CALL FOR FY-25 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SCREEN BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND APPLICATIONS:

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SUBJ/CALL FOR FY-25 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SCREEN 
BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND APPLICATIONS// 
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/29APR2020// 
REF/B/OPNAV/16JUL2021// 
 
NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINT 1401.5C, SUPPLMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. NAVY SELECTION 
BOARDS.   
REF B IS OPNAVINST 1306.2K, COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER PROGRAM// 
 
RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces guidance for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 
Command Master Chief (CMDCM) and Command Senior Chief (CMDCS) Screen 
Board.  The FY-25 CMDCM and CMDCS Screen Board is scheduled for 30 January 
2024.  The deadline to apply to the CMDCM/CMDCS program in order to be 
considered by the board is 1 December 2023. 
 
2.  Board Membership.  Members will be selected from within the Master Chief 
Petty Officer of the Navy leadership mess (Fleet Master Chiefs, Force Master 
Chiefs, and CMDCMs assigned to Flag or General Officers) and notified of 
their selection as a board member from Navy Personnel Command (PERS-8).  Any 
board member who believes that he or she cannot, in good conscience, perform 
his or her duties as a member of the board without prejudice or partiality 
must request relief when notified.  Board membership criteria is contained in 
reference (a). 
 
3.  Screen Board Eligibility Criteria.  Reference (b) contains the 
eligibility requirements to apply for the CMDCM and CMDCS Screen Board with 
the following updates: 
    a.  Active Component (AC) E-9 personnel will not have less than 16 years 
or greater than 28 years total time-in-service (TIS) as of 31 December 
2023.  Personnel screened to compete for E-9 in the FY-24 Senior Enlisted 
Marketplace Screen Board that have not aligned to an E-9 requirement as of 30 
January 2024 are ineligible for a lateral conversion to CMDCM. 
    b.  AC E-8 personnel will not have less than 16 years or greater than 23 
years total TIS as of 31 December 2023. 
    c.  Reserve Component Selected Reserve (SELRES) personnel drilling with 
pay and Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR): 
       (1) TAR E-9 personnel will not have less than 16 years or greater than 
28 years total TIS as of 31 December 2023.  Total Active Federal Military 
Service (TAFMS) will be used. 
       (2) SELRES E-9 personnel will not have less than 16 years of total 
qualifying years of service or greater than 28 years length of service (LOS) 
as of 31 December 2023 (indicated in Navy Reserve Readiness Module).  To 
maintain distributable inventory and community health controls, SELRES who 
are on definite recall orders are not eligible for conversion unless they 
will complete orders by 31 December 2023.  SELRES who are mobilized remain 
eligible. 
       (3) TAR E-8 personnel will not have less than 16 years or greater than 
23 years total TIS as of 31 December 2023.  TAFMS will be used. 
       (4) SELRES E-8 personnel will not have less than 16 years of total 
qualifying years of service or greater than 23 years LOS as of 31 December 
2023 (indicated in Navy Reserve Readiness Module).  To maintain distributable 
inventory and community health controls, SELRES who are on definite recall 
orders are not eligible for conversion unless they will complete orders by 31 
December 2023. SELRES who are mobilized remain eligible. 
    d.  TIS waivers within one year of the limits established above, and 
operational waivers for non-attendance of the Senior Enlisted Academy (SEA) 
will be considered on a case-by-case basis.  Submit waivers in standard 
memorandum format to the Director, Command Senior Enlisted Leader Management 
Office (DCSELMO), via the applicable FORCM or direct-report CMDCM, for 
approval or disapproval.  Waivers outside the one-year TIS limit will be 
submitted via the same process, with final approval or disapproval by 
Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy (OPNAV N13).  All waivers must 
be submitted to the DCSELMO by 8 November 2023, to allow time for final 
adjudication and inclusion in a candidate package to the board. 
    e.  All TAR and SELRES candidates (including closed loop ratings and TAR 
serving at AC commands) must obtain the Navy Reserve FORCM's validation prior 
to submission.  Candidate packages are due to the Office of the Chief of Navy 
Reserve, FORCM no later than 22 November 2023 to ensure endorsement and total 
service calculations are validated in advance of the 1 December 2023 
deadline.  All TAR and SELRES candidate packages will be sent from the Navy 
Reserve FORCM to the DCSELMO via encrypted e-mail to cselboard@us.navy.mil. 
 
