UNCLASSIFIED// RTTUZYUW RHSSXYZ0001 2341206-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 221653Z AUG 11 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO AL NAVADMIN NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS //N001300// NAVADMIN 253/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS UPDATE// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/172244Z MAY 11// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/30JAN07// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/091648ZJAN09// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/122232ZFEB10// REF/E/DOC/DOD/15DEC04// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 166/11, FY-11 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS AND POLICY UPDATE II. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1160.8A, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. REF C IS NAVADMIN 006/09, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS POLICY CHANGE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 051/10, ENLISTED SUPERVISOR RETENTION PAY PROGRAM. REF E IS DODINST 1304.29, ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTMENT BONUSES, ACCESSION BONUSES FOR NEW OFFICERS IN CRITICAL SKILLS, SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES, AND CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUSES FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN OFFICIALLY OPENS THE APPLICATION WINDOW FOR FY12 SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) REENLISTMENT REQUESTS, ANNOUNCES REVISED SRB AWARD LEVELS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) AND RESERVE COMPONENT FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS), AND SUPERSEDES REF A. THE SRB PROGRAM WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR TOP PERFORMING SAILORS AS OUTLINED IN PARA 6 BELOW. INCREASED AWARD LEVELS ARE EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2011 AND DECREASED LEVELS ARE EFFECTIVE 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN. 2. CONTINUING WITH THE POLICY INITIATED IN REF A, REENLISTMENT REQUESTS FOR THE FOLLOWING SRB AWARD LEVELS WILL BE APPROVED BASED ON QUOTA AVAILABILITY. AS WITH PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS), ELIGIBLE SAILORS DESIRING SRB REENLISTMENT ARE ENCOURAGED TO WORK WITH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE WITHIN THEIR REENLISTMENT WINDOW TO MAXIMIZE POTENTIAL FOR SRB. PERS-811 (SRB DESK) MAINTAINS THE CURRENT LIST OF SRB ELIGIBLE RATINGS/SKILLS BASED ON AVAILABLE QUOTAS AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/ BUPERS- NPC/CAREER/ENLISTEDCAREERADMIN/PAGES/SRB.ASPX. FOR THOSE COMMANDS WITH LIMITED INTERNET ACCESS, COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS SHOULD CONTACT PERS-811 DIRECTLY FOR THE LATEST UPDATES. 3. AC SRB AWARD LEVELS ARE AS FOLLOWS (NOTE: AN "*" INDICATES LEVEL LOCATED IN OTHER SECTIONS OF PARA 3, A "-" INDICATES A REDUCTION FROM PREVIOUS AWARD LEVEL, A "+" INDICATES AN INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS AWARD LEVEL): TIER ONE: 45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES HM 8402 0.0 3.5 2.0 HM 8425 0.0 3.0 2.0 HM 8494 0.0 3.0 2.0 ND 5343 3.0 0.0 0.0 60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES CTN 0000 0.5 * * A, B ETSS COMM 14XXA/EM/CM 3.0 * 0.0 D, E, F ETSS NAV 14XXB/NM/XM 3.0 0.0 0.0 D, E, F FT 11XX/13XX 1.0 * 0.0 D HM 8403 0.0 4.0 2.0 HM 8427 3.0 0.0 0.0 ND 5341 0.0 0.0 