VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED// SUBJ/VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM :
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UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 311552Z JAN 12 PSN 814239K27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ***THIS IS A 2 SECTION MESSAGE COLLATED BY OIX GATEWAY NORFOLK VA*** QQQQ SUBJ: VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM UNCLASSIFIED// FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01306// NAVADMIN 043/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM // REF/A/DOC/MILPERSMAN/02SEP10// REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN/09MAR07// REF/C/DOC/MILPERSMAN/22DEC09// REF/D/DOC/MILPERSMAN/29OCT11// REF/E/DOC/MILPERSMAN/30AUG11// NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1160-040, EXTENSION OF ENLISTMENTS. REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-116, PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR (PST)/NORMAL SHORE TOUR (NST). REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-124, TOUR EXTENSIONS AND SPLIT TOURS. REF D IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1160-120, HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT). REF E IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-900, ASSIGNMENT OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS.// RMKS/1. THE CNO SAILING DIRECTIONS GUIDE US TO SUPPORT WARFIGHTING FIRST, OPERATE FORWARD AND TO BE READY. TO SUPPORT THESE CNO SAILING DIRECTIONS, NAVY HAS CREATED A VOLUNTEER SEA DUTY PROGRAM FOR HIGHLY TRAINED AND MOTIVATED SAILORS TO FILL CRITICAL BILLETS AT SEA IN SUPPORT OF OUR GLOBAL MISSION. VOLUNTEERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXTEND THEIR ENLISTMENT IN THEIR CURRENT SEA DUTY BILLET BEYOND THEIR PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR (PST), TO TERMINATE SHORE DUTY EARLY AND ACCEPT NEW ORDERS TO A SEA DUTY BILLET, OR TO ACCEPT BACK-TO-BACK (B2B) SEA DUTY ORDERS BEYOND NORMAL SEA/SHORE FLOW LIMITS. SAILORS ACCEPTED INTO THIS VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM WILL BE ABLE TO DEFER THEIR PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS) WINDOW TO THE MINIMUM OBLISERV FOR THE ORDERS NEGOTIATED, TYPICALLY AT LEAST TWO YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, VOLUNTEERS WILL BENEFIT FROM GEOGRAPHIC CHOICE/STABILITY FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILY. THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ALL RATINGS AND ALL PAYGRADES SUBJECT TO ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS DISCUSSED BELOW. REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2012. 2. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: PER REFS B AND C, INTERESTED SAILORS MAY SUBMIT A NAVPERS 1306/7 REQUEST TO EXTEND ON SEA DUTY, CURTAIL SHORE DUTY EARLY, OR REQUEST B2B SEA DUTY. THE SEA DUTY ASSIGNMENT MAY BE ONBOARD SHIPS, SQUADRONS AND OTHER TYPE 2/3/4 ACTIVITIES. VOLUNTEERS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO SEA DUTY COMMANDS WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION AS THE CURRENT SHORE DUTY COMMAND IF AVAILABLE AND REQUESTED. OUT OF AREA MOVES WILL BE CONSIDERED IF THE SAILOR HOLDS A CRITICAL NEC OR REQUESTS A PARTICULAR GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION. FTS SAILORS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO VALID USN REQUISITIONS. 