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WASHINGTON — Millions of veterans must begin paying back debts to the Department of Veterans Affairs now that the agency resumed collections following an 18-month pause. The collection of debts from medical co-pays and benefits overpayments had been stalled to help ease financial hardships caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The pause initially ended Jan. 1, but VA officials extended it through September after receiving pressure from lawmakers and advocates who argued the economic effects of the pandemic were still being felt by veterans.

SAN DIEGO – An F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed in Death Valley National Park, California, at approximately 3 p.m. (PDT), October 4. The pilot was treated for minor injuries at Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, and released later that night. The aircraft was assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 9 based at Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake. Search and rescue units from NAWS China Lake, Fort Irwin Army Base, and Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron (MAWTS) 1 from Marine Corps Air Station Yuma responded to the scene and rescued the pilot. No civilians were harmed as a result of this incident. The aircraft crashed in a remote area in southern Death Valley National Park. The National Park Service and Navy will work together to coordinate cleanup of this Wilderness area. This incident is currently under investigation and the U.S. Navy is cooperating fully with local authorities.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 042004Z OCT 21 MID200001196248U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 217/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/FY-23 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY AND NAVY RESERVE E9/ E8, AND E7 SELECTION BOARD MEMBERSHIP NOMINATIONS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/29APR20// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1401.5C, SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. NAVY SELECTION BOARDS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the solicitation of enlisted selection board participants for the FY-23 Active-Duty Navy and Navy Reserve Master Chief, Senior Chief and Chief Petty Officer Selection Boards. The experience gained from exposure to the selection board process is beneficial to all senior enlisted leaders. Every master chief petty officer, not otherwise restricted from participating in an enlisted selection board, is strongly encouraged to serve as a member on a FY-23 enlisted selection board. In order to ensure our board membership requirements are met, immediate superior in command and/or type commander leadership is encouraged to seek out the best board member candidates within your purview and direct them to submit applications for the FY-23 enlisted selection boards. 2. FY-23 enlisted board schedule (recorders report one week early for training): a. Reserve/FTS E9/E8 (combined): 7 through 18 March 2022 b. Active-Duty E9/E8 (combined): 28 March through 22 April 2022 c. Reserve/FTS E7: 6 through 17 June 2022 d. Active-Duty E7: 5 through 29 July 2022 Please note, the Active E-9/E-8 and the Active E-7 memberships will be conducted in three phases. Applicants will only need to participate during the phase their rates are considered. Phases will be announced at a later date. 3. Due dates for member and recorder applications to be received by PERS-805: a. Reserve/FTS E9/E8 (combined): 6 December 2021 b. Active-Duty E9/E8(combined): 7 January 2022 c. Reserve/FTS E7: 7 March 2022 d. Active-Duty E7: 4 April 2022 4. Prior to submitting an application, review reference (a) which can be found at: a. Active: https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/active-duty-enlisted b. Reserve: https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/reserve-officer 5. In addition to membership criteria contained in reference (a) and on the application form (NAVPERS 1400/2), the following also applies to selection board nominees: a. Must not have a relative or personal relationship defined in reference (a) serving on the same board in any capacity. b. All Navy relatives (active-duty or reserve) must be listed on the application form along with their rank/rate, even if not board eligible. c. Must not have been a member of the same board in the previous year. d. Must not be the subject of an investigation of any kind. e. If under care for any severe medical issues, the member shall consult with a treating physician regarding the possibility of travel in the time frame indicated. The medical provider is not required to endorse the members application. 6. Additional information pertaining to selection board membership: a. Frocked master chiefs may participate as selection board members and are encouraged to apply. b. In select circumstances, Navy Personnel Command (NPC) may provide permanent change of station (PCS) order modifications if an applicant with PCS orders is selected to serve on an enlisted selection board. Selected board members should contact Selection Board Membership (PERS-805) at (901)874-3185/DSN 882 or via e-mail at pers-805.fct(at)navy.mil, if this applies. Do not contact your detailer directly as they may be eligible before the board. c. Sailors desiring to sit on a selection board who are attached to deployed units will not normally be approved. In rare circumstances and driven by needs of the board, concurrence on the application from a fleet master chief is required. Applicants who PCS to a deployable unit after having submitted an application should notify PERS-805. If the unit is due to deploy during or close to the board date, applicants should request that their application be pulled. d. Active-duty and reserve component master chiefs are encouraged to apply for any of the above boards. There are no restrictions preventing a Sailor of one component from serving on a board of the other. e. Senior chief petty officers and chief petty officers (to include frocked) may serve as recorders on any of the above boards for which they are not eligible. f. Senior chief petty officers may apply to be a board member on only E7 boards. g. Petty officers (E6 and below) may not serve on the boards in any capacity. h. Recorders must be stationed CONUS, no exceptions. 7. The application form (NAVPERS 1400/2) can be downloaded from: a. Active: https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/active-duty-enlisted b. Reserve: https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/reserve-officer 8. The signed application must be endorsed by the members commanding officer (CO) and forwarded directly to their cognizant force/fleet master chief (FORCM/FLTCM). The FORCM/FLTCM will forward endorsed applications to PERS- 805 via e-mail at pers-805.fct(at)navy.mil or will return the endorsed applications to the member for submission. In circumstances where the applicant is assigned to a joint command or otherwise does not have a FORCM/FLTCM, the application should be sent to PERS-805 by the commands senior enlisted leader (SEL), provided the SEL is not eligible for advancement on the board for which the applicant is submitting. If you are unsure of your circumstance, please contact PERS-805. 9. Do not use request chits and do not forward applications through your commands administrative support personnel, including those of the command master chief (CMC), CO or those of your FORCM/FLTCM. This will compromise board membership and invalidate your application. Applications go directly to the CMC. Forms received from, or routed through, individuals other than the applicant or the FORCM/FLTCM, except as specified in the previous paragraph, will not be considered. 10. Board membership will be held in the strictest confidence. Once an application is submitted, a policy of non-disclosure has been ordered by Deputy Chief of Navy Personnel (DCNP). Do not discuss applications or selection, if chosen to serve on a board, with anyone other than the CO, reporting senior, CMC, chief of the boat, cognizant FORCM/FLTCM or board support personnel at NPC. It is appropriate for a CMC to be told by a member in the command of that members board service. However, the CMC may not disclose their own service on a board to anyone other than the CO or next echelon ISIC. Failure to adhere to this policy is a direct violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and will result in removal from the board and possible administrative or disciplinary action by DCNP. 11. Careful consideration should be given to a nominees application and availability to serve as a selection board member. CO concurrence is required. Do not recommend personnel that are under an investigation of any kind or those with severe medical issues. If the CO initiates or becomes aware of an investigation after the initial nomination is submitted, notify the points of contact below immediately. COs, CMCs and applicants should understand that once selected, the member is under official orders to the board and requests for removal from board duties will not be granted except in extreme cases as specified in reference (a). 12. Points of contact: a. Enlisted Board Membership Clerk at (901) 874-3185/DSN 882 b. Membership Branch Head at (901) 874-2209/DSN 882 c. pers-805.fct(at)navy.mil 13. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Love it! Study early, check your records, see if you can hook up with board members, etc.!

No public version of the NAVADMIN yet.

Any admins who can get a public copy?

FY22 CPO Selection Board Results Selectees: NAVADMIN 218/21 Precept Convening Order Quotas Membership Announcement: NAVADMIN 50/21 Congratulations!

A Black Navy veteran in Virginia who has been subjected to months of racist harassment by a neighbor took to the national airwaves to share her ordeal, which police say they can do little to remedy. Jannique Martinez and her family moved to Jessamine Court in Virginia Beach five years ago, she told CNN’s Don Lemon. Soon afterward, the neighbor began blaring recordings to antagonize other residents, and has now stepped it up by playing monkey noises and racial slurs whenever her family steps out of the house.

For spouses and those new to the routine, Sailors are still being notified by TRIAD. 24 hrs later, the public version of the FY-22 Chief's results will be released via a NAVADMIN and Sailors will also be able to view their results in BOL.

Is there an admin that can verify if Triad even has the results?

I really think something should have happened by now.

Has anyone been contacted?

Lol, well right now only members can read that post. Guests are probably trying to figure out why they can't see the Chief's forum.

Easy on the refresh folks, it's killing the forum. For now I made this thread viewable to members only because too many people are hitting refresh.

As usual, if someone gets word, please post.

Alrighty, we need more lurkers to sign up and throw their 2 cents worth while we wait...

Federal agents are investigating a new U.S. Navy corruption case that has strong echoes of the Fat Leonard scandal, with a defense contractor facing accusations that he delivered cash bribes and bilked the Navy of at least $50 million to service its ships in foreign ports, according to recently unsealed court records. The Justice Department is trying to extradite the contractor — Frank Rafaraci, chief executive of Multinational Logistics Services, or MLS — from Malta, the Mediterranean island where he was arrested last week after an international manhunt.

I tried looking for that post which should be in one of the prior board forums here but I couldn't find it. So don't quote me on that but I'm glad you brought it up again.

That's an on-and-off topic that has gone on for years here on this forum. I believe it was debunked years ago and went into hibernation only to resurface again in this thread. Unfortunately I can't remember what was said but it was a salty ol' Chief in the know.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan - U.S. sailors and Japanese security personnel checked out new 9 mm handguns at this base south of Tokyo on Friday morning, ending nearly four decades of service with Beretta M9 pistols. As part of a servicewide transition, security officers have been training with the SIG Sauer M18 pistol, which is replacing the M9. The Navy adopted the M9 in 1985, according to Yokosuka’s head of security, Lt. Cmdr. Roel Rosalez.

Among more than 27,000 public submissions of new names for Army bases now honoring Confederate generals were a number of “quite intense” proposals that disparaged the Congress-mandated renaming process, the leader of the commission undertaking the effort said Thursday. “There are some folks who are distinctly opposed [to renaming bases named for Confederates] and the verbiage they used is quite deliberate,” said Michelle Howard, the retired Navy admiral and chairwoman of the Naming Commission. “They make it clear that they do not support the commission.”

NORFOLK, Va. - The U.S. Navy establishes a new helicopter squadron, Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 50, onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Mayport, Florida, Oct. 1. Primarily, HSM-50 “Valkyries” will be fully equipped with MH-60R Seahawks and will provide expeditionary aviation detachments in support of littoral combat ships and expeditionary independent deployers to meet global force management missions. “I’m honored and humbled to have the opportunity to serve as HSM-50’s first commanding officer,” said Cmdr. Carolyn Peterson. “Every member of Valkyries will have a major impact as we establish this squadron from the ground floor and create a strong, resilient, combat-ready unit prepared to deploy MH-60R Detachments to Fight and Win at sea. I am excited and encouraged as we move forward as a team, face challenges head-on, and continue to serve in the defense of our nation.” Peterson, a native of Nashville, Tennessee, served in a number of assignments including tours as an instructor pilot, a helicopter initial shore assignments officer, a Carrier Air Wing MH-60R operational squadron department head, and a joint planning officer in Anchorage, Alaska. She is a graduate of Air Force Air Command and Staff College Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase One, and earned a Master’s of Science in Aeronautics: Safety Systems. The MH-60R Seahawk, a versatile multi-mission platform, is used to support a number of operations spanning: Anti-Submarine Warfare, Electronic Warfare, Surface Warfare, Command and Control, Non-Combat Operations, and Fleet Support for Operations and Logistics. It can also integrate mission systems with other ships to provide early warning indications of surface contacts and longer range pursuit of subsurface contacts. HSM-50 is expected to conduct a formal establishment ceremony in the summer of 2022 and the squadron will fall under Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing Atlantic. To learn more about HSM-50 visit: https://www.airlant.usff.navy.mil/hsm50/

BOARD LIFE: ENLISTED Boards Pt. II