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YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — Sailors can expect more promotions and re-enlistment bonuses as the service starts growing again, according to the Navy’s personnel chief. Vice Adm. Robert Burke, who also serves as deputy chief of Naval Operations, told sailors at the 7th Fleet headquarters in Japan this week that the days of pushing sailors out early are over. https://www.stripes.com/news/navy-plans-more-promotions-bonuses-for-sailors-as-service-expands-1.507006

Thanks for the heads up, I posted it here ->

Thanks for the heads up @PeterA FY-19 ACTIVE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) SELECTION BOARD QUOTAS FY-19 RESERVE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) SELECTION BOARD QUOTAS

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 041522Z JAN 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00/N09// NAVADMIN 002/18 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00/JAN// SUBJ: WAY FORWARD FOR 2018 RMKS/1. Team, looking back, 2017 was a year of triumph and tragedy for our Navy. We consistently forward-deployed more than 60,000 Sailors and 95 ships and submarines around the globe. We executed our mission to protect America from attack, to advance our nation's interests, and to enhance our prosperity. 2. Our Navy was also engaged throughout 2017, working as part of the joint force and with our allies and partners. Carrier Strike Groups (CSGs) and Special Operations Forces provided decisive combat power in the fight against violent extremism, working with the joint force to help decimate the self- proclaimed ISIS caliphate. Our six embarked Carrier Air Wings launched sorties around the clock to project power far from our shores. The Navy also provided immediate and credible options to the President in meeting emergent security challenges, such as when our forward-deployed DDGs, USS ROSS and USS PORTER, launched Tomahawk strikes in response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria. We also took combat losses - three Navy SEALs made the ultimate sacrifice. 3. The world is becoming more competitive and in many ways more dangerous, and in 2017 we made some decisive strides to prepare our force to meet these rising challenges. We operated three CSGs together, the first time that scale of maritime power has been shown since 2007. We learned much from this operation and are working to integrate these lessons into the training for future deployers. To strengthen America's naval power, we also commissioned eight new warships including the carrier USS GERALD R. FORD -- the first in its class. We participated in hundreds of international exercises and port visits, demonstrating our ability to assure and inspire. Our Navy surged to provide assistance and relief to thousands of our own citizens who were hammered by a series of five hurricanes. 4. Even as we achieved these successes, we were reminded of the unforgiving nature of operating at sea. Our Navy experienced five serious incidents in the Pacific. Four of these incidents were preventable, caused by human error as we took our eye off of mastering the basics in seamanship and navigation. Twenty dedicated Sailors were lost. Our thoughts and prayers remain with our fallen shipmates and their families - they will always be part of our Navy Team. 5. Looking forward, our mission for 2018 is simple but by no means easy. Our adversaries are adaptive and increasingly assertive. We must rise to the challenge. We must learn from our mistakes, capture our successes, share those insights across the force, and improve upon our best every day. 6. We'll do this through our leaders and teams, by detailed and flexible planning for normal, abnormal, and combat operations; rigorous practice for our missions; deliberate execution; and thoughtful reviews. Assessment must be constant, and feedback must be an integral part of our process at all levels in the chain of command. We expect the best from our Sailors, we need the most from our teams, and we must continually prepare ourselves for success. 7. We will earn the privilege to be called U.S. Navy Sailors each and every day -- as individuals, in our teams, and as a fleet. Our Navy will be characterized by deep respect for members of our Navy team, reassurance for our allies and partners, and regrets for those who oppose us. 8. We will continue challenging ourselves at every level to be the best in the world at what we do. By dedicating our hearts and minds to this calling, we will finish 2018 as the safest Navy for our Sailors, the most rewarding for our partners, and the most lethal Navy for our enemies. Let's get to it. 9. CNO sends.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — The curator of the U.S. Naval Academy Museum wasn’t exactly sure what would be found: records indicated five display boxes long used to exhibit captured British flags from the War of 1812 actually concealed more banners underneath. But not until all 61 banners were painstakingly removed in December for a conservation effort did curator Charles Swift, who is also the museum’s managing director, actually see what was hidden. And he was gratified to learn that conservationists had uncovered dozens of other flags — many captured by the Navy in other conflicts of the 19th century. http://www.phillytrib.com/navy-rediscovers-captured-flags-hidden-for-nearly-years/article_dc6232d5-dd84-5eb3-8817-90d3fbbb92e4.html

