NAVADMIN 003/06
- 1. AS PART OF THE NAVY'S STRATEGY FOR OUR PEOPLE, THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NAVY DIVER (ND) GENERAL RATING HAS BEEN APPROVED. THE NAVY DIVER RATING WILL IMPROVE NAVY DIVER FORCE READINESS, SUPPORT OPTIMAL MANNING AND ALIGN ND ENLISTED PERSONNEL WITH SEA WARRIOR. BY ALLOWING SAILORS TO FOCUS ON RATING SPECIFIC TECHNOLOGY AND TRAINING SYSTEMS, NAVY WILL REDUCE TRAINING INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS, WHILE BROADENING THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND QUALITY OF SERVICE FOR OUR SAILORS.
- 2. OFFICIAL CONVERSION FROM SOURCE RATINGS TO THE ND RATING FOR NEC 5311, 5341, 5342, 5343, AND 5346 DESIGNATED PERSONNEL WILL BE AUTOMATIC. CONVERSION FOR E6-E9 (ACTIVE DUTY AND SELECTED RESERVE) PERSONNEL WILL OCCUR ON 1 JUN 06. CONVERSION FOR E1-E5 (ACTIVE DUTY) PERSONNEL WILL OCCUR ON 1 OCT 06. CONVERSION FOR E1-E5 (SELECTED RESERVE) PERSONNEL WILL OCCUR ON 1 MAR 07. NO INDIVIDUAL ACTION BY THE MEMBER WILL BE REQUIRED.
- 3. PERSONNEL WITH NEC 5311, 5341, 5342, 5343, AND 5346 WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO CONVERT TO THE ND RATING MUST SUBMIT A NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION CHANGE REQUEST (EPMAC 1221/2) TO REMOVE THE 5311, 5341, 5342, 5343, AND 5346 NEC AND AN ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST (NAVPERS 1306/7) TO REMAIN IN THEIR SOURCE RATING NOT LATER THAN 1 APR 06. PERSONNEL NOT APPROVED TO REMAIN IN THEIR SOURCE RATING MUST REQUEST LATERAL CONVERSION TO A CREO 1 OR CREO 2 RATING FOR WHICH THEY QUALIFY. THESE CONVERSIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811).
- 4. THE ND RATING BADGE WILL BE THE CURRENT SECOND CLASS DIVER INSIGNIA.
- 5. DESIGNATED NEC 5311, 5341, 5342, 5343, AND 5346 PERSONNEL WHO TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE OR THE RETIRED LIST BETWEEN 1 JUNE 06 AND 1 OCT 06 MAY CHOOSE TO RETIRE WITH THEIR NEW OR PREVIOUS RATING BADGE. THE ENLISTED MASTER FILE, HOWEVER, WILL REFLECT E6-E9 AND E1-E5 PERSONNEL IN THE ND RATING EFFECTIVE 1 JUN 06 AND 1 OCT 06, RESPECTIVELY.
- 6. FOLLOWING IS THE NAVY-WIDE EXAM ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE:
- E7 (ACTIVE DUTY)
- LAST ULTIMATE SOURCE RATING EXAM - JAN 06
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING EXAM - JAN 07
- E7 (SELECTED RESERVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE SOURCE RATING EXAM - FEB 06
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING EXAM - FEB 07
- E4 - E6 (ACTIVE DUTY)
- LAST ULTIMATE SOURCE RATING EXAM - SEP 06
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING EXAM - MAR 07
- E4 - E6 (SELECTED RESERVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE SOURCE RATING EXAM - FEB 07
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING EXAM - AUG 07
- E7 (ACTIVE DUTY)
- 7. FOLLOWING IS THE E7 AND E8/9 SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE:
- E8/9 (ACTIVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- E8/9 (RESERVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2007 (FY-08 BOARD)
- E7 (ACTIVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING PANEL BOARD - SUMMER 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- E7 (RESERVE)
- LAST ULTIMATE RATING PANEL BOARD - SPRING 2006 (FY-07 BOARD)
- FIRST NAVY DIVER RATING PANEL BOARD - SUMMER 2007 (FY-08 BOARD)
- E8/9 (ACTIVE)
- 8. COMNAVCRUITCOM WILL RECRUIT ND IN FY-07. RECRUITS SHIPPED IN FY-06 UNDER THE SPECIAL OPERATIONS CHALLENGE PROGRAM-FLEET DIVER OPTION WILL REMAIN IN CONTRACTED SOURCE RATING UNTIL COMPLETION OF ND "A" SCHOOL.
- 9. MONTHLY STATUS UPDATES, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND OTHER WEB-BASED RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTER FOR EOD AND DIVER WEB SITE ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE AT WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL AND SPECOPS ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT WEB SITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITY MANAGERS/SPECIAL WARFARE.
- 10. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT MODIFY ANY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING EARLY SEPARATION, FLEET RESERVE, OR CONVERSION PACKAGES. SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AND SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY APPLICABLE TO NEC 5311, 5341, 5342, 5343, AND 5346 WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID AFTER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE ND RATING.
- 11. POC:
- ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS:
- - CDR DANE THORLEIFSON, (901) 874-2858/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- - SKCM (EOD) JOHN SIEGEL, (901) 874-2827/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- - ENCM (DSW/SW/SS/MDV) MIKE WINTER, (901) 874-3116/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- CENTER FOR EOD AND DIVING:
- - CAPT GARY WINDHORST, (850) 235-5274/DSN 436 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- - CMDCM (DSWS) JIM NICHOLS, (850) 235-5793/DSN 436 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- DETAILER:
- - AOCM (EOD) ERIC FRAMPTON, (901) 874-3564/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- SRB/SDAP:
- - MMC JOHN DOVEL, (901) 874-3215/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- CONVERSIONS:
- - YN1 MICHAEL THURMAN, (901) 874-3193/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT [email protected]
- ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS:
- 12. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1NT//
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