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PENSACOLA, Fla. - Occupational and Readiness Standards (OaRS) for active-duty and Selected Reserve (SELRES) E-3 enlisted personnel are now provided as a component within the E-1/E-2/E-3 rating Learning and Development Roadmaps (LaDRs). Naval Education and Training Command Updated annually, LaDRs are documents that outline training and education milestones for each rating at each pay grade. Sailors and leaders can use LaDRs to optimize a Sailor’s naval career path and learn about advanced educational opportunities and professional certifications. OaRS in the E-1 through E-3 LaDRs may be used to validate minimum competencies for performing various rating-specific tasks in paygrade E-4. While OaRS is voluntary and does not replace the Navy Wide Advancement Exam, E-3 enlisted personnel are highly encouraged to begin working toward completion of their OaRS shortly after reporting to their initial permanent duty station, or immediately if not new to the command. Command leadership may use OaRS as an additional measure to train and mentor Sailors based on demonstrated knowledge, skills and abilities as related to expected minimum occupational requirements within a rating at the apprentice level. “We recommend that commands establish a local program to guide Sailors in completing their OaRS,” said Naval Education and Training Command’s Force Master Chief Matthew Harris. “OaRs is another example of how the MyNavy HR team is improving and providing career Force Development tools for our Sailors. It’s a great way for our junior Sailors to prepare for advancement and show that they’re ready to perform as an E-4.” OaRS is also not intended to replace Personnel Qualification Standards or other professional qualification programs, but if a Sailor has already completed any OaRS tasks through these types of programs, then that can be used to sign off items. Access LaDRs through MyNavy Portal (https://my.navy.mil), Navy COOL (https://www.cool.osd.mil/usn), and the Navy COOL mobile app (Android and iOS), which improves the speed and transparency of OaRS and LaDR execution. Once an individual Sailor's OaRS are done, the command pay and personnel administrator (CPPA), training officer, or other authorized command representative documents the completion via the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) within the Personnel Qualifications section, or Advanced Skills Management within the Qual/Cert records tab. This generates an Enlisted Service Record and Electronic Training Jacket entry. These entries provide Sailors with electronic documentation of OaRS completion as well as command leadership and Navy stakeholders with the ability to monitor the execution of OaRS.

WASHINGTON -- Master-at-Arms Senior Chief Michael Haberstumpf, assigned to Joint Special Operations Intelligence Brigade, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, passed away due to COVID-19 related complications at UNC Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Oct. 10. Haberstumpf, 42, tested positive for COVID-19 Sept. 2, and was hospitalized Sept. 9. We will continue to support his family and shipmates during this difficult time. For questions related to this release, please contact the Navy News Desk at (703) 697-5342 or ptgn_chinfonewsdesk@navy.mil

Oct Education Bulletin for Enlisted Sailors

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 181942Z OCT 21 MID600051053154U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 230/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/CHANGES TO THE LIMITED DUTY PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS PROCESS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/05SEP21// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/25SEP18// NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1300-1400, LIMITED DUTY. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1300.20, DEPLOYABILITY ASSESSMENT AND ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the release of reference (a) which provides guidance for the assignment, accountability, follow-up care and disposition of Active Component Service Members placed in, or removed from, a limited duty (LIMDU) status. 2. The Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel (DCNP) is the single process owner of the LIMDU Administration Program. The Assistant Commander, Navy Personnel Command (for Career Management (PERS-4)) is the program manager. 3. The Deployability Assessment and Assignment Branch (PERS-454) will assume the duties and responsibilities of the Personnel Support Detachment/Transaction Service Center regarding LIMDU accounting category code (ACC 100 to 105) changes, projected rotation date changes, and return to duty availability (ACC 105 to 100). The creation of this centralized office will provide subject matter expertise to manage, assist and respond to administrative questions related to LIMDU in order to mitigate gaps at sea. 4. In line with reference (b), commands shall designate a command deployability coordinator to function as the liaison for the deployability program. A copy of the signed designation letter shall be provided within five working days from designation via email to the servicing military treatment facility (MTF) deployability coordinator and PERS-454 at: mill_DAOPers-454(at)navy.mil. 5. Commands with 50 or more LIMDU personnel are encouraged to appoint a command deployability coordinator as a primary duty and assign collateral deployability coordinators on a 1:50 ratio to assist in the management of LIMDU personnel. It is also recommended commands establish a deployability coordinator functional email address to facilitate communication with MTF deployability coordinator and PERS-454. 6. For assistance or further information, contact the LIMDU Administration Help Desk at (901) 874-3867 or via e-mail at: limdu_admin.fct(at)navy.mil. 7. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Good question. I hope we have an admin or Chief that knows!

The U.S. Navy has agreed to review more than nine years’ worth of “bad paper” discharges given to thousands of Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or certain other trauma-related health conditions. That announcement follows preliminary court approval Tuesday of a settlement of a 2018 lawsuit alleging that a Navy board had improperly denied a Marine Corps veteran’s request for a better discharge status.

Newsletter for Navy Sailors

WASHINGTON - With COVID-19 vaccines now mandatory for all military members, the Navy has announced plans to start processing for discharge those who refuse vaccination without a pending or approved exemption. The Navy’s mandate began at the end of August after the release of the Secretary of Defense memo instructing military departments to enact the new vaccination requirement for DoD uniformed personnel who are not medically or administratively exempt. With the release of ALNAV 062/21 and NAVADMIN 190/21, all service members were given 90 days to comply. Now, NAVADMIN 225/21, released Oct. 13, sets a deadline for all active-duty Sailors to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 28, while those in the selected reserve have until Dec. 28. The message also outlines the consequences for failing to comply. This deadline makes Nov. 14 and Dec. 14 the final days active and selected reserve, respectively, can receive the second of the two required shots for a two-dose vaccine or the single dose of a one-dose vaccine, and complete the 14-day waiting period required to achieve full vaccination. Sailors must be prepared to execute their mission at all times, in places throughout the world, including where vaccination rates are low and disease transmission is high. Immunizations are of paramount importance to protecting the health of the force and the warfighting readiness of the Fleet. “To date, over 98 percent of active-duty U.S. Navy service members have met our readiness responsibility by completing or initiating a COVID-19 vaccination series, ensuring the continued readiness of our worldwide deployable Navy” said Adm. William Lescher, Vice Chief of Naval Operations, in the message. The Navy’s policy goal is to achieve a fully vaccinated force against the persistent and lethal threat of COVID-19. “Tragically, there have been 164 deaths within the Navy family due to COVID-19, far exceeding the combined total of all other health or mishap related injuries and deaths over the same time period,” wrote Vice Adm. John B. Nowell, Jr., the Chief of Naval Personnel. Of those, he noted, 144 were not immunized. The vaccination status of the remaining 20 remains undetermined. To oversee the administrative discharge process for those refusing the vaccine, the Navy established the COVID Consolidated Disposition Authority (CCDA). This, Lescher wrote, will “ensure a fair and consistent process” for separation determinations. The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) is the CCDA for the administrative separation processing of Navy service members, with the Chief of Navy Reserve (CNR) providing support to the CCDA for cases involving Navy service members in the Selected Reserve. The Vice Chief of Naval Operations retains authority for non-judicial punishment and courts-martial. Administrative actions may begin as soon as a Navy service member meets the definition of “refusing the vaccine”, which is a Navy service member who received a lawful order to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, is not or will not be fully vaccinated on the date required by the order, and does not have a pending or approved exemption request. Effective immediately upon the release of the message, commands shall not allow Sailors refusing the vaccine to promote or advance, reenlist, or execute orders, with the exception of separation orders, until the CCDA has completed disposition of their case. Transfer orders may be cancelled by Navy Personnel Command. For officers and enlisted serving in Navy leadership roles refusing the vaccine, they will be notified immediately in writing that they have five days to either begin a vaccination series or request an exemption before being relieved and have detachment for cause initiated. Senior leaders are members of command triads and those key staff positions, including any flag officer or flag officer select, regardless of their current billet. A complete list of these positions is found in the message. With COVID-19 vaccination now mandatory, commanders, commanding officers, or officers in charge, with the concurrence of the first flag officer in the chain of command, are authorized to temporarily reassign Navy service members who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine, regardless of exemption status, based on operational readiness or mission requirements. Commanding officers must identify those refusing the vaccine and verify that the Sailors have an initial counseling NAVPERS 1070/13, or “Page 13”. Within thirty days of a Navy service member refusing the vaccine, reporting seniors must submit a special evaluation or fitness report. In addition to documenting failure to comply with individual medical readiness responsibilities, the report shall document other facts as appropriate, including any misconduct related to UCMJ Art. 92. Commands are required to report Sailors refusing the vaccine to Commander, Navy Personnel Command. Rules differ depending on whether the member is an E-6 and above or officer, or an E-5 and below. Information on reporting procedures for each, along with points of contact, are available in the NAVADMIN. For Navy service members refusing the vaccine, the CCDA also retains the authority for administrative processes regarding removal of warfare qualifications, additional qualification designations (AQD), Navy Enlisted Classifications (NEC), or sub-specialties, except in cases where removal authority is otherwise authorized by law or Executive Order. The CCDA may also seek recoupment of applicable bonuses, special and incentive pays, and the cost of training and education for service members refusing the vaccine. Those separated only for vaccine refusal will receive no lower than a general discharge under honorable conditions. This type of discharge could result in the loss of some veterans’ benefits. Navy service members who started terminal leave on or before the applicable deadlines are administratively exempted from vaccine requirements. Sailors seeking an exemption to the vaccine mandate can apply for medical reasons or a religious accommodation. Details on how to apply for each are available in NAVADMIN 190/21. Complete information on the administrative ramifications of vaccine refusal can be found in NAVADMIN 225/21. Information on the Navy’s COVID-19 policy is in ALNAV 062/21 and NAVADMIN 190/21