Preparing for your advancement exam can seem overwhelming. Although there are many resources available, there is no quick way to prepare for your exam. Most importantly, you should not wait until the last minute to gather your materials and begin studying. The following information is geared toward helping you develop a study plan that will make the most of your time and effort. After you are sure you meet eligibility requirements to take your advancement exam, you need to obtain your current bibliography (BIB) for your rating and pay grade. To do this, log in to Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) and select the Navy Advancement Center (NAC). BIBs are also available through Navy COOL . Select Bibliography for Advancement and choose your bib. Since your bib is exam-specific and is posted six months prior to exam administration, you can use it to develop your study plan early in the preparation process. While we are on the topic of bibs, let's briefly discuss how bibs are created. Exam questions are developed by Fleet SMEs in your rating community during an Advancement Examination Development Conference (AEDC). For each question, Fleet SMEs reference the content to a published source from your rating's Advancement Exam Reference List or your PMK Advancement Exam Reference List. The item is verified to ensure the answer is correct, the content exists in print, and the information is generally available to all Sailors. Questions are then selected for an exam by Fleet SMEs in your rating community. Each reference used for a specific exam is compiled and the entire list of reference-linked questions becomes your exam bibliography. Therefore, your bib is a road map for developing your study plan. Periodically revisit the bib link to ensure that your bib has not changed. While every effort is made to verify the accuracy of your bib at the time of posting, there are circumstances that may occur during those six months that require a bib change. For example, a reference update or deletion for a reference posted on the bib may cause the bib to change. If your bib has changed, you will notice a revision date in red at the top of your bib. If this occurs, compare your original bib with the revised one and adjust your study plan as needed. Check with your Command Career Counselor or Educational Services Officer if you have trouble locating any of your references. Now that you have determined which references were used to create your exam questions, you can begin reviewing your references. Depending on the content of the reference and the amount of time you have to study before exam administration, plan how much time you will need daily/weekly to cover each reference. You will also need to determine whether you prefer to study alone or with a study group. The most important thing to remember is that your study plan must work for you. Rather than studying for hours in one session, break up your study time to reduce fatigue. This also allows you to break information into manageable chunks to study. Do not try to read a reference from cover to cover. Instead highlight or underline pertinent material. Flashcards are a great way to review vocabulary and specific facts. You can stick them in your pocket and study them on your own or with a shipmate when you have a few minutes of free time. Follow these tips when you are creating flashcards: Create one card for each fact or definition you need to learn. Put the question or vocabulary word on one side and the answer on the back. Study the cards in order. Quiz yourself by reading and answering each card. Flip the card to check your answer. Put the cards you answered correctly in a stack. Put the cards you answered incorrectly in another stack. Review the 'don't know' stack and test yourself again. Continue this process until you know all the answers. In addition to these tips, take advantage of command-sponsored training classes such as warfare qualifications, damage control and rating-specific Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS). Ask your LPO or LCPO for help when you encounter difficulties. Remember, you are in control of your study plan!

