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NAVADMIN 172/06
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SUBJ/FY-08 ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER
/IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER CAREER PATHS PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEADERSHIP
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SAILORS AND ENHANCES THEIR ABILITY TO CONTRIBUTE
TO THE NAVY.  NAVY IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FROM HIGHLY QUALIFIED AND
MOTIVATED MASTER CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF, CHIEF, AND FIRST CLASS PETTY
OFFICERS FOR THE FY-08 LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER PROGRAMS.  LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS
BRING A VARIETY OF EXPERIENCE AND UNIQUE PERSPECTIVES INTO THE
WARDROOM FROM THEIR ENLISTED SERVICE.  UNLIKE OTHER ENLISTED
COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS, THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF WARRANT
OFFICER PROGRAMS DELIVER TO THE OFFICER CORPS SEASONED PROFESSIONALS
WITH PROVEN LEADERSHIP ABILITIES AT VERY ECONOMICAL COST.
2.  NAVY LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS PROVIDE BROAD TECHNICAL MANAGEMENT
SKILLS AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICERS PROVIDE SPECIFIC TECHNICAL
EXPERTISE AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS IN SUPPORT OF THE UNRESTRICTED AND
RESTRICTED LINE AND STAFF COMMUNITIES.  THEY SERVE IN A VARIETY OF
LEADERSHIP BILLETS WITHIN THEIR TECHNICAL FIELDS, RANGING FROM
BRANCH OFFICER TO COMMANDING OFFICER ASHORE.
3.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE FY-08 BOARD IS CALCULATED TO 1 OCT 07.
APPLICATIONS MUST BE POST-MARKED NO LATER THAN 1 OCT 06 AND
ADDENDUMS TO APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY 1 DEC 06.  DUE TO
RATING MERGERS, AND THE SPEED AT WHICH THEY ARE OCCURRING, ELIGIBLE
SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR THE DESIGNATOR FOR WHICH THEY
ARE MOST QUALIFIED, REGARDLESS OF CURRENT RATING.  REFER TO
OPNAVINST 1420.1A FOR ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND APPLICATION FORMAT.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER AND CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS, VISIT THE LIMITED DUTY OFFICER/CHIEF
WARRANT OFFICER WEBSITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/BOARDS/
ADMINISTRATIVE/LDOCWO AND WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/LDOCWOCOMMUNITY.
4.  POCS:
- CAPT(S) DAVID WILKIE, (901) 874-3042/DSN 882.
- CWO4 RUSSELL COLEMAN, (901) 874-3044/DSN 882.
FOR APPLICATION QUESTIONS CONTACT:
- CWO3 MCGALLAGHER AT (901) 874-3170.
- MR. DAWSON AT (901) 874-4416/DSN 882.
5.  RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//
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