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SUBJ/SEA SHORE FLOW (SSF) ENLISTED CAREER PATHS//
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/041837ZMAY2006// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN
130/06, SEA SHORE ROTATION (SSR) TOUR LENGTH REVISIONS.//
RMKS/1. THIS
NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEA SHORE FLOW
(SSF) ENLISTED CAREER PATHS AND REPRESENTS A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE
WAY THE NAVY DEFINES AND MANAGES ENLISTED SEA TOUR LENGTHS. IT
REPLACES THE EXISTING SEA SHORE ROTATION (SSR) TOUR LENGTHS NAVADMIN
AND SHOULD BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SEA
SHORE FLOW, INCLUDING A COMPARISON OF SEA TOUR LENGTHS UNDER THE NEW
SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS VICE SEA SHORE ROTATION TOUR
LENGTHS, CAN BE FOUND AT
HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ABOUTUS/BUPERS/TOTALFORCEDIV/.
2. TRADITIONALLY, THE NAVY HAS BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN, FIRST AND
FOREMOST, THE PREEMINENT SEA-GOING SERVICE. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS, THE NAVY HAS BECOME AND IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO
BECOME INCREASINGLY SEA-CENTRIC. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO BILLET
STRUCTURE CHANGES THAT HAVE REDUCED BILLETS ASHORE WHILE INCREASING THE
NEED FOR MORE EXPERIENCED YET FEWER SAILORS AT SEA. THE TRANSITION TO
A MORE SEA-CENTRIC NAVY HAS NECESSITATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NEW
SEA SHORE FLOW MANNING CONSTRUCT TO ENSURE PROPER MANNING OF ALL SEA
DUTY AND FRONT LINE OPERATIONAL BILLETS.
AT THE SAME TIME, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A DESIRABLE LIFE/WORK BALANCE
OVER A SAILOR'S CAREER, THE NAVY RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO OFFSET THE
ARDUOUS NATURE OF SEA DUTY WITH PREDICTABLE PERIODS OF MEANINGFUL WORK
ASHORE. SEA SHORE FLOW PROVIDES THE OPTIMAL BALANCE BETWEEN SEA DUTY
AND SHORE DUTY WHILE IMPROVING FIT (RIGHT SAILOR, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT
TIME) TO THE FLEET. FOR SAILORS THIS MEANS THAT SEA TOUR LENGTHS WILL
NO LONGER BE DETERMINED BY THEIR PAY GRADE, BUT RATHER BY THEIR
EXPERIENCE LEVEL IN TERMS OF SEA TOURS COMPLETED.
SEA SHORE FLOW WILL ENHANCE THE STABILITY AND IMPROVE THE
PREDICTABILITY OF THE CAREER PATHS FOR EVERY SAILOR IN A SEA-CENTRIC
NAVY. IN FACT, MOST SAILORS WILL SEE EITHER NO CHANGE OR A DECREASE IN
SEA TOUR LENGTHS AS THE NAVY MOVES CLOSER TO ACHIEVING DESIRED FIT.
SAILORS IN VERY SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMS
LIKE SEA DUTY INCENTIVE PAY (SDIP) OR EXTENDED GEOGRAPHIC STABILITY FOR
VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE MORE TIME AT SEA OR FOR SIGNING UP FOR BACK-TO-
BACK SEA TOURS.
3. THE SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS ANNOUNCED IN THIS MESSAGE
APPLY TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND SUPERSEDE THE SEA SHORE
ROTATION TOUR LENGTHS ANNOUNCED IN REF A. HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT)
LIMITS REMAIN IN EFFECT. CURRENT FULL-TIME SUPPORT
(FTS) SEA/SHORE ROTATION POLICY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL COMPLETION
OF THE INITIATIVE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE OPERATIONAL RESERVE.
4. COMNAVPERSCOM WILL ADJUST PROJECTED ROTATION DATES (PRDS) BASED ON
LENGTH OF TOUR REMAINING. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE TURBULENCE IN PERSONAL
PLANNING, PRDS OF OCT 09 OR EARLIER WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED.