3. ALL REQUESTS, REGARDLESS OF COMMAND RECOMMENDATION, WILL BE FORWARDED TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) FOR DISPOSITION. REQUESTS WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE EARLY TRANSFERS WILL NOT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACT THE SAILOR'S CURRENT COMMAND. WHEN THE COMMAND DOES NOT SUPPORT A REQUEST AND IT IS DETERMINED THAT THE SAILOR'S SKILLS ARE IN CRITICAL NEED IN THE FLEET THE REQUEST WILL BE FORWARDED TO PERS-40 FOR FINAL ADJUDICATION AFTER COORDINATION WITH THE MANNING CONTROL AUTHORITY (MCA). LOSING COMMANDS MAY APPEAL TO THEIR RESPECTIVE MCA VIA THEIR BSO/TYCOM. 4. PROCESS FOR SAILORS CURTAILING SHORE DUTY OR REQUESTING B2B SEA DUTY. UPON RECEIPT OF THE NAVPERS 1306/7, THE RATING DETAILER WILL REVIEW SAILOR ELIGIBILITY FOR THE PROGRAM AND IF ELIGIBLE, CONTACT THE SAILOR AND DIRECTLY NEGOTIATE WITH THE SAILOR USING THE CURRENT MONTHS REQUISITIONS. SAILORS WILL BE ALLOWED TO SELECT FROM JOBS CURRENTLY ADVERTISED ON CMS/ID WITHOUT APPLICATIONS OR, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH PERS-4013, OTHER HIGH PRIORITY JOBS IN THE GEOGRAPHIC AREA OF INTEREST. IF NO AGREEMENT CAN BE MADE WITHIN 2 REQUISITION CYCLES, THE REQUEST WILL BE RETURNED DISAPPROVED. IF A JOB ASSIGNMENT IS AGREED TO BY ALL CONCERNED, THE DETAILER WILL COORDINATE THE TRANSFER DATE TO OPTIMIZE TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES AND MEET THE REQUISITION FILL DATE. IN ALL CASES WHERE PCS ORDERS ARE REQUIRED, THE ORDERS WILL BE WRITTEN FOR THE ENTIRE PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR AND A SHORT TERM EXTENSION ON THE CURRENT ENLISTMENT WILL BE USED TO COMPLETE THE MINIMUM ACTIVITY TOUR. THIS SHORT TERM EXTENSION WILL NOT REQUIRE A PTS QUOTA. SAILORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR A PTS QUOTA TO COMPLETE THE TIME REMAINING FOR A FULL SEA TOUR. 5. SHORT TERM EXTENSION (STE) INFORMATION. STE INCREMENTS OUTLINED IN REF A ARE WAIVED FOR THIS PROGRAM, EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. SAILORS CURRENTLY IN SEA DUTY ASSIGNMENTS MUST EXTEND BEYOND THEIR PST FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS, BUT NOT TO EXCEED 24 MONTHS. SAILORS TERMINATING SHORE DUTY EARLY TO GO TO SEA MAY EXTEND FOR 12 TO A MAXIMUM OF 36 MONTHS PROVIDED THEY EXACTLY MATCH THE MINIMUM OBLISERV REQUIRED FOR THE ORDERS ACCEPTED (12 MONTHS UNACCOMPANIED FOR TYPE 3 DUTY OCONUS, 24 MONTHS FOR CONUS OR QQQQ UNACCOMPANIED OCONUS, OR 36 MONTHS ACCOMPANIED OCONUS). FOR EXAMPLE, A SHORE-DUTY SAILOR WITHIN 5 MONTHS OF EAOS WOULD HAVE TO EXTEND FOR 31 MONTHS TO OBTAIN OCONUS ORDERS. 6. SHORT TERM EXTENSION LIMITATIONS. STE'S IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM ARE LIMITED AS FOLLOWS: A. ENLISTED CONTRACTS CANNOT BE EXTENDED FOR MORE THAN 48 AGGREGATE MONTHS. B. A SINGLE EXTENSION GREATER THAN 36 MONTHS IS NOT AUTHORIZED. C. A MAXIMIUM OF THREE EXTENSION AGREEMENTS PER ENLISTMENT ARE AUTHORIZED IF THE SAILOR IS ACCEPTED FOR ORDERS UNDER THIS PROGRAM. EXTENSION AGREEMENTS AUTHORIZED DURING INITIAL RECRUIT ENLISTEMENT CONTRACTS FOR 6 YEAR OBLIGATION (YO) ENLISTMENT PROGRAMS (E.G., NUCLEAR POWER OR ADVANCED TRAINING PROGRAMS) DO NOT COUNT AGAINST THE THREE EXTENSIONS AUTHORIZED PER ENLISTMENT CONTRACT. D. NO EXTENSION, IN ANY CIRCUMSTANCE, CAN TAKE A SAILOR, E6 AND BELOW, BEYOND 14 YEARS OF SERVICE AND SAILORS MUST NOT HAVE MORE THAN 13 YEARS OF SERVICE ON THE DAY THE STE COMMENCES. E. EXTENSIONS CAN BE EXECUTED WITHOUT PTS APPROVAL ONCE ORDERS HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATED WITH PERS-40 AND THE SAILOR HAS MET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN PARA 5. F. SAILORS WHO DO NOT EXECUTE ORDERS NEGOTIATED FOR THIS PROGRAM FOR ANY REASON WILL HAVE THEIR EXTENSION RESCINDED. G. AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE A STE WITH PTS DEFERMENT UNDER THIS PROGRAM IS GRANTED ONLY AFTER THE NAVPERS 1306/7 REQUEST HAS BEEN APPROVED BY PERS-40/BUPERS-32 7. PTS DEFERMENT. SAILORS WILL NOT REQUIRE A PTS QUOTA TO EXECUTE A SHORT TERM EXTENSION IN ORDER TO ACCEPT ORDERS, OR EXTEND IN PLACE UNDER THE VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM, PROVIDED THEY MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS BELOW. AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE SHORT TERM EXTENSION, A PTS QUOTA WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE THE PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR OR A PCS TRANSFER. 8. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PTS DEFERMENT. A. NO EVALUATION PERFORMANCE TRAIT MARK BELOW 3.0 FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS. B. NO PFA FAILURES DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS AND NO RISK OF FAILING A THIRD PFA WITHIN A FOUR YEAR PERIOD. C. NO NJP DURING THE LAST 2 YEARS. D. PASS SEA DUTY SCREENING. E. BE RECOMMENDED FOR RETENTION AND ADVANCEMENT. F. MUST HAVE AT LEAST ONE YEAR REMAINING UNTIL THEIR CURRENT PROJECTED ROTATION DATE (PRD). G. MAY NOT EXCEED HYT AS OUTLINED IN REF D. 9. RESTRICTIONS. VOLUNTARY SEA DUTY PROGRAM REQUESTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: A. PRIOR PTS APPLICATION WAS DENIED AND MEMBER TOLD TO SEPARATE. B. CURRENTLY BEING PROCESSED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION. C. NOT SELECTED FOR CONTINUATION OR RETENTION. D. CURRENTLY SERVING IN AN OVERSEAS ENVIRONMENT AND SUBJECT TO DOD AREA TOUR REQUIREMENTS. E. CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO SPECWAR SUPPORT (ALL RATINGS) OR SERVING ON AN INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION TOUR. F. SAILOR HOLDS A NUCLEAR NEC (33XX). G. CURRENTLY ASSIGNED UNDER SPECIAL PROGRAMS OUTLINED IN REF E, WITHOUT A POSITIVE COMMAND ENDORSEMENT OF THE REQUEST. H. SHORE DUTY SAILORS SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED A 24 MONTH TOUR AT THE PRESENT COMMAND PRIOR TO EXECUTION OF ORDERS. PERS-40 MAY WAIVE THIS REQUIREMENT BASED ON THE ORDERS REQUESTED AND CURRENT COMMAND MANNING. 10. THIS PROGRAM WILL NOT IMPACT ELIGIBILITY FOR, OR BENEFITS OF, THE SEA DUTY INCENTIVE PAY PROGRAM. IT IS POSSIBLE FOR AN ELIGIBLE MEMBER TO RECEIVE BENEFITS FROM BOTH PROGRAMS CONCURRENTLY. 11. ALL OTHER PROVISIONS OF REF A REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER CONDITIONS. NAVADMINS 007/09 AND 242/09 ARE HEREBY CANCELLED. 12. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS PROGRAM SHOULD BE REFERRED TO THE NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, 1-(866)-U-ASK-NPC OR (866) 827-5672. E-MAIL AT cscmailbox@navy.mil. 13. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #1256 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//