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NAVADMIN 276/08
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SUBJ/IA/GSA UPDATE//
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REF/F/MSG/CNO WASH DC/072243ZNOV07// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 147/07,
GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT) SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS (GSA), ANNOUNCING
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GSA DETAILING. REF B IS NAVADMIN 297/07, GSA
UPDATE. REF C IS OPNAV N130, PAY ENTITLEMENT POLICY INTERPRETATION AND
CLARIFICATION FOR MEMBERS SERVING IN GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM SUPPORT
ASSIGNMENTS.
REF D IS NAVADMIN 003/08, GSA DETAILING BUSINESS RULES. REF E IS
NAVADMIN 136/07, TASK FORCE INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (TFIA) UPDATE.
REF F IS NAVADMIN 298/07, GUIDANCE FOR THE PREPARATION OF PERFORMANCE
EVALUATIONS FOR SAILORS SERVING ON INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE (IA) AND GLOBAL
WAR ON TERRORISM SUPPORT (GSA) ASSIGNMENTS.//
RMKS/1. THIS IS THE
FIRST IN A SERIES OF MESSAGES TO UPDATE IAMM/ GSA POLICY ISSUES. WE
CONTINUE TO MAKE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR IAMM/ GSA DETAILING PROCESSES WITH
THE GOAL OF IMPROVING THE PREDICTABILITY OF GWOT ASSIGNMENTS FOR OUR
SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, ENABLING VOLUNTEERISM, IMPROVING MANNING
STABILITY AT THE UNIT LEVEL, AND ENSURING DETAILER INVOLVEMENT AND
OVERSIGHT IN SAILORS' PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PROGRESSION.
TODAY, 60 PERCENT OF GWOT ASSIGNMENTS ARE MADE VIA THE IA/GSA PROCESS,
WHILE THE IAMM ASSIGNMENT PROCESS REMAINS AGILE ENOUGH TO MEET THE
DYNAMIC DEMANDS OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDERS. AS WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED
GSA DETAILING, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A CORRESPONDING REDUCTION IN MID-
TOUR IAMM REQUIREMENTS, WHICH MEANS WE HAVE ACHIEVED OUR DESIRED EFFECT
OF GETTING THIS PROCESS INTO THE DETAILING CYCLE. ADDITIONALLY, OUR
SHIFT TO GSA DETAILING ENABLED US TO MEASURE THE TRUE IMPACT OF THE
AUGMENTATION DEMAND AND WORK TOWARD A PLAN TO ADDRESS WHAT IS
ANTICIPATED TO BE AN EXTENDED REQUIREMENT.
2. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS AN UPDATE ON SOME OF THE ISSUES WE ARE
TACKLING AND ASSOCIATED PROCESS AND POLICY CHANGES WE HAVE IMPLEMENTED
AS WE MATURE OUR IA SUPPORT MODEL:
- OVERSEAS GSA. STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENT IMPACTS AND MITIGATION
- JUNIOR OFFICER IAMM/GSA UPDATE
- ENLISTED GSA DETAILING UPDATE
- SUITABILITY SCREENING
- IA ADVANCEMENT RATES
- FOLLOW ON DETAILING
A. OVERSEAS GSA ASSIGNMENTS: WHEN AN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEMBER
DEPLOYS ON GSA ORDERS, THEIR DEPENDENTS MAY NOT REMAIN OCONUS WHILE THE
MEMBER IS DEPLOYED. THIS IS BECAUSE GSA ORDERS ARE PERMANENT CHANGE OF
STATION (PCS) ORDERS, AND WHEN THE SERVICE MEMBER IS DETACHED FROM
THEIR PARENT COMMAND VIA PCS ORDERS, THEIR DEPENDENTS ARE NO LONGER
PROTECTED BY A STATUS-OF-FORCES AGREEMENT (SOFA) WITH THE HOST NATION.
