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SUBJ/INFORMATION DOMINANCE CORPS FITNESS REPORT OFFICER SUMMARY GROUPS//

REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/20APR11//

AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1610.10C, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING SYSTEM 
INSTRUCTION.// RKMS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN IMPLEMENTS AN UPCOMING CHANGE TO REF A DIRECTING 
REPORTING SENIORS TO USE A SINGLE COMPETITIVE REPORTING CATEGORY (BY COMBINING OFFICER 
SUMMARY GROUPS (OSGS)) FOR INFORMATION DOMINANCE CORPS (IDC) OFFICERS.
THE MODIFICATION BRINGS THE 18XX DESIGNATORS INTO A COHESIVE, UNIFIED CORPS AND ENABLES A 
MORE FOCUSED INFORMATION DOMINANCE CAPABILITY FOR THE NAVY WHILE PRESERVING THE 
UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF THE INDIVIDUAL 18XX COMMUNITIES.  THIS CHANGE 
WILL TRANSITION THE IDC TO A FORCE WITH COMMON PURPOSE, VALUES, AND WARFIGHTING 
CULTURE.

2.  FOR FITNESS REPORTS ENDING 31 MAY 2013 OR LATER (BLOCK 15), REPORTING SENIORS MUST RANK 
ENSIGN THROUGH CAPTAIN IDC OFFICERS (180X/181X/182X/183X/184X) IN THE SAME COMPETITIVE 
SUMMARY GROUPS (USING A COMBINED OSG).  THIS CHANGE APPLIES FOR FITNESS REPORT PURPOSES 
ONLY; IDC OFFICERS WILL RETAIN THEIR CURRENT DESIGNATORS AND CONTINUE TO COMPETE FOR 
STATUTORY PROMOTION WITHIN THEIR INDIVIDUAL COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES.  FOR THE NEXT TWO 
TO FIVE YEARS, THE GOAL IS TO MOVE TO ONE STATUTORY BOARD PER PAYGRADE ACROSS THE IDC 
ONCE NAVY LEADERSHIP IS CONFIDENT THE COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT ACROSS THE IDC HAS 
REACHED MATURITY.

3.  AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE FOR REPORTING SENIORS IS PROVIDED AS FOLLOWS:
    A.  CONTINUE ADHERENCE TO UPPER LIMITS ON EARLY PROMOTE AND MUST PROMOTE 
RECOMMENDATIONS PER REF A.
    B.  EXISTING SPECIAL BILLET SUBCATEGORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.  HOWEVER, REPORTING 
SENIORS MAY ROUTE NEW REQUESTS TO USE SPECIAL BILLET SUBCATEGORIES VIA THEIR IMMEDIATE 
SUPERIOR IN COMMAND AND BUPERS-317.  PERS-32 WILL DISAPPROVE SPECIAL BILLET SUBCATEGORY 
REQUESTS THAT SOLELY ATTEMPT TO MAINTAIN INDIVIDUAL SUB-COMMUNITY RANKING OF IDC 
OFFICERS.
    C.  TABLE 1-4 OF REF A DEFINES OTHER CHARACTERISTICS USED IN DETERMINING OSGS.
    D.  USE OF AMPLIFYING FITREP VERBIAGE AND SOFT BREAKOUTS BY INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY ARE 
STRONGLY ENCOURAGED.  ALL EFFORTS SHOULD BE MADE TO CONTINUE TO DOCUMENT OFFICERS 
DISPLAYING SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE.

4.  FILE THIS NAVADMIN WITH REF A.

5.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THE COMNAVPERSCOM NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE 
CENTER (CSC), AT 1-866-U-ASK-NPC OR VIA E-MAIL AT cscmailbox@navy.mil.

6.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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