4.0 ND 5342 4.0 4.0 2.0 SB 5352 2.5 3.0 * STS 0000 +2.0 0.0 0.0 75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES CTI 9209 3.0 0.0 0.0 A, B CTI 9216 3.0 0.0 0.0 A, B CTN 0000 * 2.0 0.0 A, B CTN 9308 5.0 * * A, B EOD 5333 4.5 4.5 0.0 EOD 5335 4.5 4.5 4.0 NUC 3354/64 8.0 * 0.0 C NUC 3355/65 9.0 * 0.0 C NUC 3356/66 9.5 * 0.0 C NUC 3383/93 9.0 * 0.0 C NUC 3384/94 7.0 * 0.0 C NUC 3385/95 9.0 * 0.0 C SB 5352 * * 4.0 SO 5326 4.5 * * STG 0416 0.0 5.5 5.5 STS 0416 0.0 5.5 5.5 E 90,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES CTN 9308 * 5.0 5.0 A, B EOD 5337 0.0 6.0 6.0 NUC 3353/63 10.5 7.5 0.0 C NUC 3354/64 * 5.5 0.0 C NUC 3355/65 * 9.0 0.0 C NUC 3356/66 * 6.5 0.0 C NUC 3383/93 * 8.0 0.0 C NUC 3384/94 * 5.5 0.0 C NUC 3385/95 * 6.5 0.0 C NUC 3386/96 10.0 8.0 0.0 C SO 5326 * 5.5 6.0 TIER TWO: 45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES CB 5931 0.0 +3.5 +2.5 CB 5932 2.5 1.0 0.0 CTT 1702/3X 1.0 1.0 0.0 B, D HM 8493 2.0 0.0 0.0 60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES ETSS COMM 14XXA/EM/CM * 1.0 0.0 D, E, F FCA 0000 1.0 * 0.0 FT 11XX/13XX * 0.5 0.0 D 75,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES CTM 9225 2.0 1.0 0.0 B CTM 9229 2.0 2.0 1.0 B FCA 0000 * 1.0 0.0 TIER THREE: 45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES AWO 7841 1.0 0.5 0.0 AWS 7815S 1.5 0.0 0.0 CB 5633 +1.0 1.0 +1.5 MMSS AUX 4230/31 0.5 0.0 0.0 E MMSS WEP 4232/33 1.0 0.0 0.0 MT 33XX 1.0 0.5 0.0 D LCAC 0304 1.5 0.5 0.0 G OS 0318 1.0 1.0 0.0 OS 0319 0.0 2.0 1.0 OS 0324 0.0 1.5 0.0 60,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES IS 3910 0.0 -0.0 0.0 IS 3912 0.0 -0.0 0.0 IS 3923 0.0 -0.0 0.0 IS 3924 0.0 -0.0 0.0 FULL TIME SUPPORT SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AWARD LEVELS: TIER THREE: 45,000 DOLLAR AWARD CEILING RATING NEC ZONE A ZONE B ZONE C NOTES AWF 8220 1.0 0.5 0.0 H, I AWF 8245 0.0 1.0 1.0 H, I AWF 8250 0.0 1.0 1.0 H, I AWF 8251 1.5 1.0 1.0 H, I AWF 8252 0.0 1.0 1.0 H, I AWF 82XX 0.5 0.0 0.0 H, I, J AE 0000 1.0 0.0 0.0 H, I AT 0000 1.0 1.0 0.0 H, I ET 0000 0.0 0.0 0.0 H, I 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ITS RATING: ALL SAILORS WHO REENLIST PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2011 WHO WERE SELECTED FOR CONVERSION TO THE NEW ITS RATING MAY REQUEST SRB UNDER ORIGINAL SOURCE RATING PROVIDED ALL ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA REMAINS VALID OTHER THAN NEW ITS DESIGNATION. 5. NOTES A. SRB FOR THIS RATING NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) IS TIED TO AN INCUMBENT BILLET OR TO ORDERS NEGOTIATED FOR THE NEXT BILLET. COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE MEMBER IS CURRENTLY IN, OR HAS ORDERS TO, A BILLET REQUIRING THIS NEC AND ANNOTATE THIS VERIFICATION IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT REQUEST, IF REENLISTMENT FOR AN SRB IS INTENDED TO FILL NAVY REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC SKILL SETS TIED TO THESE BILLETS. B. AN SRB APPROVAL FOR ALL CT, IS, AND IT RATINGS WILL BE CONTINGENT UPON COMMAND VERIFICATION THAT THE MEMBER HAS A CURRENT SINGLE SCOPE BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION (SSBI), AN ACTIVE SSBI OR RECENT SUBMISSION OF AN SSBI PACKAGE, AND A NOTE CERTIFYING SSBI STATUS IN THE COMMENTS SECTION OF THE PRECERT REQUEST. C. REENLISTMENT COMPENSATION FOR ZONE C NUCLEAR TRAINED PERSONNEL ASSIGNED A NUCLEAR SUPERVISOR NEC SHALL BE PROVIDED UNDER THE ENLISTED SUPERVISOR