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 201638Z DEC 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 303/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION READINESS REVIEW 3RD QUARTER FY-18 SCHEDULE AND IDENTIFICATION OF FLEET SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/151617Z SEP17// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 229/17, REALIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION OF RATING FLEET SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS FOR ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION READINESS REVIEWS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR) schedule from April 2018 to June 2018. AERR events provide an opportunity for selected rating subject matter experts from fleet and shore- based commands to impact sailorization by affecting the careers of every test taker in the Navy. Selected chief, senior chief, and master chief petty officers on active duty, Full-Time Support (FTS), and Reservists currently on active duty for special work (ADSW) 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 approved. All costs pertaining to TDY are funded by NETPDC. 3. In line with reference (b), TYCOMs/rating sponsors will recruit rating Fleet Subject Matter Experts (FSME), select AERR attendees plus two alternate members, and provide names and contact information no less than 45 days prior to the AERR convening date to NETPDC using the Saufley e-mail sfly_netpdc_aerr(at)navy.mil with a subject line of AERR Selectees. 4. The following AERRs are scheduled from April 2018 through June 2018. AERR schedule is in the following format: Convene Date Rating (number of FSMEs required) 01 Apr-07 Apr ATO (6) 01 Apr-14 Apr HT (6), ND (6), PR (6), AWR (6) 08 Apr-21 Apr CTI (6) 15 Apr-28 Apr AM (8), SW (6), CS (6), SH (6) 22 Apr-28 Apr QM (4), MR (6) 29 Apr-05 May AC (6), AWV (6) 29 Apr-12 May LN (6), ETR (6) 06 May-12 May EA (4), CTR (6), EN (6) 06 May-19 May AG (6) 13 May-26 May ET (6), AS (8), AWS (6) 20 May-26 May AWF (6) 03 Jun-09 Jun MA (6) 03 Jun-16 Jun IC (6), CSS (8), ETV (6) 10 Jun-16 Jun CM (5), FT (4) 10 Jun-23 Jun YN (6) 17 Jun-23 Jun GM (4) 17 Jun-30 Jun GSE (6), AD (8) 24 Jun-30 Jun AME (6) 5. The following ratings are scheduled for AERR events in the FY-18 4th quarter: ABE, ABF, AZ, DC, EM, GSM, HM, MMN, MN, PMK, YNS 6. To view the annual AERR schedule, locate a specific rating recruitment and selection point of contact, and view AERR eligibility requirements, log into My Navy Portal www.mnp.navy.mil under Professional Resources/Navy Advancement Center/AERR. 7. Point of contact is Ms. Cheryl Dengler, NETPDC Fleet Liaison, who can be reached at (850) 473-6169/DSN 753 or via e-mail at cheryl.dengler(at)navy.mil. 8. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Candidates competing for Chief Petty Officer vacancies in advancement Cycle 238 will be rank ordered by their Final Multiple Score (FMS) for determining E7 selection board eligibility. A key FMS factor is your advancement recommendations from evaluations. All evaluations that fall in the inclusive of period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017 must be used. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to chapter 3 of BUPERSINST 1430.16F. Calculate your PMA before you sign your worksheet!

Active Duty and Full Time Support First Class Petty Officers eligible to advance to Chief Petty Officer will spend some of their holiday leave preparing for the upcoming advancement exam on January 18. Candidates will be compared to peers with only two Final Multiple Score (FMS) factors - performance evaluations (promotion recommendations) and rating knowledge (exam). All candidates who fall in the top 60% of the FMS rank order in their rating will be selection board eligible. For more information, refer to NAVADMIN 175/17. Good luck to all candidates!

There may have been a situation where Selectees were not able to see some of the forums. That should be fixed now. I would like to move Selectees to the Chief's group. Please contact me if you were put in the Selectee group so I can put you in the Chief's group. Thanks much. Hopefully you change your profile to reflect the change already. Tony

Sailors who took the fall exams and were recently selected for advancement in Cycle 236 or Cycle 101 will be advanced from January to June 2018. No less than 3% will be advanced in the first five pay increments (January to May), with the majority being advanced in June. Pay increments begin on the 16th of the month, with the pay bump showing in the paycheck at the beginning of the following month. Advancements are determined by Final Multiple Score standing, not exam percentile. The system looks at all ratings and uses fair share incrementation when determining what pay increment a Sailor falls in. Best thing to do is sign up for email notification at the top of your profile sheet. You will be sent an email whenever your advancement status changes.

The Navy Advancement Center hosts rating subject matter experts at Advancement Exam Readiness Review (AERR) events. Typically, an AERR is held annually in Pensacola, where E7-E9 personnel review exam banks, write new questions and verify exam reference material. Check NAC's My Navy Portal page to learn more about AERRs and how to get involved. https://www.slideshare.net/NETPDTC/current-aerr-schedule-12-months-out-by-rating-27-nov-2017-82912610

If you tried changing your Rate/Rank earlier and could not, it is now fixed. Please give it a try!

Can you PM me your ranks and anything else that needs changing that you cannot access?

For those members who requested to be added to the Selectee list, if you change your profile to reflect your new status, I can add you to the Chief's group. You have to already be in the Selectee group.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The Navy recently authorized the posthumous award of a combat medal to a Sailor who was present at Pearl Harbor during the Japanese attack of Dec. 7, 1941, officials announced Dec. 1. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer awarded the Bronze Star Medal with V device for valor to Chief Boatswain's Mate Joseph L. George for heroic achievement while serving aboard the repair ship USS Vestal (AR 4). George, a second class petty officer at the time, saved the lives of several Sailors from the battleship USS Arizona (BB 39). He survived the war and retired from the Navy in 1955, but passed away in 1996. The Bronze Star Medal will be presented by Rear Adm. Matthew J. Carter, deputy commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, to George's daughter, Joe Ann Taylor, on Dec. 7 during a 4:30 p.m. (Hawaii-Aleutian time) ceremony at the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor. "The presentation of the medals is not only appropriate but simply the right thing to do," said Spencer. "One of my highest priorities is to honor the service and sacrifice of our Sailors, Marines, Civilians, and family members and it is clear that Lt. Schmitt and Chief George are heroes whose service and sacrifice will stand as an example for current and future service members." In addition to George's Bronze Star, the Secretary also awarded the Silver Star Medal to Lt. j.g. Aloysious H. Schmitt for action at Pearl Harbor while serving on the battleship USS Oklahoma (BB 37). In 1942 George was officially commended by his commanding officer following the attack, but he was not awarded any medal. Lauren Bruner and Don Stratton, two of the USS Arizona Sailors saved by George's actions, petitioned for him to be presented a medal. George's family is happy to celebrate the heroism of their loved one. In keeping with the tendency of World War II veterans, Taylor says her father never really talked about Pearl Harbor or World War II when she was growing up. But after he retired, he started going to reunions and that is when she began to get the full story. "It was kind of surreal. You grow up with your dad thinking of him as dad; you're not used to thinking of him as a hero," said Taylor. "But it's a wonderful story and I'm quite proud of him. Plus I've gotten to know the men he saved and have developed a real bond with the Stratton and Bruner families." As recounted in an oral history interview conducted by the University of North Texas on Aug. 5, 1978, George said on Dec. 7 he was settling down to read the Sunday newspaper when General Quarters (battle stations) was sounded. That's when he realized there was an attack underway. To get a better sense of what was going on, he went outside, and the first thing he saw was a Japanese plane going down. With no time to think, his training kicked in and he began to act. With Japanese torpedoes passing under his ship then striking Arizona, fires were breaking out everywhere. George recalled that the first thing he did, with help from several of his shipmates, was remove the awning covering the guns so that Vestal could fight back. Then he ran across the deck from fire to fire to help put them out. Meanwhile, Arizona was taking a pounding with explosions and fires encircling the Sailors on her decks. There were "people over on the Arizona that were trying to get off, and there was fire all around," George said. "I threw a line over." After securing the line as best he could, George returned to fighting fires and controlling damage aboard Vestal. When it became apparent Arizona was doomed, George assisted with getting Vestal underway and away from the burning and fast-sinking battleship. Arizona lost 1,177 crewmembers during the attack. Vestal lost seven. George went on to serve throughout the war and retired in 1955 as a chief petty officer after twenty years in the Navy. The Naval History and Heritage Command, located at the Washington Navy Yard, is responsible for the preservation, analysis, and dissemination of U.S. naval history and heritage. It provides the knowledge foundation for the Navy by maintaining historically relevant resources and products that reflect the Navy's unique and enduring contributions through our nation's history, and supports the fleet by assisting with and delivering professional research, analysis, and interpretive services. NHHC is composed of many activities including the Navy Department Library, the Navy Operational Archives, the Navy art and artifact collections, underwater archeology, Navy histories, ten museums, USS Constitution repair facility and the historic ship Nautilus. For more news from Naval History and Heritage Command, visit www.history.navy.mil.