COMNAVPERSCOM IS AUTHORIZED TO ADJUST A PRD TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL SEA
TOUR EXPERIENCE FOR SAILORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO A SEA TOUR.
THIS DECISION WILL BE MADE BASED ON OVERALL MANNING IN THE COMMAND,
PROJECTION OF FUTURE ROTATIONS TO FILL THE NEW PRD, AND ENHANCEMENT TO
THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAILOR.
5. SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS ARE DEFINED IN PARA 6 BELOW
AND SHOULD BE READ IN 11 COLUMNS:
(1) RATING - ENLISTED COMMUNITY USED FOR DETERMINING APPLICABLE SEA
SHORE FLOW CAREER PATH. TO DETERMINE TOUR LENGTHS FOR THOSE RATINGS
THAT COMPRESS AT THE E8 AND E9 PAY GRADES (AB, AF, AV, CU, EQ, UC, GS,
EM), REFER TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH SEA TOUR LENGTH COLUMNS (SEA3,
SEA4) OF THE APPROPRIATE FEEDER RATING.
COMPRESSED FEEDER
RATING RATINGS NOTES
AB ABE, ABF, ABH COMPRESS AT E9
AF AD, AME, AM COMPRESS AT E9 AME COMPRESSES TO AM AT E8
AV AE, AT COMPRESS AT E9
CU BU, EA, SW COMPRESS AT E9
EQ CM, EO COMPRESS AT E9
UC CE, UT COMPRESS AT E9
GS GSE, GSM COMPRESS AT E8
EM EM, IC IC COMPRESSES TO EM AT E9
(2) SEA1 - SEA TOUR 1 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN
THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FIRST SEA TOUR.
(3) SHR1 - SHORE TOUR 1 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS
IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FIRST SHORE TOUR
FOLLOWING SEA TOUR 1. SAILORS ASSIGNED TO A SHORE TOUR IMMEDIATELY
FOLLOWING INITIAL TRAINING WILL BE ASSIGNED TO SHORE DUTY FOR 24 MONTHS
PRIOR TO COMMENCING THEIR FIRST SEA TOUR.
(4) SEA2 - SEA TOUR 2 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN
THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR.
(5) SHR2 - SHORE TOUR 2 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS
IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SECOND SHORE TOUR
AFTER COMPLETING SEA TOUR 2.
(6) SEA3 - SEA TOUR 3 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN
THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR THIRD SEA TOUR.
(7) SHR3 - SHORE TOUR 3 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS
IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR THIRD SHORE TOUR AFTER
COMPLETING SEA TOUR 3.
(8) SEA4 - SEA TOUR 4 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN
THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FOURTH SEA TOUR.
(9) SHR4 - SHORE TOUR 4 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS
IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FOURTH SHORE TOUR
AFTER COMPLETING SEA TOUR 4.
(10) SEA/SHR - SEA TOURS AND SHORE TOURS FOR SAILORS THAT HAVE
COMPLETED FOUR SEA TOURS WILL BE 36 MONTHS AT SEA FOLLOWED BY 36 MONTH
ASHORE UNTIL RETIREMENT.
(11) NOTES. SEE PARA 7 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES REGARDING SEA SHORE FLOW
CAREER PATHS.
6. SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS:
RATING SEA1 SHR1 SEA2 SHR2 SEA3 SHR3 SEA4 SHR4 SEA/SHR NOTES
ABE 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
ABF 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
ABH 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
AC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3
AD 42 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AE 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AG 36 60 36 60 36 60 36 60 36/36 2
AM 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AME 54 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AO 60 36 54 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
AS 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
AT 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AW 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
AZ 42 36 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
BM 60 36 54 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
BU 54 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
CE 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
CM 54 36 54 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
CMC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 4
CS 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
CSSS 60 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
CTI CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8
CTM 48 36 36 36 36 48 36 48 36/36 8
CTN CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8
CTR CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8
CTT 36 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 8
DC 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36
EA 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
ELTNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
ELTNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
EMNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
EMNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
EMSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
ENSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
EO 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36
EOD 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
ETNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
ETNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
ETSNV 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
ETSRF 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
ETSW 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
FC 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
FCAEGIS 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
FT 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
GM 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
GSE 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
GSM 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
HM CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 6
HT 54 36 54 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
ICSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1
IS 36 36 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
IT 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 2
LCAC NA NA NA NA 48 36 48 36 36/36 4
LN 48 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2
MA 48 48 42 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2
MC 42 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
MMNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
MMNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7
MMSS 54 36 42 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
MMSSW 54 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
MMSW 54 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
MN 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
MR 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
MT 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
MU CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3
NC NA NA 48 48 48 36 36 36 36/36 4
NCCR CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 4
ND 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
OS 54 36 48 36 48 36 36 36 36/36
PC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3
PR 36 42 36 42 36 42 36 42 36/36
PS 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 2
QMSW 60 36 48 36 48 36 36 36 36/36
RP 48 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2
SB 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 5
SH 60 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
SK 48 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36
SKSS 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
SO 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 5
STG 54 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
STS 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
SW 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36
UT 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
YN 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36
YNSS 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36
7. NOTES:
(1) SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES CAN
EXPECT TO SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREER ON SEA DUTY ASSIGNMENT.
SEA TOUR LENGTHS FOR THESE COMMUNITIES WILL NOT EXCEED 60 MONTHS FOR
THE FIRST AND SECOND SEA TOURS AND 48 MONTHS FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH
SEA TOURS. SHORE TOUR LENGTHS BETWEEN SEA TOURS WILL BE AT LEAST 36
MONTHS LONG. HOWEVER, MANNING CONDITIONS AT SEA MAY REQUIRE THE NEED
TO REQUEST SEA TOUR EXTENSION OR SHORE TOUR CURTAILMENTS TO ENSURE ALL
SEA DUTY BILLETS ARE FILLED. SAILORS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR
DETAILER FOR INFORMATION ON OR AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVES SUCH AS SDIP
OR GEOGRAPHIC STABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME AT SEA.
(2) INUS/OUTUS COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN INUS/OUTUS COMMUNITIES HAVE SEA
SHORE FLOW CAREER PATHS BASED ON A FLOW BETWEEN INUS (WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES) AND OUTUS (OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES) DUTY ASSIGNMENTS.
ASSIGNMENT TO SEA AND/OR OUTUS DUTY (TYPES 2, 3, 4, AND 6) WILL BE
CONSIDERED SEA TOURS FOR SEA SHORE FLOW PURPOSES.
ASSIGNMENT TO INUS SHORE DUTY (TYPE 1) WILL BE CONSIDERED SHORE TOURS
FOR SEA SHORE FLOW PURPOSES.
AG - AEROGRAPHER'S MATES WILL BE ASSIGNED AS OBSERVERS FOLLOWING
COMPLETION OF THEIR INITIAL TRAINING. AN OBSERVER TOUR IS REQUIRED
PRIOR TO ATTENDING FORECASTER "C" SCHOOL TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF
"C" SCHOOL TRAINING, FOLLOW ON ASSIGNMENTS AS AN AG WILL BE TO
FORECASTER BILLETS WITH TOURS BASED ON AN INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATH.
SAILORS IN THE AG COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO SERVE MORE THAN HALF THEIR
CAREERS IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TOURS ASHORE. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO
CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION.
IT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BILLET REQUIREMENTS OVERSEAS NECESSITATE
THE TRANSITION OF THE IT COMMUNITY TO CAREER PATHS BASED ON INUS/OUTUS
VICE SEA SHORE FLOW. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE IT COMMUNITY WILL BE
BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
LN - LEGALMEN HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY (TYPE 2 AND 4) BILLETS
AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE LN COMMUNITY WILL
BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
MA - MASTER-AT-ARMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DEPENDENT RESTRICTED
SEA TOUR ASSIGNMENT TYPE 3 OR TYPE 4 (BAHRAIN ONLY) DURING THEIR FIRST
OR SECOND SEA TOUR ROTATION. ADDITIONALLY, SENIOR MASTER-AT-ARMS MAY
BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SECOND DEPENDENT RESTRICTED SEA TOUR
ASSIGNMENT DURING THEIR THIRD SEA TOUR ROTATION.