RETENTION PAY PROGRAM (ESRP), PER REF D. NECS 3359 AND 3389 ARE INACTIVE NECS. MEMBERS ASSIGNED THESE NECS MAY REENLIST AT THE AWARD LEVEL SPECIFIED FOR THE LAST ACTIVE NEC HELD. D. LETTERS APPEARING WITH AN NEC ARE FOR ADMINISTRATIVE USE ONLY. E. SUBSURFACE OR SURFACE DESIGNATION DOES NOT MEAN AN INDIVIDUAL MUST BE SUBSURFACE OR ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST QUALIFIED, BUT INDICATES THE COMPONENT OF THE RATING IN WHICH THEY CAN BE REASONABLY EXPECTED TO SERVE. TRAINING, QUALIFICATIONS, AND PREVIOUS OR PROJECTED DUTY ASSIGNMENTS AT SEA WILL INDICATE THE APPROPRIATE RATING COMPONENT. WHEN USING FORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FORMAN) AND OFFICER PERSONNEL INFORMATION SYSTEM (OPINS) TO INPUT AN SRB PRECERT REQUEST, USE THE RATING (WITH APPROPRIATE SUFFIX DESIGNATION)/NEC AS SPECIFIED IN THIS NAVADMIN. FOR EXAMPLE, SURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN WITH NO NEC WOULD SUBMIT 'ETSW' ON PRECERT FOR RATING. F. SUBSURFACE NECS. SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN 14XXA IDENTIFIES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN COMMUNICATIONS SAILORS ASSIGNED NECS BEGINNING WITH 14. SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAVIGATION 14XXB IDENTIFIES SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAVIGATION SAILORS AND INCLUDES ALL SUBSURFACE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN NAVIGATION NECS BEGINNING WITH 14. G. RATINGS ELIGIBLE FOR NEC 0304 ARE: AWO, ET, QM, AND OS. H. DUE TO SIGNIFICANT NAVY ALIGNMENT AND CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH ACTIVE RESERVE INTEGRATION, FTS SRB REENLISTMENTS ARE LIMITED TO A FOUR-YEAR TERM, PROVIDED A MEMBER REENLISTS INTO THE NEXT ZONE, AS REQUIRED BY REFS B AND E. ADDITIONALLY, AN FTS SAILOR MAY REENLIST AND RECEIVE ONLY ONE SRB PER ZONE (ZONE A, ZONE B, AND ZONE C) DURING A CAREER. THIS FTS SRB AWARD PLAN APPLIES TO RESERVE MEMBERS OF THE FTS PROGRAM; IT DOES NOT APPLY TO FTS CANVASSER RECRUITERS. I. ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TYPE CODES SHALL BE USED WHEN SUBMITTING THE SRB PRECERT: CODE 1RR, IMMEDIATE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME SUPPORT SRB; CODE 1RB, BROKEN SERVICE REENLISTMENT FOR FULL TIME SUPPORT SRB; OR CODE 1RC, OBLISERV TO TRAIN AND REENLIST FOR FULL TIME SUPPORT. J. NEC 8201, 8278, 8289 ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS FTS SRB. 6. EARLY REENLISTMENT OPPORTUNITY: SAILORS SERVING IN TIER ONE SKILLS, AS WELL AS EXCEPTIONS OUTLINED IN PARA 12.A OF REF B AND PARA 4 OF REF C, ARE ELIGIBLE TO REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR EXPIRATION OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE (EAOS). NUCLEAR SAILORS MAY STILL CROSS FISCAL YEAR BOUNDARIES. ADDITIONALLY, SAILORS SERVING IN TIER TWO OR TIER THREE SRB SKILLS WHO RECEIVED AN EP IN BLOCK 45 OF THEIR MOST RECENT REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT WILL BE ALLOWED TO REENLIST EARLY ANY TIME WITHIN THE FISCAL YEAR OF THEIR EAOS. NO TRANSFER, CONCURRENT, OR SPECIAL EVALUATIONS WILL APPLY. SAILORS ADVANCED WITHIN THE 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR EAOS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SUBSTITUTE THE LAST REGULAR PERIODIC EVALUATION OR FITNESS REPORT IN THEIR PREVIOUS PAY GRADE. PERSONNEL MUST FAX OR EMAIL A SIGNED COPY OF THE EVALUATION TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) ONCE THEIR PRECERT HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. THIS REQUIREMENT IS ONLY FOR THOSE WHO FALL UNDER PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH. 7. SRB PRECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: A. PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS): COMMANDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT SRB REENLISTMENT REQUESTS PRIOR TO A MEMBER RECEIVING A PTS QUOTA; HOWEVER, THE PTS QUOTA REQUEST MUST HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND THE SRB REQUEST WILL NOT BE PROCESSED UNTIL THE MEMBER HAS RECEIVED PTS CONFIRMATION. SRB REQUESTS WITHOUT PTS APPROVAL WILL BE REJECTED IN OPINS TO KEEP THE COMMAND APPRAISED OF POTENTIAL SRB APPROVAL ISSUES. ONCE A MEMBER HAS AN APPROVED PTS QUOTA, THE COMMAND SHOULD CONTACT PERS-811 TO CLEAR ANY REJECTIONS. B. MEMBERS REQUESTING TO REENLIST IN THE MONTH OF OCTOBER ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT SRB REQUESTS WITHOUT REGARD TO THE 35-DAY PRECERT RULE, PROVIDED REENLISTMENT REQUESTS ARE RECEIVED BY PERS-811 WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THIS MESSAGE. FOR SRB REENLISTMENT IN ALL OTHER MONTHS, COMMANDS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT SRB REENLISTMENT REQUESTS TO PERS-811 VIA OPINS 35-120 DAYS IN ADVANCE OF THE SAILOR'S REQUESTED REENLISTMENT DATE. REQUESTS SUBMITTED LESS THAN 35 DAYS PRIOR TO THE REQUESTED REENLISTMENT DATE WILL BE REJECTED; HOWEVER, COMMANDS MAY CONTACT PERS-811 FOR WAIVER ELIGIBILITY AND PROCEDURES. SAILORS MUST HAVE APPROVED PRECERTS BEFORE REENLISTING. THE SERVICING PERSONNEL OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE FOR VERIFYING THE REENLISTMENT, POSTING THE CONTRACT, RELEASING THE FIRST PAYMENT, AND VERIFYING THE MASTER MILITARY PAY ACCOUNT. C. COMMANDS OF SAILORS WITH APPROVED PRECERTS, BUT WHO DO NOT REENLIST ON THE DATE OR FOR THE TERM SPECIFIED IN THE PRECERT MESSAGE, MUST CONTACT NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) TO INITIATE A REENLISTMENT CANCELLATION TO AVOID PLACING SAILORS IN AN OVERPAID STATUS. D. TO VALIDATE AN INOPERATIVE EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENT AND EXPEDITE PROCESSING OF AN SRB REQUEST, INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IN THE REMARKS PARAGRAPH OF THE REQUEST: TERM, NARRATIVE REASON, AUTHORITY, AND EXECUTION DATE OF ALL INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS. FAILURE TO VERIFY EXTENSIONS WILL CAUSE PROCESSING DELAYS AND MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE REQUEST OR APPROVAL AT A LOWER AMOUNT. E. SAILORS MUST OBTAIN APPROVAL FOR EXTENSION FROM NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF SRB ELIGIBILITY. 8. THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED ON NEC-SPECIFIC SRB AND LATERAL CONVERSIONS. ACCEPTANCE OF A NEC-SPECIFIC SRB CONTRACT INDICATES AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAILOR AND THE NAVY TO UTILIZE SKILLS ATTRIBUTED TO THE NEC DURING THE SAILOR'S ENLISTMENT TO MEET FLEET READINESS REQUIREMENTS. IN SUBSEQUENT TOURS, A SAILOR MUST ACCEPT ASSIGNMENT, DURING THE NORMAL PROJECTED ROTATION DATE WINDOW, TO AN AVAILABLE BILLET WITHIN THE SRB CONTRACTED NEC, CONSISTENT WITH SEA-SHORE FLOW REQUIREMENTS. LATERAL CONVERSIONS MUST FOLLOW REF B, PARA 12.D. LATERAL CONVERSION REQUESTS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED MORE THAN NINE MONTHS BEFORE EAOS. CONVERSIONS TO A RATING WITH A LOWER AWARD LEVEL WILL NOT BE APPROVED. PERSONNEL IN A 'CLOSED-LOOP' NEC CAN REENLIST BY NEC ONLY. 9. OBLIGATED SERVICE TO TRAIN (OTT) AND THEN REENLIST. SEE REF B, PARA 12.E., FOR OTT GUIDANCE. REQUESTS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS -811) VIA NAVPERS 1306/7, ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST. MEMBER SHALL RETAIN A COPY OF THE AUTHORIZATION MESSAGE UNTIL SRB REENLISTMENT UPON GRADUATION FROM THE COURSE OF INSTRUCTION. USE CODE 1CC (1RC FOR FTS) FOR OTT SRB REQUESTS IN OPINS. 10. INOPERATIVE EXTENSIONS POLICY. IN KEEPING WITH DOD POLICY, PERSONNEL WHO ACCEPTED AN ENLISTMENT BONUS FOR EXTENDED ENLISTMENT (EBEE), AS REFLECTED ON NAVCRUIT 1133/52, ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME IN SRB CALCULATION. SAILORS WITH INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME THROUGH A FIVE -YEAR OR SIX-YEAR OBLIGATION PROGRAM, OR AS AUTHORIZED IN NAVADMIN 007/09, MAY CONTINUE TO HAVE UP TO 24 MONTHS OF INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME COUNT TOWARDS THE SRB CALCULATION PROVIDED THE REENLISTMENT RESULTS IN A NEW EAOS THAT IS AT LEAST 24 MONTHS DAY-FOR-DAY PAST THE CURRENT EXTENDED EAOS. THIS CALCULATION IS PERFORMED AUTOMATICALLY BY NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811). LOCAL COMMANDS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO CANCEL OR CHANGE EXTENSIONS FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMMEDIATE SRB REENLISTMENTS. COMMANDS MUST VERIFY AND ANNOTATE ON THE PRECERT REQUEST WHETHER ANY INOPERATIVE EXTENSION TIME NOTED IS PART OF AN ENLISTED BONUS FOR EXTENDED ENLISTMENT (EBEE) CONTRACT. 11. LITTORAL COMBAT SHIP (LCS) GUIDANCE. SAILORS ASSIGNED TO LCS PLATFORMS OR WITH ORDERS TO AN LCS PLATFORM WHO POSSESS MULTIPLE NEC'S SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED FOR LCS ASSIGNMENT ARE AUTHORIZED TO REENLIST FOR THE MOST LUCRATIVE SRB-ELIGIBLE NEC, REGARDLESS OF ASSIGNED RATING. 12. TO ENSURE ALL REQUIREMENTS AND TIMELINES ARE MET, VISIT THE FOLLOWING SRB PAGE OF THE NPC WEBSITE: HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC /CAREER/ PAYANDBENEFITS/N130/PAGES/N130D.ASPX 13. POINT OF CONTACT FOR A SAILOR WHO HAS REENLISTED AND HAS NOT RECEIVED SRB PAYMENT, OR WHO HAS QUESTIONS CONCERNING TAXATION OF SRB AND ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS, IS THE SERVICING PAY OFFICE OR PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT. SRB TAX INFORMATION IS ALSO DISCUSSED IN DOD FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION VOL 7A, CH 44, TABLE 44-1, RULE 7. POINT OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SRB PROGRAM OR ANY INFORMATION ON THEIR BUPERS ONLINE ACCOUNT IS THEIR COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR (CCC). FOR TECHNICAL QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS, CCCS, NOT THE INDIVIDUAL SAILORS, ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT NAVPERSCOM (PERS- 811) AT (901) 874-2526/DSN 882 , FAX (901) 874-2623/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL EMCM(SS) IRISH AT DOUGLAS.B .IRISH (AT)NAVY.MIL, MR. FRANK PALOMO AT FRANCISCO.PALOMO(AT)NAVY.MIL OR PSC BELLEW AT JEFFREY.BELLEW(AT)NAVY.MIL. 14. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASSESS RETENTION BEHAVIOR AND ADJUST SRB AWARD LEVELS ACCORDINGLY. 15. RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE B. EASTER, N1 (ACTING).// BT #0001 NNNN