY CANCEL UP TO 24 MONTHS OF A NON-OPERATIVE EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT PROVIDED: A. THE EXTENSION IS CANCELLED BEFORE IT BECOMES OPERATIVE, AND B. THE MEMBER IMMEDIATELY REENLISTS FOR TWO YEARS BEYOND EXTENDED EAOS, DAY FOR DAY. THE INOPERATIVE EXTENSION THAT WOULD BE CANCELLED WILL COUNT AGAINST MEMBER'S SRB AWARD UNLESS THE REENLISTMENT IS FOR GREATER THAN THE PERIOD OF THE INOPERATIVE EXTENSION PLUS TWO YEARS. 9. PRECERT SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. FOLLOWING ARE REQUIRED WHEN SUBMITTING PRECERT REQUESTS: A. TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR SRB, CONDITIONAL EXTENSIONS OF ENLISTMENT (ANY EXTENSION LESS THAN 24 MONTHS) MUST MEET THE REASONS AND TERMS SPECIFIED IN REFS C AND D (ARTS 1160-040 AND 1160-080), OR FOR FIRST TERM PERSONNEL THE REQUIREMENTS OF REF D. UNAUTHORIZED EXTENSIONS, SUCH AS TO AWAIT PCS ORDERS, TO MEET ADVANCEMENT CRITERIA, OR MULTIPLE EXTENSIONS OF EAOS TO PRD, CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF SRB ELIGIBILITY. B. TO VALIDATE OPERATIVE EXTENSIONS OF ENLISTMENT AND TO EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF SRB REQUESTS, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE REMARKS PARAGRAPH OF SRB REQUEST: TERM, NARRATIVE REASON, AUTHORITY AND EXECUTION DATE OF ALL OPERATIVE EXTENSIONS. FAILURE TO VERIFY EXTENSIONS WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF SRB REQUEST AND MAY DELAY PROCESSING OF SRB REENLISTMENT REQUEST. C. PERSONNEL IN CLOSED LOOP NECS CAN REENLIST BY NEC ONLY. 10. REVISED AWARD PLAN. 60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES NUC 3353 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3354 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3355 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3356 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3359 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 NUC 3363 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3364 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3365 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3366 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3383 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3384 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3385 0.0 7.5 0.0 NUC 3386 0.0 6.0 0.0 NUC 3389 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 NUC 3393 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3394 0.0 7.5 6.5 NUC 3395 0.0 7.5 5.5 NUC 3396 0.0 6.0 5.5 45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES ABE 0000 0.0 0.5 0.0 AC 0000 0.0 2.5 0.5 AD 0000 0.0 0.5 0.0 AE 0000 2.0 2.5 0.5 AG 7412 0.0 1.0 0.5 AM 0000 2.0 1.5 0.0 AME 0000 2.0 1.5 0.0 AO 0000 3.5 1.0 0.0 AS 0000 0.5 0.0 0.0 AT 0000 1.0 2.0 1.0 AT 9402 3.5 3.5 2.5 AVIAT 8215 2.0 2.0 0.0 AVIAT 8226 1.0 1.0 0.0 AVIAT 8251 2.5 5.0 1.0 AVIAT 8284 3.5 3.0 0.0 AW 0000 2.5 2.0 1.5 AW 7841 3.0 0.0 0.0 AW 7846 3.0 3.0 0.0 AW 7861 3.0 0.0 0.0 BU 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 CB 5633 1.0 1.0 0.0 CB 5931 0.0 2.5 1.0 CB 5932 3.0 2.0 0.0 CE 0000 0.0 0.5 0.0 CM 0000 1.5 0.5 0.0 CTI 9193 2.0 0.5 0.5 CTI 9197 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTI 9201 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTI 9203 0.5 0.0 0.0 CTI 9208 0.0 1.0 0.0 CTI 9209 2.0 1.0 0.0 CTI 9211 5.0 4.0 2.0 CTI 9212 1.5 0.0 0.0 CTI 9215 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTI 9216 5.0 3.0 1.5 CTM 2735A 1.5 0.0 0.0 6 CTM 2780B 0.5 1.0 1.0 6 CTM 9103 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTM 9238 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTM 9289 1.0 0.5 0.0 CTM 9295 1.0 0.5 0.0 CTM 9297 1.0 0.0 0.0 CTM 9302A 1.5 0.5 0.0 6 CTO 2735B 1.5 0.5 0.0 6 CTO 2780A 0.5 1.5 1.0 6 CTO 9188 0.0 0.5 0.5 CTO 9302B 1.5 0.5 0.0 6 CTR 9105 2.0 2.0 1.0 CTR 9138 2.5 2.5 0.0 CTR 9147 3.5 3.0 1.0 CTR 9149 0.0 3.0 2.0 CTT 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 CTT 9102 2.0 1.5 0.5 CTT 9141 2.0 1.5 0.5 DK 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 DT 8708 0.0 3.5 2.5 DT 8753 1.5 1.0 0.0 DT 8783 1.5 0.5 0.0 DV 5311 0.0 3.5 1.0 DV 5320 4.5 5.0 2.5 DV 5323 5.0 5.0 2.5 DV 5326 5.0 4.5 2.5 DV 5332 4.0 5.0 0.5 DV 5333 4.0 5.0 0.5 DV 5334 4.0 5.0 2.0 DV 5335 4.0 5.0 2.0 DV 5336 4.0 4.0 2.0 DV 5337 4.0 4.0 2.0 DV 5341 0.0 0.0 4.5 DV 5342 4.0 4.5 2.0 DV 5343 4.0 3.0 0.0 DV 5346 0.0 0.0 4.5 DV 5350 2.0 2.0 1.0 DV 5351 2.0 2.0 1.0 DV 5352 2.0 2.0 2.0 EO 0000 1.0 0.5 0.0 ETSW 0000 0.0 1.0 0.0 3 ET 1568 1.0 1.5 0.5 ET 1571 3.5 3.5 1.0 ET 1590 2.0 2.5 0.5 ETSS-COMM 14CM 0.0 4.0 2.0 2, 3, 5 ETSS-COMM 14EM 0.0 3.0 2.0 2, 3, 5 ETSS-COMM 14TM 0.0 2.0 1.0 2, 3, 5 ETSS-COMM 14XXA 4.0 1.0 0.0 2, 3, 5 ETSS-NAV 14XXB 5.0 3.0 0.0 2, 3, 5 EW 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 EW 1781 0.0 0.0 0.0 4 EW 173X 2.0 1.5 0.5 4 FC 0000 0.0 1.5 0.5 FC 1104 2.0 2.0 2.5 FC 1105 2.0 3.5 2.5 FC 1108 2.0 3.5 2.5 FC 1332 2.0 2.5 2.5 FC 1334 3.5 2.5 1.0 FC 1335 2.5 2.5 0.5 FC 1336 2.0 3.5 2.5 FC 1615 1.0 2.0 2.0 FT 11XX/13XX 3.5 3.5 0.5 5 GM 0879 1.0 0.5 0.0 GM 0880 1.0 0.5 0.0 GM 0979 1.5 1.0 1.0 GM 0981 1.0 0.5 0.0 GSE 0000 0.5 0.5 0.0 GSM 0000 1.5 1.0 0.5 HM 8401 0.5 1.0 0.0 HM 8402 0.0 4.0 2.5 HM 8403 0.0 3.0 0.5 HM 8408 0.5 1.0 0.0 HM 8416 0.5 0.0 0.0 HM 8425 0.0 4.0 2.5 HM 8427 5.0 5.0 1.5 HM 8432 0.5 1.0 0.5 HM 8445 0.5 0.5 0.0 HM 8446 1.5 0.0 0.0 HM 8452 0.0 1.5 0.0 HM 8454 0.0 0.5 0.0 HM 8463 0.5 0.5 0.0 HM 8466 0.5 1.0 0.0 HM 8478 0.0 2.0 1.5 HM 8482 1.5 1.0 0.0 HM 8483 0.5 0.5 0.0 HM 8485 0.5 0.5 0.0 HM 8486 1.0 0.0 0.0 HM 8489 1.0 0.5 0.0 HM 8491 0.0 5.0 3.0 HM 8492 5.0 5.0 2.5 HM 8493 4.0 3.0 0.0 HM 8494 0.0 4.5 2.0 HM 8495 0.5 0.0 0.0 HM 8496 1.0 1.0 0.5 HM 8503 0.5 0.0 0.0 HM 8505 0.5 1.0 0.0 HM 8506 1.5 1.5 0.5 HM 8541 1.5 2.5 0.5 HT 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 HT 4946 0.0 0.0 3.0 IC 4712 1.0 0.5 0.0 IC 4747 0.0 1.0 0.5 IS 0000 0.0 0.5 0.0 IS 3905 0.0 0.5 0.0 IS 3910 0.0 1.0 0.0 IS 3912 0.0 0.5 0.0 IS 3923 0.0 1.0 0.0 IS 3924 0.0 1.0 0.0 IS 3925 0.0 0.5 0.0 IS 3926 0.0 0.5 0.0 IT 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 IT 2379 3.0 2.5 1.5 5 IT 2735 2.5 2.0 1.0 5 IT 2779 2.0 3.0 3.0 5 IT 2780 3.5 3.5 3.0 5 IT 2781 2.0 3.5 4.5 5 LN 0000 0.0 0.5 0.0 MA 0000 1.5 2.0 1.0 MM 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 MMSS-AUX 4230\31 3.5 2.0 0.0 3 MMSS-WEP 4232\33 3.0 0.5 0.0 3 MN 0000 1.0 1.5 0.5 MN 0410 2.5 2.0 1.0 MS 0000 1.5 1.0 0.0 MSSS 0000 3.0 0.5 0.0 3 MT 33XX 2.0 4.0 0.0 NUC 3353 5.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3354 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3355 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3356 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3359 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 NUC 3363 5.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3364 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3365 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3366 4.5 0.0 0.0 NUC 3383 6.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3384 5.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3385 4.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3386 4.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3389 0.0 0.0 0.0 1 NUC 3393 6.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3394 5.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3395 4.0 0.0 0.0 NUC 3396 4.0 0.0 0.0 OS 0000 1.0 1.0 0.5 OS 0304 0.0 0.0 0.5 OS 0318 2.0 2.5 1.0 OS 0324 1.0 1.5 0.0 PC 0000 0.5 0.0 0.0 PR 0000 1.5 1.5 0.0 QM 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 SH 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 SK 0000 0.5 0.5 0.0 SKSS 0000 1.0 0.0 0.0 3 STG 0000 1.0 2.5 0.5 STG 0455 3.0 2.5 0.5 STG 0466 2.0 3.5 3.5 STG 0507 3.0 3.5 4.0 STS 0000 4.0 4.0 0.0 5 UT 0000 2.0 0.5 0.0 YNSS 0000 2.0 0.5 0.0 3 11. TAR SRB AWARD LEVELS. PER REF F, TAR SRB PROGRAM IS SUSPENDED FOR FY-03. TAR PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO REENLIST FOR SERVICE AS THEIR ROLE IS INTEGRAL TO OUR MANAGEMENT OF THE TOTAL FORCE. TAR RATING LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO BE MONITORED AND THE SRB PROGRAM WILL BE REVIEWED AS PART OF THE FY-04 BUDGET PROCESS. 12. NOTES: (1) THIS IS AN INACTIVE NEC. SAILORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR LAST ACTIVE NEC HELD. (2) SS SUBSURFACE NECS. ETSS 14XXA IDENTIFIES ALL ETSS-COM SAILORS WHO HOLD NECS BEGINNING WITH 14 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 14CM, 14EM AND 14TM, WHICH ARE LISTED SEPARATELY. ETSS-NAV 14XXB IDENTIFIES ETSS-NAV SAILORS AND INCLUDES ALL ETSS-NAV NECS BEGINNING WITH 14. (3) SS (SUBSURFACE) OR SW (SURFACE) DESIGNATION DOES NOT MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE SUB/ESWS QUALIFIED, BUT INDICATES THE COMPONENT OF THE RATING IN WHICH HE OR SHE CAN REASONABLY BE EXPECTED TO SERVE. TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS, AND PREVIOUS AND PROJECTED DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AT SEA WILL INDICATE THE APPROPRIATE RATING COMPONENT. WHEN USING FORMAN/OPINS TO INPUT SRB PRECERT REQUEST, USE RATING (WITH APPROPRIATE SUFFIX DESIGNATION)/NEC AS SPECIFIED IN THIS NAVADMIN. FOR EXAMPLE, SURFACE ET WITH NO NEC WOULD SUBMIT "ETSW" ON PRECERT FOR RATING. (4) SRB APPROVAL FOR EW WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON DOCUMENTED PROOF OF SSBI PACKAGE SUBMISSION. (5) NECS THAT HAVE MULTIPLE SOURCE RATINGS ARE ONLY AUTHORIZED SRB WHEN LISTED WITH AFFECTED RATING WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ETSS, FT, AND STS WHICH ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE AWARD LEVELS CORRESPONDING TO THE RESPECTIVE IT NEC AWARD LEVEL. (6) LETTERS APPEARING WITH NEC ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY. 13. REFER QUESTIONS TO NPC (PERS-811F), SRB EXECUTION HELP DESK AT (901) 874-2526/DSN 882 OR FAX (901) 874-2623/DSN 882. E-MAIL: P811F5@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL, P811F4@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL, P811F2@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL, OR P811FT@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. FOR STATUS OF PENDING SRB REQUESTS CONTACT THE NPC ASSISTANCE CENTER AT 1-866- U-ASK-NPC. 14. RELEASED BY W. SCOTT SLOCUM, N1 ACTING.// BT NNNN Section 1: PSN 895994J44 Section 2: PSN 895984J43