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The Navy canceled memorandums of understanding with three affinity organizations last week, according to Friday letters to each organization from the office of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and obtained by USNI News. The letters, dated Feb. 7, to the Sea Services Leadership Association, National Naval Officers Association and Association of Naval Services Officers were from Franchetti but directed by Vice Adm. Richard Cheeseman, chief of naval personnel. The letters terminate the memorandum of understanding between the Navy and each of the affinity groups. Sea Services Leadership Association is a nonprofit, established in 1978, to help mentor and develop women in the Coast Guard, Navy and Marine Corps. National Naval Officers Association focuses on promoting diversity in the officer ranks of the service so that it better reflects the demographics of the U.S. Association of Naval Services Officers and promotes the inclusion of Latino and Hispanic sailors in the Navy.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 101630Z FEB 25 MID120001729989U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 024/25 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N097/FEB// SUBJ/FY-26 CHAPLAIN CORPS ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/COCINST/16FEB22 NARR/REF A IS COCINST 1521.1E, CHAPLAIN CORPS ADVANCED EDUCATION PROGRAM. RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications and provides guidance for the FY-26 Chaplain Corps Advanced Education Program (CHC AEP). 2. The CHC AEP raises the level of Navy chaplain professional competency beyond the minimum professional and educational qualifications. Additionally, the CHC AEP provides knowledge, skills, and abilities that complement training and education conducted through the Naval Chaplaincy School (NCS). Applicants should be available to commence their studies in the Fall term of CY-26. A Navy selection board will convene before 1 June 2025. 3. The FY-26 CHC AEP will consist of: graduate programs at civilian educational institutions in Religion in Culture, Pastoral Counseling, Ethics, and Homiletics; graduate level programs at military service colleges and schools; and pastoral care residencies. 4. Eligibility: All applicants for FY-26 CHC AEP must be Active Component Navy Chaplains (Designator 4100) and must be able to complete a utilization tour without waiver following completion of the program. See reference (a) for additional eligibility criteria. 5. PII-free application packages will be submitted to nwpt_ncs_aep@us.navy.mil, with carbon copy to LT Richard W. Griffin at richard.w.griffin2.mil@us.navy.mil. Use the subject line "FY-26 Chaplain Corps Advanced Education Program" for the email. Email application package as a single PDF file. All applications must reach NCS NLT 15 April 2025. 6. Point of contact is LT Richard Griffin, Advanced Education Program Manager, who can be reached at (401) 841-3889 or via email at richard.w.griffin2.mil@us.navy.mil. 7. Released by RADM Gregory N. Todd, Chief of Chaplains.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

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In December, more than a month before Donald Trump took the presidential oath of office, The New York Times reported a blockbuster scoop: Elon Musk and his SpaceX company had repeatedly failed to meet federal reporting requirements designed to safeguard national security despite being deeply entangled with the military and intelligence bureaucracy. These included a failure to provide details to the government of Musk’s meetings with foreign leaders, the Times reported. Those lapses had triggered a number of internal federal reviews, according to the Times. Perhaps most interestingly, the Defense Department’s inspector general had opened a probe of the matter sometime during 2024. The Air Force and the Pentagon Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security also launched reviews in November.

Parents please read: Schools across the United States are being forced to close due to surges of influenza and other seasonal illnesses. As the 2024–2025 flu season rages on with no peak yet in sight, many school systems are overwhelmed with sick students and staff members. In the past week, a swath of schools and even entire school districts have announced closures in at least 10 states. These include Texas, Ohio, Oklahoma, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee, among others.

Hours earlier, Griffin posted a letter from Democrats on the House Appropriations Committee to Hegseth asking the defense secretary to explain why he required more than $130,000 for home repairs for his government-furnished house, including $49,000 for an “emergency” paint job.

The Pentagon cut off a webcast of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s first town hall with troops and department employees Friday as soon as questions began, and shortly after Hegseth promised to be transparent with service members and the public.

