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WASHINGTON, D.C. — There’s enough space and weight margin aboard the Zumwalt-class destroyers to install two tubes for hypersonic missiles without removing the ship’s 155mm gun mounts, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday told USNI News last month. By 2025, the first 16,000-ton Zumwalt-class destroyer will have at least two sets of missile tubes inserted on the port and starboard sides of the ship without having to remove the guns mounts, he said.

Family Connection Newsletter - Mar 2022

Mar 2022 Newsletter

PENSACOLA, Fla. – A Sailor with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 is speaking out about her experience using the Navy’s Tuition Assistance (TA) Program and encouraging her fellow Sailors to take advantage of the educational opportunities available to them. Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Monique Baskins, who serves as the command’s Substance Abuse Counselor, and recently transferred from Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Meridian, began her Navy career with an associate degree, and always knew she wanted to attain a bachelor’s degree while in the Navy. Baskins’ parents were the motivation for making education a priority, and she wishes to instill that same enthusiasm in others. “My motivation is from family values, but over the years as I have grown, it also became intrinsic,” said Baskins. “It is important to me to continue growing and to also be a positive role model for my children as well as my junior Sailors and peers.” Baskins was introduced to TA by a fellow Sailor and as a petty officer third class, began the process for TA. “I worked for leadership that was a proponent of education,” said Baskins. “And the process to apply for and use TA has always been easy, from my perspective. It has gotten better over the years that I have been using it, but the gist of it has stayed the same and I have not had any issues.” Many Sailors echo this sentiment and often speak well of the good customer service they receive from the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC). In fact, the NCVEC received the top award for the LiveHelpNow Customer Service Challenge for 2021 in the federal government category. The most challenging part for Baskins was simultaneously juggling her duties as a Sailor and her responsibilities as a wife and mother, while also pursuing her degree. “The Navy does encourage education, but at the same time, the responsibilities one has as a Sailor do not diminish,” said Baskins. “Therefore, it takes internal motivation and dedication to maintain the expectations that the Navy has as well as pursue your personal goals.” For Baskins, rising to the challenge only made her more capable and accomplished. “I believe that if a Sailor is able to do this, it in turn helps them become resilient and diverse in challenging situations, both personal and professional,” said Baskins. Now with 18 years of service in the Navy, and a bachelor’s and master’s degree, Baskins often provides advice, similar to the advice she received as a junior Sailor, to Sailors she works with. “I always tell my Sailors, ‘Education does have its benefits when promotion/advancement are being considered,’” said Baskins. “The Navy does its part to help Sailors progress, and knowing that education is an expensive commodity in the civilian sector, TA is just one way that helps Sailors acquire their educational aspirations.” Baskins realizes not everyone may want to get their degree, but believes all Sailors should take advantage of the opportunity and get started toward a higher education goal. “Even if you are not interested in going to school, take one or two classes a year and at least work towards some type of degree,” said Baskins. “Time goes by fast, and you don’t want to be out of the Navy or retired and not have that piece of paper. It does matter once you are no longer wearing the uniform.” For those eligible Sailors interested in continuing their education journey, there are many ways to get started. Sailors can call the NCVEC via the MyNavy Career Center toll free at 1-833-330-MNCC, Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. Eastern time. Sailors can also go to the Navy College Assistance Center via the Navy College website, https://www.navycollege.navy.mil, and click “Chat Now” to chat online with a Navy College education counselor. Another option for Sailors is to log in to MyNavy Education and submit an inquiry through the Issue Tracker feature in the top right corner. “Education Counselors are standing by to assist Sailors with any education questions they may have and are always available for counseling to establish plans for education goals of any kind,” said John Begley, an NCVEC supervisor. “It’s important for Sailors to reach out with questions, as we can assist them with a wide range of educational assistance.” As part of the MyNavy HR Force Development team, the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) provides products and services that enable and enhance education, training, career development and personnel advancement throughout the Navy. Primary elements of the command include the Voluntary Education Department, the Navy Advancement Center and the Resources Management Department. Additional information about NETPDC can be found at https://www.netc.navy.mil/NETPDC

