ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 181715Z SEP 03 ZYB MIN PSN 805026J21 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01070// NAVADMIN 259/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/SEP// SUBJ/OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE COMPACT DISK// RMKS/1. NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND NOW PROVIDES OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES ON COMPACT DISKS. THIS CD REPLACES MICROFICHE RECORDS AND PERMITS SAILORS TO VIEW AND PRINT THEIR ENTIRE RECORD FROM ANY PC WITH MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLORER 5.5 OR HIGHER. IN ADDITION TO SERVICE RECORD DOCUMENTS, THE CD INCLUDES TOOLS AND INFORMATION TO HELP SAILORS UPDATE AND CORRECT THEIR RECORDS, AS WELL AS LINKS TO IMPORTANT WEB SITES. 2. MULTIPLE RECORDS CAN BE ADDED TO A SINGLE CD. DEPLOYED/ DISCONNECTED UNITS (THOSE NOT HAVING FIELD SERVICE RECORDS ON BOARD) CAN ORDER A MULTI-MEMBER CD TO ASSIST COMMANDING OFFICERS IN DAY-TO-DAY PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. CDS CREATED IN THIS FORMAT WILL EXCLUDE OFFICER FITNESS REPORTS AND PRIVILEGED INFORMATION. 3. THERE IS NO CHANGE TO POLICY OR PROCEDURES FOR ORDERING RECORDS. COMMANDS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST RECORDS PER MILPERSMAN 1070-150. INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS MAY BE SUBMITTED BY MAIL, FAX OR VIA BUPERS ACCESS AT HTTPS:/WWW.BUPERSACCESS.NAVY.MIL. PLEASE ALLOW 4-6 WEEKS FOR DELIVERY DURING THE FIRST FEW MONTHS OF THIS NEW SERVICE. 4. POC: JIM LAUDERMILK OR JIM GIGER, (PERS-313C), (901) 874-3406/ 3407/DSN 882 OR EMAIL: JAMES.LAUDERMILK@NAVY.MIL OR JAMES.GIGER@NAVY.MIL. 5. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN