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NAVADMIN 370/08
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// 
SUBJ/SENIOR ENLISTED TIME-IN-GRADE WAIVER POLICY// 
RMKS/1.  DUE TO HIGH RETENTION AND LOW ATTRITION IN THE ENLISTED RANKS, 
A TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) WAIVER FOR SAILORS WHO ARE RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE IN 
PAY GRADES E7 THROUGH E9 FROM TWO YEARS TO ONE YEAR IS AUTHORIZED.  
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF, AND 
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS WITH NOT LESS THAN ONE YEAR TIG MAY REQUEST 
A TIG WAIVER AND VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT IN GRADE.  THIS AUTHORITY APPLIES 
TO ALL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE USN, FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) AND SELECTED 
RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL AND DOES NOT AFFECT THE PAY COMPUTATION OF 
THE RETIRING SAILOR.
2.  TIG WAIVER REQUESTS WILL NOT BE APPROVED FOR SAILORS:
    A.  WITH PENDING/EXISTING PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) ORDERS.
    B.  WHO HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED TO FILL A GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM 
SUPPORT ASSIGNMENT (GSA).
    C.  IN NUCLEAR RATINGS.
    D.  IN THE SEAL/SWCC/EOD/DIVER PROGRAMS.
    E.  WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AREA TOUR AND 
WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE DOD TOUR REQUIREMENT, INCLUDING OVERSEAS 
TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVE PROGRAM (OTEIP) EXTENSIONS FOR WHICH A BENEFIT 
HAS BEEN RECEIVED. 
3.  USN AND FTS SAILORS WILL CONTINUE TO REQUEST RETIREMENT THROUGH 
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-822).  SELRES ENLISTED SAILORS WILL CONTINUE TO 
REQUEST RETIREMENT THROUGH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-912).  APPROVAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS, ESPECIALLY FOR SAILORS WHO POSSESS A CRITICAL NAVY 
ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) AS LISTED IN THE MOST RECENT CAREER 
REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) NAVADMIN, WILL BE BASED ON INDIVIDUAL 
COMMUNITY REQUIREMENTS.  COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-822) IS THE FINAL WAIVER 
APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR USN AND FTS PERSONNEL.  COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-913) 
IS THE FINAL WAIVER APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL. 
4.  ADDITIONALLY, THOSE E7-E9 RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE SAILORS WHOSE 
EAOS/SEAOS/HYT DATE DOES NOT SUPPORT A FOLLOW-ON ASSIGNMENT (I.E., 12 
MONTHS RETAINABILITY FOR SEA DUTY; 24 MONTHS FOR SHORE DUTY;
36 MONTHS FOR SPECIAL PROGRAMS) ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST 
RETIREMENT/TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE AT THEIR CURRENT PROJECTED 
ROTATION DATE (PRD).  THESE REQUESTS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AT LEAST 12 
BUT NOT LESS THAN NINE MONTHS PRIOR TO THEIR PRD.
5.  THIS POLICY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
6.  POINTS OF CONTACT:
- USN AND FTS PROCEDURES:  MR. MICHAEL LYNN, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-822) 
(ENLISTED RETIREMENTS), AT (901)874-3246/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT 
michael.j.lynn@navy.mil.
- USN AND FTS TIG POLICY QUESTIONS:  PSCS(AW) RODNEY WILLIAMS, OPNAV 
(N132SEA), AT (703)693-2311/DSN 223 OR EMAIL AT 
rodney.r.williams@navy.mil. 
- SELRES PROCEDURES AND TIG POLICY QUESTIONS:  PSCS(AW) LYNN HARCARIK, 
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-913), AT (901)874-4470/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT 
lynn.harcarik@navy.mil. 
7.  RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// 
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