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SUBJ/MERGER OF THE ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN, COMMUNICATIONS (SUBMARINES)
SERVICE RATING INTO THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN (SUBMARINES) SERVICE
RATING//
REF/A/GENADMIN/COMSUBFOR/111441ZJUL19//
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NARR/REF A IS COMSUBLANT COMSUBPAC EXORD 05-19 ITS RATING CONVERSION (U).
REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1510-030, ADVANCED ELECTRONICS FIELD, ADVANCED
TECHNICAL FIELD, AND NUCLEAR FIELD PROGRAMS.//
RMKS//1. This NAVADMIN announces the realignment of all electronics
technician, communications (Submarines) (ETR) and information systems
technician (Submarines) (ITS) Sailors into a single ITS service rating. The
merged ratings will apply to Active-Duty, Full- Time Support (FTS) and
Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors and billets. Sailors in the newly
consolidated ITS service rating will possess the foundational skills that
enable them to maintain shipboard networks, while pursuing mastery in either
a communications (ITS-COMMS) or electronic warfare (ITS-EW) specialization
career path. In the future, billets for both shore and sea will be based on
the specialization Navy enlisted classification (NEC) codes and aligned to
enhance the career paths of our Sailors.
2. Realigning the ETR and ITS ratings into a single ITS service rating is in
direct support of Sailor 2025 and Rating Modernization initiatives. This
change creates an opportunity for the submarine force to leverage a larger
community of skilled Sailors to maintain shipboard networks and will allow
skilled Sailors to pursue mastery in either an ITS-COMMS or ITS-EW
specialization career path. The rating merger increases Navy undersea
effectiveness while enhancing Fleet ability to operate and maintain submarine
computer networks.
It allows for the creation of an information warfare division onboard
submarines, bringing more capability (due to enhanced training and career
paths) in electronic warfare, computer networking, cyber operations,
communications and cryptography areas of expertise, while simultaneously
increasing Fleet readiness, sustainability and fit.
3. The merger of ETR into the ITS service rating will occur on 1 June 2020.
The primary personnel and billets to receive the merged rating will be all
ITS and ETR Sailors. NEC codes affected by this merger are I25A, T11A, T12A,
T13A, T15A, T17A, T22A, T24A, T25A, T28A, T29A, T32A, T47A, 729A, 730A, 731A,
733A, 734A, 736A, 737A, 738A, 739A, 741A, 742A, 744A, 745A, 746A, 756A, 772B,
773B, 774B, 783A, 784A, 785A, 786A, 789A and 794A. ETR Sailors and billets
awarded/assigned any of these codes shall be converted to the ITS service
rating.
4. For E-1 through E-9 Active-Duty and Reserve personnel, commands will
coordinate with their immediate superior in command and Non- nuclear
Submarine Enlisted Community Manager (BUPERS-322) in order to select which
career path best suits the needs of the Navy, the command and the Sailors in
line with reference (a). The merger of the service ratings will require
Sailors who were previously designated as ETR to convert their rating badge
to the existing ITS rating badge no later than 1 March 2021. ETR Sailors who
transfer to the Fleet Reserve or to the retired list before 1 June 2020 may
continue to wear the ETR rating badge. Sailors who, prior to 1 June 2019,
have received approval for retirement are exempt from this merger.
5. While the shipboard networking knowledge base will be shared, these
career paths will be distinct, each managed by separate training pipelines
and NEC codes. All ITS Sailors will become specialists in either ITS-COMMS
or ITS-EW and each path will have its own rating examinations as well as
advancement quotas. Rating exams and quotas will be managed by separate
enlisted management codes. In order to ensure that all ITS Sailors maintain
the same IT foundational knowledge, the shipboard networking exam bank will
be identical across both career paths.
6. In an effort to fully represent the community focus on the job- specific
knowledge required to execute the ITS ratings career paths of communications
and electronic warfare, two ITS advancement exams will be administered for
the E-5, E-6 and E-7 paygrades. The following exam rates will be selected
for the ITS job-specific specializations when ordering exams: IRM for the
ITS Communications content and IEW for the ITS electronic warfare content.
Following is the Navy-wide examination administration schedule:
a. E-7 (Active-Duty/FTS):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Exams - January 2020.
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Exams January 2021.
b. E-7 (SELRES):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Exams February 2020.
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Exams February 2021.
c. E-5 through E-6 (Active-Duty/FTS):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Exams March 2020.
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Exams September 2020.
d. E-5 through E-6 (SELRES):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Exams August 2020.
(2)First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Exams February 2021.
e. E-4 (Active-Duty/FTS):
(1) Last ETR Exam March 2020.
(2) ITS advancements to E-4 occur in line with ITS program
Requirements (See paragraph 6(g) below).
f. E-4 (SELRES):
(1) Last ETR Exam August 2020.
(2) ITS advancements to E-4 occur in line with ITS program
Requirements (See paragraph 6(g) below).
g. As of 1 June 2020, Active-Duty, FTS and SELRES Sailors who were ETRSN and
converted to ITSSN will follow reference (b) guidelines for advancement to
E-4 with the exception of the additional 12 months of obligated service.
Sailors are required to have obtained the ITS NECs prior to advancement. For
additional details regarding these policies, contact the applicable enlisted
community manager (ECM) in line with paragraph 10 below.
7. Following is the E-7, E-8 and E-9 Selection Board schedule:
a. E-9 (Active-Duty):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Boards April 2020 (fiscal year (FY) 2021
Board).
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Boards April 2021 (FY-22
Board).
b. E-8 (Active-Duty):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Boards April 2020 (FY-21 Board).
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Boards April 2021 (FY-22
Boards).
c. E-8/9 (FTS/SELRES):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Boards March 2020 (FY-21 Board).
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Boards March 2021 (FY-22
Board).
d. E-7 (Active-Duty):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Boards June 2020 (FY-21 Board).
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Boards June
2021 (FY-22 Board).
e. E-7 (FTS/SELRES):
(1) Last Separate ITS and ETR Boards May 2020 (FY-21 Board).
(2) First IRM and IEW Job-Specific Career Path Boards May
2021 (FY-22 Board).
8. Starting FY-21, Commander, Navy Recruiting Command (CNRC) will recruit
only into the merged ITS service rating. All new accession recruits will
attend ITS *A* school. Beginning 1 June 2020, all new accession students
will attend the new ITS *A* pipelines, which will train them on either ITS-
COMMS or ITS-EW.
9. This NAVADMIN does not modify any previous guidance concerning early
separation, Fleet Reserve, conversion packages or career waypoints (C-Way)
quotas. C-Way quota requests dated prior to 1 October 2020 shall be
submitted in line with guidance for the separate ETR and ITS service ratings.
C-Way quota requests dated 1 October 2020 or later will be submitted in line
with guidance for the ITS rating. ETR Sailors will only be eligible to
reenlist for an ITS selective reenlistment bonus (SRB) upon completion of the
job qualification requirement conversion package and awarding of an ITS NEC
code. SRB payments for applicable ETR/ITS Sailors will continue to be paid
after the 1 June 2020 conversion date.
10. Points of contact during the merger are as follows:
a. ECM:
(1) LT Rafael Byron, BUPERS-322, at (901) 874-2081/DSN 882 or
via e-mail rafael.m.byron@navy.mil.
(2) ETRCS Jimmy Long, BUPERS-322, (901) 874-2819/DSN 882 or
via e-mail jimmy.r.long@navy.mil.
(3) ISCM Nick Ferguson, Reserve ECM (BUPERS-352),
(901) 874-4508/DSN 882 or via e-mail nicholas.ferguson@navy.mil.
(4) PSC Angela Hutton, BUPERS-352, (901) 874-3761/DSN 882 or
via e-mail angela.r.hutton@navy.mil.
b. Enlisted Submarine Detailers:
(1) ETRC Lucas Shepard, Submarine ETR Detailer at (901) 874-3619/
DSN 882, or via e-mail sub_nav@navy.mil.
(2) ITS1 Anthony Tavarez, Submarine ITS Detailer at (901) 874-3652/
DSN 882, or via e-mail sub_nav@navy.mil.
11. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//
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