FISCAL YEAR 2023 RESERVE PERSONNEL PROGRAMS EXCELLENCE AWARD BENCHMARKS

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RMKS/1. Purpose. This ALNAVRESFOR highlights Fiscal Year (FY) 2022
Navy Reserve Personnel Program Excellence (RPPE) force trends and
behaviors, and outlines FY-23 Reserve Personnel Program Excellence
Award (RPPEA) benchmark criteria.
2. Background. The Navy Reserve is committed to fostering a Culture
of Excellence in line with references (a) and (b), developing our
reserve Sailors as they progress through their careers, and
retaining the best talent on our Navy team. The RPPEA highlights
those commands whose focus on their Sailors met or exceeds the
recruiting and retention criteria described below. In FY 23, the
RPPE program will become part of a larger, force-wide,
Sailor-focused line of effort to "Develop the Force" for long-term
strategic competition with global competitors such as China and
Russia. Viewed through this lens, retention of skilled and
experienced Sailors will be a key contributor to the overall
warfighting readiness of the Navy Reserve.
3. FY-22 Trends and Behavior. FY-22 retention results were
outstanding and reflected your considerable efforts in recruiting
and retaining talented Sailors. Our reenlistment rates in Zones A,
B and C, which includes Reserve affiliation (RA) were: 75.9% for Zone
A, 76.9% for Zone B and 89.2% for Zone C. The Navy Reserve exceeded
the FY-22 benchmark in a challenging environment due to strong
leadership at all levels, largely accomplished through deliberate and
proactive talent and community management. In FY-23 the Navy Reserve
will continue and improve on these retention trends.
4. FY-23 Retention Environment. The United States Navy continues to
face challenges at sea from strategic competitors including China and
Russia. When we retain experienced and proficient Sailors, we retain
the knowledge and skills that an operationally ready,
warfighting-focused force requires to fight and win in conflict.
With the right leadership and attention, administrative programs
such as the annual Career Information Program Review (CIPR) provide
an immeasurable boost to the warfighting readiness of the Navy
Reserve. Starting our Sailors on the right foot with Command
Indoctrination ("INDOC") programs, providing sponsorship throughout
their careers, and holding regular Career Development Boards (CDBs)
provides context for Sailors and keeps them engaged and eager to
reach the next level in their careers. When we retain experienced
Sailors, we also retain the knowledge and skills necessary to train
the next generation of warfighters.
5. FY-23 Benchmarks. The RPPEA award is competitive by design. The
award recognizes commands that produce stronger results and increase
engagement in seven different criteria impacting our Sailors and the
warfighting readiness of the Navy Reserve.
 a. Benchmark: 77% aggregate reenlistment rate with Reserve
Affiliation for Zones A through C. To affiliate with our Selected
Reserve force shows our Sailor's level of commitment as well as the
commitment of leadership to encourage continued service in other
components.
 b. Benchmark: 90% on the annual Career Information Program Review
(CIPR).
 c. Benchmark: 90% Veterans Opportunity to Work (VOW) Act
compliance rate.
 d. Benchmark: Zero unresolved Navy Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE)
discrepancies for Selected Reserve exam cycles 111 (Aug 22) and 112
(Feb 23) and Active Duty exam cycles 256 (Sep 22), 258 (Jan 23) and
259 (Mar 23).
 e. Benchmark: 95% timely Drill (IDT pay) adjudication.
 f. Benchmark: Completion of Command Climate Assessment and ISIC
debrief per reference (e).
 (1) A minimum of one climate assessment must be completed each
fiscal year.
 (2) The command climate assessment must not take longer than 60
days, or 110 days for NRAs, from the start of the DEOCS to the
commander's debrief of the command.
 g. Benchmark: 95% timely Career Development Board completion for
staff Sailors E1-E9
6. Reserve Personnel Program Excellence Award. The annual RPPEA is
built on the tenets in references (c) and (d), Brilliant on the
Basics. Commands will be RPPEA eligible if they meet or exceed the
FY-23 program benchmarks cited in paragraph 5.
 a. Reenlistment Rate Computation Exceptions. Commands with less
than 77% aggregate reenlistment rate with RA, and have 100% VOW
compliance plus meet or exceed all other benchmarks will remain
eligible for RPPEA.
 b. Loss transactions on a Sailor transferred from a command due
to pending separation, medical hold or a legal hold will reflect on
the command the Sailor was last attached to in an accounting code
100 status.
 c. Commands with zero qualifying transactions will remain
eligible for RPPEA.
 d. Waiver requests for any award benchmark in paragraph 5 must
be submitted in writing via the respective Echelon III command with
specific justification. Echelon III commands will consider waivers
for system discrepancies and false reporting only. Waiver requests
must be signed by the Commanding Officer. Requests not positively
endorsed at any level will not be considered. Waiver approval
authority resides with Commander, Navy Reserve (CNR). Waiver requests
that aim to reduce benchmarks to meet award eligibility will not be
approved.
 e. TYCOM and direct report counselors will evaluate and submit
eligible commands to the CNRF Career Counselor no later than
3 January 2024.
7. RPPEA Announcement and Recognition. Commander, Navy Reserve will
announce their FY-23 RPPEA recipients following the consolidation of
Echelon III and direct reporting command submissions no later than
1 March 2024. Following the announcement message, awardees may
fly the Retention Excellence Award pennant to signify receipt of the
RPPEA and may paint their command anchor(s) gold until release of the
following year's award announcement message. CNRF will provide
commendation certificates for all qualifying commands.
8. TYCOM and ISIC Points of contact:
 a. Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command, Senior Chief Milton
Herrera e-mail: milton.r.herrera.mil(at)us.navy.mil,
tel: (757) 322-5692
 b. Commander Naval Air Force Reserve, Master Chief Jason Martinez,
e-mail: jason.s.martinez10.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-8743
 c. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Everett,
Chief Raymond Taltoan, e-mail: milton.r.taltoan.mil(at)us.navy.mil,
tel: (425) 304-3886
 d. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command San Diego,
Chief Laniece Christopher, e-mail:
Laniece.a.christopher.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 705-4054
 e. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Great
Lakes, Chief Brian Hickman,
e-mail: brian.c.hickman.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (847) 688-4916 x213
 f. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Norfolk,
Chief Steven Cooper, e-mail: steven.a.cooper.mil(at)us.navy.mil,
tel: (757) 341-5890
 g. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Jacksonville,
Chief Kenneth Swan, e-mail: kenneth.s.swan.mil(at)us.navy.mil
tel: (904) 542-3420
 h. Navy Reserve Readiness and Mobilization Command Fort Worth,
Chief Erik Mendoza, e-mail: erik.mendoza.mil(at)us.navy.mil,
tel:(817) 782-1660
 i. Fleet Logistics Support Wing, Chief Valencia Hardges, e-mail:
valencia.i.hardges.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-7882
 j. Tactical Support Wing, Chief Christopher Sistrunk, e-mail:
christopher.j.sistrunk.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (817) 782-1527
 k. Maritime Support Wing, Chief Jeremy Neal, e-mail:
jeremy.s.neal.mil(at)us.navy.mil, tel: (619) 545-2488
9. Released by VADM J. B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.//
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