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SUBJ/JUNE 2017 ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICER LATERAL TRANSFER/REDESIGNATION BOARD//
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NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1210.5A, LATERAL TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION OF
OFFICERS IN THE NAVY. REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-010, LATERAL TRANSFER
AND CHANGE OF DESIGNATOR CODES OF REGULAR AND RESERVE OFFICERS. REF C IS
MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-030, REDESIGNATION OF REGULAR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY
LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS. REF D IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1220-410,
SEAL/EOD/SWCC/DIVER/AIRR PHYSICAL SCREENING TESTING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
REF E IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1210-230, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD)
OFFICER. REF F IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1220-100, NAVY DIVER (ND) RATING. REF
G IS SECNAV M-5510.30, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM.
REF H IS MILPERSMAN 1610-020, DISQUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR DUTY INVOLVING
FLYING. REF I is MILPERSMAN 1210-110, ENGINEERING DUTY OFFICER DESIGNATION:
QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES.//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces convening of the June 2017 Active Duty
Officer Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Board. The lateral transfer and
redesignation process is a key tool by which Navy manages the talents of its
officers. It provides flexibility in officer community manning and improves
the Navy’s return on investment in officer training and education by
leveraging the specialized skillsets of officers throughout their careers.
As part of the process, applications from qualified unrestricted line,
restricted line, staff corps, and limited duty officers (LDO) are now being
accepted for an Active Duty Officer Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Board
which convenes 5 June 2017. Full-Time Support (FTS) and Selected Reserve
(SELRES) officers are not eligible to apply for this board.
2. In addition to the year group (YG) limitations imposed in paragraph 6,
applicants must also meet eligibility requirements detailed in references (a)
through (c), and are required to review and comply with any additional
community requirements found in the June 2017 Letter of Instruction located
at: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-
npc/boards/administrative/TransferRedesignation/Pages/Status.aspx.
a. Members who do not meet eligibility requirements per references (a)
through (c) such as time-in-grade, years-of-commissioned service (YCS), or
time-in-service must submit a waiver request in addition to or in conjunction
with their lateral transfer/redesignation application as specified by
specific communities.
b. Waiver request must include the officers waiver request letter and
the commanding officers (CO) endorsement. The CO may endorse the waiver in
the same letter as the lateral transfer package endorsement.
3. Submit applications and waiver request, using the format in reference
(b), to the address below:
Commander Navy Personnel Command
Customer Service Center
June 2017 Active Duty Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Board #240
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington TN 38055-0000
Express mail and email correspondence instructions are in the Lateral
Transfer Letter of Instruction on page 2.
4. Application and waiver requests must be received no later than 7 April
2017. All supplemental information to the board must be received no later
than 26 May 2017.
5. To confirm application receipt, contact Commander, Navy Personnel Command
Customer Service Center at (866) 827-5672/DSN 882, or log onto
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-
npc/organization/npc/csc/Pages/default.aspx.
6. The following information provides potential candidates an indication of
existing lateral transfer/redesignation opportunities.
a. Designators indicated are authorizing a limited number of active-duty
officers to transfer from their current community. Each YG is subject to
change prior to the board convening:
Community/Designator Available YG Notes
Surface Warfare (111X) 14 and senior a, b, c, d
Submarine (112X) 11 and senior b, e
Pilot (131X) 08 and senior f
Naval Flight Officer (132X) 10 and senior f
Engineering Duty Officer (14X0) 09 c, g
Oceanography (180X) 13, 14 c, j
Medical Service Corps (230X) none N/A
Supply (310X) 13 and senior N/A
Civil Engineer Corps (510X) 13-04 h
Limited Duty (6XXX) i
b. Requests for transfer from communities not listed in paragraph 6a
(including all LDO designators) are extremely limited and handled on a case-
by-case basis.
