UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 072117Z FEB 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1/ TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 047/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2011 RETENTION BENCHMARKS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/241527ZNOV08// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/140017ZFEB08// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/30APR09// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/231817ZMAR05// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/210138ZJAN10// REF/F/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/232158ZDEC08// REF/G/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/162323ZJAN09// REF/H/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/280242ZMAY09// REF/I/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/121421ZAPR10// REF/J/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/010204ZJUL09// REF/K/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/272024ZOCT10// REF/L/DOC/NAVPERS/28APR09// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 333/08, STANDARD ENLISTED RETENTION MEASURES. REF B IS NAVADMIN 043/08, BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS TAKING CARE OF SAILORS. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1040.11C, NAVY ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. REF D IS NAVADMIN 056/05, ENLISTED E5 HIGH YEAR TENURE ADJUSTMENT. REF E IS NAVADMIN 025/10, POLICY UPDATE AND EXPANSION OF ENLISTED EARLY TRANSITION PROGRAM. REF F IS NAVADMIN 370/08, SENIOR ENLISTED TIME-IN-GRADE WAIVER POLICY. REF G IS NAVADMIN 017/09, PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) UPDATE AND ZONE B IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES. REF H IS NAVADMIN 161/09, PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) UPDATE AND ZONE C IMPLEMENTATION PROCEDURES. REF I IS NAVADMIN 128/10, PERFORM TO SERVE POLICY CHANGES AND PROCEDURES UPDATE. REF J IS NAVADMIN 197/09, IMPROVED RATING DESIGNATION FOR TOP PERFORMING SAILORS. REF K IS NAVADMIN 352/10, PERFORM TO SERVE - FLEET RATING IDENTIFICATION ENGINE INTEGRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES. REF L IS NAVPERS 15878K, CAREER COUNSELOR HANDBOOK.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUMMARIZES NAVY'S FY-10 RETENTION PERFORMANCE AND OUTLINES FY-11 RETENTION ENVIRONMENT AND REENLISTMENT BENCHMARKS. 2. FY-10 PERFORMANCE. NAVY EXCEEDED RETENTION GOALS ESTABLISHED FOR FY-10, ATTAINING 133 PERCENT OF OUR NUMERIC REENLISTMENT MISSION (35,525 REENLISTMENTS COMPARED TO A GOAL OF 26,700) FOR SAILORS IN THE FIRST 14 YEARS OF SERVICE. FY-10 ATTRITION RATES DECREASED IN ZONES A THROUGH C COMPARED TO FY-09. A SUMMARY OF FY-10 RETENTION INCLUDES: A. ALL-NAVY FY-10 REENLISTMENT RATE GOAL ACTUAL ZONE A (0 TO 6 YEARS OF SERVICE) 55 PERCENT 63.9 PERCENT ZONE B (6 TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE) 60 PERCENT 69.4 PERCENT ZONE C (10 TO 14 YEARS OF SERVICE) 71 PERCENT 79.3 PERCENT B. ALL-NAVY ATTRITION RATES FY-08 ACTUAL FY-09 ACTUAL FY-10 ACTUAL ZONE A 8.40 PERCENT 7.28 PERCENT 6.80 PERCENT ZONE B 2.44 PERCENT 2.40 PERCENT 1.96 PERCENT ZONE C 1.52 PERCENT 1.42 PERCENT 1.34 PERCENT 3. FY-11 RETENTION ENVIRONMENT AND REENLISTMENT BENCHMARKS. NAVY WILL CONTINUE TO SUSTAIN A HIGH PERFORMANCE FORCE THROUGH THE UTILIZATION OF PERFORM TO SERVE. WE ARE EXPERIENCING HISTORICALLY HIGH DESIRE TO STAY NAVY, SO COMPETITION FOR RECEIVING PTS APPROVAL HAS INCREASED. EARLY SEPARATION AND SENIOR ENLISTED RETIREMENT TIME-IN-GRADE WAIVER POLICIES CONTINUE WITH LIMITATIONS AS SPECIFIED IN REFS E AND F, RESPECTIVELY. IN ORDER TO ENSURE FLEET READINESS, I HAVE SET THE FOLLOWING FY-11 REENLISTMENT BENCHMARKS FOR ALL-NAVY REENLISTMENTS: ZONE A (0 TO 6 YEARS OF SERVICE) 59 PERCENT ZONE B (6 TO 10 YEARS OF SERVICE) 66 PERCENT ZONE C (10 TO 14 YEARS OF SERVICE) 72 PERCENT THESE BENCHMARKS REPRESENT THE NUMBERS TO WHICH WE WILL MANAGE THE FORCE TO REMAIN WITHIN CONGRESSIONALLY MANDATED END STRENGTH LIMITS. THEY ARE NOT, AS IN PREVIOUS YEARS, "GOALS" FOR INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS TO EXCEED IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS. PER REF C, ECHELON II COMMANDS SHALL ALIGN THEIR RECOGNITION PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FY-11 ALL- NAVY BENCHMARKS, HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO USE THE AGGREGATE FY-11 ALL- NAVY REENLISTMENT BENCHMARKS TO DETERMINE AWARD ELIGIBILITY. 4. BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS. ACHIEVING FIT THROUGH RETENTION. WE CONTINUE TO SHAPE THE FORCE TO ACHIEVE THE BEST "FIT" OF SAILORS RANK/RATE/NEC IN RELATION TO OUR BILLET STRUCTURE. CAREFUL MANAGEMENT OF INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES IS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED FIT. THERE ARE RATINGS THAT REQUIRE ZONE A REENLISTMENT OF MORE THAN 80 PERCENT FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH; OTHERS MAY ONLY REQUIRE 40 PERCENT. UNDERSTANDING OF INDIVIDUAL MANPOWER NEEDS IS ESSENTIAL TO INFLUENCING THE REENLISTMENT BEHAVIOR OF OUR MOST CRITICAL RATINGS. TO ENSURE SAILORS HAVE THE VERY BEST OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTINUING THEIR NAVY CAREER, THE COMMAND'S FY-11 RETENTION EXCELLENCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM WILL HAVE A STRONG FOUNDATION BUILT UPON REF B, "BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS". THE CURRENT COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES THAT EACH SAILOR RECEIVES ON-TIME GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING NECESSARY TO MAKE THE BEST POSSIBLE CAREER DECISIONS. ADDITIONALLY, TIMELY QUALIFICATION AND DESIGNATION OF OUR PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIP CAREER TRACK (PACT) SAILORS IN FLEET RIDE IS ESSENTIAL TO ACHIEVING FIT. ECHELON II COMMANDS WILL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES/BENCHMARKS IN THEIR RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAMS: A. COMMANDS MUST ACHIEVE A MINIMUM SCORE OF 85 POINTS ON THEIR ANNUAL COMMAND CAREER INFORMATION PROGRAM REVIEW. B. COMMANDS MUST ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT ON-TIME PTS APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS. C. COMMANDS WITH PACT SAILORS MUST ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT QUALIFICATION OF PACT SAILORS VIA THE FLEET RATING IDENTIFICATION ENGINE (FLEET RIDE). ECHELON II COMMANDS MAY ADD ADDITIONAL CATEGORIES AND BENCHMARKS IN THEIR RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD PROGRAMS. REFERENCES D THROUGH L PROVIDE ADMINISTRATIVE GUIDANCE FOR PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF CAREER PROGRAMS. 5. TO PROVIDE PROPER GUIDANCE AND COUNSELING, CURRENT COMMUNITY HEALTH INFORMATION FOR EACH RATING IS AVAILABLE ON THE NAVAL PERSONNEL COMMAND WEBSITE VIA THE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT WEBPAGE LOCATED AT: HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITYMANAGERS. COMMANDS DESIRING A RETENTION HEALTH BRIEF SHOULD CONTACT THE SPECIFIC COMMUNITY MANAGER. UIC SPECIFIC RETENTION HEALTH IS UPDATED MONTHLY AND AVAILABLE THROUGH YOUR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR BY ACCESSING THE NAVY RETENTION MONITORING SYSTEM. RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD QUERIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO EACH COMMAND'S APPROPRIATE TYCOM. 6. POINTS OF CONTACT: MPT&E FLEET CAREER COUNSELOR -NCCM(SW/AW) POLLYANNA NEELY, AT (703) 697-3372/DSN 227, OR VIA E -MAIL AT POLLYANA.NEELY(AT)NAVY.MIL BUPERS-34 - MR. STEVE MCDANIEL, AT (901) 874-3303/DSN 882, OR VIA E-MAIL AT STEVE.MCDANIEL(AT)NAVY.MIL. - MS. EMILY BRICKELL, AT (901) 874-3817/DSN 882, OR VIA E-MAIL AT EMILY.BRICKELL.CTR(AT)NAVY.MIL. OPNAV N132 - MR. NEAL HENDERSON, AT (703) 695-6407/DSN 225, OR VIA E-MAIL AT NEAL.HENDERSON(AT)NAVY.MIL 7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN