CHANGE IN POLICY FOR APPOINTMENTS FOR LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (CORRECTED COPY):
4 NAVADMINs are known that refer back to this one:
UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 021445Z DEC 15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 275/15 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/NOV// SUBJ/CHANGE IN POLICY FOR APPOINTMENTS FOR LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/USCODE/5OCT94// REF/B/DOC/SECNAV/20SEP11// REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// REF/D/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/31MAY05// REF/E/DOC/OPNAV/14DEC09// NARR/REF A IS SECTION 5589 OF TITLE 10, U.S. CODE, REGULAR NAVY AND REGULAR MARINE CORPS: OFFICERS DESIGNATED FOR LIMITED DUTY. REF B IS SECNAVINST 1920.6C, ADMINISTRATIVE SEPARATION OF OFFICERS. REF C IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1426-010, PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO ACTIVE DUTY CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER AND LIMITED DUTY OFFICER STATUS. REF E IS OPNAVINST 1420.1B, ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUAL.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN promulgates an update to the policy for temporary appointments of limited duty officers (LDO) who are eligible for permanent appointment per reference (a). 2. Effective immediately, LDOs (and selects) will be offered permanent appointments as outlined below: a. FY-16 LDO selects and all future LDO selects who will have 10 or more years of active naval service upon commissioning will be offered initial permanent appointments in the grade of ensign. b. FY-16 LDO selects with less than 10 years of active naval service will be offered initial temporary appointments in the grade of ensign. c. All current and future temporary LDO ensigns will be offered permanent appointments to the grade of lieutenant (junior grade) when selected for promotion. All current temporary LDO lieutenants (junior grade) will continue to be offered permanent appointments to the grade of lieutenant when selected for promotion. d. Any temporary LDO who declines permanent appointment will be processed for reversion to their permanent enlisted grade per reference (b). 3. Additionally, effective immediately, paragraph 723 of reference (c) is deleted, terminating automatic enlisted advancements for the few remaining temporary LDOs. 4. Appropriate changes will be incorporated into references (c) through (e) by future updates. 5. Point of contact is Mr. Dave Booth, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-83B) at (901) 874-4490/DSN 882 or via e-mail at dave.booth@navy.mil; or CAPT Mark Holley, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-00J) at (901) 874-3159/DSN 882 or via e-mail at mark.holley@navy.mil. 6. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//