c. The following designators have requirements for a limited number of
officers to transfer into their active duty community. Each YG is subject to
change prior to the board convening:
Community/Designator Available YG Notes
Surface Warfare (116X) 15 and junior j
Special Warfare (118X) none k
Explosive Ordnance Disposal (119X) 14 and junior, 03-06 l
Human Resources (120X) 15-05 m, n, o
Naval Flight Officer (137X) 14 and junior N/A
Pilot (139X) 14 and junior N/A
Engineering Duty Officer (14X0) 14-11 c, g
Aerospace Engineering (151X) 10-03 p
Aerospace Maintenance (152X) 15, 11-04 q
Public Affairs (165X) 12 and junior N/A
Foreign Area Officer (17XX) 12-04 r
Oceanography (180X) 12 c, s
Cryptologic Warfare (181X) 12-03 c, t
Information Professional (182X) 12-04 c, t
Intelligence (183X) 14, 12-11, 07-04 c, t
Medical Service Corps (230X) 09 and junior N/A
Supply Corps Officer (310X) 11-09 u
Civil Engineer Corps (510X) 14 and junior v
7. Notes:
a. Must have Surface Warfare Officers (SWO) qualification completed to
apply for transfer. Officers under SWO Continuation Pay (SWOCP), Revised
Junior Critical Skills Retention Bonus (RJCSRB), or Department Head Retention
Bonus (DHRB) contract are not eligible for transfer until completion of bonus
obligation. SWOs serving under an agreement for any of the SWO bonuses are
eligible to apply to the board if the board convening date is within one year
of satisfaction of the full bonus obligation. Quotas out may be limited due
to manning levels for any given YG, the community's billet requirements, the
status of DH contract goals for Year Groups with less than six years of
commissioned service, and the individual officer's assignment status.
Specifically, officers within their detailing window must communicate with
their detailer prior to submitting a lateral transfer application. Executing
orders or slating to a billet will disqualify an officer for consideration
and release from the community until arrival to the next duty station.
b. Waivers to the requirements of paragraph 4h of reference (b) for
nuclear-trained surface and submarine warfare officers may be considered on a
case-by-case basis.
c. Board applicants commissioned under a still-valid SWO-option
agreement (Engineering Duty, Intel, IP, CW, OCEANO) must contact their
respective restricted line option Community Manager regarding desire to be
released from the SWO-option agreement and seek lateral transfer to a
different community.
d. Nuclear-trained Surface Warfare Officers YG 11 and senior are
available for lateral transfer consideration.
e. Officers screened "not cleared" for their next career milestone are
eligible.
f. The YG range provided displays possible opportunities. Contact your
specific community placement officer with questions regarding quota
availability for each Type/Model/Series/Year Group. General aviation officers
(1300) are eligible to apply for lateral transfer regardless of Active Duty
Service Obligation (ADSO) from winging. Aviation officers (131X and 132X)
are eligible to apply for lateral transfer if the officer has fulfilled ADSO,
or will be within 12 months of completing ADSO at the time the board
convenes. Aviation officers with obligated service as a result of Aviation
Career Continuation Pay (ACCP) are eligible to apply if the officer will be
within 12 months of completing ACCP obligation at the time the board
convenes. Additionally, aviation officers with obligated service as a result
of ACCP are eligible to apply if the officer will be within 12 months of
department head tour projected rotation date (PRD) at the time the board
convenes, regardless of contrary ACCP contract language. Redesignation
immediately following department head tour may result in cancelation of ACCP,
which will be adjudicated by PERS-43. Aviation lieutenants in a Failure of
Selection (FOS) status to Lieutenant Commander are eligible to apply
regardless of ADSO or ACCP obligation. Graduates from U.S. Naval Test Pilot
School class 148 and 149 may apply for AEDO only, regardless of ADSO (contact
AEDO Officer Community Manager (OCM) for details). If selected, aviation
officers should not expect to redesignate until completion of ADSO,
fulfillment/expiration/cancellation of ACCP contract, or PRD, as determined
by Aviation OCM (BUPERS-313). Officers selected to AEDO should expect to
redesignate immediately. Aviation officers in operational flying billets
(billet designator XXX1 or XXX2) will not be permitted to redesignate until
vacating the billet, typically at PRD. BUPERS-313 authorizes redesignation
timing. By accepting a lateral transfer out of Aviation (13XX) an officer
consents to voluntary termination of flight status (except for AEDO selects)
effective the date of redesignation with the Lateral Transfer Application and
CO's endorsement fulfilling the requirements set forth in reference (h).
g. Engineering Duty Community
(1) Applicants desiring out quota from Engineering Duty (ED):
(a) ED out-quotas are extremely limited. Redesignation requests
must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with careful consideration given to
impact on overall community health.
(b) Applicants must have fulfilled at least 24 months of their
postgraduate education payback tour in order to apply.
(2) Applicants desiring redesignation to Engineering Duty:
(a) Officers without a warfare qualification are expected to
submit an application for the ED Dolphin Program per reference (i).
(b) Applicants from YGs 14-11 (para 6C) are desired with YG 13
having the highest anticipated inventory requirement. Inventory requirements
for YGs 10-06 are met however, well qualified officers, especially those
already possessing qualifying subspecialty codes or currently engaged in
technical masters program leading to qualifying subspecialty codes, may be
considered in limited instances.
h. Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officers under CEC Critical Skills
Retention Bonus (CSRB) contract are eligible to apply to the board if the
board application due date is within one year of satisfaction of the full
bonus obligation. Officers with more than one year of obligation remaining
on their CEC CSRB contract may submit a waiver to be released prior to
fulfillment of their bonus obligation. Waivers must be submitted to the CEC
OCM for review on a case-by-case basis and can be submitted with the
application. If approved, the notice of approval for early release from the
CSRB contract must be included with the lateral transfer application.
