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NAVADMIN 293/04
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SUBJ/NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP) WAIVERS FOR 
/JANUARY 2005 CPO EXAM//
REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/242340ZMAR2004//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 069/04, NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
FOR ENLISTED SAILORS.//
POC/J.S. SNELL/CNOCM/NPDC/LOC:NORFOLK VA/TEL:(757) 444-2996X3214
/EMAIL:JOHN.SNELL@NAVY.MIL//
POC/N.N. WOOD/CMDCM/CNL/LOC:NORFOLK, VA/TEL:(757) 462-1527
/EMAIL:NORMAN.N.WOOD@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES AN ENLISTED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM WAIVER POLICY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE JAN 05 CPO EXAM.  REF
A OUTLINED ENLISTED LDP REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR
COMPLETION OF THE PRIMARY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PLDP)
PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION IN THE CPO EXAM.  THIS MESSAGE MODIFIES REF A
BY INSTITUTING A REVISED WAIVER POLICY FOR THE PLDP.
2.  MODIFICATION TO REF A WAIVER POLICY IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO
RESPOND TO INCREASED OPTEMPO OF FLEET COMMANDS ISO THE GLOBAL WAR ON
TERROR (GWOT), ONGOING IMPACTS TO FLEET SCHEDULES RELATED TO FLEET
RESPONSE PLAN (FRP), AND OTHER APPLICABLE SITUATIONS IN WHICH
SAILORS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND PLDP.  ACCORDINGLY, ACTIVE DUTY AND
RESERVE SAILORS ASSIGNED TO UNITS DURING THE PAST 12-MONTHS IN
DIRECT SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS AND/OR WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO
COMPLETE REQUIRED LEADERSHIP TRAINING WAS NOT POSSIBLE ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR PLDP WAIVERS.
3.  WAIVERS MUST BE REQUESTED FROM THE FIRST FLAG OFFICER IN THE
CHAIN OF COMMAND.  WAIVER REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE SPECIFIC COMMENTS
FROM THE MEMBER'S COMMANDING OFFICER AS WELL AS JUSTIFICATION AS TO
WHY THE MEMBER WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND PLDP WITHIN THE REQUIRED
TIMEFRAME.
4.  WAIVERS APPLY TO JAN 05 CPO EXAMINATION PARTICIPANTS ONLY.
THOSE SAILORS GRANTED WAIVERS WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED FOR
ADVANCEMENT TO CPO, MUST ATTEND THE PLDP PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 16TH OF
THE SAME YEAR OR WITHIN 120 DAYS OF RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT.
5.  RELEASED BY VADM J. K. MORAN, DIRECTOR OF NAVAL EDUCATION AND
TRAINING.//

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