Mar 2022 Sailor to Sailor

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141518Z MAR 22 MID200001581584U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 066/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM// REF/A/DOC/23FEB22// REF/B/DOC/8JUN15// NARR/REF A IS PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION 147, THE BACCALAUREATE DEGREE COMPLETION PROGRAM. REF B IS NAVMED P-117, MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the Baccalaureate Degree Completion Program (BDCP). The BDCP is a collegiate program that provides a financial incentive to college students to complete their baccalaureate degree and earn a commission as an unrestricted line officer (URL) upon successful completion of Officer Candidate School (OCS). The BDCP boards will convene in conjunction with professional recommendation boards to select 50 highly qualified applicants to attend OCS during the fiscal year 2023 and beyond shipping years. Applications will be accepted for the following URL designators: aviation (pilot and naval flight officer), special warfare (SEAL), special operations and surface warfare officer. Candidates interested in the nuclear officer (submarine and surface) communities should refer to the Nuclear Propulsion Officer Candidate Program (Program Authorization (PA) 100A). 2. This program is open to civilians, enlisted personnel in the Navy Reserve (Active or Inactive Reserve) and enlisted personnel in the Reserve Components of other Armed Services (Inactive). Inactive Reserve personnel from other components must be discharged or released from their service obligation prior to acceptance to the BDCP. Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipmen who have received pay entitlements, subsistence allowance, tuition or fees are not eligible. All applicants must be U.S. citizens. 3. Education requirements for application to the BDCP a. Applicants must be enrolled in or accepted for transfer to a regionally accredited four-year college or university that does not have an established NROTC unit or NROTC cross-town agreement. b. Applicants must have completed at least 60 semester or 90 quarter hours of credit from an accredited college or university. Applicants who have already completed their baccalaureate degree should apply for direct accession OCS programs outlined in PAs 100, 100D, 100E and 106. c. Applicants must have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.8 on a 4.0 scale. No waivers below 2.8 will be authorized. d. Major. No restrictions, however, majors in science, technology, engineering and mathematics or those studies which have a direct application to a naval career will be given strong consideration at the selection board. e. BDCP selectees complete college as full-time students attending all normal school sessions (two semesters or three quarters) at a minimum. f. Official transcripts must be submitted to Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) upon completion of each school term. Selectees will be disenrolled if they fail to disclose complete academic transcripts or if there is evidence of transcript tampering in any way. Please see reference (a) for additional GPA and enrollment requirements. g. Baccalaureate degree requirements must be fulfilled within 24 months. Selectees must have an approved degree completion plan prior to enlistment in order to determine the projected graduation date. h. Participation in non-mandatory co-op or work study program will not be authorized if such participation will cause a delay in the projected graduation date. i. BDCP selectees will not be permitted to extend their projected graduation date, cease attending classes, change majors, enter exchange programs or transfer schools without specific approval of CNRC. Failure to obtain permission may result in disenrollment. 4. Additional BDCP Requirements a. Applicants must meet pre-commissioning/accession physical standards in line with reference (b), as well as any additional requirements imposed by the PA for the specific designator for which they have applied. b. Applicants must be within the prescribed age limits and meet designator-specific testing requirements (such as aviation selection test battery, officer aptitude rating and physical screening test) in line with the PA for which they are applying for. No waivers will be accepted. 5. Applicants may only request consideration for one community in their application. Interested SEAL officer candidates should contact the SEAL Officer Community Manager (OCM) (OPNAV N137) to fully understand the unique timing of their selection process. 6. Benefits a. BDCP selectees will receive full pay and allowances (except clothing) at the rate of Officer Candidate Petty Officer (OCPO) Third Class, but must pay for tuition, books and other school related expenses. b. Selectees who make the deans list during two consecutive semesters or three consecutive quarters are eligible for a one-time meritorious advancement (maximum E-6) on the first day of the month following completion of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours in the program. c. Any BDCP selectee who provides CNRC a referral which results in an accession to an officer commissioning program (collegiate, direct appointment or direct commission) will be eligible for a one- time advancement to the next higher paygrade (maximum E-6). d. Both opportunities will allow for two possible advancements up to OCPO1 (E-6) (maximum) while in the program, one for academic achievement and one for a referral leading to an officer accession. e. Upon completion of baccalaureate degree requirements, selectees will be advanced to OCPO2 (E-5), if not previously advanced. Selectees who have previously advanced to OCPO1 will maintain their current paygrade. All BDCP selectees who have completed baccalaureate degree requirements will maintain pay and benefits while awaiting enrollment in the next available OCS class. 7. Enlistment requirements. BDCP selectees will be required to enlist in order to receive pay and financial incentives for joining the BDCP. After enlisting, selectees will be ordered to the nearest Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG). Selectees will be placed in an Active-Duty status as OCPO3s (E-4) and graduate as OCPO2s in the Navy Reserve and will incur all rights and responsibilities thereof. If already in the Navy Reserve, selectees will be placed in an Active-Duty status at their current rank, if higher. The NTAG will be responsible for coordinating management and administration of BDCP selectees including indoctrination, physical readiness testing, urinalysis, identification cards, service records, pay and other administrative requirements until they report to OCS. 8. Service obligation a. BDCP selectees must volunteer to serve four-years Active- Duty from the date of enlistment. This obligation is superseded automatically upon earning a commission. b. Commissioned Active-Duty obligated service will be as required by the appropriate designator PA in effect at the time of enlistment. Total commissioned service obligation is eight years. This obligation may be served as a combination of active service and reserve service, with a minimum active service obligation of four years (or longer, depending on the specific PA). d. BDCP selectees who disenroll or attrite from this program prior to commissioning for any reason other than medical or physical disqualification will normally be required to complete recruit training, unless previously graduated from Navy recruit training, and serve on active duty for 24 months. CNRC or Director, OCS may effect orders to recruit training. Enlisted Active-Duty will normally commence within 60 days of disenrollment. e. If not physically qualified for commissioning or enlistment, BDCP selectees will be discharged. The type of discharge and reenlistment code will be determined by CNRC with recommendation from the applicable OCM. f. Selectees who become not physically qualified for commissioning but who are physically qualified for enlistment may be made available for recruit training or discharged as desired by the BDCP candidate. g. Selectees who become not physically qualified for a previously approved designator shall submit a change of designator request to CRNC who will coordinate the request with Military Community Management Office (BUPERS-3) prior to candidate attendance at OCS. h. Selectees who attrite will be administratively reduced to paygrade E-3 prior to entry to recruit training. i. No specialized Navy training will be authorized following recruit training unless the member agrees to extend Active-Duty obligation to meet the service obligation of the training program requested. 9. Indoctrination a. Upon receiving a baccalaureate degree, BDCP selectees will be assigned to the next available OCS class. All selectees shall complete OCS in Newport, RI. If a selectee fails to successfully complete OCS for any reason other than injury, that selectee will be required to serve the remainder of their enlisted contract. b. Follow-on training will be in line with the PA for the specific designator for which they will be accepted. 10. Applicants interested in applying for BDCP as well as inquiring about board convening dates and deadlines should contact their local Navy officer recruiter or command career counselor (if interested member is in the Navy Reserve). Additionally, questions may be referred to the BDCP Program Manager: LCDR James Barfoot, Branch Head, General Officer Accessions (CNRC N311) at (901) 874-9419 or via e-mail at james.e.barfoot.mil(at)us.navy.mil. Questions concerning the SEAL program may be referred to the SEAL OCM (OPNAV N137) at (703) 604-5005 or via e-mail at SEAL_OCM(at)navy.mil. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 28 February 2024, whichever occurs first. 12. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

The U.S. Naval Community College officially began accepting applications for its Military Studies and Nuclear Engineering Technology associate degree programs Sunday, Mar. 6, at 8 a.m. EST. QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Naval Community College officially began accepting applications for its Military Studies and Nuclear Engineering Technology associate degree programs Sunday, Mar. 6, at 8 a.m. EST. These are the first two degrees the USNCC offer made available to active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists as a part of the Department of the Navy’s initiative to develop a naval-relevant community college focused on enlisted education. “This is an opportunity for pioneering men and women in our naval services to be amongst the first enlisted leaders to earn a naval-relevant degree through the USNCC,” said USNCC’s President Randi R. Cosentino, Ed.D. “These Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen will be a part of making the future of the services’ enlisted education with quality degrees in coordination with military-friendly schools.” Both of these degrees include the Naval Studies certificate, a five-course, fifteen-credit program based on naval sciences courses taught in the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval ROTC programs. These 15 credits are applied to the associate degree programs and count towards the required courses for each degree. The courses include Naval Ethics and Leadership, Modern Naval History, Naval Force Design and Concepts, Civilian and Military Organization and Policies, and the certificate capstone course Introduction to Geopolitics. The Associate of Arts in Military Studies is a 60-credit program completed in part with Arizona State University. The Associate of Science in Nuclear Engineering Technology is a 63-credit degree program completed in part through Alexandria Technical and Community College. Both degrees are completed completely online and both have established pathways to a relevant four-year degree with little to no loss of credit. “This degree will help you to better understand your role on the national and international level,” said Sgt. Maj. Michael Hensley, USNCC’s senior enlisted leader, about the military studies degree. “This will help you to develop the critical thinking skills needed to make the most effective decisions at the lowest level of leadership, especially when it matters.” The Nuclear Engineering Technology degree fully transfers into an ABET-accredited Bachelor of Science in Nuclear Energy Engineering Technology upon completion. This means that the service members who complete this degree will be eligible to sit for the Principles and Practice of Engineering exam. “The Nuclear Engineering Technology degree program is designed with the Navy’s nuclear power program in mind and will accept many of the credits earned through the nuclear power training program,” said Hensley. “This is a great opportunity for those Sailors looking to advance their nuclear engineering technology knowledge in the context of submarine patrols and freedom of navigation operations on the geopolitical level.” Active duty enlisted Sailors, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen and Coast Guard Reservists can fill out an application on the USNCC website, www.usncc.edu . The first courses will start in June 2022. The United States Naval Community College is the official community college for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. To get more information about the USNCC, 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.

WASHINGTON - The Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday announced his selection for the 16th Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON), during the Navy Flag Officer & Senior Executive Service (NFOSES) symposium at the United States Naval Academy, March 10. Fleet Master Chief James Honea, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command senior enlisted leader, will assume responsibilities from MCPON Russell Smith during a change of office ceremony scheduled, Sept. 8. Gilday made the announcement to Navy Flag officers, Senior Executive Service members, and Fleet Master Chiefs attending NFOSES. “I selected Fleet Master Chief Honea because he has saltwater in his veins, embodies Navy values in every fiber of his being, and is the right leader to inspire and motivate our Chiefs Mess to continue to be the best in the world,” said Gilday. “I know he and I will work together to take care of our Sailors and ensure our Navy is the most formidable across the globe.” Honea was selected based on career performance, progression and his experience leading Sailors. According to Gilday, he is the most capable person to advocate on behalf of Sailors, the fleet, and their families. During this time of strategic competition, Honea’s fleet experience, which spans nearly every area of responsibility, will help our people to maintain our competitive advantage. Honea enlisted in 1987 and rose through the ranks as a Boatswain’s Mate, serving at sea aboard USS Juneau (LPD 10), USS Dubuque (LPD 8), and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). His command master chief tours include USS Gridley (DDG 101), USS New Orleans (LPD 18), Naval Support Activity South Potomac and U.S. Naval Forces South Korea. Most recently he served as fleet master chief of U.S. Pacific Fleet. Smith assumed duties as the 15th MCPON on August 29, 2018.

MILLINGTON, TN, UNITED STATES 03.09.2022 Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Catlett Navy Personnel Command Senior enlisted leaders, manning representatives from across the Navy, and detailers wrapped up a virtual manning summit March 4 focused on identifying and filling critical chief petty officer leadership gaps at sea and critical shore assignments. Navy Personnel Command hosted the event, which examined nearly 2,500 records of chiefs assigned to billets below their paygrade, are in excess aboard their current command, or possess critical leadership and expertise skills. Representatives from aviation, surface and submarine forces, special warfare and joint commands worked with NPC detailers and placement personnel to identify opportunities to align chiefs to jobs. “The goal, put simply, is to align the maximum number of chiefs to chief billets,” said NPC Force Master Chief Chris Detje. “This summit allowed fleets and type commanders to work with NPC in filling their most impactful gapped billets with the right people.” In October, NPC hosted a similar manning summit to realign master chief and senior chief billets. Summit participants looked carefully at each chief’s record to not only identify opportunities but to make sure a move made sense, Detje added. “Sailors with critical NECs, filling an overseas DoD tour, or who have pending or approved fleet reserve requests are likely to remain in their current command,” he said. “Family situations such as spouse co-location, and the exceptional family member program are also factors that may prevent movement.” Of the nearly 2,500 chiefs whose records were examined, 183 received an adjusted planned rotation date, 220 are expected to crossdeck to another command, and 223 were realigned to a valid billet at their current or prospective command. Detje said those with local moves or realignments can expect orders within 60 days. Those requiring funded geographic moves will have longer to arrange household goods moves. Report dates will be based on timing for moves, with some later than others if, for instance, a chief is expected to go into a currently occupied billet where the current billet holder will not detach for a while. Detailers will contact those selected for moves and realignments. Sailors can expect the move process to begin as soon as April.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 091306Z MAR 22 MID200001568966U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 062/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-23 COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SCREEN BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/CNO/16JUL21// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1306.2K, COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as a Command Senior Chief from the Command Senior Chief Screen Board, which convened 23 February 2022: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND ADDICOTT JODY R LSCS ACU 5 BARRINEAUJUHAS BRIAN K HTCS ACU 4 BENAVIDES SOL F FCCS SURFLANT BOES DANIEL M FCCS CG 65 CHOSIN BOLTON MONICA L ITCS DDG 70 HOPPER BOLTON RODERICK T ITCS DISA PACIFIC BOOP JUSTIN E AOCS ELECTRONIC COMBAT WEAPONS SCHOOL BRENNAN RYAN M MACS MESG TWO DET BAHRAIN BROWN JONATHAN T AWFCS VQ 4 BURFORD MICHAEL A LSCS DDG 65 BENFOLD CONOVER ANDREW T MUCS PACIFIC FLEET BAND COX JOSHUA L MACS COMNAVREG SOUTHEAST DELZER JEFFREY F DCCS MSRON TWO ELLENDER RAMIE V AMCS VFA 81 FLYNN DANIEL P AECS VP 30 GORDON CALVIN L LNCS CVN 70 CARL VINSON GRIFFETH RANDY C AECS COMFLT LOGSUP MULTIMIS WING GUERRERO DENISE LSCS NAVSUP FLC SIGONELLA HAGSTROM JOEL C AECS VFA 147 JOHNSON KEONA M LSCS FRC SOUTHEAST JONES SHANIKA D NCCS NAVPERSCOM KALMBACH WILLIAM F OSCS DDG 82 LASSEN LIMBRICK MICHELLE L MACS ATG MIDPAC MOLINABATISTA HEIDI D LSCS COMFAIRWESTPAC ATSUGI NAVARRO ERHROLEJHAN M STGCS DDG 118 DANIEL INOUYE PAUL AARON A OSCS HDQTRS NAVDIST WASH DC PEACOCK PIERRE S MACS SPECBOAT TEAM 12 ROBERTS PAUL A EMCS NTAG NEW ENGLAND SANTACRUZDEOVIEDO BRIAN A AZCS VRC 40 SHADY NAOMI M CTNCS NAVIOCOM HAWAII SHAFER KYLE J GMCS NAVUNSEAWARCENDIV KEYPORT SHUBERT JOHN M ITCS CVN 72 ABRAHAM LINCOLN SILVABECERRA GILBERTO MACS LPD 26 JOHN P MURTHA SIMON CHINARA K AZCS VFA 41 STEWART JOHNNY J HMCS NAVY SERVICE SUPPORT ADV TRNG THIBODEAUX ROSE M OSCS NSWG 1 VANPATTEN JAMES E OSCS USSOCOM MACDILL AFB WALKER JAMES D YNCS COMEXSTRKGRU 7 WARD AARON L HMCS 3RD MARINE RAIDER BATTALION WEST JOHN M DCCS COMNAVSURFGRU MIDPAC WILKINS BRANDEN J DCCS AFLOATRAGRU MIDPAC WILLIAMS KRYSTAL A ATCS HSM 46 WINGLE SHAWN M AOCS NAVAL ACADEMY 2. Congratulations to the following Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members who have been selected for assignment as a Command Senior Chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND CARROLL LINDSEY E OSCS NAVOPSPTCEN HARRISBURG FITZPATRICK ERIC W AWFCS VR 54 FREEMAN SAMUEL W LSCS NAVY REGION NORTHWEST RCC HEAVENS CHERYL J AMCS HSC 85 HENRY ANTHONY B LSCS LPD 19 MESA VERDE PORCELLI DANIEL V NCCS COMNAVCRUITCOM RAMIREZ JUAN M NCCS NAVY RECRUITING REGION CENTRAL SMITH TERRENCE ETCS LPD 18 NEW ORLEANS STRONG BILLY R AOCS HSM 60 THIPPANYA ANOUSONE DCCS SOUTHEAST RCC DET FORT WORTH 3. AC POC is CMDCM(SW/AW) William P. Houlihan, NAVPERSCOM PERS-40FF at 901-874-4560, DSN 882-4560, email william.houlihan(at)navy.mil. TAR/FTS POC is CMDCM(FMF/AW) Darryl E. Williams, NAVPERSCOM PERS-4012C at 901-874-3257, DSN 882- 3257, email darryl.e.williams(at)navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 091313Z MAR 22 MID200001568986U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 063/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1/ INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/FY-23 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SCREEN BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/CNO/16JUL21// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1306.2K, COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as a Command Master Chief from the Command Master Chief Screen Board, which convened 23 February 2022: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND BEMLEY MICHAEL D CTRCM UIC TITLE NOT AVAILABLE BERTERA JONATHAN L SOCM SEAL TEAM 8 BICKERTON TIMOTHY M HMCM COMSECONDFLT BREY CHRISTOPHER L HMCM SSGN 727 MICHIGAN GOLD BROWN JOHN W SOCM SPECIAL RECONNAISSANCE TEAM 1 BUCKLEY ANDREW E SOCM NAVSPECWARCOM BASIC TRAINING CALHOUN MYRTIS S AZCM CNATT UNIT NORTH ISLAND CAMERON BRIAN J SOCM NSWG 1 LOGSUPPU COOPER KELLY SOCM NAVSPECWAR ATC CROSHAW PHILLIP R MACM NTTC LACKLAND AFB DASSAU MICHAEL D ETVCM SUBMARINE READINESS SQUADRON 34 DIAZ EDLYNE LSCM NAVPERSCOM DOWNS RODNEY A ETCM CG 58 PHILIPPINE SEA ELLIOTT ERICA B ITCM CVN 79 JOHN F KENNEDY PCU GARMAN TIMOTHY L EODCM EODMU 1 HARMON TERENCE L MACM NMCB 133 HARTLEY DARRYL G MMACM SSN 797 IOWA HASELHORST KENNETH J SBCM SPECBOAT TEAM 20 HAYES JAMES A CSCM NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND HOFFMANN ERWIN J CBCM