Release from the CSRB contract will be considered a voluntary release subject
to repayment of any unearned amount.
i. LDO redesignation requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis,
considering impact to overall community health. Nuclear LDO submissions will
not be considered. All other designators must have completed four years
commissioned service and accepted permanent LDO appointment to Lieutenant
prior to lateral transfer/redesignation. LDO out quotas are extremely
limited but special consideration will be given to officers projected to be
statutorily separated for years of service prior to attaining the rank of
Commander. Information Warfare Community applicants in YG's 12 and senior
will receive favorable consideration.
j. Officers YG 13 and senior seeking lateral transfer into the Surface
Warfare Community are strongly encouraged to contact the SWO Community
Manager prior to applying in order to discuss critical SWO career milestone
requirements.
k. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) will no longer consider or select lateral
transfers via this board. All applicants will be considered by a separate
NSW selection process (applicants YG 14 and junior are desired) and must
submit their application directly to the SEAL OCM. More information,
including required application contents and submission due dates, can be
found on the SEAL OCM website: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-
npc/officer/communitymanagers/Unrestricted/nsw/Pages/SEALOfficerSelection.asp
x.
l. Warfare qualified officers in YG 14 and junior seeking lateral
transfer into the Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Community are strongly
encouraged to contact the EOD OCM prior to applying in order to discuss
critical EOD career milestone requirements. All applicants must be eligible
for TS/SCI security clearance, worldwide assignable, meet requirements in
references (d) and (e), interview with an EOD Officer (Lieutenant or above),
and pass a physical screening test per reference (f). EOD Limited Duty
Officers (6480) in YGs 03-06 will be considered for lateral transfer and
redesignation as an EOD Officer (1140).
m. Officers in all eligible YGs with Operations Analysis (OA)
subspecialty (321X) and/or those with an Academic Profile Code (APC) of 325
or better are encouraged to apply to Human Resources.
n. YG 12 has highest anticipated inventory requirement. Inventory
requirements for YG 08 are met. However, the Community is targeting
increased inventory for OA subspecialists. YG 08 applicants with 321X
subspecialty from completed graduate education and/or experience tours are
planned for referral to the board. This is the last planned opportunity for
YG 05 applicants for lateral transfer.
o. HR applicants without a masters degree resulting in 3XXX
subspecialty, must request to have their APC calculated by Naval Postgraduate
School prior to the board convening date (apply online:
https://my.nps.edu/web/admissions/apply). Applicants without an APC by
application suspense must include a copy of their undergraduate transcript
with their application.
p. Officers who are 1xFOS for Lieutenant Commander will not be
considered for lateral transfer to 1510. Aviation officers (13XX) are
eligible and may apply for 1510 (only) regardless of ADSO if they are a
graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School class 148 or class 149.
q. Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the Aerospace
Maintenance Duty OCM to discuss milestones and qualifications commensurate
with YG.
r. All Foreign Area Officer (FAO) applicants must be eligible for TS/SCI
security clearance, submit a Personnel Security Questionnaire (SF-86) per
reference (g), or include a letter from a special security officer (SSO)
indicating successful completion of an SCI pre-screening interview. All
applicants must be worldwide assignable and fit for full sea duty. Worldwide
assignability must be verified and documented via successful overseas
screening to U.S. Naval Forces Central Command standards, to include all
dependents, using Medical and Dental Overseas Screening Review for Active
Duty or Dependent (NAVMED form 1300/1) and Report of Suitability for Overseas
Assignment (NAVPERS 1300/16) Parts I and II (valid 365 days from the date of
signature). Applicants who have once failed to select to the next grade in
their parent community will not be considered for lateral transfer to FAO.
(1) Applicants should have their language abilities documented by a
recent (taken within three years of the board convening) Defense Language
Proficiency Test (DLPT) and (if possible) oral proficiency interview (OPI).
DLPT/OPI level 2 or higher is a qualifying score but is not required for
applicants of YG 07 and junior. A Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB)
is required for applicants, and the results never expire. A minimum
DLAB score of 95 is required, and a score greater than 120 is highly
desirable.
(2) Applicants without a regionally-focused masters degree should
have an academic profile code (APC) of 265 or better, or an undergraduate
grade point average of at least 2.60. If they do not meet this requirement a
waiver can be requested.
