NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-25 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY OFFICER CONTINUATION SELECTION BOARDS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONTINUATION POLICY:

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SUBJ/NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-25 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) 2025 Active- Duty Navy 
Officer Continuation Selection Boards.  The FY-25 Active- Duty Navy Officer 
Continuation Selection Boards will convene, when required, immediately 
following the corresponding FY-25 Active-Duty Navy Officer and Chief Warrant 
Officer 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 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.  CAPT 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) AA3 or AA4 Program Management
        (2) AG3 Production, Quality, and Manufacturing
        (3) AS3 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.  These expanded continuation boards are part of the Navy "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 1310 aviators with primary additional qualification 
designations (AQD) of professional flight instructor
(DIP) or DA5/DA7/DB2/DB5/DB6/DD1/DH3/DL3/DS2 (TACAIR), Chaplain Corps (CHC), 
Cyber Warfare Engineer (CWE), Foreign Area Officer (FAO), Information 
Professional (IP), Maritime Space Officer (MSO), Medical Corps (MC), Nurse 
Corps (NC) and Supply Corps (SC) LCDRs will be considered for continuation 
who would statutorily retire in
FY-25 with 20 YOAS.  URL 1310 aviators with primary AQDs of DIP or
DA5/DA7/DB2/DB5/DB6/DD1/DH3/DL3/DS2 (TACAIR), CWE, FAO, IP, and SC officers 
selected for continuation will be continued for a period of
3 years to 23 YOAS.  CHC, MSO, MC, and NC 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, CWE, 
Cryptologic Warfare (CW), Dental Corps (DC), FAO, Intelligence Officer 
(INTEL), IP, Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC), MC, Medical Service Corps 
(MSC), MSO, NC, and 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.  All LDOs selected for promotion in FY-25 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.
    b.  All LDOs who are on active duty at the time when the promotion board 
meets and are considered in zone for promotion and who are subject to 
mandatory retirement for YOAS prior to the end of
FY-24 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 or, if not 
selected for promotion, until the end of FY-24.

6.  Chief Warrant Officers (CWO):
    a.  All CWOs selected for promotion in FY-25 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.
    b.  All CWOs who are on active duty at the time the promotion board meets 
and are considered in zone and who are subject to mandatory retirement for 
YOAS prior to the end of FY-24, 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.  All CWOs who are not selected for promotion to the 
next higher CWO grade will be continued on active duty, until the end of FY-
24.

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-25 Active-Duty Navy O-6 Line Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 10 January 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-5 LDO Line 
Continuation Selection board will follow this board.
    b.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-6 Staff Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 6 February 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-5 LDO Staff 
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
    c.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-5 Line Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 13 February 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Line and LDO 
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
    d.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-5 Staff Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 29 April 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Staff and LDO 
Continuation Selection Board will follow this board.
    e.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Staff Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 29 April 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-3 Staff and LDO 
Continuation Selection boards will follow this board.
    f.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-4 Line Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 6 May 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy O-3 Line and LDO 
Continuation Selection Boards will follow this board.
    g.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy CWO3/CWO4/CWO5 Promotion Selection Boards 
convene 3 Jun 2024.  The FY-25 Active-Duty Navy
CWO2/CWO3/CWO4 Continuation Selection Boards will follow these boards.
    h.  The FY-26 Active O-7 Line and Staff Promotion Selection Board 
convenes 17 September 2024.  The FY-26 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://my.navy.mil/quick-links.html.
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://my.navy.mil/quick-links.html.
    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          10 JAN 24            30 DEC 23/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO CDR      6 FEB 24            26 JAN 24/2359 CST
URL/RL/LDO LCDR         13 FEB 24             2 FEB 24/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO LCDR    29 APR 24            18 APR 24/2359 CST
Staff Corps/LDO LT      29 APR 24            18 APR 24/2359 CST
URL/RL/LDO LT            6 MAY 24            25 APR 24/2359 CST
CWO 4/3/2                3 JUN 24            23 MAY 24/2359 CST
URL/RL CAPT        17 SEP 24             6 SEP 24/2359 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 (MNCC) 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/mnpmain
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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