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (NNS) -- Thousands of Sailors take the advancement exam twice a year and await the results of those exams twice a year. The results of these exams determine their careers, and thus their intentions. While many Sailors will advance, unfortunately, some will not. The most important thing for Sailors that did not advance this cycle to understand is why they did not advance, and what areas they can strengthen for the next cycle. Every Sailor that took an exam will have a profile sheet that they can review. "A profile sheet is a snapshot of the exam," said Personnel Specialist 1st Class Gilberto Vaz, a member of the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) educational services office (ESO). "It is a breakdown of your score on the exam. It has your performance mark average (PMA), your passed-not-advanced (PNA) points, your standard score, your time in rate and how well you did on various sections on your exam." Your PMA uses only the Promotion Recommendation block (Block 45) from evaluations in the current paygrade. For E4, your ESO uses evaluations from the past eight to nine months. For E5, the past 14 to 15 months are used, and E6, the past 36 months. Block 45 marks are added together and then divided by the number of evaluations used in the computation. "An 'EP' (early promote) evaluation gives you a 4.0, a 'MP' (must promote) evaluation gives a 3.8 and a 'P'(promote) evaluation gives a 3.6," said Personnel Specialist Seaman Apprentice Langston Hooper. "With a 'SP' (significant problems) evaluation, you wouldn't be able to take the exam, so with that, you can determine what your PMA is yourself and make sure that it is correct." Evaluations are important, but the standard score is weighted more for junior Sailors. The standard score is the score from the examination itself. "For Sailors taking the second or third class exam, if they score well enough, they can advance even with a 'P' evaluation," said Vaz. "For the first class exam however, their PMA will have a much larger influence on whether or not they will advance." Although one may pass the exam, that does not necessarily mean a Sailor will advance to the next paygrade. You will fall under one of three areas: selectee, pass not advance, or fail. Selectee means that the Sailor passed the exam and will be promoted. Pass not advance (PNA) means that a Sailor passed the exam, but did not end up with a high enough final multiple score (FMS) to advance. Fail means the Sailor failed this cycle's advancement examination. For Sailors with pass not advance, if they scored well enough, they can get PNA points. Sailors will be able to get a maximum of three PNA for each cycle. They can get a maximum of 1.5 PNA points from scoring well and another 1.5 PNA points from having a high PMA. "That's why it's important to be able to read your profile sheet," said Vaz. "We all make mistakes and you wouldn't want to miss advancing because of a mistake. Some people will have incorrect information on their profile sheet such as a wrong PMA because the Sailor bubbled in the wrong information, we took in the wrong evaluation, or they just didn't give us the evaluation. If they knew how to read it, they would be able to spot potential incorrect information and tell us so we can correct it." Sailors who find discrepancies in their profile sheet can go to the ESO department to fix them. These discrepancies can include their PMA, their PNA points, education points, or award points. "We can't change the standard score from the test, but we can fix your PMA and award points," said Vaz. "We don't deal with the education points either but if you bring in supporting documents such as a transcript or award letters, we can send a correction letter and get it changed." Having a clear understanding of one's profile sheet is a vital step in ensuring all possible points are awarded. "Being able to read your PMA and award points will be the most important part of understanding your profile sheet," said Vaz. "As long as you can read those two and potentially get some additional points, you should be good to go." Profile sheets also show how well you scored in certain sections pertaining to your rating. Sailors are able to tailor a custom study program for themselves to study what topic or section they scored lowest on based on the information from the profile sheet. You can find your profile sheet by logging into NSIPS at https://nsipsprod.nmci.navy.mil/nsipsclo/jsp/index.jsp. In the Training, Education and Qualifications tab, click on "View Training, Education and Qualifications." Click on "Exam Profile Data."

You can view the recent exam statistics by UIC or by rating by logging into My Navy Portal (MNP). Select "Professional Resources" on MNP and go to the Navy Advancement Center Page. From there, the exam statistics link can be found under the Command Advancement Resources pillar.