THESE SOFA AND OUR PCS POLICIES ARE DESIGNED TO ENSURE OUR FAMILIES ARE
PROTECTED WHILE OVERSEAS. SINCE GSA ORDERS ARE ISSUED DURING THE
NORMAL DETAILING WINDOW, THE SERVICE MEMBER AND THEIR FAMILY SHOULD
EXPECT TO PROCEED TO THEIR NEXT DUTY STATION AND DEPART THE OVERSEAS
LOCATION AS PART OF THIS PCS PROCESS. GSA PCS ORDERS PROVIDE FOR
DEPENDENTS TO MOVE BACK TO CONUS, EITHER TO THE SERVICE MEMBER'S NEXT
PRIMARY DUTY STATION OR TO AN ALTERNATE LOCATION OF DEPENDENT'S CHOICE,
IN PREPARATION FOR THE MEMBER'S RETURN. FOR THOSE SITUATIONS WHERE THE
OVERSEAS COMMANDER AGREES TO HOST DEPENDENTS WHILE A SAILOR IS IA AND
WHERE A SAILOR MAY BECOME DISADVANTAGED BY GSA ORDERS, THE IAMM PROCESS
MAY BE USED. SINCE IAMM ORDERS ARE NOT PCS ORDERS, NEITHER SOFA NOR
PCS POLICIES REQUIRE FAMILIES TO LEAVE THE FOREIGN COUNTRY IN WHICH
THEY ARE CURRENTLY SERVING. REQUESTS FOR IAMM VICE GSA ORDERS FROM
OVERSEAS SAILORS MUST BE MADE TO DETAILERS DURING THE ORDERS
NEGOTIATION PROCESS, AND MUST BE POSITIVELY ENDORSED BY THE COMMAND
INDICATING SPONSORSHIP FOR THE ENTIRE IA TOUR.
B. JUNIOR OFFICER (JO) IAMM/GSA UPDATE: IN MARCH 2008, WE BEGAN
TO TRANSITION MANY OF THE IA REQUIREMENTS TO THE GSA DETAILING PROCESS
AND INSTITUTED SEVERAL MITIGATION MEASURES TO RETURN THE GSA DEMAND TO
APPROXIMATELY 50 PERCENT. JUNIOR OFFICERS, RANKS O-1 THROUGH O-3,
COMPLETING EITHER AN IAMM OR GSA TOUR FROM SHORE SLATES WILL RECEIVE
THE FOLLOWING GUARANTEES UPON THEIR RETURN FROM AN IA DEPLOYMENT:
(1) THE OFFICER WILL BE OFFERED THE FLEET-CONCENTRATION AREA OR
HOMEPORT OF THEIR CHOICE.
(2) THE OFFICER WILL BE DETAILED INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE
STANDARD COMPETITIVE SLATING PROCESS; ORDERS WILL BE CRAFTED
INDIVIDUALLY IN A ONE-ON-ONE CONSTRUCT.
(3) FOR FUTURE SLATES, THE OFFICER WILL RECEIVE IA "SLATING
CREDIT," WHICH RANKS AN OFFICER WHO HAS COMPLETED AN IA ASSIGNMENT
ABOVE PEERS WITH SIMILAR QUALIFICATIONS/FITNESS REPORTS.
(4) THE OFFICER WILL NOT BE ASSIGNED TO ANOTHER IAMM/GSA DURING
THEIR NEXT SHORE TOUR FOLLOWING IA SERVICE, UNLESS THEY ARE A VOLUNTEER.
C. ENLISTED GSA DETAILING UPDATE: IN LATE 2007 AND EARLY 2008,
NEARLY 20 PERCENT OF OUR ENLISTED RATING/CLOSED LOOP COMMUNITIES HAD
ONLY TWO CHOICES IN CMS/ID: GSA OR FDNF. IN LATE FY 2007, WHEN GSA
ASSIGNMENTS WERE ESTABLISHED, STANDARD ENLISTED ASSIGNMENT BUSINESS
RULES ONLY ALLOWED CMS/ID TO ADVERTISE A NUMBER OF REQUISITIONS THAT
WAS EQUAL TO 50 PERCENT OF PRD ROLLERS IN ANY PARTICULAR COMMUNITY.
THIS WAS DONE TO ALLOW SAILORS SOME CHOICE IN THEIR ASSIGNMENTS WHILE
ENSURING A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF SAILORS WERE AVAILABLE TO FILL THE HIGH
PRIORITY REQUIREMENTS IDENTIFIED BY MANNING CONTROL AUTHORITIES. AS WE
EXPANDED GSA DETAILING, GSA AND FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCES (FDNF)
PRIORITIES FOR SOME ENLISTED COMMUNITIES BEGAN TO DRIVE OTHER FLEET
MANNING REQUIREMENTS OFF THE SCOPE. IN APRIL 2008, COMMANDER, U.S.
FLEET FORCES COMMAND (USFF) AND COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC)
COLLABORATED TO ESTABLISH NEW CMS/ID BUSINESS RULES, PROVIDING MORE
CHOICES FOR SAILORS AND BALANCING GSA AND FDNF REQUIREMENTS WITH CONUS
SEA REQUIREMENTS. THESE NEW RULES INCREASE THE NUMBER OF REQUISITIONS
AVAILABLE, AND DIRECT THAT NO MORE THAN 50 PERCENT OF THEM WILL BE FOR
GSA, NO MORE THAN 20 PERCENT WILL BE IN THE FDNF, AND AT LEAST 30
PERCENT WILL BE FOR CONUS SEA-DUTY COMMANDS. FOR EXAMPLE, IN JUNE WE
HAD 11,458 TOTAL REQUISITIONS: 1,029 (9 PERCENT) WERE FOR GSA
REQUIREMENTS, AND 645 (6 PERCENT) WERE IN THE FDNF, AND 85 PERCENT WERE
IN SUPPORT OF FLEET MANNING REQUIREMENTS. EVERY PRD ROLLER HAD AT
LEAST ONE SEA-DUTY OPTION TO CONSIDER THAT WAS NOT A GSA OR FDNF
ASSIGNMENT. FOR THOSE SAILORS WHO COMPLETE AN 8-14 MONTH GSA WHILE
ROLLING FROM SEA TO SHORE, IAMM/GSA PROVIDES TOTAL INDEMNITY FROM A
MID-TOUR IA DURING THEIR FOLLOW-ON SHORE TOUR, UNLESS THEY VOLUNTEER.
D. SUITABILITY SCREENING OF IAMM/GSA DEPLOYERS. WE CONTINUE TO
EXPERIENCE IAMM/GSA PRE-DEPLOYMENT ATTRITION DUE TO IMPROPER SCREENING
OF PERSONNEL. COMMANDS MUST OVERSEE THE EARLY SCREENING AND
PREPARATION OF SELECTEES, ESPECIALLY WRT SECURITY CLEARANCES.
SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR IA ASSIGNMENTS ARE DETAILED IN BOTH GSA AND
IAMM ORDER COMMENTS AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED IN THEIR ENTIRETY TO ENSURE
COMPLIANCE UPON RECEIPT OF ORDERS AND AGAIN PRIOR TO THE SAILOR
DETACHING FROM THE PARENT COMMAND. ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES AND FAQS ON
IA ASSIGNMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COMMANDS, SAILORS AND FAMILIES ON THE
ECRC WEBSITE AT WWW.ECRC.NAVY.MIL, AND THE USFF WEBSITE AT
WWW.CFFC.NAVY.MIL/AUGMENTEES. QUESTIONS MAY ALSO BE ADDRESSED TO THE
ECRC IA HELPDESK, FAMILY SUPPORT (24 HOURS), AT
(877) 364-4302 OR SAILOR ORDERS SUPPORT AT (757) 462-4744 EXT 119, OR
EMAIL AT ecrc.fs.fct@navy.mil. AN EARLY DETERMINATION OF
UNSUITABILITY FOR AN IAMM/GSA ASSIGNMENT ALLOWS US TO ASSIGN ANOTHER
SAILOR WITH A MORE REASONABLE TIMELINE, AVOIDING LAST MINUTE SCREENING
ATTRITIONS AT THE NAVY MOBILIZATION PROCESSING SITE.
THIS PROCESS IS DESIGNED TO AVOID A SHORT-NOTICE IA ASSIGNMENT FOR AN
ALTERNATE SAILOR AND A GAPPED POSITION IN THEATER. COMMAND
LEADERSHIP'S PERSONAL ATTENTION IS REQUIRED TO ENSURE WE MEET OUR GWOT
COMMITMENTS MORE EFFICIENTLY AND WITH LESS IMPACT ON SAILORS'
QUALITY OF SERVICE AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
E. IA ADVANCEMENT.
(1) PROMOTION BOARDS. ACTIVE AND RESERVE ENLISTED, WHO PERFORM
EITHER A GSA OR IAMM TOUR, WILL RECEIVE SPECIAL CONSIDERATION FOR
PROMOTION BOARDS - THIS IS WRITTEN INTO OUR PROMOTION BOARD PRECEPTS,
AND ADDRESSED IN REFERENCE E. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF RECOGNIZING
THE SACRIFICE OF THOSE GOING FORWARD AND PERFORMING THESE CRITICAL
MISSIONS.
(2) EVALUATIONS. ENLISTED PERSONNEL FULFILLING IAMM/GSA
ASSIGNMENTS SHOULD RECEIVE CONCURRENT EVALUATIONS FROM THEIR ULTIMATE
DUTY STATIONS WHILE IN THEATER. CONCURRENT REPORTS ARE NOT INCLUDED IN
PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGES. HOWEVER, CONCURRENT REPORTS DO HAVE A VERY
POSITIVE IMPACT ICO E7-E9 SELECTION BOARDS.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON IAMM/GSA EVALUATIONS CAN BE FOUND IN
REFERENCE F AND ON THE ECRC WEBSITE: WWW.ECRC.NAVY.MIL
(3) ADVANCEMENT RESULTS. RECENT BOARD RESULTS REFLECT HIGHER
ADVANCEMENT RATES FOR IAMM/GSA PERSONNEL:
OVERALL AVERAGE IA/GSA
RATE ADVANCEMENT RATE ADVANCEMENT RATE
E5 18 PERCENT 24.2 PERCENT
E6 12 PERCENT 12.3 PERCENT
E7 18.5 PERCENT 29.3 PERCENT
E8 9.7 PERCENT 19.4 PERCENT
E9 13.4 PERCENT 15.6 PERCENT
NOTE THAT WHILE IAMM/GSA DUTY ENHANCES A RECORD, SUSTAINED SUPERIOR
PERFORMANCE REMAINS THE PRIMARY CRITERIA FOR ADVANCEMENT.
F. FOLLOW ON DETAILING: IF THE LENGTH OF THE GSA ASSIGNMENT IS
NINE MONTHS OR LESS, THE SAILOR IS ELIGIBLE TO IMMEDIATELY NEGOTIATE
THEIR NEXT SET OF PCS ORDERS PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT FROM EITHER ECRC
NORFOLK OR SAN DIEGO IF WITHIN THE NINE MONTH DETAILING WINDOW. AS
SOON AS THE SAILOR IS GAINED TO ECRC FORWARD, THEIR NEXT SET OF PCS
ORDERS CAN BE RELEASED TO THEIR NEXT DUTY ASSIGNMENT BASED UPON FISCAL
YEAR FUNDING CRITERIA AND/OR ANY REQUIRED SCREENING. IF THE LENGTH OF
THE ASSIGNMENT IS GREATER THAN NINE MONTHS, SAILORS ARE ELIGIBLE TO
NEGOTIATE THEIR NEXT SET OF PCS ORDERS WHEN THEY ENTER THE NINE MONTH
NEGOTIATION WINDOW FOLLOWING CURRENT CMS-ID ASSIGNMENT POLICIES.
DETAILERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO CONTACT THE SAILOR DIRECTLY. THEREFORE,
SAILORS MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY IN CONTACTING THEIR DETAILER AS SOON
AS THEIR PRD WINDOW IS OPEN. THE IN-COUNTRY CAREER COUNSELOR CAN
COORDINATE USE OF CMS AND SUBMIT REQUESTS DIRECTLY TO DETAILERS. ECRC
REMAINS GSA PARENT COMMAND FOR CAREER COUNSELOR SUPPORT, AND THEY ARE
AVAILABLE TO ASSIST SAILORS WITH THIS PROCESS.
3. OUR EFFORTS TO DATE HAVE BEEN FOCUSED ON MEETING OUR OPERATIONAL
AND GWOT SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS, WHILE PROVIDING OUR SAILORS AND THEIR
FAMILIES THE SUPPORT THEY DESERVE. AS WE DEVELOP MORE TRANSPARENCY IN
OUR GWOT SOURCING PROCESS, SAILORS WILL REALIZE MORE CONTROL OVER THE
TIMING AND EFFECT GWOT SUPPORT ASSIGNMENTS HAVE ON THEIR CAREERS AND
THEIR PERSONAL LIVES.
4. I REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT IN COMMUNICATING THESE IMPORTANT UPDATES TO
ALL HANDS. OUR GOAL REMAINS TO MOVE THE MAJORITY OF GWOT ASSIGNMENTS
INTO THE NORMAL PCS ROTATION WINDOW, INCREASE PREDICTABILITY AND
STABILITY FOR OUR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND IMPROVE MANNING
STABILITY AT THE UNIT LEVEL. CONTINUED FEEDBACK FROM YOU AND YOUR
SAILORS IS ENCOURAGED TO IDENTIFY ISSUES THAT WE MUST ADDRESS TO
SUPPORT OUR SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES.
5. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.//
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