ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 200020Z JUN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 896019J33 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01900// NAVADMIN 162/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/JUN// SUBJ/FORCE SHAPING - FY-03 ENLISTED EARLY TRANSITION PROGRAM// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY-03 ENLISTED EARLY TRANSITION PROGRAM. HIGH REENLISTMENT RATES, REDUCED ATTRITION AND TREMENDOUS RECRUITING SUCCESS HAVE COMBINED TO ALLOW US TO OFFER EARLY SEPARATION OPPORTUNITIES TO SOME SAILORS IN SPECIFIC RATINGS, PERMITTING THOSE WITH AN EAOS IN THE FIRST HALF OF FY-04 TO SEPARATE IN FY-03. 2. THIS PROGRAM IS VOLUNTARY AND APPLIES TO ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBERS (SVCMBRS) INCLUDING USN, USNR, TAR, AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS IN TARGETED RATINGS (LISTED IN PARA 8 BELOW). SELRES SAILORS (INCLUDING MOBILIZED RESERVISTS) ARE NOT AFFECTED BY THIS NAVADMIN. 3. CO'S HAVE AUTHORITY TO GRANT EARLY SEPARATION OF UP TO 90 DAYS FOR REASONS LISTED IN MILPERSMAN 1910-100. THAT AUTHORITY IS NOT IMPACTED BY THIS NAVADMIN. 4. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, ENLISTED SVCMBRS IN TARGETED RATINGS MAY REQUEST EARLY SEPARATION FROM PERS-832 VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER FOR UP TO SIX MONTHS PRIOR TO EAOS, IF EAOS (OR EAOS AS EXTENDED) FALLS ON OR BEFORE 15 MAR 04. CO'S MAINTAIN FINAL DISAPPROVAL AUTHORITY. FINAL APPROVAL AUTHORITY (FOR REQUESTS WITH POSITIVE CO ENDORSEMENT) IS RETAINED BY PERS-832. ALL SEPARATIONS UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE EFFECTED NLT 15 SEP 03. REASONS FOR REQUESTING EARLY SEPARATION UNDER THIS PROGRAM ARE NOT REQUIRED. 5. CO'S RECOMMENDING APPROVAL OF EARLY SEPARATION SHOULD NOT EXPECT A RELIEF UNTIL THE SAILOR'S EAOS OR PRD, WHICHEVER IS EARLIER. CONTACT APPROPRIATE DETAILER TO DETERMINE RELIEF AVAILABILITY. 6. THIS IS AN EARLY RELEASE PROGRAM, THEREFORE CO'S MAY GRANT SEPARATION LEAVE. PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY DUTY, HOWEVER, IS NOT AUTHORIZED SINCE THIS IS A VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PROGRAM. 7. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: A. REQUESTS FROM SVCMBRS OF ALL RATINGS FOR EARLY SEPARATION OF UP TO 90 DAYS FOR REASONS LISTED IN REF A SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE CO FOR FINAL APPROVAL. CO'S ARE UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO APPROVE REQUESTS, PARTICULARLY IF EARLY SEPARATION NEGATIVELY IMPACTS COMMAND READINESS. B. SUBMIT NAVPERS 1306/7 REQUESTS FROM SVCMBRS IN RATINGS LISTED BELOW FOR EARLY SEPARATION OF UP TO 90 DAYS FOR REASONS NOT LISTED IN REF MILPERSMAN 1910-100 TO PERS-832 VIA THE CO. C. SUBMIT NAVPERS 1306/7 REQUESTS FROM SVCMBRS IN RATINGS LISTED BELOW FOR EARLY SEPARATION OF 91 DAYS TO SIX MONTHS FOR ANY REASON TO PERS-832 VIA THE CO. 8. ELIGIBILITY. PERSONNEL IN THE FOLLOWING RATINGS NOT HOLDING ANY OF THE ASSOCIATED INELIGIBLE NEC'S ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST EARLY SEPARATION OF UP TO SIX MONTHS FOR ANY REASON. SAILORS UNDER AN SRB CONTRACT, SEAL/EOD/DIVER/SWCC PERSONNEL, AND SAILORS IN NUCLEAR RATINGS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR EARLY SEPARATION UNDER THIS PROGRAM. A. USN ELIGIBLE RATINGS. RATING INELIGIBLE NECS/PROGRAMS ABE ABH ABF AC AD AE AG AM AME AZ BU 5931, 5932 BM CE 5931, 5932 CTA CTM CTO 2735, 2780, 9188, 9302 CTR CTT DC DK DM DT 8703, 8708, 8753, 8765, 8783 EA 5931, 5932 EO 5931, 5932 EM EN 4314 ET 1568, 1571, 1590 EW AEF (6-YO) FC 1104, 1105, 1108, 1332, 1334, 1335, 1336, 1615 GM 0879, 0880, 0979, 0981 GS 4206 GSE GSM HM 8401, 8402, 8403, 8404, 8407, 8408, 8409, 8416, 8425, 8427, 8432, 8434, 8452, 8454, 8463, 8466, 8467, 8472, 8478, 8482, 8483, 8485, 8486, 8489, 8491, 8492, 8493, 8494, 8495, 8496, 8505, 8506, 8541, 8445 HT 4946, HT-ATF (6-YO) IC 4712, 4747 IS 3910, 3923, 3924 IT 2379, 2735, 2779, 2780, 2781 JO LI MM 4503 MR MU OS PC PH PN QM 0167 RP SH SK SM 0167 STG 0455, 0466, 0507 SW 5931, 5932 YN ALL NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST EARLY SEPARATION B. TAR ELIGIBLE RATINGS. RATING AW DK EM EN ET HM HT IC IT MR MS 9. EXTENSIONS. SVCMBRS WITH EXTENSION AGREEMENTS THAT BECOME OPERATIVE PRIOR TO 15 SEP 03 MAY REQUEST EARLY SEPARATION UNDER THIS PROGRAM IN CONJUNCTION WITH A REQUEST TO CANCEL THE EXTENSION. COMMANDS RECOMMENDING CANCELLATION OF AN EXTENSION SHOULD INCLUDE THE JUSTIFICATION ON THE NAVPERS 1306/7. 10. DOD AREA TOURS. REQUESTS TO CANCEL AGREEMENTS FOR DOD AREA TOURS WILL NOT BE APPROVED. 11. PROCESSING REQUESTS. EARLY SEPARATION REQUESTS RECEIVED BY PERS-832 WILL BE ACKNOWLEDGED BY MESSAGE OR E-MAIL WITHIN FIVE WORKING DAYS OF RECEIPT. PROCESSING OF REQUESTS UNDER THIS PROGRAM WILL BE EXPEDITED TO ALLOW MEMBERS AMPLE TIME TO PREPARE FOR SEPARATION. YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO USE BUPERS ACCESS FOR SUBMISSION. 12. BENEFITS. A. MONTGOMERY GI BILL (MGIB). SVCMBRS ENROLLED IN THE MGIB PROGRAM WHO ARE HONORABLY DISCHARGED/RELEASED FROM ACDU UNDER THIS NAVADMIN ARE ENTITLED TO ONE MONTH OF MGIB BENEFITS FOR EACH FULL MONTH SERVED ON ACDU, UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 36 MONTHS. HOWEVER, THOSE DISCHARGED UNDER THIS PROGRAM WHO HAVE SERVED 20 MONTHS OF A 2-YEAR TERM OF SERVICE, OR 30 MONTHS OF A 3-YEAR OR GREATER TERM OF SERVICE, WILL RECEIVE FULL 36 MONTHS OF MGIB BENEFITS. OTHER PROVISIONS OF BUPERSINST 1780.1 REMAIN IN EFFECT. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT AUTHORIZE SVCMBRS TO ENROLL IN MGIB IF THEY PREVIOUSLY DECLINED MGIB OR WERE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ENROLLMENT. B. VETERANS BENEFITS. THOSE SERVING ON ACDU FOR MORE THAN 180 DAYS ARE NORMALLY ELIGIBLE FOR ALL VA BENEFITS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF VA HOME LOAN PROGRAM BENEFITS, FOR WHICH TWO YEARS OF ACDU SERVICE IS REQUIRED FOR ELIGIBILITY. VOLUNTARY EARLY SEPARATION FOR SVCMBRS WITH LESS THAN TWO YEARS ACDU IS A DISQUALIFYING FACTOR FOR THIS BENEFIT. CONTACT THE LOCAL VA REGIONAL OFFICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON BENEFITS. ENSURE NAVPERS 1070/613 IS SIGNED STATING SVCMBR WAS BRIEFED ON POTENTIAL LOSS OF VA BENEFITS. 13. RECOUPMENT OF ENLISTMENT BONUS. RECOUPMENT FOR UNSERVED PORTION OF ACDU WILL NOT BE REQUIRED FOR THOSE WHO RECEIVED SUCH BONUSES AND WHO ARE SEPARATED EARLY UNDER AUTHORITY OF THIS NAVADMIN. 14. TRANSITION SERVICES APPLY TO ALL SEPARATING PERSONNEL. THERE IS NO SEPARATION INCENTIVE/PAY OFFERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THIS EARLY RELEASE. 15. PREPARATION OF DD 214. A. BLK 23 (TYPE OF SEPARATION): RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND TRANSFERRED TO THE NAVAL RESERVE, OR DISCHARGED, AS APPLICABLE. B. BLK 24 (CHARACTER OF SERVICE): HONORABLE OR GENERAL UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS, AS APPLICABLE. C. BLK 25 (SEPARATION AUTHORITY): MILPERSMAN 1910-102 AND THIS NAVADMIN. D. BLK 26 (SEPARATION CODE): USE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SEPARATION CODES: (1) MCC IF MEMBER IS BEING RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND TRANSFERRED TO NAVAL RESERVE TO COMPLETE OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT. (2) KCC IF MEMBER HAS COMPLETED OBLISERV UNDER THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE ACT. E. BLK 27 (REENTRY CODE): AS WARRANTED BY SERVICE RECORD F. BLK 28 (NARRATIVE REASON FOR SEPARATION): REDUCTION IN FORCE 16. NSIPS/DMRS. THE FOLLOWING NAVY LOSS CODES SHALL BE USED: A. DISCHARGED WITH SEPARATION CODE KCC (1) 813 RE-1, 803 RE-R1 FOR HONORABLE SEPARATION (2) 853 RE-1, 842 RE-R1 FOR GENERAL SEPARATION B. RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY WITH SEPARATION CODE MCC (1) 942 FOR USN PERSONNEL (2) 943 FOR USNR PERSONNEL 17. THIS PROGRAM EXPIRES 15SEP03. ALL SEPARATIONS UNDER THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE EFFECTED ON OR PRIOR TO 15 SEP 03. 18. POC INFORMATION. A. MGIB BENEFITS QUESTIONS: (901) 874-4275/DSN 882. B. DD 214/NSIPS/DMRS QUESTIONS (PERS-33): (901) 874-4734/DSN 882. C. NAVY COLLEGE FUND QUESTIONS: (901) 874-9302/DSN 882. D. PROCESS QUESTIONS (PERS-832): (901) 874-4437/4431/4428/ DSN 882. E. POLICY (CNO N132): (703) 614-6864/DSN 224; (703) 614-6863/DSN 224. 19. RELEASED BY W. SCOTT SLOCUM, N1 ACTING.// BT NNNN