UNCLASSIFIED// RTTUZYUW RHSSXYZ0001 1040956-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 141348Z APR 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN AL NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 129/11 UNCLAS //N01800// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/FY-12 QUOTA-BASED ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/U.S. CODE/02FEB10// REF/B/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/18OCT10// REF/C/MSGID/CNO WASHINGTON DC/072150Z FEB 11// REF/D/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/13SEP06// REF/E/DOC/DOD/28AUG08// REF/F/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/20JUN05// REF/G/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/22NOV05// REF/H/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/22AUG02// REF/I/DOC/DOD/JUN10// REF/J/DOC/BUPERS/02NOV07// REF/K/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/22AUG02// REF/L/DOC/CNO/09MAR07// NARR/REF A IS TITLE 10, U.S. CODE, SECTIONS 5013 AND 1169. REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1616-010, DETACHMENT FOR CAUSE (DFC) OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF C IS NAVADMIN 048-11, FY-11 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS UPDATE. REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1440-010, CHANGE IN RATING, AUTHORIZATION. REF E IS DODINST 1332.14, ENLISTED ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATIONS. REF F IS MILPERSMAN 1910-104, SEPARATION BY REASON OF EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (EAOS). REF G IS MILPERSMAN 1920-040, INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (NON- DISABILITY) - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND RESTRICTIONS. REF H IS MILPERSMAN 1920-050, INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (NON-DISABILITY) - RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS. REF I IS DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION, VOL 7A, CHAP 35, PARA 30205. REF J IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF K IS MILPERSMAN 1070-080, ENLISTED PERMANENT PERSONNEL RECORD. REF L IS OPNAVINST 1900.2B, TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (TAMP).// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES AN FY-12 QUOTA-BASED ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF REF A. UNPRECEDENTED RETENTION AND REDUCED ATTRITION RATES ACROSS THE NAVY HAVE RESULTED IN A REQUIREMENT TO REBALANCE THE FORCE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS BOARD IS TO REDUCE OVERMANNING IN RATINGS PROJECTED TO BE OVER 103% MANNED IN FY-12. REBALANCING OUR MANNING WILL IMPROVE ADVANCEMENT RATES AND INCREASE OPPORTUNITY FOR HIGH PERFORMING SAILORS TO RECEIVE IN-RATE REENLISTMENT QUOTAS BY REDUCING THE STRAIN ON PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS). WHILE PTS IS AN EFFECTIVE TOOL TO ENSURE WE RETAIN OUR BEST PERFORMING SAILORS, BALANCING SENIORITY, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE, ITS SCOPE IS LIMITED TO ONLY THOSE AT A REENLISTMENT DECISION POINT. THIS BOARD IS A TARGETED ACTION AIMED AT ONLY THE MOST OVERMANNED RATINGS AND WILL EXAMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF ROUGHLY 16,000 SAILORS. APPROXIMATELY 3,000 SAILORS WILL NOT BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY, BUT WILL BE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR POSITIONS IN THE SELECTED RESERVE (SEE PARA 8A). SAILORS ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST CONVERSION INTO AN UNDERMANNED RATING PRIOR TO THE BOARD (SEE PARA 5); THOSE APPROVED FOR CONVERSION WILL BE EXEMPT FROM THIS BOARD. 2. THE PRIMARY CRITERIA FOR THE CONDUCT OF THIS QUOTA-BASED BOARD IS SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, WITH THE OBJECTIVE TO BALANCE THE FORCE IN TERMS OF SENIORITY, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS TO MEET FLEET AND JOINT REQUIREMENTS. THE BOARD WILL EXAMINE THE RECORDS OF ALL ELIGIBLE SAILORS FOR DECLINING PERFORMANCE, SUCH AS RECENT DOCUMENTED MISCONDUCT AND SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE INDICATORS. THESE WILL BE KEY FACTORS IN DETERMINING WHETHER RETENTION IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE NAVY. THE BOARD WILL RETAIN THE MOST FULLY QUALIFIED SAILORS WITH POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER SERVICE. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER THE FACTORS LISTED BELOW IN RETENTION DETERMINATIONS. THIS LIST IS NOT ALL INCLUSIVE, BUT PROVIDES BASIC PERFORMANCE STANDARDS FOR CONSIDERATION: (1) SUBSTANDARD PERFORMANCE OF DUTY; (2) DECLINING PERFORMANCE; (3) DETACHMENT FOR CAUSE PER REF B; (4) REMOVAL OF SECURITY CLEARANCE WHEN REQUIRED BY RATING ; (5) MILITARY OR CIVILIAN CONVICTION OR NJP; (6) ADMINISTRATIVE OR PERSONNEL ACTION FOR MISCONDUCT SUCH AS DUI, DWI, SPOUSE OR CHILD ABUSE. IN ADDITION TO THESE PERFORMANCE INDICATORS, MAXIMUM RETENTION QUOTAS WILL BE DEVELOPED BY RATING, PAYGRADE, AND YEARS OF SERVICE. BOARD MEMBERS WILL USE THEIR JUDGMENT TO DETERMINE THE MOST FULLY QUALIFIED SAILORS, WITH POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER NAVAL SERVICE, APPLYING BOTH PERFORMANCE INDICATORS AND THE QUOTAS ASSIGNED. INITIAL QUOTAS WILL BE AVAILABLE 16 MAY 2011 FOR REVIEW BY SERVICE MEMBERS ON THE NPC ENLISTED CONTINUATION BOARD PAGE, HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/BOARDS/ENLISTEDCONTINUATION/ PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX, AND WILL BE UPDATED JUST PRIOR TO THE BOARD TO REFLECT CURRENT MANNING BY RATING. 3. ELIGIBILITY. PERSONNEL THAT MEET ALL OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA AS OF 1 OCTOBER 2011 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE FY-12 QUOTA-BASED ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED PERSONNEL: A. PAYGRADES E4 THROUGH E8 B. AT LEAST 7 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE COMPUTED FROM THEIR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE DATE C. LESS THAN 15 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE D. END OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE AS EXTENDED ("SOFT" EAOS, OR SEAOS) OF 1 OCTOBER 2012 OR LATER (EAOS PLUS ANY NON-OPERATIVE EXTENSION). E. BE IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING 31 OVERMANNED RATINGS: ABF AWR EO PR AD AWV ET(SURF) PS AE AZ FC(NON-AEGIS) RP AG BU GSE SH AM CE MM(SURF) STG AS CM MN SW AT EA MR UT AWF EM(SURF) OS 4. ELIGIBILITY EXCEPTIONS. THIS BOARD ONLY APPLIES TO ACTIVE COMPONENT ENLISTED; NEITHER FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) NOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) ENLISTED WILL BE CONSIDERED. SAILORS IN THE RATINGS LISTED IN PARA 3.E, WITH A SEAOS OF 30 SEPTEMBER 2012 AND EARLIER, WILL BE ADJUDICATED BY PTS AND WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THIS BOARD. IN ADDITION, PERSONNEL THAT MEET ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA WILL NOT BE REVIEWED BY THIS BOARD: A. NUCLEAR NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION CODE (NEC). ALL PERSONNEL HOLDING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING NUCLEAR NECS ARE EXEMPT: 3353 SUB NUC OPER - REACTOR CTL 3354 SUB NUC OPER - ELECT 3355 SUB NUC OPER - MECH 3356 SUB NUC OPER - ENG LAB TECH 3359 SUB NUC OPER - SPEC CAT 3363 SUB NUC SUPV - REACTOR CTL 3364 SUB NUC SUPV - ELECT 3365 SUB NUC SUPV - MECH 3366 SUB NUC SUPV - ENG LAB TECH 3373 NUC MAINT SUPV - ELEC 3376 NUC MAINT SUPV - RADIOLOG CTL 3377 NUC PROP PLANT PLANNER 3383 SURF NUC OPER - REACT CTL 3384 SURF NUC OPER - ELECT 3385 SURF NUC OPER - MECH 3386 SURF NUC OPER - ENG LAB TECH 3389 SURF NUC OPER - SPEC CAT 3393 SURF NUC SUPV - REACTOR CTL 3394 SURF NUC SUPV - ELECT 3395 SURF NUC SUPV - MECH 3396 SURF NUC SUPV - ENG LAB TECH B. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED AS JOINT SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND ENABLERS ARE EXEMPT. C. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB). PERSONNEL WITH A RATE/NEC THAT IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE A ZONE B OR ZONE C SRB BASED ON REF C ARE EXEMPT. ANY FUTURE CHANGES TO THE FY-11 SRB PLAN WILL NOT IMPACT BOARD ELIGIBILITY. ADDITIONALLY, PERSONNEL WHO HAVE ORDERS AS OF 1 AUGUST 2011 TO OR ARE ATTENDING A SCHOOL TO RECEIVE AN SRB ELIGIBLE NEC, BUT WHO HAVE NOT YET GRADUATED ARE EXEMPT. D. SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM. PERSONNEL ENROLLED IN THE SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM ARE EXEMPT. E. E6 THROUGH E8 PERSONNEL SELECTED BY THE FY-12 MCPO, SCPO, OR CPO ENLISTED SELECTION BOARDS, COMMAND MASTER CHIEF-SENIOR CHIEF BOARD, OR LDO-CWO IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD ARE EXEMPT. PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR CPO THROUGH THE SAILOR OF THE YEAR (SOY) PROGRAM AND THE ENLISTED RECRUITER OF THE YEAR (EROY) PROGRAM IN FY-11 ARE ALSO EXEMPT. (1) PERSONNEL SUBSEQUENTLY REMOVED FROM THE AFOREMENTIONED BOARDS OR WHO DECLINE APPOINTMENT AND MEET ALL OTHER ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, ARE NOT EXEMPT. (2) PERSONNEL SELECTED FROM THE FY-11 SCPO OR CPO ENLISTED SELECTION BOARDS ARE NOT EXEMPT. (3) PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR CPO THROUGH RECRUITING COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (RCAP) ARE NOT EXEMPT. F. E4 THROUGH E6 PERSONNEL ADVANCED FROM THE SEPTEMBER 2010 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM, OR SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT FROM THE MARCH 2011 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION, ARE EXEMPT. PERSONNEL ADVANCED TO E4 THROUGH E6 VIA THE COMBAT MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (CMAP) IN FY-11 ARE ALSO EXEMPT. (1) PERSONNEL REMOVED FROM A SELECT STATUS WHO MEET ALL OTHER ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA, ARE NOT EXEMPT. (2) PERSONNEL ADVANCED THROUGH THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (CAP), RCAP, AND RECRUIT DIVISION COMMANDER MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (RDCMAP) ARE NOT EXEMPT. G. PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR CONVERSION TO ONE OF THE RATINGS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 5.B PRIOR TO 16 JUL 2011 ARE EXEMPT. 5. RATING CONVERSION. SAILORS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE THIS BOARD TO APPLY FOR CONVERSION INTO AN UNDERMANNED RATING AND ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO. SAILORS SELECTED FOR CONVERSION WILL RECEIVE PCS ORDERS TO TRANSFER TO A- SCHOOL OR TO FILL A VACANCY IN THEIR NEW RATING BY THE END OF FY -12. APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION MUST BE RECEIVED BY 15 JUNE 2011 TO BE CONSIDERED. A. PERSONNEL MUST SATISFY ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR RATINGS INTO WHICH THEY WISH TO APPLY FOR CONVERSION. THE FOLLOWING RATING ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS LISTED IN REF D ARE WAIVED, BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY, TO ALLOW ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBLE SAILORS THE MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERT: (1) YEARS OF SERVICE: PERSONNEL WITH GREATER THAN 12 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONVERSION. (2) PAYGRADE: ALL PERSONNEL REGARDLESS OF PAYGRADE WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONVERSION. (3) PERSONNEL WITH MORE THAN 12 MONTHS TO PRD WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONVERSION. (4) MINIMUM ACTIVITY TOUR REQUIREMENTS ARE WAIVED. (5) PERSONNEL IN RECEIPT OF PCS ORDERS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR CONVERSION. (6) OBLISERV REQUIREMENTS INCURRED AS A RESULT OF REENLISTMENT, TRAINING, OR OTHER PROGRAMS ARE WAIVED. B. THE FOLLOWING RATINGS WILL ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FOR CONVERSION: CS(SUB) CTR FT MM-WEPS CTI CTT HM NC (COUNSELOR) CTM ET-NAV ITS YN(SUB) CTN ET-RADIO LS(SUB) C. A FUTURE NAVADMIN WILL ADDRESS RATING APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS, TIMELINE, AND PROCESS. 