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NAVADMIN 228/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG/07/
SUBJ/FY-08 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS
PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE FY-08 INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
CRITICAL SKILLS RETENTION BONUS (INTELLIGENCE CSRB) FOR QUALIFIED
INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS, AND SUPERSEDES NAVADMIN 069/07. THIS IS AN
INTEGRAL PART OF THE NAVY?S OVERARCHING EFFORT TO SIZE, SHAPE, AND
STABILIZE THE FORCE WHILE ENCOURAGING SAILORS TO ?STAY NAVY? TO MEET
CURRENT AND FUTURE PERSONNEL READINESS REQUIREMENTS.
2. PROGRAM OVERVIEW. THE INTELLIGENCE CSRB IS TARGETED TO SPECIAL
DUTY - INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS (DESIGNATOR 163X) PERMANENTLY APPOINTED TO
THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT, SERVING ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST (ADL), WHO HAVE
FULFILLED THEIR MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT (MSR) FROM COMMISSIONING
AND COMPLETED AT LEAST SIX YEARS COMMISSIONED SERVICE (YCS). OFFICERS
AGREEING TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY AS INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS FOR A
MINIMUM PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS WILL RECEIVE 40,000 DOLLARS IN CSRB.
A. QUALIFIED INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE A PAYMENT OF 20,000
DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF A FIVE-YEAR INTELLIGENCE CSRB CONTRACT
AND 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR FOR THE REMAINING FOUR YEARS.
B. FOR FY-08, THIS PROGRAM WILL TARGET OFFICERS IN YEAR GROUP 2002.
C. A LIMITED NUMBER OF CONTRACTS WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN FY-
08 FOR ALL 163X OFFICERS IN YEAR GROUPS 1999, 2000, AND 2001, AS THESE
YEAR GROUPS DID NOT EXECUTE ALL AVAILABLE CONTRACTS IN FY-07.
OFFICERS REDESIGNATING TO 1630 DURING FY-08 WHO WERE NOT ELIGIBLE IN
FY-07 WILL NOW HAVE THIS SAME OPPORTUNITY.
3. QUOTA LIMITATIONS, COMMANDING OFFICER?S (CO?S) ENDORSEMENT, AND
PROGRAM DELEGATION.
A. ANNUAL CSRB CONTRACT QUOTAS WILL BE ALLOCATED BY YEAR GROUP,
BASED ON LIEUTENANT COMMANDER REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
COMMUNITY.
B. COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL ENCOURAGE QUALIFIED INTELLIGENCE
OFFICERS TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB AND MUST ENDORSE
ALL REQUESTS IN WRITING. COMMANDS MUST ENSURE APPLICATIONS ARE
ACCURATE AND VERIFY APPLICANTS MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, AND
HAVE NO PENDING ACTIONS WHICH MAY RENDER AN APPLICANT INELIGIBLE FOR
INTELLIGENCE CSRB. APPLICATION DELAYS INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD
COMMUNITY QUOTAS WILL BE FILLED BEFORE AN OFFICER?S APPLICATION IS
RECEIVED.
C. INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT DIVISION (OPNAV N13I/N27) IS
DESIGNATED AS THE INTELLIGENCE CSRB PROGRAM MANAGER AND IS DELEGATED
THE AUTHORITY TO:
(1) EVALUATE THE ELIGIBILITY OF INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS APPLYING
FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB;
(2) ACCEPT INTELLIGENCE OFFICER AGREEMENTS TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE
DUTY FOR THE STATED PERIOD IN EXCHANGE FOR AN INTELLIGENCE CSRB; AND
(3) ADMINISTER THE INTELLIGENCE CSRB PROGRAM PER APPLICABLE
LAWS, DOD DIRECTIVES/INSTRUCTIONS, AND THIS NAVADMIN.