US Navy destroyers fended off Houthi drones in the Red Sea last year without firing a shot, demonstrating alternative ways for warships to battle these threats. Documents obtained by Business Insider detail multiple incidents throughout the Navy's counter-Houthi mission in which US destroyers used "non-kinetic" capabilities, engagement methods not dependent on munitions and physical destruction, to defeat the hostile drones launched by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebels.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told business leaders at the Canada-U.S. Economic Summit in Toronto that U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to annex Canada "is a real thing." "Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on…," Trudeau said, before the microphone cut out.

OIX GATEWAY HONOLULU HI SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING REPORT: CNRFC GUIDANCE ON INTERIM DRIVING FOR LIFE TRAINING// GOES MSG_ID: 180001597234 RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0015 0372222-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 062220Z FEB 25 MID180001597234U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 008/25 SUBJ/CNRFC GUIDANCE ON INTERIM DRIVING FOR LIFE TRAINING// REF/A/DOC/DODI 6055.01/21APR2021, CHANGE 3// REF/B/DOC/DODI 6055.04/27AUG2021 REF/C/DOC/OPNAV M-5100.23/20SEP2023// REF/D/DOC/ALSAFE 019/23/22MAY2023// REF/E/DOC/ALSAFE 025/24/25AUG24// NARR/REF A IS DODI 6055.01, DOD SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM. REF B IS DODI 6055.04, DOD MOTOR VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAM. REF C IS OPNAV M-5100.23, NAVY SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAM MANUAL. REF D IS SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TRAINING AVAILABILITY VIA NAVSAFECOM (TRAINPOINT) TRAINING PORTAL. REF E IS CANCELLATION OF ALSAFE 23-019 EFFECTIVE 31 AUG 2024, SAFETY AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH TRAINING AVAILABILITY VIA NAVSAFECOM (TRAINPOINT) TRAINING PORTAL.// 1. Background: References (a) through (d) require all military members under the age of 26 to receive 4 hours of traffic safety training within 12 months of entering the Navy. This training will convey to incoming personnel the profound responsibility associated with operation of a Private Motor Vehicle (PMV), Navy expectations for responsible vehicle operation and the significant impact PMV fatalities have on operational readiness. This training will also address general traffic safety precautions and local command traffic safety policies as well as any unique traffic safety considerations appropriate for the area. Ref (d) requires all personnel to utilize the NAVSAFECOM (TRAINPOINT) portal. 2. On 31 AUG 2024, ref (e), Commander, Naval Safety Command (COMNAVSAFECOM) completed its contractual obligation with TRAINPOINT, and it will not be renewed. Therefore, all safety and occupational health training provided via the Naval Safety Command TRAINPOINT training portal has been discontinued. 3. Action: This is commander's guidance on congruent methods to achieve training compliance until an enterprise-wide training course is developed. NRA Commanding Officers will accomplish the following: A. Identify all Sailors under 26 by name who have not completed the required training per refs (a) through (e). B. Ensure all newly assigned personnel receive a local area/host-nation traffic safety orientation brief within 30 days of arrival, ensuring each Sailor's status is current and captured in ESAMS. C. Commands will develop an interim comprehensive traffic safety orientation brief to meet the spirit and intent of the 4 hour block of training. This orientation brief will describe factors that commonly lead to traffic related mishaps including speeding, impaired driving (alcohol, illegal drugs, medications, fatigue), distracted driving, and failure to properly wear seat belts. The brief will also include information about local (state specific) driving conditions, hazards, regulations, laws, and the legal consequences and penalties for impaired or distracted driving. Additionally, the Command Safety Officer or the collateral duty Safety Officer will conduct in-person safety briefs during check-in/indoc. Topics will include, local area traffic, HOV/express lanes, clean fuel license plates, text messaging while driving (local laws), handheld phone ban in work zones (local laws), Military Motorcycle Operators Traffic Safety Training and local base safety regulations. D. I expect all leaders to have a conversation about traffic safety with our most valuable asset, our Sailors. Let's make sure they have the safety information they need to do to be successful and stay alive. 4. Examples of briefing templates are posted on the CNRF Safety SharePoint page and will be provided by the CNRF Safety Office upon request. 5. POC, Mr. Daniel Cantu, Safety Manager (948) 223-6613, email: daniel.cantu1.civ(AT)us.navy.mil. 6. Released by RADM Michael J. Steffen, Deputy Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0015 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED//</DmdsSecurity>

