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AUGMENTATION (IA) GRAM 08, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION O VERSEAS CONTINGENCY
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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN
171/10, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION GRAM 07, ESTABLISHING
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT
(OSA) PROGRAM. REF B IS NAVADMIN 003/08, GSA DETAILING BUSINESS RULES. REF C IS NAVADMIN 276/08, IA/GSA UPDATE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 180/09, INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) GRAM 06, SUITABILITY
SCREENING FOR IAS. REF E IS MILPERSMAN
1300-318, SCREENING
PROCEDURES FOR GLOBAL SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT (GSA), INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION
MANPOWER PAGE 03 RUEOMFA1953 UNCLAS MANAGEMENT (IAMM) AND RESERVE COMPONENT
(RC) MOBILIZATION ASSIGNMENTS. REF F IS
N130/07U0311, PAY ENTITLEMENT POLICY INTERPRETATION AND CLARIFICATION
PERTAINING TO MEMBERS SERVING IN GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR
(GWOT) SUPPORT
ASSIGNMENTS
(GSA). REF G IS OPNAVINST 3000.13C, PERSONNEL TEMPO OF OPERATIONS
PROGRAM.
REF H IS MILPERSMAN
1306-300, OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVES PROGRAM (OTEIP).
RMKS/1. IAW REF A, STARTING 1 NOVEMBER 2010, THE OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY
OPERATIONS (OCO) SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT
(OSA) PROCESS WILL REPLACE
THE GSA DETAILING PROCESS FOR ENLISTED SAILORS. THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REFS B AND C.
2. OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS SUPPORT
ASSIGNMENT (OSA) PROCESS
OVERVIEW.
A.
PRIOR TO ENTERING INTO NEGOTIATIONS WITH RATING DETAILER, SAILORS DESIRING AN
INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION ASSIGNMENT SHOULD SELECT THE "OSA PREFERENCE"
PAGE 04 RUEOMFA1953 UNCLAS
OPTION IN THE
SPECIAL PROGRAMS SECTION OF
THEIR DUTY PREFERENCE PAGE IN CMS/ID,
NINE TO TWELVE MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR CURRENT PROJECTED ROTATION DATE
(PRD). IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SAILORS UPDATE THEIR EMAIL
AND PHONE CONTACT INFORMATION IN CMS/ID PRIOR TO SELECTING THE OSA PREFERENCE OPTION TO
FACILITATE TIMELY CONTACT AND NEGOTIATIONS PRIOR TO THE MEMBER ENTERING INTO THEIR NORMAL DETAILING
WINDOW. PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) SCREENING
AND APPROVAL IS
A PRE-REQUISITE FOR OSA SELECTION, UNLESS THE CURRENT EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE
OBLIGATED SERVICE (EAOS)/SOFT EXPIRATION
OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (SEAOS) DATE IS SET BEYOND THE END OF OSA ESTIMATED RETURN DATE PLUS THREE
MONTHS. IN GENERAL, THIS MEANS THAT UNLESS YOUR
EAOS/SEAOS IS AT LEAST 15-16 MONTHS BEYOND YOUR CURRENT PRD MONTH (FOR
12-MONTH ASSIGNMENTS), YOU WILL NEED PTS
APPROVAL TO ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR AN OSA ASSIGNMENT.
PAGE 05 RUEOMFA1953 UNCLAS
B.
SAILORS WILL BE CONTACTED BY NAVPERSCOM (NPC) OSA DETAILING CELL (PERS 4013GS) AFTER THE SAILOR
HAS SELECTED THE OSA PREFERENCE OPTION IN THEIR
CMS/ID SPECIAL DUTY PREFERENCE PAGE.
C.
SAILORS AND THE PERS OSA DETAILING CELL WILL WORK TOGETHER TO FIND AN OSA BILLET
FOR WHICH THE SAILOR IS A GOOD FIT.
SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO HAVE AN IDEA OF THE THEATER/COUNTRY, LENGTH
OF TOUR, AND TYPE OF BILLET THEY PREFER.
IF A
BILLET IS NOT AGREED UPON, OR NO BILLET IS AVAILABLE, THE SAILOR WILL COMMENCE
D.
