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UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 128/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00T/-/JUN//
SUBJ/BASIC ENGINEERING COMMON CORE (BECC) SCHOOL IMPLEMENTATION AND
/NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS ENGINEERING -A- SCHOOL PHASE OUT DATES//
POC/ROY HOYT/LT/CNE N3/LOC:NORFOLK VA/TEL:(757) 444-5332 X3004
/EMAIL:ROY.HOYT@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES IMPLEMENTATION DATES FOR BASIC
ENGINEERING COMMON CORE (BECC) SCHOOL AND PROJECTED PHASE OUT DATES
FOR ENGINEERING RELATED 'A' SCHOOLS TO INCLUDE THE NON-NUCLEAR,
NON-SS MM AND EM.  THIS MESSAGE DOES NOT APPLY TO THE EM(NUCLEAR),
MM(NUCLEAR), ET(NUCLEAR), MM(SUBMARINES CONVENTIONAL) AND
MM(SUBMARINE NON NUCLEAR WEAPONS) RATINGS.
2.  BECC IS THE APPRENTICE LEVEL TRAINING IN THE NEW NON-NUCLEAR,
NON-SS ENGINEERING CONTINUUM AND WAS DEVELOPED BY THE CENTER FOR
NAVAL ENGINEERING.  BECC PREPARES RTC GRADUATES AND FLEET RETURNEES
FOR THE TASKS THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO PERFORM IN THEIR FIRST SEA
DUTY ASSIGNMENT.
3.  ALL STUDENTS ENTERING NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS ENGINEERING PIPELINE
TRAINING ON OR AFTER 2 AUG 04 WILL ENTER BECC.  ALL STUDENTS
ENTERING BECC WILL BE RATED AT ENTRY IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
RATINGS:  EN, GSM, DC, MR, HT, GSE OR NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS MM AND
EM.
4.  UPON COMPLETION OF BECC:
    A.  MM (NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS), EN, GSM AND DC RATED PERSONNEL
WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR PCS DUTY STATION WITH NO ADDITIONAL
TRAINING.
    B.  GSE AND EM (NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS) RATED PERSONNEL WILL ATTEND
AN APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEK LONG APPRENTICE TECHNICAL TRAINING (ATT)
COURSE.  THE ATT TRAINING COURSE IS CURRENTLY ONGOING.
    C.  HT AND MR RATED PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE FOLLOW ON TRAINING
LASTING APPROXIMATELY 30 DAYS, COMMENCING IN OCT 04.  THIS
SPECIALIZED STRAND TRAINING WILL REPLACE HT AND MR 'A' SCHOOLS.
SPECIFIC PHASE OUT DATES FOR THE HT AND MR 'A' SCHOOLS ARE BEING
FINALIZED.
5.  PROJECTED PHASE OUT DATES FOR ENGINEERING 'A' SCHOOLS ARE AS
FOLLOWS (READ RATING/CETARS CONTROL NR/GRAD DATE):
    DC   04-377   20 AUG 04
    MM   04-381    7 SEP 04(NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS)
    GSE  04-347   13 SEP 04
    GSM  04-369   23 SEP 04
    EN   04-403   14 OCT 04
    EM   04-371   29 OCT 04(NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS)
6.  GENERAL DETAIL (GENDET) PERSONNEL IN THE FLEET STRIKING FOR
NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS ENGINEERING RATINGS WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE
OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKE FOR A NON-NUCLEAR, NON-SS ENGINEERING RATING
BY TAKING THE APPROPRIATE PO3 RATING EXAM, IF AUTHORIZED BY
NAVPERSCOM UNDER CURRENT DIRECTIVES AND GUIDELINES.
7.  GENDET TARGETED ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (GTEP) PERSONNEL IN THE
FLEET REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR 'A' SCHOOL.  BECC WILL BE THE 'A' SCHOOL
FOR GTEP PERSONNEL OPTING FOR A ENGINEERING 'A' SCHOOL.
8.  RELEASED BY VADM A. G. HARMS, JR., DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION
AND TRAINING.//
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