WASHINGTON - Master Chief Petty Officer (SW/AW/EXW) Tracy L. Hunt relieved Master Chief Petty Officer (FMF/SW) Chris Kotz as Navy Reserve Force Master Chief during a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard, Oct. 12. Hunt is the 17th Navy Reserve Force Master Chief following his previous assignment as Command Master Chief for Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command in Norfolk, Va. With more than 30 years of service, including more than a decade since completing the Command Master Chief/Chief of the Boat course in 2009, Hunt was carefully selected to assume his new role. “Force Hunt was selected from the most exclusive, competitive and talented field of Navy Reserve Master Chiefs our nation has ever known. His deep warfighting, leadership and Reserve experiences make him an important partner and strong champion for our Reserve Force,” said Vice Adm. John B. Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve, and Commander, Navy Reserve Force. A native of Meherrin, Virginia, Hunt enlisted in the Navy in September, 1989. Following completion of basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Illinois, he completed seaman apprentice training in December, 1989. Hunt’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment in the history of the Navy Reserve. “For the entire force, I ask you to embrace change,” said Hunt. “The Reserve force is transforming, and we must position ourselves to answer when we are called to fight.” Kotz, who held the position since Oct. 2017, turned over the duties to Hunt immediately preceding his official retirement ceremony, finishing 30 years of dedicated and honorable service. “As we aggressively modernize our Reserve Force to address today’s global environment, building new capabilities and shifting capacity to meet the needs of long-term strategic competition, Force Master Chief Kotz has been front and center. His impact on the Navy, and our nation’s defense, will be felt for year and decades to come,” Mustin said. Hunt emphasized his ongoing commitment to supporting the evolving mission of the Navy Reserve and encouraged all Reserve Sailors to do the same. “Embrace this change, embrace the Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions, and focus on our number one priority — warfighting readiness,” Hunt said.