4. ELIGIBILITY. APPLICANTS MUST BE NAVAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS AND
MEET THE FOLLOWING ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
A. QUALIFIED AND SERVING AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER (DESIGNATOR
163X) ON THE ACTIVE DUTY LIST;
B. FREE OF ACTIVE OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED THROUGH ORIGINAL
COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS;
C. PERMANENTLY APPOINTED TO THE GRADE OF LIEUTENANT;
D. MEDICALLY AND PHYSICALLY QUALIFIED FOR ASSIGNMENT TO SEA OR
FIELD DUTY;
E. ABLE TO COMPLETE THE CSRB CONTRACT WITHOUT EXCEEDING 25 YEARS
OF ACTIVE SERVICE;
F. ABLE TO COMPLETE THE FULL PERIOD OF INTELLIGENCE CSRB
OBLIGATION IN AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER COMMUNITY CAREER FIELD ASSIGNMENT,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO MAINTENANCE OF SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE
ELIGIBILITY. APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB ARE
CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENTS AND REQUIRE INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS TO FULFILL THE
FULL TERM OF THE STATED SERVICE OBLIGATION; AND
G. HAVE THE COMMANDING OFFICER?S FAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION FOR
RECEIPT OF INTELLIGENCE CSRB.
5. APPLICATION PROCESS
A. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY APPLY FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB VIA THEIR
COMMANDING OFFICER. SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO:
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT DIVISION
OPNAV N13I/N27
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
THE INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGER WILL REVIEW ALL INTELLIGENCE CSRB
APPLICATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION OF AWARDING OF A CSRB CONTRACT.
B. SAMPLE APPLICATION FORMAT FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB FOLLOWS:
**************************BEGIN FORMAT***************************
7220
DATE
FROM: (ELIGIBLE OFFICER, USN, SSN/DESIG)
TO: INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT (OPNAV N13I/N27)
VIA: (CHAIN OF COMMAND)
SUBJ: REQUEST FOR FY-0X INTELLIGENCE OFFICER CRITICAL SKILLS
RETENTION BONUS (INTELLIGENCE CSRB)
REF: (A) 37 U.S.C. 323
(B) NAVADMIN XXX/07 INTELLIGENCE CSRB PROGRAM
1. I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE PROVISIONS OF REFERENCES (A) AND
(B) INCLUDING ALL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TERMINATION OF PAYMENTS TO BE
MADE UNDER THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH RECOUPMENT
BY THE GOVERNMENT OF SUMS PAID MAY BE REQUIRED, TO WHICH I AGREE. I
UNDERSTAND REFERENCES (A) AND (B) AUTHORIZE RECOUPMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
CSRB IF I FAIL TO COMPLETE THE PERIOD OF SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
REQUEST AND AGREEMENT. I HEREBY APPLY FOR THE INTELLIGENCE CSRB
AUTHORIZED BY REFERENCES (A) AND (B).
2. I AGREE TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY AS AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER FOR
FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ACCEPTANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT BY THE
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. I UNDERSTAND I AM NOT ELIGIBLE FOR RE-
DESIGNATION TO A NON-INTELLIGENCE DESIGNATOR (INCLUDING FULL TIME
SUPPORT (FTS)) PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF MY INTELLIGENCE CSRB AGREEMENT.
I ALSO UNDERSTAND MY ACCEPTED APPLICATION IS BINDING AND I WILL BE
ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE 20,000 DOLLARS IN SPECIAL PAY FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF
THIS AGREEMENT AND 5,000 DOLLARS PER YEAR IN SPECIAL PAY FOR THE
REMAINING YEARS AS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCES (A) AND (B).
3. ANY QUESTIONS CONCERNING MY APPLICATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
DSN/COMM PHONE NUMBER:
E-MAIL ADDRESS:
(SIGNATURE)
TYPED NAME
****************************END FORMAT***************************
C. SUBMISSION OF SIGNED ORIGINAL CONTRACTS AND CO ENDORSEMENTS ARE
REQUIRED, BUT ADVANCE COPIES OF APPLICATIONS FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB AND
CO ENDORSEMENT MAY BE FAXED TO INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT AT
(703) 614-2198/DSN 224 OR EMAILED (WITH SCANNED COPY OF SIGNATURE) TO
CDR SUE HIMES AT suzanne.himes@navy.mil OR LCDR KIM RIGAZZI AT
kim.rigazzi@navy.mil.
D. GENERAL NOTES:
(1) INTELLIGENCE OFFICERS IN YEAR GROUPS 1999, 2000, 2001, AND
2002 SHOULD SUBMIT THEIR APPLICATIONS BY 1 NOVEMBER 2007 TO ENSURE
CONSIDERATION WHILE THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF QUOTAS ARE AVAILABLE.
(2) SUBSEQUENT PROGRAM YEARS. IN EACH YEAR AS THIS PROGRAM
CONTINUES, OFFICERS APPROACHING THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF COMMISSIONING
WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB, FOR CONTRACT LENGTHS
OF FIVE YEARS.
(3) APPLICATIONS WILL BE HELD UNTIL PAYMENT ELIGIBILITY DATE.
(4) APPLICATIONS WILL BE BINDING UPON THE DATE OF APPROVAL.
(5) INTELLIGENCE CSRB AGREEMENTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE THE DATE THE
APPLICATION IS APPROVED, OR AS SOON AS THE OFFICER COMPLETES HIS/HER
MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT, WHICHEVER IS LATER, AT WHICH TIME THE
AMOUNT OF THE BONUS BECOMES FIXED. OFFICERS WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO
RECEIVE CSRB INSTALLMENTS BEGINNING ON THE SIXTH ANNIVERSARY OF
COMMISSIONING. ALL CONTRACTS TERMINATE AFTER COMPLETION OF THE YEARS
OF OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED BY ACCEPTANCE OF THE SPECIFIC
INTELLIGENCE CSRB AGREEMENT, BUT NO EARLIER THAN THE ELEVENTH YCS.
(6) INTELLIGENCE CSRB AGREEMENT OBLIGATIONS WILL RUN
CONCURRENTLY WITH ANY OBLIGATED SERVICE THE OFFICER HAS INCURRED (OTHER
THAN OBLIGATION REMAINING FROM THE OFFICER?S ORIGINAL COMMISSIONING
PROGRAM).
6. PAYMENT. THE FIRST BONUS INSTALLMENT IS PAYABLE ON THE FIRST DAY
OF THE MONTH FOLLOWING THE ANNIVERSARY OF COMMISSIONING. FOR THE
PRIMARY TARGET YG 2002 OFFICERS IN FY-08 THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF
YCS SEVEN. FOR THOSE OFFICERS IN YEAR GROUPS 1999, 2000, AND 2001,
THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF YCS EIGHT, NINE, OR TEN. FOR SUBSEQUENT
PROGRAM YEARS, THE EXPECTATION IS THIS WILL BE THE BEGINNING OF YCS
SEVEN. REMAINING INSTALLMENTS ARE PAYABLE ON THE SUBSEQUENT
ANNIVERSARIES OF COMMISSIONING. PAYMENT SCHEMES FOR APPROVED CONTRACTS:
YEAR ANNUAL PAYMENT
ONE 20,000 DOLLARS
TWO 5,000 DOLLARS
THREE 5,000 DOLLARS
FOUR 5,000 DOLLARS
FIVE 5,000 DOLLARS
7. RECOUPMENT AND REPAYMENT POLICY
A. INTELLIGENCE CSRB PAYMENTS WILL STOP FOR OFFICERS WHO BECOME
INELIGIBLE FOR THIS INCENTIVE OR WHO VOLUNTARILY OR BY THEIR OWN
MISCONDUCT FAIL TO COMPLETE THE FULL PERIOD OF ADDITIONAL OBLIGATED
SERVICE. OFFICERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY THE UNITED STATES THE
PERCENTAGE OF THE BONUS REPRESENTING THE UNEXPIRED PORTION OF THE
OBLIGATED SERVICE UNDER THE INTELLIGENCE CSRB.
SITUATIONS REQUIRING RECOUPMENT INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
(1) APPROVED REQUEST FOR VOLUNTARY RELEASE FROM WRITTEN
AGREEMENT IF, DUE TO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES, IT IS DETERMINED BY OPNAV
(N13I/N27) SUCH RELEASE WOULD BE CLEARLY IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF BOTH
THE NAVY AND OFFICER CONCERNED;
(2) APPROVED VOLUNTARY REQUEST FOR RELIEF FROM AN ASSIGNMENT;
(3) FAILURE TO MAINTAIN REQUIRED SCI SECURITY CLEARANCE
ELIGIBILITY;
(4) REFUSAL TO ACCEPT ORDERS TO AN INTELLIGENCE OFFICER BILLET
COMMENSURATE WITH THE OFFICER?S GRADE AND CAREER PROGRESSION;
(5) DISABILITY RESULTING FROM MISCONDUCT, WILLFUL NEGLECT, OR
INCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED ABSENCE;
(6) SEPARATION FOR CAUSE, INCLUDING MISCONDUCT;
(7) APPROVED DETACHMENT FOR CAUSE; AND
(8) SEPARATION BY REASON OF WEIGHT CONTROL AND/OR PHYSICAL
READINESS TEST FAILURE.
B. IF AN OFFICER BECOMES INELIGIBLE FOR INTELLIGENCE CSRB FOR ANY
OF THE REASONS BELOW, NO FURTHER PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE, BUT RECOUPMENT
OF PAYMENTS ALREADY RECEIVED WILL NOT BE REQUIRED:
(1) DISABILITY, INJURY, OR ILLNESS NOT THE RESULT OF MISCONDUCT
OR WILLFUL NEGLECT, OR NOT INCURRED DURING A PERIOD OF UNAUTHORIZED
ABSENCE.
(2) SEPARATION FROM NAVAL SERVICE BY OPERATION OF LAWS OR
REGULATIONS INDEPENDENT OF MISCONDUCT.
(3) DEATH (SEE PARA 7C BELOW).
(4) WHERE SECNAV DETERMINES REPAYMENT WOULD BE AGAINST EQUITY
AND GOOD CONSCIENCE, OR WOULD BE CONTRARY TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE
UNITED STATES.
C. FOR OFFICERS WHO DIE WHILE SERVING UNDER AN INTELLIGENCE CSRB
SERVICE AGREEMENT, THE REMAINING INTELLIGENCE CSRB BALANCE WILL BE PAID
AS A LUMP SUM AS PART OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE OFFICER?S FINAL MILITARY
PAY ACCOUNT.
8. LATERAL TRANSFER/REDESIGNATION FROM INTELLIGENCE. OFFICERS
RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE CSRB ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TRANSFER FROM THE
INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY TO ANOTHER UNRESTRICTED LINE OR RESTRICTED LINE
COMMUNITY (INCLUDING FTS) UNTIL THE ENTIRE OBLIGATED SERVICE INCURRED
UNDER THE SPECIFIC INTELLIGENCE CSRB CONTRACT IS COMPLETED.
AN OFFICER MAY APPLY AND BE ACCEPTED FOR LATERAL TRANSFER WHEN WITHIN
12 MONTHS OF FULFILLING THE CSRB CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
LATERAL TRANSFER WILL NOT TAKE EFFECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE CSRB
CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION.
9. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE, INFORMATION AND UPDATES REGARDING THE
INTELLIGENCE CSRB PROGRAM IS AVAILABLE AT THE BUPERS WEBSITE:
HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/OFFICER/INTELLIGENCE_INFORMATION.
10. POINTS OF CONTACT:
- CDR SUE HIMES, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER COMMUNITY MANAGER, AT (703) 693-
2823/DSN 223 OR EMAIL AT SUZANNE himes@navy.mil.
- LCDR KIM RIGAZZI, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER ASSISTANT COMMUNITY MANAGER,
AT (703)614-5512/DSN 224 OR EMAIL AT KIM rigazzi@navy.mil.
11. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//
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