MERGER OF THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN AND DENTAL TECHNICIAN RATINGS INTO THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN RATING:
RTTUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2421715-UUUU--RUCRNAV. ZNR UUUUU R 301715Z AUG 05 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01223// NAVADMIN 214/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1NT/AUG// SUBJ/MERGER OF THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN AND DENTAL TECHNICIAN RATINGS INTO THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN RATING// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN COORDINATED WITH THE COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS. THE COMMANDANT HAS AUTHORIZED TRANSMISSION TO MARINE CORPS ACTIVITIES. 2. THE MERGER OF THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN (HM) AND DENTAL TECHNICIAN (DT) RATINGS HAS BEEN APPROVED. EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 05 THIS RATING MERGER WILL APPLY TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY, FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS), AND SELECTIVE RESERVE PERSONNEL IN THE HM AND DT RATINGS. 3. AS PART OF THE NAVY'S HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY, THIS MERGER WILL INCREASE READINESS BY PROVIDING GREATER FLEXIBILITY AND UTILIZATION OF OUR MEDICAL ENLISTED PERSONNEL, WHILE BROADENING INDIVIDUAL CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AS DELIVERY OF FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION AND WORLD CLASS CARE ANYTIME, ANYWHERE REMAINS PARAMOUNT. 4. OFFICIAL CONVERSION FROM THE DT RATING TO THE HM RATING WILL BE AUTOMATIC, THUS REQUIRING NO INDIVIDUAL ACTION. 5. THE CURRENT HM RATING BADGE AND TITLES WILL BE USED TO REPRESENT THE HM RATING. ALL DT PERSONNEL SHALL CONVERT UNIFORM RATING BADGES TO THE HM RATING BADGE NO LATER THAN 1 OCT 07. DENTAL TECHNICIANS WHO TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE OR THE RETIRED LIST BETWEEN 1 OCT 05 AND 30 SEP 07 MAY CONTINUE TO WEAR THE DT RATING BADGE, IF DESIRED. 6. TRAINING. ALL HM AND DT PERSONNEL, ACTIVE AND RESERVE, WILL REQUIRE "DIFFERENCE" TRAINING. THIS TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EACH SAILOR WITH BASIC, FOUNDATIONAL KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES REQUIRED OF HM'S. EACH TRAINING REQUIREMENT CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED LOCALLY OR THROUGH WEB-BASED TRAINING. HM "A" SCHOOL ATTENDANCE WILL NOT BE A REQUIREMENT FOR DIFFERENCE TRAINING. COMMANDS SHALL ENSURE THAT MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO MEDICAL AUGMENTATION PROGRAM (MAP) AND INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) BILLETS HAVE COMPLETED DIFFERENCE TRAINING REQUIRED FOR THOSE ASSIGNMENTS. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL ENSURE COMPLETION OF DIFFERENCE TRAINING WITHIN ESTABLISHED DEADLINES AND DOCUMENTATION IN MEMBERS INDIVIDUAL TRAINING RECORD AND ENLISTED SERVICE RECORD. DIFFERENCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS: CURRENT HM ACTIVE, FTS, AND RESERVE: - E1-E6 DT RATE TRAINING MANUALS (NAVEDTRA 14274 AND 14275). - E6-E9 ADVANCED MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ENLISTED COURSE (AMDEC) (WEB BASED). CURRENT DT ACTIVE, FTS, AND RESERVE - E1-E6 HM RATE TRAINING MANUAL (NAVEDTRA 14295) - HM "A" SCHOOL (WEB BASED). - HM BASIC SKILLS PROGRAM (BUMEDINST 1510 SERIES). - E6-E9 ADVANCED MEDICAL DEPARTMENT ENLISTED COURSE (AMDEC) (WEB BASED). ACTIVE AND FTS PERSONNEL SHALL COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING NOT LATER THAN 30 JUL 06. RESERVE PERSONNEL SHALL COMPLETE REQUIRED TRAINING NOT LATER THAN 30 JUL 07. HOWEVER, IT IS STRONGLY RECOMMENDED THAT ALL TRAINING BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKING THE FIRST MERGED RATING EXAM AS OUTLINED BELOW. SAILORS WHO START HM "A" SCHOOL AFTER JUL 05 WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE DIFFERENCE TRAINING. PERSONNEL WHO HAVE ALREADY COMPLETED ANY OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE PAST WILL NOT BE REQUIRED TO REPEAT THE TRAINING. 