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SUBJ/RETENTION BEST PRACTICES FROM THE FLEET-NUMBER TEN//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  NAVAL BASE KITSAP HAS DEVELOPED A
"SAILORIZATION" PERSONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARD
THAT IS ON TARGET FOR TAKING CARE OF OUR
NEWEST SHIPMATES AND HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE
OPPORTUNITY FOR SUCCESS OF FIRST-TERM SAILORS.  THE PROGRAM IS
DESIGNED TO INTEGRATE NEW SAILORS INTO NAVY LIFE, SHAPE THEIR
EXPECTATIONS FOR FUTURE DUTY, AND GIVE THEM THE TOOLS NEEDED FOR
CAREER AND PERSONAL SUCCESS.  DEDICATED EFFORT ON BEHALF OF THESE
SAILORS BY ALL NAVAL BASE DEPARTMENTS, THE FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT
CENTER, AND THE LOCAL CAREER DEVELOPMENT CENTER HAS MADE THIS
FORWARD-LEANING PROGRAM A SUCCESS.  THE PROGRAM WAS IMPLEMENTED IN
2003 BY NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE BANGOR OUT OF CONCERN FOR A GROWING
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NUMBER FIRST-TOUR SAILORS ASSIGNED TO THE BASE.
2.  UPON ARRIVAL, EACH NEW SAILOR IS ENROLLED, ISSUED A
SAILORIZATION PERSONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARD BOOKLET, AND ENTERED
INTO THE PROCESS WITH THEIR MENTOR.  THE PROGRAM INTRODUCES SAILORS
TO NAVY LIFE THROUGH A SERIES OF EVENTS, COURSES AND EXPERIENCES
DURING THE FIRST 30, 60, AND 180 DAYS AFTER REPORTING ABOARD.
3.  WITHIN 30 DAYS OF REPORTING, EACH NEW SAILOR TOURS KEY BASE
FACILITIES ESSENTIAL TO PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT AND MORALE.  FROM THE
BEGINNING, SAILORS KNOW THE BREADTH OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR
NAVY-SUPPORTED RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL GROWTH.
COMMAND INDOCTRINATION AND MILITARY/GENERAL TRAINING HELPS SAILORS
ADAPT AND COPE WITH THEIR NEW RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTRODUCES THEM
TO PROGRAMS SUCH AS AWARE, PREVENT, AND THE THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN.
WITH THEIR LCPO, THEY REVIEW THEIR SERVICE RECORD, SMART TRANSCRIPT
AND ENROLL IN PLATO TO INCREASE THEIR BASIC SKILLS.
4.  AT THE 60-DAY MARK SAILORS LEARN ABOUT UTILIZING THE MULTITUDE
OF ON-LINE RESOURCES THAT SUPPORT THEIR CAREER DEVELOPMENT.  A TOUR
OF A SUBMARINE AND A SURFACE SHIP, ALONG WITH BRIEF UNDERWAY
PERIODS, EXPAND SAILOR'S AWARENESS OF THE FLEET'S MISSION AND SHAPE
THEIR EXPECTATIONS FOR THEIR FIRST SEA DUTY.
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5.  WITHIN 180 DAYS OF REPORTING ABOARD SAILORS COMPLETE PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT COURSES THAT EQUIP THE NEWEST SAILORS (AND IN SOME CASES
THEIR FAMILIES) WITH TOOLS TO HELP THEM AVOID POTENTIAL PITFALLS
THAT CAN DISTRACT FROM THEIR CAREERS AND KEEP THEM FROM ACHIEVING
THEIR GOALS.
6.  UPON COMPLETING THE PERSONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARD BOOKLET,
SAILORS ARE RECOGNIZED PUBLICLY BEFORE THIER PEERS AT QUARTERS AND
IN THE PLAN OF THE WEEK.
7. NAVAL BASE KITSAP SAILORS ARE ENTHUSIASTICALLY USING THE PROGRAM
AND A MAJORITY OF SAILORS COMPLETE 95% WITHIN THREE MONTHS.  DETAILS
OF THIS "SAILORIZATION" PERSONAL QUALIFICATION STANDARD PROGRAM ARE
AVAILABLE ON THE STAYNAVY WEBSITE IN THE COUNSELOR'S CORNER UNDER
"TOOLS-SAILORIZATION PQS."  VISIT STAYNAVY.NAVY.MIL TO READ PREVIOUS
BEST PRACTICE MESSAGES AND TO SHARE YOUR CREATIVE IDEAS AND
HIGH-IMPACT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS WITH OTHER COMMANDS.
8.  POCS:
    A.  NAVAL BASE KITSAP - BANGOR, CAREER COUNSELOR, NCC(SW) ART
WILKINSON AT (360) 396-4917/DSN 744 OR EMAIL:
ARTHUR.WILKINSON@NAVY.MIL AND NCC(SW) GERMAN TRIAS AT (360)
396-4241/DSN 744 OR EMAIL:  GERMAN.TRIAS@NAVY.MIL.
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    B.  FOR BEST PRACTICES, CDR VERNON KEMPER AT (901) 874-2281/DSN
882 OR EMAIL:  VERNON.KEMPER@NAVY.MIL.
9.  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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