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SUBJ: DISESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (740X) DESIGN ATOR 
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SUBJ/DISESTABLISHMENT OF NUCLEAR CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (740X) DESIGNATOR//

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AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS 
APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE NUCLEAR CHIEF 
WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) DESIGNATOR 740X, AND PHASES CWO JOB FUNCTIONS INTO THE 
NUCLEAR LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) COMMUNITY.

2.  THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE 740X DESIGNATOR WILL NOT RESULT IN ANY 
INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENTS OR FORCED CONVERSIONS OF CWOS INTO THE NUCLEAR LDO 
COMMUNITY (640X).  NUCLEAR CWOS WHO DESIRE TO CONVERT TO NUCLEAR LDO MAY 
UTILIZE EXISTING POLICY IN REF (A) AND BOARD PROCEDURES.  THIS ACTION WILL 
HAVE NO IMPACT OR CHANGE ON FUTURE CWO PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY.  NUCLEAR CWOS 
MAY CONTINUE THEIR SERVICE AND COMPETE FOR FUTURE CWO PROMOTIONS THROUGH CWO5.

3.  THE NUCLEAR CWO DESIGNATOR DISESTABLISHMENT SHALL TAKE PLACE AS
 FOLLOWS:
    A.  THE CWO BILLET CONVERSION PROCESS WILL BEGIN IN FISCAL YEAR
 2013 WHEN ALL NUCLEAR CWO BILLETS (740X) WILL BE CONVERTED TO LDO GRADES 
(640X).
    B.  THE FY-14 LDO-CWO IN SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD WILL BE THE FINAL BOARD 
WHICH ACCESSES NUCLEAR CWOS (740X).  SUBSEQUENT IN SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARDS 
WILL ONLY ACCESS NUCLEAR LDOS.
    C.  AS THE NUCLEAR CWO INVENTORY NATURALLY ATTRITES, INVENTORY 
DISTRIBUTION SHALL BE FILLED FROM THE NUCLEAR LDO INVENTORY.

4.  POINTS OF CONTACT ARE CDR TODD NICHOLS, NUCLEAR LDO/CWO COMMUNITY MANAGER, 
AT (703) 604-5489 OR VIA E-MAIL AT CHRISTOPHER.NICHOLS4(AT) NAVY.MIL OR LCDR 
BOBBY STANCIL, NUCLEAR LDO/CWO DETAILER, AT (901)
 874-3945 OR VIA E-MAIL AT bobby.stancil@navy.mil.

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

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