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SUBJ/ENLISTED APPLICATIONS FOR ASSIGNMENT TO USS CONSTITUTION//

REF/A/DOC/MILPERSMAN/1306-920/06DEC27//

AMPN/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1306-920, SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
ASSIGNMENT TO USS CONSTITUTION.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES REQUIREMENTS AND SOLICITS ENLISTED 
APPLICATIONS FOR DUTY ON BOARD USS CONSTITUTION.  APPLICATIONS MUST BE 
POSTMARKED NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS AFTER RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE.
SELECTION RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE NO LATER THAN 60 DAYS AFTER RELEASE 
OF MESSAGE.  PERSONNEL WITH A PROJECTED ROTATION DATE
(PRD) OF OCT 2010 THROUGH JUNE 2011 ARE ELIGIBLE, OTHERS MAY APPLY WITH 
COMMAND AND DETAILER APPROVAL.  PERSONNEL SELECTED WILL NORMALLY DETACH 
FROM THEIR PRESENT COMMAND AT THEIR CURRENT PRD.

2.  USS CONSTITUTION IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF AMERICAN HERITAGE AND THE 
HISTORY OF OUR NAVY.  HAVING EARNED HER NICKNAME "OLD IRONSIDES"
DURING THE WAR OF 1812, USS CONSTITUTION IS THE OLDEST COMMISSIONED 
WARSHIP AFLOAT IN THE WORLD AND AMERICA'S SHIP OF STATE.  USS 
CONSTITUTION IS PERMANENTLY BERTHED IN BOSTON, MA.  THE CREW IS TASKED 
WITH PROMOTING, PROTECTING, AND PRESERVING THE SHIP.  THE SHIP RECEIVES 
NEARLY HALF A MILLION VISITORS ANNUALLY AND IS THE NAVY'S PLATFORM FOR 
RECEIVING SENIOR OFFICERS, HIGH-RANKING GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND HEADS 
OF STATE.
IN ADDITION TO THE IN-DEPTH STUDY OF THE HISTORY AND CONSTRUCTION OF 
THE SHIP REQUIRED TO PRESENT THE SHIP TO THE PUBLIC, CONSTITUTION 
SAILORS MUST ALSO LEARN 18TH CENTURY SQUARE-RIGGED SAILING FROM LINE 
IDENTIFICATION TO SETTING AND FURLING SAILS, INCLUDING CLIMBING UP AND 
OUT ON HER YARD ARMS.  CREW MEMBERS ARE ALSO TAUGHT HOW TO MAN AND 
OPERATE HER 5,600 POUND LONG GUNS IN PRECISION 19TH CENTURY GUN DRILLS.  
A NORMAL TOUR OF DUTY IS THREE YEARS AND IS SHORE DUTY (TYPE I) FOR 
ROTATIONAL PURPOSES.

3.  THE FOLLOWING BILLETS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT NINE MONTHS, FILL 
MONTH IN PARENTHESIS:
    CSC (NEC 3529) (MARCH 2011)
    CS1 (IMMEDIATELY)
    BM1 (MAY 2011)
    LS2 (JUNE 2011)
    YN2 (IMMEDIATELY)
    PS2 (IMMEDIATELY)
    PO2 (MARCH 2011) (ANY RATE/DETAILER RELEASE TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS)
    BM3 (IMMEDIATELY)
    PO3 (IMMEDIATELY) (ANY RATE/DETAILER RELEASE TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS)
    DC2 (IMMEDIATELY)
    LS3 (NOV 2010)
    PO3 (JAN 2011) (ANY RATE/DETAILER RELEASE TO SPECIAL PROGRAMS)

4.  VOLUNTEERS SEEKING DUTY ON BOARD USS CONSTITUTION MUST BE ABLE TO 
INTERACT WITH THE PUBLIC WITH MATURITY AND TACT, AND BE AN EXCEPTIONAL 
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE U.S. NAVY.  THEY MUST HAVE AN IMPECCABLE 
APPEARANCE AND EXCEPTIONAL MILITARY BEARING.  CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS AND 
PETTY OFFICERS MUST BE HIGH-CALIBER INDIVIDUALS READY TO SERVE AS SHARP 
MILITARY ROLE MODELS FOR JUNIOR CREW MEMBERS AND MUST BE STRONG 
LEADERS.