HAWAII IS CONSIDERED INUS SHORE DUTY (TYPE 1). SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED
TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION.
PS - PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY (TYPE 2
AND 4) BILLETS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE PS
COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
RP - RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY
BILLETS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE RP
COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE.
(3) SHORE-INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN SHORE-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES
DO NOT HAVE CAREER PATHS DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW AND CAN EXPECT TO
SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREER ON SHORE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. SAILORS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR SPECIFIC CAREER PATH
INFORMATION.
AC - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SHORE TOUR LENGTHS AT PARTICULAR SHORE UICS
ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE TOWER CLASSIFICATION, AND THE TIME FRAME
REQUIRED TO BECOME QUALIFIED FOR TOWER OPERATIONS. SAILORS IN THE AC
COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO SERVE MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREERS IN
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TOURS ASHORE. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE
SAILORS ARE AFFORDED EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AT SEA TO ENHANCE
CAREER PROGRESSION. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS
FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION.
MU - MUSICIANS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE VARIOUS NAVY BANDS
THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. ASSIGNMENT BY FIT (SKILL/NEC) PREDOMINATES
AND MINIMUM TOUR LENGTHS APPLY. MUSICIANS CAN EXPECT AT LEAST ONE TOUR
ASSIGNMENT TO AN OUTUS BAND DURING THEIR CAREER AND ARE REQUIRED TO
MAINTAIN WORLD-WIDE ASSIGNABILITY. THOUGH CLASSIFIED TYPE 1 SHORE DUTY,
ALL INUS BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO FREQUENT AND EXTENSIVE TAD WITHIN THEIR
AOR, AND ARE CONSIDERED DEPLOYABLE UNITS.
OUTUS BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO SHIPBOARD AND GROUND-BASED DEPLOYMENT WITHIN
THEIR AOR AND REQUIRE OPERATIONAL DUTY SCREENING. SAILORS IN THE MU
COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR ADDITIONAL
CAREER PATH INFORMATION.
PC - POSTAL CLERKS ARE PROJECTED TO MERGE WITH THE STOREKEEPER (SK)
COMMUNITY AND FORM THE LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (LS) COMMUNITY. CAREER
PATHS FOR THE LS COMMUNITY WILL REFLECT THE SK SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED
CAREER PATH.
(4) MID-CAREER TRANSITION COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN MID-CAREER TRANSITION
COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE SEA TOUR WHILE IN THEIR
INITIAL COMMUNITY. PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR TRANSITION, SAILORS SHOULD
FULLY UNDERSTAND CAREER PATH INFORMATION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE SEA TOUR
LENGTHS.
LCAC - LCAC OPERATORS TRANSITION TO THE LCAC COMMUNITY AFTER COMPLETING
AT LEAST TWO SEA TOURS IN THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY. LCAC OPERATORS CAN
EXPECT SEA TOUR LENGTHS OF 48 MONTHS AFTER TRANSITIONING TO THE LCAC
COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF LCAC OPERATOR SHORE DUTY
BILLETS, SAILORS IN THE LCAC COMMUNITY MAY BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR INITIAL
COMMUNITY FOR SHORE DUTY.
NC - NAVY CAREER COUNSELORS TRANSITION TO THE NC COMMUNITY AFTER
COMPLETING AT LEAST ONE SEA TOUR IN THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY.
SAILORS CAN EXPECT SEA TOUR LENGTHS OF UP TO 48 MONTHS. THE LENGTH OF
THE FIRST SEA TOUR WILL BE DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS DEPENDING
UPON THE INDIVIDUALS SEA TOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRANSITION TIMING.
NCCR - NAVY COUNSELOR, CAREER RECRUITERS HAVE NO SEA DUTY BILLETS AND
WILL BE ASSIGNED AS REQUIRED.
CMC - COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS HAVE A UNIQUE CAREER PATH AND WILL BE
DETAILED TO LEADERSHIP MILESTONE BILLETS AS APPROPRIATE.
(5) NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) COMMUNITY. THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE
COMMUNITY IS A SEA INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE OF
THE SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION, SAILORS IN THE ELITE COMMUNITIES OF NAVAL
SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR (SO) AND NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE BOAT OPERATOR
(SB) SHOULD EXPECT TO SERVE BACK-TO-BACK SEA TOURS PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT
ASHORE. SAILORS IN THESE COMMUNITIES CAN EXPECT THEIR INITIAL BACK-TO-
BACK SEA TOURS TO BE WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, CONTINGENT
UPON THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY AND NSW.
(6) MEDICAL COMMUNITY. ENLISTED SEA SHORE FLOW CAREER PATHS FOR THE
HOSPITAL CORPSMAN COMMUNITY ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE SAILOR'S SPECIFIC
NEC OR SPECIALTY. SAILORS IN THE HM COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT 36 MONTH SEA
TOURS FOLLOWED BY 36 MONTH SHORE TOURS EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH NEC'S THAT
ARE SHORE-INTENSIVE. THOSE WITH OPERATIONAL EXTENSIVE NEC'S CAN EXPECT
LONGER SEA TOUR LENGTHS. SAILORS IN THE HM COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO
CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION OR VISIT
HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITYMANAGERS/MEDICALDENTAL/
FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.
(7) NUCLEAR POWER COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN NUCLEAR POWER TRAINED
COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE A 54 MONTH FIRST SEA TOUR AND 60 MONTH SECOND SEA
TOUR. SAILORS WHO ADVANCE TO E7 BEFORE OR DURING THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR
WILL HAVE THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR LENGTH ADJUSTED TO 48 MONTHS.
(8) CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE AND SPECIFIC SKILL
SETS REQUIRED BY SAILORS IN THE VARIOUS CT COMMUNITIES, CAREER PATHS
ARE DEFINED BY INCONUS/OUTCONUS VICE SEA SHORE FLOW. SAILORS CAN
EXPECT TO SERVE ON VARIOUS TOURS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES
(OUTCONUS) AND/OR ON SEA DUTY (TYPES 2, 3, 4, AND 6) DURING THEIR
CAREER. DUE TO THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNITY,
SAILORS IN THE CT COMMUNITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS
FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION.
INCONUS/OUTCONUS ROTATION FOR SPECIFIC CT RATINGS ARE LISTED BELOW AND
ARE DEPENDENT UPON BILLET AVAILABILITY AND EMERGING NEEDS OF THE
NAVY:
CTI E1 - E9 1 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA)
CTN E1 - E5 1 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA)
E6 - E8 2 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA)
E9 3 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS
CTR E1 - E7 1 INCONUS/2 OUTCONUS(SEA)
E8 - E9 2 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA)
CTI - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS (INTERPRETIVE) ARE ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO
THE VARYING DEMAND FOR THE UNIQUE LINGUISTIC SKILLS THEY POSSESS.
CTM - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (MAINTENANCE) SAILORS WILL BE DETAILED
ACCORDING TO BILLET AND RELIEF AVAILABILITY. MOST PCS AFLOAT TOURS
WILL BE 48 MONTHS TO INCLUDE CTM SKILLS 9224, 9225, AND 9289. CTM
9229 REQUIRES 60 MONTH SEA DUTY OBLIGATION FOLLOWING INITIAL SKILLS
TRAINING.
CTT - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (TECHNICAL) AEF TECHNICIANS, CTT SKILLS
173X AND 1702, FIRST SEA TOUR WILL BE 48 MONTHS DUE TO LENGTH OF
INITIAL TRAINING. ALL OTHER CTT SAILORS WILL SERVE 36 MONTHS ON SEA
TOUR ONE AND SEA TOUR TWO.
6. SAILORS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE DETAILERS FOR SPECIFIC
RATE/RATING/NEC QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. POC FOR POLICY QUESTIONS:
- CAPT EUGENE JONES, OPNAV N132, (703) 614-3420/DSN 224
- CDR CRAIG SCHAUPPNER, OPNAV N122X, (703) 695-0554/DSN 225
- CDR DAVID SHEALY, BUPERS-32, (901) 874-2823/DSN 882.
7. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.//
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