NAVAL CONSTRUCTION GROUP 2 HOLZHAUER JOHN J ETCM CVN 76 RONALD REAGAN HORNEY TARAH M MRCM AFLOATRAGRU WESTPAC HOYT JEREMIAH W OSCM DDG 80 ROOSEVELT JENKINS ANDREW J HMCM NAVMEDREADTRNCMD GREAT LAKES IL KELLOGG CASEY L CBCM NMCB 11 KERWIN ERIC J ENCM COMCMRON 7 KRAUSE CHASE M ETVCM SSBN 739 NEBRASKA GOLD LIMEHOUSE JAMES T MMACM SSBN 734 TENNESSEE BLUE LONGORIA RONALDO SBCM USSOCOM MACDILL AFB LUNDY JOSHUA K ITSCM SSN 753 ALBANY MANGINI KEVIN J SOCM NSWG1 MARVIN DEAN R MMACM SSN 799 IDAHO MELIA MARK W MACM CENTER FOR SECURITY FORCES METTE JASON R NDCM MOBDIVSALVUNIT TWO MONAHAN EDWARD D OSCM AFLOATRAGRU MIDPAC MONCIER JEREMY A AMCM CNATT UNIT LEMOORE MORRELL JACOB M SOCM SEAL TEAM 10 MURAVEZ MATTHEW M AOCM NAS LEMOORE NEVENS MATTHEW P EODCM NEFC PACIFIC NEWKIRK CHRISTIAN M ETVCM SSN 776 HAWAII OLIVIERI BRETT M TMCM SSBN 730 H M JACKSON GOLD OVERLEY JOHN W SBCM SPECBOAT TEAM 12 PONDER STANLEY D RPCM BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY POWELL NICHOLAS B SBCM SPECBOAT TEAM 22 RENDER JONATHAN G LSSCM SSN 772 GREENEVILLE RIVERA JOSE M MMACM SSN 752 PASADENA ROMSLAND DEREK W SOCM UIC TITLE NOT AVAILABLE ROYAL ANTHONY A HMCM NMRTC BETHESDA MD RUEFER DERRICK M SBCM COMNAVSPECWAR GROUP FOUR SAENZ MICHAEL P CBCM UCT 2 SCHMUGGE ROBERT C MMNCM CVN 68 NIMITZ SCHWOEPPE JEFFREY M SOCM UIC TITLE NOT AVAILABLE SHEPPARD KENNETH P CSCM LPD 20 GREEN BAY SIMS STERLING S ITSCM SSBN 740 RHODE ISLAND GOLD SINGLETARY BILLY J STSCM COMSUBFOR SINNER GABRIEL J MMCM SERMC SNEAD STEPHEN F SOCM SEAL TEAM 3 SONNEN JARRETT A SOCM SDV TEAM TWO STANSEL JACOB T SOCM NAVSPECWARCEN STRAUCH JOSHUA S FTCM SSBN 735 PENNSYLVANIA GOLD STYGER STEVEN J FTCM SSN 758 ASHEVILLE SURINA JUSTICE M SOCM NSWG1 THRIFT KRISTI D CBCM NMCB 5 TROJANOWSKI ALLEN J MACM COMNAVREG NORTHWEST TUIEL FREDERICK J NCCM NAVTALACQGRU CAROLINA TURNER NICHOLAS L MMACM SSGN 728 FLORIDA BLUE TYLER FREDERICK M ETCM LHA 6 AMERICA VANSICKLE RY C AMCM VFA 102 VERVYNCKT KURTISS D ETCM CVN 72 ABRAHAM LINCOLN VIRGILIO KENNETH J EODCM EODMU 8 WALLACE SIMBA O HMCM CVN 75 HARRY S TRUMAN WALLACE THOMAS C NCCM EOD GRU 1 WALLIS MICHAEL B ETVCM COMUNDERSEASURV WARD JOSEPH B STSCM SSBN 741 MAINE GOLD WIETLISBACH DAVID M ITSCM SSN 761 SPRINGFIELD WILLIS SHAREEF A OSCM DDG 83 HOWARD WOJNAR SHANE W YNCM USCENTCOM WRIGHT TERRANCE G GMCM NETC 2. Congratulations to the following Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members who have been selected for assignment as a Command Master Chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND ANDERSON DAVID B YNCM SOUTHEAST RCC DET FORT WORTH ARRIETA DAVID G RPCM NAVOPSPTCEN PHOENIX CLARK STEPHEN H CBCM NAVOPSPTCEN TAMPA FOURNELL DAVID G GMCM NAVOPSPTCEN ST LOUIS FRANCIS BRADLEY J GSCM NAVOPSPTCEN PHOENIX HAMILTON DANIEL W CBCM NAVOPSPTCEN SACRAMENTO LACORTE PHILIP J ITSCM NAVOPSPTCEN GREAT LAKES MILES DANIEL S GMCM NAVOPSPTCEN NORTH ISLAND MILES KENNETH L BMCM LHD 8 MAKIN ISLAND 3. AC POC is CMDCM(SW/AW) William P. Houlihan, NAVPERSCOM PERS-40FF at 901-874-4560, DSN 882-4560, email william.houlihan(at)navy.mil. TAR/FTS POC is CMDCM(FMF/AW) Darryl E. Williams, NAVPERSCOM PERS-4012C at 901-874-3257, DSN 882- 3257, email darryl.e.williams(at)navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 091914Z MAR 22 MID200001570203U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 064/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/BUPERSINST 1000.22C MANAGEMENT OF NAVY UNIFORMED PERSONNEL DIAGNOSED WITH PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE (PFB) UPDATE// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/8OCT19// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/OCT19// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/23AUG21// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1000.22C, MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION OF NAVY PERSONNEL WITH PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE (PFB). REF B IS NAVPERS 1000/1, PSEUDOFOLLICULITIS BARBAE (PFB) TEMPORARY SHAVING WAIVER/TREATMENT REGIMEN. REF C IS NAVPERS 15665J, U.S. NAVY UNIFORM REGULATIONS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces modifications to references (a) and (b) regarding grooming and evaluation requirements for Sailors diagnosed with Pseudofolliculitis Barbae (PFB). These modifications are based on a periodic review of references (a) and (b) by Navy dermatologists, the Navy Uniform Matters Office (OPNAV N13X) and recommendations provided by waterfront leadership and Sailors diagnosed with PFB. 2. PFB is caused when tightly curled beard hairs, sharpened by shaving, curve back and re-enter the skin, resulting in facial inflammation, bumps and infections. 3. The following PFB policy changes and management requirements are effective immediately a. In line with reference (c), Sailors diagnosed with PFB and authorized facial hair may optionally outline/edge their beards. Discontinue outlining/edging of beards if doing so results in skin irritation or causes an outbreak. b. Sailors diagnosed with PFB are no longer required to maintain a copy of a facial hair waiver on their person. The required source of documentation is the Sailors medical record. Sailors have the option to maintain a copy of their waiver treatment form on a personal portable electronic device or a paper copy for convenience in situations such as embarking a ship or temporary duty assignments where medical records may not be immediately available. c. PFB treatment failures will not be considered for administrative separation from the Navy. Sailors found to be willfully non-compliant or that refuse to comply with prescribed PFB medical treatments or commanding officers shaving requirements may be subject to administrative separation. d. Laser hair reduction treatments are optional and must be agreed upon by the PFB diagnosed Sailor. e. Temporary waivers for PFB medical treatment periods are expanded from 60 to 90 days or as prescribed by the attending military medical care provider. f. Evaluations for PFB diagnosed Sailors found to be unresponsive to medical or laser treatments is expanded to occur every two years vice annually unless more frequent evaluations are required by a military medical care provider. 4. Maintain a copy of this NAVADMIN until all policy changes are respectively reflected in references (a) and (b). 5. Questions and comments regarding this NAVADMIN should be addressed to Mr. Robert B. Carroll, OPNAV N13X, at robert.b.carroll3.civ(at)us.navy.mil or ETC(SW) Ryan Cameron, OPNAV N13X, at ryan.p.cameron.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 6. Feedback and recommendations regarding Navy uniform and grooming policies are welcomed and can be provided via the MyNavy Portal at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/, select Professional Resources, U.S. Navy Uniforms and *Ask The Chiefs.* Feedback can also be provided via the MyNavy UNIFORMS App. 7. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

