The Chief's blog: "Musings of your Not So typical Navy Chief"

created on 01/15/2010 | http://fubar.com/musings-of-your-not-so-typical-navy-chief/b328188

posted on 03/10/2011&nbs-08:00;@&nbs-08:00;12:03&nbs-08:00;pm

MCPON's Hot List, week of 07 MAR 11
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What’s Hot MAR 7, 2011 SNAPSHOT

Accountability

Responsibility

CPO Scorecard

CPO Standards and Conduct

The incidents in 2010 were committed by less than one percent of our Mess and we have some outstanding CPOs doing a great job, but several mistakes made by a very few impact the effectiveness of every Chief across our Navy and I'm relying heavily on the Chiefs who are living up to our standards to take charge, move out with strong, proactive leadership and reverse the negative trends that we are seeing.

Brilliant on the Basics

INDOC; CDB; OMBUDSMAN; MENTORSHIP; SAILOR RECOGNITION; SPONSORSHIP

Enlisted Warfare Qualification Programs

Quals mandatory - 30 month maximum, platform specific, community driven.

PTS – Fleet RIDE Integration

PTS merged with Fleet RIDE program and all PTS applications must be entered into Fleet RIDE.
User guide is available on the PTS webpage at www.npc.navy.mil/CareerInfo/PerformtoServe

PTS

Submit a PTS application as early at 15 prior but NLT 13 months prior to EAOS or PRD (whichever is earlier); Quotas will have an expiration date.
All E-3 to E-6 Sailors with less than 14 years of service and who are recommended for retention, regardless of intentions, are required to submit PTS applications.

Revised E-5 Promotion Recommendation Rules

Effective with the March 15, 2011, periodic evaluations, E-5 force distribution rules will change to:
EP recommendation limit 20%; combined EP and MP recommendations must not exceed 60%; MP recommendation may be increased by one for each EP quota not used.

Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Implementation

Our great Navy is leading the way on education and training which will be provided in a three tiered approach.
Tier one is for all experts who may deal with repeal issues; Tier two is for senior leaders and command leadership; and Tier three is for all hands, civilian and military.
The primary delivery method is face to face with mobile training teams; secondary is defense connect online; and tertiary is computer based training for those who cannot attend the first two.
It remains the policy of the DoD not to ask service members or applicants about their sexual orientation, to treat all members with dignity and respect, and to ensure maintenance of good order and discipline.

Drug Abuse

Navy’s policy on substance abuse is simple and clear - zero tolerance.
Prohibits wrongful possession of controlled substance analogues (designer drugs), natural substances, chemicals, propellants and/or prescribed or over-the-counter drugs or pharmaceutical compounds with the intent to induce intoxication, excitement, or stupefaction of the central nervous system.

Spice

Navy’s policy on substance abuse is simple and clear - zero tolerance.

Sailors cannot possess or use “Spice” or herbal products. Sailors found guilty of using designer drugs or products containing synthetic compounds will be separated from the Navy.
Navy personnel who wrongfully possess designer drugs or products containing synthetic compounds may be subject to punitive action under Article 92 of the UCMJ, adverse administrative action, or both.

Continuing Resolution Effects on PCS Orders

Navy does not have sufficient manpower funding to allow normal lead times for Permanent Change of Station (PCS) orders.
Average PCS lead times have been reduced from 4-6 months to approximately 2 months or less.
Approximately 6,000 Sailors slated to move in April and May have not yet received orders. Those going to priority assignments will have less than two months lead time to move.

Actions Taken Result of Continuing Resolution

·The current uncertainty over funding has resulted in program and operational limitations and negative effects. While risk mitigation efforts to date have deferred making irreversible decisions, the Navy is being forced to implement increasingly unproductive decisions to live within funding shortfalls of the current CR.

Enlisted Advancement Phasing Plan & FAQ

The Navy will now advance selected Sailors at a rate of three percent per month for the first five months to E-4, E-5 and E-6. The remaining Sailors will be advanced in the sixth month of the advancement cycle.
In addition, the Navy will also advance selected Sailors at a rate of three percent per month for the first eleven months to E-7, E-8 and E-9. The remaining Sailors will be advanced in the twelfth month of the advancement cycle.

FY11 Revised Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) Award Levels

In order to ensure we have the right number of Sailors with the right skills, Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB) award levels are adjusted as reenlistment requirements for specific ratings and skill sets are met.
Of the 135 skill/zone combinations listed in the original FY11 plan, this update includes 19 skill reductions and 12 eliminations

Overseas Contingency Operations Support Assignments (OSA)

Active duty Sailors will apply for an OSA assignment through Career Management System/ Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID) by selecting "OSA PREFERENCE" in the Special Programs Section of their Duty Preference Page at their 12-to-9 month window prior to their PRD and prior to negotiating PCS orders
NAVADMIN 332/10 announced business rules for Individual Augmentation Manpower Management (IAMM).
NAVADMIN 334/10 announced business rules for Overseas Contingency Operation Support Assignments (OSA).

Tuition Assistance

Effective 01 Oct 2010, quarterly monetary caps are being applied to the funds distributed by Navy’s Tuition Assistance (TA) Program in order to ensure TA funds are available throughout the year.

