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SUBJ: FY-14 ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE E9, E8, AND E7 SELECTION BOARD ME MBERSHIP 
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SUBJ/FY-14 ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE E9, E8, AND E7 SELECTION BOARD MEMBERSHIP 
NOMINATIONS//

REF/A/DOC/BUPERSINST 1401.5A/03MAR2011//

AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1401.5A, SUPPLEMENTAL GUIDANCE FOR U.S. NAVY 
SELECTION BOARDS.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE SOLICITATION OF ENLISTED SELECTION BOARD 
PARTICIPANTS FOR THE FY-14 ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE MASTER CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF, 
AND CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS.  THE BOARDS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 25 
FEBRUARY THROUGH 8 MARCH 2013 FOR THE RESERVE E9/E8 (COMBINED), 25 MARCH 
THROUGH
5 APRIL 2013 FOR ACTIVE E9, 15 APRIL THROUGH 3 MAY 2013 FOR ACTIVE E8, 13 MAY 
THROUGH 31 MAY 2013 FOR THE RESERVE E7 AND 17 JUNE THROUGH 12 JULY 2013 FOR 
ACTIVE E7.  NOMINATIONS ARE DUE TO PERS-815 BY 7 DECEMBER 2012 FOR THE RESERVE 
E9/E8 BOARD, 4 JANUARY 2013 FOR THE ACTIVE E9 BOARD, 18 JANUARY 2013 FOR THE  
ACTIVE E8 BOARD, 22 FEBRUARY 2013 FOR THE RESERVE E7 BOARD AND 22 MARCH 2013 
FOR THE ACTIVE E7 BOARD.

2.  A MASTER CHIEF'S CAREER IS NOT CONSIDERED COMPLETE UNTIL PARTICIPATION AS 
A MEMBER OF AN ENLISTED SELECTION BOARD.  SENIOR LEADERS IN OUR NAVY ARE BUSY 
WITH LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT  CHALLENGES AT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS, BUT 
PARTICIPATION BY SENIOR LEADERS IN SELECTION BOARDS IS PARAMOUNT TO THE NAVY'S 
CONTINUED SUCCESS IN SELECTING 21ST CENTURY LEADERS.  EVERY MASTER CHIEF PETTY 
OFFICER NOT OTHERWISE RESTRICTED FROM PARTICIPATING IN AN ENLISTED SELECTION  
BOARD IS STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO VOLUNTEER TO SERVE AS A MEMBER OF A FY-14 
MASTER CHIEF, SENIOR CHIEF OR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTION BOARD.

3.  PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION, REVIEW REF A FOUND ON THE FOLLOWING 
LINK:  HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-NPC/REFERENCE/ 
INSTRUCTIONS/BUPERSINSTRUCTIONS/DOCUMENTS/1401.5A.PDF.  SELECTION BOARD 
MEMBERSHIP NOMINEES:
    A.  SHALL NOT HAVE A RELATIVE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD FOR 
WHICH THEY ARE APPLYING.  RELATIVE IS DEFINED AS A SPOUSE OR OTHER RELATIVE, 
BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE, PRIOR MARRIAGE, ADOPTION, BLENDED FAMILY, OR EX-FAMILY, 
OF THE FOLLOWING RELATIONSHIPS: PARENT, CHILD, SIBLING, AUNT OR UNCLE, NIECE 
OR NEPHEW, OR FIRST COUSIN.  ALL NAVY RELATIVES (ACTIVE OR RESERVE) MUST BE 
LISTED ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
    B.  SHALL NOT HAVE A SPOUSE OR OTHER RELATIVE SERVING ON THE SAME BOARD IN 
ANY CAPACITY.
    C.  SHALL NOT HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF THE SAME BOARD IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
    D.  SHALL BE WITHIN NAVY BODY COMPOSITION STANDARDS AND HAVE PASSED THE 
MOST RECENT PRT/PFA.
    E.  SHALL NOT HAVE A FLEET RESERVE, RETIREMENT, OR HIGH YEAR TENURE DATE 
THAT IS WITHIN ONE YEAR AFTER THE BOARD ADJOURNS.
    F.  SHOULD CHECK THEIR RECORD TO ENSURE THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE A 
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION GAP IN THEIR OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE.

4.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PERTAINING TO SELECTION BOARD MEMBERSHIP:
    A.  FROCKED MASTER CHIEFS MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE ENLISTED SELECTION BOARD 
PROCESS AND ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO DO SO.  THE EXPERIENCE GAINED FROM 
EXPOSURE TO THE SELECTION BOARD PROCESS IS PARAMOUNT TO A MASTER CHIEF'S 
SUCCESS AS A LEADER.
    B.  NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND CAN PROVIDE ORDMODS IF ENLISTED BOARD MEMBERS 
WITH PCS ORDERS ARE SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN A SELECTION BOARD.  SELECTED 
BOARD MEMBERS SHOULD CONTACT CWO5 LAWRENCE COLE AT (901) 874-4162 OR VIA E-
MAIL AT lawrence.cole@navy.mil IF THIS APPLIES.  DO NOT CONTACT YOUR 
DETAILER DIRECTLY.
    C.  ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT MASTER CHIEFS ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY FOR 
ANY OF THE ABOVE BOARDS.  THERE IS NO RESTRICTION ON ACTIVE DUTY SERVING ON 
RESERVE BOARDS OR RESERVE/FTS SERVING ON ACTIVE BOARDS.
    D.  SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS MAY SERVE ON THE ACTIVE OR RESERVE E7 
BOARDS AS EITHER MEMBERS OR RECORDERS.  THEY MAY ONLY SERVE AS RECORDERS ON 
THE E9 OR E8 BOARDS IF NOT ELIGIBLE.  CHIEF PETTY OFFICERS MAY ONLY SERVE AS 
RECORDERS.  FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICERS AND BELOW MAY NOT APPLY, NO EXCEPTIONS.

5.  THE APPLICATION FORM CAN BE ACCESSED AT:
HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/BOARDS/ACTIVEDUTYENLISTED/PAGES/GENERALINFORMATION.ASPX OR
HTTP://WWW.PUBLIC.NAVY.MIL/BUPERS-
NPC/BOARDS/RESERVEENLISTED/PAGES/GENERALINFORMATION.ASPX.

6.  THE APPLICATION MUST BE ROUTED TO THE COGNIZANT FORCE OR FLEET MASTER 
CHIEF.  UPON APPROVAL BY FORCM/FLTCM, EACH APPLICANT MUST SCAN AND E-MAIL THE 
SIGNED COPY OF THEIR APPLICATION TO MR. DONALD MARSHALL AT 
donald.p.marshall@navy.mil OR THEIR FORCM/FLTCM MAY FORWARD ON THEIR 
BEHALF.  THIS PROCEDURAL STEP ALLOWS PERS-815 TO PROVIDE RECEIPTS OF DELIVERY 
AND CONFIRM THAT EACH PROSPECTIVE ENLISTED SELECTION BOARD MEMBER HAS A 
WORKING EMAIL ADDRESS FOR NOTIFICATION OF QQQQ BOARD PARTICIPATION.  DO NOT 
HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL FORWARD THE APPLICATION ON YOUR BEHALF.  
THIS MAY COMPROMISE BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND COULD INVALIDATE YOUR APPLICATION.  
FORMS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUALS OTHER THAN THE APPLICANT OR THEIR 
FORCM/FLTCM/CMDCM WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AND WILL BE DELETED WITHOUT ACTION.  
BOARD MEMBERSHIP SHOULD BE HELD IN THE STRICTEST OF CONFIDENCE.

7.  CAREFUL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO A NOMINEE'S AVAILABILITY TO SERVE 
AS A SELECTION BOARD MEMBER.  COMMANDING OFFICER CONCURRENCE FOR THE NOMINEE 
TO PARTICIPATE IN A BOARD IS REQUIRED.  COMMANDING OFFICERS, COMMAND MASTER 
CHIEFS, AND THE ENLISTED SELECTION BOARD APPLICANTS MUST UNDERSTAND THAT ONCE 
SELECTED, BOARD DUTY IS NOT OPTIONAL.  PER REF A, SELECTED BOARD MEMBERS WILL 
NOT BE EXCUSED EXCEPT IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES.

8.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. DONALD MARSHALL AT (901) 874-3223/DSN 882 OR VIA 
E-MAIL AT donald.p.marshall@navy.mil.

9.  RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.//

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