WASHINGTON — Navy officers said they cannot deploy a Norfolk, Va.-based warship after a federal judge ruled the service commanders are prohibited from acting against the ship's captain for refusing the coronavirus vaccine despite their insistence they have lost faith in his ability to command. The Navy commander, identified only by his rank in court papers, filed a lawsuit in the Middle District of Florida in October with several other service members seeking relief from the military’s coronavirus vaccine mandate on religious grounds.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 081151Z MAR 22 MID200001561310U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 056/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNIC WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/ORDER TO UPDATE NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM PERSONAL CONTACT INFORMATION (MARCH 2022)// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/23OCT14// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 3006.1, PERSONNEL ACCOUNTABILITY IN CONJUNCTION WITH CATASTROPHIC EVENTS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the semi-annual requirement for all Navy uniformed and civilian personnel to update/verify their personal information in the Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System (NFAAS), per reference (a), no later than 31 March 2022. If a record has been updated in the system between 1 October 2021 and 31 March 2022, that record is considered validated for the 31 March 2022 deadline. a. NFAAS is the system utilized by the Navy to account for personnel and their families during widespread natural or man-made disasters. b. Accurate contact information of personnel and family members is required to facilitate a quick and accurate muster of personnel in affected areas. 2. Applicability. This message applies to all Navy uniformed personnel (Active Duty and Reserve), Navy civilians (both APF and NAF), and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) contractors. a. It is mandatory for all uniformed personnel, and all categories of their dependents to update and verify contact information. b. It is mandatory for non-bargaining unit civilian employees to update their contact information. Providing dependent's information is voluntary but highly encouraged. Failure to provide dependent information may impinge on receipt of potential benefits, if applicable. c. It is mandatory for all OCONUS contractors, and all categories of their dependents to update and verify contact information. d. Bargaining unit civilian employees are highly encouraged to provide their contact and dependent information on a voluntary basis, until union notification and subsequent impact and implementation bargaining takes place (when applicable). Providing contact information is critical in providing support to DON civilians and their dependents during a disaster and the subsequent recovery period. 3. Echelon 2 Commanders, Region Commanders and Region Personnel Accountability Representatives will ensure widest dissemination of this notice to all subordinate commands, tenant commands and detachments for action, as required. All Commanding Officers (CO)/Officers-in-Charge (OIC) will ensure 100 percent compliance for mandatory personnel. COs/OICs shall contact pertinent Human Resources Offices to request notification of applicable unions and OCONUS contractors (must provide associated Unit Identification Code (UIC)). 4. In addition, each command shall institute policies requiring personnel to review/update their NFAAS data as standard practice during check-in and check -out. A tool is available in NFAAS to allow Commanding Officer Representatives (COR) to "pull" personnel into their UIC. In the event of permanent address or contact information changes: a. Uniformed personnel, OCONUS contractors, and/or their dependents are required to update NFAAS. b. Civilian non-bargaining unit employees are required to update NFAAS, and their dependents are highly encouraged to update NFAAS. c. Civilian bargaining unit employees and their dependents are highly encouraged to update NFAAS. 5. To update contact information, access the NFAAS website athttps://navyfamily.navy.mil/cas/login?service. Login and update member information under the "My Info" tab, "Contact Information" section, and sponsor's work location information. Update family member information under the "My Info" tab, "Family Member Info" section. Edit member and family member information as necessary and verify as current. Personnel are required to input their physical address; PO/APO/FPO addresses are not authorized. Additionally, users must ensure a Cell Carrier is selected from the applicable drop-down list. All family members enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program must be identified as such. 6. NFAAS can also be accessed from any mobile device web browser. All personnel are encouraged to download the latest version of the NFAAS mobile app, which provides cognizant resources, checklists, preparation guidelines, etc. The app also provides a link to the mobile version of the NFAAS website. Although the app uses the same URL address as the NFAAS website, when accessed via a mobile device, the site will be optimized to allow easy viewing and navigation. To ensure NFAAS notifications are received via the app, go to the dashboard, select "Settings" and ensure the "Receive Notifications" option is enabled. 7. CORs can verify personnel update status using the Reports tab in NFAAS and selecting "Address Information Update Status Roster Report by UIC." Column K contains the date contact information was last updated. 8. Points of contact: a. NFAAS Help Desk at paas(at)navy.mil. b. NFAAS Program Manager, MMC Felix Cepedatavarez, at (202) 433-9833 or via e-mail at felix.cepedatavarez(at)navy.mil. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled. 10. Released by Vice Admiral Y. B. Lindsey, Commander, Navy Installations Command.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 081730Z MAR 22 MID60010002072965S FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLASSIFIED R 081730Z MAR 22 NAVADMIN 058/22 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N3N5/FEB// SUBJ/UPDATE TO NAVY-WIDE OPTASK VISUAL INFORMATION// REF/A/GENADMIN/NAVY-WIDE OPTASK VISUAL INFORMATION/COMUSFLTFORCOM/ 011001ZOCT19// REF/B/DOC/INCSEA AGREEMENT/USN/25MAY72// REF/C/DOC/OPNAVINST/05APR21// NARR/REF A IS THE NAVY-WIDE OPTASK VISUAL INFORMATION. REF B IS THE 1972 AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNION OF SOVIET SOCIALIST REPUBLIC ON THE PREVENTION OF INCIDENTS ON AND OVER THE WATERS OUTSIDE THE LIMITS OF THE TERRITORIAL SEA. REF C IS THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (CNO) INCSEA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE FOR THE OPNAV STAFF AND NAVAL COMPONENT COMMANDS.// POC/LCDR ROBERT MAUL/703-545-8181/EMAIL: ROBERT.W.MAUL.MIL(at)US.NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN updates reference (a) to incorporate INCSEA reporting guidance. 2. This update addresses underreporting of incidents between United States and Russia that occur outside the limits of territorial seas, reporting that is required per the Incident at Sea (INCSEA) agreement between our two nations (OPNAVINST 5711.96D). Underreporting results in an incomplete picture that constrains our position at the annual INCSEA Consultations; designed to minimize the risk of miscalculation. 3. OPNAVINST 5711.96D directs that INCSEA violations are to be reported within 15 days of occurrence. 4. Action for Navy Component Commands (NCC). To ensure that interactions between U.S. and Russian Federation Forces are evaluated under both Visual Information criteria and INCSEA Agreement criteria, the following guidance will be added to Reference (a), paragraph E "Interactions with Russian Ships and Aircraft": a. Per OPNAVINST 5711.96D, all interactions between U.S. and Russian Ships and Aircraft that generate a VI report shall be evaluated for INCSEA violations by Navy Component Commands (NCC). The NCC shall include in their VI report their assessment of whether or not an associated INCSEA violation occurred, with details provided separately per OPNAVINST 5711.96D if it indeed met INCSEA violation criteria. b. INCSEA incident criteria is independent of VI Criteria. An interaction determined to be safe and professional under VI guidance may still meet INCSEA reporting criteria, driving the need to evaluate each event independently against the criteria in references (a), (b) and (c). Although less common, underreporting may also exist for INCSEA violations that do not trip a VI report, e.g. a simulated attack outside visual range. c. When in doubt, report the event as an INCSEA violation for further evaluation by OPNAV ahead of annual INCSEA consultations, facilitating the larger efforts of minimizing miscalculations while also maintaining information balance. 5. For questions, please contact LCDR Robert Maul, email: robert.maul(at)navy.smil.mil 6. Released by VADM W. R. Merz, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Plans, and Strategy, OPNAV N3/N5.// BT #3176 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0018 0632216-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 041640Z MAR 22 MID200001547904U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA COMNAVAIRFORES SAN DIEGO CA COMNAVIFORES FORT WORTH TX COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 013/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N00/MAR// SUBJ/GUIDANCE FOR COMMANDS PROCESSING THE SEPARATION OR TRANSFER OF SELECTED RESERVE SAILORS// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVRESFOR/19JUL2018// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/17SEP2007// REF/C/DOC/NAVPERS 15878L/17JAN2017// NARR/REF A IS RESPERSMAN 1900-010, PERSONNEL LOSS TRANSACTIONS. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1001.39F, ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR NAVY RESERVISTS. REF C IS BUPERS CAREER COUNSELOR HANDBOOK.// RMKS/1. This message is to provide additional guidance to all Navy Reserve Activities (NRA) that have Sailors who are voluntarily retiring, separating, or transferring from the Selected Reserve (SELRES). 2. Background. The Navy Reserve is dedicated to the retention and career development of its Sailors. All leaders should encourage Sailors to stay Navy. Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, an unusually high number of Sailors have decided to leave the SELRES. In order to gather information on the reasons Sailors are making this career choice, the Navy Reserve has developed a voluntary twenty-five question exit survey to be completed as part of the Sailor's separation process. This survey will be conducted anonymously and will collect basic demographic information, career history and experiences, and separation reasoning via an open link which will be provided to the NRAs via their Command Career Counselors (CCC). The survey will take approximately five to ten minutes to complete. Although completion of the exit survey is voluntary, participation should be highly encouraged by NRAs. The results of this survey will be used to improve retention programs and policies. 3. Eligibility. This survey is applicable to all SELRES Sailors who are retiring, voluntarily separating at the end of their obligated service, or who have requested transfer to the Voluntary Training Unit (VTU) or Individual Ready Reserve (IRR). Sailors who are retiring/separating for COVID-19 vaccination refusal or are being processed for administrative separation are not recommended for participation in this survey. 4. Process. As a Sailor is preparing to retire, separate, or transfer to the VTU/IRR, and meets the eligibility criteria outlined above, the NRA CCC shall provide them with the link to the exit survey, nominally at the time that the Sailor receives their pre-separation/retirement counseling 3-6 months prior to their separation/retirement date. If not completed at this time, the link should be provided to them with their check-out sheet. While participation in the survey is voluntary, CCCs and NRA personnel should highly encourage Sailors to complete it as part of the separation or check-out process. The NRA should attempt to confirm that the Sailor has completed the exit survey while protecting the anonymity of the survey information. 5. Points of Contact: a. Sailors are encouraged to ask retention-related and career development questions of their NRA CCCs and local chain of command. b. Navy Reserve Force Career Counselor, NCCM Kimberly Cedar, kimberly.a.cedar.mil(at)us.navy.mil. c. For survey-related questions: OPNAV N095 Strength Planner, LCDR Heather Davenport, heather.e.davenport2.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 6. Released by VADM J. B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0018 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>GLOVER.MATTHEW.WAYNE.1282979930</DmdsReleaser>

