FLEET CONVERT-IN AND PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICE CAREER TRACK SAILOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAVY DIVERS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PROGRAMS

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SUBJ/FLEET CONVERT-IN AND PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICE CAREER TRACK SAILOR
OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAVY DIVERS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PROGRAMS//
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NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1220-100, NAVY DIVER (ND) RATING.
REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1220-200, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) RATING.
REF C IS MILPERSMAN 1440-010, CONVERSION AUTHORIZATION.
REFERENCE D IS THE NAVY ENLISTED OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, VOLUME I.//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the opportunity for conversion to the Navy
Diver (ND) and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) ratings. The ND and EOD
ratings are accepting rating conversion applications from all rates and
professional apprentice career track Sailors, as outlined in references (a)
through (c).
2. The Navy is seeking hard-charging, motivated applicants from all ratings
and communities to join the ND and EOD ranks. If you are interested in
becoming part of either community, contact the Bureau of Personnel, Military
Enlisted Community Management (BUPERS-32). Enlisted Community Manager
Technical Advisors (ECM Tech Ads) for ND and EOD (BUPERS-329G and 329F) are
accepting rating conversion applications for the ranks of E1 through E6.
Applications are processed as they are received and can be sent, encrypted
via DoDSAFE, to the EOD (BUPERS-329F) or ND (BUPERS-329G) Enlisted Community
Manager Technical Advisor via MyNavy Career Center Human Resources Service
Center at: askmncc.fct@navy.mil.
3. NDs perform a variety of underwater salvage, recovery, repair and
maintenance on ships and submarines to include: search for and recover
downed aircraft, conduct harbor clearance operations, saturation diving,
hyperbaric research, aid military, federal, state and local civilian law
enforcement agencies in diving operations and procedures, conduct submarine
rescue operations, conduct demolition operations and small arms proficiency
around the globe.
4. EOD technicians locate, identify, render safe and explosively dispose of
foreign and domestic ordnance including conventional, chemical, biological,
nuclear, underwater and terrorist-type devices enabling access during
military operations in support of Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups,
Mine Countermeasures, Naval Special Warfare, and Army Special Forces. EOD
technicians perform location and identification of Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) and improvised WMD, provide training and assistance for
military, federal, state and local civilian law enforcement agencies in AntiTerrorism/Force Protection procedures, support and conduct ordnance-related
intelligence collection and counter-terrorism operations, operate, maintain
and repair specialized EOD and combat equipment. As outlined in reference
(d), duties include performing and supervising open and closed-circuit
diving, explosive demolition, parachuting, small arms proficiency and
tactical delivery and extraction by unconventional insertion methods.
5. For questions about the application process, requirements, or review of
package prior to submission, contact BUPERS-329G (ND ECM technical advisor
(Tech Ad)) at 901-874-3116, or BUPERS-329F (EOD ECM Tech Ad) at 901-874-2827
or visit https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/CommunityManagement/Enlisted/Special-Operations/. 
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6. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled,
whichever occurs first.
7. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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