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The Biden administration is temporarily relaxing the rules for a student loan forgiveness program that has been criticized for its notoriously complex requirements — a change that could offer debt relief to thousands of military members, teachers, social workers and other public servants. The Education Department said Wednesday it will drop some of the toughest requirements around Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a program that was launched in 2007 to steer more college graduates into public service but, since then, has helped just 5,500 borrowers get their loans erased.

Senior enlisted Sailors are needed to step up and fill critical billets both at sea and ashore, where their training, leadership and experience are needed right now. This need means many senior Sailors will find themselves packing their seabags very soon to help the Navy raise its warfighting readiness across the fleet. For senior Sailors, now’s the time to act to ensure you have a voice in the process. Announced Sept. 9 in NAVADMIN 202/21, the Navy is now evaluating roughly 2,500 E8 and E9 Sailors currently who are “misaligned” with the billet they are filling. This includes those above their billet paygrade – an E9 in an E8 billet – or those aligned to unfunded billet requirements. The plan is to move misaligned Sailors into billets across the fleet, matching their paygrade expertise and leadership abilities while improving the senior enlisted fit to billets on the deckplates. “This is completely geared toward ensuring our force is ready to fight by placing the right leaders in the right jobs,” said Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Force Master Chief Chris Detje. “Optimization is not simply looking at our newly initiated chiefs and moving those in excess. We are examining operational gaps and we are going to place the right leaders in those jobs, based on paygrade alignment.” Wasting no time, personnel officials plan to begin this migration with transfers early in Fiscal Year 2022. Underway is a billet scrub that will locate all misaligned senior enlisted Sailors around the fleet and identifying the critical billets where their skills are needed. Navy Personnel Command is not doing this alone, but with the full help and support of the fleet commanders. Also working hard on the issue are personnel staffs from the FleetReadiness Integrators, Type Commanders and Budget Submitting Offices. “Sailors who know they’re in a misaligned status can step up and take a role in determining where they will go,” Detje said.” They can also step up and be a part of the process. “If a Sailor knows they are in a misaligned billet, they need to start preparing as if they know they are headed back to sea or an operationally critical shore billet.,” he said. “A proactive approach would be to have that conversation at home now so that no one is surprised around the beginning of the new year – we will be placing our senior and master chiefs where they are needed.” Navy chief petty officers have traditionally been considered the “Backbone of the Fleet.” Command Master Chief (SW/AW) Bill Houlihan, senior enlisted Sailor in NPC’s Career Management Department (PERS-4) said there is a risk of those words ringing hollow if, during the Strategic Competition, the Navy isn’t placing its most experienced leaders in the jobs they are needed most. “We, as a Mess, can’t rally around the CPO Creed and refuse to acknowledge one of the most important parts of it. More is expected of our senior enlisted leaders. More is demanded, by our Navy and our Sailors,” he said “There are gaps at sea and jobs billeted for master chiefs and senior chiefs currently being filled by chiefs or first class petty officers. Technical and institutional expertise is one of our CPO guiding principles -- we need that expertise at sea where it belongs – and being provided by leaders earmarked for those jobs.” For more details or to register for the manning summit, read NAVADMIN 202/21 at www.mynavyhr.navy.mil

WASHINGTON — All Defense Department civilian employees must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by Nov. 22, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a memorandum issued Monday. While seven weeks remain until the deadline, Defense Department employees only have until Nov. 8 to receive their final shots. The Pentagon does not consider a person fully vaccinated until two weeks after the last shot in the series is administered.

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!

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...

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.

BOARD LIFE: ENLISTED Boards Pt. II

Two service members filed a class action lawsuit against Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to halt a mandate that all troops receive the coronavirus vaccine and create an exemption for those who were previously infected with the virus because they have “natural immunity.” Army Staff Sgt. Dan Robert, an infantryman at Fort Bragg, N.C., and Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Hollie Mulvihill, an air traffic controller at Marine Corps Air Station New River, N.C., filed the lawsuit Aug. 17 in the U.S. District Court of Colorado for themselves and on behalf of all other similarly situated service members, Defense Department personnel and contractors who are documented coronavirus survivors ordered to get the vaccine.

QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Naval Community College is set to take applications for the first phase of its Pilot II program starting Friday, Oct. 1, 2021. The USNCC Pilot II program offers active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen an opportunity to earn a naval-relevant associate degree, a naval studies certificate, and a professional certificate in one of seven concentration areas at no cost to the service member. “The U.S. Naval Community College enables our enlisted members to be life-long learners, growing both personally and professionally,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Jason M. Vanderhaven. “I’m grateful for the opportunity to have Coast Guard members participate with the USNCC and I look forward to an enduring successful partnership.” The courses for the USNCC are offered in an online and asynchronous format, allowing the service member the flexibility to earn their degree while still focusing on their mission. “This is something that I wish I had when I was a young Marine,” said Sgt. Maj. Mike Hensley, sergeant major for the Marine Corps’ Education Command and Marine Corps University. “When Lance Cpl. Hensley wanted to go to school, someone would have to drive out to the training field, pick me up, take me to my class, and then drive me back out to the field to finish training. Requests like that were not often approved.” Now, as long as the service member has access to the internet, these educational opportunities can be done during off-duty hours without having to meet at a specific time or location. This flexibility makes active duty enlisted education more accessible. “Part of our covenant with Sailors when we recruit them is that in appreciation for their willingness to defend our nation, we return them to society better postured to find success in any endeavor,” said Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Russell Smith. “More importantly during their time in service, this advances our fleet performance, provides warfighting advantages, and ensures that the development of our naval leaders remains a priority.” The USNCC plans to accept and enroll up to 5,500 active duty enlisted Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard students by the end of Pilot II. This will include associate degree programs in coordination with our partnership schools in Military Studies, Cybersecurity, Nuclear Engineering, Data Analytics, Aviation Maintenance, Organizational Leadership, and Logistics. “By helping to form a foundation for lifelong learning and developing critical thinking skills, the United States Naval Community College simultaneously makes the naval service more lethal, while allowing enlisted personnel to achieve their personal educational goals by leveraging military job skills and training to earn credits toward college degrees,” said Sgt. Maj. Troy E. Black, sergeant major of the Marine Corps. Each degree program at the USNCC has an embedded five-course, 15-credit naval studies certificate which makes up a quarter of each associate degree. “The naval core provides context so they know how their new skill fits into the job they are going to be doing as a military member,” said retired Navy commander Russ Evans, the associate dean of naval studies at the USNCC. “We are trying to find an advantage over our adversary. You may know how to do the thing you are trained to do. We’re going to give you the critical thinking skills to translate that new skill you got from school, and leverage it academically for your unit or organization. A lot of times, people think of enlisted members as technicians, but they are more than that. We’re putting more responsibility on junior service members, so we need to better prepare them for these critical thinking skills to see how their mission fits into the larger picture.” This naval core allows Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen to provide insights from their own services’ perspectives in an educational environment. Evans said that this allows these service members to understand joint service operations before they are in a real-life, high-stress situation. “When you can do that across services, your ability to innovate will grow tremendously,” said Evans. Starting Oct. 1 at 1 p.m. EDT, active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen will be able to fill out an application on the USNCC website, www.usncc.edu. The first courses will start in January 2022. The United States Naval Community College is the community college for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get more information about the U.S. Naval Community College, go to www.usncc.edu . Click on the student interest form link to learn how to be a part of the USNCC Pilot II program.

Anymore scuttlebutt? Did anyone else get that email?