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0017 0632210-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 041639Z MAR 22 MID200001547886U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 012/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/N095CC/MAR// SUBJ/UPDATE TO THE 2022 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS SEASON ONE ANNOUNCEMENT// REF/A/MSG/ALNAVRESFOR/091740ZFEB22// REF/B/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/152034ZDEC20// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/201604ZDEC18// REF/D/DOC/MILPERSMAN/24APR18// REF/E/DOC/BUPERSINST/19SEP18// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 008/22, 2022 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS SEASON ONE ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS ALNAVRESFOR 029/20, SELRES MAP-R AUTOMATION. REF C IS NAVADMIN 313/18, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM BUSINESS RULES. REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1510-030, ADVANCED ELECTRONICS FIELD, ADVANCED TECHNICAL FIELD, AND NUCLEAR FIELD PROGRAMS. REF E IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.// RMKS/1. This ALNAVRESFOR message supersedes reference (a) with updates to the E3 to E4 MAP policy and provides guidance for Calendar year (CY) 2022 Season One (S1) Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) for Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors, beginning 1 March and ending 30 April 2022. 2. We continue to refine and improve MAP to empower command triads to identify and recognize their most talented Sailors through an immediate advancement process. Our Reserve Force is a predominantly prior service force with unique accession pathways. SELRES overall rating health and advancement outlook is similar but not identical to AC/TAR planning factors. Because of these differences, rating health for SELRES necessitates a MAP process in the form of nominations for E-4 and E-5 sailors only. Additionally, Reserve MAP has specific controls to ensure that our force maintains a balanced and healthy total advancement opportunity percentage for each rating. The Navy Reserve Force will continue to convene an Echelon II MAP board for E-4 and E-5 candidates to ensure MAP selections are determined utilizing a board precept, convening order and selection standard consistent with promotion boards. 3. Policy update for E-3 to E-4 MAP process a. The authority to select and MAP Sailors to E4 is delegated to each squadron Commanding Officer (CO) and ECH VI Unit CO. Readiness and operational unit COs can MAP their most deserving E-3 Sailor to E-4 without submitting a detailed board package in NSIPS. Each ECH VI unit, including squadrons will receive one E-4 MAP quota. b. To utilize the unit and squadron's E-3 to E-4 MAP quotas, NSIPS must be used to process and validate the meritorious advancement. NSIPS ensures the UMUIC submits qualified Sailors for meritorious advancement. MAP Unit Approvers will use steps 1-4 in paragraph 3c of this message for MAP validation. c. NSIPS utilizes mandatory gates for MAP submission. Following the below steps is crucial for MAP quota usage and must be completed NLT 2359 on 13 March 2022. (1) MAP Unit Approver selects the E-3 Sailor in NSIPS. (2) MAP Unit Approver marks each "nomination comments" blocks N/A. (3) MAP Unit Approver will upload 2021 PFA results and current evaluation to satisfy system requirements. (4) MAP Unit Approver will save the document which will automatically be forwarded on 14 March 2022 to the REDCOM or ISIC as discussed in paragraph 9. (5) REDCOM and ISIC Approvers will rank all E-3 submissions alphabetically NLT 2359 on 25 March 2022 and save the selection. d. Advanced Electronic Field and Advanced Technical Field ratings are ineligible for E-4 MAP due to rating requirements located in reference (d). 4. CY22 Reserve MAP Season One: a. Each MAP season is aligned with the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) cycles to reward the right Sailors. This will require command triads to select their best and fully qualified Sailors for MAP nominations, without regard to NWAE results; however, it does not relieve Sailors from the need to prepare and study for the technical rating information tested by the NWAE. b. Season one window: 1 March - 30 April 2022. c. All commands other than Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) and Commander, Navy Personnel Command (CNPC) PERS 9 will use the MAP-R automation tool. All Navy Reserve Units must request Unit Approver access using NSIPS. Readiness and Mobilization Commands (formally known as Reserve Component Command) and ISIC Commands must request RCC Approver and ISIC Approver access respectively. MAP-R NSIPS tutorials are located at https://www.nsips.navy.mil under the training tab. 5. Eligibility. MAP is open to all E-3, E-4 and E-5 Sailors who meet MAP advancement eligibility requirements per references (d) and (e) and are in a valid pay billet. Prior Service Re-enlistment Eligibility - Reserve (PRISE-R) Sailors are eligible only if their new rate is permanent before 1 March 2022. a. Sailors may only meritoriously advance one paygrade. Sailors in a frocked status are not eligible for advancement to the next higher paygrade until effectively advanced (i.e., frocked E-5 cannot be meritoriously promoted to E-6). b. MAP Time-in-Rate (TIR) requirements. The minimum TIR dates must be on or before: (1) E-6: 1 January 2021 (2) E-5: No TIR requirement (3) E-4: No TIR requirement c. Mobilized, Definite Recall, ADOS, and Canvasser Recruiter (CANREC) Sailors. Sailors who are currently mobilized or serving on Definite Recall, ADOS, or CANREC orders may compete for a SELRES MAP nomination opportunity. They are not eligible for AC/TAR quotas. Nomination packages for Sailors on Mobilization, Definite Recall, and ADOS orders must be submitted in NSIPS via the automation tool by the Sailor's respective Navy Reserve Unit (specifically their Unit Mobilization Unit Identification Code (UMUIC)). Nomination packages for Sailors on CANREC orders must be submitted manually to CNRF via their respective recruiting region. Reference (b) contains guidance on NSIPS MAP-R user roles. d. Per reference (c), Sailors must complete PMK-EE for the desired advancement paygrade to be eligible for the Meritorious Advancement Program. e. Required attachments for E5 and E6 MAP nominations. MAP nominations submitted in the automation tool must contain evaluations from 1 February 2020 through 1 February 2022. Packages submitted without the required evaluations will be determined ineligible for MAP unless a waiver is submitted in the NSIPS MAP Package. 6. Nominations. The list of MAP nominations by UIC for operational (formally referred to as commissioned units) and readiness units (formally referred to as augment units) will be loaded into the NSIPS automation tool and visible to unit leadership once user role permissions have been granted. MAP nomination opportunities are allocated as follows: a. SELRES operational units. Nominations for operational units are based on each individual unit's E-3, E-4, and E-5 billets authorized (BA). b. SELRES readiness units. Nominations for readiness units are based on the E-3, E-4, and E-5 BA for each Readiness and Mobilization Command (REDCOM) within their area of responsibility. Each REDCOM will review submissions and forward validated nominations by the deadline date. c. CANREC. Each Navy Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG) will compete for nominations within their respective region (East, West or Central) and are allotted two E-6 nominations for each region. Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) HQ and PERS-9 are allotted one E-6 nomination each. 7. SELRES MAP Quotas. E-5 and E-6 quotas are controlled based on community health of each rate and rating. All nominations will be submitted per the timeline in paragraph 8 below. 8. MAP Board membership. Seeking Board membership to include a Board President, eight Board Members and a Board Recorder. a. TAR or SELRES Board President solicitation. The Board President must be available from 28 March through 1 April 2022 and must hold the rank of Lieutenant Commander or higher, and be a currently serving or post-tour CO/OIC. b. TAR and SELRES Senior Chief and Master Chief solicitation for MAP board membership. All board members must be available from 28 March through 1 April 2022 and be able to gain NSIPS MAP access upon selection. c. TAR or SELRES Chief or Senior Chief solicitation for MAP Board Recorder. The Recorder must be available from 30 March - 1 April and be able to gain NSIPS MAP access upon selection. d. All candidates for board president, membership, and recorder should submit requests directly to OCNR_N095MC_FORCM(at)navy.mil no later than 10 March 2022 and include the following information: full name, rank, current command, UIC, NRC, NRC UIC, e-mail address, best phone number and position requesting. 9. Timeline. The MAP automation tool is designed to route MAP packages automatically on the dates below. Failure to make selections by the due dates is irrevocable and commands will forfeit their opportunity to submit MAP nomination package(s) for season one. a. 13 March 2022: Deadline for all readiness and operational units to submit nomination packages in NSIPS. The automation tool will automatically route the nomination to the appropriate REDCOM or ISIC on this date at 2359. b. 13 March 2022: Deadline for NTAGs to submit nomination packages to their respective NRC region. NRC Regions will provide submission guidance to their commands. c. 23 March 2022: Deadline to submit ranked nomination packages to CNRF for the below commands. (1) Operational ISIC HQ units and Operational aviation commands. The automation tool will automatically route selected and ranked packages to CNRF at 2359 on the deadline date. (2) Readiness and Mobilization Commands. The automation tool will automatically route selected and ranked readiness unit packages to CNRF at 2359 on the deadline date. (3) Navy Recruiting Command (NRC) HQ, NRC Region, and PERS-9 CANREC nominations will be submitted to the POC listed in paragraph 9 below. d. 28 March 2022: SELRES operational, readiness and CANREC nomination board convenes. 10. The OCNR POC and MAP Board Sponsor is NCCM(AW) Kimberly Cedar, available at email: kimberly.a.cedar.mil(at)us.navy.mil. 11. This ALNAVRESFOR message will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled. 12. Released by Vice Admiral J.B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.// BT #0017 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>GLOVER.MATTHEW.WAYNE.1282979930</DmdsReleaser>

