ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 301917Z SEP 03 ZYB MIN PSN 939643J34 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01420// NAVADMIN 263/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1//-/SEP// SUBJ/LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) /FY-05 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED// RMKS/1. THE FY-05 LDO AND CWO APPLICATION DEADLINE IS BEING EXTENDED TO ALLOW INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS TO COMPETE. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW DUE AT PERS-801G IN MILLINGTON NLT 1 NOV 03 AND ARE BEING SOLICITED FOR ALL LDO AND CWO DESIGNATORS. 2. PRELIMINARY PROJECTIONS INDICATE SUPERB OPPORTUNITIES FOR SELECTION WILL EXIST IN THE FOLLOWING DESIGNATORS: A. LDO: SURFACE DECK (611X), SPECIAL WARFARE (615X), SUBMARINE DECK (621X), SUBMARINE COMM (629X), AVIATION OPS (632X), AVIATION ORDNANCE (636X), AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (639X), NUCLEAR POWER (640X), INTELLIGENCE (645X), EOD (648X), SECURITY (649X), LAW (655X) B. CWO: ENGINEERING (7131), REPAIR (7141), SPECIAL WARFARE (7151), DIVER (7201), INTELLIGENCE (7451), EOD (7481), SECURITY (7491). 3. LDOS AND CWOS HAVE A LONG ESTABLISHED AND WELL-EARNED REPUTATION FOR EXCELLENCE AND PROFESSIONALISM. THE OFFICERS WHO SERVE IN THE 31 LDO AND 31 CWO DESIGNATORS ARE SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, CRUCIAL TO MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT IN ALL WARFIGHTING AREAS. NOW IS A TERRIFIC OPPORTUNITY FOR HARD CHARGING FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS, CHIEFS, SENIOR CHIEFS, AND MASTER CHIEFS TO JOIN THEIR DISTINGUISHED RANKS. CHECK OUT THE LDO AND CWO WEB PAGE AT HTTP:/WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS211/INDEX.HTML FOR APPLICATION CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES. QUESTIONS? CALL LT WILLIAMS OR MR. DEBAECKE, PERS-801, (901) 874-3170/3172/DSN 882. EMAIL: IVAN.DEBAECKE@NAVY.MIL. 4. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN