DECEMBER 2005 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER REDESIGNATION SELECTION BOARD /RESULTS:
RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0002 0241748-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCS0561 0241817 R 241748Z JAN 06 ZYB MIN ZYW FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01210// NAVADMIN 038/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1NT/JAN// SUBJ/DECEMBER 2005 FOREIGN AREA OFFICER REDESIGNATION SELECTION BOARD /RESULTS// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR REDESIGNATION. THEY ARE GROUPED BY THE TYPE OF FOREIGN AREA COMMUNITY FOR WHICH THEY WERE SELECTED. NAME DESIG NAME DESIG QUALIFIED FOREIGN AREA OFFICER WHEELER EDUARDO E 1110 ENHANCED FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (UNDER INSTRUCTION) BOUGH IRVIN G 1320 DRIESBACH DAWN H 1200 GODBEY GLENN C 1120 GOERTNER FRANK T 1310 HO TUNG 1110 JACKSON PATRICIA A 1200 MCDONALD CHRIS J 1110 OLARTE GLENN J 1100 OLSON ERIC W 1320 PALM ROBERT H JR 1320 PIONTEK JOSEPH W 1320 SQUIRE TODD J 1310 TATE ROBERT J 1325 THOMAS ELIZABETH A 1110 WOUGHTER JOHN C H 1120 YI CHONG M 1320 NEW BUILD FOREIGN AREA OFFICER (UNDER INSTRUCTION) ATHA ROBERTO J JR 1310 CANDELARIA JACOB 1115 CRUZ ALBERT M 1195 DACHOS SARAH A 1310 FEDERAL ROBERT K III 1320 FRANCIOCH GREGORY A 1327 HAFNER FERDINAND G 1325 HUSSAIN RAJA G 1117 IMBLUM MARK A 1310 JOHNSTON COREY S 1315 JONES JASON C 1310 LAVERDE RENE 1635 LAZZARI LUIGI L 1315 PRICE THOMAS S 3105 SYLVESTER EDWARD A 1687 TERRELL RONALD G 5100 TESTA JASON R J 1110 TRITLE MATTHEW C 1115 VALENCIA SAM J 1310 VICENTE PAULO B 1320 WAHLIN CHAD GORDON 1200 WANGWHITE SHERRY W 2300 WILLIAMS CLAY G 1320 WOODS ROBERT D 1315 2. MANY SUPERB APPLICANTS WERE CONSIDERED FOR LATERAL TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION AND COMPETITION WAS EXTRAORDINARILY KEEN. THE BOARD NOTED THE FOLLOWING FACTORS WERE KEY TO SELECTION: A. DEMONSTRATED OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE WITH COMPETITIVE BREAKOUTS. FOR ENHANCED FOREIGN AREA OFFICERS (EFAOS), SIGNIFICANT ASSIGNMENTS IN POL-MIL BILLETS, EITHER CONUS OR OVERSEAS. B. HIGH QUALITY POL-MIL EDUCATION PLAYED WELL. FOR EFAOS, A COMPLETED POL-MIL MASTERS DEGREES (TO INCLUDE U.S. AND FOREIGN WAR COLLEGES). C. CURRENT DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (WITHIN PRECEDING FIVE YEARS) AND/OR HIGH DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY STANDARD SCORE. CANDIDATES WITH DEMONSTRATED PROFICIENCY IN MORE THAN ONE LANGUAGE OR DOCUMENTED PROFICIENCY IN A STRATEGIC LANGUAGE (I.E. ARABIC, CHINESE, KOREAN, URDU ETC.) WERE PARTICULARLY SUCCESSFUL. D. ATTENTION TO DETAIL IN THE APPLICATION PACKAGE AND SUBMISSION PROCESS. TIMELINESS MATTERS. E. GIVEN THE KEEN COMPETITION AND LIMITED QUOTA AVAILABILITY, PERSISTENCE MATTERS. CONTINUE TO APPLY AT THE SEMI-ANNUAL BOARDS IF NOT SELECTED. 3. THIS MSG IS NOT AUTHORITY TO DELIVER CHANGE OF DESIGNATOR LETTER TO THE SELECTEE. A. OFFICERS WHO ARE PROMOTION SELECTEES SHOULD CONTACT THEIR CURRENT DETAILER TO DISCUSS REDESIGNATION TIMING. UPON NOTIFICATION BY PERS-4 THAT THE SELECTEE HAS BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO THEIR NEW COMMUNITY, PERS-48 WILL FORWARD A REDESIGNATION LETTER TO THE SELECTEE OR APPOINTMENT AND ACCEPTANCE OF OATH (NAVPERS 1000/4). B. SELECTEES WILL BE CONTACTED BY FAO OCM TO DISCUSS TRAINING TRACK AND ASSIGNMENT DETAILS. SELECTEES WHO DO NOT DESIRE TO ACCEPT TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION MUST NOTIFY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4801G), BY MSG, NLT 60 DAYS FROM THE RELEASE DATE OF THIS NAVADMIN. C. OFFICERS WHO ARE NOT PROMOTION SELECTEES AND WHO ARE NOT UNDER ORDERS CAN EXPECT ASSIGNMENT TO A NEW BILLET APPROPRIATE TO THEIR NEW DESIGNATION WHEN NOTIFIED BY PERS-4. D. IF A MEMBER IS CURRENTLY UNDER ORDERS AND TRANSFERS PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION BY PERS-4, MEMBER MUST EXECUTE ORDERS UNDER CURRENT DESIGNATOR AND COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS AT NEW ASSIGNMENT UNLESS A SHORTER TOUR IS PRESCRIBED (TOURS IN EXCESS OF ONE YEAR WILL BE WITH THE CONCURRENCE OF THE GAINING COMMUNITY), PRIOR TO REDESIGNATION. 4. FOLLOWING ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE ABOVE: A. SURFACE WARFARE COMMUNITY OFFICERS (111X), BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR, WHO HAVE ACCEPTED SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CONTINUATION PAY (SWOCP) TO ATTEND DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL, ARE CURRENTLY IN OR ARE UNDER ORDERS TO SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER (SWO) DEPARTMENT HEAD SCHOOL, AS WELL AS OFFICERS IN A DEPARTMENT HEAD TOUR, WILL COMPLETE BOTH THE FIRST AND SECOND TOUR REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TRANSFER FROM THE COMMUNITY. B. SURFACE WARFARE OFFICERS UNDER CONTRACT FOR SWOCP, JUNIOR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (JR SWOCSRB), OR SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS (SWOCS) BONUS CONTRACTS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER OR REDESIGNATE UNTIL WITHIN ONE YEAR OF SATISFACTION OF THOSE OBLIGATIONS. C. SURFACE WARFARE COMMUNITY OFFICERS (111X), BOTH CONVENTIONAL AND NUCLEAR ASSIGNED AS FIRE CONTROL OFFICER OR COMBAT INFORMATION CENTER OFFICER IN AEGIS PLATFORMS MUST COMPLETE A MINIMUM 18 MONTH TOUR LENGTH. D. AVIATORS WILL NOT BE PERMITTED TO LATERAL TRANSFER UNTIL COMPLETION OF EITHER ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE OBLIGATION, EXPIRATION OF AVIATION CAREER CONTINUATION PAY CONTRACT, OR PLANNED ROTATION DATE, WHICHEVER IS LATER. ANY EXCEPTIONS MUST BE APPROVED BY PERS-43. 5. COMMANDING OFFICER SHALL: A. ENSURE OFFICERS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION WITHIN THEIR CURRENT COMMUNITY DO NOT ACCEPT REDESIGNATION BEFORE THEIR PROMOTION DATE. B. ENSURE SELECTEES BEGIN OVERSEAS MEDICAL SCREENING PROCESS IAW MILPERSMAN 1300-304. SELECTEES WILL NOT PCS FOR TRAINING UNTIL FORMAL DETERMINATION OF OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT ELIGIBILITY. 6. THE NEXT TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION BOARD IS SCHEDULED TO CONVENE ON 5 JUN 06. APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 1 MAR 06. NON SELECTS FROM PREVIOUS BOARDS MUST SUBMIT A NEW APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION. MILPERSMAN ARTICLES 1212-010, 1212-030, AND 1426-010 SHOULD BE REVIEWED FOR ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICATION PROCEDURES. TRANSCRIPTS AND MOST RECENT FITREPS ARE REQUIRED IN APPLICATION PACKAGE. 7. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1/NT.// BT #0002 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//