NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPEMENT PROGRAM (LDP) WAIVERS FOR /JANUARY 2006 CPO EXAM:
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0001 0061220-UUUU--RHMFIUU. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF0288 0041219 R 041132Z JAN 06 ZYB MIN ZYW FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// TO NAVADMIN RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 006/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1NT/JAN// SUBJ/NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPEMENT PROGRAM (LDP) WAIVERS FOR /JANUARY 2006 CPO EXAM// REF/A/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/242340ZMAR2004// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 069/04, NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM FOR ENLISTED SAILORS.// POC/J.S. SNELL/CMDCM/NPDC/NORFOLK, VA/TEL:(757) 444-2996X3214// POC/D.A. ORSO/CMDCM/CNL/NORFOLK, VA/TEL:(757) 462-1527// EMAIL:DAVID.ORSO@NAVY.MIL// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES AN ENLISTED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM WAIVER POLICY FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE JAN 06 CPO EXAM. REF A OUTLINED ENLISTED LDP REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING THE REQUIREMENT FOR COMPLETION OF THE PRIMARY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (PLDP) PRIOR TO PARTICIPATION IN THE CPO EXAM. THIS MESSAGE MODIFIES REF A BY INSTITUTING A REVISED WAIVER POLICY FOR THE PLDP. 2. MODIFICATION TO REF A WAIVER POLICY IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RESPOND TO INCREASED OPTEMPO OF FLEET COMMANDS ISO THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR, ONGOING IMPACTS TO FLEET SCHEDULES RELATED TO FLEET RESPONSE PLAN AND OTHER APPLICABLE SITUATIONS IN WHICH SAILORS ARE UNABLE TO ATTEND PLDP. ACCORDINGLY, ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE SAILORS ASSIGNED TO UNITS DURING THE PAST 12-MONTHS IN DIRECT SUPPORT OF COMBAT OPERATIONS AND/OR WHERE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE REQUIRED LEADERSHIP TRAINING WAS NOT POSSIBLE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PLDP WAIVERS. 3. WAIVERS MUST BE REQUESTED FROM THE FIRST FLAG OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND. WAIVER REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE SPECIFIC COMMENTS FROM THE MEMBER'S COMMANDING OFFICER AS WELL AS JUSTIFICATION AS TO WHY THE MEMBER WAS UNABLE TO ATTEND PLDP WITHIN THE REQUIRED TIMEFRAME. 4. WAIVERS APPLY TO JAN 06 CPO EXAMINATION PARTICIPANTS ONLY. THOSE SAILORS GRANTED WAIVERS WHO ARE SUBSEQUENTLY SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CPO MUST ATTEND THE PLDP PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 16TH OF THE SAME YEAR OR WITHIN 120 DAYS OF RETURNING FROM DEPLOYMENT. 5. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY JR., N1/NT.// BT #0001 NNNN