The Department of the Navy (“Navy”) has agreed to review the discharges of thousands of Veterans affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), military sexual trauma (MST), and other behavioral or mental health conditions. The Navy has also agreed to change some of its administrative procedures for individuals who apply in the future to have their discharge statuses upgraded. This agreement follows a settlement reached in the nationwide class action lawsuit Manker v. Del Toro, 3:18-cv-00372-CSH. A federal court preliminarily approved the agreement on October 12, 2021. Under the agreement, the Navy will automatically reconsider certain discharge-status-upgrade decisions made by the Naval Discharge Review Board (NDRB) between March 2, 2012, and the effective date of settlement, which partially or fully denied upgrade relief to Navy and Marine Corps Veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan era with General or Other-than- -Honorable (OTH) discharges. The settlement also expands reapplication rights for eligible applicants who were discharged and received an adverse NDRB decision between Oct. 7, 2001 and March 2, 2012. In addition, the Navy has agreed to implement certain procedures. These include a program to enable applicants to appear before the NDRB by video teleconference, more training for board members, and updated protocols for decision making in cases involving symptoms or diagnoses of PTSD, TBI, MST or other behavioral or mental health conditions. Veterans of the Navy and the Marine Corps, including the Reserve, who were discharged with a General or Other-than-Honorable service characterization while having a diagnosis of, or showing symptoms of, the conditions listed above may be eligible to benefit from the settlement. Discharge upgrades are not guaranteed, and applications will be decided on a case-by-case basis. A video teleconference hearing on the settlement agreement on December 16, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. will address whether to grant final approval of the settlement, whether to issue a final order dismissing the lawsuit, and related issues. Persons affected by the settlement may submit written comments and/or appear themselves or through counsel to be heard in support of, or in opposition to, aspects of the settlement. Persons wishing to object must follow specific procedures, which are outlined on the websites listed below. A court-approved class notice, the full text of the settlement, and information about the court’s hearing can be found at https://www.secnav.navy.mil/mra/CORB/ Pages/NDRB/default.aspx. and www.mankersettlement.com

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 131542Z OCT 21 MID600051033451U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 226/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION READINESS REVIEW 1ST AND 2ND QUARTER FY-22 SCHEDULE AND IDENTIFICATION OF FLEET SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/151617ZSEP17// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/5NOV18// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 229/17, REALIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF FLEET SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION READINESS REVIEWS. REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1401-020, ADVANCEMENT EXAM READINESS REVIEW (AERR).// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR) schedule from October 2021 to March 2022. AERR events provide an opportunity for selected rating subject matter experts from fleet and shore- based commands to impact their respective ratings by updating and validating the examination question bank. Selected chief, senior chief and master chief petty officers on active duty, full-time support and reservists currently on active duty for operational support may take part in the process. AERRs enable the Navy to advance the most qualified and rating-knowledgeable Sailors. 2. AERRs are held at Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Pensacola, FL. Temporary Duty Travel (TDY) in support of AERR events is considered mission critical and is flag officer approved. All costs pertaining to TDY are funded by NETPDC. All travel will be in line with Department of the Navy regulations at the time of the scheduled AERR. 3. In line with reference (a), and normally no less than 45 days prior to the AERR convening date, Type Commanders (TYCOM)/rating sponsors will recruit rating fleet subject matter experts (FSMEs), select AERR attendees plus two alternate members, and work with NETPDC staff to provide the requested number of FSME names and contact information via e-mail to NETPDC_AERR_MAILBOX(at)navy.mil with the subject line of *AERR Selectees*. In cases where this NAVADMIN is within 45 days of the AERR convening date, coordination with TYCOM/rating sponsors is already in progress to ensure appropriate participation is confirmed as soon as possible. 4. The following AERRs are scheduled from October 2021 through March 2022 and are subject to change. AERR schedule is in the following format: Convene Date: Rating (number of FSMEs required) 17 - 23 October AE (6) 17 - 30 October AWO (6), FCA (6) 24 October - 6 November MN (6) 31 October - 6 November EOD (6) 7 - 20 November ITS(EW) (6) 14 - 20 November SB (6) 23 - 29 January ATO (6), SO (6) 23 January - 5 February AG (7), EMN (6), FC (6), MR (6) MU (8), PMK (6) 30 January - 5 February AWR (6) 30 January - 12 February ABH (6) 6 - 19 February BM (6), BU (6), HT (6), IC(6), STS (6) 27 February - 5 March LS (6) 27 February - 12 March AWS (6), CTT (6), EN (6), STG (6) 6 - 12 March EM (6) 6 - 19 March MMA (6), SW (6) 13 - 26 March ITS(RM) (6), MT (6) 20 - 26 March AE (3) 20 March - 2 April CE (6), CTR (6), EOD (6), MM (6) 27 March - 2 April AZ (6), IS (6) 27 March - 9 April CS (6) 5. In line with reference (b), nomination waivers with accompanying justification must be approved by NETPDC prior to TYCOM and rating sponsor selections. Due to financial considerations, outside continental United States applications will not be approved at this time. 6. To view the most up-to-date AERR schedule, locate a specific rating point of contact and download the AERR nomination package, log into MyNavy Portal https://www.mnp.navy.mil/ under Professional Resources/Navy Advancement Center/AERR. 7. Point of contact for this matter is the NETPDC Fleet Liaison, (850) 473-6169/DSN 753 or NETPDC_AERR_MAILBOX(at)navy.mil. 8. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Oct Family Connection Newsletter

The move to Hampton Roads didn’t go that easily for the Bernabe family, and it got worse when their twin son and daughter started kindergarten, virtually, in September 2020. “Within 20 minutes of his first virtual session, there was a loud noise. That was because of another student’s speaker system not being quite calibrated right, and it was very high pitch, and he covered his ears and he hit the floor,” Tosha Bernabe recalled. “He just completely melted down, he freaked out screaming, yelling kicking. It was the first time that he ever got violent with me he began hitting me trying to rip my hair out.”

We have the thread for FY 23 board going already if you want to check it out. -> https://forum.navyadvancement.com/topic/6652-fy-23-cpo-e7-selection-board/

Hundreds of thousands of U.S. service members remain unvaccinated or only partially vaccinated against the coronavirus as the Pentagon's first compliance deadlines near, with lopsided rates across the individual services and a spike in deaths among military reservists illustrating how political division over the shots has seeped into a nonpartisan force with unambiguous orders. Overall, the military's vaccination rate has climbed since August, when Defense Department leaders, acting on a directive from President Joe Biden, informed the nation's 2.1 million troops that immunization would become mandatory, exemptions would be rare and those who refuse would be punished. Yet troops' response has been scattershot, according to data assessed by The Washington Post.

PENSACOLA, Fla. - The Navy League and Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the requirements on Oct. 8, 2021 for applications for the Alaska Sea Services Scholarships for academic year 2022-2023. The program awards up to four $1,000 scholarships annually for undergraduate education to dependent children and spouses of Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard personnel who legally claim Alaska as their state of residence. The scholarships are possible through funds raised by Alaskan citizens for a war bond as a gift to USS Juneau (CL 52) during World War II. After the sinking of Juneau, the governor of the territory of Alaska and the secretary of the Navy agreed to keep the bond monies on deposit until an appropriate application was found. In 1986, the Navy established the Alaska Sea Services fund. “Alaskan citizens originally raised these funds for the Atlanta-class light cruiser USS Juneau,” said Ryan Donaldson, Navy League executive vice president for business operations. “Juneau was integral to the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands but was later sunk at the Battle of Guadalcanal prior to the gift being presented to her crew. Honoring the loss of Juneau’s crew could not be better achieved than through supporting the education of students within her sponsoring state.” Applicants must be the child or spouse of a legal resident of the state of Alaska who is, or was at the time of death or designation as missing-in-action, a Regular or Reserve U.S. Navy, Marine Corps or Coast Guard member on active duty, inactive duty or retired with or without pay. The Navy League will screen all applications and submit their recommendations to NETC for final consideration and awarding. Selection criteria includes academic proficiency, character, leadership ability, community involvement and financial need. “It is an honor to be a part of the Alaska Sea Services Scholarship,” said Al Sharlow, NETC’s advanced education program coordinator. “We look forward to any opportunity to provide educational opportunities to develop the future of our great nation.” Students must provide proof of acceptance at an accredited college or university for full-time undergraduate study toward a bachelor’s degree. An individual cannot receive more than two scholarship awards during the pursuit of a four-year degree. The Navy League is accepting scholarship applications from Oct. 11, 2021 to March 11, 2022. For additional information and a link to apply for the Alaska Sea Services Scholarship, visit https://www.navyleague.org/programs/scholarships or email scholarships@navyleaque.org

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 081819Z OCT 21 MID600051024044U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 222/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N7// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N71/OCT// SUBJ/ANNOUNCEMENT OF PHASE II OF THE US NAVAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE PILOT PROGRAM// REF/A/MSG/SECNAV/171700ZJAN20// NARR/REF A IS ALNAV 009/20, SECNAV VECTOR 7.// POC/US NAVAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE/UNIT: ADMISSIONS/TEL: (703) 784-4018// POC/A.GARRETT/CIV/UNIT: /TEL: (703) 784-4018// RMKS/1. Reference (a) directed the formation of the first cohort of Navy and Marine Corps students for enrollment in the United States Naval Community College (USNCC) Pilot program. This NAVADMIN announces phase two of the US Naval Community College (USNCC) pilot program (Pilot 2). The USNCC offers enlisted Sailors and Marines the opportunity to participate in world-class, naval relevant education programs. No tuition fees, mandatory course fees, or other course material costs are incurred by either participating students or parent commands. The FY-22 degree program application window opened on 1 Oct 2021 and will close on 31 Oct 2021. Future application windows will be published on the USNCC website (https://www.usncc.edu/) and on USNCC social media sites. 2. Background: a. Starting in FY22, Pilot 2 offers seven professional concentration areas and the USNCC Naval Studies Certificate. USNCC will continue to evaluate academic programs, learning delivery systems, and student performance while providing students the opportunity to complete online college courses and earn college degrees. The seven professional concentration areas are: (1) Military Studies (2) Cyber Security and Network Administration (3) Nuclear Engineering Technology (4) Data Analytics (5) Organizational Leadership (6) Maritime Logistics (7) Aviation Maintenance Technology b. The USNCC Naval Studies Certificate includes the following five USNCC delivered courses that are incorporated into all USNCC degree programs: (1) Leadership and Ethics (2) Modern Naval History (3) Naval Force Design and Concepts (4) Military-Civil Organization (5) Introduction to the Geopolitical Environment c. Classes will be taught online in an 8 to 15 week course format, depending on the participating colleges schedules and the complexity of the course material. 3. Criteria: a. The USNCC will accept program applications from all enlisted Sailors and Marines subject to the following eligibility preferences: (1) Applicants must be active duty enlisted members of the sea services (Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) in the paygrades of E-1 through E9. First-term service members will be prioritized. All applicants must be available to participate in the college courses online. (2) Applicants must not have previously earned an associate or higher academic degree except as noted in paragraph (3). (3) Students that have previously earned a college degree may apply for the USNCC Naval Studies Certificate. b. Applications of qualified individuals require Commanding Officers (or designated command representative) endorsement. 4. Application Process: More information is available and applications must be submitted via the USNCC website at (https://www.usncc.edu/). The initial application submission period will remain open until 31 October 2021. 5. Selection Notifications: The USNCC will contact accepted applicants regarding their selection status via email in November 2021, with courses to begin in January 2022. 6. The USNCC primary point of contact is Mr. Alphonso Garrett, USNCC Director of Enrollment, at admissions@usncc.usmcu.edu. 7. Request widest dissemination of the above information. Regional and installation Education Specialists are requested to pass this information to all interested personnel at home stations. 8. This message will remain in effect until 30 Sep 2023 or until superseded. 9. Released by VADM J. W. Hughes, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfighting Development, N7, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Membership list is out and is posted with the quotas, results and other good stuff...

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//

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