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SUBJ/FY-20 PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHAPLAINS AND RELIGIOUS 
PROGRAM SPECIALISTS (CORRECTED COPY)//

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NARR/REF A IS SECNAVINST 1730.7E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE NAVY.  REF B IS NAVEDTRA 135C, NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL.  REF C IS A 
DESIGN FOR MAINTAINING MARITIME SUPERIORITY, VERSION 2.0, DECEMBER 2018.  REF 
D IS NAVY LEADER DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORK, VERSION 3.0, MAY 2019.  REF E IS 
OPNAVINST 1730.1E, RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE NAVY.  REF F IS MCO 1730.6E, 
RELIGIOUS MINISTRY IN THE MARINE CORPS.  REF G IS COMDTINST M1730.4C, 
RELIGIOUS MINISTRIES WITHIN THE COAST GUARD.

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN establishes the Chief of Chaplains as program sponsor 
for the professional development of Chaplain Corps (CHC) officers and 
Religious Program Specialists (RP) in line with reference (a).  The Chief of 
Chaplains conducts annual short-course training for CHC officers and RPs to 
update essential techniques and practices in military ministry.  This 
training provides continuing education units, which may be required to 
maintain religious organization credentials.  The FY-20 Professional 
Development Training will consist of a total of four days and is open to all 
chaplains and RPs.

2.  The Professional Development Training Workshop (PDTW), conducted the 
first day, focuses on Professional Naval Chaplaincy.

3.  The following three days, the Professional Development Training Course
(PDTC) will address Advisement and the Commander's Decision Making Cycle.  
The PDTC will enable chaplains and RPs to deliver relevant advice and 
effective religious support as required by reference (a).

4.  Course training objectives are:
    (a) Define the Commander's Decision Making Cycle and the iterative 
process involved.
    (b) Describe the four components of the Commander's Decision Making 
Cycle.
    (c) Identify the relationship between the advisor's character and the 
commander's confidence in his/her advisor.
    (d) Identify the value and use of data in the Commander's Decision Making 
Cycle.
    (e) Identify the policy and doctrine foundations of command advisement.
    (g) Identify the two authorities under which chaplains operate (Religious 
Organization and staff officer).

5.  The FY-20 PDTW and PDTC are offered at the following locations:
CONUS LOCATIONS
DATE					LOCATION
24-27 Feb 20 		          	Naval Base Norfolk, VA
20-23 Apr  		           	MCAS Miramar, CA
27-30 Apr 	                 	Naval Base Kitsap, WA
11-14 May 		          	Naval Base Norfolk, VA
18-21 May 				NAS Pensacola, FL
15-18 Jun 				MCB Camp Lejeune, NC
13-16 Jul 				NAS Jacksonville, FL
27-30 Jul 				Naval Base San Diego, CA
10-13 Aug 				MCB Camp Pendleton, CA
OCONUS LOCATIONS
DATE					LOCATION
02-05 Mar 20				Kadena AB/MCB Camp Butler, Okinawa
23-26 Mar 				MCB Kaneohe Bay, HI
01-04 Jun 				NAVSUPPACT Naples, Italy

6.  Subject to local approval, commands are authorized to provide 
appropriated funds in support of religious ministries within the command to 
include funding chaplains and RPs to attend annual PDTCs according to 
references (e) through (g).  Participants are encouraged to attend training 
in their local areas.

7.  Read-ahead material is required for the PDTW and the PDTC and is posted 
on the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center milBook site, along with site 
sheets to assist the Service Member with planning for travel.  
https://www.milsuite.mil /book/community/spaces/navychc/naval-chaplaincy-
school-center.

8.  To attend all four days of training, chaplains and RPs must register for 
both the PDTW (CIN:  A-5G-0005) and PDTC(CIN:  P-5G-1303) through the 
enterprise Naval Training Reservation System (eNTRS) via the Service Member's 
command training officer.  Training dates and locations can be accessed via 
the catalogue of Navy training courses (CANTRAC).  Service Members should 
request an eNTRS confirmation email message from their training officer in 
order to receive additional guidance for the specific training site 
requested.

9.  Should Service Members encounter any issues with registration, please 
contact Mr. Jose Toledo, Naval Chaplaincy School and Center Training 
Management Specialist, at (401) 841-3939/DSN: (312) 841-3939 or via e-mail at 
jose.l.toledo@navy.mil.

10.  This NAVADMIN is canceled for record purposes on 30 September 2020.

11.  Released by Ms. Steffanie B. Easter, Director, Navy Staff on behalf of 
the Chief of Chaplains.//

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