OIX GATEWAY NAPLES IT SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2025 RESERVE PERSONNEL PROGRAMS GOES MSG_ID: 320000756673 RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0014 0351946-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 041946Z FEB 25 MID320000756673U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA REDCOM NORFOLK VA REDCOM GREAT LAKES IL REDCOM JACKSONVILLE FL REDCOM FORT WORTH TX REDCOM SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM EVERETT WA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 007/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/APR// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2025 RESERVE PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD BENCHMARKS// REF/A/MSG/ALNAVRESFOR/062259ZDEC24// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/162058ZAPR18// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/231840ZAPR18// REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/06NOV23// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 034/24 NAVY RESERVE STRATEGIC ADVANTAGE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 095/18, BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS II PART A REVISITING THE BASICS. REF C IS NAVADMIN 100/18, BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS II PART B ENGAGEMENT. REF D IS OPNAVINST 1040.11F, NAVY ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.// POC/RIVAS/NCCM/COMNAVRESFOR/TEL: (703) 693-8594/ E-MAIL: MELODY.B.RIVAS.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Purpose. This ALNAVRESFOR highlights Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Navy Reserve Personnel Program Excellence (RPPE) force trends and behaviors and outlines FY-25 Reserve Personnel Program Excellence Award (RPPEA) benchmark criteria. 2. Background. The Navy Reserve serves as a critical strategic advantage for America's Warfighting Navy. As Reserve Sailors advance in their careers, it is essential to retain top talent to strengthen our Navy team. The Reserve Personnel Performance Excellence Award (RPPEA) recognizes commands that prioritize their Sailors and meet or exceed the established recruiting and retention benchmarks. The FY-25 RPPEA will focuson retaining skilled and experienced warfighters, recognizing that as their expertise and leadership are critical to delivering integrated naval power and advancing our maritime superiority through the unique capabilities and strengths of the Navy Reserve. 3. FY-24 Trends and Behavior. FY-24 retention results were outstanding and reflected your considerable efforts in recruiting and retaining talented Sailors. Our reenlistment rates Zones A through C, whichincludes Reserve affiliation (RA) were: 77.3%. The Navy Reserve exceeded the FY-24 benchmark in a challenging environment due to strong leadership at all levels, largely accomplished through deliberate and proactive talent and community management. In FY-25, the Navy Reserve will continue to improve on these retention trends. 4. FY-25 Retention Environment. The United States Navy remains focused on preparing for the possibility of conflict with China by 2027 and enhancing our long term advantage. When we retain experienced and proficient Sailors, we retain the knowledge and skills that an operationally ready, warfighting-focused force requires to fight and win in conflict. Effective leadership and attention to administrative programs, such as the annual Career Information Program Review (CIPR), can significantly enhance the warfighting readiness of the Navy Reserve. Starting our Sailors on the right foot with Command Indoctrination ("INDOC") programs, providing sponsorship throughout their careers, and holding regular Career Development Boards (CDBs) provides context for Sailors and keeps them engaged and eager to reach the next level in their careers. Developing experienced and proficient Sailors ensures we retain the knowledge and skills necessary to train the next generation of warfighters. 5. FY-25 Benchmarks. The RPPEA award is competitive by design. The award recognizes commands that produce stronger results and increase engagement in seven different criteria impacting our Sailors and the warfighting readiness of the Navy Reserve. a. Benchmark: 80% aggregate reenlistment rate with Reserve Affiliation for Zones A through C. To affiliate with our Selected Reserve Force shows our Sailor's level of commitment as well as the commitment of leadership to encourage continued service in other components. b. Benchmark: "Compliant" on the annual Career Information Program Review (CIPR). c. Benchmark: 90% Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act compliance rate. d. Benchmark: Zero unresolved Navy Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) discrepancies for Selected Reserve exam cycles 115 (Aug 24) and 116 (Feb 25) and Active Duty exam cycles 264 (Sep 24), 266 (Jan 25) and 267 (Mar 25). e. Benchmark: Completion of Command Climate Assessment and ISIC debrief per reference (f). (1) A minimum of one climate assessment must be completed each fiscal year. (2) The command climate assessment must not take longer than 60 days, or 110 days for NRAs, from the start of the Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS) to the commander's debrief of the command. f. Benchmark: 90% timely Drill (IDT pay) adjudication. g. Benchmark: 95% timely Career Development Board completion for Reporting, 24 month, and 48 month for staff Sailors E1-E9. 