UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 072103Z FEB 12 PSN 979836K42 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ***THIS IS A 2 SECTION MESSAGE COLLATED BY OIX GATEWAY NORFOLK VA*** QQQQ SUBJ: FY13 ACTIVE COMPONENT RESTRICTED LINE AND STAFF CORPS CAPTAIN A ND COMMANDER SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS UNCLASSIFIED// PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01800// NAVADMIN 048/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/FY13 ACTIVE COMPONENT RESTRICTED LINE AND STAFF CORPS CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT BOARDS// RMKS/1. THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HAS APPROVED THE CONVENING OF FY13 ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) RESTRICTED LINE AND STAFF CORPS CAPTAIN AND COMMANDER SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT (SER) BOARDS IN JULY 2012. ALL OFFICERS MEETING STATUTORY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA OUTLINED IN PARA 5 IN THE SPECIAL DUTY OFFICER (OCEANOGRAPHY) AND SUPPLY CORPS COMMUNITIES WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE SER BOARDS. THESE ARE THE ONLY SER BOARDS TO BE CONDUCTED THIS YEAR. 2. THESE SER BOARDS ARE REQUIRED TO CORRECT OFFICER IMBALANCES AND OVERAGES CAUSED BY HIGH RETENTION AND REDUCTIONS IN OFFICER BILLETS. THE BOARDS WILL CONSIDER THE RECORD OF EVERY ELIGIBLE OFFICER; CONSIDERATIONS IN DETERMINING WHERE RETIREMENT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE NAVY WILL INCLUDE LEADERSHIP, INTEGRITY AND PROVEN AND SUSTAINED SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE IN CRITICAL BILLETS. 3. THE SER BOARDS WILL FOLLOW THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 638, TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE AND CONFORM TO DODI 1332.32, SECNAVINST 1420.1B, AND SECNAVINST 1920.6C CH-4 AS A MEANS TO MANAGE OFFICER STRENGTH EXCESS. 4. CURRENT PROJECTIONS INDICATE THE SER BOARDS WILL SELECT FOR EARLY RETIREMENT TWO CAPTAINS AND THREE COMMANDERS FROM THE RESTRICTED LINE (OCEANOGRAPHY) COMMUNITY AND 14 SUPPLY CORPS COMMANDERS. THESE NUMBERS WILL BE ADJUSTED BASED ON THE VOLUME OF VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUESTS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE BOARD. THE SER BOARDS WILL CONSIDER THE RECORDS OF THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS: A. ALL ACTIVE-DUTY RESTRICTED LINE (OCEANOGRAPHY) CAPTAINS WITH AT LEAST FOUR YEARS TIME IN GRADE AS OF 01 JULY 2012 AND WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT ON A LIST OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION. B. ALL ACTIVE-DUTY RESTRICTED LINE (OCEANOGRAPHY) AND STAFF CORPS (SUPPLY CORPS) COMMANDERS WHO HAVE TWICE FAILED FOR PROMOTION TO O-6 AND WHOSE NAMES ARE NOT ON A LIST OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION. 5. BY LAW, THE SER BOARD CANNOT CONSIDER THE RECORDS OF OFFICERS TO BE INVOLUNTARILY RETIRED IN FY12 OR FY13, WHO ARE ON A PROMOTION LIST, OR WHO HAVE AN APPROVED VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST. FURTHER, OFFICERS CONSIDERED BY A FY13 SER BOARD MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED AGAIN FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS. 6. A SEPARATE NAVADMIN IDENTIFYING THE SENIOR AND JUNIOR IN ZONE OFFICERS ELIGIBLE WILL BE RELEASED 30 DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF THE JULY 2012 SER BOARD. THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED TO GO BEFORE THE BOARDS AND SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT WILL BE BASED ON ACTUAL FY12 END STRENGTH, FY13 STRENGTH AUTHORIZATIONS, AND APPROVED FY13 VOLUNTARY RETIREMENTS. 7. UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THIS BOARD. FUTURE USE OF SER BOARDS WILL BE EVALUATED ANNUALLY, BY GRADE AND COMMUNITY. 8. ALL OFFICERS IN-ZONE AND ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY A SER BOARD HAVE A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT THEIR OFFICIAL PERSONNEL RECORD IS COMPLETE AND ACCURATE BEFORE IT IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD. 9. RESTRICTED LINE (OCEANOGRAPHY) AND SUPPLY CORPS OFFICERS WHO WISH TO BE EXEMPTED FROM CONSIDERATION BY A FY13 SER BOARD MAY SUBMIT A VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST NLT 25 MAY 2012 WITH A REQUESTED RETIREMENT DATE OF 01 SEPTEMBER 2013 OR EARLIER. ONCE THE VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST IS APPROVED, THE OFFICER WILL BE REMOVED FROM CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. THESE REQUESTS MUST CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT LINE: "VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT REQUEST PER NAVADMIN XXX/12." RETIREMENT SUBMISSION TIMELINES OUTLINED IN MILPERSMAN ARTICLES 1800-020 AND 1810-020 ARE HEREBY WAIVED FOR REQUESTS TO BE EXEMPTED FROM BOARD. ALL OTHER RETIREMENT REQUESTS OUTSIDE OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS NAVADMIN WILL ADHERE TO THE MILPERSMAN RETIREMENT SUBMISSION TIMELINE REQUIREMENTS. ONCE A RETIREMENT REQUEST IS APPROVED, IT CANNOT BE WITHDRAWN WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. 10. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY NOTIFIED AFTER SECNAV APPROVES THE BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS. THE TARGET DATE FOR COMPLETION OF REVIEW AND NOTIFICATIONS OF SELECTED OFFICERS IS 01 SEPTEMBER 2012. 11. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT MUST, BY LAW, RETIRE NO LATER THAN THE FIRST DAY OF THE SEVENTH MONTH FOLLOWING SECNAV APPROVAL OF THE BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS. 12. PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) POLICY. A. OFFICERS UNDER ORDERS TO ROTATE PRIOR TO THE SER BOARD WILL EXECUTE THEIR ORDERS, REGARDLESS OF LOCATION OR DESTINATION. B. THE MAJORITY OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WITH CURRENT PRDS BETWEEN 1 JULY AND 30 DECEMBER 2012 WILL NOT BE PLACED UNDER NEW PCS ORDERS UNTIL THE RESULTS OF THE SER BOARD ARE RELEASED. DUE TO OVERSEAS TOUR LENGTH RESTRICTIONS, OFFICERS CURRENTLY SERVING OCONUS WILL BE HANDLED ON A CASE-BY- CASE BASIS AND SHOULD WORK CLOSELY WITH THEIR DETAILERS REGARDING THEIR PCS OPTIONS WHILE AWAITING THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD. C. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT WILL CONTINUE PRESENT DUTY UNTIL THEIR MANDATORY RETIREMENT DATE, UNLESS EARLIER RETIREMENT IS REQUESTED AND APPROVED. NPC AND PARENT COMMANDS WILL WORK TO ACCOMMODATE INDIVIDUAL DESIRES OF RETIRING OFFICERS. D. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WHO ARE OCONUS AND AWAITING ARRIVAL OF FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD CONSIDER DEFERRING FAMILY MEMBER MOVES UNTIL SER QQQQ RESULTS ARE RELEASED. E. THESE GUIDELINES ARE IN EFFECT UNTIL BOARD RESULTS ARE APPROVED. ONCE SER RESULTS ARE APPROVED, INDIVIDUAL DECISIONS CAN BE MADE REGARDING TRANSFER DATES, PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY DUTY (TDY) AND LEAVE. DUE TO THE SHORT TIME AVAILABLE FOR OFFICERS TO PLAN FOR TRANSITION, COMMANDS ARE ENCOURAGED, WITHIN OPERATIONAL CONSTRAINTS, TO BE AS FLEXIBLE AS POSSIBLE AUTHORIZING PERMISSIVE TEMPORARY DUTY AND TERMINAL LEAVE TO ASSIST OFFICERS MAKING THEIR TRANSITION. SPECIAL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO OFFICERS WHO ARE NOTIFIED OF EARLY RETIREMENT WHILE IN OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENTS OR DEPLOYED. 13. BY LAW, SECNAV MAY DEFER THE EARLY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS FOR UP TO 90 DAYS FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS OR PERSONAL HARDSHIP TO THE OFFICER. ANY REQUEST FOR DEFERRAL IS MADE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS AND MUST BE GRANTED BY THE SECRETARY. 14. OFFICER RETIREMENTS BRANCH (PERS-83) IS AVAILABLE TO ANSWER GENERAL RETIREMENT QUESTIONS. THEY MAY BE REACHED AT (901) 874-3183/DSN 882. FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT PCS ORDERS, CONTACT YOUR DETAILER. 15. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #1417 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//