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department will permanently shut down the Navy's massive fuel tank facility in Hawaii that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor's tap water, and will remove all the fuel, The Associated Press has learned. A senior defense official said the decision, which Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made Monday, is based on a new Pentagon assessment, but also is in line with an order from Hawaii's Department of Health to drain fuel from the tanks at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. The tanks, built into the side of a mountain during World War II to protect them from enemy attack, had leaked into a drinking water well and contaminated water at Pearl Harbor homes and offices.

President Joe Biden’s administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to intervene on an emergency basis in a clash with 35 Navy special operations forces who are refusing on religious grounds to get vaccinated against Covid-19.

At this moment, the United States Navy is preparing to deploy a 10,000-ton warship carrying 320 officers and sailors, along with missiles, torpedoes, and a mounted artillery gun. This ship, known as a guided-missile destroyer, defends the United States and its allies on the seas. Although its next mission remains secret, it may bolster American military presence in Europe as Russian aggression pushes the continent into war. But the Navy cannot currently deploy this warship, because it has lost trust in its commanding officer, an anti-vaxxer who has repeatedly disobeyed lawful orders, misled superiors, and allegedly exposed dozens of his crew to COVID-19 due to a refusal to get tested.

The fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut, which struck an underwater mountain in October, sustained damage to its ballast tanks and sonar sphere, according to a Navy evaluation of the vessel in drydock. The service is conducting a “thorough assessment of damage” to the Connecticut at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash., where it arrived on Feb. 8., Submarine Force U.S. Pacific spokeswoman Cmdr. Cindy Fields told Stars and Stripes in an email Friday.

Navy salvage crews operating from a commercial salvage ship have recovered the F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter that suffered a ramp strike on the deck of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70 and crashed into the South China Sea, a U.S. 7th Fleet spokesman confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. The F-35C, assigned to the “Argonauts” of VFA-147 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA), was plucked from the floor of the South China Sea with Navy personnel aboard the offshore vessel DSCV Picasso, which had departed Okinawa on Feb. 23, according to the service.

(Tribune News Service) — The Navy has eased its rules on masks, saying they are no longer required indoors at Hampton Roads installations. The decision covers Naval Station Norfolk; Naval Air Station Oceana; Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads.

ABOARD THE NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINE USS SOUTH DAKOTA – A banner over the sonar operators in the control room of one of the Navy’s most technologically advanced submarines declares the attack boat is the service’s “Apex Predator.” The sign – complete with a portrait of the alien from the 1987 sci-fi adventure film “The Predator” – refers to a package of sensors and quieting technology the service installed for testing aboard USS South Dakota (SSN-790). Commissioned in 2019 as one of the last Block III Virginia-class attack boats, five years ago the Navy chose South Dakota to be the service’s acoustic superiority test ship.

The Navy nearly separated 100 active-duty sailors as the sea service continues toward a force fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The Navy separated 99 active-duty sailors this week, according to its weekly COVID-19 update, which publishes weekly on Wednesdays. This brings the total number of sailors, including members of the reserve, to 419.