6. Reserve Personnel Program Excellence Award. The annual RPPEA is built on the tenets in references (c) through (e), Brilliant on the Basics. Commands will be RPPEA eligible if they meet or exceed the FY-25 program benchmarks cited in paragraph 5. a. Reenlistment Rate Computation Exceptions. Commands with less than 80% aggregate reenlistment rate with RA, and have 100% VOW compliance plus meet or exceed all other benchmarks will remain eligible for RPPEA. b. Loss transactions on a Sailor transferred from a command due to pending separation, medical hold or a legal hold will reflect on the command the Sailor was last attached to in an accounting code 100 status. c. Commands with zero qualifying transactions will remain eligible for RPPEA. d. Waiver requests for any award benchmark in paragraph 5 must be submitted in writing via the respective Echelon III command with specific justification. Echelon III commands will consider waivers for system discrepancies and false reporting only. Waiver requests must be signed by the Commanding Officer. Requests not positively endorsed at any level will not be considered. Waiver approval authority resides with Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF). Waiver requests that aim to reduce benchmarks to meet award eligibility will not be approved. e. TYCOM and direct report counselors will evaluate and submit eligible commands to the CNRF Career Counselor no later than 12 January 2026. 7. RPPEA Announcement and Recognition. CNRF will announce FY-25 RPPEA recipients following the consolidation of Echelon III and direct reporting command submissions no later than 31 January 2026. Following the announcement message, awardees may fly the Retention Excellence Award pennant to signify receipt of the RPPEA and may paint their command anchor(s) gold until release of the following year's award announcement message. CNRF will provide commendation certificates for all qualifying commands. 8. TYCOM and ISIC Points of contact: a. Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command, Senior Chief Milton Herrera, e-mail: milton.r.herrera.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (948) 223-6142 b. Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve, Master Chief Christina Marzella, e-mail: christina.s.marzella.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-8743 c. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Everett, Chief Raymond Taltoan, e-mail: milton.r.taltoan.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (425) 304-3886 d. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command San Diego, Chief Christopher Sistrunk, e-mail: christopher.j.sistrunk.mil (at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 705-4054 e. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Great Lakes, Chief Matthew Farmer,e-mail: matthew.r.farmer(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (847) 688-4916 x213 f. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Norfolk, Chief Steven Cooper, e-mail: steven.a.cooper.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 341-5890 g. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Jacksonville, Chief Melissa Gray, e-mail: melissa.r.gray.mil(at)us.navy.mil tel: (904) 598-0447 x410 h. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth, Chief Damon Deal, e-mail: damon.r.deal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1913 i. Fleet Logistics Support Wing, Chief Valencia Hardges, e-mail: valencia.i.hardges.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-7882 j. Tactical Support Wing, Chief Jessica M Freeman, e-mail: jessica.m.freeman.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1527 k. Maritime Support Wing, Chief Jeremy Neal, e-mail: jeremy.s.neal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-2488 l. Fleet Readiness Center Mid-West, Chief Jonathon Crabtree, e-mail: jonathon.a.crabtree.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1510 9. Released by VADM N. S. Lacore, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0014 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED//</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>FARROW.DAECE.DAYNE.1617145380</DmdsReleaser>