In case you did not see.

The names of more than 24,000 active duty, Selected Reserve (SELRES) and Full Time Support (FTS) Sailors selected for advancement to E-4, E-5, and E-6 have been released. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=103458 Congratulations!

TRIAD NOTIFICATION If TRIAD notification was at 11AM today, that means the public release is supposed to be 24 hours later. That is the copy you can view and that is also released as the public message.

The Navy released the fall petty officer advancement quotas Nov. 20 that provides 24,714 quotas for advancement to E-4, E-5 or E-6 for active duty, Full Time Support (FTS), and Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=103423

By 1987, the Iran-Iraq War had turned the Persian Gulf into a shooting gallery. As part of a total war strategy, both Baghdad and Tehran targeted merchant shipping to impede the other side’s war effort. During eight years of brutal fighting, hundreds of commercial vessels, many belonging to neutral countries, were attacked, costing the lives of hundreds of merchant seamen and causing millions of dollars in damage. The perilous security situation in one of the world’s vital waterways influenced the Reagan administration’s decision to intervene. From 1987 to 1988, the United States escorted Kuwaiti oil tankers during Operation Earnest Will. Superpower intervention did not result in an expansion of the conflict, but the one-and-a-half-year period became arguably the closest America and Iran came to full-scale war. https://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/In-1987-a-Rogue-US-Navy-Admiral-Schemed-for-War-With-Iran-110695976

No. Your exam score is based on the number of questions answered correctly. The purpose of the exam is to measure general rating knowledge, and scores are a numerical representation of how well you did compared to peers taking the same exam. Candidates who answer the most questions correctly, in each rating, get a Standard Score of 80.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 261312Z OCT 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 259/17 MSGID/GENDAMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/REDESIGNATION OF CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER SUBMARINE ELECTRONICS DESIGNATOR 728X AS ACOUSTIC TECHNICIAN// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/131346ZAPR17// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/3AUG14// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL. REF B IS NAVADMIN 090/17, FY-19 ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD. REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-020, REDESIGNATION PROCEDURES FOR LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (LDOS) AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS (CWOS) WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITY.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces redesignation of the 728X Submarine Electronics Technician to Acoustic Technician and supplements references (a) and (b) soliciting applications for the FY-19 Active Duty In-Service Procurement Board. 2. Applications from highly qualified and motivated active duty and Full- Time Support chief, senior chief and master chief petty officers will be considered for commissioning as acoustic technicians by the FY-19 Chief Warrant Officer (CWO) In-Service Procurement Board. This program provides a deliberate means of identifying and commissioning technically proficient Sailors to provide superior acoustic analytical support to Fleet and Task Force Commanders, primarily via the Integrated Undersea Surveillance System (IUSS). 3. References (a) and (b) provide current policy and application procedures for the CWO program. Paragraphs 5 and 10 of reference (b) are modified for 728X applications to be postmarked no later than 30 November 2017. 4. In addition to requirements outlined in reference (b), applicants must be in the sonar technician (STG and STS) or Naval Aircrewmen Operator (AWO) ratings with one or more of the following Navy Enlisted Classifications: 0416, 0417, 0501, 0507, 0551 or 0553. 5. Current CWOs that meet the requirements in paragraph 4, or hold Additional Qualification Designators BA4, BA5 or BA9, may apply for redesignation without board action to 7281 in line with reference (c). Personnel meeting requirements and that are endorsed by the IUSS Type Commander and Limited Duty Officer/CWO community manager will be redesignated by Military Community Management (BUPERS-3). Sample re-designation request may be obtained by contacting the LDO/CWO Officer Community Manager as provided in paragraph 7. 6. Current 728X submarine electronics technicians will continue to be detailed by Submarine/Nuclear LDO/CWO Manager to electronics billets based on their technical skills. 7. Point of contact is Mr. Mitch Allen who can be reached at (901) 874- 3044/DSN 882, or via e-mail at mitchell.allen(at)navy.mil. 8. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September 2018, whichever comes first. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//