USE OF PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST (DD FORM 2648 AND 2648-1):
2 NAVADMINs are known that refer back to this one:
UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 071550Z OCT 11 PSN 905229H27 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 QQQQ UNCLASSIFIED/ PLEASE PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01900// NAVADMIN 300/11 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/USE OF PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST (DD FORM 2648 AND 2648-1)// RMKS/1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, NAVY WILL CONVERT TO AND USE THE NEW VERSIONS OF PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT SERVICE MEMBERS (DD FORM 2648) AND PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING CHECKLIST FOR RESERVE COMPONENT SERVICE MEMBERS RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY (DD FORM 2648-1). 2. TO ENSURE SAILORS FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR ELIGIBILITY AND HOW TO ACCESS SERVICES AND BENEFITS, CAREER COUNSELORS PROVIDE A LEGALLY-MANDATED PRE- SEPARATION COUNSELING SESSION TO TRANSITIONING SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR MORE THAN 180 DAYS. THIS PRE-SEPARATION COUNSELING SESSION IS CONDUCTED NO LATER THAN 90 DAYS BEFORE THEIR PROJECTED SEPARATION/RETIREMENT DATE. SAILORS BEING SEPARATED OR RETIRED DUE TO DISABILITY RECEIVE PRE- SEPARATION COUNSELING REGARDLESS OF THE LENGTH OF ACTIVE SERVICE. 3. TRANSITION/CAREER COUNSELORS WILL USE THE ONLINE TOOL, AVAILABLE AT WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/TAP. TO GAIN ACCESS TO THIS TOOL, USERS SHOULD CONTACT THE OPNAV N135F POLICY ANALYST. UNTIL USERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE ONLINE TOOL, SCANNABLE FORMS ARE AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM HTTP://WWW.DTIC.MIL/WHS/DIRECTIVES/INFOMGT/FORMS/EFORMS/DD2648T.PDF. ADDITIONALLY, TRANSITION/CAREER COUNSELORS AND OTHER AUTHORIZED USERS WILL HAVE ACCESS TO "THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (TAP) USER ACCESS GUIDE" AND ASSOCIATED RESOURCES CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.DMDC.OSD.MIL/TAP (CLICK THE HELP LINK ON THE TAP HOME PAGE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM AND CLICK "TAP APPLICATION USER GUIDE"). 4. POINTS OF CONTACT: A. MS. RISE RUHL, CNIC MILITARY READINESS SECTION LEAD, AT (202) 433-6763 OR VIA E-MAIL AT rise.ruhl1@navy.mil. B. NCCM MICHAEL CHESHIER, CNIC FORCE CAREER COUNSELOR, AT (202) 433-3072 OR VIA E-MAIL AT michael.cheshier@navy.mil. C. MR. DAVID GREENE, OPNAV N135F TAP POLICY ANALYST, AT (901) 874-6545 OR VIA E-MAIL AT david.greene@navy.mil. 5. RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE B. EASTER, N1 (ACTING).// BT #0155 NNNN