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R 131420Z FEB 04 ZYB MIN PSN 191604J21
 
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UNCLAS //N01920//
NAVADMIN 034/04
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/FEB//
 
SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-05 OFFICER CONTINUATION BOARD
/ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUATION POLICY//
 
RMKS/1.  ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL BE CONVENED
IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING ALL FY-05 PROMOTION BOARDS.  LIEUTENANT
COMMANDERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED OF
SELECTION TO COMMANDER (2XFOS LCDRS) BUT WHO ARE FULLY QUALIFIED TO
REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY TO REACH RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY WILL BE
CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION.  DUE TO MANNING SHORTFALLS IN THE NURSE
CORPS, 2XFOS LIEUTENANTS WILL ALSO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION
FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS.
 
2.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION WILL BE NOTIFIED BY LETTER.
CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL CONSIDER OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST
IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES (NOTE:  YEARS OF SERVICE (YOS) IS
CALCULATED FROM ACTIVE DUTY BASE DATE TO APPROXIMATELY 7 MONTHS
AFTER THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BOARD RESULTS):
    A.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH 14-18 YOS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
CONTINUATION CAN CONTINUE UNTIL ELIGIBLE FOR RETIREMENT AT THE
COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    B.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH LESS THAN 14 YOS.  OFFICERS SELECTED FOR
CONTINUATION CAN CONTINUE IN 3-YEAR INCREMENTS OR UNTIL RETIREMENT
ELIGIBLE AT THE COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
    C.  2XFOS LCDRS WITH 18 OR MORE YOS, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTINUATION, BUT WILL BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE
DUTY UNTIL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE AT 20 YOS.
    D.  2XFOS NURSE CORPS LIEUTENANTS.  SELECTED OFFICERS CAN
CONTINUE FOR 3 YEARS.
 
3.  CONTINUATION BOARDS WILL CONVENE, WHEN REQUIRED, IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING PROMOTION BOARDS TO CONTINUE LDOS AND CWOS SELECTED FOR
PROMOTION IN FY-05 WHO ARE SUBJECT TO INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT FOR YOS
PRIOR TO THEIR SCHEDULED PROMOTION DATES.  THESE OFFICERS WILL BE
CONTINUED FOR A PERIOD SUFFICIENT TO ALLOW THEM TO ACCEPT PROMOTION
AND, AS REQUIRED, ATTAIN SUFFICIENT TIME-IN-GRADE TO RETIRE AT THE
HIGHER GRADE.
    A.  IN ADDITION, BOARDS WILL CONSIDER FOR CONTINUATION PERMANENT
LDO LCDRS AND CWOS ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST WHO ARE IN-ZONE FOR
PROMOTION TO LDO CDR AND THE NEXT HIGHER CWO GRADE, RESPECTIVELY,
AND WHO ARE SUBJECT TO STATUTORY RETIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF 30
YEARS OF ACTIVE NAVAL SERVICE BEFORE PROMOTION RESULTS ARE APPROVED.
THESE OFFICERS WILL BE OFFERED CONTINUATION UNTIL THEY ACCEPT
PROMOTION (IF SELECTED FOR PROMOTION) OR UNTIL 30 SEP 04 (IF NOT
SELECTED FOR PROMOTION).
    B.  2XFOS LDO LCDRS SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION WILL BE CONTINUED
TO RETIREMENT ELIGIBILITY AT THE COMPLETION OF 20 YOS.
 
4.  FY-05 PROMOTION BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALSO THE CONTINUATION BOARD
MEMBERS.  PROMOTION BOARD CONVENING DATES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  O5 LINE PROMOTION BOARD CONVENES 18 FEB 04.  THE O4 RL/LDO
CONTINUATION BOARD WILL FOLLOW THIS BOARD.
    B.  O5 STAFF CORPS PROMOTION BOARD CONVENES 23 MAR 04.  THE O4
STAFF CONTINUATION BOARD WILL FOLLOW THIS BOARD.
    C.  O4 LINE PROMOTION BOARD CONVENES 20 APR 04.  THE O3 LDO
CONTINUATION BOARD WILL FOLLOW THIS BOARD.
    D.  O4 STAFF CORPS PROMOTION BOARD CONVENES 10 MAY 04.  THE O3
STAFF CONTINUATION BOARD WILL FOLLOW THIS BOARD.
    E.  CWO3/4/5 PROMOTION BOARD CONVENES 8 JUN 04.  THE CWO2/3/4
CONTINUATION BOARD WILL FOLLOW THIS BOARD.
 
5.  CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESSED TO THE PROMOTION BOARD WILL NOT BE
FORWARDED TO A SUBSEQUENT CONTINUATION BOARD FOR CONSIDERATION.
OFFICERS MUST COMMUNICATE WITH EACH BOARD SEPARATELY.
 
6.  ONLY AN ELIGIBLE OFFICER MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELECTION
BOARD.  CORRESPONDENCE MUST ARRIVE NOT LATER THAN THE CONVENING DATE
OF THE BOARD AND SHALL BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, (APPROPRIATE FY,
GRADE, LINE OR STAFF CORPS AS APPLICABLE) CONTINUATION SELECTION
BOARD, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-4801C), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE,
MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8130 OR FAXED TO PERS-4801C AT (901)
874-2751/DSN 882.  THE WRITTEN COMMUNICATION MAY CALL ATTENTION TO
THE BOARD, ANY MATTER CONCERNING THE OFFICER'S RECORD THAT THE
OFFICER CONSIDERS IMPORTANT.  WRITTEN COMMUNICATION MAY INCLUDE, AS
ENCLOSURES, CORRESPONDENCE FROM ANY INDIVIDUAL CONCERNING THE
ELIGIBLE OFFICER.  CORRESPONDENCE NOT ORIGINATED BY THE ELIGIBLE
OFFICER, INCLUDING ENDORSEMENTS TO THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER'S LETTER,
AND LETTERS WRITTEN ON BEHALF OF THAT OFFICER, MUST CONTAIN A
WRITTEN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY THE ELIGIBLE OFFICER THAT HE OR SHE
DESIRES SUCH CORRESPONDENCE BE PRESENTED TO THE BOARD.
CORRESPONDENCE WITHOUT SUCH AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT IS CONSIDERED THIRD
PARTY CORRESPONDENCE AND WILL BE RETURNED WITHOUT BEING PRESENTED TO
THE BOARD.  CLASSIFIED CORRESPONDENCE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
 
7.  QUESTIONS REGARDING CONTINUATION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4801C) AT (901) 874-2322/DSN 882.  ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT
WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/PERS-80/PERS80.HTM.
 
8.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
 
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