OSA NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO UNITED STATES FLEET FORCES (USFF) FOR FINAL APPROVAL. ONCE APPROVED, THE PERS OSA DETAILING CELL
AND THE SAILOR, ALONG
WITH THE RESPECTIVE GEOGRAPHIC BUDGET SUBMITTING OFFICE (BSO)/TYPE
COMMANDER (TYCOM), WILL BE NOTIFIED PAGE
06 RUEOMFA1953 UNCLAS OF SELECTION. THE
SELECTED SAILOR WILL BE CONSIDERED "UNDER ORDERS"
FOR PCS DETAILING
PURPOSES UNTIL THEIR PRD IS
ADJUSTED AND THEY ROLL INTO THEIR NEW DETAILING WINDOW.
E.
TEMPORARY ADDITIONAL DUTY (TEMADD) ORDERS SHALL BE WRITTEN BY NPC WITHIN TWO
WEEKS OF THE SAILOR'S SUCCESSFUL ACCEPTANCE BY
INTERMEDIATE TEMPORARY DUTY
(ITDY) ORDERS WILL BE ISSUED
ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
F.
TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FIRST I-STOP (NMPS REPORT DATE), AND UPON SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION OF ALL IA/OSA PRE-SCREENINGS, PERS-40 WILL ADJUST THE SAILOR'S PRD
AND APPLY AN OSA DISTRIBUTABLE NAVY
ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (DNEC) CODE. THE
NEW PRD WILL BE
60 DAYS AFTER THE ESTIMATED RETURN FROM THE OSA TOUR. THE OSA DNEC WILL MASK THE SAILOR FROM THEIR PARENT COMMAND'S
MANNING AND THE OSA SAILOR WILL NOT COUNT AGAINST THE COMMAND FOR MANNING PURPOSES.
G.
FOLLOW-ON PCS ORDERS. WHEN OSA
SAILORS ARE WITHIN NINE PAGE 07 RUEOMFA1953 UNCLAS MONTHS OF THEIR NEW PRD, THEY WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO NEGOTIATE ORDERS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE RATING DETAILER.
H.
UPON COMPLETION OF THE OSA DEPLOYMENT, SAILORS WILL RETURN TO THEIR EXISTING
(PRE-OSA) PARENT COMMAND FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 DAYS PRIOR TO DEPARTING FOR
THEIR NEXT PCS ASSIGNMENT. THE 60 DAYS AT THE PARENT COMMAND SHALL BE
RESERVED FOR REINTEGRATION,
POST-DEPLOYMENT SCREENINGS, LEAVE, AND PCS MOVE PREPARATION (HHG
MOVE SETUP, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSES,
ETC.). SAILORS SHALL THEN EXECUTE THEIR
NEW PCS ORDERS, AS WRITTEN.
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3. OSA ADMINISTRATION AND PREREQUISITES.
A.
OSA CANDIDATE BUSINESS RULES.
(1) OSA ELIGIBILITY. SAILORS WHO VOLUNTEER FOR AN IA ASSIGNMENT AND ARE
WITHIN NINE AND TWELVE MONTHS OF PRD.
SAILORS WITHIN NINE MONTHS OF THEIR PRD ALSO MAY APPLY FOR OSA ORDERS BY
DIRECTLY CONTACTING THEIR RATING DETAILER WHO WILL NOMINATE THEM, PROVIDED THEIR RATING DETAILER CONCURS
WITH THE ASSIGNMENT, TO THE PERS OSA
DETAILING CELL FOR AN OSA ASSIGNMENT.
(2) SAILORS WHO PREVIOUSLY COMPLETED AN
IA ASSIGNMENT MAY
VOLUNTEER FOR AN OSA ASSIGNMENT.
(3) SAILORS WHO ARE TRANSFERRING FROM A
NAVY "A" OR "C"
SCHOOL ASSIGNMENT AND HAVE NOT
YET COMPLETED THEIR FIRST
PCS TOUR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AN OSA ASSIGNMENT.
(4) RANK. OSA CANDIDATES MUST BE ONE UP/ONE DOWN FROM THE STATED
REQUIREMENT, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED IN THE REQUIREMENT. OSA CANDIDATES MUST BE E-3 OR ABOVE AT THE TIME OF PAGE 03
RUEOMFA1954 UNCLAS ADMINISTRATIVE SCREENING TO BE ACCEPTED FOR OSA ASSIGNMENTS
WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: (1) OSA CANDIDATES MUST BE E-4 OR ABOVE FOR
ASSIGNMENT TO DETAINEE OPERATIONS
MISSIONS; AND (2) HOSPITAL APPRENTICE (HA/E-2) SAILORS MAY SERVE IN HEALTH
SERVICE AUGMENTATION PROGRAM (HSAP)
BILLETS DUE TO THEIR SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND MEDICAL SKILLS.
ADDITIONAL EXCEPTIONS MAY BE
EVALUATED
ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
(5) LOW SUPPLY/HIGH DEMAND (LS/HD). PERSONNEL LS/HD SKILL SETS MAY NOT BE USED TO FILL A
REQUIREMENT OUTSIDE THEIR SKILL SET AND SHALL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO AN "ANY RATING OR ANY PETTY OFFICER"
OSA BILLET ASSIGNMENT. USFF N1 WILL MANAGE
AND TASK LS/HD
COMMUNITIES.
(6) SECURITY CLEARANCE. AT THE TIME OF THE OSA REQUEST, CANDIDATES MUST
POSSESS THE REQUIRED SECURITY CLEARANCE, OR HAVE INTERIM CLEARANCE GRANTED
AND THE APPROPRIATE INVESTIGATION
INITIATED. CLEARANCE STATUS, INCLUDING
INTERIM CLEARANCE STATUS, PAGE 04 RUEOMFA1954 UNCLAS MUST BE REFLECTED IN JPAS.
(7) NEC.
IF A NEC IS SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE REQUIREMENT, THE OSA CANDIDATE MUST CURRENTLY HOLD
THE APPROPRIATE NEC. USFF N1 HOLDS
WAIVER AUTHORITY.
(8) PRD.
THE START OF THE OSA ORDERS MUST CONFORM TO CURRENT DETAILING RULES (I.E., PRD MUST BE
WITHIN THREE (3) MONTHS OF START OF OSA).
(9) EAOS.
(A) SAILORS MUST HAVE SUFFICIENT
TIME REMAINING ON CURRENT
ENLISTMENT TO COMPLETE THE OSA TOUR. IF A SAILOR HAS BEEN SELECTED FOR AN OSA, BUT
DOES NOT HAVE
SUFFICIENT EAOS TIME TO COMPLETE THE OSA DEPLOYMENT, THEY ARE REQUIRED TO BE
PTS SCREENED AND APPROVED, AS
APPROPRIATE. THE SAILOR, THROUGH THE
PARENT COMMAND AND LOCAL PSD,
MUST COMPLETE THE OBLISERV REQUIREMENT OF A MINIMUM OF 90 DAYS
(MAXIMUM OF 120 DAYS FOR EXTENSIONS OF
ENLISTMENT) AFTER THE ESTIMATED RETURN FROM THE OSA TOUR. THIS SHOULD BE COMPLETED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF TEMADD/ITDY PAGE 05
RUEOMFA1954 UNCLAS ORDERS DTG AND IS INCLUDED AS PART OF THE EXPEDITIONARY
SCREENING CHECKLIST.
(B) ALTHOUGH REENLISTMENT IS
DESIRED, IF THE SAILOR IS ELIGIBLE IN
ALL RESPECTS, RECEIPT OF TEMADD/ITDY ORDERS SERVES AS SUFFICIENT DOCUMENTATION
FOR OSA ASSIGNMENT AND ALLOWS OVERMANNED
RATING ZONES TO EXTEND IN ORDER TO MEET OBLISERV WITHOUT
PERS-811 AUTHORIZATION.
THIS MESSAGE ALSO PROVIDES
EARLY REENLISTMENT WINDOW FOR NON-SRB SAILORS TO MEET OBLISERV. ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, AFTER RECEIPT OF
TEMADD/ITDY ORDERS, PERS-811 WILL
ENTERTAIN EXCEPTIONS TO EXTENSION POLICIES FOR RATINGS/NECS LISTED IN THE
LATEST SRB NAVADMIN THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF
THE SRB REENLISTMENT WINDOW.
(10) PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS). SAILORS MUST BE PTS SCREENED AND APPROVED, AS APPROPRIATE, TO BE
SELECTED FOR AN OSA DEPLOYMENT, UNLESS THE CURRENT EAOS/SEAOS DATE IS SET BEYOND THE END OF OSA ESTIMATED
RETURN DATE PLUS THREE MONTHS. IN
GENERAL, THIS PAGE 06 RUEOMFA1954 UNCLAS MEANS THAT UNLESS YOUR EAOS/SEAOS IS
AT LEAST 15-16 MONTHS BEYOND YOUR CURRENT PRD MONTH (FOR 12-MONTH ASSIGNMENTS), YOU WILL NEED PTS APPROVAL TO
ESTABLISH ELIGIBILITY FOR AN OSA DEPLOYMENT.
DUE TO THE
TIMING OF SELECTION FOR AN OSA DEPLOYMENT, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT SAILORS SUBMIT
A PTS APPLICATION NO LATER THAN 13
MONTHS PRIOR TO PRD. THIS IS TO ENSURE
THEY ARE IN THE PTS SYSTEM AND HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATELY SCREENED PRIOR TO
APPLYING FOR AN OSA DEPLOYMENT.
(11) OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVES
PROGRAM (OTEIP). A SAILOR THAT IS ELECTING TO EXECUTE AN OSA
DEPLOYMENT FROM AN OCONUS LOCATION IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE OTEIP, AS REFERENCED IN REF H, DUE TO
EXTENDED TAD STATUS.
(12) STATUS-OF-FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA).
(A) A SOFA WITH A FOREIGN NATION
PROTECTS SAILORS AND
THEIR DEPENDENTS WHILE STATIONED OCONUS. PROVIDED THAT THE OVERSEAS COMMANDER AGREES
TO HOST DEPENDENTS
WHILE THE SAILOR IS ON IA, SOFA POLICIES GENERALLY SHOULD NOT REQUIRE FAMILIES
TO LEAVE THE FOREIGN COUNTRY IN WHICH
THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING.
(B) IF A SAILOR ASSIGNED TO AN
OVERSEAS COMMAND WOULD
LIKE TO VOLUNTEER FOR OSA, PRIOR TO SELECTING AN OSA ON THEIR
PREFERENCE PAGE ON CMS/ID, THEY MUST
FIRST INQUIRE, VIA THEIR CURRENT CHAIN-OF-COMMAND, IF THAT PARTICULAR
COMMAND/COMMANDER CAN HOST THE
DEPENDENTS WHILE THE MEMBER IS TAD ON AN OSA ASSIGNMENT, IN ACCORDANCE WITH
LOCAL SOFA RULES. IF THE COMMAND CANNOT PAGE 02 RUEOMFA1955
UNCLAS HOST THE DEPENDENTS DUE TO SOFA, THE SAILOR CAN STILL APPLY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING
THAT THEY MUST QUALIFY FOR A DESIGNATED-PLACE MOVE VIA ITDY ORDERS FOR
THEIR DEPENDENTS AND MUST INFORM THE
PERS OSA DETAILING CELL OF THE SITUATION AND THE FAMILY'S INTENTIONS DURING THE NEGOTIATION PHASE.
(C) IF A SAILOR IS REQUIRED TO MOVE
HIS/HER FAMILY BACK TO
A CONUS LOCATION DURING THE OSA DEPLOYMENT, OR IF THE PARTICULAR HOST NATION
SOFA RULES ARE SO RESTRICTIVE AS TO NOT
ALLOW A MEMBER TO KEEP DEPENDENTS IN THE PRESENT LOCATION WHILE TAD ON AN
OSA DEPLOYMENT, THEN SAILORS MAY QUALIFY
FOR A DESIGNATED-PLACE MOVE VIA ITDY ORDERS.
CONTACT PERS 4G
FOR MORE INFORMATION USING THE IAHHG@NAVY.MIL EMAIL ADDRESS FOR
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
(D) RETURN OF DEPENDENTS FROM A
DESIGNATED-PLACE MOVE BACK TO THE OCONUS
PDS IS LIMITED TO CASES WHERE THE MEMBER HAS 12 MONTHS OR MORE REMAINING AT THE
OLD PDS AFTER THE ARRIVAL OF DEPENDENTS
OR HOUSEHOLD GOODS, WHICHEVER IS LATER, AND DOES NOT HAVE PAGE 03 RUEOMFA1955
UNCLAS FOLLOW ON PCS ORDERS.
(13) HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT).
(A) SAILORS DETERMINED TO BE HYT
MAY VOLUNTEER FOR OSA
ORDERS PROVIDED THE ESTIMATED RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT ALLOWS FOR A
MINIMUM OF FOUR MONTHS TRANSITION
BETWEEN RETURN AND THE MANDATORY SEPARATION DATE.
(B) REQUESTS TO WAIVE MINIMUM
TRANSITION TIME WILL BE
EVALUATED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
(C) SAILORS ALREADY IN POSSESSION
OF OSA ORDERS, WHO ARE
SUBSEQUENTLY DEEMED TO BE HYT, WILL BE EVALUATED ON A
CASE-BY-CASE BASIS BY USFF AND NPC.
(14) RETIREMENT.
(A) SAILORS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED AND
BEEN APPROVED FOR RETIREMENT MAY NOT
VOLUNTEER FOR OSA ORDERS UNLESS THE ESTIMATED RETURN FROM DEPLOYMENT ALLOWS FOR
A MINIMUM OF FIVE MONTHS TRANSITION
BETWEEN RETURN AND RETIREMENT DATE.
(B) REQUESTS TO WAIVE MINIMUM
TRANSITION TIME WILL BE
EVALUATED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
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(15) AUXILIARY. NO "AUXILIARIES" WILL BE IDENTIFIED
FOR OSA BILLETS. IF A
B.
OSA ORDERS.
(1) TYPE OF ORDERS. ONCE APPROVED FOR AN OSA BILLET, SAILORS RECEIVE
TEMADD OR ITDY ORDERS ISSUED BY PERS-4G3.
THE ORDERS WILL BE FROM THE SAILOR'S CURRENT PARENT COMMAND FOR THE DURATION OF THE
OSA DEPLOYMENT.
(2) PRD.
AN OSA SAILOR'S PRD WILL BE ADJUSTED APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO FIRST I-STOP (NMPS
DATE) OF OSA ORDERS. THE OSA SAILOR'S
PRD WILL BE ADJUSTED TO
THE ESTIMATED RETURN DATE PLUS 60 DAYS. SAILORS WILL RETURN TO THEIR PARENT COMMAND
UPON COMPLETION PAGE 05 RUEOMFA1955 UNCLAS OF OSA DEPLOYMENT FOR THIS 60-DAY
PERIOD.
(3) OSA DNEC CODE. NPC WILL ASSIGN AN OSA DNEC CODE TO OSA SAILORS
APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS PRIOR TO THE FIRST I-STOP OF OSA ORDERS. THIS
(4) OSA ORDERS. SAILORS CAN VIEW TEMADD/ITDY ORDERS ON BUPERS ONLINE (BOL):
(A) LOG ONTO BUPERS ONLINE AT HTTPS://BOL.NAVY.MIL/;
(B) SELECT THE "NMCMPS"
LINK OR "VIEW IA ORDERS" LINK;
(C) CLICK "VIEW MY ORDERS"
IN UPPER MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN.
(5) OSA PARENT COMMAND. THE OSA SAILOR WILL ADMINISTRATIVELY PAGE 06
RUEOMFA1955 UNCLAS
REMAIN WITH THEIR CURRENT PARENT COMMAND THROUGHOUT THE DURATION
OF THE OSA ASSIGNMENT. PARENT COMMANDS
RETAIN ALL
PARENT COMMAND WILL CONDUCT
A PROPER HAND-OFF OF CIAC DUTIES WHEN SAILOR PERMANENTLY DETACHES TO ENSURE
POST-DEPLOYMENT CHECKLISTS ARE COMPLETED.
(6) OSA PRE-SCREENING REQUIREMENTS. ALL OSA SAILORS REQUIRE MEDICAL, DENTAL AND PERSONNEL
SUITABILITY SCREENING PER THE EXPEDITIONARY SCREENING CHECKLIST POSTED ON HTTP://WWW.IA.NAVY.MIL
WITHIN 30 DAYS OF TEMADD/ITDY ORDERS DTG.
DEPENDENT SCREENING IS NOT REQUIRED. WHEN SERVICE MEMBER SCREENING IS COMPLETE,
COMMAND REPRESENTATIVES (WITH COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR OR ABOVE ACCESS), SHOULD
ENTER RESULTS ON BOL USING THE "IA ASSIGNMENT" BUTTON.
COMMANDS FAILING TO COMPLETE
SCREENING WITHIN THE 30 DAYS
OF TEMADD/ITDY ORDERS DATE TIME GROUP
(DTG) WILL RECEIVE A USFF
DELINQUENT
REPORT OF SUITABILITY FOR OSA SCREENING MESSAGE. PARENT
COMMANDS MUST IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY USFF (VIA BSO/TYCOM) AND ANNOTATE THE
OVERSEAS/IA SCREENING APPLICATION ON BOL
IF AN OSA SAILOR IS DETERMINED "UNSUITABLE" PER STANDARDS AS SET
FORTH IN THE EXPEDITIONARY SCREENING
CHECKLIST.
C.
CHANGES TO OSA ORDERS. ONCE AN
INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES OSA
ORDERS, CERTAIN SCENARIOS MAY REQUIRE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO
THOSE ORDERS. THE FOLLOWING WILL
APPLY:
PAGE 02 RUEOMFA1956 UNCLAS
(1) TRAINING TRACK CHANGES. OSA ORDERS MAY ADJUST DUE TO NECESSARY CHANGES IN TRAINING TRACKS
TO SUPPORT
(A) USFF MAY MODIFY (CHANGE THE
START DATE) OSA ORDERS BY ORDERS
MODIFIED (ORDMOD) TO DEPART UP TO 30 DAYS PRIOR TO OR 90 DAYS LATER THAN THE
ORIGINAL FIRST I-STOP DATE DUE TO
CHANGES IN MISSION OR TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
USFF WILL INFORM
BSO/TYCOM/PERS OSA CELL OF ORDERS CHANGES, AND WILL INFORM THE
OSA SAILOR VIA THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND.
IF ESTIMATED DATE OF RETURN
SHIFTS LATER BY MORE THAN 30
DAYS, THEN PERS OSA DETAILING CELL WILL BE INFORMED BY USFF TO ADJUST THE PRD
ACCORDINGLY.
(B) IF SHIFT WILL BE GREATER THAN
STATED ABOVE, THE SAILOR
WILL BE GIVEN AN OPTION
TO ACCEPT THE NEW TIMELINE
OR REQUEST NEW OSA ORDERS. USFF WILL
WORK WITH THE BSO/TYCOM/PERS
OSA CELL
TO FIND A NEW BILLET. WHEN POSSIBLE, USFF WILL
PROVIDE UP TO
THREE ALTERNATIVE IA PAGE 03 RUEOMFA1956 UNCLAS BILLETS AS OPTIONS FOR THE PERS
OSA CELL TO DISCUSS WITH THE SAILOR.
IF THE SAILOR DOES NOT
ACCEPT ONE OF THE NEWLY
PROPOSED BILLETS ORNO LONGER DESIRES TO GO ON AN OSA DEPLOYMENT, THE OSA CELL WILL
INFORM USFF AND THE SAILOR'S RATING DETAILER AND THE SAILOR WILL BE DETAILED TO A NEW PCS
ASSIGNMENT.
(2)
WHEN POSSIBLE, USFF WILL
PROVIDE UP TO THREE ALTERNATIVE IA BILLETS AS OPTIONS FOR THE PERS OSA CELL TO
DISCUSS WITH THE SAILOR. IF THE SAILOR
DOES NOT ACCEPT ONE OF THE NEWLY
PROPOSED BILLETS OR NO LONGER DESIRES TO GO ON AN OSA DEPLOYMENT, THE PERS
OSA CELL WILL INFORM USFF AND THE
SAILOR'S RATING DETAILER, AND THE MEMBER WILL BE DETAILED TO PAGE 04
RUEOMFA1956 UNCLAS A NEW PCS ASSIGNMENT.
IF A MEMBER HAS INITIATED AN
OBLISERVE EXTENSION THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL OFFICE AND DOES
NOT GO FORWARD ON THE OSA DUE TO A
(3) OSA FALLOUTS. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OSA SAILOR AND PARENT
COMMAND TO NOTIFY USFF (VIA BSO/TYCOM/PERS OSA CELL) IMMEDIATELY SHOULD AN
OSA SAILOR FALLOUT FOR ANY REASON
(FAILURE OF EXPEDITIONARY SCREENING CHECKLIST, MEDICAL, EXTREME FAMILY HARDSHIP, ETC.).
SHOULD AN OSA SAILOR FALL
OUT, USFF WILL INFORM THE PERS OSA
DETAILING CELL TO NOTIFY THE SAILOR'S RATING DETAILER AND THE SAILOR
WILL BE DETAILED TO A NEW PCS
ASSIGNMENT. IF A MEMBER HAS
INITIATED AN OBLISERVE EXTENSION THROUGH THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL OFFICE AND DOES NOT GO
FORWARD ON THE OSA DUE TO A FALLOUT, IT IS INCUMBENTON PAGE 05 RUEOMFA1956
UNCLAS THE PARENT COMMAND TO CANCEL THE
OBLISERVE VIA THEIR RESPECTIVE PERSONNEL OFFICE.
(4) EXTENSIONS IN THEATER.
(A) OSA SAILORS MAY REQUEST AN
EXTENSION IN THEATER
PROVIDED THAT: (1) THE EXTENSION REQUEST IS APPROVED BY THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND IN THEATER;
(2) THEIR RATING DETAILER
CONCURS; (3) THERE IS NO
REPLACEMENT ALREADY ACCEPTED BY USFF FOR THE NEXT ROTATION; AND (4) THERE ARE NO
PTS/HYT CONFLICTS.
(B) SAILORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT
AN ENLISTED PERSONNEL
ACTION REQUEST (NAVPERS 1306/7) TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RATING
DETAILER.
(C) ADDITIONAL
RESTRICTIONS/REQUIREMENTS MAY BE APPLICABLE BASED ON LOCATION/AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY OF OSA ASSIGNMENT AND/OR TYPE OF
DUTY/MISSION.
(5) BACK-TO-BACK OSA.
(A) OSA SAILORS MAY APPLY FOR
BACK-TO-BACK OSA
DEPLOYMENTS USING THE PAGE 06 RUEOMFA1956 UNCLAS STANDARD OSA
PROCESS.
(B) CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS/REQUIREMENTS MAY BE APPLICABLE BASED ON LOCATION/AREA OF
RESPONSIBILITY OF OSA DEPLOYMENT AND/OR TYPE OF
DUTY/MISSION.
4. OSA SAILOR BENEFITS.
A.
ANY SAILOR WHO HAS COMPLETED AN OSA OR GSA DEPLOYMENT SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM SELECTION FOR IA
ASSIGNMENT FOR THREE (3) YEARS AFTER COMPLETION OF IA DEPLOYMENT.
LS/HD RATINGS THAT DO NOT
HAVE SUFFICIENT INVENTORY TO SUPPORT A THREE-YEAR EXCLUSION WILL BE HANDLED
ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS.
B.
SAILORS MAY QUALIFY FOR A DESIGNATED PLACE MOVE VIA ITDY ORDERS ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. CONTACT PERS-4G FOR MORE INFORMATION ON
QUALIFICATIONS OR USE
THE IAHHG@NAVY.MIL EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SPECIFIC QUESTIONS.
C.
SAILORS WHO VOLUNTEER FOR AN OSA ASSIGNMENT WILL HAVE POST-OSA CHOICE OF COAST DETAILING FOR
THEIR FOLLOW-ON PCS ORDERS NEGOTIATION.
IF THE SAILOR IS TAKING A SEA DUTY BILLET FOLLOWING THEIR OSA
DEPLOYMENT, THE RATING DETAILER WILL STRIVE TO DETAIL MEMBERS TO UNITS NOT DEPLOYING IMMEDIATELY
WHENEVER POSSIBLE, WITH RESPECT TO THE MEMBER'S DESIRES FOR BILLET AND LOCATION.
D.
DWELL/ITEMPO.
(1) EXECUTION OF OSA ORDERS. SAILORS WHO OPT FOR OSA DEPLOYMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED
VOLUNTEERS FOR THOSE ORDERS, AND WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE WAIVED FOR DWELL/ITEMPO REQUIREMENTS PAGE 02 RUEOMFA1957
UNCLAS CONTAINED IN OPNAVINST 3000.13C.
(2) POST OSA DEPLOYMENTS.
E.
OSA DEPLOYMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED A VOLUNTARY CONTINUATION OF CURRENT TYPE DUTY AND FOLLOW-ON
5. WHILE EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO EXECUTE
OSA, GSA AND IAMM
BUSINESS RULES AS PUBLISHED
IN NAVADMINS, THERE WILL BE CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH CANNOT BE ANTICIPATED.
THE NAVY IS COMMITTED TO FINDING THE BEST BALANCE BETWEEN THE IA
6. YOUR EFFORTS REMAIN CRITICAL TO ENSURING NAVY
PROVIDES THE RIGHT
SAILOR WITH THE PAGE 03 RUEOMFA1957 UNCLAS RIGHT SKILLS AT THE
RIGHT TIME TO MEET OUR NATION'S OCO REQUIREMENTS.
I AM PROUD OF THE
WORK BEING DONE BY OUR IA
SAILORS AND THANK EACH OF YOU FOR THE SUPPORT YOU CONTINUE TO GIVE THIS
EFFORT EVERY DAY.
7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK
#1957
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