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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-24 LEGAL COUNSEL TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT 
CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS) SELECTION BOARD// 
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// 
 
RMKS/1.  This announces the notice of convening date for subject selection 
boards as of 20 March 2024.  The following list indicates the name, Active 
Duty list number, and date of rank of the senior and junior officers on the 
Active Duty list who are eligible for consideration as of the date of this 
NAVADMIN. 
Sr Eligible  Wilson, D.       001008-50  1 OCT 21 
Jr Eligible  Troyan, B.       017671-00  1 JAN 22 
 
2.  The following guidance is provided:  This board will recommend an officer 
for appointment as legal counsel to the Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff 
(CJCS).  The board will consider judge advocates from the Army, Navy, Air 
Force and Marine Corps.  No weight will be given to branch of Service or 
source of commission. 
 
3.  Eligible officers not wanting to be considered by this board are strongly 
encouraged to submit a request to the president of the Fiscal Year (FY-24) 
legal counsel to the CJCS selection board as directed below, indicating the 
desire that their record not be considered.  Such requests may be submitted 
via e-mail to CDR Abby Surbella, Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps 
Assignment Branch (PERS-4416B) at the e-mail listed in paragraph 7 
below.  Officers submitting requests not to be considered will not be 
eligible and their records will not be presented to the boards for 
consideration. 
 
4.  The officer selected as legal counsel to the CJCS should have significant 
joint experience, defined as:  Having completed at least one year in the 
grade of Lieutenant Commander (O-4) through Captain (O-6) on the joint staff, 
a combatant command, the Office of Secretary of Defense, a Joint Task Force 
(JTF), or a Defense Agency. Other significant joint duty while assigned to a 
JTF may be calculated cumulatively, including assignments to joint individual 
augmentation/overseas contingency operations (previously referred to as 
Global War on Terrorism support assignment) billets. 
 
5.  A summary of each eligible officer's joint duty experience will be 
considered by the board.  The joint duty experience summary form will be 
provided to individual eligible officers by separate correspondence.  All 
eligible officers who do not request non- consideration will be required to 
populate the joint duty experience summary document and submit to PERS-4416B 
via e-mail no later than 12 February 2024. 
 
6.  Upon approval by the President of the United States, the officer selected 
will be appointed to the permanent grade of Brigadier General or Rear Admiral 
(lower half). 
 
7.  Only eligible officers may communicate with a selection board. 
All correspondence must arrive no later than 12 February 2024 and shall be 
addressed to CDR Abby Surbella at the e-mail or mailing address below (e-mail 
preferred): 
Navy Personnel Command (PERS-4416B) 
Attn:  CDR Abby Surbella, JAGC, USN 
5720 Integrity Drive 
Millington, TN 38055-4416 
E-mail:  Barbara.A.Surbella.mil@us.navy.mil 
 
8.  Written communication may call to the attention of the board any matter 
concerning themselves to which the officer considers important.  The written 
communication may include enclosures or correspondence from any individual 
concerning the eligible officer. 
Correspondence not originated by the eligible officer, including endorsements 
to the officer's letter and letters written on behalf of that officer, must 
contain a written acknowledgement by the eligible officer that they desire 
such correspondence be presented to the board.  Correspondence without such 
acknowledgement is considered third party correspondence and will be 
returned. 
Classified correspondence will not be accepted. 
 
9.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// 
 
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