Subject: OIX GATEWAY NAPLES IT SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING REPORT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE FORCE CAREER COUNSELOR Importance: Low OIX GATEWAY NAPLES IT SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING REPORT: ANNOUNCEMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE FORCE CAREER COUNSELOR GOES MSG_ID: 320000756666 RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0013 0351944-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 041944Z FEB 25 MID320000756666U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 006/25 // MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/JAN// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE FORCE CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR FOR NAVY COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR, CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR (NON-NC), AND SELECTED RESERVE UNIT CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR// REF/A/INST/COMNAVRESFORINST 1700.7E/18MAR24// AMPN/REF A IS COMNARESFOR CAREER COUNSELOR OF THE YEAR PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.// POC/RIVAS/NCCM/CNO WASHINGTON DC N095CC/TEL: (703) 703-693-8594/ E-MAIL: MELODY.B.RIVAS.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. It gives me great pleasure to announce the following selections for our Rated NC, Collateral Duty, and Selected Reserve Career Counselors of the Year. 2. A screening board was conducted on 23 and 24 January 2025, where a panel of Chiefs, Senior Chiefs and Master Chiefs reviewed 6 outstanding nomination packages. Competition was extremely close and all nominees should be proud of their superb accomplishments. The final selectees are: a. CCOY Navy Counselor Category, NC1(SW/IW) Megann E. Warszewick, USN, Navy Reserve Center, St. Louis, MO. b. CCOY (non-NC) Category, PS1(EXW/FMF/SCW) Shay D. Boyles, USN, Navy Reserve Center, El Paso, TX. c. CCOY Selected Reserve Category, MA1(EXW/AW) Joshua Chacon, USN, Navy Reserve Europe Navy Security Forces, Long Island, NY. 3. The Career Counselors of the Year were selected from a field of six outstanding nominees representing the top performing career counselors serving the Reserve Force. Congratulations to them and the other nominees: a. NC1(AW) Ryan E. Leathem, VAQ-209 b. NC2(AW) Brigette S. Jimenez, FRCRMW Det New Orleans c. IS1 Shannon M. Kymala, NR STRAT INTEL HQ 4. Congratulations to our CCOY recipients and nominees for their commitment to the growth and development of our Sailors and their careers. Our Sailors are our greatest strength, and career counselors play a vital role in helping us retain top talent and build a strong, ready Reserve Force. Thank you for your dedication to our Sailors and the Navy Reserve.

OIX GATEWAY NAPLES IT SUCCESSFUL PROCESSING REPORT: FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS GOES MSG_ID: 320000756660 RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0012 0351943-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 041943Z FEB 25 MID320000756660U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA REDCOM NORFOLK VA REDCOM GREAT LAKES IL REDCOM JACKSONVILLE FL REDCOM FORT WORTH TX REDCOM SAN DIEGO CA REDCOM EVERETT WA MDSC NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 005/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N095CC/JAN// SUBJ/FISCAL YEAR 2024 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/22MAR23// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 007/24 RESERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD.// POC/RIVAS/NCCM/COMNAVRESFOR/TEL: (703) 693-8594// E-MAIL: MELODY.B.RIVAS.MIL(AT)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following echelon 3, 4, and 5 commands for earning the Reserve Personnel Programs Excellence Award (RPPEA). Each command below met or exceeded the following measures of effectiveness as identified in reference (a): a. Ninety percent on the annual Career Information Program Review b. Seventy-seven percent aggregate reenlistment rate for Zones A through C c. Ninety percent Transition Assistance Program Veteran's Opportunity to Work (VOW) compliance d. Zero unresolved Navy Wide Advancement Exam discrepancies e. On-time completion of Command Climate Assessment and ISIC debrief f. Ninety-five percent Career Development Board timeliness 3. FY-24 recipients: NAVRESPRODEVCEN NEW ORLEANS LA REDCOM NORFOLK VA REDCOM FORT WORTH TX REDCOM GREAT LAKES IL NAVRESCEN BIRMINGHAM AL NAVRESCEN EL PASO TX NAVRESCEN FORT DIX NJ NAVRESCEN FORT WORTH TX NAVRESCEN KNOXVILLE TN NAVRESCEN MERIDIAN MS NAVRESCEN CINCINNATTI OH NAVRESCEN LOUISVILLE KY NAVRESCEN KITSAP WA NAVRESCEN WEST PALM BEACH FL FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE FOUR FLELOGSUPPRON FIVE ONE COMARSUPWING SAN DIEGO CA PATRON SIX NINE HELMARSTRIKERON SIX ZERO VAQRON TWO ZERO NINE FITRON COMP THIRTEEN FITRON COMP TWO ZERO FOUR NAVAIRLOGOFF NAF WASHINGTON FLELOGSUPPRONONEDETHAWAII FLELOGSUPPRONONE FRCR MID WEST ASD NOLA ASD FT WORTH ASD DC ASD MCGUIRE FRCRMW DET DC 4. Awardees may fly the Retention Excellence Award pennant to signify receipt of the RPPEA and may paint their command anchor(s) gold until release of the following year's award announcement message. Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) will provide commendation certificates via Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) for all qualifying commands. 5. Reserve Component points of contact: a. Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, Senior Chief Milton Herrera e-mail: milton.r.herrera.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 322-5692 b. Naval Air Force Reserve, Master Chief Christina Marzella, e-mail: christina.s.marzella.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-8743 c. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Everett, Chief Raymond Taltoan, e-mail: milton.r.taltoan.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (425) 304-3886 d. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command San Diego, Chief Christopher Sistrunk, e-mail: christopher.j.sistrunk.mil(at) us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 705-4054 e. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Great Lakes, Chief Matthew Farmer, e-mail: matthew.r.farmer.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel:(847) 688-4916 x213 f. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Norfolk, Chief Steven Cooper, e-mail: steven.a.cooper.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (757) 341-5890 g. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Jacksonville, Chief Melissa Gray, e-mail: melissa.r.gray.mil(at)us.navy.mil tel: (904) 542-4523 h. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth, Chief Damon Deal, e-mail: damon.r.deal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1913 i. Fleet Logistics Support Wing, Chief Valencia Hardges, e-mail: valencia.i.hardges.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-7882 j. Tactical Support Wing, Chief Melissa Freeman, e-mail: jessica.m.freeman.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1527 k. Maritime Support Wing, Chief Jeremy Neal, e-mail: jeremy.s.neal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-2488 l. Fleet Readiness Center Mid-West, Chief Jonathon Crabtree, email: jonathon.a.crabtree.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1510 6. Congratulations and well done to each of our award winners. The RPPEA award is competitive by design, and a testimony to each command's commitment to the professional growth and development of our Sailors. Commands emphasizing teamwork and collaboration as reflected by their selection for the RPPEA deliver improved command cohesion, positive command climate and enhanced warfighting effectiveness. Your dedication and commitment to excellence is exemplary. 7. I look forward to seeing more commands join the ranks of our award winners next year. By working together and leveraging each other's strengths, I'm confident that we can accelerate our progress and achieve even greater levels of excellence in the years to come. 8. Released by VADM N. S. Lacore, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0012 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED//</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>FARROW.DAECE.DAYNE.1617145380</DmdsReleaser>

