ALCOAST 014/08
COMDTNOTE 5220
SUBJ: YEOMAN (YN) OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS SURVEY
A. ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS MANUAL, COMDTINST M1414.8
(SERIES)
1. ALL YEOMEN WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL DURING THE FOURTH WEEK IN
FEBRUARY CONTAINING A LINK TO AN ON-LINE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS (OA)
SURVEY. THE OA SURVEY IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON 22FEB08 AND STAY
ACTIVE FOR SIX WEEKS. THE OA SURVEY CONTAINS THE MEANS TO CAPTURE
AND DEFINE THE "CURRENT WORLD OF WORK" FOR THE YN RATING. ALL
RECIPIENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE SURVEY TO ENSURE THE RESULTANT DATA
INCLUDES A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BILLET TYPES AND PAYGRADES.
2. THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY A GROUP OF YN SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIALISTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRACEN YORKTOWN PERFORMANCE
TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PTC) STAFF AND THE YN RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF.
DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY WILL UNDERGO ANALYSIS AND THEN BE
CATEGORIZED INTO A REPORT FOR PROGRAM MANAGERS USE. THE OA REPORT
WILL ALSO FORM THE FOUNDATION FOR A RATING REVIEW AS PER REF A. THE
RESULTS OF A ROBUST RATING REVIEW WILL FURTHER ENABLE IMPORTANT
ADJUSTMENTS TO THE YN ENLISTED PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ)
WHICH WILL ALLOW TRAINING MANAGERS TO FINE-TUNE SCHOOL CURRICULA,
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATION GUIDES (PQG), AND SERVICE-WIDE EXAMS.
3. ALL YN PERSONNEL ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ON-LINE OA
SURVEY. THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE INTRANET AND
INTERNET SO THAT IT MAY BE COMPLETED USING EITHER A CG OR HOME
COMPUTER SYSTEM. AVERAGE COMPLETION TIME IS 60-90 MINUTES. THE
SURVEY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE SESSION, IT MAY BE
SAVED AND RESUMED AT A LATER TIME. PARTICIPATION BY A MAJORITY OF
YN PERSONNEL WILL BE A VALUABLE INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE OF THE YN
WORKFORCE.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE YN OA PROJECT OR
SURVEY ARE PTC REPRESENTATIVES CWO2 ANTONIO VARNER AT (757)856-2842
OR MR. WILLIAM SELETYN AT (757)856-2027. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE
RATING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE YN RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF, YNCM
RAY CAPEZZUTO, (202)475-3668.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
6. RDML CYNTHIA A. COOGAN, DIRECTOR OF RESERVE AND TRAINING SENDS.