5.  ALL VOLUNTEERS CONSIDERING DUTY ON BOARD USS CONSTITUTION MUST MEET 
THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
    A.  NO RECORD OF NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP) WITHIN THE PAST 36 
MONTHS.
    B.  NO RECORD OF ALCOHOL-RELATED INCIDENTS WITHIN THE PAST 36 
MONTHS; DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE/DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED 
CONVICTIONS WITHIN LAST FIVE YEARS ARE DISQUALIFYING FACTORS.
    C.  NO RECORD OF FINANCIAL INSTABILITY WITHIN THE PAST 36 MONTHS.
NO EXCESSIVE DEBT.  COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALISTS SHOULD EVALUATE 
MEMBER'S DEBT-TO-INCOME RATIO.
    D.  HAVE NO EVAL/FITREP TRAITS BELOW 3.0 WITHIN THE PAST 36 MONTHS.
    E.  BE WITHIN CURRENT BODY COMPOSITION STANDARDS.  MUST NOT HAVE 
FAILED ANY PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT (PFA) IN THE LAST YEAR.  MAY NOT 
HAVE MORE THAN ONE PFA FAILURE IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS.
    F.  BE FIT FOR FULL DUTY (MEDICAL/DENTAL) WITHOUT ANY LIMITATIONS 
OR DISABILITIES THAT WOULD PRECLUDE SERVICE ON BOARD A SHIP.
    G.  NOT HAVE ANY TATTOOS THAT SHOW IN A SHORT SLEEVE UNIFORM.
    H.  HAVE A CLEAR, STRONG VOICE.  MUST NOT BE AFRAID OF PUBLIC 
SPEAKING.
    I.  NOT BE AFRAID OF HEIGHTS.
    J.  NON-PETTY OFFICERS MUST BE UNMARRIED AND WITHOUT DEPENDENTS.

6.  INTERESTED CANDIDATES MEETING THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS MUST FIRST 
SUBMIT A FULLY COMPLETED NAVPERS 1306/7 (ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION
REQUEST) TO THEIR RESPECTIVE RATING DETAILER VIA THEIR COMMANDING 
OFFICER REQUESTING RELEASE TO SPECIAL SHORE PROGRAMS.

7.  ONCE NAVPERS 1306/7 IS COMPLETE, SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION 
TO USS CONSTITUTION FOR SCREENING:
    A.  NAVPERS 1306/7, (ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST) REQUESTING 
DUTY ONBOARD USS CONSTITUTION.
    B.  NAVPERS 1306/92, SPECIAL DUTY SCREENING FORM.
    C.  EVALUATION/FITNESS REPORTS FOR THE PAST 36 MONTHS.
    D.  HEIGHT, WEIGHT, BODY COMPOSITION ASSESSMENT (PERCENTAGE), LAST 
THREE YEARS OF PFA SCORES AND ANY CURRENT FAILURES (PRIMS PRINTOUT 
PREFERRABLE).
    E.  DIGITAL 5X7 PHOTOGRAPH (FRONT, BACK, AND SIDE) IN SERVICE 
UNIFORM (KHAKI FOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER).  SAILORS SERVING ON INDIVIDUAL 
AUGMENTATION MAY WEAR UNIFORM CHAIN OF COMMAND DEEMS APPROPRIATE FOR 
PHOTO.
    F.  LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT SIGNED BY COMMANDING OFFICER, WHICH MUST 
INCLUDE:  A STATEMENT ON MILITARY APPEARANCE AND TATTOOS, AN EVALUATION 
OF THE MEMBER'S SPEAKING ABILITY, THE MEMBER'S DEMEANOR, PROFESSIONAL 
KNOWLEDGE, AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS.  THE ABILITY TO WORK AND LEAD GROUPS 
OF JUNIOR SAILORS WITH LITTLE OVERSIGHT IS A FAVORABLE CHARACTERISTIC 
AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE EVALUATION.
    G.  POINT OF CONTACT (CAREER COUNSELOR, LEADING CHIEF PETTY 
OFFICER, OR COMMAND MASTER CHIEF) PHONE NUMBER (COMMERCIAL) AND E-MAIL 
ADDRESS.  NOTE:  COMMON APPLICATION ERRORS INCLUDE LACK OF DETAILED 
CONTACT INFORMATION, UNSIGNED NAVPERS 1306/7 AND 1306/92, NO COMMANDING 
OFFICER ENDORSEMENT, MISSING EVALUATIONS, PHOTOS NOT INCLUDED, AND 
SCREENING PACKAGES SENT TO DETAILER RATHER THAN USS CONSTITUTION.  
INCOMPLETE PACKAGES WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.

8.  APPLICATIONS CAN BE SENT VIA E-MAIL TO constitution.cc@navy.mil, 
BY FAX TO (617) 242-2308, OR BY MAIL TO:
    USS CONSTITUTION
    COMMAND MASTER CHIEF
    BUILDING 5
    CHARLESTOWN NAVY YARD
    CHARLESTOWN, MA 02129-1797

9.  ONCE APPLICATION PACKAGE IS RECEIVED AND REVIEWED, A TELEPHONE 
INTERVIEW WILL BE ARRANGED BETWEEN THE MEMBER AND USS CONSTITUTION 
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF.  PERSONNEL MAY ALSO ARRANGE TO INTERVIEW IN 
PERSON.  PERSONAL INTERVIEWS ARE CONDUCTED AT USS CONSTITUTION IN 
CHARLESTOWN, MA.

10.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE AT 
WWW.HISTORY.NAVY.MIL/USSCONSTITUTION.

11.  POINT OF CONTACT:  CMDCM(SW/SS/AW) DAVID TWIFORD, AT
(617) 242-2863, OR E-MAIL AT constitution.cc@navy.mil.

12.  RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//

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