UNCLASSIFIED// P 061634Z JAN 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN//PERS-4// UNCLAS //N01300// NAVADMIN 003/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/GSA DETAILING BUSINESS RULES// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV WASH DC/5 JUL 00// REF/B/DOC/CJCS WASH DC/1 JAN 04// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASH DC/072310Z JUN 07// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASH DC/062132Z NOV 07// REF/E/DOC/OPNAV WASH DC/27 JUL 07 (NOTAL)// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1001.24, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION POLICY AND PROCEDURES. REF B IS CJCSI 1301.01C, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION PROCEDURES. REF C IS NAVADMIN 147/07, GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS (GSA), ANNOUNCING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GSA DETAILING. REF D IS NAVADMIN 297/07, GSA UPDATE. REF E IS OPNAV N130 PAY ENTITLEMENT POLICY INTERPRETATION AND CLARIFICATION FOR MEMBERS SERVING IN GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS. RMKS/1. THIS IS THE SECOND OF TWO NAVADMINS UPDATING THE BUSINESS RULES ON INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) ASSIGNMENTS IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR (GWOT). CURRENTLY, TWO SYSTEMS, THE LEGACY IA MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (IAMM) PROCESS AND THE GWOT SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS (GSA) DETAILING PROCESS OPERATE IN PARALLEL TO MEET NAVY?S CONTINGENCY MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS PER REFS A AND B. THIS MESSAGE DESCRIBES THE BUSINESS RULES THAT GOVERN THE GSA DETAILING PROCESS, IMPLEMENTED IN SUMMER 2007, BY WHICH THE MAJORITY OF CURRENT AND FUTURE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE FILLED. THE FIRST MESSAGE PROVIDED AN UPDATE TO THE IAMM PROCESS AND BUSINESS RULES CONTAINED IN REF A. A FUTURE MESSAGE WILL UPDATE SPECIFIC RESERVE COMPONENT GWOT ASSIGNMENT BUSINESS RULES. 2. BACKGROUND. PER REFS C AND D, IN JUNE 2007 GSA DETAILING BEGAN FILLING OVER 1300 CONTINGENCY MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS WITH JANUARY 2008 AND LATER REPORT DATES. THE PROGRAM EXPANDED IN OCTOBER 2007, BRINGING AN ADDITIONAL 2300 REQUIREMENTS INTO THE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM. WITH THIS EXPANSION, GSA DETAILING WILL CAPTURE APPROXIMATELY 73 PERCENT OF THE CURRENT REQUIREMENT BY MID-TO-LATE CY-2008. THE GOAL IS TO SHIFT THE REMAINING 27 PERCENT OF REQUIREMENTS TO THE GSA DETAILING PROCESS AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. THE PURPOSE OF THE SHIFT IS TO SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE PREDICTABILITY OF GSA FOR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENABLE VOLUNTEERISM, IMPROVE MANNING STABILITY AT THE UNIT LEVEL, AND ADD DETAILER INVOLVEMENT FOR OVERSIGHT OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION. USFF WILL CONTINUE TO FILL A PORTION OF IA REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE IAMM PROCESS UNTIL GSA DETAILING IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED. COMMANDS AND BUDGET SUBMITTING OFFICES (BSOS) WILL SEE A REDUCTION IN THE IAMM REQUIREMENTS TASKED BY USFF AS THE NUMBER OF REQUIREMENTS FILLED BY GSA DETAILING INCREASES. OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH GSA ASSIGNMENTS ARE THE NORM, AND MID-TOUR IAMM ASSIGNMENTS ARE THE EXCEPTION. 3. GSA DETAILING ADMINISTRATION. GSA DETAILING NORMALIZES THE PROCESS BY USING THE EXISTING DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM TO ADVERTISE AND FILL ACTIVE COMPONENT GWOT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS. SAILORS HAVE THE OPTION TO FILL THESE ASSIGNMENTS IN A PREDICTABLE WINDOW AT THEIR REGULAR PROJECTED ROTATION DATE (PRD). A. GSA ORDERS. (1) ONCE IDENTIFIED FOR A GSA, SAILORS RECEIVE PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS TO EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT READINESS CENTER FORWARD SAN DIEGO, CA OR NORFOLK, VA. GSA TOUR LENGTHS MAY VARY, BUT THE STANDARD PCS DURATION FOR A GSA IS BETWEEN EIGHT AND 14 MONTHS. (2) CONCURRENTLY, SAILORS WILL RECEIVE TDY/ITDY ORDERS FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4G3) DETACHING THEM FROM ECRC FWD FOR TRAINING, TRANSPORTATION AND DEPLOYMENT (OCONUS) IN A TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TEMADD) STATUS FOR THE ENTIRE DURATION OF PCS ASSIGNMENT. SAILORS CAN VIEW TEMADD ORDERS BY LOGGING ON TO BUPERS ONLINE (BOL): (A) LOG ONTO BUPERS ONLINE AT HTTPS://BOL.NAVY.MIL/. (B) SELECT THE "NMCMPS" LINK. (C) CLICK "VIEW MY ORDERS" IN UPPER MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN. (D) VIEW ORDERS. B. GSA TYPE DUTY. ALL ECRC FWD UICS ARE DESIGNATED TYPE TWO SEA DUTY. C. GSA ENTITLEMENTS. DEPENDENTS SHALL NOT ACCOMPANY SERVICE MEMBERS ON THE TEMADD PORTION OF GSA ASSIGNMENTS. BASED ON THE ARDUOUS NATURE OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS, GSA SAILORS ARE ENTITLED TO MOVE DEPENDENTS TO THE NEW DUTY STATION (ECRC SAN DIEGO, CA, OR ECRC NORFOLK, VA, AS APPROPRIATE) OR TO LEAVE THEM AT THEIR CURRENT PERMANENT DUTY STATION (PDS). DUE TO STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS WITH HOST NATIONS, MEMBERS AT FOREIGN OCONUS DUTY STATIONS MAY NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO LEAVE DEPENDENTS IN PLACE AT THE CURRENT PDS. IF DEPENDENTS STAY AT THE FOREIGN OCONUS DUTY STATION, THEY MAY NOT BE COVERED BY THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT EVEN IF OTHERWISE AUTHORIZED TO STAY. FOR EXAMPLE, A SPOUSE WHO IS A CITIZEN OF THE FOREIGN NATION MAY CHOOSE TO STAY AT THE FOREIGN DUTY STATION, BUT MAY NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT ONCE THE SERVICE MEMBER EXECUTES PCS OUT OF COUNTRY. DEPENDENTS REMAINING AT CURRENT DUTY STATION ARE ENTITLED TO RETAIN MILITARY HOUSING AND BAH ENTITLEMENTS BASED ON CURRENT PDS OR DEPENDENT LOCATION. IF GSA ASSIGNMENT EXCEEDS 365 DAYS (PRE-DEPLOYMENT TRAINING AND IN THEATER TIME COMBINED), SAILORS MAY ALSO QUALIFY FOR A DESIGNATED-PLACE MOVE VIA INDETERMINATE TEMPORARY DUTY (ITDY) ORDERS. CONTACT YOUR DETAILER FOR MORE INFORMATION (REF E APPLIES). D. GSA PARENT COMMAND. ECRC LITTLE CREEK, VA, IS DESIGNATED AS THE ECRC FWD ISIC AND IS RESPONSIBLE FOR GSA SAILOR ADMINISTRATIVE AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT (ADMIN, PAY, PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, ADVANCEMENT, SECURITY CLEARANCES, GTCC, ETC.). E. GSA PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. GSA REQUIRES A MEDICAL/DENTAL/ PERSONNEL SUITABILITY SCREENING PER THE ECRC CHECKLIST POSTED ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO) AT HTTPS://WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL. DEPENDENT SCREENING IS NOT REQUIRED FOR UNACCOMPANIED ASSIGNMENT FROM THE NEW DUTY STATION TO THE OVERSEAS LOCATION. WHEN SERVICE MEMBER SCREENING IS COMPLETE, COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES, WITH COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR OR ABOVE ACCESS, SHOULD ENTER RESULTS ON BOL USING THE OVERSEAS SCREENING LINK (NOT THE IA ASSIGNMENT BUTTON). COMMANDS WILL PROVIDE PSD/PERSONNEL OFFICE WITH THE COMPLETED ECRC CHECKLIST. COMPLETED CHECKLIST MUST ALSO BE FORWARDED TO ECRC LITTLE CREEK VIA E-MAIL (SUBMIT BUTTON ON THE WEB SITE). COMMANDS FAILING TO COMPLETE SCREENING WITHIN THE 30 DAYS WILL RECEIVE A DELINQUENT REPORT OF SUITABILITY FOR OVERSEAS SCREENING MESSAGE. F. THE GOAL OF GSA DETAILING IS TO NORMALIZE THE IA ASSIGNMENT PROCESS. OTHER SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS, DUAL MILITARY COUPLES/SINGLE PARENT ASSIGNMENT AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBER ASSIGNMENT ARE ADDRESSED IN EXISTING NAVY POLICIES. 4. GSA DETAILING BUSINESS RULES. A. BEFORE EACH CMS CYCLE, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4) SHALL EXAMINE INCOMING IA DEMAND SIGNAL TO COMPARE SKILL SET AND SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH GSA REQUISITION TO AVAILABLE ROLLERS IN EACH RATING. WHEN A LACK OF QUALIFIED ROLLERS NECESSITATES DEVIATING FROM RATING SPECIFIED IN A REQUISITION, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) SHALL CONSULT WITH USFF GFM TO SUGGEST SKILL SUBSTITUTIONS. IF SUBSTITUTIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE, ALTERNATE METHODS TO FILL WILL BE CONSIDERED. B. ALL GSA REQUISITIONS WILL BE LOADED INTO CMS/ID ALONG WITH ALL MANDATED SEA DUTY/FLEET READINESS REQUISITIONS. USFF, AS MANNING CONTROL AUTHORITY AND AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR FLEET READINESS, WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE PRIORITIZATION INPUT TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ASSIGNMENT OF AVAILABLE ASSETS DURING EACH REQUISITION CYCLE. COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) AND USFF WILL CONTINUE WORKING TOGETHER TO REFINE BUSINESS RULES TO OPTIMALLY BALANCE FLEET READINESS AND GSA REQUIREMENTS. C. GSA ELIGIBLE SAILORS ARE THOSE SAILORS ROLLING FROM SEA TO SHORE AND FROM SHORE TO SEA WHO WILL NOT BREAK NAVY DWELL/ITEMPO POLICY IF DEPLOYED AND ANY VOLUNTEERS FOR A GSA. EXPECT ENLISTED DETAILERS TO CONTACT ALL GSA- QUALIFIED ROLLERS IN THEIR NORMAL NEGOTIATION WINDOW, ADVISING THEM OF THE PRIORITY OF GSA ASSIGNMENTS AND THE MANY BENEFITS OF APPLYING FOR GSA IN CMS/ID. IF THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF ROLLERS IN THE NORMAL NINE MONTH NEGOTIATION WINDOW, DETAILERS MAY CONTACT SAILORS OUT TO 12 MONTHS FROM THEIR PRD, SEEKING VOLUNTEERS TO TERMINATE SHORE DUTY EARLY TO ACCEPT GSA. CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL POLICY, THIS WILL REQUIRE THE SAILOR TO SUBMIT A 1306 VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. D. OFFICERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY DETAILERS REGARDING POTENTIAL GSA ASSIGNMENTS IN THE NORMAL NEGOTIATION WINDOW, WHICH CAN VARY DEPENDING UPON THE UNIQUE REQUIREMENTS OF EACH OFFICER COMMUNITY. E. ANY GSA REQUISITIONS WITH A REPORT MONTH INSIDE OF FIVE MONTHS WILL BE TREATED AS "MUST FILL," AND MAY BE FILLED BY NON-VOLUNTEERS FROM THE ENTIRE ROLLER POOL WITHIN THE FIVE TO NINE MONTH NEGOTIATION WINDOW IN ORDER TO MEET REQUIRED REPORT DATE. F. CONSISTENT WITH NORMAL DETAILING PRACTICES, NO "ALTERNATES" WILL BE IDENTIFIED FOR GSA REQUISITIONS. IF A SELECTEE FALLS OUT GREATER THAN 120 DAYS BEFORE FIRST I- STOP, DETAILERS WILL ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE UNPLANNED LOSS. IF FALLOUT OCCURS AT 120 DAYS OR LESS BEFORE THE FIRST I- STOP, COMNAVPERSCOM SHALL ATTEMPT TO FIND A REPLACEMENT FILL WITHIN 24 HOURS AND, IF NO RESOLUTION, SHALL PASS TO USFF FOR IAMM SOURCING. G. SAILORS IN NORMAL DETAILING NEGOTIATION WINDOW (I.E., WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF PRD) ARE EXEMPT FROM SELECTION FOR IA VIA LEGACY IAMM. H. ANY SAILOR WHO HAS COMPLETED A GSA TOUR IMMEDIATELY AFTER A FULL SEA TOUR SHALL BE EXEMPT FROM SELECTION FOR IA FOR THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THEIR SUBSEQUENT SHORE TOUR. 5. GSA DETAILING EXAMPLES. THE