This message is UNCLAS RATUZYUW RUCBCLF0003 0531657-UUUU--RUCBCLF. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF3506 0531709 R 221657Z FEB 11 ZYB PSN 255738K30 FM COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA//N00// TO NAVADMIN INFO RUBDPLA/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1// RUCBCLF/COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA//N00// BT UNCLAS SECINFO/-/-// MSGID/GENADMIN/COMUSFLTFORCOM/-/FEB// SUBJ/DADT GUIDANCE - TIER 1 TRAINING DELIVERY AND DOCUMENTATION// REF/A/MSGID:MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/042332ZFEB2011// REF/B/MSGID:MSG/COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA/161318ZFEB2011// REF/C/MSGID:MSG/COMUSFLTFORCOM NORFOLK VA/171222ZFEB2011// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 042/11. REF B OUTLINES NFAAS DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS. REF C IS DADT IMPLEMENTATION OPORD.// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS THE SEVENTH 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 PAGE 02 RUCBCLF0003 UNCLAS REPEAL. 3. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONS SPECIFIC TO DADT REPEAL TIER ONE COMMUNITIES. 4. TIER 1 COMMUNITIES. AS OUTLINED IN REF A, TIER 1 TRAINING IS INTENDED FOR EXPERTS WHO MAY DEAL FREQUENTLY WITH REPEAL POLICY ISSUES. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS TRAINING, TIER 1 COMMUNITIES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS: CHAPLAINS, JUDGE ADVOCATES, SENIOR HUMAN RESOURCE OFFICERS, LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL, PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICERS, FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTER PERSONNEL, PERSONNEL\SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY ADVISORS, AND RECRUITERS. 5. TRAINING CONTENT DEVELOPMENT. TIER 1 COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF TIER 1 TRAINING CONTENT. TIER 1 TRAINING SHALL UTILIZE THE SANCTIONED TIER 2 AND 3 TRAINING CONTENT APPROVED BY THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (OSD) AND THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) AS THE FOUNDATION FOR TIER 1 CONTENT DEVELOPMENT. TIER 1 COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO ADD SPECIFIC CONTENT AS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS ISSUES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF DON'T ASK, DON'T TELL. PRIOR TO EXECUTION, ALL TIER 1 CONTENT MUST BE SUBMITTED TO OPNAV N1 FOR APPROVAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDANCE PROVIDED TO TIER 1 PAGE 03 RUCBCLF0003 UNCLAS LEADERSHIP. 6. TRAINING DELIVERY TO TIER 1 PERSONNEL. 6.A. TIER 1 TRAINING. TIER 1 COMMUNITY LEADERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DELIVERING TIER 1 TRAINING TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. PER REFS A AND B, THE PRIMARY METHOD OF DELIVERY IS FACE-TO-FACE. IF FACE-TO-FACE DELIVERY IS NOT PRACTICAL, DEFENSE CONNECT ONLINE (DCO) OR VIDEO TELECONFERENCE (VTC) IS AUTHORIZED. NON-VTC CONFERENCE CALLS, EMAIL, AND THE E-LEARNING SOLUTION ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR TIER 1 TRAINING. 6.B. TIER 2 AND 3 TRAINING. USFF IS THE ONLY AUTHORIZED AGENT FOR DELIVERY OF TIER 2 (COMMAND LEADERSHIP) TRAINING AND WILL DELIVER F2F TRAINING TO ALL TIER 2 PERSONNEL. TIER 2 LEADERS ARE REQUIRED TO DELIVER F2F TRAINING TO TIER 3 PERSONNEL REGARDLESS OF THEIR COMMUNITY'S PLAN TO DELIVER TIER 1 TRAINING. 7. COMPLETION OF TRAINING. AS DIRECTED IN REF B, DOCUMENTATION OF TRAINING SHALL BE ACCOMPLISHED IN THE NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (NFAAS) (WWW.NAVYFAMILY.NAVY.MIL) WITHIN 3 WORKING DAYS FOLLOWING TRAINING. AN NFAAS "TIER 1 TRAINING COMPLETION" TOOL IS IN DEVELOPMENT AND WILL ALLOW DOCUMENTATION BY INDIVIDUAL TIER 1 COMMUNITY. THE TIER 1 TRAINING COMPLETION TOOL WILL BE AVAILABLE ON PAGE 04 RUCBCLF0003 UNCLAS 15 MARCH 2011. 7.A. TIER 1 POPULATION. NLT 1 MARCH 2011, ALL TIER 1 COMMUNITY LEADERS SHALL PROVIDE USFF WITH A COMPLETE LIST OF THEIR PERSONNEL. THIS DATA WILL BE FORWARDED VIA EXCEL IN A FORMAT PROVIDED BY USFF POCS LISTED IN PARA 9. 7.B. DOCUMENTATION. COMMAND TRAINING REPRESENTATIVES (TREPS), TIER 1 COMMUNITY MANAGERS OR TIER 1 INDIVIDUALS SHALL DOCUMENT BOTH THE BASELINE TIER 2 OR 3 TRAINING AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERY METHOD AS WELL AS THE SPECIFIC TIER 1 COMMUNITY TRAINING AND ASSOCIATED DELIVERY METHOD IN NFAAS. REF B CONTAINS SPECIFIC DIRECTION FOR NFAAS ACCESS AND PROCEDURES FOR DOCUMENTING TRAINING COMPLETION. A LOW BANDWIDTH VERSION OF NFAAS IS AVAILABLE FOR COMMANDS WITH LIMITED INTERNET ACCESS. 7.C. USFF WILL USE NFAAS DATA AS THE AUTHORITATIVE SOURCE FOR DETERMINING DADT REPEAL TRAINING COMPLETION COMPLIANCE. USFF WILL PROVIDE ROUTINE COMPLIANCE REPORTS TO CNO. 8. TIMELINE. AS DIRECTED IN REF C, TIER 1 TRAINING SHALL BE COMPLETED AND DOCUMENTED NLT 17 JUNE 2011. 9. USFF POINTS OF CONTACT: 9.A. TIER 1 TRAINING DELIVERY: MR. MICHAEL BREH PAGE 05 RUCBCLF0003 UNCLAS COMM (757) 836-7794, DSN 836-7794, MICHAEL.BREH(AT)NAVY.MIL. 9.B. TIER 1 DOCUMENTATION AND REPORTING: LCDR MATTHEW SMITH COMM (757) 836- 2398, DSN 836-2398, REPEAL.REPORTING.FCT(AT)NAVY.MIL. 10. RELEASED BY ADM J. C. HARVEY, JR.// BT #0003 NNNN