Subject: 092134Z MAR 11 SUBJ/DADT GUIDANCE - COST TRACKING AND REPORTING// This message is UNCLAS RATUZYUW RUCBCLF0002 2531355-UUUU--RUCBAPS RUCBCGL RUCBCLF RUCBCLT RUCBMRC RUCBRES RUCBTFE. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUCOMCB0400 0682039 R 092134Z MAR 11 ZYB PSN 055988K35 FM COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA//N00// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//UNCLAS/N01440// BT UNCLAS SECINFO/U/-// MSGID/GENADMIN/COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA/N00/MAR// SUBJ/DADT GUIDANCE - COST TRACKING AND REPORTING// REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CNO WASH DC/042332ZFEB2011// REF/B/MSGID:MSG/COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA/171222ZFEB2010// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 042/11. REF B IS DADT IMPLEMENTATION OPORD.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS THE NINTH IN A SERIES OF COMMUNICATIONS CONCERNING THE REPEAL OF TITLE 10, USC SECTION 654, KNOWN AS "DON'T ASK DON'T TELL" (DADT). 2. AS SPECIFIED IN REF A, CURRENT DADT POLICY REMAINS IN EFFECT. NO POLICIES, REGULATIONS, OR BENEFITS WILL CHANGE PRIOR TO FINAL REPEAL. 3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO PROMULGATE COST REPORTING GUIDELINES ASSOCIATED WITH DADT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS. 4. REF B DIRECTS ALL NAVY COMMANDS TO TRACK COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DADT REPEAL TRAINING. ALL BUDGET SUBMITTING OFFICES (BSO) SHALL REPORT THE TOTAL AMOUNT EXPENDED BY THE BSO FOR ALL COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH DADT REPEAL TRAINING. EXAMPLES OF DADT REPEAL TRAINING COSTS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, TRAVEL COSTS TO AND FROM TRAINING SESSIONS, MATERIAL REPRODUCTION COSTS, AND EQUIPMENT PURCHASE OR RENTAL. 4.A. SUBMISSION DATES. COST REPORTS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO USFF NLT THE 10TH AND 25TH OF EACH MONTH THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2011. THE FIRST REPORT IS DUE 25 MARCH 2011. 4.B. FORMAT. THE REPORT FORMAT AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON WWW.DADTREPEAL.NAVY.MIL UNDER THE "REPORTING" TAB. 4.C. REQUIRED ACTION. EACH BSO SHALL IDENTIFY A POINT OF CONTACT FOR COST TRACKING AND FORWARD CONTACT INFORMATION TO THE USFF POCS LISTED BELOW NLT 18 MARCH 2011. 5. COSTS ARE TO BE BORNE WITHIN CURRENT OPTAR. IF REQUIREMENTS CAN NOT BE MET WITHIN CURRENT OPTAR, REQUEST AUGMENT FROM YOUR BSO. NOTIFY USFF IF TADTAR SHORTFALLS WILL PRECLUDE MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENT. 6. USFF POINTS OF CONTACT: 6.A. LCDR MATTHEW SMITH, COMM (757)836-2398, DSN 836-2398, EMAIL: MATTHEW.SMITH6(AT)NAVY.MIL. 6.B. MR. MICHAEL BREH, COMM (757)836-7794, DSN 836-7794, EMAIL: MICHAEL.BREH(AT)NAVY.MIL. 7. RELEASED BY ADM J. C. HARVEY, JR.// BT #0002 NNNN