RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 0162323-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 162323Z JAN 09 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01040// NAVADMIN 017/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) UPDATE AND ZONE B IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN DESCRIBES PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTING ZONE B PTS, THE REQUIREMENT TO DOCUMENT THE SAILOR'S PTS INTENTIONS USING THE NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSIPS), AND ENHANCEMENTS TO THE PTS PROCESS. THE PERFORM TO SERVE PROGRAM IS A VITAL PART OF OUR NAVY'S TOTAL FORCE STRATEGY, PROVIDING AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP OUR BEST AND BRIGHTEST SAILORS IN ORDER TO MEET FUTURE FLEET AND RATING NEEDS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE MORE SAILORS THAN REQUIRED IN CERTAIN RATINGS. THESE CONDITIONS SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT CAREER PROGRESSION AND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAILORS IN OVERMANNED RATINGS AND HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MISSION READINESS AND FLEET CAPABILITIES WHEN A RATING LACKS THE APPROPRIATE INVENTORY. BEGINNING 1 FEBRUARY 2009, PERFORM TO SERVE WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE SAILORS IN BOTH ZONE A AND ZONE B. SAILORS GIVEN AN IN RATE REENLISTMENT OR CONVERT QUOTA WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A PAGE 13, WHICH OUTLINES REENLISTMENT INTENTIONS TO ACCEPT AN IN RATE QUOTA OR ACCEPT A RATE CONVERSION. 2. QUOTA RESERVATION A. BEGINNING 1 FEBRUARY 2009, RESERVATION QUOTAS GRANTED FOR AN IN-RATE REENLISTMENT OR CONVERSION TO ANOTHER RATING REQUIRE A SIGNED PAGE 13 IN NSIPS, WITHIN 30 DAYS OF MESSAGE RECEIPT, STATING A COMMITMENT OF INTENT TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY. RESERVATIONS WILL BE REMOVED 60 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF MESSAGE IF A PAGE 13 IS NOT RECORDED. THOSE SAILORS WHO CURRENTLY HAVE A PTS APPROVED QUOTA IN ZONE A WILL BE REQUIRED TO SIGN A PAGE 13 NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE IN ORDER TO RETAIN THEIR QUOTA. QUOTAS WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE SYSTEM FOR THOSE SAILORS WHO DO NOT HAVE A PAGE 13 RECORDED BY 1 APRIL 2009. THE PROCEDURES FOR ENTERING AND VERIFYING A PAGE 13 CAN BE FOUND ON THE NPC WEBSITE (WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/STAYNAVYTOOLS/CIMS/). PSD/CSD/PAPA DET, ALONG WITH COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS, WILL ENSURE THE PAGE 13 IS DOCUMENTED IN NSIPS, INCLUDING FINAL VERIFICATION. THE PAGE 13 IS PRE- LOADED IN NSIPS UNDER THE TITLE PTS INTENTION. COMMANDS SERVICED BY PAPA DET WILL COMPLETE PAGE 13 REQUIREMENTS VIA TRANSACTION ONLINE PROCESSING SYSTEM (TOPS). FINAL VERIFICATION OF THE PAGE 13 LIES WITH THE PERSONNEL SUPERVISOR AT THE PSD/CSD/PAPA DET OR AFLOAT PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT. IN SPECIAL CASES WHERE NSIPS IS NOT AVAILABLE, COMMANDS ARE DIRECTED TO SUBMIT A COPY OF THE PAGE 13 TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER VIA FAX AT (901) 874-2116 OR EMAIL AT CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL. THE PTS PAGE 13 TEMPLATE IS AVAILABLE ON THE NPC WEBSITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/PERFORMTOSERVE/. B. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NOTES MUST BE ADDED TO THE PAGE 13 AS APPLICABLE: (1) I ACCEPT THE RESERVATION QUOTA FOR IN-RATE REENLISTMENT AND WILL ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED OBLISERVE PRIOR TO MY EAOS. (2) I ACCEPT THE RESERVATION QUOTA FOR CONVERSION TO APPROVED RATING AND WILL ACQUIRE THE REQUIRED OBLISERVE PRIOR TO MY EAOS. 3. ZONE B PTS: A. ZONE B PTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BEGINNING 1 FEBRUARY 2009. B. A ZONE B SAILOR IS A SAILOR WHO HAS MORE THAN SIX, BUT LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO TEN YEARS OF SERVICE. C. ALL E-4 TO E-6 SAILORS WITH AN EAOS OR PRD ON OR AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2009 AND WHO WILL BE IN ZONE B LIMITS ON THE DATE OF THEIR EAOS OR PRD, ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A PTS APPLICATION, REGARDLESS OF THEIR REENLISTMENT INTENTIONS. D. SAILORS MUST HAVE AN APPROVED ZONE B PTS RESERVATION PRIOR TO REENLISTING, EXTENDING THEIR EAOS, OR NEGOTIATING ORDERS IF THEIR EAOS OR PRD MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS IN PARAGRAPH C. E. ZONE B PTS WILL FOLLOW THE SAME BASIC PROCESSING GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES AS ZONE A PTS. F. SAILORS IN PAYGRADE E-6 THAT HAVE BEEN SELECTED OR FROCKED TO E-7 ARE EXEMPT FROM ZONE B PTS. G. PERSONNEL ALREADY UNDER PCS ORDERS, PERSONNEL WITH AN APPROVED CONVERSION PACKAGE, OR PERSONNEL WITH AN APPROVED SRB PRECERT AT THE TIME OF THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN ARE NOT AFFECTED. H. SUBMISSION AND PROCESSING (1) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPLICATIONS FOR ZONE B SAILORS IS 27 FEBRUARY 2009. THEREAFTER, THE SUBMISSION DEADLINE WILL BE THE LAST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH. REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THE DEADLINE WILL BE PROCESSED THE FOLLOWING MONTH. (2) THE PRIMARY METHOD OF SUBMISSION WILL BE WEB BASED USING THE PTS HOMEPAGE LINK ON THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC) WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/PERFORMTOSERVE/, THEN CLICKING ON PTS HOMEPAGE. AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR COMMAND SUBMISSION IF WEB ACCESS IS NOT AVAILABLE WILL BE TO SUBMIT THE PTS SPREADSHEET (DOWNLOADABLE FROM THE NPC WEBSITE) USING ENCRYPTED PASSWORD PROTECTED EMAIL TO CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL. INCLUDE IN THE SUBJ LINE: PTS APPLICATIONS FOR UIC XXXXX. ZONE B PTS CONVERSION APPLICATIONS WILL ONLY BE PROCESSED BY THE PTS WEB SERVICE OR PTS SPREADSHEET SUBMISSION METHODS. FLEET RATING IDENTIFICATION ENGINE (FLEET RIDE) WILL NOT HAVE THE CAPABILITY OF PROCESSING ZONE B PTS CONVERSION REQUEST APPLICATIONS UNTIL THIRD QUARTER FY-09. (3) COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO UPDATE AN INDIVIDUAL'S PTS REQUEST IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES OCCUR: PAY GRADE, EVALUATION PERFORMANCE, THE SAILOR'S CONVERSION DESIRES, OR THE SAILOR'S CONVERSION CHOICES. COMMANDS MAY CANCEL OR UPDATE PTS REQUESTS USING ONLINE WEB APPLICATIONS OR E-MAIL. (4) MONTHLY CONVERSION QUOTAS WILL BE PROVIDED ON THE NPC WEBSITE. 4. PTS ENHANCEMENTS AND UPDATES A. ENHANCEMENTS (1) MAY-SEPTEMBER 2008 - PTS APPLICATIONS (ZONE A ONLY) WERE INTERFACED WITH FLEET RIDE, GIVING COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS THE ABILITY TO SUBMIT BOTH USN ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) AND FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) APPLICATIONS USING THE FLEET RIDE WEB SERVICE. THE ABILITY TO USE FLEET RIDE'S CLASSIFICATION ENGINE REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF CONVERSION ERRORS AND GAVE COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS THE ABILITY TO TRACK EACH SAILOR'S APPLICATION STATUS. (2) DECEMBER 2008 - THE STACKING ALGORITHM WAS MODIFIED TO PLACE MORE EMPHASIS ON RETAINING CRITICAL SKILL SETS AND PERFORMANCE. B. EFFECTIVE 1 FEBRUARY 2009, IF A SAILOR ANSWERS "NO" ON THE PTS APPLICATION TO THE QUESTION "DOES MEMBER DESIRE TO REENLIST?", THAT SAILOR WILL AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE A ROLLOVER STATUS AND CONTINUE TO RECEIVE THE ROLLOVER STATUS UNTIL THEY ARE SIX MONTHS FROM THEIR EAOS. AT THAT POINT, THE SAILOR WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE TO START THE TRANSITION PROCESS. IF A SAILOR'S INTENTION CHANGES WHILE IN THE PTS WINDOW, THE APPLICATION CAN BE MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE DESIRE TO REENLIST AND WILL BE PROCESSED NORMALLY. C. EXTENSIONS AND GENDET REAPPLY (1) CO'S AUTHORITY TO GRANT A TWO-MONTH EXTENSION WHILE AWAITING PTS RESULTS OR FOR THE TRANSITION PROCESS IS NO LONGER AUTHORIZED. (2) EXTENSIONS THAT WOULD TAKE A SAILOR PAST ZONE A CAN ONLY BE GRANTED WITH ZONE A PTS APPROVAL AND MUST BE IAW MILPERMAN 1160-040. (3) GENDET REAPPLY OPTION HAS BEEN ELIMINATED. D. FUTURE CHANGES (1) THIRD QUARTER FY-09 - PTS WILL BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE A SELECTED RESERVE OPTION. THIS FUNCTION WILL ALLOW AN ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) SAILOR TO SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLY FOR BOTH AC AND RC OPPORTUNITIES. AN AC SAILOR WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE THE OPTION OF CHOOSING THE ACTIVE OR RESERVE COMPONENT EVEN AFTER AN IN-RATE DETERMINATION IS MADE. 5. NAVY PERSONNEL CAN CALL 1-866-U-ASK-NPC OR (866) 827-5672, OR EMAIL THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND'S CALL CENTER IN MILLINGTON AT CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL WITH QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS POLICY UPDATE AND NEW PTS IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES. THIS CALL CENTER WILL BE MANNED MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M., CENTRAL STANDARD TIME. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN