UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 081627Z OCT 13 PSN 843937K34 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS SUBJ: MANDATORY OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL TRAINING FOR DEPLOYABLE UNITS UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01500// NAVADMIN 262/13 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/MANDATORY OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL TRAINING FOR DEPLOYABLE UNITS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/031458ZMAY12// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/212310ZNOV08// REF/C/DOC/NTTP 1-15M/20DEC10// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 150/12, NAVY OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL TRAINING. REF B IS NAVADMIN 332/08, OVERSIGHT, TRAINING, AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL PROGRAM. REF C IS THE COMBAT AND OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL PUBLICATION. RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ESTABLISHES MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS FOR COMMAND LEVEL NAVY OPERATIONAL STRESS CONTROL (OSC) SKILLS TRAINING WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF DEPLOYING. THIS TRAINING IS PROVIDED BY MOBILE TRAINING TEAMS (MTT). IN SUPPORT OF NAVY'S 21ST CENTURY SAILOR INITIATIVE, LEADERS MUST BE ABLE TO ASSESS INDIVIDUAL AND UNIT STRESS, TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO MITIGATE STRESS ISSUES BEFORE THEY BECOME PROBLEMATIC, AND ELIMINATE NEGATIVE ATTITUDES ASSOCIATED WITH GETTING HELP. BUILDING RESILIENCE AND MITIGATING STRESS IS A LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITY THAT DIRECTLY IMPACTS OUR WARFIGHTING READINESS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF OUR NAVY. 2. EFFECTIVE 1 JANUARY 2014, COMMANDERS AND COMMANDING OFFICERS (COS) ARE DIRECTED TO SCHEDULE SPECIFIC OSC TRAINING FOR THEIR OFFICERS, CHIEFS, AND DECKPLATE LEADERS WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF DEPLOYMENT. OSC MTTS WILL PRIORITIZE SCHEDULING OSC TRAINING WITH ALL DEPLOYING COMMANDS AT NO COST TO THE COMMAND TO MEET THE SIX MONTH OBJECTIVE. MTTS TRAVEL BOTH WITHIN THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES-CONUS AND OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES-OCONUS TO DELIVER TWO TARGETED COURSES; NAVY OSC-LEADER (NAVOSC-LEAD) FOR E7 AND ABOVE AND NAVY DECKPLATE LEADER OSC (DPL-OSC) FOR E4-E6 PERSONNEL. UNDERWAY TRAINING BY MTTS ARE AN OPTION. COMMANDS SHOULD CONTACT ONE OF THE POINTS OF CONTACT LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 6 TO SCHEDULE COURSE(S). A. EACH COURSE, WHICH TAKES A HALF-DAY TO COMPLETE, PROVIDES OFFICER AND ENLISTED LEADERS TRAINING AND PRACTICAL TOOLS TO RECOGNIZE AND MITIGATE STRESS AND PROMOTE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLNESS, STRENGTH, AND RESILIENCE IN SAILORS AND COMMANDS. THE COURSES ARE INTERACTIVE, FACILITATED DISCUSSIONS FOCUSED ON LEADERS' RESPONSIBILITIES IN MAINTAINING THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL WELLNESS OF THEIR PERSONNEL. B. COURSE SUCCESS IS DEPENDENT UPON DEMONSTRATED SUPPORT FROM COMMAND LEADERS. THIS IS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR UNIT PERSONNEL TO BE TOGETHER IN ONE LOCATION TO DISCUSS REAL ISSUES IN AN INFORMAL SETTING. C. COMMANDS WILL DOCUMENT COMPLETION OF NAVOSC-LEAD AND DPL-OSC TRAINING IN THE FLEET TRAINING MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING SYSTEM (FLTMPS) PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT. 3. COMMANDERS AND COS WILL ENSURE MAXIMUM PARTICIPATION WITH AT LEAST 75 PERCENT OF OFFICERS, CHIEFS AND E4-E6 PERSONNEL COMPLETING TRAINING WITHIN A SIX-MONTH WINDOW PRIOR TO DEPLOYING. A. CLASS SIZES FOR BOTH COURSES SHOULD BE LIMITED TO 35-50 PARTICIPANTS TO ENHANCE THE TRAINING EXPERIENCE. COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SCHEDULE MULTIPLE SESSIONS OF BOTH COURSES AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF PERSONNEL RECEIVE TRAINING. B. TO ENSURE THE BEST USE OF LIMITED RESOURCES, COS SHALL ENSURE THE NUMBER OF PERSONNEL ATTENDING TRAINING IS WITHIN 90 PERCENT OF WHAT WAS COMMITTED WHEN COURSES WERE SCHEDULED WITH MTTS. 4. MTTS WILL PROVIDE EACH PARTICIPANT AN ANONYMOUS QUESTIONNAIRE BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF EACH COURSE AND AN EVALUATION AT THE END OF EACH COURSE TO UNDERSTAND PARTICIPANT ATTITUDES, SOURCES, LEVELS, AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT STRESS. TO MEASURE COURSE RETENTION, EFFECTIVENESS IS SURVEYED THROUGH A SIX-MONTH FOLLOW-UP EMAIL QUESTIONNAIRE. 5. COMPLETION OF EITHER "NAVOSC-LEAD" OR "DPL-OSC" MEETS AND EXCEEDS THE ANNUAL GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING REQUIREMENT FOR OSC - SUPERVISORY (CPPD-GMT- OSCS-1.0) OR OSC NON-SUPERVISORY (CPPD-GMT-OSCNS-1.0) COURSES. TO MINIMIZE REDUNDANT TRAINING, INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN NAVOSC-LEAD MAY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR COMPLETING CPPD-GMT-OSCS-1.0 COURSE AND INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATING IN DPL-OSC MAY RECEIVE CREDIT FOR COMPLETING CPPD-GMT-OSCNS-1.0 COURSE AS LONG AS TRAINING WAS COMPLETED IN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR. 6. MTTS ALONG WITH SELECTED PERSONNEL UNDER COMMANDER, NAVY EXPEDITIONARY COMBAT COMMAND ARE THE ONLY PERSONNEL SPECIFICALLY TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE NAVOSC-LEAD AND DPL-OSC AS DIRECTED BY THIS NAVADMIN. MTTS ARE PRE- POSITIONED ON THE EAST AND WEST COASTS SPECIFICALLY TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR OSC LEADER TRAINING, BOTH IN CONUS AND OCONUS. 7. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR SCHEDULING AND PROGRAMMING ARE: A. MTT WEST OFFICES AT (619) 556-6640, OR VIA EMAIL AT OSCMTTWEST@NAVY.MIL. B. MTT EAST OFFICES AT (757) 445-7353 EXT 1062, OR VIA EMAIL AT OSCMTTEAST@NAVY.MIL. C. CAPT KURT SCOTT, OPNAV N171 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT, AT 901-874-6635 OR VIA EMAIL AT KURT.SCOTT@NAVY.MIL. D. COMNECC UNITS WILL ACCOMPLISH REQUIREMENTS VIA POINT OF CONTACT: CAPT LORI LARAWAY (757) 462-4316 EXT 143, OR VIA EMAIL AT LORI.LARAWAY@NAVY.MIL. 8. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL WILLIAM F. MORAN, N1.// BT #1075 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//