Several U.S. military branches are pausing training related to the prevention of sexual assault in order to comply with one of President Trump’s executive orders related to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. A directive issued by U.S. Marine Corps headquarters on Tuesday “asked the fleet to PAUSE on all [Sexual Assault Prevention and Reporting] training due to recent changes within the White House to remove diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) from all federal policies,” according to an email obtained by The Times. The U.S. Navy also confirmed it would cease such training for a period of time.

Lambda Legal and Human Rights Campaign, two leading LGBTQ+ advocacy groups, filed a federal lawsuit on Thursday challenging the Trump administration over the president’s executive order banning transgender people from serving in the military.

TRICARE Pharmacy Network Expands With Addition of Kroger Pharmacies

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the military was far from deploying troops to Gaza, casting doubt on any immediate intervention into the besieged coastal strip after President Trump suggested the U.S. take control of the territory.

2025 Veterans Benefits Guide

The Navy Reservist - Vol. 2025 Issue 1

Are you a Veteran who served at least two periods of service? In other words, did you reenlist? If so, there’s a chance that you’re eligible for additional G.I. Bill benefits.

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 051401Z FEB 25 MID320000760081U FM CHINFO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 021/25 SUBJ/SELECTEES FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2025-2026 ADVANCED MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY// REF/A/MSG/R 221506Z JAN 24// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 180/24 REQUESTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE ADVANCED MILITARY VISUAL JOURNALISM TRAINING PROGRAM // POC/MCCM Tony Sisti CHINFO SEA/LOC: WASHINGTON DC/ TEL: COMM: 703-692-4704/EMAIL: anthony.b.sisti.mil(at)us.navy.mil// RMKS/1. Per reference (a), the following Sailors have been selected to attend photojournalism training: a. MC1 Conner Blake, AFN Rota b.MC1 Keenan Daniels, Naval Air Force Pacific c.MC1 Christopher O'Grady, Recruit Training Command d.MC1 Vincent Zline, Chief of Information e.MC2 Simon Pike, USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) f.MC2 Jason Waite, Navy Office of Community Outreach g.MC3 Charlotte Duran, USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) 2. The following Sailors have been selected to attend graphic design training: a. MC2 Analice Baker, USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) b. MC2 Olivia Rucker, USS Tripoli (LHA 7) c. MC3 Travis Hanes, USS George Washington (CVN 73) 3. Course dates: The estimated report date for both courses is 25 July 2025. Program graduation is projected to be 07 May 2026. Additional information will be provided directly from the point of contact. 4. Congratulations to all selectees. Sailors who applied but were not selected for this highly competitive program will receive a response to their application with guidance for future consideration. 5. Team First. 6. Released by RDML R. M. Perry, Chief of Information.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 042304Z FEB 25 MID320000757253U FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 016/25 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/FEB// SUBJ/ DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INITIAL IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE ON THE RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK// REF/A/PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM, RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK, 20JAN2025// REF/B/ACTING SECDEF MEMO/GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM, RETURN TO IN- PERSON WORK, 24JAN2025// REF/C/ACTING SECDEF MEMO/IMPLEMENTATION OF PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM, RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK, 24JAN2025// REF/D/JOINT OMB-OPM MEMO/AGENCY RETURN TO OFFICE IMPLEMENTATION PLANS, 27JAN2025// REF/E/SECDEF MEMO/INITIAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE, RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK, 31JAN2025// REF/F/EXECUTIVE ORDER/LIMITING LAME-DUCK COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS, 31JAN2025// REF/G/DOC/SECNAVINST 12271.1 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TELEWORK POLICY, 11FEB2019// NARR/REF A DIRECTS ALL EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES TO TAKE STEPS TO TERMINATE REMOTE WORK AND REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO RETURN TO WORK IN- PERSON, AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE. REF B STATES THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTENDS TO FULLY COMPLY WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS. REF C DIRECTS NECESSARY STEPS BE TAKEN TO TERMINATE REGULAR TELEWORK AND REMOTE WORK ARRANGEMENTS AND REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO RETURN IN-PERSON AT THEIR RESPECTIVE DUTY STATIONS. REF D REQUIRES AGENCIES TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT PLANS TO THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET AND THE OFFICE OF PERSONNAL MANAGEMENT TO IMPLEMENT THE RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK PRESIDENTIAL MEMORANDUM. REF E PROVIDES SPECIFIC IMPLEMENTATION GUIDELINES, SUSPENSES, AND SUBMISSIONS FOR IMPLEMENATION OF RETURN TO IN-PERSON WORK. REF F STATES IT IS THE POLICY OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH THAT COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS EXECUTED IN THE 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW PRESIDENT, AND THAT PURPORT TO REMAIN IN EFFECT DESPITE THE INAUGURATION OF A NEW PRESIDENT AND ADMINISTRATION, SHALL NOT BE APPROVED. REG G ESTABLISHES POLICY, ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITIES, AND IDENTIFIES REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) TELEWORK PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. In response to references (a) through (d), the Secretary of Defense issued reference (e), which requires all covered employees to work in-person at their respective agency worksites during their regular tours of duty. Accordingly, the Department of the Navy’s (DON) telework policy, reference (g), is hereby rescinded until updated DON policy and guidance can be promulgated, consistent with the new Department of Defense (DoD) policy. 