7. FOLLOWING IS THE NAVY-WIDE EXAM ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE FOR THE FIRST MERGED RATING EXAMINATIONS AND SELECTION BOARDS: GRADE EXAM BOARD E9 (ACTIVE) NA ALREADY OCCURRED E8-9 (RESERVE) NA SPRING 2006 (FY07 BOARD) E8 (ACTIVE) NA SPRING 2006 (FY07 BOARD) E7 (ACTIVE) JAN 06 SUMMER 2006 (FY07 BOARD) E7 (RESERVE) FEB 06 SUMMER 2006 (FY07 BOARD) E4-6 (ACTIVE) MAR 06 NA E4-6 (RESERVE) AUG 06 NA 8. "C" SCHOOLS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY PERSONNEL IN EITHER HM OR DT RATING MAY APPLY FOR ANY "C" SCHOOL WITHIN EITHER RATING, IF QUALIFIED. 9. COMNAVCRUITCOM WILL CONTINUE TO RECRUIT HM AND DT'S IN FY05. NEW RECRUITS HAVE STARTED TRAINING AT THE COMBINED BASIC HOSPITAL CORPS "A" SCHOOL IN AUG 05. FY06 DT RECRUITING GOALS WILL BE CONVERTED TO A SPECIFIC HM PROGRAM. THOSE PERSONNEL RECRUITED UNDER THE FY06 DT GOALS WILL COMPLETE DENTAL ASSISTANT STRAND TRAINING AT HOSPITAL CORPS SCHOOL GREAT LAKES AFTER COMPLETION OF HM "A" SCHOOL. 10. MONTHLY STATUS UPDATES, FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND OTHER WEB-BASED RESOURCES WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE CENTER FOR FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION WEB SITE ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE AT WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL, AND MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT WEB SITE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITYMANAGERS/MEDICALDENTAL. 11. THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT MODIFY ANY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING EARLY SEPARATION, FLEET RESERVE, CONVERSION PACKAGES, OR PERFORM-TO-SERVE (PTS) REENLISTMENT REQUESTS. PTS REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED PRIOR TO 1 OCT 05 SHALL BE SUBMITTED PER THE GUIDANCE FOR THE HM AND DT RATINGS. PERFORM TO SERVE REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED 1 OCT 05 OR LATER WILL BE SUBMITTED PER GUIDANCE FOR THE HM RATING (TO BE PROMULGATED IN THE NEXT CREO/REGA NAVADMIN). SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUS AND SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY PAYMENTS FOR APPLICABLE HM AND DT WILL CONTINUE TO BE PAID AFTER THE 1 OCT 05 CONVERSIONS TO HOSPITAL CORPS RATING. 12. POCS: - ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS: CDR KEN LAUBE, (901) 874-2079/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT KENNETH.LAUBE@NAVY.MIL HMCS(SS/FMF) CHUCK COLLIER, (901) 874-2077/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT CHARLES.COLLIER@NAVY.MIL - ENLISTED PLANS AND POLICY: PNCM DOUG DEVAULT, (703) 614-6864/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT DOUGLAS.DEVAULT@NAVY.MIL - DETAILER: CDR RON DODGE, (901) 874-3808/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT RONALD.F.DODGE@NAVY.MIL - RATING TECHNICAL ADVISOR: HMCM VINCENT CHUSTZ, (202) 762-3033/DSN 762 OR EMAIL AT VDCHUSTZ@US.MED.NAVY.MIL - SRB/SDAP: MMC JOHN DOVEL, (901) 874-3215/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JOHN.DOVEL@NAVY.MIL - CONVERSIONS: YNC TONYA GRANGE,(901) 874-3205/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT TONYA.GRANGE@NAVY.MIL 13. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1NT.// BT #0000 NNNN