(3) The following paragraphs provide rank and YG specific information
for officers considering lateral transfer/redesignation to FAO:
(a) Lieutenant and lieutenant commander (sel) - Applicants in YG
12-07 are desired. Waiver requests for less than 8 YCS are required and will
be granted down to 5 YCS from the date the board convenes.
(b) Lieutenant commander - Applicants in YG 06-04 are desired.
Applicants with more than 11 years of commissioned service (YG 06 and senior)
should already possess a regionally-focused masters degree, DLPT scores of
2/2 or higher in a foreign language and overseas experience. Substantial
overseas experience, and/or language capabilities is highly desired.
Applicants in YG 04 should be within 12 months of PRD but must be within 18
months of PRD. Interested officers are highly encouraged to contact the FAO
Community Manager to discuss milestones, qualifications and career
implications before applying.
s. Oceanography applicants must request to have APC calculated by Naval
Postgraduate School prior to the board convening date (apply online:
http://www.nps.edu/Students/Prospective/index.html). All applicants must be
world-wide assignable and fit for full sea duty. All YG 12 and senior 6460
redesignation applicants will be considered with calculated APC and progress
on individual development plan if required. Applicants who have once failed
to select to the next grade in their parent Community will not be considered
for lateral transfer to Oceanography. All applicants must be eligible for
TS/SCI, submit a Personnel Security Questionnaire (SF-86) per reference (g),
or include a letter from a Special Security Officer (SSO) indicating
successful completion of an SCI pre-screening interview.
t. Officers applying for Cryptologic Warfare (CW), Information
Professional (IP), or Intelligence communities: Lieutenant Commander
applicants for 1810/1820/1830 with more than two years time-in-grade should
contact the CW, IP or Intelligence OCM to discuss milestone and performance
requirements. All officers who are either above or in-zone for FY 18
promotion to lieutenant commander through captain will not be considered for
lateral transfer during the spring lateral transfer board. IP, CW, and Intel
applicants must be eligible for TS/SCI, submit a Personnel Security
Questionnaire (SF-86) per reference (g), or include a letter from a special
security officer (SSO) indicating successful completion of an SCI pre-
screening interview. CW applicants that do not hold or are not currently
eligible for TS/SCI must complete an SCI eligibility pre-screening interview
with the Fleet Cyber Command Security Directorate field office at (850) 452-
6868 and submit the results as part of their application. All applicants
must be worldwide assignable and fit for full sea duty. All YG 07-12
applicants with designator 6810, 6820, or 6830 will be considered.
u. The Supply Corps is only accepting applicants from the LDO Supply
Community (651X) in YG 11-09 in line with the LDO Off-Ramp Initiative.
v. Civil Engineer Corps applicants must have an Accreditation Board for
Engineering and Technology accredited engineering degree or a National
Architectural Accrediting Board accredited architecture degree.
8. Each applicant is required to list their lateral transfer/redesignation
choice(s) by priority in their application. Additionally, each applicant is
required to indicate their desire to be considered/not considered for lateral
transfer/redesignation by communities not listed in the application with the
following statement: "If not selected by one of my listed choices, I
desire/do not desire my application to be reviewed by other communities
during the lateral transfer/redesignation board." If selected by a community
not listed in their application, these applicants will be notified via
official correspondence after the selection results are released with the
option to accept or decline.
9. Interested officers are strongly recommended to contact their respective
Community Managers listed below:
AEDO (301) 757-8480/DSN 757
AMDO (301) 757-8481/DSN 757
AVIATION (901) 874-3353/DSN 882
CEC (901) 874-4034/DSN 882
EDO (901) 874-3473/DSN 882
EOD (901) 874-4991/DSN 882
FAO (901) 874-3694/DSN 882
HR (901) 874-4049/DSN 882
INTEL (901) 874-3426/DSN 882
IP (901) 874-2846/DSN 882
CW (901) 874-3123/DSN 882
LDO (901) 874-3044/DSN 882
MSC (901) 874-2370/DSN 882
OCEANO (901) 874-2461/DSN 882
PAO (901) 874-3098/DSN 882
SPECWAR (703) 604-5005/DSN 664
SUB (703) 604-5488/DSN 664
SUPPLY (901) 874-3189/DSN 882
SWO (901) 874-3173/DSN 882
SWO(N) (703) 604-5490/DSN 664
10. Points of contact:
a. For community-specific application questions, contact the appropriate
community manager as listed in para 9.
b. For application format or submission questions, contact LT Beau
Blanchard at (901) 874-3170/DSN 882 or via e-mail at
beau.blanchard@navy.mil or Ms. Linda Coffield at (901) 874-3171/DSN 882 or
via e-mail at linda.coffield@navy.mil.
11. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//
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