9/11 GI Bill Update

Most changes take effect Aug. 1, others Oct. 1.
Reserves will have their time count toward benefits, and time mobilized for homeland security missions.
The $1,000-per-year book allowance becomes available to active-duty service members and spouses using transferred benefits.
Nationwide cap of $17,500 a year for tuition and fee reimbursement.
Living stipends will be pro-rated based on the number of credits taken, although anyone taking less than a 50 percent course load will remain ineligible for the payment.
GI Bill benefits will be cut off between school terms, unless classes are interrupted by a national disaster or other emergency.

Navy Working Uniform Update

Reviewing options to ensure no out-of-pocket expenses for Sailors to meet NWU requirements.
Sailors who started recruit training Oct. 1, 2007 - April 26, 2009 not issued NWU components, or full allowance will have until June 30, 2013, to reach NWU compliance.
The NWU will now be worn as the working uniform ashore by Dec. 31, 2010.

NWU Type II/III Conformance Testing

The conformance testing, which began the week of July 26, will last for six weeks.

Transparent to forward-deployed Sailors wearing the NWU Type II and Type III uniform will be increased personal safety while still meeting the Navy’s intent of a professional looking Sailor.
The rollout scheduled to begin late spring 2011.

Navy Uniform Board Update

The Navy Uniform Board has approved the wear of the Chief Petty Officer cutlass, updated uniform regulations regarding the use of portable communication devices, authorized the khaki overblouse for female officers and chiefs and, standardized rules for those wearing flight suits.

Navy E-Leave

E-leave request, approval, and automated transaction process will reside inside the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) Electronic Service Record (ESR) Application. Sailors must have access to their ESR to use e-leave. Additional up-to-date information can be found on NKO.

Learning and Development Roadmap (LaDR)

There are LaDRs for every enlisted rating on NKO under the Enlisted Learning and Development section. These roadmaps provide our Sailors with the tools and resources necessary to meet Navy requirements, as well as their professional and personal goals.
LaDRs should be used at CDBs.

Reducing the Stigma Associated with Enrollment in the Exceptional Family Member Program

Bottom line, EFMP does not limit Sailors. It ensures they have the resources to ensure a career that is productive and rewarding to Sailors, families and the Navy.

Operational Stress Control

Need to be as actively engaged and invested in our Sailors' mental well-being as we are with their physical well-being; help through the Navy's Operational Stress Control Program.
New enlisted OSC courses are now available to the Fleet via NKO for PO3/2/1 and CPO.

Sexual Assault Prevention and Response

Sexual Assault: Not in my Navy; 'zero' tolerance

Bystander intervention: Ship, Shipmate, Self.

Suicide

One suicide is one too many. While it may be impossible to prevent all suicides & stress casualties, we are making concerted efforts to reduce our suicide rates; Focused communications by senior leadership to reduce the stigma of seeking help.
ACT – Act, Care, Treat.

Family Readiness

Family readiness = mission readiness
Sailors must engage their command and their family in order to take full advantage of the family readiness programs and benefits Navy offers.

Personal Financial Management Program

The Navy’s Personal Financial Management Program provides individualized assistance for Sailors and family members – through various classes by FFSCs – that fosters financial responsibility and accountability with primary emphasis of financial independence, sound money management, debt avoidance, and long-term financial stability to increase personal, family and operational readiness throughout career intervals.

Women on Submarines:

April 29, policy changed; Female officers assigned to guided-missile attack (SSGNs) and ballistic-missile (SSBNs) submarines.

The initial four submarines selected to integrate female officers into their crews are USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) and USS Georgia (SSGN 729) homeported in Kings Bay, Ga., and USS Maine (SSBN 741) and USS Ohio (SSGN 726) homeported in Bangor, Wash.

The first 10 female junior officers to be assigned to submarines graduated the Navy’s Nuclear Power School Feb. 25 and are expected to report to their subs in December.

Submarine Smoking Ban

Smoking below decks aboard all subs will cease NLT Dec. 31, 2010; A large scale smoking cessation program will be implemented to assist sub Sailors in their efforts to quit.

Enlisted AC to RC Transition

The Career Transition Office (CTO) facilitates

Top 50 Initiative

Navy recognized for excellence in workforce planning, training, education, diversity, and life-work integration, earning 24 awards.

Ranked #17 out of more than 1,000 companies on Training Magazine’s Top 125 list.

Personal Firearms

Mishaps in FY08, at least 28 acts of Sailor misconduct or suicide occurred onboard Navy installations; 111 incidents occurred off-base, 26 resulted in death.
Sailors may now store personal weapons in certain locations onboard Navy installations with written approval from installation CO.
Personal firearms are prohibited in bachelor quarters, automobiles, and work centers.

Naval Operations Concept 2010 (NOC 10)

Naval forces are ideally suited to address the challenges of an uncertain future and is capable of overcoming the geographic impediments to projecting power.
Persistent presence without permanence enables naval forces to conduct an expanding array of activities that prevent, deter or resolve conflict.
NOC 10 guides implementation of and is organized around and expounds upon the six core capabilities identified in the Maritime Strategy: forward presence, power projection, sea control, deterrence, maritime security, and HA/DR.

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