UNCLASSIFIED// R 142355Z DEC 07 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 341/07 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OFFICER CRITICAL SKILL RETENTION BONUS PROGRAM// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY-08 CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CEC CSRB) FOR QUALIFIED CEC OFFICERS. THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE NAVY?S OVERARCHING EFFORT TO SIZE, SHAPE, AND STABILIZE THE FORCE WHILE ENCOURAGING OFFICERS TO STAY NAVY AND MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSONNEL READINESS REQUIREMENTS. 2. PROGRAM OVERVIEW. THE CEC CSRB IS TARGETED TO CEC JUNIOR OFFICERS (DESIGNATOR 510X) PERMANENTLY APPOINTED TO THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT, SERVING ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST (ADL), WHO HAVE FULFILLED THEIR MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) FROM COMMISSIONING. A. QUALIFIED CEC OFFICERS MAY RECEIVE UP TO 50,000 DOLLARS IN EXCHANGE FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION OF UP TO FIVE YEARS. B. FOR INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION IN FY-08, THIS PROGRAM WILL TARGET OFFICERS IN COMMISSIONING YEAR GROUPS 2003 AND 2004, AND SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM YEARS WILL TARGET OFFICERS SERVING IN THEIR FOURTH YEAR OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE. 3. QUOTA LIMITATIONS, COMMANDING OFFICER?S ENDORSEMENT, AND PROGRAM DELEGATION: A. ANNUAL CSRB CONTRACT QUOTAS WILL BE ALLOCATED BY YEAR GROUP, BASED ON CEC LIEUTENANT COMMANDER ZONE REQUIREMENTS. B. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL ENCOURAGE QUALIFIED CEC OFFICERS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR A CEC CSRB AND MUST ENDORSE ALL REQUESTS IN WRITING. COMMANDS MUST ENSURE APPLICATIONS ARE ACCURATE AND VERIFY APPLICANTS MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND HAVE NO PENDING ACTIONS, WHICH MAY RENDER AN APPLICANT INELIGIBLE FOR A CEC CSRB. APPLICATION DELAYS INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD THAT COMMUNITY QUOTAS WILL BE FILLED BEFORE AN OFFICER?S APPLICATION IS RECEIVED. C. CEC COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT BRANCH (BUPERS 314E) IS DESIGNATED AS THE CEC CSRB PROGRAM MANAGER AND IS DELEGATED THE AUTHORITY TO: (1) EVALUATE THE ELIGIBILITY OF CEC OFFICERS APPLYING FOR CEC CSRB; (2) ACCEPT CEC OFFICER AGREEMENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR THE STATED PERIOD IN EXCHANGE FOR A CEC CSRB; AND (3) ADMINISTER THE CEC CSRB PROGRAM PER APPLICABLE LAWS, DOD DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS, AND THIS NAVADMIN. 4. ELIGIBILITY. APPLICANTS MUST BE CEC OFFICERS AND MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A. QUALIFIED AND SERVING AS A NAVY CEC OFFICER (DESIGNATOR 510X) ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST; B. FREE OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED THROUGH ORIGINAL COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS; C. PERMANENTLY APPOINTED TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT; D. MEDICALLY AND PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SEA OR FIELD DUTY; E. ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CSRB CONTRACT WITHOUT EXCEEDING 25 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE; F. ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FULL PERIOD OF CEC CSRB OBLIGATION IN A CEC OFFICER COMMUNITY CAREER FIELD ASSIGNMENT. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR CEC CSRB ARE CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS AND REQUIRE CEC OFFICERS TO FULFILL THE FULL TERM OF THE STATED SERVICE OBLIGATION. G. HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER?S FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR RECEIPT OF CEC CSRB. 5. APPLICATION PROCESS. A. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY APPLY FOR A CEC CSRB VIA THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO: COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (ATTN: BUPERS 314E, CEC ASST OFFICER COMMUNITY MANAGER) 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE MILLINGTON, TN 38055 THE CEC COMMUNITY MANAGER WILL REVIEW ALL CEC CSRB APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING OF A CSRB CONTRACT. B. SAMPLE APPLICATION FORMAT FOR CEC CSRB FOLLOWS: **************************BEGIN FORMAT**************************** 7220 DATE FROM: (ELIGIBLE OFFICER, USN, SSN/DESIG) TO: CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (BUPERS 314E) VIA: (CHAIN OF COMMAND) SUBJ: REQUEST FOR FY-XX CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (CEC CSRB) REF: (A) 37 U.S.C. 323 (B) NAVADMIN XXX/07 CEC CSRB PROGRAM 1. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROVISIONS OF REFERENCES (A) AND (B) INCLUDING ALL PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS TO BE MADE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH RECOUPMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SUMS PAID MAY BE REQUIRED, TO WHICH I AGREE. I UNDERSTAND REFERENCES (A) AND (B) AUTHORIZE RECOUPMENT OF CEC CSRB IF I FAIL TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS REQUEST AND AGREEMENT.I HEREBY APPLY FOR THE CEC CSRB AUTHORIZED BY REFERENCES (A) AND (B). 2. I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY AS A CEC OFFICER FOR (##) YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REDESIGNATION TO A NON-CEC DESIGNATOR (INCLUDING FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS)) PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE CEC CSRB AGREEMENT. I ALSO UNDERSTAND MY ACCEPTED APPLICATION IS BINDING AND I WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE (##) DOLLARS IN SPECIAL PAY FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF THIS AGREEMENT AND (##) DOLLARS PER YEAR IN SPECIAL PAY FOR THE REMAINING YEARS AS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCES (A) AND (B). 3. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING MY APPLICATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO: DSN/COMM NUMBER: E-MAIL ADDRESS: (SIGNATURE) TYPED NAME *****************************END FORMAT**************************** C. SUBMISSION OF SIGNED ORIGINAL CONTRACTS AND COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENTS ARE REQUIRED, BUT ADVANCE COPIES OF APPLICATIONS FOR CEC CSRB AND COMMANDING OFFICER ENDORSEMENT MAY BE FAXED TO CEC COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AT (901) 874-2681/DSN 882 OR EMAILED (WITH SCANNED COPY OF SIGNATURE) TO LCDR GARY DOSS AT GARY.DOSS(AT)NAVY.MIL. D. GENERAL NOTES: (1) INITIAL PROGRAM YEAR. CEC OFFICERS IN YEAR GROUPS 2003 AND 2004 SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS IMMEDIATELY TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION WHILE THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE. (2) SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM YEARS. IN EACH YEAR AS THIS PROGRAM CONTINUES, OFFICERS IN THEIR FOURTH YEAR OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR A CEC CSRB FOR CONTRACT LENGTHS OF THREE OR FIVE YEARS. (3) APPLICATIONS WILL BE HELD UNTIL PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY DATE. (4) APPLICATIONS WILL BE BINDING UPON THE DATE OF APPROVAL. (5) CEC CSRB AGREEMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE THE DATE THE APPLICATION IS APPROVED, OR AS SOON AS THE OFFICER COMPLETES HIS/HER MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT, WHICHEVER IS LATER, AT WHICH TIME THE AMOUNT OF THE BONUS BECOMES FIXED. ALL CONTRACTS TERMINATE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE YEARS OF OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIFIC CEC CSRB AGREEMENT. (6) CEC CSRB AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS WILL RUN CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OBLIGATED SERVICE THE OFFICER HAS INCURRED (OTHER THAN OBLIGATION REMAINING FROM THE OFFICER?S ORIGINAL COMMISSIONING PROGRAM). 6. PAYMENT. THE FIRST BONUS INSTALLMENT IS PAYABLE ON THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE ANNIVERSARY OF COMMISSIONING. FOR INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION IN FY-08, THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF YCS FIVE (YG 2004) OR SIX (YG 2003); OR THE FIRST DAY OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING APPROVAL OF THE APPLICATION IF THE COMMISSIONING ANNIVERSARY FOR FY-08 HAS ALEADY PASSED. FOR SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM YEARS, THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF YCS FIVE. REMAINING INSTALLMENTS ARE PAYABLE ON THE SUBSEQUENT ANNIVERSARIES OF COMMISSIONING. PAYMENT SCHEMES FOR APPROVED CONTRACTS: A. OPTION 1: OFFICERS IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE MAY ELECT A FIVE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR A 50,000 DOLLARS CEC CSRB: YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT ONE 25,000 DOLLARS TWO 6,250 DOLLARS THREE 6,250 DOLLARS FOUR 6,250 DOLLARS FIVE 6,250 DOLLARS B. OPTION 2: OFFICERS IN THE FOURTH YEAR OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE MAY ELECT A THREE YEAR AGREEMENT FOR A 20,000 DOLLARS CEC CSRB: YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT ONE 10,000 DOLLARS TWO 5,000 DOLLARS THREE 5,000 DOLLARS C. OPTION 3 (VALID ONLY FOR THE INITIAL PROGRAM YEAR FY-08): OFFICERS IN THE FIFTH YEAR OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE MAY ELECT A FOUR YEAR AGREEMENT FOR A 40,000 DOLLARS CEC CSRB: YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT ONE 16,000 DOLLARS TWO 8,000 DOLLARS THREE 8,000 DOLLARS FOUR 8,000 DOLLARS 7. RECOUPMENT AND REPAYMENT POLICY A. CEC CSRB PAYMENTS WILL STOP FOR OFFICERS WHO BECOME INELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE OR WHO VOLUNTARILY OR BY THEIR OWN MISCONDUCT FAIL TO COMPLETE THE FULL PERIOD OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED SERVICE. OFFICERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY THE UNITED STATES THE PERCENTAGE OF THE BONUS REPRESENTING THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE OBLIGATED SERVICE UNDER THE CEC CSRB. SITUATIONS REQUIRING RECOUPMENT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO: (1) APPROVED REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY RELEASE FROM WRITTEN AGREEMENT IF, DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS DETERMINED BY BUPERS 314 SUCH RELEASE WOULD BE CLEARLY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH THE NAVY AND THE OFFICER CONCERNED; (2) APPROVED VOLUNTARY REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM AN ASSIGNMENT; (3) REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ORDERS TO A CEC OFFICER BILLET COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER?S GRADE AND CAREER PROGRESSION; (4) DISABILITY RESULTING FROM MISCONDUCT, WILLFUL NEGLECT, OR INCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE; (5) SEPARATION FOR CAUSE, INCLUDING MISCONDUCT; (6) APPROVED DETACHMENT FOR CAUSE; AND (7) SEPARATION BY REASON OF WEIGHT CONTROL AND/OR PHYSICAL READINESS TEST FAILURE. B. IF AN OFFICER BECOMES INELIGIBLE FOR CEC CSRB FOR ANY OF THE REASONS BELOW, NO FURTHER PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE, BUT RECOUPMENT OF PAYMENTS ALREADY RECEIVED WILL NOT BE REQUIRED: (1) DISABILITY, INJURY, OR ILLNESS NOT THE RESULT OF MISCONDUCT OR WILLFUL NEGLECT, OR NOT INCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE. (2) SEPARATION FROM NAVAL SERVICE BY OPERATION OF LAWS OR REGULATIONS INDEPENDENT OF MISCONDUCT. (3) DEATH (SEE SUBPARA 7C BELOW). (4) WHERE SECNAV DETERMINES REPAYMENT WOULD BE AGAINST EQUITY AND GOOD CONSCIENCE, OR WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE UNITED STATES. C. FOR OFFICERS WHO DIE WHILE SERVING UNDER A CEC CSRB SERVICE AGREEMENT, THE REMAINING CEC CSRB BALANCE WILL BE PAID AS A LUMP SUM AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE OFFICER?S FINAL MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT. 8. LATERAL TRANSFER/REDESIGNATION FROM CEC. OFFICERS RECEIVING A CEC CSRB ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER FROM THE CEC COMMUNITY TO ANOTHER STAFF CORPS, UNRESTRICTED LINE, OR RESTRICTED LINE COMMUNITY (INCLUDING FTS) UNTIL THE ENTIRE OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED UNDER THE SPECIFIC CEC CSRB CONTRACT IS COMPLETED. AN OFFICER MAY APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED FOR LATERAL TRANSFER WHEN WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF FULFILLING THE CSRB CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS. LATERAL TRANSFER WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE CSRB CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION. 9. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE, INFORMATION AND UPDATES REGARDING THE CEC CSRB PROGRAM ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BUPERS WEBSITE: WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/EXPEDITIONARY_WARFARE/CIVILENGINEERCORPS. 10. POINT OF CONTACT: LCDR GARY DOSS, CIVIL ENGINEER CORPS ASSISTANT COMMUNITY MANAGER, (901)874-4034/DSN 882 OR EMAIL GARY.DOSS(AT)NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT NNNN