ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 231147Z OCT 03 ZYB MIN PSN 173358J27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 282/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/OCT// SUBJ/MERGER OF SURFACE COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA PROCESSING LIMITED /DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) DESIGNATORS// RMKS/1. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS APPROVED THE MERGER OF THE SURFACE COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA PROCESSING LDO AND CWO DESIGNATORS. DESIGNATOR 619X MERGES WITH 642X AND 719X WITH 742X. 2. THE DESIGNATORS WILL BE KNOWN AS "INFORMATION SYSTEMS" FOR LDO (642X) AND "INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECH" FOR CWO (742X). THE UNIFORM DEVICE FOR THE CWO (742X) DESIGNATOR IS THE SAME ONE CURRENTLY WORN BY SURFACE COMMUNICATIONS TECHS (719X). 3. NO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION BY OFFICERS IN THESE DESIGNATORS IS NECESSARY. 4. POC: CAPT BOB FIEGL, N131L, (703) 693-2309/DSN 223 OR EMAIL: ROBERT.FIEGL@NAVY.MIL. 5. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN