OBTAINING INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY FOR ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD AFFECTED SAILORS:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 0791528-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 191528Z MAR 12 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01920// NAVADMIN 093/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/OBTAINING INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY FOR ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD AFFECTED SAILORS// REF/A/MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/271728ZJAN12// REF/B/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/20SEP11// REF/C/DOC/NAVPERSCOM/15MAY11// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 036/12, OBTAINING INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY FOR ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD AFFECTED SAILORS. REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1920-040 INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (NON-DISABILITY) - ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND RESTRICTIONS. REF C IS MILPERSMAN 1910-050 ENLISTED INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (NON-DISABILITY) - RESERVE REQUIREMENTS AND OBLIGATIONS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A. 2. THIS MESSAGE IS TO ENSURE THAT SAILORS, CAREER COUNSELORS AND COMMAND LEADERSHIP ARE AWARE OF THE PROCESS TO OBTAIN INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY (ISP). THE INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN IS APPLICABLE TO ALL SAILORS INVOLUNTARILY RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY; HOWEVER, THIS MESSAGE IS BEING TRANSMITTED TO ENSURE CLARITY AND TIMELY ACTION FOR ENLISTED RETENTION BOARD (ERB) AFFECTED SAILORS. 3. REF B OUTLINES THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR ISP. THESE REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE: A. INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION B. HONORABLE DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION C. COMPLETION OF AT LEAST 6 BUT LESS THAN 20 YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE D. ENTRY INTO A THREE-YEAR WRITTEN AGREEMENT TO SERVE IN EITHER THE SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) - (COMPOSED OF DRILLING RESERVISTS IN A PAY STATUS WHO TYPICALLY DRILL ONE WEEKEND A MONTH AND TWO-WEEKS A YEAR) OR THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) - (COMPOSED OF NON-DRILLING RESERVISTS IN A NON-PAY STATUS). 4. REF C PROVIDES SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS AND OUTLINES THE PROCESS AND PROCEDURES INVOLUNTARILY RELEASED SAILORS SEEKING ISP MUST COMPLETE. CONTACT/PROCESS INFORMATION FOR AFFILIATION IN EITHER THE SELECTED RESERVE (DRILLING STATUS) OR INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (NON-DRILLING STATUS) FOLLOWS: A. SELRES - DRILLING STATUS - AFFILIATION PROCESS. ERB SEPARATING SAILORS COMPLETE THE NAVPERS 1070/613 AGREEMENT AND APPLY FOR SELRES QUOTAS AND AFFILIATION VIA FLEETRIDE/PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS) REGARDLESS OF ENLISTED ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE. SAILORS MAY APPLY FOR "IN-RATE ONLY," "IN-RATE WILLING TO CONVERT," AND "CONVERT ONLY" OPTIONS. ONCE IN RECEIPT OF A SELRES QUOTA, SAILORS WILL BE AFFILIATED WITH THE SELECTED RESERVE VIA THE CAREER TRANSITION OFFICE (CTO). IF A SELRES QUOTA IS NOT AVAILABLE, NAVPERSCOM (PERS-9X) WILL FORWARD NAVPERS 1070/613 "AGREEMENT TO SERVE" AND THE DD 214 WORKSHEET TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-93) FOR SCREENING WITH IRR AFFILIATION. B. IRR - NON DRILLING STATUS - AFFILIATION PROCESS. ERB SEPARATING SAILORS WHO DO NOT WISH TO AFFILIATE IN THE SELRES MUST AFFILIATE WITH THE IRR TO RECEIVE ISP. PRIOR TO THE MEMBER'S DISCHARGE FROM ACTIVE DUTY AND PRIOR TO A PAYMENT OF SEPARATION PAY, THE SAILOR'S COMMAND WILL FORWARD THE SIGNED ORIGINAL OF THE NAVPERS 1070/613 "AGREEMENT TO SERVE" TO SUPPORTING PERSONNEL OFFICE OR PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT (PSD) FOR COMPLETION OF DD FORM 214 WORKSHEET. THE PERSONNEL OFFICE/PSD WILL FORWARD THE DD 214 WORKSHEET TO THE SAILOR'S COMMAND FOR VERIFICATION BY THE MEMBER. UPON COMPLETION OF THE DD 214 VERIFICATION, THE SAILOR'S COMMAND WILL THEN FORWARD A SIGNED COPY OF THE NAVPERS 1070/613 "AGREEMENT TO SERVE" AND VERIFIED DD 214 WORKSHEET TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-93). IF THE MEMBER IS QUALIFIED, PERS-93 WILL PREPARE THE IRR CONTRACT AND RETURN IT TO THE SAILOR FOR SIGNATURE. IF THE MEMBER IS NOT QUALIFIED, FAILURE TO BE ACCEPTED IN THE READY RESERVE DOES NOT AFFECT A MEMBER'S ENTITLEMENT TO SEPARATION PAY. IF REQUIRED AND A SIGNED NAVY RESERVE AFFILIATION CONTRACT IS NOT COMPLETED PRIOR TO SAILOR SEPARATING, A PETITION TO THE BOARD OF CORRECTION FOR NAVAL RECORDS (BCNR) IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO RECEIVE ISP. INFORMATION ON PETITIONING BCNR CAN BE FOUND AT THE BCNR WEBSITE, HTTP://WWW.DONHQ.NAVY.MIL/BCNR/BCNR.HTM. 5. UNDER CURRENT LEGISLATION, ISP WILL BE RECOUPED UPON RECEIVING A MILITARY RETIREMENT (INCLUDING A RESERVE RETIREMENT) OR DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) DISABILITY COMPENSATION. ADDITIONAL DETAILS AND INFORMATION ON BENEFITS, RESERVE AFFILIATION AND ISP CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/CAREER/TRANSITION/PAGES/ ENLISTED.ASPX OR BY CALLING 1-866-U-ASK-NPC. 6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN