UNCLASSIFIED// RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0564 2771622-UUUU--RHMFIUU ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF0307 2771738 R 041622Z OCT 07 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01040// NAVADMIN 255/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/RETENTION - STAY NAVY CAMPAIGN// RMKS/1. THIS IS THE FOURTH IN A RECURRING SERIES OF MESSAGES DESIGNED TO ENCOURAGE OUR SAILORS TO STAY NAVY. THE FOCUS OF THIS MESSAGE IS THE NAVY RESERVE, AND HOW TRANSITION TO THE NAVY RESERVE SUPPORTS THE CONCEPT OF SAILOR FOR LIFE. 2. RECENT COMBAT OPERATIONS HAVE PROVEN THE NAVY*S RESERVE COMPONENT IS VITAL TO OUR MAJOR COMBAT OPERATIONS CAPABILITY AND SURGE CAPACITY, AND TO MEETING ROUTINE MISSION REQUIREMENTS. AS SUCH, RETAINING NAVY TALENT THROUGH A CONTINUUM OF SERVICE IS A STRATEGIC IMPERATIVE. SAILOR FOR LIFE IS WHERE I WANT TO GET US: A CULTURE WHICH VALUES THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF OUR SAILORS AND CIVILIANS IN EVERY COMPONENT OF OUR FORCE, AND PROVIDES CAREER PORTABILITY AND SEAMLESS TRANSITIONS BETWEEN THOSE COMPONENTS. NAVY RESERVE AFFILIATION ALLOWS SAILORS TO REMAIN A PART OF THE NAVY FAMILY, CONTINUE THEIR TRAINING AND CAREER, EARN RETIREMENT, AND CONTINUE SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY, WHILE PURSUING CIVILIAN OPPORTUNITIES -- IN SHORT, TO REMAIN SAILORS FOR LIFE. 3. TO DESCRIBE THE RESERVE PERSONNEL BATTLESPACE, LESS THAN 12 PERCENT OF ENLISTED AND 23 PERCENT OF OFFICERS WHO TRANSITIONED FROM ACTIVE DUTY IN FY07 AFFILIATED IN THE NAVY RESERVE. AS OUTLINED IN OPNAVINST 1040.11B, COMMANDING OFFICERS, COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS, COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS (CCC*S) AND THE REST OF THE RETENTION TEAM ARE ALL KEY TO ENSURING OUR SAILORS ARE WELL-INFORMED REGARDING NAVY RESERVE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, PROGRAMS AND BENEFITS. COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST SET THE TONE WITH THEIR WARDROOMS THROUGH REGULAR DISCUSSIONS, TO BOTH ENCOURAGE THEIR OFFICERS TO REMAIN SAILORS FOR LIFE, AND TO PROVIDE THE WARDROOM LEADERSHIP THE TOOLS TO MENTOR THEIR SAILORS. COMMANDING OFFICERS CAN OBTAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF CONTINUED SERVICE IN THE NAVY RESERVE AT WWW.NAVYRESERVE.COM, AND CAN FIND A NAVY RESERVE AFFILIATION QUICK GUIDE AT: WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/STAYNAVYTOOLS/NAVYRESERVE.HTM. CCC*S RECEIVE TRAINING TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT NAVY RESERVE PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS, MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE BENEFITS, TRICARE RESERVE SELECT BENEFITS, AND EMPLOYER SUPPORT OF THE GUARD AND RESERVE. A NAVY RESERVE FUNDAMENTALS COURSE IS AVAILABLE ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO). SAILORS WHO AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE WITHIN 180 DAYS OF THEIR END OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE ARE CREDITED TOWARD THEIR ACTIVE DUTY COMMAND*S REENLISTMENT RATE. 4. THE MOBILIZATION DEFERMENT POLICY (NAVADMIN 007/07) WAS ESTABLISHED TO GUARANTEE SAILORS WHO AFFILIATE TO RESERVE STATUS UPON TRANSITION FROM ACTIVE DUTY AMPLE TIME TO ESTABLISH THEIR CIVILIAN LIVES. ALL NAVY VETERAN (NAVET) AND OTHER SERVICE VETERAN (OSVET) PERSONNEL WHO AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE WITHIN SIX MONTHS (183 DAYS) OF RELEASE FROM ACTIVE DUTY QUALIFY FOR A TWO-YEAR DEFERMENT FROM INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION, COMMENCING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE. ALL PERSONNEL WHO AFFILIATE BETWEEN SEVEN AND 12 MONTHS (184 - 365 DAYS) AFTER RELEASE QUALIFY FOR A ONE-YEAR DEFERMENT FROM INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION, COMMENCING ON THE DATE THEY AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE. ADDITIONALLY, SAILORS IN SELECTED RATINGS OR DESIGNATORS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR BONUSES FOR AFFILIATING WITH THE NAVY RESERVE. MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE IN NAVADMINS 065/07 AND 079/07. 5. FLEET TO NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT CENTER (NOSC) IS A PILOT PROGRAM CREATED BY COMMANDER, NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (CNRC) TO STREAMLINE THE NAVY RESERVE AFFILIATION PROCESS. FLEET TO NOSC BEGAN 1 NOVEMBER 2006, AND HAS BEEN EXTREMELY SUCCESSFUL FOR THE 15 COMMANDS PARTICIPATING IN THE PROGRAM. USS HARRY S. TRUMAN (CVN 75), USS RONALD REAGAN (CVN 76), USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52), USS TARAWA (LHA 1), USS NASSAU (LHA 4), USS JEFFERSON CITY (SSN 759), NAVAL MOBILE CONSTRUCTION BATTALION SEVEN, BRANCH MEDICAL CLINIC SEWELLS POINT, CARRIER AIRBORNE EARLY WARNING SQUADRON 124 (VAW-124), AND HELICOPTER ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON LIGHT 43 (HSL-43) HAVE BEEN RECENTLY JOINED BY FIVE INFORMATION WARFARE UNITS: NAVY INFORMATION OPERATIONS COMMAND (NIOC) FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, NIOC FORT GORDON, GEORGIA, NIOC SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, NIOC AURORA, COLORADO AND NIOC SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII. COMMANDS PARTICIPATING IN FLEET TO NOSC HAVE AN AFFILIATION RATE OF 28 PERCENT, COMPARED TO THE ALL NAVY RATE OF 12 PERCENT. EXPANSION OF FLEET TO NOSC WITH A WEB-BASED SOLUTION IS EXPECTED IN FY09 (BELOW); IN THE MEANTIME, CCC*S CAN OBTAIN INFO AT WWW.NAVYRESERVE.COM AND A NAVY RESERVE AFFILIATION QUICK-GUIDE AT: WWW.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/STAYNAVYTOOLS/NAVYRESERVE.HTM. CNRC POC*S FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLEET TO NOSC ARE NCCM BRUCE MCCARLEY AT (901) 874-9146, AT1(AW) RANDY WATSON AT (901) 874-9096, OR ENC(SW) JULIEN BOYLAND AT (901) 874-9082/DSN 882. 6. RESERVE AFFILIATION TOOL: BEGINNING IN FY09, CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM-INTERACTIVE DETAILING (CMS/ID) WILL ALLOW ACTIVE DUTY CCC*S TO VIEW VACANT NAVY RESERVE ENLISTED BILLETS BEFORE SAILORS LEAVE ACTIVE DUTY. THIS CAPABILITY WILL PROVIDE SAILORS INSIGHT INTO RESERVE UNITS AND BILLETS IN THE LOCATION WHERE THEY PLAN TO LIVE. THE GOAL OF SAILORS APPLYING FOR ORDERS THEMSELVES VIA CMS/ID CAN ONLY BE ACCOMPLISHED IF ALL SAILORS ARE EDUCATED ABOUT THEIR OWN CAREER PROGRESSION AND THE BENEFITS OF THE NAVY RESERVE. THIS IS JUST ONE EXAMPLE OF HOW AN EFFECTIVE CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM CAN BE AN EXTREMELY VALUABLE INVESTMENT IN OUR SAILORS, AND OFFER A FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY FOR THEM TO STAY NAVY FOR LIFE. 7. RETAINING QUALITY, TRAINED PERSONNEL IS AN INTEGRAL ELEMENT OF SHAPING NAVY*S TOTAL WORKFORCE TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE WARFIGHTING REQUIREMENTS. THE ARGUS SURVEY HAS PROVEN AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO GATHER INFORMATION ON THOSE INFLUENCES WHICH EFFECT RETENTION BEHAVIOR. THE SURVEY PROVIDES NAVY LEADERSHIP WITH DIRECT INPUT TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND SUPPORT COMPENSATION, PERSONNEL, AND POLICY DECISIONS. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE THEIR SAILORS PARTICIPATE IN THE ARGUS CAREER MILESTONE TRACKING SYSTEM AT THE KEY CAREER MILESTONE TRANSITION POINTS DEFINED IN OPNAVINST 1040.10A. THE ARGUS SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE BUPERS ONLINE WEB-PORTAL. NUMEROUS SURVEY MECHANISMS REVEAL ONE OF THE TOP REASONS WHY SAILORS STAY NAVY IS FOR MEDICAL BENEFITS. THIS BENEFIT IS BEING EXTENDED TO THE NAVY RESERVE. BEGINNING 1 OCTOBER 2007, RESERVISTS WILL BE ABLE TO ENROLL IN AN IMPROVED TRICARE SERVICE. THIS NEW PROGRAM INCLUDES COVERAGE FOR THE RESERVIST AND FAMILY MEMBERS FOR COSTS WELL BELOW WHAT IS OFFERED BY CIVILIAN INSURERS. MORE INFORMATION ON THIS AND OTHER BENEFITS OF RESERVE AFFILIATION ARE AVAILABLE AT WWW.NAVYRESERVE.COM. 8. BEST PRACTICES: THE CAREER INFORMATION TEAM ABOARD USS TARAWA BRIEFS ALL PERSONNEL WHO ARE WITHIN 15 MONTHS OF THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (EAOS) ON THEIR CAREER OPTIONS AND THEIR OPPPORTUNITIES IN THE NAVY RESERVE, SHOULD THEY DECIDE TO LEAVE ACTIVE DUTY. RESERVE AFFILIATION IS AN IMPORTANT AND CONTINUAL PART OF CAREER EDUCATION, AND IS DISCUSSED DURING THE FIRST TERM SUCCESS WORKSHOP, THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT TRAINING COURSE, AND ONBOARD CAREER DEVELOPMENT TEAM TRAINING. USS TARAWA SAILORS ARE ALSO COUNSELED ON THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE NAVY RESERVE WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY DURING THEIR PRE- SEPARATION BRIEF, GIVEN BEFORE ATTENDING TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) TRAINING. THEY ARE BRIEFED ONCE AGAIN DURING THE CHECKOUT PROCESS TO REITERATE THAT SAILORS CAN CONTINUE TO UTILIZE THEIR NAVY BENEFITS IF THEY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE NAVY RESERVE. EDUCATION REGARDING THE NAVY RESERVE HAS BEEN THE FOUNDATION OF USS TARAWA'S SUCCESS IN THE FLEET TO NOSC PILOT PROGRAM. LEADERS ONBOARD USS HARRY S. TRUMAN ALSO UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATING SAILORS ABOUT RESERVE AFFILIATION. DURING INDOCTRINATION, SAILORS LEARN ABOUT THE PURPOSE OF THE NAVY RESERVE AND THE BENEFITS OF AFFILIATION. THEY ALSO COVER THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRST-TERM SAILORS. USS HARRY S. TRUMAN HOLDS A MONTHLY PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS) CONGRATULATORY MEETING BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER, FOR THE SAILORS APPROVED TO STAY NAVY. DURING THIS MEETING, RESERVE AFFILIATION IS DISCUSSED AS AN OPTION FOR MEMBERS WHO DECIDE TO LEAVE ACTIVE DUTY AT THE END OF THEIR EAOS. 9. UPCOMING CAREER MANAGEMENT SYMPOSIUMS: A. STRATCOM (5 - 8 NOVEMBER 2007) B. NORTHCOM (6 - 9 NOVEMBER 2007) C. JRB NEW ORLEANS, LA (13 - 16 NOVEMBER 2007) D. NORFOLK/OCEANA, VA (26 - 30 NOVEMBER 2007) E. CORPUS/INGLESIDE/KINGSVILLE/SAN ANTONIO, TX (10 - 14 DECEMBER 2007) F. YOKOSUKA/ATSUGI/MISAWA, JAPAN (11 - 19 JANUARY 2008) G. PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII (11 - 15 FEBRUARY 2008) 10. POINTS OF CONTACT (CENTER FOR CAREER DEVELOPMENT): - NCCM JEFF KENNAMORE AT (901) 874-2470/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JEFF.KENNAMORE(AT)NAVY.MIL - NCCM JOSEPH MACK AT (901) 874-3194/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JOSEPH.MACK(AT)NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY VADM J. 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