FOLLOWING SCENARIOS ARE EXAMPLES OF HOW GSA BUSINESS RULES MAY IMPACT SAILORS AND FLEET MANNING. A. ENLISTED (ROLLING FROM SHORE TO SEA). ENLISTED SAILOR APPLIES AND IS ACCEPTED FOR A GSA JOB. THE SAILOR TRANSFERS TO ECRC FWD AND COMPLETES AN EIGHT TO 14 MONTH GSA ASSIGNMENT. (1) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS EIGHT MONTHS, THE SAILOR IS IN THE WINDOW TO IMMEDIATELY NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THE GSA. AS SOON AS THE SAILOR IS GAINED TO ECRC FWD, FOLLOW-ON ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO THE NEXT SEA-DUTY ASSIGNMENT. (2) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS 14 MONTHS, THE SAILOR IS NOT IN THE NEGOTIATION WINDOW AND MUST WAIT TO NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS UNTIL THEY ARE WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF PRD. (3) GSA ASSIGNMENTS ARE DESIGNATED TYPE TWO SEA DUTY AND COUNT TOWARDS SEA-SHORE ROTATION, SO THE FOLLOW-ON SEA-DUTY ASSIGNMENT WILL BE REDUCED BY THE LENGTH OF THE GSA. (4) THE GSA ASSIGNMENT RESULTS IN ONE LESS ROLLER TO SEA DUTY FOR THE EIGHT TO 14 MONTH PERIOD. (5) MCAF AND COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) SHALL WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN CMS/ID IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO FLEET READINESS. B. ENLISTED (ROLLING FROM SEA TO SHORE). ENLISTED SAILOR APPLIES AND IS ACCEPTED FOR A GSA JOB. THE SAILOR TRANSFERS TO ECRC FWD AND COMPLETES AN EIGHT TO 14 MONTH GSA ASSIGNMENT. (1) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS EIGHT MONTHS, THE SAILOR IS IN THE WINDOW TO IMMEDIATELY NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THE GSA. AS SOON AS THE SAILOR IS GAINED TO ECRC FWD, FOLLOW-ON ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO THE NEXT SHORE-DUTY ASSIGNMENT. (2) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS 14 MONTHS, THE SAILOR IS NOT IN THE NEGOTIATION WINDOW AND MUST WAIT TO NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS UNTIL THEY ARE WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF PRD. (3) GSA ASSIGNMENTS ARE DESIGNATED TYPE TWO SEA DUTY, SO THE SAILOR WILL COMPLETE THE NORMAL SHORE ROTATION DURING THE SHORE-DUTY ASSIGNMENT. (4) MCAF, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SHALL WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE REQUIREMENTS SHOWN IN CMS/ID IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO FLEET AND SHORE READINESS. C. OFFICER (ROLLING FROM SEA OR SHORE). OFFICER ROLLING FROM SEA OR SHORE DUTY APPLIES AND IS ACCEPTED FOR A GSA JOB. THE OFFICER TRANSFERS TO ECRC FWD AND COMPLETES AN EIGHT TO 14 MONTH GSA ASSIGNMENT. (1) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS EIGHT MONTHS, THE OFFICER IS IN THE WINDOW TO NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE ON THE GSA. AS SOON AS THE OFFICER IS GAINED TO ECRC FWD, FOLLOW-ON ORDERS ARE ISSUED TO THE NEXT DUTY ASSIGNMENT. (2) IF THE LENGTH OF THE ASSIGNMENT IS 14 MONTHS, THE OFFICER MAY HAVE TO WAIT TO NEGOTIATE FOLLOW-ON ORDERS UNTIL THEY HAVE EXECUTED THE GSA AND ARE IN THEATER, DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC OFFICER COMMUNITY DETAILING WINDOWS. (3) DETAILERS SHALL CONTACT THE OFFICER TO DISCUSS OPTIONS WITH REGARD TO CAREER PROGRESSION, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, AND TOUR LENGTHS TO MAXIMIZE THE LENGTH OF ANY SHORE-DUTY EXTENSION WHILE KEEPING THE OFFICER?S CAREER ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE ALL COMMUNITY MILESTONES. (4) IF THE OFFICER IS ROLLING FROM SHORE DUTY, THE ASSIGNMENT MAY RESULT IN ONE LESS ROLLER TO SEA DUTY DURING THE ORIGINAL PERIOD WHEN THE OFFICER WOULD HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE TO ROLL (PRD IS ?DELAYED? BY THE LENGTH OF THE GSA). HOWEVER, BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURED NATURE OF OFFICER CAREER PATHS AND MILESTONES, A MORE LIKELY OUTCOME WOULD BE A NEGOTIATED SHORE-TOUR LENGTH THAT RETURNS INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS TO SEA ON TIME TO MEET CAREER MILESTONES, THUS MINIMIZING ANY READINESS IMPACT. (5) USFF, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4) AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS SHALL WORK TOGETHER TO PRIORITIZE REQUIREMENTS, MINIMIZE THE IMPACT TO FLEET READINESS AND MANAGE CAREER MILESTONES. OFFICER MANNING GAPS RESULTING FROM GSA ASSIGNMENTS ARE DISCUSSED IN PARA SIX. 6. BILLET GAP MANAGEMENT. THE GSA PROCESS CREATES APPROXIMATELY 3500 ?ADDITIONAL? GSA BILLETS, EXACERBATING EXISTING PERSONNEL INVENTORY SHORTFALLS AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNFILLED OR ?GAPPED? BILLETS IN THE FLEET. USFF, AS TOTAL FORCE MANAGER RESPONSIBLE FOR FLEET READINESS, WILL WORK WITH COMNAVPERSCOM AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO PRIORITIZE PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENTS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE PERSONNEL. A. ENLISTED GAP MANAGEMENT. THE EXISTING NMP PROCESS INCORPORATES STAKEHOLDER EQUITIES AND PROVIDES AN ACCEPTED SOLUTION TO ENSURE FAIR ASSIGNMENT OF AVAILABLE PERSONNEL DURING EACH REQUISITION CYCLE. COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) AND USFF WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER TO REFINE BUSINESS RULES TO OPTIMALLY BALANCE FLEET READINESS AND DISTRIBUTABLE INVENTORY. B. OFFICER GAP MANAGEMENT. USFF WILL WORK WITH COMNAVPERSCOM TO PRIORITIZE OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS TO ENSURE EQUITABLE ALLOCATION OF AVAILABLE PERSONNEL. COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4) AND USFF WILL ENSURE AN ACTIVE AND ONGOING REVIEW OF REQUIREMENTS IS PERFORMED AND WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE PRIORITIES TO OPTIMALLY BALANCE READINESS AND DISTRIBUTABLE INVENTORY. ONGOING EFFORTS TO ALLOCATE THE LIMITED OFFICER INVENTORY TO REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: (1) NEAR-TERM REVIEW OF CURRENT OFFICER MANNING FILL RATES, AND REVISION OF PLANNED FILL RATES FOR VARIOUS AGGREGATED ACTIVITY CATEGORIES (I.E., GWOT, OPERATIONAL UNITS, COCOMS, ETC.). (2) IDENTIFICATION OF SPECIFIC BILLETS FOR WHICH FILL WILL BE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED, AS COORDINATED WITH USFF, COMNAVPERSCOM AND BUDGET- SUBMITTING OFFICES. (3) DEVELOPMENT OF A TAILORED OFFICER MANNING ALLOCATION MODEL WHICH PROVIDES TARGETED FILL RATES FOR AGGREGATE ACTIVITY CATEGORIES TO REFLECT SPECIFIC GOALS FOR URL, RL, AND STAFF CORPS COMPOSITION. 7. WHILE EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO EXECUTE GSA AND IAMM BUSINESS RULES AS PUBLISHED, THERE WILL BE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CANNOT BE ANTICIPATED. NAVY IS COMMITTED TO FINDING THE BEST BALANCE BETWEEN THE IA MISSION, NEEDS/ DESIRES OF THE SAILOR, AND COMMAND READINESS. UNANTICIPATED DEMANDS MAY REQUIRE TAILORED SOLUTIONS NOT COVERED IN THESE BUSINESS RULES. 8. YOUR EFFORTS TO DATE HAVE BEEN CRUCIAL TO ENSURING NAVY PROVIDES THE RIGHT SAILOR WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS AT THE RIGHT TIME TO MEET OUR NATION?S GWOT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS. IMPLEMENTING THESE RULES IS THE NEXT STEP WE NEED TO TAKE TO IMPROVE PREDICTABILITY FOR OUR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS WE PREPARE TO SUSTAIN THE CURRENT IA MISSION FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT NNNN