6. FOR COMMANDING OFFICERS: THE NAMES OF SAILORS IN YOUR COMMAND WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND AS ELIGIBLE FOR THIS BOARD WILL BE POSTED BY NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NETPDTC) (N321) BY 16 MAY 2011 ON THE NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) WEBSITE, HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL, AND WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON BOL FOR COMMAND LEVEL ACCESS. IT IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO VERIFY THE ELIGIBILITY LIST AND ENSURE ANY SAILOR MEETING THE CRITERIA FOR EXEMPTIONS LISTED IN PARA 4 IS IDENTIFIED AND EXEMPTED FROM THE BOARD PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2011. ABSENT YOUR COMMAND ACTION, THESE SAILORS WILL REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR THE BOARD AND WILL FORFEIT ANY WAIVER OR APPEAL PROCESS. SEE PARAS 9.C AND 9.E BELOW. 7. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. THE BOARD WILL BE CONDUCTED IN TWO INDEPENDENT PHASES. PHASE I WILL REVIEW E4-E5 PERSONNEL AND WILL CONVENE 22 AUGUST 2011. PHASE II WILL REVIEW E6-E8 PERSONNEL AND WILL CONVENE 26 SEPTEMBER 2011. THIS BOARD WILL BE COMPOSED OF TWO SEPARATE MEMBERSHIPS FOR EACH FOUR WEEK PHASE. MEMBERSHIP FOR EACH PHASE WILL BE COMPOSED OF A FLAG OFFICER AS PRESIDENT WITH OFFICERS AND MASTER CHIEFS AS BOARD MEMBERS. SENIOR CHIEFS/CHIEFS WILL SERVE AS RECORDERS. BOARD MEMBERS WILL BE A DIVERSE GROUP OF PROFESSIONALS REPRESENTING DIFFERENT RATINGS, GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS, AND WARFARE SPECIALTIES. BOARD MEMBERSHIP-RECORDER APPLICATION IS POSTED ON THE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND ENLISTED CONTINUATION BOARDS WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS- NPC/BOARDS/ENLISTEDCONTINUATION/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX. 8. SEPARATION DATES AND AUTHORITY. SAILORS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY BY THIS BOARD: A. ARE ENCOURAGED TO AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE, AND WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY FOR A SELECTED RESERVE QUOTA IN PTS OR THROUGH THE CAREER TRANSITION OFFICE (CTO), WHICH MAY INCLUDE CONVERSION TO ANOTHER RATE. PTS APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED MONTHLY UNTIL THE SAILOR IS WITHIN THREE MONTHS FROM THEIR SEPARATION DATE. SAILORS MAY CONTACT THE CTO AT ANY TIME. B. MUST SEPARATE FROM THE NAVAL SERVICE BY 30 JUNE 2012. COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND MAY GRANT WAIVERS FOR OPERATIONAL NECESSITY THROUGH NO LATER THAN 30 SEPTEMBER 2012. C. WILL RECEIVE AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF E UNLESS A LESSER CHARACTERIZATION IS WARRANTED UNDER CRITERIA ESTABLISHED IN REF F. D. ARE ELIGIBLE FOR INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (ISP) UNLESS THEY ARE ADMINISTRATIVELY PROCESSED FOR A REASON THAT WOULD PRECLUDE ISP ELIGIBILITY. SEE REF G FOR ISP ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REF H FOR SPECIFIC RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS. NOTE: A MEMBER WHO RECEIVES ISP AND SUBSEQUENTLY BECOMES ELIGIBLE FOR ACTIVE OR RESERVE RETIREMENT IS SUBJECT TO RECOUPMENT OF ISP RECEIVED IAW REF I. 9. TIMELINE OF EVENTS. A. 02 MAY 2011: COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (COMNAVPERSCOM) (PERS-802) SUBMITS INITIAL FY-12 QUOTA-BASED ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST OF CANDIDATES TO NETPDTC (N321). B. 16 MAY 2011: INITIAL RATING RETENTION QUOTAS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR SAILORS' REVIEW HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS- NPC/BOARDS/ ENLISTEDCONTINUATION/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX. C. 16 MAY 2011: NETPDTC (N321) WILL PUBLISH THE NAMES OF THE FY-12 ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES BY POSTING THEM TO NEAS WEBSITE, ACCESSIBLE BY COMMAND DESIGNATED PERSONNEL, AT HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL. NAMES WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON BOL. (1) INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES MAY VIEW THEIR ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBIITY PROFILE SHEET AT NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE, HTTPS://WWWA.NKO.NAVY.MIL. UNDER THE CAREER MANAGEMENT TAB SELECT "NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER." FROM THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER PAGE, SELECT "ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY PROFILE." D. 15 JUNE 2011: LAST DAY CONVERSION REQUEST PACKAGES WILL BE ACCEPTED BY BUPERS-32. CONVERSION REQUESTS MUST BE PHYSICALLY RECEIVED BY THIS DATE TO BE CONSIDERED. E. NO LATER THAN 30 JUNE 2011: UTILIZING NEAS OR BOL, COMMANDS REVIEW FOR ACCURACY THEIR FY-12 ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY LISTING AND RE-VERIFY WEEKLY THEREAFTER UNTIL 1 AUGUST 2011. SUBMIT ELIGIBILITY CHANGES BY E-MAIL TO ADMINISTRATIVE SELECTION BOARD BRANCH (PERS-802): - MR. JOHN CROTTS AT JOHN.CROTTS(AT)NAVY.MIL OR - MR. DAVID LANHAM AT DAVID.B.LANHAM(AT)NAVY.MIL COMMANDS MUST TAKE THE BELOW ACTIONS, AS REQUIRED: (1) IF ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE IS NOT LISTED – COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT NAME TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-802) REQUESTING MEMBER BE ADDED TO RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST. PERS-802 WILL RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATE RESOLUTION. (2) IF LISTED CANDIDATE IS NOT ELIGIBLE IAW PARA 4 - COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT NAME TO PERS-802 REQUESTING MEMBER BE REMOVED FROM RETENTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST. PERS-802 WILL RESEARCH AND COMMUNICATE RESOLUTION. F. NO LATER THAN 15 JULY 2011: SAILORS WHO REQUESTED LATERAL CONVERSION WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THEIR CONVERSION REQUEST DECISION. G. 1 AUGUST 2011: LAST DAY FOR COMMANDS TO RESOLVE ELIGIBILITY ISSUES. SAILORS WHO ARE ON THE ELIGIBILITY LIST AFTER THIS DATE WILL BE CONSIDERED ELIGIBLE FOR REVIEW BY THE ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD. REQUESTS FOR SUBSEQUENT REMOVAL WILL NOT BE APPROVED. H. 1 AUGUST 2011: LETTERS TO THE BOARD FOR PHASE I E4-E5 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MUST BE RECEIVED AT NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND. I. 22 AUGUST 2011: ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD PHASE I E4-E5 CONVENES. J. 6 SEPTEMBER 2011: LETTERS TO THE BOARD FOR PHASE II E6-E8 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES MUST BE RECEIVED AT NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND. K. 26 SEPTEMBER 2011: ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD PHASE II E6-E8 CONVENES. L. NOVEMBER 2011: COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL BE NOTIFIED VIA NAVADMIN ONCE THE NAMES OF PERSONNEL NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION HAVE BEEN POSTED ON BUPERS ONLINE (BOL). SEE PARA 11 FOR NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. M. 13 JANUARY 2012: LAST DAY FOR COMMANDS TO SUBMIT OPERATIONAL WAIVER REQUESTS FOR SAILORS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND WHO WERE NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY. SUBMIT REQUESTS TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-833) VIA E-MAIL TO ENLISTED-POSTBOARD(AT)NAVY.MIL. ALL REQUESTS MUST RECEIVE AN ENDORSEMENT FROM THE FIRST FLAG OFFICER IN CHAIN OF COMMAND. NOTE: WAIVERS SHOULD BE REQUESTED TO SATISFY OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, NOT FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF SERVICE MEMBERS OR TO ALLOW FOR SEPARATION LEAVE /TEMPORARY DUTY PERIOD. N. 30 JUNE 2012: LAST AUTHORIZED DATE TO SEPARATE UNLESS OPERATIONALLY WAIVED. O. 30 SEPTEMBER 2012: LAST AUTHORIZED DATE TO SEPARATE FOR ALL SAILORS NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY. 10. RECORDS REVIEW AND COMMUNICATION WITH THE ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD. LETTERS TO THE BOARD, WHICH MAY BE MAILED OR E-MAILED TO THE ADDRESSES IN PARA 10.E. BELOW, PROVIDE CANDIDATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT ANY MISSING DOCUMENTS FROM THE SECTIONS OF THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) THAT ARE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. THE ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD WILL REVIEW THE OMPF OF ALL CANDIDATES, AS WELL AS ITEMS SUBMITTED BY THE CANDIDATE PER POLICY OUTLINED IN THIS NAVADMIN. EACH ELIGIBLE CANDIDATE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THEIR OMPF IS CORRECT AND UP TO DATE WITH LATEST EVALUATIONS, AWARDS, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE INFORMATION. CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW CHAPTER 12 OF REF J, AND REF K CONCERNING SELECTION BOARD RECORD REVIEW, SELECTION BOARD CORRESPONDENCE SUBMISSION, AND OMPF CORRECTIONS. PRIOR BOARDS HAVE LOOKED UNFAVORABLY AT MISSING FITREPS/EVALUATIONS, THEREFORE, BOARD ELIGIBLES ARE DIRECTED TO REVIEW THEIR "OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) - MY RECORD" OPTION ON BOL OR BY ORDERING A CD -ROM OF THEIR COMPLETE RECORD. IN MANY CASES, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION VIEWABLE IN THE NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSIPS) ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD (ESR) MAY NOT BE CONTAINED IN A CANDIDATE'S OMPF. THEREFORE, IF DOCUMENTS THAT CANDIDATES WANT THE BOARD TO REVIEW ARE NOT VIEWABLE VIA "OMPF MY RECORD," THEY MUST SUBMIT THOSE DOCUMENTS, ALONG WITH A COVER LETTER TO THE ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD PRESIDENT, TO BE REVIEWED BY THIS BOARD. PACKAGES FORWARDED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD WILL NOT BE ADDED TO THE MEMBER'S OMPF. COMMUNICATION TO THE BOARD MUST ORIGINATE FROM INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS; CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE COMMAND TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR CONSIDERED. ANY DOCUMENTS THE MEMBER HAS VERIFIED AS MISSING FROM THEIR OMPF MAY BE SUBMITTED AS A LETTER TO THE BOARD. A. LETTERS TO THE BOARD MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1 AUGUST 2011 FOR PHASE I (E4-E5 CANDIDATES) AND 6 SEPTEMBER 2011 FOR PHASE II (E6-E8 CANDIDATES). B. THIRD PARTY CORRESPONDENCE WILL NOT BE PERMITTED. C. ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER, PAPER CLIPPED (NO STAPLES, BINDERS, FOLDERS, OR TABS), AND SUBMITTED UNDER COVER LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. CANDIDATES MUST VERIFY THE CORRECT BOARD NUMBER (SEE BELOW) IS ON THEIR COVER LETTER TO ENSURE THEIR LETTER TO THE BOARD APPEARS BEFORE THE PROPER BOARD. D. FULL NAME AND FULL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER MUST BE AFFIXED AND LEGIBLE ON ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED. E. ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD MAILING ADDRESSES. (1) E4-E5 LETTERS TO THE BOARD MUST BE ADDRESSED TO: NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER PRESIDENT FY-12 ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD PHASE I #455 5640 TICONDEROGA LOOP BLDG 768 RM E302 MILLINGTON, TN 38055 (2) E6-E8 LETTERS TO THE BOARD MUST BE ADDRESSED TO: NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER PRESIDENT FY-12 ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD PHASE II #456 5640 TICONDEROGA LOOP BLDG 768 RM E302 MILLINGTON, TN 38055 (3) ADDRESS FOR E-MAILING PACKAGES: CSCSELECTIONBOARD(AT)NAVY.MIL F. USE OF SPECIAL HANDLING MAIL (CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED) IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN HANDLING. 11. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES. ONCE RETENTION BOARD RESULTS ARE APPROVED, COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL HAVE SEVEN DAYS TO NOTIFY AND COUNSEL THOSE MEMBERS NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY. COUNSELING WILL BE DOCUMENTED ON NAVPERS 1070/613 ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS (PAGE 13) CREATED THROUGH NSIPS ESR AND WITNESSED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER (BY DIRECTION NOT AUTHORIZED). COMMANDS SHALL IMMEDIATELY CONTACT PERS-833 IF A SAILOR NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION HAS TRANSFERRED OR IS SERVING ON AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION MANPOWER MANAGEMENT (IAMM), GLOBAL SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT (GSA), OR OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT (OSA). AFTER COUNSELING AND SIGNATURES ARE OBTAINED, USING THIS NAVADMIN AS AUTHORITY, FORWARD TO PERS-313 FOR INCLUSION IN THE MEMBERS OMPF. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL THEN PROVIDE VERIFICATION THAT THEY HAVE PERSONALLY NOTIFIED EACH SAILOR NOT RETAINED TO THE NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1-866-U-ASK –NPC (1-866-827-5672) OR BY E-MAIL TO CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL. 12. SAILORS WITH ORDERS TO OR CURRENTLY ON IAMM/GSA/OSA ORDERS WHO ARE NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION WILL BE ALLOWED TO COMPLETE THEIR IAMM/GSA/OSA TOUR AND SEPARATE PER PARA 8 FOLLOWING A MAXIMUM PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS AFTER RETURN FROM IAMM/GSA/OSA TOUR TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF MANDATORY POST-DEPLOYMENT HEALTH REASSESSMENT (PDHRA). 13. PERSONNEL NOT SELECTED FOR RETENTION ON ACTIVE DUTY WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT THROUGH THE SEPTEMBER 2011 E4-E6 ADVANCEMENT EXAMS WILL ADVANCE TO THE NEXT HIGHER PAY GRADE DURING ADVANCEMENT CYCLE 212 (JANUARY-JUNE 2012) AND THEIR ERB RESULTS WILL BE VACATED. THESE SAILORS WILL BE RETAINED ON ACTIVE DUTY. 14. SAILORS SEPARATED BY THIS BOARD WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THE NAVY'S TRANSITION ASSISTANCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (TAMP), PER REF L, WHICH PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE FOR SEPARATING MEMBERS STATIONED OVERSEAS, AND OTHER BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS WHO ARE INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED. SAILORS INTERESTED IN AFFILIATING WITH THE RESERVES MAY ALSO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SERVICES OFFERED BY THE CAREER TRANSITION OFFICE (CTO) (SEE HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/CAREER/TRANSITION/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX). 15. POINTS OF CONTACT: NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND RETENTION BOARD EXECUTION AND SEPARATION PROGRAMS POC IS THE NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER AT 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672). - CONTACT ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD POST-BOARD MATTERS (PERS-833) AT (901)874-3477 OR (901)874-2096 OR E-MAIL ENLISTED-POSTBOARD(AT)NAVY .MIL. 16. THE DECISION TO CONDUCT THIS BOARD WAS MADE AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF ALL OPTIONS FOR REBALANCING THE FORCE. WE ARE COMMITTED TO RETAINING OUR VERY BEST SAILORS WITH THE PROPER BALANCE OF SKILLS, SENIORITY AND EXPERIENCE TO MEET THE NAVY CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE. LEADERS AT ALL LEVELS MUST BE ENGAGED TO ASSIST SAILORS WITH CONVERSION AND TRANSITION OPTIONS. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN