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R 122250Z SEP 03 ZYB MIN PSN 749005J25
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01000//
NAVADMIN 256/03
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/SEP//
 
SUBJ/OCTOBER 2003 S-3B SUNDOWN TRANSITION SELECTION BOARD//
 
RMKS/1.  THE NEXT S-3B SUNDOWN TRANSITION BOARD WILL CONVENE 2 OCT
03.  ALL S-3 AVIATORS IN YG 95 AND YG 96 (REGARDLESS OF PRD), AND YG
97 AND JUNIOR WITH A PRD FROM JAN THROUGH JUN 04 WILL BE ELIGIBLE
FOR THIS BOARD.  THE LIST OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS IS ON THE SUNDOWN WEB
SITE AT HTTP:/WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS43/SUNDOWNLINKS.HTM.
 
2.  IN A CHANGE FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS, NO APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.
INSTEAD, ONLY A TRANSITION PREFERENCE FORM IS NEEDED.  THE
PREFERENCE FORM CAN BE FOUND ON THE SUNDOWN WEB SITE.  AVIATORS WHO
HAVE INDICATED A DESIRE TO TRANSITION, BUT ARE NOT OFFERED A
TRANSITION OPPORTUNITY ON THIS BOARD, WILL BE CONSIDERED ON FUTURE
BOARDS BASED ON YG AND PRD.
 
3.  WHILE CO ENDORSEMENTS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED, ELIGIBLE OFFICERS
MAY SUBMIT AN ENDORSEMENT IF IT PROVIDES AMPLIFYING INFORMATION NOT
AVAILABLE IN CURRENT FITNESS REPORTS.  ADDITIONAL LETTERS OF
RECOMMENDATION ARE NOT REQUIRED.  PREFERENCE FORMS, ENDORSEMENTS,
AND LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE RECEIVED NLT 26 SEP.  SUBMIT
VIA FAX TO PERS-433H AT (901) 874-2756/DSN 882 OR VIA MAIL TO
COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-433H), 5720 INTEGRITY DR
MILLINGTON, TN 38055-4300.
 
4.  THOSE SELECTED FOR TRANSITION MUST ACCEPT THE TRANSITION
PLATFORM OFFERED.  FAILURE TO ACCEPT THE TRANSITION PLATFORM OFFERED
WILL PRECLUDE FURTHER ELIGIBILITY.  ACCEPTING A TRANSITION INCURS A
FOLLOW ON TOUR OBLIGATION (30 MONTHS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF FRS
TRAINING) REGARDLESS OF ORIGINAL MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR).
 
5.  TRANSITION AVIATORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR AVIATION CAREER
CONTINUATION PAY (ACCP) AT THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR ORIGINAL MSR.
ACCP ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AFFECTED BY A TRANSITION OBLIGATION.
 
6.  POCS:  LCDR WILLIAMS, PERS-433H, (901) 874-3980/DSN 882,
FAX:  882-2721, EMAIL:  MARK.T.WILLIAMS@NAVY.MIL AND LCDR LABRUZZO,
PERS-432S, (901) 874-3953/DSN 882, EMAIL:  JON.LABRUZZO@NAVY.MIL.
REFER TO THE SUNDOWN WEB SITE FOR AMPLIFYING INFORMATION.
 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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