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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-26 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY OFFICER CONTINUATION
SELECTION BOARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUATION POLICY//
REF/A/10 U.S.C., SECTION 632
REF/B/10 U.S.C., SECTION 8323
NARR/REF A IS UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 10, SECTION 632,
REF B IS UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 10, SECTION 8323.
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Active- Duty Navy
Officer Continuation Selection Boards. The FY-26 Active- Duty Navy Officer
Continuation Selection Boards will convene, when required, immediately
following the corresponding FY-26 Active-Duty Navy Officer and Chief Warrant
Officer (CWO) Promotion Selection Boards. Eligible officers on the Active-
Duty List (ADL) who are fully qualified to remain on active duty and meet the
requirements in paragraphs 2 through 6 will be considered for continuation.
2. Captains (CAPT) in the Unrestricted Line (URL) officer competitive
category who have a specific designation as Acquisition Workforce (AW)
members and specific year groups of CAPT and Commander (CDR) Professional
Military Professors (PMP) with 2A2 AQD will be considered for continuation.
Eligible officers on the ADL who are not on a rear admiral (lower half)
promotion list and who meet the requirements in subparagraph 2a will be
considered for expanded continuation.
a. URL officers who are AW members with 28 or more years of active
commissioned service on the convening date of the board and hold one or more
of the following Additional Qualification Designation (AQD) codes:
(1) AA2 or AA4 Program Management
(2) AN2 Engineering
b. Officers selected by these boards will be continued to 33 years of
active commissioned service, subject to the statutory maximum age requirement
of 62 years.
c. CDR PMP officers with 2A2 AQD in Year Groups (YG) 1998, 1999, and
2000 selected by the board will be continued to 30 years of active
commissioned service. CAPT PMP officers with 2A2 AQD in YG 1996, 1997, and
1998 selected by the board will be continued to 32 years of active
commissioned service. Both paygrades are subject to the statutory maximum
age requirement of 62 years.
d. These expanded continuation boards are part of the Navy's "Up and
Stay" initiative.
3. Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) URL, Restricted Line (RL) and staff corps
(Limited Duty Officers (LDO) continuation policy is promulgated in paragraph
5):
a. Twice Failure of Selection (2XFOS) LCDRs with 14 to 18 Years of
Active Service (YOAS) on the date of mandatory discharge.
Officers selected for continuation will be continued until eligible for
retirement at the completion of 20 YOAS.
b. 2xFOS LCDRs with less than 14 YOAS on the date of mandatory
discharge. Officers selected for continuation will be continued for a period
of 3 years.
c. 2xFOS LCDRs with 18 or more YOAS, in line with reference (b), will
not be considered for continuation, but will be retained on active-duty until
retirement eligible at 20 YOAS.
d. 2xFOS URL, Chaplain Corps (CHC), Cyber Warfare Engineer (CWE), Dental
Corps (DC), Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Information Professional (IP),
Maritime Space Officer (MSO), Medical Corps (MC), Maritime Cyber Warfare
Officer (MCWO), Oceanography (OCN) and Supply Corps (SC) LCDRs will be
considered for continuation who would statutorily retire in FY-26 with 20
YOAS. CWE, FAO, IP, MCWO, OCN, and SC officers selected for continuation
will be continued for a period of 3 years to 23 YOAS. URL, CHC, DC, MC, and
MSO, officers selected for continuation will be continued until the last day
of the month in which the officer completes 24 YOAS.
e. In no case will any LCDR be continued or retained beyond the last day
of the month in which the officer becomes 62 years of age.
4. Lieutenant (LT) Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO), CHC, Civil
Engineer Corp (CEC), Cryptologic Warfare (CW), CWE, DC, FAO, Intelligence
Officer (INTEL), IP, Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC), MC, MCWO, Medical
Service Corps (MSC), MSO, Nurse Corps (NC), Public Affairs Officer (PAO) and
Supply Corps (SC) will follow the below as applicable:
a. 2XFOS LTs covered in paragraph 4 with less than 18 YOAS and selected
for continuation will be continued for a period of three years, but not
beyond retirement eligibility at 20 YOAS.
b. 2XFOS LTs covered in paragraph 4 with 18 or more YOAS, in line with
references (a) and (b), will not be considered for continuation, but will
instead be retained on active-duty until retirement eligible at 20 YOAS.
c. In no case will any 2xFOS LTs covered in paragraph 4 be continued or
retained beyond the last day of the month in which the officer becomes
eligible for retirement under reference (b) or the last day of the month in
which the officer becomes 62 years of age, whichever is earlier.
5. Commander (CDR), LCDR, and LT LDOs:
a. LDO CDR, LCDR, and LT 2x FOS officers will not be considered for
continuation for FY26.
b. All LDOs selected for promotion in FY-26 who are subject to mandatory
retirement for YOAS prior to their scheduled promotion dates and/or prior to
completing the Time-In-Grade (TIG) necessary to retire in the next higher
grade after promotion will be considered for continuation. If selected,
these officers will be continued for a period sufficient to allow them to
accept promotion and, as required, attain sufficient TIG to retire at the
higher grade.
6. Chief Warrant Officers (CWO):
a. CWO2, CWO3, and CWO4 2x FOS officers will not be considered for
continuation for FY26.
b. All CWOs selected for promotion in FY-26 who are subject to mandatory
retirement for YOAS prior to their scheduled promotion dates and/or prior to
completing the TIG necessary to retire in the next higher grade after
promotion will be considered for continuation. If selected, these officers
will be continued for a period sufficient to allow them to accept promotion
and complete the minimum TIG for retirement to the next higher CWO grade.
7. Officers on the ADL who meet any of the criteria in paragraphs 2 through
6 must check BUPERS Online, via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at
https://my.navy.mil/quick-links.html, after release of the respective
promotion selection ALNAV message, to determine if they were selected for
continuation. Once logged into BUPERS Online, click on
Advancements/Selection Boards and then on the appropriate officer
(Promotion/Continuation) board to determine the results.
8. Promotion selection board convening dates are as follows:
a. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-6 Line Promotion Selection Board
convenes 14 January 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-6 LDO Line
Continuation Selection board will follow this board.
b. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-6 Staff Promotion Selection Board
convenes 11 February 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-5 LDO Staff
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
c. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-5 Line Promotion Selection Board
convenes 19 February 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Line and LDO
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
d. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-5 Staff Promotion Selection Board
convenes 5 May 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Staff and LDO
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
e. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Staff Promotion Selection Board
convenes 5 May 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-3 Staff and LDO
Continuation Selection boards will follow this board.
f. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Line Promotion Selection Board
convenes 12 May 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy O-3 Line and LDO
Continuation Selection Boards will follow this board.
g. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy CWO3/CWO4/CWO5 Promotion Selection Boards
convene 9 Jun 2025. The FY-26 Active-Duty Navy
CWO2/CWO3/CWO4 Continuation Selection Boards will follow these boards.
h. The FY-27 Active O-7 Line and Staff Promotion Selection Board
convenes 16 September 2025. The FY-27 Active O-6 Expanded Continuation
Selection Board will follow this board.
9. Correspondence addressed to the promotion selection board will not be
forwarded to a subsequent continuation selection board for consideration.
Officers must communicate with each board separately.
10. Only eligible officers may communicate with a continuation selection
board via the Letter to the Board (LTB) process. NAVADMIN
220/19 announced the introduction of a new application known as Electronic
Submission of Selection Board Documents (ESSBD), accessible through My Navy
Portal (MNP). ESSBD improves the speed, transparency and confidence of
receipt over current LTB submission methods, such as hard copy and e-mail
submitted letters and related attachments.
a. ESSBD is available for all promotion, advancement and selection
boards.
b. ESSBD provides board candidates with the capability to electronically
submit LTBs in a standard, consistent format, with or without attachments and
will allow the candidate to see (for content and clarity) exactly what will
be delivered and presented to the board.
c. To utilize ESSBD, candidates must access document services through
MNP at https://mn3p.navy.mil/web/myrecord/overview. On-screen instructions
will direct the submitter thereafter.
d. Submission and subsequent receipt acknowledgement for LTBs submitted
via ESSBD or other means does not constitute confirmation of eligibility for
the boards to which LTBs are submitted. If required, a full visual user
guide is available through MNP at https://mn3p.navy.mil/web/advancement-and-
promotion.
e. LTBs must be received by Navy Personnel Command no later than 2359
(Central Standard Time) (CST) 10 days prior to the convening date of the
respective board, as noted below. Submitters are cautioned to not wait until
the deadline date to submit LTBs via ESSBD or other available avenues.
Continuation For Convening Date Due Date/Time
URL/RL/LDO CDR 14 JAN 25 3 JAN 25/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO CDR 11 FEB 25 31 JAN 25/2359 CST
URL/RL/LDO LCDR 19 FEB 25 8 FEB 25/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO LCDR 5 MAY 25 24 APR 25/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO LT 5 MAY 25 24 APR 25/2359 CST
URL/RL/LDO LT 12 MAY 25 1 MAY 25/2359 CST
CWO 4/3/2 9 JUN 25 29 MAY 25/2359 CST
URL/RL CAPT 16 SEP 25 5 SEP 25/2359 CST
f. If unable to use ESSBD, the CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil mailbox account is
capable of receiving encrypted correspondence in accordance with Department
of Defense policy. If sending a board package from a non-NMCI network
(bumed.mil, eu.navy.mil, etc.), please review procedures listed in NAVADMIN
220/19.
g. The written communication may call attention to the board, any matter
concerning the record of the officer that the officer considers important.
Written communication may include, as enclosures, correspondence from any
individual concerning the eligible officer. Correspondence not originated by
the eligible officer, including endorsement to the letter of the eligible
officer and letters written on behalf of that officer, must contain a written
acknowledgement by the eligible officer that he or she desires such
correspondence be presented to the board.
Correspondence without such an acknowledgement is considered third party
correspondence and will be rejected without being presented to the board.
Classified correspondence will not be accepted.
11. All officers are reminded of their responsibility to ensure the
completeness and accuracy of their official records prior to the convening
date of the board.
12. Questions regarding LTB submission and continuation should be directed
to MyNavy Career Center by calling 1-833-330-MNCC (1-833-
330-6622/DSN: 882-6622) or e-mailing ASKMNCC@navy.mil.
13. Additional information concerning continuation is also available via MNP
at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/p-officer-
promotion-resources-and-links, then click on the Websites side (vice Systems
side) of the blue header. Once on the Websites side, you will see the NPC
Promotion Boards link. Click on the NPC Promotion Boards link, then click on
the Officer Continuation/SERB link on the left hand side.
14. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or 30 September
2025, whichever occurs first.
15. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr., N1.//
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