2. For the purpose of this memorandum, "commands" refers to all- Commanders/Directors of major commands, field operating activities, direct reporting units, and field commands. Commands are directed to promptly implement a return to in-person work plan, subject to applicable laws and collective bargaining obligations consistent with the guidance provided herein. Agency worksite means the location where an employee would normally work absent a telework or remote work agreement. For purposes of this memorandum, an agency worksite must be under the jurisdiction or control of a DoD Component, such as the Pentagon Reservation, military installations, and DoD-leased facilities. 3. Commands are directed to take the following immediate steps to return their workforces (civilian and military personnel) to in-person work, in compliance with reference (e): a. Verify all personnel received required notification of the in- person work policy per references (b), (c), and (e). b. With respect to employees with alternative worksites within 50 miles of their agency worksite, cancel all regular and recurring telework and remote work agreements, subject to exemptions per reference (e), and direct those employees to report in-person to those worksites no later than 10 February 2025. Exemptions as outlined in reference (e) are as follows: (1) Employees with an approved deferred resignation request; (2) Employees for whom telework or remote work is an approved reasonable accommodation pursuant to applicable law; (3) Employees who are approved for remote work for purposes of enabling them to accompany a Service Member spouse to an assignment that is not in the vicinity of the agency worksite; (4) Employees for whom the DoD Component head has determined there is no suitable office space at the agency worksite; and (5) Employees for whom applicable law or collective bargaining obligations require an exemption. Questions regarding the application of exemptions shall be forwarded through command directors, Civilian Human Resources, to the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower and Reserve Affairs (OASN (M&RA)). My point of contact for this matter is Mr. Anthony Verducci, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Civilian Personnel. c. Advise personnel who use mass transit to timely re-enroll and/or update their applications for the transit subsidy program. d. Identify numbers of civilian personnel who are bargaining-unit- eligible and review collective bargaining agreements (CBAs) in preparation to take necessary steps to bring these CBAs into compliance with reference (a). Provide official notice of the DONs intent to implement reference (a) to exclusive bargaining-unit representatives. e. Identify an internal process for collecting and consolidating data concerning suitable office space availability. Ensure reporting of such data is coordinated through your immediate superior in command and respective facilities management or installation support organization. 4. Commands are directed to take the following steps to return members of their workforce (military and civilian personnel), with alternative worksites more than 50 miles from their agency worksites, to in-person work, in compliance with reference (e): a. Direct all political appointees, members of the Senior Executive Service (and equivalent), and Highly Qualified Experts, to report in- person to their agency worksites no later than 10 February 2025. b. Direct all Senior Professionals (and equivalent) and all GS-15 (or equivalent) employees to report in-person to their agency worksites no later than 21 February 2025. c. Direct all other members of the workforce to report in-person to their agency worksites as soon as possible, but no later than 30 April 2025. d. The provisions of paragraph 3.b., regarding exemptions from the in- person work requirement, shall apply. 5. To accelerate this effort, commands may exercise available authorities to maximize facility space, such as alternative work schedules, the installation of additional workstations in existing facilities, and use of other alternate duty locations at nearby DoD facilities, including military installations and leased facilities, while working towards long-term facilities solutions. The addition of workspaces, including computer and telephone access, shall be in accordance with applicable facilities guidance and subject to availability of funds. This memorandum does not override any such guidance. Commands should assume that they will bear all expenses for the aforementioned efforts unless and until further guidance is issued. 6. To inform the DONs submission in support of DoDs plan for return to in- person work, and to maintain compliance with references (d) and (e), Commands must submit the following information no later than 4 February 2025: a. The number of civilian personnel with approved remote agreements, their remote duty locations, and the most appropriate worksite to assign civilian personnel based on their duties and job functions; b. An estimate of the costs and resource implications if a new agency worksite is more than 50 miles from their current assigned official worksite; c. An assessment of any risks, barriers, or resource constraints that would prevent the return of all employees to in-person work, e.g., availability of suitable office space, budgetary impacts, etc., and the commands plan for overcoming those barriers; and d. Information regarding CBAs containing language which does not align with the new DoD and DON telework and remote work policies, and necessary steps to bring these CBAs into compliance with references (a) through (f). 7. Further guidance will be forthcoming regarding the process for submitting exemption requests. Requests due to lack of suitable office space will require approval by the Secretary of the Navy. Requests for exemptions for other compelling needs, and any additional exemptions, will require approval by the Secretary of Defense; such requests must include information concerning mission impact if the exemption is not granted. 8. Released by Terence G. Emmert, Acting Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//

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