4.  For record review and communication with the CMDCM and CMDCS Screen 
Board, submit packages via encrypted e-mail to cselboard@us.navy.mil.  Do not 
use the electronic submission of selection board documents to submit 
packages.  The full name of the candidate and full social security number 
(SSN) (full SSN marked on top right of each page) must be on all pages of the 
package.  The package requirements contained in reference (b), are modified 
as follows, and will only include: 
    a.  Cover letter.  The cover letter must include the board number (found 
below) with branch class in parentheses, i.e. AC, SELRES, TAR, or closed 
loop.  In the body of the cover letter, provide Service Member's full name, 
full SSN, work and personal phone numbers, and work and personal email 
addresses. 
    b.  Approved TIS or SEA waivers discussed above. 
    c.  Conditional release for all nuclear-trained and all non-nuclear 
submarine ratings, as outlined in reference (b). 
    d.  Copy of Command Senior Enlisted Leader Selection Nomination 
(NAVPERS 1306/95), with all signatures completed. 
    e.  Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1306/7). 
    f.  If the Navy Enlisted Classification code 8SEA is not in the 
candidate's Personnel Data Summary, a copy of the graduation certificate from 
the SEA or other service equivalent is required. 
    g.  Any missing documentation from the candidate's Official Military 
Personnel File (for example, a missing evaluation or award, or documented 
completion of a degree).  Career summary letters are not authorized. 
 
5.  Trouble with the file encryption or certificates or any other 
communication errors do not justify a late package.  Verify receipt of your 
package by contacting DCSELMO at (703) 695-5594/DSN 664 or via 
email:  cselboard@us.navy.mil. 
 
6.  Candidates selected under the CMDCM and CMDCS Screen Board can expect to 
execute orders to their first CSEL tour as early as 1 October 2024.   
Candidates will have to negotiate for orders within the first 12 months 
following the announcing NAVADMIN.  Screened CSELs outside of the normal 
projected rotation date (PRD) will have their PRDs manually adjusted by the 
Career Management Pillar (PERS-4) to ensure completion of a minimum of 12 
months onboard their current command. 
 
7.  Alternates will be selected by the CMDCM and CMDCS Screen Board, and 
contacted by the CSEL detailer if billets become available and distributable 
inventory has been depleted. 
 
8.  Candidates should submit packages with a subject line using the 
applicable format below: 
    a.  AC CMDCM Screen Board:  FY-25 Active CMDCM Screen Board #125 
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    b.  SELRES CMDCM Screen Board:  FY-25 SELRES CMDCM Screen Board #125  
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    c.  TAR CMDCM Screen Board:  FY-25 TAR CMDCM Screen Board #125 
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    d.  Closed Loop CMDCM Screen Board (SO, SB, ND, EOD, AC Seabee, RC 
Seabee):  FY-25 Closed Loop CMDCM Screen Board #125 ICO RATE LAST 
NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    e.  AC CMDCS Screen Board:  FY-25 Active CMDCS Screen Board #126 
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    f.  SELRES CMDCS Screen Board:  FY-25 SELRES CMDCS Screen Board #126  
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
    g.  TAR CMDCS Screen Board:  FY-25 TAR CMDCS Screen Board #126 
ICO RATE LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI 
 
9.  Points of contact: 
    a.  CMDCM Anna Wood, DCSELMO, at (703) 695-5594/DSN 664 or via e-mail at 
cselboard@us.navy.mil. 
    b.  AC CMDCM Monica Kuhl, Enlisted Distribution Division, at  
(901) 874-4560/DSN 882 or via e-mail at cselboard@us.navy.mil. 
    c.  TAR and SELRES:  FORCM Tracy Hunt at (703) 695-3976 or via e-mail at 
tracy.l.hunt.mil@us.navy.mil. 
    d.  TAR:  CMDCM Darryl Williams, TAR Distribution Branch, at 
(901)874-3257/DSN 882 or via e-mail at darryl.e.williams7.mil@us.navy.mil. 
 
10.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 
whichever occurs first. 
 
11.  Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr., N1.// 
 
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