RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 0360008-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 050008Z FEB 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT NAVADMIN 043/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/172326Z DEC 10// REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN/17DEC10// REF/C/DOC/NAVMED/11APR10// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 406/10, ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINES (ITS) SERVICE RATING. REF B IS THE MILITARY PERSONNEL MANUAL, CH-33. REF C IS NAVMED P-117, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), CH-136.// SUBJ/ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINES SERVICE RATING - CORRECTED// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN REVISES THE GUIDANCE AND TIMELINES CONTAINED IN REF A. 2. CONVERSION TO ITS FROM ELIGIBLE SOURCE RATINGS WILL BEGIN 1 APRIL 2011. THE PRIMARY SOURCE RATINGS FOR ITS CONVERSIONS WILL BE THOSE ASSIGNED TO BILLETS IN SUBMARINE LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN) DIVISIONS AND SAILORS WITH SOURCE RATINGS WITHIN THE INFORMATION ASSURANCE WORK FORCE, BUT ALL NON- NUCLEAR TRAINED SAILORS ELIGIBLE FOR SUBMARINE SERVICE ARE ELIGIBLE TO REQUEST CONVERSION. INITIAL PROJECTED CONVERSION OPPORTUNITY IS EXPECTED TO BE 180 TO 200 CONVERSIONS AT THE E4 TO E9 PAYGRADES. SAILORS DESIRING CONVERSION TO ITS MUST SUBMIT A CONVERSION PACKAGE AND NAVPERS 1306/7 TO PERS-811 ACTIVE DUTY CONVERSIONS AT MILL_CONVERSIONSP811E@NAVY.MIL BY 1 MARCH 2011. GENERAL GUIDANCE FOR RATING CONVERSION CAN BE FOUND IN ARTICLE 1440-010 OF REF B. THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE REQUIRED IN THE CONVERSION PACKAGE: LAST THREE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, LAST FOUR YEARS OF PFA HISTORY, COPY OF FLEET RIDE QUALIFICATION PAGE FOR E6 AND BELOW, AND A NEW SF86 WITH SSO INTERVIEW FOR APPLICANTS NOT POSSESSING AN ACTIVE TS/SCI CLEARANCE. MEMBERS WHO CURRENTLY POSSESS AN ACTIVE TS/SCI CLEARANCE CAN SUBMIT A JPAS PRINTOUT WHICH SHOWS THE DATE OF CLEARANCE ADJUDICATION IN LIEU OF THE SF86 AND SSO INTERVIEW. INCLUDE COPIES OF ALL NETWORK CERTIFICATIONS IN THE CONVERSION PACKAGE AND ANNOTATE ON THE 1306/7 TIME SPENT PERFORMING LAN ADMINISTRATION DUTIES. SAILORS UNABLE TO MEET THE APPLICATION DEADLINE SHOULD SUBMIT CONVERSION PACKAGES TO PERS-811 AND NOTE ON THE NAVPERS 1306/7 THE REASON THE DEADLINE WAS MISSED (E.G. UNABLE TO COMPLETE INTERVIEW WITH SSO FOR SAILORS THAT DO NOT POSSESS THE REQUIRED CLEARANCE, OPERATIONAL COMMITMENTS, ETC.). THE 1 MARCH 2011 DEADLINE IS FOR THE FIRST PHASE OF CONVERSIONS AND SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS PAST THIS DEADLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR FUTURE PHASES OF CONVERSION TO ITS. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE IS LOCATED AT: HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION/RATINGCONVERSIONS /ACTIVEDUTYRATINGCONVERSIONS.HTM. 3. SAILORS WHO ALREADY POSSESS AN INFORMATION SYSTEM TECHNICIAN (IT) NEC (2780, 2781, 2735), OR WILL BY 1 MARCH 2011, WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR DIRECT CONVERSION TO ITS. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS SERVING IN OTHER NON-NUCLEAR RATINGS WHO POSSESS MICROSOFT (MS) A+ AND/OR MICROSOFT CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL (MCP) ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST CONVERSION TO ITS, AND SHOULD NOTE THESE CERTIFICATIONS ON THE 1306/7. ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS WHO DO NOT POSSESS AN IT NEC WILL BE SCREENED FOR SELECTION AND MAY INCUR ADDITIONAL OBLISERV IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B ARTICLE 1306-604. SAILORS SELECTED FOR CONVERSION WHO REQUIRE AN IT NEC WILL ATTEND A OR C SCHOOL IN CONJUNCTION WITH A FUTURE PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION. SAILORS IN NON- SUBMARINE RATINGS SELECTED FOR CONVERSION TO ITS MUST MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF REF B, ARTICLES 1306-402 AND 1306-404, AND REF C, CHAPTER 15, AND MUST ATTEND BASIC ENLISTED SUBMARINE SCHOOL (BESS) PRIOR TO BEING DESIGNATED ITS AND ASSIGNED TO A SUBMARINE. INITIAL ASVAB REQUIREMENTS FOR ITS WILL BE THE SAME AS THOSE FOR IT. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS FOR ITS WILL BE DEFINED SEPARATELY. 4. THE IT RATING BADGE WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY THE ITS SERVICE RATING. ALL PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR RATING CONVERSION SHALL CONVERT UNIFORM RATING BADGES TO THE ITS RATING BADGE NO LATER THAN 1 APRIL 2012. 5. FOLLOWING IS THE NAVY-WIDE EXAM ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE: A. E7 (ACTIVE): LAST SOURCE RATING EXAM - JANUARY 2011 FIRST ITS EXAM - JANUARY 2012 B. E4 - E6 (ACTIVE): LAST SOURCE RATING EXAM - MARCH 2011 FIRST ITS EXAM - SEPTEMBER 2011 NOTE - SAILORS WHO TEST FOR ADVANCEMENT IN MARCH 2011 FOR E4/5/6 IN A SOURCE RATING, AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO ITS, WILL BE ADVANCED TO THE HIGHER PAYGRADE IN ITS IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THEIR SOURCE RATING. 6. FOLLOWING IS THE E7/8/9 SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE: A. E8/9 (ACTIVE): LAST SOURCE RATING BOARDS - MARCH AND APRIL 2011 (FY-12 BOARDS) FIRST ITS BOARDS - MARCH AND APRIL 2012 (FY-13 BOARDS) B. E7 (ACTIVE): LAST SOURCE RATING BOARD - JUNE 2011 (FY-12 BOARD) FIRST ITS BOARD - JUNE 2012 (FY-13 BOARD) NOTE: SCPOS, CPOS, AND PO1S WHO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE FY-12 BOARDS IN A SOURCE RATING, AND ARE SUBSEQUENTLY APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO ITS, WILL BE ADVANCED TO THE HIGHER PAYGRADE IN ITS IF THEY ARE SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT WITHIN THEIR SOURCE RATING. 7. SEA/SHORE FLOW: A. PROJECTED INITIAL SEA TOUR: 48 MOS B. PROJECTED INITIAL SHORE TOUR: 36 MOS C. PROJECTED FIRST SUBSEQUENT SEA TOUR: 48 MOS D. PROJECTED SUBSEQUENT SHORE / SEA TOURS: 36 MOS / 36 MOS FOR SAILORS CONVERTED TO ITS, COMNAVPERSCOM WILL ADJUST PROJECTED ROTATION DATES (PRDS) BASED ON LENGTH OF TOUR REMAINING. 8. COMMANDER, NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND WILL RECRUIT NEW ACCESSIONS FOR THE ITS SERVICE RATING AS PART OF THE FY-12 ACCESSION MISSION. THESE SAILORS WILL ATTEND RECRUIT TRAINING STARTING IN OCTOBER 2011. BECAUSE OF THE EXTENSIVE TRAINING ITS SAILORS WILL RECEIVE, THEY WILL BE ACCESSED IN A 6/YO PROGRAM UNDER THE ADVANCED TECHNICAL FIELD (ATF) PROGRAM. FOLLOW ON (C SCHOOL) TRAINING FOR CONVERTED SAILORS WILL OCCUR AT APPROPRIATE PERIODS WITHIN THE SAILOR'S SEA / SHORE ROTATION. 9. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT MODIFY ANY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING EARLY SEPARATION, FLEET RESERVE, CONVERSION PACKAGES, OR PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) REENLISTMENT REQUESTS. PTS REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED PRIOR TO 1 APRIL 2011 SHALL BE SUBMITTED AS A SOURCE RATING REENLISTMENT REQUEST. PTS REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED 1 APRIL 2011 OR LATER WILL BE SUBMITTED AS AN ITS REENLISTMENT REQUEST. 10. THE PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT DURING THIS SERVICE RATING ESTABLISHMENT ARE AS FOLLOWS: - ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER: LT SEAN MAHONEY AT (901) 874-2081/DSN 882 OR EMAIL SEAN.J.MAHONEY1(AT)NAVY.MIL - RATING TECHNICAL ADVISOR: ETCM(SS) PAUL OTTO AT (901) 874-2082/DSN 882 OR EMAIL PAUL.OTTO(AT)NAVY.MIL - ITS DETAILER: ETCS(SS) FELTON BARLOW AT (901) 874-4367/DSN 882 OR EMAIL FELTON.BARLOW(AT)NAVY.MIL - PERS-811 NPC WEBPAGE HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION 11. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN