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Time Frame Links

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024)

Monthly:
- My Pay
  - Location of ‘Military Leave and Earnings Statements
- View your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES)

Semi-Annual: Use on October 1st (01OCT-31MAR) and April 1st (01APR-31SEP) (Reference), and/or change in status:

- Page 2 (NAVPERS 1070/602) Step-by-Step Guide to update your record of emergency data (VIDEO: NSIPS PG2 Update or How to update pg2 RED-DA)
Annual:
- - Annual Medical & Dental Check (Likely on your Birthday;)
  - Fiscal Year 2025 Common Military Training Requirements (CMT) NAVADMIN 209/24 (07OCT2024)
  - milConnect – Manage your benefits and supporting personnel records, including DEERS, TRICARE, SGLI / FSGLI, and GI Bill.
  - Statement of Service
  - March 3 – Navy Reserve Birthday
  - Last Monday of May – Memorial Day
- October 13 – Navy Birthday
- October 21 – Trafalgar Day
- November 11 – Veterans Day
- Late November-Early December – Army-Navy Game
Change in Assignment: RFMT (Reserve Force Manpower Tools) – A system for billet assignments.
- Apply
- MyNavy Assignment (MNA) (Note: Reserve Junior Officer and Reserve Enlisted Application Schedule: October, January, April, & July)

A-Z LINKS

A — “Alfa” (2nd Ref)

ACRONYM

(Last Update: Friday, 02FEB2024)

GOOGLE: Navy Acronym
Naval Slang, Jargon, and Terminology – Slang FAQ Part 1 (A-M) & Slang FAQ Part 2 (N-Z) (Source: Haze Gray)
Navy Lingo & Slang
PDF: Navy Reserve Force Messages Acronyms
List of U.S. Navy acronyms
US Military Abbreviations
VIDEO: Common Acronyms | America’s Navy (11MAY2012)

ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES

(Last Update: Saturday, 03FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center

NPC (Navy Personnel Command) – Customer Service: 866-827-5672 or askmncc@navy.mil
- MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) – Year-round 24/7 HR services delivery system. This NPC service answers questions about pay, personnel, and career needs (For example LETTERS TO THE BOARD (LTB)). Customer Service: 833-330-6622, askmncc@navy.mil, or MNCC Chat green bubble on the bottom right-hand side of the page
BUPERS Online (BOL) – View IMR, SRB, OMPF, etc.
Navy Reserve Personnel Manual (RESPERSMAN) Entire Manual | By Sections
Commander Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) Instructions
Administrative Procedures for Naval Reservists (BUPERS INSTRUCTION 1001.39F) and DODI 1200.15.
- Minimum Participation Requirements to Remain in an Active Status in the Navy Reserve (Chapter 1 – 104) (27 points minimum, but you need 50 points to get a ‘GOOD YEAR’ towards retirement)
  - VIDEO: Understanding a Good Year for Reserve Retirement | Commander Navy Reserve Forces Public Affairs (21AUG2020)
- Navy Reserve Status (Chapter 1 – Figure 1-1) and Categories (Chapter 1 – Figure 1-2)
- Officer Designator and Change of Designator (Chapter 9 – 902)
- Key Employee Screening – (Chapter 21 – 2103)

Breakout between Anniversary Dates, Retirement Dates, and Drill points.
- Each Sailor is given 15 free points for each year of membership in a reserve component.
- Anniversary Dates (BUPERSINST 1001.39F, Ch 20 – 2005)
  - Per DOD Instruction 1215.07, the date used to determine the anniversary year is established by the date the member entered into active service or active status in a Reserve component, whichever is earlier.
  - Members with previously established anniversary dates will retain that date as the beginning of their anniversary year.
  - A member’s anniversary year most likely does not coincide with fiscal or calendar years.
  - When a member with a break in service returns to an active Reserve status or active service, the revised anniversary year start date shall be the date of return or reentry.
- Qualifying Year for Retirement – To have a qualifying year for retirement, a Sailor must earn 50 points during an anniversary year. (15 free points + 1 point per completed drill period)
- Minimum Participation Requirement – Officers with fewer than 20 years are required to attain at least 27 points to remain in an active reserve status. Enlisted with fewer than 20 years do not have a minimum participation requirement
- Criteria for Satisfactory Participation (BUPERSINST 1001.39F; Pg 11-4)
  - Has nothing to do with Qualifying years for retirement
  - Less than 9 UA per rolling 12-month period
  - Perform min of 12-14 days AT each FY when required (Exceptions in BUPERSINST 1001.39F; Ch 13)
  - Members must report as directed for physical and dental examinations and provide requested medical information for retention in the Navy Reserve
  - Keep CO informed of matters affecting mobilization readiness
  - Respond to official correspondence
  - Must comply with an involuntary recall to Active Duty
- AT Waivers (RESPERSMAN 1571-010) (form)
  - Approved waivers satisfy requirements for Satisfactory Participation / Advancement eligibility
  - 50 points are still required to obtain a qualifying year for retirement
Request Your Military Service Records DD-214 Online (Source: Archives)
- DD 214/Separation Documents: eVetRecs (online) | Mail or Fax
- Official Military Personnel File (OMPF): eVetRecs (online) | Mail or Fax
- Replacement Medals: eVetRecs (online) | Mail or Fax
- Medical Records: eVetRecs (online) | Mail or Fax
- Burial and Emergency Requests

ADT (ACTIVE DUTY for TRAINING)

(Last Update: Saturday, 03FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Active Duty for Training (ADT) – A period of active duty (1-139 days) intended to enhance or refresh existing skills supporting military operations or future mobilizations, supporting a specific training requirement, and assisting a command with ADT funding available.
See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

ADVANCEMENT

(Last Update: Monday, 24JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

EVERYONE
- Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Records Management > Military Personnel Records > Officer Record Update
- Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Boards
- See also the AWARDS section.
- See also the NAVY DEPARTMENT OF AWARDS WEB SERVICE (NDAWS) section.
- See also the SELECTION BOARD section.
ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT
- Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > Advancement
- Advancement Manual for Enlisted Personnel of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve (BUPERSINST 1430.16G)
- Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP-R) (MAP) – Commanding Officers’ ability to recognize and advance top-performing Sailors (open season: July 1 – August 31) (Note: Check for an update in current NAVADMIN YEAR).
  - VIDEO: MyNavy CDS Lemoore, Meritorious Advancement Program (09NOV2018)
- How to prepare for and take the Navy Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) (Source: OPNAV N1 Fleet Introduction Team)
  - VIDEO: Here’s How to Pass Navy Advancement Exam 2023 (10APR2022)
- Navy BMR – Advancement exam preparation! Study guides, mock advancement exams, practice quizzes, free audio guides, a central reference library, and updated bibs!
- FMS (Final Multiple Score) – A calculation to determine whether or not enlisted sailors of the paygrades E-3, E-4, E-5, or E-6 are eligible to advance to the next paygrade. (Resources: Calculator App)
  - NAVADMIN 2020
  - NAVADMIN 2021
  - NAVADMIN 2022
  - NAVADMIN 2023
  - NAVADMIN 2024
  - RSCA Tracker
  - RSCA PMA (V2) Calculator
  - VIDEO: RSCA PMA Calculator Instruction Video | MyNavy HR | Reporting Senior Cumulative Average Performance Mark Average (RSCA PMA) Calculator. (13FEB2019)
  - Final Multiple Score (FMS) Chart
    - Source: Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > Advancement
- Enlisted Advance Profile Sheet or EAPS (EAW: Enlisted Advance Worksheet) – After logging into NSIPS, in the Training, Education, and Qualifications tab, click on “View Training, Education, and Qualifications.” Click on “Exam Profile Data.”
  - Source: Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > Advancement > Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW)
  - ISSUE: There is a problem with the profile sheet for advancement or it’s missing. Who do I contact?
    Sailors should contact their command education services officer or command career counselor or their administrative office for guidance and assistance with exam cycle discrepancy corrections via applicable exam cycle enlisted advancement worksheet (EAW) Post-Exam Admin (PAC) submission.
  - VIDEO: Enlisted Advancement Worksheet Informational video | U.S. Navy (12SEP2019)
- All Hands – Click ‘FILTER’ then Advancements and Promotions
- Navy Physical Readiness Program update – The NAVADMIN 123/24 announces updates to the Navy Physical Readiness Program, eliminating mandatory adverse comments for physical readiness failures and detailing new evaluation and retention policies, with a single 2025 PFA cycle. (18JUN2024)
- VIDEO: How Enlisted Boards Work? Part 1 & Part 2 | This video guides the E-7 to E-9 Promotion Board structure and process. Learn about the general guidance and precepts that determine each board’s course. (29SEP2021)
- VIDEO: How Rating Exams Work | Navy Personnel Command (05JUL2018)
- VIDEO: How to score high on Navy advancement test to make rank quick?! (27JAN2018)
- VIDEO: BOARD LIFE: ENLISTED Boards Pt. I – E-7 to E-9 Promotion Board structure and process | Navy Personnel Command (29SEP2021)
- VIDEO: Navy Evaluation Training (04MAY2020)
- See also the BIB section.
OFFICE ADVANCEMENT
- Officer Promotion Board Gouge (February 2020) – Officer Record Management
- Get in the Zone – Promotion (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
- Writing to a Selection Board (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
- My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) – Advancement & Promotion – Verify eligibility for advancement, prepare for advancement exam, and selection board review.
- Navy Physical Readiness Program update – The NAVADMIN 123/24 announces updates to the Navy Physical Readiness Program, eliminating mandatory adverse comments for physical readiness failures and detailing new evaluation and retention policies, with a single 2025 PFA cycle. (18JUN2024)
- VIDEO: How the O-4 to O-8 Officer Promotion Board process works? | This video discusses the promotion board structure, guidance, preparation, and execution of boardroom and Tank phases. (28SEP2021)
- See also the DCO (DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER) (RESERVE OFFICER) section.
- See also the PROMOTION / COMMISSIONING section.

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

(Last Update: Sunday, 04FEB2024)

Aircraft carrier – A warship that serves as a seagoing airbase, equipped with a full-length flight deck and facilities for carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft. Typically, it is the capital ship of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to project air power worldwide without depending on local bases for staging aircraft operations.
- Aircraft Carriers Underway
- VIDEO: The History of Aircraft Carriers | Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum (19DEC2020)
- VIDEO: America’s First Aircraft Carrier (21MAY2024)
- VIDEO: How Many Aircraft Carriers Does Each Country Have? | NAVY Productions (19APR2023)

AIRCREW

(Last Update: Sunday, 04FEB2024)

Aviation Mentoring Initiative (AMI) (Newsletter)- A community-wide initiative; Contact the AMI Leadership Team at nr-ami@googlegroups.com with any questions or suggestions to improve the effort.

ALL HANDS

(Last Update: Sunday, 04FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: MC or PAO)

- All Hands Magazine – A free monthly published magazine of the U.S. Navy for its sailors.
- All Hands – Click ‘FILTER’ then Advancements and Promotions

All Hands – I’d Link to That: Unofficial U.S. Navy Information and Resource Training Site – About the KellyBeamsley.com Website
VIDEO CHANNEL: All Hands Magazine
VIDEO: One Hundred Years – All Hands Magazine | All Hands Magazine (09DEC2022)

ALLOTMENT

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

Allotment – A designated amount of money that is automatically distributed to you, from your pay. You can have allotments sent to bank accounts, insurance companies, and more. (Source: Military.com) Log in to MyPay “Allotments”
There are two types of allotments: discretionary and non-discretionary. You can have up to six discretionary allotments per month, and any number of non-discretionary allotments as long as the total allotments per month are 15 or fewer.
DFAS Military Allotments Information
VIDEO: MyPay – Allotment Instructional Video (10JAN2017)
See also the DFAS (DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE) section.
See also the MYPAY section.
See also the PAY section.

ALMANAC

(Last Update: Tuesday, 25JUN2024)

The Navy Reservist Almanac
2019 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR))
2020 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR))
2021 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR))
2022 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR))
2023 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR))
2024 Almanac (Source: The Navy Reservist (TNR)) (01APR2024)

ANTITERRORISM (AT)

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024)

Antiterrorism – Defense measures used to reduce the vulnerability of individuals and property to terrorist acts.

AOR (AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

Numbered fleets of the United States Navy

AOR (Area Of Responsibility) – A pre-defined geographic region assigned to Combatant commanders of the Unified Command Plan (UCP) , that is used to define an area with specific geographic boundaries where they have the authority to plan and conduct operations; for which a force or component commander bears a certain responsibility.

APP

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

See also the NAVY APP LOCKER section.

APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT))

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: OFFICERS- CDR & CAPT)

NOTE: Remember to login before starting the research…

Reserve Force Manpower Tools (RFMT) – A system for billet assignments.
Apply – Quick Links > Links > Applications/Sites > APPLY
- - Dream sheet Application Phase: June-July
  - APPLY Yourself (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
  - How the APPLY Board Really Works (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
  - Stupid APPLY Tricks (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Junior Officer APPLY (JOAPPLY) – Officers with ranks of LCDR and below of the Selected Reserve (SELRES) are eligible to apply for vacant billets using JOAPPLY.

View Orders – View your current orders in the ‘Profile and Registration’ section under Current Assignment

ARQ (ANNUAL READINESS QUESTIONNAIRE)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 25JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN/READINESS COORDINATOR)

Annual Readiness Questionnaire (ARQ) – A web-based application for the Navy Reserve to capture, assess, and generate mobilization readiness for all drilling reservists. This requirement ensures that drilling reservists are assessed annually for mobilization readiness. They must complete the initial questionnaire within 30 days of receipt. The ARQ provides actionable information to Navy Reserve Readiness Unit COs, Executive Officers, Senior Enlisted Leaders, and NRA leaders about SELRES members’ mobilization readiness. This information helps unit UMUIC and NRA (TRUIC) understand individual SELRES mobilization readiness and ensure continuous compliance with established standards.
ARQ 2.0 is in development…
Fact sheets, training materials, videos, user guides, and other updates are located on the CNRFC N35 ARQ Home Page (FAQ)
ARQ Access (REF)
CNRFC ARQ Home Page
VIDEO: The Annual Readiness Questionnaire (ARQ) | Navy Reserve. (25JAN2022)
See also the NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (NFAAS) section.
See also the NRRM (NAVY RESERVE READINESS MODULE) section.

A SCHOOL

(Last Update: Friday, 02FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Navy A School provides technical training for sailors based on their rating. Immediately following boot camp graduation, sailors will go to their Navy A school to receive instruction on job functions and duties.
Navy A School: A List Of All 24 Locations + Training Summary (21MAR2021)
A-School Locations
VIDEO: A and C School | American’s Navy | The post-Boot Camp schools that further prepare you for your career in the U.S. Navy. (18MAY2013)

ASM (ADVANCED SKILLS MANAGEMENT)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

Advanced Skills Management (ASM) – A web-based training management tool that supports identifying and completing job-related tasks, provides real-time assessment, identifies training deficiencies, and provides technical training tracking and validation of a member’s knowledge and skills. It provides a structure for standardizing training requirements across an organization or platform while simultaneously allowing a component command the flexibility to address unique requirements. ASM supports training and readiness using task-based methodologies. It will enable the work center and line supervisors the ability to schedule daily maintenance activities with full visibility of up-to-date technician qualifications and give individuals the ability to see their assigned training activities and easily track their progress.
To establish an ASM account, contact your command ASM Coordinator or the ASM helpdesk at (360) 315-7450.

AQD (ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION)

(Last Update: Thursday, 15AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy officers also have one or more three-character additional qualification designators (AQD) that reflect the completion of requirements qualifying them in a specific warfare area or other specialization. (Source )
AQD/NOBC Navy Personnel Command
PART D – Additional Qualification Designation (AQD) Codes – Manual of Navy Officer Manpower and Personnel Classifications Major Code Structures NAVPERS 15839
BUPERS INSTRUCTION 1001.39F Chapter 9 Figure 9-2 – Format for Request Assignment of an NOBC or AQD
Navy Officer Billet Classification (NOBC) Codes

ARPR/ASOSH (ANNUAL RETIREMENT POINT RECORD / ANNUAL STATEMENT OF SERVICE HISTORY)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

ARPR/ASOSH Online (Locate in BOL) – Annual Retirement Point Record / Annual Statement of Service History – Retirement points electronically submitted reflect online approximately 60 days from the date of transmission and the anniversary month updates/closes two months after the month passes. It will be reflected online on the first Monday of the third month.
- Points FAQ Pers-912
VIDEO: Navy Reserves | Retirement Points | Point Capture Explained (18JAN2020)
See also the RETIREMENT section.

AT/ADT EMUSTER

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CPPA and N7 TRAINING)

The AT/ADT eMuster module in NSIPS (Navy Standard Information Personnel System) was created to modernize the check-in and check-out processes for Reservists with the primary goal of expediting the timely processing of pay and benefits.
For additional information or assistance, contact: MyNavy Career Center (MNCC): 833-330-6622) or E-mail: askmncc@navy.mil
NSIPS AT/ADT eMuster Location: CPPA Account > Reserve Transactions > AT/ADT Orders Check In/Out
Training Tools: NSIPS Training > Interactive Training > Annual Training and Active Duty for Training > eMuster
AT/ADT eMuster Reserve Sailor Overview (FEB2020)
See also the ADT (ACTIVE DUTY for TRAINING) section.
See also the AT (ANNUAL TRAINING) section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.
See also the TRAINING section.

AT (ANNUAL TRAINING)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Annual Training (AT) – Selected Reserve personnel must perform 12 to 14 days AT/ADT each fiscal year (FY) as scheduled by the unit Commanding Officer (CO) and per COMNAVRESFORCOMNOTE 1001 (FY Force Execution Guidance).
Annual Training (AT) – Usually advertised as two weeks each year that personnel must attend annual training periods. This training may be conducted at the home unit, a reserve unit’s supported active duty command, a national training center, or any other appropriate location. The purpose is to maintain and improve the skill level of the individual with some real military experience of work or exercise under supervision. Training can be at given locations in the continental United States or abroad with the home unit or any other unit of the military for support. Any other additional dates will be considered another 15 days from another fiscal year and will be given back-to-back for the total amount of 30 days of annual training.
AT periods that exceed 14 days are known as Exceptional Annual Training (E-AT). These periods are authorized per COMNAVRESFORNOTE 1001 but must be approved by the Unit CO, OSO, and CNRFC (via waiver request). The E-AT period is approved by the Unit CO, or designated representative, in the first step of NROWS routing.
VIDEO: #AskASailor — Annual Training in the Navy Reserve
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

AUGMENTATION

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.

AVD (AZURA VIRTUAL DESKTOP)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

See also the NAUTILUS VIRTUAL DESKTOP (NVD) section.

AWARDS

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN, Award Officer, &/or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Records Management > Decorations and Medals (Awards)

Navy Department of Awards Web Service (NDAWS) User Guide (April 2021)
BOL (Bupers Online) NDAWS – Navy Awards
Award Form
- OPNAV 1650/3 (Rev 7-04) Personal Awards Form
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (SECNAV M-1650.1) 16Aug2019
APP: AUTONAM – A program created by the Navy Reserve Forces Command to automate and simplify the process of drafting award citations and corresponding 1650 forms through a user-friendly SharePoint portal (Reference).
GOOGLE: Ribbon Builder
VIDEO: Navy Decorations, Service Medals, Unit Awards and Ribbons Only awards. Do you know the difference? (18APR2020)
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.
See also the NAVY DEPARTMENT OF AWARDS WEB SERVICE (NDAWS) section.

B — “Bravo”

BEAMSLEY

(Last Update: Thursday, 20JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: LCDR Kelly Beamsley, USNR, Retired)

Who Is Kelly Beamsley? (04JAN2023)
BEAMSLEY: About this Navy Page (27JUL2015)
Navigating the Waves: The Legacy of Kelly Beamsley in Navy Reservist Support (07MAR2024)
VIDEO: Check out the Beamsley Website shoutout at 12 minutes into the i3 Waypoints Challenge 2023 video, featuring the idea of Master Chief GPT (18SEP2023)
Ranks Held in the U.S. Navy
- E-1 Seaman Recruit (SR) Beamsley (1993)
- E-2 Seaman Apprentice (SA) Beamsley (1994)
- E-3 Seaman (SN) Beamsley (1995)
- E-4 Petty Officer Third Class (PO3) Beamsley (1997)
- E-5 Petty Officer Second Class (PO2) Beamsley (1999)
  - Direct Commission Program (DCO) in the Reserves.
  - See also the DCO (DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER) section.
- O-1E Ensign (ENS) Beamsley (2000)
- O-2E Lieutenant Junior Grade (LTJG) Beamsley (2002)
- O-3E Lieutenant (LT) Beamsley (2004)
- O-4 Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Beamsley (2010)
- Retired as of 31DEC2016 with 23 years
- VIDEO: Kelly Beamsley

BERTHING (“SLEEPING / LIVING QUARTERS”)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

VIDEO: Where Do You Sleep on a Navy Ship? | All Hands Magazine. (17NOV2020)
See also the NAVY RESERVE E-LODGE (NREL) section.

BIB

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Advancement Bibliographies (BIB) – Lists of occupational references “developed to help guide Sailors in their studies for advancement exams.” The bibliographies are specific to all ratings and updated regularly by rating subject matter experts.
Enlisted advancement manual instruction BUPERSINST 1430.16G
Go to Navy Cool > Click “Rating” next to “Go to:” > Click your rating in the list > Next > “Advancement Exam Bibliographies” > Select rank > Select the appropriate “Bibliographies” depending on your status.
Tip: Bibliographies are posted on Navy Cool six months before the exam date.
Tip: The Chief Exam is always the third Thursday in January, and Petty Officer Exams are always the first three Thursdays in March and September. If you’re up for an exam, schedule your leave for another time.
VIDEO: NAVY RESERVE(PRIOR Service)||How to search BIBs via Navy Cool. (18MAR2020)
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

BILLET

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Billet – A specific military manpower space, which is assigned qualifiers, that define the duties, tasks, and functions to be performed and the specific skills and skill level required to perform the delineated functions. Also referred to as “RQMT” which means Manpower Requirement.
See also the MANPOWER (places) section.

BIOGRAPHIES

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

Navy Leadership Biographies – Biographies of senior Navy leaders and flag officers; OPNAVINST 2630.2 sets the guidance on writing and submitting Flag Biographies. Bio Example
VIDEO: Chester W. Nimitz – Fleet Admiral of the US Navy | Biography Documentary | The Best Film Archives. (27APR2014)

BLUE ANGELS

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: MC or PAO)

Blue Angels – A flight demonstration squadron, formed in 1946, of the United States Navy. The team, composed of six Navy and one Marine Corps demonstration pilot, flies Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornets. The Blue Angels typically perform aerial displays in at least 60 shows annually at 30 locations throughout the United States and two shows at one location in Canada. The “Blues” still employ many of the same practices and techniques used in the inaugural 1946 season. An estimated 11 million spectators view the squadron during air shows from March through November each year.
Blue Angels’ Show Schedule
VIDEO: This Blue Angels Cockpit Video is Terrifying and Amazing | US Military Power. (30DEC2021)
VIDEO: Blue Angels (16APR2024)

BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL (BJM)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CHIEF)

Bluejacket’s Manual – The basic handbook for United States Navy personnel. First issued in 1902 to teach recruits about naval procedures and life and offer a reference for active sailors, it has become the “bible” for Navy personnel, providing information about a wide range of Navy topics. The current version, issued in 2017, is the 25th Edition and is given to all enlistees. (Buy Book)
VIDEO: The Bluejacket’s Manual | Master Chief’s Sea Chest (09JUL2020)

BLUF (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front) – A standard in U.S. military communication whose aim is to make military messages precise and powerful. It differs from an older, more traditional style in which conclusions and recommendations are included at the end, following the arguments and considerations of facts. The BLUF concept is not exclusive to writing since it can also be used in conversations and interviews.
VIDEO: BLUF Email Technique (US Military uses this) (17JAN2023)

BMR (BASIC MILITARY REQUIREMENTS)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR or N7 TRAINING)

See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

BOARD

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN, CAREER COUNSELOR, or NPC)

See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

BOL (BUPERS ONLINE)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

BOL (BUPERS Online) – Link to Annual Retirement Point Record (ARPR), Individual Medical Readiness (IMR) status, Personnel Summary Record (PSR), Official Military Personnel File (OMPF), and more…
STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
BOL HELPDESK – NPC_IT_SERVICE_DESK@navy.mil; COMM: 800-951-6289 or 901-874-4717; DSN: 882-4717; https://www.bol.navy.mil/bam/
VIDEO: How To Video -BUPERS Online Overview | NOSC Sacramento (28APR2021)

BOOKS

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

CNO Professional Reading Program – The goal of the program is to contribute to a culture dedicated to warfighting and learning, while simultaneously supporting the personal and professional development of Sailors beyond that of their primary designator or rating.
DODReads – Helping you read the right things….
Reference Library
VIDEO: Navy MWR Digital Library | All Hands Magazine (16MAR2018)
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

BOOTCAMP (A.K.A. Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes))

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: Active Duty Enlisted Recruiter)

Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes) – A command unit within the United States Navy primarily responsible for conducting the initial orientation and indoctrination of incoming recruits, also known as boot camp and recruit training, or RTC.
VIDEO: What Navy Recruits Go Through In Boot Camp | Boot Camp | Business Insider (11JUN2022)

BREAK TIME

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Steel beach picnic – An informal social event for sailors aboard naval ships. It typically involves outdoor activities and food, providing a break from regular duties. The term “steel beach” refers to the ship’s deck, which is made of steel.
VIDEO: US Navy – Thunderstruck | Music Video(08NOV2023)
VIDEO: F/A-18C Hornet – Hells Bells (DCS World) (12DEC2021)
VIDEO: USS Green Bay, USS Ashland Replenishment at Sea with USNS Pecos Timelapse (14MAR2019)

BRIDGE

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024)

Bridge – (also known as a command deck), or wheelhouse (also known as a pilothouse), A room or platform of a ship, submarine, airship, or spaceship from which the ship can be commanded. When a ship is underway, the bridge is manned by an officer of the watch aided usually by an able seaman acting as a lookout. During critical maneuvers the captain will be on the bridge, often supported by an officer of the watch, an able seaman on the wheel, and sometimes a pilot, if required.

BRS (BLENDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR or N1 ADMIN or N7 TRAINING)

Blended Retirement System (BRS) – Beginning in January 2018, a new military retirement system blends the traditional legacy retirement pension with a defined contribution to Servicemembers’ Thrift Savings Plan account.
Military.com: The Blended Retirement System Explained
VIDEO: Military Transition: The Blended Retirement System (11OCT2023)
VIDEO: What They’re NOT TELLING YOU about the Blended Retirement System! (16MAR2018)
VIDEO: Blended Retirement System – Finally Some Decision Support for the Reserve Component (04DEC2017)
See also the RETIREMENT section.

BUMED (BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) – An agency of the United States Department of the Navy that manages health care activities for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. BUMED operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities as well as laboratories for biomedical research, and trains and manages the Navy’s many staff corps related to medicine. Its headquarters is at the Defense Health Agency (DHA) in Falls Church, Virginia. It is part of the Military Health System (MHS)
VIDEO: BUMED Medical Corps 151st Birthday Ceremony (03MAR2022)
See also the MEDICAL section.

BUPERS (BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL) / NPC (NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND) / PERS (PERSONNEL)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

BUPERS (Bureau of Naval Personnel) – Customer Service: 866-827-5672 BUPERS Online (BOL)
- STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
NPC (Navy Personnel Command) – Customer Service: 866-827-5672
VIDEO: NAVY Personnel Command

BZ (BRAVO ZULU)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

Bravo Zulu – Well done. Taken from naval signal manuals, which use two-letter abbreviations to introduce or respond to messages, the signal for the letters “B” and “Z” happens to mean “well done.”

C — “Charlie”

CAC (COMMON ACCESS CARD) (AKA ID CARD)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR MAP or N6 IT)

Navy CAC (Source: Military CAC)
- Installation Steps
Common Access card (Source: CAC)
If a CAC does not have a PIV_Auth certificate, follow this guide to activate it.
Online Appointment
See also the CAC (COMMON ACCESS CARD) (AKA ID CARD) section.
See also the DEERS (DEFENSE ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY REPORTING SYSTEM) section.

CANTRAC (CATALOG OF NAVY TRAINING COURSES)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Important: Log on to eNTRS FIRST before going to CANTRAC.
eNTRS (enterprise Navy Training Reservation System) – Provides the means for Fleet activities to view and request seats in designated Navy schools. It is the primary system for checking/acting on seats for CANTRAC courses. It contains information, such as Class Rosters, Quotas, Previous Completed Courses, Booking, etc.
- eNTRS app information
Catalog of Navy Training Courses (CANTRAC) – A NAVEDTRA publication, which contains information concerning all formal Courses of instruction throughout the Navy. CANTRAC is also an output product derived from the CeTARS (Corporate enterprise Training Activity Resource Systems) database available online (Help Desk). There are 2 routes to CANTRAC: 1) The first option is to access CANTRAC via the CeTARS Menu. 2) The second option involves entry via MNP.
VIDEO: CANTRAC Tutorial | SAILOR 360 at NMRTC, Bethesda (02DEC2020)
See also the TRAINING section.

CAREER

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Reserve Officer Career Guide (COMNAVRESFOR P1040.1D)
Navy Human Resources Community Reserve Component Officer Guide

CAREER COUNSELOR

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling > Resources

Career Counselor – The command career counselor (CCC) is the command’s career information program manager responsible for providing each Sailor with a sufficient quantity of quality career information, in a timely manner, to allow them to make sound career decisions. The command’s career information program shall be under the direction of the commanding officer. The CCC ensures all Sailors are given every opportunity to develop their careers to the fullest potential through effective management, direction, development, and training. The CCC will establish a command development program as outlined in OPNAVINST 1040.11F. If a career counselor is not assigned, the commanding officer shall appoint a senior enlisted with the counseling NEC 9588 or 9589 or who has the Navy counselor rating. (Source: OPNAVINST 3120.32D CH-1 ) (15MAY2017)
Career Counselor Handbook (NAVPERS 15878L 03APR2023)
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Unit Career Counselor Responsibilities.mp4 (20SEP2011)
GOOGLE: Career Development Board (CDB)
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other useful items.
Command Development Program online systems:
- Career Information Management System (CIMS) (via NSIPS)
- Career Waypoint System (C-WAY) (via BOL)
- Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) (DD Form 2648, OCT2015)
- Fleet Training Management and Planning System (FLTMPS)
- MyNavy Assignment (MNA)
- Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS)
- Navy Retention Monitoring System (NRMS) (via NSIPS)
FACEBOOK: Navy Command Career Counselors Active and Retired
See also the MID-TERM COUNSELING section.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM (CDS)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Talent Management > CDS

Career Development Symposium – Aim to empower Sailors with the knowledge and tools they need to manage their careers successfully.
What is MyNavy CDS?
VIDEO: CDS Norfolk Podcast | Navy Personnel Command (08MAY2018)

CAREER TOOLS

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling > Resources

Career Tools – This information informs the Command Triad of a “Career Toolbox” of Navy personnel and training applications and provides recommended actions for command stakeholders.
See also the TRAINING section.

CHAPLAIN (CHAP)

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CHAPLAIN or RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST (RP))

Chaplain – Their principal purpose is “to promote the spiritual, religious, moral, and personal well-being of the members of the Department of the Navy,” which includes the Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Additionally, the Chaplain Corps provides chaplains to the United States Coast Guard.
24/7 Chaplain Hotline: 757-322-5650
VIDEO: Navy Chaplain | What is a Chaplain? What Does a Chaplain Do? | America’s Navy (20DEC2022)
Navy Chaplain Care 311 Help Desk – Communications are 100 percent confidential unless the service member decides otherwise (updated listing). Call 855-628-9311 to request chaplain support. Email: Navy311@navy.mil Text: navy311@navy.mil in the “to” line
Religious Accommodation (RA) – RAs include accommodating a Service member for an otherwise applicable military policy, practice, or duty. Per The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, if such a military policy, practice, or duty substantially burdens a Service member’s exercise of religion, accommodation can only be denied if:
- The military policy, practice, or duty is in furtherance of compelling governmental interest (e.g. mission accomplishment, safety, force health).
- It is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.

CHIEF

(Last Update: Tuesday, 13FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: HMMM… ENLISTED WEARING KHAKIS;) OH, & THEY ENJOY BEING CALLED “SIR” & “MA’AM” TOO;)

Chief Petty Officer (CPO) – The seventh enlisted rank (with the paygrade E-7) in the United States Navy is above Petty Officer First Class and below Senior Chief Petty Officer. The term “rating” is used to identify enlisted job specialties. In this way, enlisted personnel are segregated into three segments containing different enlisted ranks. Furthermore, rates are broken down into three levels: non-rated members without a designated occupation (E-1 through E-3). Advancement to E-4 and above is dependent on graduating from a specialty school that defines what the enlisted is rated for. Petty officers (E-4 through E-6) and chief petty officers (E-7 through E-9) are part of the rated force and are considered extremely knowledgeable about their particular rating. The term rating is used to identify the career field of a chief petty officer. The grade of chief petty officer was established on 1 April 1893 in the United States Navy.
Chief Petty Officer (CPO) Mission, Vision, & Guiding Principles (Source: Goat Locker)
Goat Locker – Useful CPO/Navy information and links, including history and traditions, anecdotes, graphics, cartoons, retirement info, and a private CPO-only Forum.
Goat Locker Chief Petty Officer Resource Links
- CPO History and Traditions cover the gamut from changing to the khaki hat from the white hat to guidance for a CPO dining in, a custom unique to the military.
- CPO Anecdotes vary from poems to articles, to short stories about CPOs or for CPOs. Some are humorous while others are very serious.
- CPO Charge Book – The CPO Charge Book: A Writer’s Guide (01NOV2022) (Source: DODReads)
- About CPOs is a section of links to information about senior leaders of the CPO communities, articles written about CPOs, articles written by CPOs, and other short sections about the values of CPOs.
- The Download is a section that has links to a screensaver, graphics for CPOs, a CPO skin for ICQ plus, and a program that has computer sound bells on the half-hour and hour. All are in the public domain for your use but may not be sold.
- Memorabilia: CPO/Navy Related Items for Sale – Advancement/Retirement gifts, Shadowboxes, rings, challenge coins, clothing, etc. Please note the Goat Locker website is not a business and does not sell anything but does allow these links for companies owned by CPOs that are active members/users of the website and CPO Forum.
- Goat Locker Retirement Resources
  - Retirement Planning
  - Retirement Ceremony
  - Links
  - For & About Spouses
  - Other Information
  - Anecdotes for Retirement
  - Can’t Find It Here, Try
History of the Rank of Chief Petty Officer (Infographic)
Laying The Keel (18MAY2019)
VIDEO:
- VIDEO: CPO History and Heritage (29JUL2020)
- VIDEO: Foul Anchor: A History of Navy Chief Petty Officers (10DEC2020)
- VIDEO: U.S. Navy – The Making of a Chief (29MAR2014)
- VIDEO: Deckplate Chronicles: The Making of a Chief Episode 2 (28AUG2012)
- VIDEO: Deckplate Chronicles: The Making of a Chief – Episode 3 (16SEP2012)
- VIDEO: Deckplate Chronicles: The Making of a Chief – Episode 4 (23OCT2012)
- VIDEO: Chief Pinning Ceremony Conducted Aboard USS Chancellorsville (14NOV2022)

CHIT

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Special Request Chit (NAVPERS 1336-3) (Rev. 10-2011) – Special Request Chits are used for a wide variety of requests. Since all Special Request Chits are of significant importance to the individuals submitting them and to the command, they must be handled expeditiously.
VIDEO: Special Request Chit Tutorial (10FEB2021)

CHOKE POINT

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N3 OPERATIONS)

In military strategy, a choke point is a geographical feature on land such as a valley, defile or bridge, or maritime passage through a critical waterway such as a strait, which an armed force is forced to pass through to reach its objective, sometimes on a substantially narrowed front and therefore greatly decreasing its combat effectiveness by making it harder to bring superior numbers to bear. A choke point can allow a numerically inferior defending force to use the terrain as a force multiplier to thwart or ambush a much larger opponent, as the attacker cannot advance any further without first securing passage through the choke point.
Some choke points, with important locations in parentheses:
- Strait of Hormuz between Oman and Iran at the entrance to the Persian Gulf
- Bab-el-Mandeb passage from the Arabian Sea to the Red Sea (Yemen and Socotra)
- Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Sumatra (Indonesia)
- Panama Canal and the Panama Pipeline connecting the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans
- Suez Canal and the Sumed Pipeline connecting the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea (Egypt)
- Strait of Gibraltar along the Atlantic Ocean entering the Mediterranean Sea (Spain, Gibraltar, and Morocco)
- Strait of Dover or the English Channel separating the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea (England and France)
- Waterbodies connecting the Pacific and Atlantic oceans include:
  - Strait of Magellan (Chile)
  - Beagle Channel (Chile and Argentina)
  - Drake Passage
- The Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)
- Bering Strait (United States of America and Russia)
- Bosporus Strait linking the Black Sea (and oil coming from the Caspian Sea region) to the Mediterranean Sea (Turkey)
- Dardanelles Strait connecting the Sea of Marmara with the Aegean Sea (Turkey)
- Strait of Tartary along the Sea of Japan and Sea of Okhotsk (Russia)
Mapping the World’s Key Maritime Choke Points
VIDEO: Most Important Chokepoints In The World (06OCT2021)

CITIBANK

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or N7 TRAINING)

Citibank (Customer Services: 866-670-6462 or 800-200-9076)
See also the GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC) section.

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION (CEI)

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Civilian Employment Information (CEI) – A Department of Defense database that is used to capture and understand the Reserve component.
- The CEI is located in NSIPS (Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System)
VIDEO: How to Complete your portion of the Civilian Employee Information (CEI) in NSIPS (28DEC2019)
VIDEO: CEI-Skills Update (17APR2020)

CMC (COMMAND MASTER CHIEF)

(Last Update: Monday, 04MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: CMC)

Command Master Chief (CMC) – The command master chief (CMC), (chief of the boat, command senior chief, is the enlisted advisor to the command on the formulation and implementation of policies pertinent to morale, welfare, job satisfaction, discipline, utilization and training of all enlisted personnel. The CMC is superior to all other enlisted members. CMC reports directly to the commanding officer and works closely with the executive officer. The CMC ensures sailors are effectively led and developed. Specific duties and authorities are identified in OPNAVINST 1306.2 (series). (Source: OPNAVINST 3120.32D CH-1) (15MAY2017)
TRIAD Resources
TOOL: EUCFR Guide

CMS-ID (CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) INTERACTIVE DETAILING (ID))

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

See also the MYNAVY ASSIGNMENT (MNA) section.

CNO (CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024)

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) – The professional head of the United States Navy. The position is a statutory office (10 U.S.C. § 8033) held by an admiral who is a military adviser and deputy to the secretary of the Navy. In a separate capacity as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (10 U.S.C. § 151), the CNO is a military adviser to the National Security Council , the Homeland Security Council , the Secretary of Defense , and the President.
Chief of Naval Operations Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy 2024
Navigation Plan 2022
Navigation Plan 2022 one-page infographic

CNO READING PROGRAM

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024)

CNO Reading Program – Reading, discussing, and understanding the ideas found through the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Professional Reading Program will improve our critical thinking skills and help us become better Sailors, citizens, and leaders.
VIDEO: CNO Professional Reading Program is Online (27FEB2017)

CO (COMMANDING OFFICER)

(Last Update: Sunday, 04AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: COMMANDING OFFICER (CO))

Commanding Officer (CO) – A person who is charged with the absolute responsibility for the safety, well-being, and efficiency of the ship and crew until properly relieved by a competent authority. The duties and responsibilities of the commanding officer are established by U.S. Navy Regulations (NAVREGS), general orders, customs, and traditions. The authority of the commanding officer is commensurate with their responsibility, subject to the limitations prescribed by constitutional, statutory, international, and regulatory law including NAVREGS. (Source: OPNAVINST 3120.32D CH-1) (15MAY2017)
Navy Reserve Augment Unit Commanding Officer And Officer-In-Charge Qualification Program (28JAN2021) (2N1 AQD Starting Point])
The Charge of Command – The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) outlines the responsibilities, authority, and standards expected of Navy commanders, emphasizing the absolute nature of command and the importance of trust and confidence in leadership. (06APR2018)
TRIAD Resources
TOOL: EUCFR Guide
See also the NRAU (NAVY RESERVE AUGMENT UNIT)/NAVY RESERVE READINESS UNIT (NRRU) CO/OIC QUALIFICATION PROGRAM section.

CODE OF CONDUCT

(Last Update: Sunday, 07OCT2024)

Code of conduct – Standards of behavior established in Executive Order 10631, as amended, and DoDI O-3002.05 for military personnel when isolated or held against their will. The guidance serves as a moral and ethical guide for combat, captivity, and isolation across the range of military operations, including wartime situations.
APP: VCNO Standards of Conduct
VIDEO: Articles of the Code of Conduct (24MAY2021) + Doc

COFFEE

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024)

- Coffee – A brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species.
- Why Is Coffee Called a ‘Cup of Joe’? Several different theories try to account for how “coffee” came to be known as “joe.”
  (Source: Snopes Staff) (19JAN2009)
- A Hundred Years Dry: The U.S. Navy’s End of Alcohol at Sea (Source: US Naval Institute Staff) (01JUL2014)
- General Order 99 – Prohibition in the Navy (01JUN1914)

VIDEO: Starbucks Coffee Opens Aboard Aircraft Carrier USS Carl Vinson (15MAY2012)

COLLEGE

(Last Update: Thursday, 22FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: NAVY COLLEGE OFFICE, CAREER COUNSELOR, and N7 TRAINING)

Navy College Program
VIDEO: Navy College Program Overview (12JUL2016)
Tuition Assistance (TA)
- Tuition Assistance Policy Update Fact Sheet (15MAY2023)
VIDEO: Navy Tuition Assistance Tutorial (29SEP2020)
Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE)
VIDEO: Sailors Can Earn a Degree Using NCPACE (29JAN2015)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT section.
See also the JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION) section.

COLORS

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024)

- Colors – The United States Navy performs the same ceremonies, called “Morning Colors” and “Evening Colors”, at 0800 and sunset each day. When “Colors” is played aboard Navy and Marine Corps bases, those outdoors must stop to render proper courtesies by saluting if in uniform or, if out of uniform, by standing at attention, until “Carry On” is sounded. Marines and sailors driving on base during this time are expected to stop their vehicles and stand at attention while seated in their vehicles until the ceremony is over.
- VIDEO: Colors | SAILOR 360 at NMRTC, Bethesda (17FEB2021)

COMMAND

(Last Update: Sunday, 04AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: COMMANDING OFFICER (CO))

Template for a Command Philosophy: (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Great question…what DID I learn in command? (Source: The Military Leader)
The Charge of Command – The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) outlines the responsibilities, authority, and standards expected of Navy commanders, emphasizing the absolute nature of command and the importance of trust and confidence in leadership. (06APR2018)
VIDEO: NRMN NOSC CO Turnover Best Practices (27MAY2021)

COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR (CCC)

(Last Update: Monday, 04MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or N7 TRAINING)

See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

COMMANDER’S INTENT

(Last Update: Wednesday, 31JAN2024)

Commander’s Intent – “Commander’s intent is a clear and concise expression of the purpose of the operation and the military end state.” and continues with “It also includes where the commander will accept risk during the operation. The initial intent statement normally contains the purpose and military end state as the initial inputs for the planning process.”
VIDEO: What is the Military Commander’s Intent? (20OCT2023)

COMMON MILITARY TRAINING (CMT)

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Common Military Training (CMT) – Non-occupational training mandated for all Service members to sustain readiness, provide common knowledge, enhance awareness, reinforce expected behavioral standards, or establish a functional baseline that improves the effectiveness of DoD and its constituent organizations. CMT may include initial, periodic, awareness, or refresher training. CMT requirements are issued annually (OCT) via NAVADMIN. [Reference: DOD Instruction 1322.31 Common Military Training 16MAY2023]
Fiscal Year 2025 Common Military Training Requirements (CMT) NAVADMIN 209/24 (07OCT2024)
Fiscal Year 2024 General Military Training Requirements (GMT) NAVADMIN 236/23 (05OCT2023)
Fiscal Year 2023 General Military Training Requirement (NAVADMIN 201/22) (06SEP2022)
- Mandatory training for records management and controlled unclassified information (NAVADMIN 269/22) (01DEC2022)
Fiscal Year 2022 General Military Training Requirement (NAVADMIN 188/21) (26AUG2021)
Fiscal Year 2021 General Military Training Requirement (NAVADMIN 191/19) (01SEP2020)
My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) (MNP Help Desk: 833-637-3669 or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil)
See also the TRAINING section.

CONFERENCE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024)

Conference – A meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussions, not always decisions, are the main purpose of conferences.
See also the DCS (DEFENSE COLLABORATION SERVICES) section.

COUNSELING

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Counseling – Navy counseling is a structured process used to guide and support sailors in their professional and personal development, addressing performance, career progression, and personal issues.
- INFORMAL: Most military leaders can accomplish their mission and correct personnel deficiencies with simple verbal counseling.
- FORMAL: Counseling involves formal written communications to identify and address specific undesirable behaviors in personnel, providing them with opportunities to improve before any separation proceedings are initiated.
Examples of Negative and Positive Counseling
Counseling and Rehabilitation (MILPERSMAN 1910-202)
See also the MID-TERM COUNSELING section.

COURT MARTIAL

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: JAG or LN)

Court martial – A legal proceeding for military members that is similar to a civilian court trial. It is usually reserved for serious criminal offenses like felonies.
Manual for Courts-Martial (MCM) – The official guide to the conduct of courts-martial in the United States military.
Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps
Navy Trial Results
VIDEO: What is a Military Court Martial? | Berry Law Firm (03NOV2020)
See also the NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP) (AKA CAPTAIN’S MAST) section.

CPPA (COMMAND PAY/PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN OR RESPAY)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center > Pers Pay Support > CPPA Resources

Command Pay/Personnel Administrator (CPPA) Pay and Personnel (PAYPERS) Support Services – Perform Navy pay, personnel, and travel transactions at the appropriate level for both shore and afloat commands per policies, procedures, and system capabilities.
See also the DFAS (DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE) section.
See also the MYPAY section.
See also the PAY section.

CROSS ASSIGNMENT

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and N7 TRAINING)

Cross Assignment – Any sailor who is assigned a billet in a reserve unit managed outside their local Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC)/Navy Reserve Center (NRC). CA Sailors have two separate chains of command: Administrative Command and Operational Command.
Cross-Assignments in the Navy Reserve (29FEB2020)
See also the RUAD (RESERVE UNIT ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT) section.

Source: Operational, Administrative, and Cross Assignment

C SCHOOL

(Last Update: Monday, 05FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR or N7 TRAINING)

Navy C School provides specialty training in your field ON SPECIFIC equipment.
VIDEO: A and C School | America’s Navy (18MAY2013)
See also the TRAINING section.

CVR (COMMERCIAL VIRTUAL REMOTE)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 or N7 TRAINING)

CVR (Commercial Virtual Remote) – A collaboration suite based on Microsoft Teams that enables video, voice, and text communications.
CVR Teams goes away on 15JUN2021 for all DoD users, including the Navy – And By October 1 NMCI O365 will also cease to exist.
Adieu to CVR, the platform that taught DoD how to act as an IT enterprise by Jared Serbu WFED on June 21, 2021.
Flank Speed (FS) – A collaboration suite based on Microsoft Teams that enables video, voice, and text communications. 11MAY2021 Press Release. Transition Info, FAQ, a Flank Speed 101 Brief, Flank Speed “Slick Sheets, and a Flank Speed SharePoint. Users must log on via https://portal.apps.mil and use Fathom@us.navy.mil as their initial log-on and then log on with their CAC/PIV.
- Thin client for Nautilus Virtual Desktop (NVD) for getting onto FS without a CAC.
See also the FLANK SPEED (FS) section.
See also the TELEWORK section.

C-WAY (CAREER WAYPOINT)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling > C-WAY

C-WAY (Career Waypoint) – An Information Technology (IT) system that provides a mechanism for matching personnel inventory to requirements with the best-performing Sailors. It serves as a service continuum system and is designated as a long-term force management tool, balancing manning across rates, ratings, Active Component (AC), Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) (was Full-Time Support (FTS)), and Reserve Component (RC) through the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) control of the reenlistment and enlistment contract extension quotas. (C-WAY Help Desk: (901) 874-2102 or career_waypoints@navy.mil)
C-WAY (Career Waypoints) User Guide BUPERS-33 (27AUG2019)
VIDEO: Career Waypoints Designed to Further U.S. Navy Sailors’ Careers (28JUL2016)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

CYBERSECURITY

(Last Update: Tuesday, 05MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 or N7 TRAINING)

- Cybersecurity – Computer security, also known as cybersecurity or IT security, is the protection of computer systems from theft or damage to the hardware, software, or the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide.
- Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer – Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity Challenges in the Maritime Sector (07MAR2022)
VIDEO: Cybersecurity Is An All-Hands Effort (21JAN2016)

D — “Delta”

DCO (DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER) (RESERVE OFFICER) (DIRCOM)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: RECRUITER (ZIPCODE LOCATOR))

DCO – A U.S. uniformed officer who has received a commission without the typical prerequisites for achieving a commission, such as a four-year service academy, a four-year or two-year college ROTC program, or one of the officer candidate school or officers training school programs.
Find a Navy Reserve Officer Recruiter
An Enlisted to Officer needs a minimum of 8 years of Officer commission service to retire. – Officer To Lose 1/3 Of Retirement Pay
The DCO Onboarding Instruction (COMNAVRESFORINST 1120.3A) (11MAY2020) – Are details management and training requirements of Direct Commission Officers. This triggered the implementation of the newest MAS code: “DCO.”
The DCO code will be applied to Direct Commission Officers to ensure they complete the Direct Commission Officer Indoctrination Course within their first year in the Navy Reserve. Additionally, the DCO code will ensure those members are not selected for mobilization. It is important to note that a Direct Commissioned Officer MUST use their first AT period to attend DCOIC, as no other orders will be approved until that member has attended the school.
Navy Reserve Onboarding Website
Direct Commission Officer (DCO) Cancellation / Transition: On 1 October 2019, the Reserve Officer Direct Commissioning Officer Indoctrination Course (DCOIC) was consolidated with the 5-week Officer Development School (ODS). (Source: NAVADMIN 101/19
ODS Student Required Knowledge Sheet (February 2020)
Navy Reserve Direct Commission Officer (DCO) Handbook
Officer Development School (ODS) – The course is both comprehensive and intense and is designed to facilitate the introduction to your responsibilities as a naval officer where you learn about different aspects of the United States Navy including military structure, traditions and customs, the legal system, and finally, military etiquette. contact the ODS Deputy Director at (401) 841-3345, Mon. – Fri. from 0800-1600 for ODS matters only, or email OTC_Admin@navy.mil. For emergency issues or problems with check-in after hours and on weekends contact the Command Duty Officer (CDO) at (401) 862-4321. Location: Officer Training Command Newport (OTC).
- Officer Development School Experience 2022
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the NEW TO THE NAVY section.

DCS (DEFENSE COLLABORATION SERVICES)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

DCS (Defense Collaboration Services) – A secure web conferencing and instant messaging service (chat).
Chat capability is available to DOD mobile device users. Download the printable fact sheet.
DCS Support – 844-347-2457 – Opt 1; DSN: 312-850-0032 – Opt 1; NIPR: disa.gsd.apps@mail.mil; SIPR: disa.gsd.apps@mail.smil.mil

DD FORM 214

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR)

DD Form 214 – Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty, generally referred to as a “DD 214”, is a document of the United States Department of Defense, issued upon a military service member’s retirement, separation, or discharge from active duty in the Armed Forces of the United States.
Online request from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
The OMPF/document(s) of veterans separated, retired, or deceased on or before 31 Dec 94 may be obtained by submitting Standard Form 180 (SF 180). Complete the SF 180 and forward it via mail or fax to the National Personnel Records Center, 1 Archives Drive, St. Louis, MO 63138, 314-801-9195.
Looking for your DD Form 214? Former Sailors should call MNCC Customer Service: 833-330-6622, askmncc@navy.mil, or MNCC Chat
VIDEO: Explaining the DD214 (27JAN2017)
VIDEO: How to Get Military Records | DD-214 | Training Records, Medical & Dental Records | theSITREP (01AUG2023)

DECK

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024)

Deck -A deck is a permanent covering over a compartment or a hull of a ship. On a boat or ship, the primary or upper deck is the horizontal structure that forms the “roof” of the hull, strengthening it and serving as the primary working surface. Vessels often have more than one level both within the hull and in the superstructure above the primary deck, similar to the floors of a multi-story building, that are also referred to as decks, as are certain compartments and decks built over specific areas of the superstructure.
VIDEO: Why Did Sailors Swab The Deck? – Naval History Animated (16JUN2018)

DEERS (DEFENSE ENROLLMENT ELIGIBILITY REPORTING SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR)

DEERS – A computerized database for U.S. Service members, retirees, dependents, DoD active Contractors, and others worldwide entitled to Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Tricare eligibility. DEERS is used in the Real-Time Automated Personnel Identification System (RAPIDS). RAPIDS is the U.S. DoD system that issues the definitive credential for obtaining Common Access Card (CAC) tokens in the DoD PKI. These two systems are referred to as DEERS/RAPIDS stations, available in 700 locations around the world. (Source: Military.com – Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS))
Online Appointment
VIDEO: Protect Your Benefits: Veteran Advice on Updating DEERs Address for Maximum Security (25NOV2023)
VIDEO: Correct or Update Your DEERS Information (11APR2013)

DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY (DAU)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

Defense Acquisition University (DAU) – A corporate university of the United States Department of Defense offering “acquisition, technology, and logistics” (AT&L) training to military and Federal civilian staff and Federal contractors. DAU is headquartered in Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and is accredited by the American Council on Education (ACE), the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), and the Council on Occupational Education (COE).
VIDEO: Defense Acquisition University Media

DEFENSE INDUSTRY

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

Defense Industry – A global industry that manufactures and sells weapons and military technology.

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) – A combat support agency in the United States Department of Defense (DoD). It provides supplies to the military services and supports their acquisition of weapons, fuel, repair parts, and other materials. DLA also helps provide relief supplies to victims of natural disasters, as well as humanitarian aid to refugees and internally displaced persons.
AMPS (Account Management and Provisioning System) Help Desk 804-279-4357 or 866-335-4357
MEBS (Mapping Enterprise Business System) – An enterprise system used by Mapping Customer Operations to manage map accounts and inventory.
VIDEO: DLA is…The Nation’s Combat Logistics Support Agency (17APR2018)

DENTAL

(Last Update: Friday, 08MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

See also the MEDICAL section.

DEPLOYMENT HEALTH ASSESSMENTS

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

See also the MEDICAL section.

DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.

DETAILER

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing

Detailer – They are the Sailors’ advocates and take into consideration everything to ensure they are providing the right ‘fit’ for each billet advertised in MyNavy Assignment (MNA). They evaluate each Sailor’s professional milestones and take into consideration a Sailor’s personal aspirations and stated preferences. Primary considerations for selection for orders are based on the following: Needs of the Navy, career needs of the individual, and desires of the individual. This is the primary consideration in each sailor’s assignment and is taken into consideration before all other factors.
Enlisted Detailing
Officer Detailing (Find my Officer Detailer)
VIDEO: Detailing and Placement (05JUL2018)
VIDEO: How the New Navy Detailing System Works (11DEC2019)
VIDEO: Navy Detailers Marketplace (10SEP2021)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the MYNAVY ASSIGNMENT (MNA) section.

DETAILING MARKETPLACE ASSIGNMENT POLICY (DMAP)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Enlisted > Detailing Marketplace

Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy (DMAP) – A new set of personnel policies replacing the current Sea Shore Flow policy. DMAP aims to enhance Fleet manning by rewarding Sailors in sea-intensive ratings who commit to extended sea duty. Sailors completing an initial 4-year Apprentice (E4 and below) Sea Tour followed by a 3-year Journeyman (E5) Sea Tour (DMAP 4+3) will receive monetary and nonmonetary incentives, along with early advancement opportunities.
Senior Enlisted Marketplace (SEM)
VIDEO: DMAP Phase IV | A Discussion (23FEB2024)
VIDEO: CNP Requests Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy Feedback (28APR2021)

DFAS (DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: RESPAY or PSD)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Pay Pers Support

MyPay
Leave and Earnings Statements (LES) – A document is given monthly to members of the United States military, which documents their pay and leave status every month.
VIDEO: Military Touchpoint Series: Decode Your Leave and Earnings Statement (27AUG2018)
VIDEO: What is a Leave and Earning Statement – LES? (22APR2015)
See also the MYPAY section.
See also the PAY section.

DICTIONARY

(Last Update: Octday, 07OCT2024)

DoD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms – The full DoD Dictionary may be found on JEL+. (CAC required)

DISCOUNTS

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

GovX – one of the world’s largest online shopping destinations for military, law enforcement, and related government personnel. GovX allows qualified members of the U.S. Armed Forces and those in related government agencies to shop for apparel, equipment, and other products as well as on-duty tactical products.
Military Benefits – Military Benefits insider’s guide for Veterans, Active Duty Military, Reserve, National Guard, Military Spouses, and their families. Discover the many benefits.
Veteran Tickets Foundation (Vet Tix) – A national, non-profit, 501c(3) organization that gives free event tickets to Veterans, Active Duty Military, and their families.
Waves of Honor – Military ticket on free park admission and discounts.
Veteran discounts are available year-round (Source: VA)
VIDEO: Military & Veteran Discounts | Veterans Benefits | Department of Veterans Affairs (10NOV2021)
See also the VETERANS DAY section.

DJRS (DIVE JUMP REPORTING SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

DJRS (Dive Jump Reporting System) – Allows users to plan, prepare, report, and execute safe dive and jump operations from one site for all services. Help desk (866-210-7474), WESS Help Desk at (757) ext (DSN 564) or, Naval Safety Command – DJRS Administrators Jump: (747) (ext. 7744) Dive: (757) (ext. 7837).
PPT VIDEO: DJRS Dive/Jump Reporting System

DOD SAFE (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SECURE ACCESS FILE EXCHANGE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 08SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

DoD SAFE (Secure Access File Exchange) – A web-based tool that provides authenticated DoD CAC users and guests
(unauthenticated users) the capability to securely send and receive up to 8.0 GB files, including files
that are too large to be transmitted via email.
DOD Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE)
Department of Defense Secure Access File Exchange NAVADMIN 210/19 (10SEP2019)
VIDEO: How to send a file through SAFE (29OCT2019)

DON (DEPARTMENT OF NAVY) ISSUANCES

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

DON Issuances – View the official digital collection of unclassified instructions, publications, and manuals from SECNAV and OPNAV.

DON TRACKER (DEPARTMENT OF NAVY TASKING, RECORDS, AND CONSOLIDATED KNOWLEDGE ENTERPRISE REPOSITORY)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 30JAN2024)

DON Tracker was decommissioned and it is now Flank Speed SharePoint Online (SPO).
Sundown Of Taskers Version Five And Task Management Update (NAVADMIN 133/19) (21JUN2019)
DON TRACKER – A single enterprise solution to replace multiple legacy Department-wide task management (TM) and records management (RM) applications to streamline digital tasking and recordkeeping at a lower cost across the Secretariat, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Marine Corps. This plan initially affects OPNAV Staff and Echelon II Commands currently using the NIPR TV5 task management system, and will eventually impact those using the Congressional Information Management System (CIMS) once it is transitioned to DON TRACKER.
Implementation Of The Department Of Navy Tasks, Records, And Consolidated Knowledge Enterprise Repository For Task Management (NAVADMIN 105/17) (01MAY2017)

DRONE

(Last Update: Monday, 24JUN2024)

Drone – An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board.
Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) , [GOOGLE] also known as a combat drone, fighter drone, or battlefield UAV, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance and carries aircraft ordnance such as missiles, anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs), and/or bombs in hardpoints for drone strikes.
Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUV) , [GOOGLE] also known as uncrewed underwater vehicles and underwater drones, are submersible vehicles that can operate underwater without a human occupant. These vehicles may be divided into remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROUVs) and autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). ROUVs are remotely controlled by a human operator. AUVs are automated and operate independently of direct human input.
VIDEO: US Testing Gigantic Navy Drone on Land (05MAR2024)
VIDEO: US Navy Sea Hunter – World’s Largest Unmanned Drone (24JUL2023)
VIDEO: Inside the U.S. Navy’s Cutting-Edge Drone Boat Tech (17JAN2023)

DSCATS (DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES TRACKING SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 30JAN2024)

DSCATS (Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA) Tracking System) – A system that tracks all real-world catastrophic events for the Navy Shore DSCA.
NEPLO (Navy Emergency Preparedness Liaison Officers) Program – Was established to coordinate mutual service and DoD support for national security emergency preparedness, response to natural or man-made disasters, and other domestic emergencies. They provide DoD support inside the United States, acting as a direct liaison to civil and federal authorities to plan, prepare for, coordinate, and execute DoD civil disaster assistance programs.
NEPLOs Provide Support for Presidential Inauguration 26JAN2021
VIDEO: HDIAC Webinar: Defense Support to Civil Authorities – A NEXTGEN Perspective (18AUG2021)

DTS (DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 11JUN2024) (LOCATION: N7 TRAINING or PSD)

DTS (Defense Travel System) (New DTS) – A fully integrated, electronic, end-to-end travel management system that automates temporary duty travel (TDY) for the Department of Defense. It allows travelers to create authorizations (TDY travel orders), prepare reservations, receive approvals, generate travel vouchers, and direct deposit payments to themselves and the government charge card vendor, all via a single web portal available 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Let users know they MAY need to re-register their CAC. For questions, they can email help desk at don_ccpmd_training@us.navy.mil
GSA City Pair Program (CPP) – Procures and manages discounted air passenger transportation services for federal government travelers.
VIDEO: DTS Voucher Guide (19APR2019)
VIDEO: How To Create a DTS Authorization (08JUN2021)
VIDEO: How To Create A DTS Voucher (10JUN2021)
Customer Support
- Help Accessing DTS (New Help Desk: don_ccpmd_training@us.navy.mil)
- Travel Assistance Center (TAC) assists the Defense travel community before, during, and after official travel. A team of analysts answers questions on various travel-related topics including DTS, DoD travel cards, travel policy, commercial travel services and programs, and allowances and entitlements.
- Travel Explorer (TraX) – A web solution that offers a centralized source of travel information. TraX functions as an extension on the TAC and allows users to submit a call center ticket, and track the progress of open tickets. Users are encouraged to explore the self-help features for instant access to hundreds of frequently asked questions, as well as discover training opportunities like DTS and GTCC and trip planning tools. Users must register for a TraX account through the Defense Travel Management Office‘s portal.
SATO Air Travel Expense Receipt
- Step 1: Go to https://www.cwtsatotravel.com/home.html
  Step 2: Find “My Travel Office” on the left side of the screen
  Step 3: Choose “Civilian Govt” or “Military/Dept of Defense”
  Step 4: Type NAVY in the text box and click “Search” (The “Advanced Location Search” link
  may also be selected below the Search button of the Travel Office locator)
  Step 5: Select the appropriate office from the list of available links to be automatically directed
  to the CWT SATO webpage (selecting the incorrect office will delay processing). All
  FTS (TAR)/Active Duty personnel will select their local TMC and all Navy Reservists will
  select their ORGANISATION.
  Step 6: Select the “Itinerary/Invoice Request” box
  Step 7: Provide the required information on the form, including a government email address,
  then select “Submit”
See also the TRAINING section.

DWE (DRILL WEEKEND)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 30JAN2024)

DWE (Drill Weekend) – The Selected Reserve (SELRES) has typically fulfilled the traditional Service Commitment of one weekend a month during the year, receiving base pay and certain special pays (e.g., flight pay, dive pay) when performing Inactive Duty Training (IDT, aka “drills”).
- FY-23 Inactive Duty Training Travel Reimbursement (IDT-R) Policy and Procedures (COMNAVRESFOR NOTICE 1570)
37 U.S. Code § 206 – Reserves; members of National Guard: inactive-duty training
See also the EDM (ENHANCED for DRILL MANAGEMENT) / RESCHED section.
See also the NROWS (NAVY ORDER WRITING SYSTEM) / TRAVEL section.
See also the RESCHEDULE / RESCHED section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

E — “Echo”

EBENEFITS

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024) (LOCATION: VA)

EBenefits – A web portal managed jointly by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the DoD to provide Service members, Veterans, and eligible dependents the ability to manage their VA and DoD benefits (including Post-9/11 GI Bill), claims, and military documents online.
VIDEO: eBenefits Shortcut & MyHealtheVet (Sep 28SEP2022)

EDM (ENHANCED for DRILL MANAGEMENT) / RESCHED

(Last Update: Friday, 08MAR2024) (LOCATION: IN ADMIN AREA – RESPAY)

EDM (Enhanced for Drill Management) A system to get drills and rescheds requested and approved. It will be accessed through NSIPS, will provide 24/7 access to electronic services to improve drill management at the appropriate level; provide an automated solution for rescheduled, flexible, and additional Inactive Duty Training (IDT) periods; and request, cancel, reschedule, approve and muster for IDT periods. (Help Desk: 833-637-3669 or nesd@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil)
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Reserve – How to Reschedule a Drill in EDM (16DEC2021)
VIDEO: How To Reschedule A Drill Weekend (IDT) Using NSIPS (US Navy) (Jan 21, 2021)
VIDEO: EDM Reschedule (Jun 14, 2019)
Additional Sources: RESPERSMAN 1570-010 (IDT-Admin) and RESPERSMAN 1001-010 (Sat Participation Requirements)

EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Navy eLearning (NeL) (NeL2) (Help Desk: 833-637-3669, Chat, or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil) – Use to enroll in and complete Navy Schoolhouse, Professional Military Education (PMW), Common Military Training (CMT), and Information Assurance courses. My
My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) | STATUS | (MNP Help Desk: 833-637-3669 or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil)
CMT (Common Military Training) – Ready to go CMT teaching material
- See also the COMMON MILITARY TRAINING (CMT) section.
NRTC (Non-Resident Training Courses) – Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) courses
Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve – VA (Veterans Affairs) educational assistance program
MyEducation – Location to find POST 911 GI Bill Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) Statement of Understanding (SOU)
Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Points FAQ
Education Counselor Fleet Engagement Teams who can help Sailors navigate their higher education process. These teams are based out of the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) in Little Creek, Virginia.
See also the COLLEGE section.
See also the JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT section.
See also the JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION) section.
See also the TRAINING section.

EIDWS (ENLISTED INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE SPECIALIST)

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: ANY ENLISTED IN THE IDC )

Enlisted Information Warfare Specialist (EIWS) Qualification Program
COMNAVIFORINST 1414.1A
GOOGLE: EIDWS
Enlisted Information Warfare Specialist (EIWS) Program Update (20JUL2018)
While the CPR course is required, you are not required to use the online certification. Any CPR qualification will work; however, this is the only acceptable online alternative.
- GOOGLE: Online CPR Course

ELEAVE

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Leave – A sailor’s sanctioned time away from duty, akin to civilians earning vacation hours through work. Sailors accumulate leave time each month (2.5 days per month or 30 days per year), which they can utilize by requesting time off from their duties. This authorized absence is charged against the individual’s leave account, allowing them to take breaks from their responsibilities as needed.
E-Leave (Electronic Leave) – A web-based program that Sailors can access through their Electronic Service Record (ESR). The new method allows sailors to electronically route leave chits through the chain of command for approval. It automates the command’s leave control log and ensures pay and entitlements are properly credited. NOTE: While Navy E-leave is currently accessed through NSIPS, it will soon migrate over and be accessible through My Navy Portal (CAC MNP). Help Desk: 833-637-3669 or email: nesd@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil
FORM: Special Request/Authorization Form (NAVPERS Form 1336/3 (Rev. 10-2011)) – A legal document used to communicate the desire for items listed in the form (leave, special liberty, commuted rations, etc.) or some other special authorization or consideration.
Navy E-Leave Login
VIDEO: Navigating NSIPS: E-Leave Requests (17MAR2021)
VIDEO: Taking Navy Leave or Vacation (08SEP2016)
See also the ESR (ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD) section.

ELECTRONIC HEALTH ASSESSMENTS (EHA)

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

Electronic Health Assessments (eHA) (Old Link) – A medical website that consolidates the PHA and all DRHAs, including the Pre-deployment Health Assessment (Pre-DHA), Post-deployment Health Assessment (PDHA), Post-deployment Health Reassessment (PDHRA), and the Mental Health Assessment (MHA), into one site. Help Desk at (757) 953-0737 or usn.hampton-roads.navmcpubhlthcenpors.list.nmcphc-pha1@mail.mil.
New Website For Navy And Marine Corps Electronic Health Assessments (11AUG2021)
VIDEO: MyNavyHR Update on Physical Health Assessment (PHA) (9MAR2021)
See also the MEDICAL section.

EMAIL / COMMUNICATION / STATUS REPORTS

(Last Update: Thursday, 06JUN2024)

Flank Speed (FS) – A collaboration suite based on Microsoft Teams that enables video, voice, and text communications. Users must log on via https://portal.apps.mil, use Fathom@us.navy.mil as their initial log-on, and then log on with their CAC/PIV. (NMCI Service Desk 866-843-6624)
- FS w/o CAC | FS without CAC instructions

Disclaimer: These are all public-facing Outlook email Web Access (OWA) servers that are located in a DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ is a location between firewalls where most web servers are virtually located.) on a government computer network and require your CAC to access the site. So, the links will not help anyone if they do not have a CAC and an email account on that particular network.

Navy East	https://webmail.east.nmci.navy.mil – https://webmail.east.cloud.navy.mil
Navy West	https://webmail.west.nmci.navy.mil – https://webmail.west.cloud.navy.mil
Navy Office 365	https://webmail.cloud.navy.mil
Navy Europe	https://mail.eu.navy.mil/owa
Navy Far East	https://mail.fe.navy.mil/owa
Navy Middle East	https://mail.me.navy.mil/owa
Navy Continuous Training Env (NCTE)	https://webmail.ncte.hpc.mil/owa
NMCI-ISF	https://webmail.isf.nmci.navy.mil
NADSUSEA NCIS COI (Navy NCIS)	https://webmail.ncis.nmci.navy.mil
NAVSOC / Navy Special Warfare	https://sofwebmail.socom.mil
PADS (Navy PADS)	https://webmail.pacom.mil
PADS (Navy PACOM SMR Users)	https://webmail.exceptions.pacom.mil
[X] Navy Medical	https://webmail.mil
DOD Mail	https://web.mail.mil/owa

NMCI Service Desk 866-843-6624
- Timeframe login 60 days – Reset NMCI login counter from NVD. Using the NVD virtual desktop alone will not keep your NMCI account active. From NVD, go to this link, authenticate with CAC, and it will reset your NMCI counter.
DoD Safe Department of Defense (DoD) Secure Access File Exchange (SAFE) – It will provide users with an enterprise-wide ability to safely transfer files (up to 8GB) in the DoD. Contact disa.gsd.apps@mail.mil. (Source: DISA )
See also the FLANK SPEED (FS) section.
See also the GLOBAL DIRECTORY SERVICE (GDS) section.

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024)

Emergency Response – Disasters affect hundreds of thousands of people every year. Navy families have a role to play in planning for emergencies. Be informed and be prepared.
VIDEO: Ready Navy: Emergency Preparedness Kit (23DEC2013)
See also the DSCATS (DEFENSE SUPPORT OF CIVIL AUTHORITIES TRACKING SYSTEM) section.

EMPLOYER RELATIONS

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024)

ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve) – An agency that promotes cooperation and understanding between Reserve component members and their civilian employers and assists in the resolution of conflicts arising from an employee’s military commitment
ESGR’s Customer Service Center is available to answer USERRA questions or refer cases to a trained Ombudsman. Contact the Customer Service Center Monday through Friday (except for Federal holidays) from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM (ET): 800-336-4590, Option 1 or OSD.USERRA@mail.mil
VIDEO: ESGR USERRA Training Brief (23OCT2020)
Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE)
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) – Pub.L. 103–353, codified as amended at 38 U.S.C. §§ 4301–4335) was passed by U.S. Congress in 1994 to protect the civilian employment of active and reserve military personnel in the United States called to active duty. The law applies to all United States uniformed services and their respective reserve components.
USERRA Pocket Guide (E.g. Eligible for Reemployment & Duration of Service)
VIDEO: Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (28NOV2023)
VIDEO: ESGR and USERRA (01NOV2023)

ENAVFIT

Last Update: Tuesday, 10JAN2023)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Performance Evaluation > eNAVFIT

eNavFit – Scheduled to replace NAVFIT98A, This is a performance evaluation application that helps users create, edit, and route fitness or evaluation reports in addition to providing the ability to digitally sign, validate reports, and automate submissions to PERS-32 for entry into a Sailor’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) record. (Note: Chrome is the recommended browser)
eNAVFIT Resources
STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
Navy Physical Readiness Program update – The NAVADMIN 123/24 announces updates to the Navy Physical Readiness Program, eliminating mandatory adverse comments for physical readiness failures and detailing new evaluation and retention policies, with a single 2025 PFA cycle. (18JUN2024)
NOTE: NAVFIT98A will be sunset on 31DEC2023 per NAVADMIN 250/22.
- Navy Performance Evaluation System Manual: BUPERSINST 1610.10F
- eNavFit training tutorial videos, offered on both YouTube and DVIDS platforms (use DVIDS if you don’t have YouTube access) are under eNAVFIT Resources.
AI: Navy Block 43 Writer – Specializes in writing Block 43 of Navy evals.
AI: RapidEPR -A user-focused platform created by military service members to streamline the process of writing performance report bullets, designed to save time and enhance efficiency across all branches of the military.
VIDEO: eNavFit Online End-to-End Overview (29APR2022)
VIDEO: Evaluations and Service Records (29JUN2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 1: Understanding The Essentials (22NOV2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 2: Accessing the Interface (22NOV2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 3: Reporting Senior Acknowledgement (22DEC2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 4: Appointing a Trusted Agent (22DEC2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 5: Online Summary Group Creation (30DEC2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 6: Routing Reports & Reviewer Inputs (30DEC2021)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 7: Digital and Alternative Signatures (15FEB2022)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 8: Submission to Navy Personnel Command (16FEB2022)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 9: Intermittent/Offline Operations-Appraisal Manager (09JAN2022)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 10: Intermittent/Offline Operations – Appraisal (Feb 24FEB2022)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 11: Printing and Saving Reports (15FEB2022)
VIDEO: eNavFit Tutorial Series Module 12: End to End Online Process (11JAN2022)
See also the EVAL (EVALUATION) section.
See also the FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION) section.

ENLISTED

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024)

Enlisted Rate – The term can be inclusive of non-commissioned officers or warrant officers, except in the United States military usage where warrant officers/chief warrant officers are a separate officer category ranking above-enlisted grades and below commissioned officer grades. In most cases, enlisted service personnel perform jobs specific to their occupational specialty, as opposed to the more generalized command responsibilities of commissioned officers.
VIDEO: U.S. NAVY ENLISTED RATINGS (23APR2023)
VIDEO: Enlisted vs. Officers in the U.S. Military (What’s the difference?) (02JUN2023)
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Enlisted Rate & Rating Insignia (WW2) (26DEC2020)
Enlisted Permanent Personnel Record MILPERSMAN 1000-020 Pay and Personnel Record Maintenance Responsibilities
- Policy
- Records Responsibilities
- Recall/ Mobilization Responsibilities
MILPERSMAN 1070-080 Enlisted Permanent Personnel Record
- Policy
- Document Categories
- Updating the OMPF
- Record Correction/Change Requirements
- Record Review/Access
- Documents provided to Selection Boards

ENLISTED ADVANCE PROFILE SHEET

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN, CAREER COUNSELOR, ESO)

Enlisted Advance Profile Sheet or EAPS (EAW: Enlisted Advance Worksheet) – After logging into NSIPS, in the Training, Education, and Qualifications tab, click on “View Training, Education, and Qualifications.” Click on “Exam Profile Data.”
- VIDEO: How to sign your worksheet in NSIPS (10JUL2021)
- VIDEO: Enlisted Advancement Worksheet Informational video (12SEP2019)
- VIDEO: Automation For Enlisted Advancement Worksheets Fall 2019 (11JUN2019)
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

ENLISTED LEADER DEVELOPMENT (ELD)

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: TRAINING)

The Enlisted Leader Development (ELD) continuum replaced the Petty Officer Selectee Leadership courses and created a more efficient and deliberate process to train our enlisted leaders. Its framework delivers a “character-focused” learning continuum based on foundational courses delivered throughout an enlisted Sailor’s career, SAILOR 360, self-study, on-the-job training (OJT), and feedback received from coaches, mentors, and advocates.
- For more information and to sign up to take or host these courses, go to MyNavy Portal (MNP) (CAC login required). Navigate from the top menu to “Career & Life Events” > “Training, Education, Qualifications” and in the left-hand menu “Training” > “Enlisted Leader Development.”
- For the latest ELD requirements read NAVADMIN 254/21.
VIDEO: Enlisted Leader Development – US Navy (19MAR2024)
VIDEO: Inside the Navy’s New Enlisted Leadership School (NLEC ELD) | Don’t Give Up The Ship Podcast (12APR2023)
VIDEO: Navy Enlisted Leader Development Course (ELDC) (05FEB2022)
See also the TRAINING section.

ENLISTED SEPARATIONS

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Personnel Conduct & Sep > Enlisted Separations

Record flags (placement and removal)
Reports of Misconduct
Reports of NJP
Reports of Results of Court Martial
Final Civil Action Reports (FCARs)
Reports of No Misconduct
ADSEP cases requiring CNPC or higher separation authority (MPM 1910-704)
Conditional Releases for Inter-Service Transfers (MPM 1910-102)
Detachments For Cause (DFCs) (MPM 1616-010)
Fleet ADSEP Closeouts
Voluntary EAOS extensions while awaiting ADSEP processing
Expiration Of Obligated Service (EOS) (MPM 1910-208)
- Multiple ways to find EOS Date:
  * BOL go to PSR part 1 – Service /Retention History Date Section
  * ETJ (Electronic Training Jacket) under the Home Page/Admin Tab
  * NSIPS under View Service, Obligations, and Agreements – VIDEO: NSIPS -Member Data Summary (28APR2021)
VIDEO: Administrative Separation quick overview (12JUL2022)
VIDEO: Military Administrative Separation (AdSep) (22MAR2019)
VIDEO: Dismissal & Dishonorable Discharge (26MAY2023)

ESAMS (ENTERPRISE SAFETY APPLICATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: TRAINING)

ESAMS SAMS Help Desk at 865-693-0048
VIDEO: How to Navigate ESAMS + Driving for Life (16APR2020)
VIDEO: Adding ESAMS USERS (30MAR2023)

ESR (ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD)

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Record Management > Electronic Service Record (ESR)

ESR (Electronic Service Record) – It provides an online view and updates capability for personnel clerks and other authorized users at Personnel Support Detachments and Reserve Centers. It also provides an administrative user capability for command military personnel offices to perform updates of a member’s record, along with a member’s self-serve capability for sailors to view and perform limited updates of their data. The ESR application is available via the NSIPS (Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System) ESR Quick Start for all Sailors
To access or establish your “Self-Service” ESR Account go to: https://www.nsips.navy.mil Additional assistance can be obtained by contacting the NSIPS Helpdesk at 877-589-5991 or emailing Nsipshelpdesk@navy.mil
Note: Commands will use the Electronic Submission Application (eSubmission) to submit the required documents to PERS-313 for inclusion into the OMPF on the date of occurrence, see MILPERSMAN 1070-111.
- Personnel Records Review – a step-by-step inventory of your OMPF and ESR for completeness and accuracy. (Updated 02NOV2022)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

ETJ (ELECTRONIC TRAINING JACKET)

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: TRAINING)

ETJ (Electronic Training Jacket) A view of career information documented in Navy personnel databases, such as training and education (including Navy eLearning, NECs, and college courses), qualifications and certifications, career history, advancement status, and awards.
See also the MY NAVY PORTAL (MNP) section.
See also the TRAINING section.

EVAL (EVALUATION)

(Last Update: Thursday, 21MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

A similar tracker can be found in 1610.10F Navy Performance Evaluation System 12/1/2021.

EHow – How to write Navy Enlisted Performance Evaluations
GOOGLE: How to write an EVAL
Navy Performance Evaluation Manual (EVALMAN) BUPERSINST 1610.10F (12DEC2021)
NavyWriter.com – Your One-Stop Shop for Navy Eval, Award, and Other Navy Writing Examples.
eNavFit – Scheduled to replace NAVFIT98A, This is a performance evaluation application that helps users create, edit, and route fitness or evaluation reports in addition to providing the ability to digitally sign, validate reports, and automate
submissions to PERS-32 for entry into a Sailor’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) record. (Note: Chrome is the recommended browser)
- STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
- A comprehensive User Guide: eNavFit User Guide
- Quick steps for common eNavFit tasks: eNavFit Quick Steps Guide
- Navy Performance Evaluation System Manual: BUPERSINST 1610.10F
- eNavFit training tutorial videos, offered on both YouTube and DVIDS platforms (use DVIDS if you don’t have YouTube access) are under eNAVFIT Resources.

NAVFIT98A – Software that helps users create, store, organize, and print Fitness and Counseling Reports and Evaluations on Navy members. Performance Evaluation (Technical Assistance and (POC) 833-330-6622 email: askmncc@navy.mil, website: https://my.navy.mil/.
GOOGLE: Navy Bullet Database
NavyAdvancement.com – Tips to improve your Navy Evaluation
AI: Navy Block 43 Writer – Specializes in writing Block 43 of Navy evals.
AI: RapidEPR -A user-focused platform created by military service members to streamline the process of writing performance report bullets, designed to save time and enhance efficiency across all branches of the military.
GOOGLE: Brag Sheet Example
VIDEO: Evaluations and Service Records (29JUN2021)
VIDEO: HM “EVAL Basics & Writing” Mentorship & Development (Sep 24, 2020)
VIDEO: Navy Evaluation Training (May 4, 2020)
See also the ENAVFIT section.
See also the FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION) section.

F — “Foxtrot”

FAMILY ADVOCACY PROGRAM (FAP)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Advocacy

Family Advocacy Program (FAP) – Provides clinical assessment, treatment, and services for service members and their families involved in allegations of domestic abuse and child abuse.
DOD Family Advocacy Program
VIDEO: Family Advocacy Program (10OCT2019)

FAMILY CARE PLAN (NPC LINK)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Readiness > Family Care Plan

Service members are responsible for ensuring family members/dependents are cared for during deployments, reserve mobilizations, and temporary duty, as well as at all other times during which the service member is unavailable. Questions or Comments Email: navy.familycareplan@us.navy.mil
- DODINST 1342.19 Family Care Plans (30NOV2017)
- OPNAVINST 1740,40E U.S. Navy Family Care Policy (05OCT2017)
- MILPERSMAN 1910-124 Separation by Reason of Convenience of the Government – Parenthood
- NAVADMIN 281/14 Navy Family Care Plan (22DEC2014)
- DON Family Care Plan Certificate (NAVPERS 1740/6 Rev 2-2022) – Caregiver signatures are NOT required and there are blocks for annual certification.
- Family Care Plan Arrangements (NAVPERS 1740/7 Rev 02-2011)
- Service Members Civil Relief Act
A system to account, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process for personnel and their families affected and/or scattered by a widespread catastrophic event.
- VIDEO: How to Log In to NFAAS (06JAN2014)
- VIDEO: NFAAS – How to Fill out a Needs Assessment (22NOV2011)
- VIDEO: NFAAS – How to Update Your Contact Information (22NOV2011)
See also the NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (NFAAS) section.

FAMILY EMPLOYMENT

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT CENTERS)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Readiness > Fleet Family Support

Family Employment – Maintaining a career or furthering your education can be challenging in Navy life. There are several resources available to help support you and your family as you navigate your journey.

FAMILY READINESS

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Readiness > Fleet Family Support

Family Readiness – A support network of other families to help navigate the challenges of the Naval Service. Family readiness can help families during deployment and prepare for homecomings.
VIDEO: Navy Fleet and Family Readiness Programs (14FEB2018)

FISCAL YEAR

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Fiscal Year Calendar

Fiscal Year Calendar – A fiscal year (or financial year, or sometimes budget year) is the period used by governments for accounting and budget purposes.

VIDEO: Happy Fiscal New Year! (18SEP2023)

FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION)

(Last Update: Monday, 24JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Performance Evaluation

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Performance Evaluation > eNAVFIT

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Performance Evaluation > FITREP EVAL Reports RSCA

A similar tracker can be found in 1610.10F Navy Performance Evaluation System 12/1/2021.

eNavFit – Replaced NAVFIT98A, This is a performance evaluation application that helps users create, edit, and route fitness or evaluation reports in addition to providing the ability to digitally sign, validate reports, and automate submissions to PERS-32 for entry into a Sailor’s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) record. (Note: Chrome is the recommended browser)
EHow – How to write a FITREP
Navy Performance Evaluation Manual (EVALMAN)
BUPERSINST 1610.10F (12DEC2021)
NavyWriter.com – Your One-Stop Shop for Navy EVAL, Award, and Other Navy Writing Examples.
STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
- STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
- A comprehensive User Guide: eNavFit User Guide
- Quick steps for common eNavFit tasks: eNavFit Quick Steps Guide
- Navy Performance Evaluation System Manual: BUPERSINST 1610.10F
- A comprehensive User Guide: eNavFit User Guide
- Quick steps for common eNavFit tasks: eNavFit Quick Steps Guide
- Navy Performance Evaluation System Manual: BUPERSINST 1610.10F
- eNavFit training tutorial videos, offered on both YouTube and DVIDS platforms (use DVIDS if you don’t have YouTube access) are under eNAVFIT Resources.
GOOGLE: Navy Bullet Database
NavyAdvancement.com – Tips to improve your Navy Evaluation
Building Better Brag Sheets (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Writing Great FITREPs (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
The Ten Deadly Sins of FITREPS (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
PSR (Performance Summary Record)
- VIDEO: How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR) (23MAY2016)
Managing Reporting Senior Averages (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Navy Physical Readiness Program update – The NAVADMIN 123/24 announces updates to the Navy Physical Readiness Program, eliminating mandatory adverse comments for physical readiness failures and detailing new evaluation and retention policies, with a single 2025 PFA cycle. (18JUN2024)
AI: Navy Block 43 Writer – Specializes in writing Block 43 of Navy evals.
AI: RapidEPR -A user-focused platform created by military service members to streamline the process of writing performance report bullets, designed to save time and enhance efficiency across all branches of the military.
VIDEO: Evaluations and Service Records (29JUN2021)
See also the ENAVFIT section.
See also the EVAL (EVALUATION) section.

FLAG

(Last Update: Tuesday, 09APR2024)

Flag – The flag of the United States Navy consists of the seal of the U.S. Department of the Navy in the center, above a yellow scroll inscribed “United States Navy” in dark blue letters, against a dark blue background.
First Navy Jack – The naval jack of the United States from 1975 to 1976 and again from 2002 to 2019. It was authorized by the U.S. Navy and was flown from the jackstaff of commissioned vessels of the U.S. Navy while moored pierside or at anchor. Since then, it is used only as a naval jack by the oldest active warship in the U.S. Navy.
VIDEO: How to arrange Military flags in order for presentation (17MAR2022)
VIDEO: Continental Navy Jack (10OCT2017)
VIDEO: How to fold a U.S. flag for military funeral ceremony (Nov 29, 2022)

FLANK SPEED (FS)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

Flank Speed (FS) – A collaboration suite based on Microsoft Teams that enables video, voice, and text communications. Transition Info, FAQ, a Flank Speed 101 Brief, Flank Speed “Slick Sheets, and a Flank Speed SharePoint. Users must log on via https://portal.apps.mil and use Fathom@us.navy.mil as their initial log-on and then log on with their CAC/PIV.
- Access Flank Speed Email without CAC
  1. Go to https://portal.apps.deas.mil/ and login with your CAC. You must be on a .mil network and use your Military CAC. NVD Virtual Desktop will let you do this, or a Government computer.
  2. On the left-hand side, click My Self-Service, Password Service, and Set my Password.
  3. Type in a new password following the instructions.
  4. After the password is set you must wait at least one hour before it will enable access.
  5. After you wait the recommended time, go to https://portal.apps.mil on your phone and sign in using your Flank Speed email and the password you created.
  6. It will ask you to set up the Windows Authenticator App.
  7. You should now have access to your email using any web browser on PCs or mobile devices. Email-only, attachments will not open properly on your phone.
  8. You can add the Microsoft Authenticator App if you get a new phone or delete the app by going to https://mysignins.azure.us/security-info Again, you must be on a .mil network.
  9. The password is only good for 30 days. You will then have to repeat the steps to set a new password. You will get email reminders before it expires.
Flank Speed: Past, Present, Future By Lindsey A. Phillips, PEO Digital Public Affairs – January-March 2023
Flank Speed Outlook Guide (16NOV2021)
Flank Speed SharePoint Online (SPO) was created within the Flank Speed environment and allows commands to submit requests for exception to currently scheduled activity for the following actions: Email migrations, Public Teams generation, and Government Furnished Equipment mobile device account creation. (Source)
VIDEO: Login to Flank Speed and Access Teams (13MAR2022)
VIDEO: Flank Speed Teams – Training (13MAR2022)
VIDEO: Flank Speed Microsoft 365 Collaboration (13MAR2022)
See also the TELEWORK section.

FLEET AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAM (FFSP)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Readiness > Fleet Family Support

Fleet and Family Support Program (FFSP) – Provides individual assistance, consultations, varied educational programs, and community outreach for eligible family members of Sailors.
VIDEO: Navy Fleet and Family Support Programs (07JUN2022)
VIDEO: Navy Fleet and Family Readiness channel – FFSP: Fleet and Family Support Programs

FLEET ENGAGEMENT TEAM

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Fleet Engagement Team – Consists of professional personnel who can help sailors navigate a process. A Fleet Engagement Team Event focused on providing career counseling, designating ratings, and negotiating orders on-site.
EDUCATION: Education Counselor Fleet Engagement Teams who can help Sailors navigate their higher education process. These teams are based out of the Navy College Virtual Education Center (NCVEC) in Little Creek, Virginia.
VIDEO: Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Deploys Fleet Engagement Team (04SEP2013)
VIDEO: Great Green Fleet Gets Underway; NPC Fleet Engagement Team to visit San Diego (17JUL2012)

FLEET WEEK

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MC or PAO)

Navy Fleet Week – a U.S. Navy, USMC, and U.S. Coast Guard tradition in which ships dock in a major city for one week. The public can take a guided tour of the ships at certain hours. Often, Fleet Week is accompanied by military demos and air shows.
- Cities: Los Angeles, California; San Diego, California; Port Everglades in Broward County, Florida; Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; and New York City
GOOGLE: Navy Fleet Week
Outreach Links
VIDEO: San Francisco Fleet Week Parade of Ships (06OCT2023)
VIDEO Highlights from Day 1 of San Francisco Fleet Week air shows (06OCT2023)
See also the NAVY WEEK section.

FLTMPS (FLEET TRAINING, MANAGEMENT, AND PLANNING SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

FLTMPS (Fleet Training, Management, and Planning System) – A flexible, Web-based system that allows approved Internet users to quickly access many of the training, manpower, and personnel reports currently available in the NTMPS system. Training Officers view and document command personnel and training information, view Fleet training requirements, and generate training management reports.
See also the TRAINING section.

FORCE CONNECT

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

Force Connect – A mass email notification system delivering Reserve all-hands and specific-topic messages straight to your personal, military, or both email addresses.
ForceConnect: How to Subscribe to Text Messaging
Navy Reserve Announces New Email Delivery Application for the Force (01OCT2020)

FORMS

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

DHA Forms – Military Health System Forms
DoN Issuances – Instructions, Notices, Manuals
DoD Issuances Website for locating the latest: Directives, Instructions, Pubs/Manuals, Directive-Type Memorandum
DoD Forms Management Program Website
NAVMED Forms – Navy Medical Forms
NAVPERS Forms
SF Forms

FUNERAL

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Funeral Honors Details – This service provided to the local community is one of the NOSC/Navy Reserve Center (NRC)’s top two priority missions (the other being training and mobilization of SELRES).
Navy Military Funerals – US Navy
Military Funeral – As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral for any eligible veteran if requested by his or her family. As mandated by federal law, an honor guard detail for the burial of an eligible veteran shall consist of no fewer than two members of the Armed Forces. One member of the detail shall be a representative of the parent armed service of the deceased veteran. The honor guard detail will, at a minimum, perform a ceremony that includes the folding and presenting of the flag of the United States to the next of kin and the playing of Taps which will be played by a lone bugler, if available, or by audio recording. Today, there are so few buglers available that the United States Armed Forces often cannot provide one. However, federal law allows Reserve and National Guard units to assist with funeral honors duty when necessary. On the day of the burial or interment, the U.S. Flag is lowered to half-mast.
DD 214/Discharge Documents Requests
VA Headstone, Markers, and Medallions
Arlington National Cemetery
Burial at Sea
National Cemeteries
Presidential Memorial Certificate
Burial Flag Request
VA Burial Benefits
VIDEO: Funeral Honors (13OCT2014)
VIDEO: How to fold a U.S. flag for military funeral ceremony (Nov 29, 2022)
VIDEO: How to Get a DD-214 | Replacing Lost or Damaged Military Records | Military Funeral (03MAY2023)

G — “Golf”

GAMECHANGER

(Last Update: Saturday, 30MAR2024)

Gamechanger – An artificial intelligence (AI) and natural language processing (NLP) application developed by the Department of Defense to transform how policymakers navigate, analyze and understand relationships across the DoD’s vast universe of tens of thousands of policies and requirements. Launched in 2020, it provides a single authoritative centralized repository that allows policymakers to efficiently search and quickly identify relevant policies, understand relationships between them, pinpoint conflicts or gaps, and analyze potential impacts of new or revised policies. Key features include intelligent keyword searching, visualizations depicting connections between documents, and continual improvement of the NLP/AI models to refine the capabilities over time.
GAMECHANGER: Where policy meets AI by DIA Public Affairs (07FEB2022)
Meet the Gamechanging App That Uses AI to Simplify DoD Policy Making by JAIC Public Affairs (19OCT2021)

GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING (GMT)

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

General Military Training (GMT) – This is now called Common Military Training (CMT).
See also the COMMON MILITARY TRAINING REQUIREMENTS (CMT) section.
See also the TRAINING section.

GENERAL ORDERS OF A SENTRY

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

General Orders of a Sentry – The official title of a set of rules governing sentry (guard or watch) duty in the United States Armed Forces. While any guard posting has rules that may go without saying (“Stay awake,” for instance), these orders are carefully detailed and particularly stressed in the U.S. Navy. Also known as the 11 General Orders, the list covers any scenario a sentry might encounter on duty.

Take charge of this post and all government property in view.
Walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.
Report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
Repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guardhouse than my own.
Quit my post only when properly relieved.
Receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the commanding officer, officer of the deck, officers, and noncommissioned officers of the guard only.
Talk to no one except in the line of duty.
Give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
Call the officer of the deck in any case not covered by instructions.
Salute all officers and all colors and standards not cased.
Be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and allow no one to pass without proper authority.

VIDEO: Quick way to memorize general orders! (24JUL2019)
VIDEO: The Eleven General Orders of a Sentry (18FEB2012)
VIDEO: Navy The Eleven General Orders of a Sentry (1 hour) (Repetition) (06FEB2020)

GI BILL

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: VA)

Career Management > Education > GI Bill

GI Bill (MGIB)
- How to apply for the GI Bill and related benefits
VIDEO: MGIB-SR SOU (Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) Statement of Understanding (SOU)) (17APR2020)

GLOBAL DIRECTORY SERVICE (GDS)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

DoD Global Directory Service (GDS) – A Department of Defense (DoD) enterprise-wide search engine. It allows DoD personnel names, e-mail addresses, and DoD PKI email encryption certificates to be searchable via the web. GDS pulls information from PKI directories and Designated Data Sources (DDSs) within the Combatant Commanders/Services/Agencies (C/S/As). GDS also provides an enterprise user directory called DoD 411 where users may search and download contact records that include the contact’s public encryption certificate. This allows users to encrypt emails to DoD recipients who do not exist in their local email directory. DoD 411 is available via both HTTPS (web browser) and LDAP interfaces and can be configured as an address book within Microsoft Outlook. (Source: DoD Cyber Exchange)
How to send encrypted emails using DOD-411
See also the EMAIL / COMMUNICATION / STATUS REPORTS section.

GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or N7 TRAINING)

Government Travel Charge Card Program (GTCC) – Provides travelers with a safe, effective, convenient, and commercially available method to pay for expenses associated with official travel.
NAVADMIN 291/22 – Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) used in support of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel (22DEC2022)
Citibank (Customer Services: 866-670-6462 or 800-200-9076)
VIDEO: DoD Travel Card Program Update (07AUG2023)
VIDEO: Defense Travel Spotlight – Government Travel Charge Card 2022 (20OCT2022)
See also the CITIBANK section.
See also the PCS (PERMANENT CHANGE of STATION) section.

GROUND TRUTH

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024)

Ground Truth – US military slang uses “ground truth” to refer to the facts comprising a tactical situation—as opposed to intelligence reports, mission plans, and other descriptions reflecting the conative or policy-based projections of the industrial·military complex.

H — “Hotel”

HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > High Year Tenure

Enlisted
- High Year Tenure (HYT) – A term used by the United States Armed Forces to describe the maximum number of years enlisted members may serve at a given rank without achieving promotion, after which they must separate or retire. HYT applies to enlisted of all six military branches of the United States.
- High-Year Tenure Plus Indefinite Extension Fact Sheet (NAVADMIN 277/23).
Officer
- Defense Officer Personnel Management Act (DOPMA) (Public Law 96–513) is a United States federal law that established ceilings on the number of field grade officers authorized to each service, created uniform regulations governing promotions, and codified rules regarding separation and retirement of officers.
- The Navy calculates High Year Tenure for officers based on total years of service rather than years of commissioned service.
- VIDEO: YOU ASKED: Why is HYT for officers based off years of total service (28JUN2021)

HISTORY (NAVY)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024)

History of the United States Navy – The United States Navy claims October 13, 1775, as the date of its official establishment.
Naval History and Heritage Command
Google Search Navy History
VIDEO:
Admiral Hopwood’s “Laws of the Navy” was first published in a British periodical on July 23, 1898.
History of the U.S. Navy Reserve (30JUN2019)
VIDEO: Naval Warfare 1330-1680 (12OCT2018)
VIDEO: Naval Tactics in the Age of Sail (1650-1815) (09SEP2016)

HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESOURCES BY CHAMP (HPRC)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

Human Performance Resources by CHAMP (HPRC) – The military’s go-to source for maximizing performance, fitness, wellness, and nutrition whether at home, in the office, or in the theater.
VIDEO: What is HPRC-ONLINE (06DEC2023)
See also the MEDICAL section.

HUMAN RESOURCES

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

Human Resources (HR) – The set of people who make up the workforce of an organization, business sector, industry, or economy. A narrower concept is human capital, the knowledge and skills which the individuals command. Similar terms include manpower, labor, or personnel.
Navy Human Resources Community Reserve Component Officer Guide (NOV2013)
See also the ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES section.
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

HUMOR

(Last Update: Wednesday, 14FEB2024)

VIDEO: The Real ARMY Training… Stripes: Razzle Dazzle HD CLIP (23DEC2020)
GOOGLE: Navy Humor
VIDEO: The Black Eyed Peas – Pump It – Navy “Pump it” (23SEP2006)
VIDEO: Simpsons – Naval Reserves (16JAN2017)
VIDEO: Village People – In the Navy OFFICIAL Music Video 1978 (14OCT2016)

I — “India”

ID CARD

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR)

See also the CAC (COMMON ACCESS CARD) (AKA ID CARD) section.

IDT (INACTIVE DUTY for TRAINING)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024)

IDT (Inactive Duty Training) – The Selected Reserve (SELRES) has typically fulfilled the traditional Service Commitment of one weekend a month during the year, receiving base pay and certain special pays (e.g., flight pay, dive pay) when performing Inactive Duty Training (IDT, aka “drills”).
Inactive Duty Training Administration (RESPERSMAN 1570-010 CH-11, 22 Nov 2017)
37 U.S. Code § 206 – Reserves; members of National Guard: inactive-duty training
VIDEO: How To Reschedule A Drill Weekend (IDT) Using NSIPS (US Navy) (21JAN2021)
VIDEO: How to reschedule an IDT drill in EDM (07NOV2021)
See also the EDM (ENHANCED for DRILL MANAGEMENT) / RESCHED section.
See also the NROWS (NAVY ORDER WRITING SYSTEM) / TRAVEL section.
See also the RESCHEDULE / RESCHED section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

IDTT (INACTIVE DUTY for TRAINING TRAVEL)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Inactive Duty for Training Travel (IDTT) – This is defined as Inactive Duty Training (IDT) with associated Travel. IDT requires Travel greater than 100 miles from the member’s NRA requires issuing IDTT travel orders. IDT that is greater than 50 miles and less than 100 miles may be authorized IDTT.
VIDEO: How to Find (and Understand) Your Navy Reserve Unit Orders | U.S. Navy Reserve (06FEB2023)
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

INDOC (INDOCTRINATION)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024)

INDOC ensures proper check-in and awareness of NRC and Reserve policies and lays the foundation and expectations for all SELRES in addition to providing invaluable information and resources. Plan for this event accordingly.
In addition to the introductory briefs, Sailors are allowed to receive other mandatory trainings that are due throughout the year. All new Sailors must attend their command’s INDOC course.
Indoctrination (INDOC) occurs at least once a quarter at every NRC. It may fall on the day you check-in, or not be planned for another couple of months.
It is mandatory for all newly reported SELRES to attend INDOC within 90 days of their check-in. This includes members who are new to the Navy Reserves as well as those who are transferring from another NRC.
See also the ALMANAC section.
See also the ONBOARDING section.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

COMNAVRESFOR N6 Department: Navy Reserve Customer Support Center (Help Desk)
Email: NavyReserveCSC@navy.mil
Commercial: 757-322-2489
Toll-Free: 866-830-6466
System Authorization Access Request Navy (SAAR) (REV 5/2022) (Note: There is no ‘User Agreement’ information in this form)
VIDEO: Information systems Technician Rating (IT) (31JAN2024)
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Information Technology (13MAY2009)
See also the NAVY ENTERPRISE SERVICE DESK (NESD) section.

INFOSEC (INFORMATION SECURITY)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 13MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

INFOSEC – The practice of preventing unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, inspection, recording, or destruction of information.
VIDEO: What is INFOSEC? – Information Security? (24APR2020)

INTELLIGENCE (INTEL)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: INTEL OFFICER or INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS))

Military intelligence – A military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to commanders in support of their decisions. This is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a range of sources, directed toward the commanders’ mission requirements or by responding to questions as part of operational or campaign planning.
DEBKAfile Covers global security, terrorism, military matters, and political analysis, with a focus on Middle Eastern politics.
Defense News
Intelink – A group of secure intranets used by the United States Intelligence Community.
- Intellipedia – An online system for collaborative data sharing used by the United States Intelligence Community (IC).
Military.com – Early Bird Brief
S2 Underground – A freelance intelligence agency that brings real-time intelligence reporting to the frontline fight against terrorism, fake news, and political tyranny around the world.
VIDEO: Naval Intelligence (1940) (13APR2014)
VIDEO: INSIDE US Naval Intelligence ONI (08SEP2016)
See also the NEWS section.
See also the NIF (NAVY INFORMATION FORCES) section.

ITP (INDIVIDUAL TRAINING PLAN)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

ITP (Individual Training Plan) – A personalized framework designed to guide sailors’ career development, align training with operational readiness, and ensure billet-specific requirements are met. Tailored to each sailor, the ITP includes assigned duties, career goals, training requirements, and timelines for achieving milestones. The plan is regularly updated by unit leadership and tracked through systems like T-Ready, ensuring sailors remain on track for both immediate duties and long-term career progression.
See also the T-READY section.

J — “Juliett”

JOAPPLY (JUNIOR OFFICER APPLY) (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT))

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: O1-O4 OFFICERS)

NOTE: Remember to login before starting the research…

Reserve Force Manpower Tools (RFMT) – A system for billet assignments.
Junior Officer APPLY (JOAPPLY) – Officers with ranks of LCDR and below of the Selected Reserve (SELRES) are eligible to apply for vacant billets using JOAPPLY.
VIDEO: Navigating Junior Officer Apply (04APR2020)

JOINT KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (JKO)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Joint Knowledge Online (JKO) – An online learning management/training system.
VIDEO: JKO – Joint Knowledge Online (08JUN2022)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the TRAINING section.

JOINT QUALIFICATION SYSTEM (JQS)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Officer > Joint > Joint Quals

Joint Qualification System (JQS)

JOINT SERVICES TRANSCRIPT (JST)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

Joint Service Transcript (JST/SMART) formerly SMART documents the number of potential college credits the American Council on Education (ACE) recommends for formal military training and occupational experience. The primary purpose of the JST/SMART is to assist service members in obtaining college credit for their military experience.
Joint Services Transcript (JST) includes how to read the document, what it contains, and how to contact JST for various issues. (Reference: Navy College Program)
VIDEO: Joint Services Transcript (JST) (21JUL2021)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the TRAINING section.

JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION)

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024) (POC LOCATION: O3-O5 OFFICERS)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Officer > Joint > JPME

JPME (Joint Professional Military Education) – A form of Professional Military Education (PME) in the United States that emphasizes a multiservice approach.
GOOGLE: JPME (Joint Professional Military Education)
JPMEeeek! (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
VIDEO: Joint Service Transcript Tutorial (18NOV2020)
VIDEO: Joint Professional Military Education at the Air War College (04JUN2016)

K — “Kilo”

KNIFE

(Last Update: Saturday, 06APR2024)

Ka-Bar Knife – The traditional KA-BAR is marked for Navy personnel. Tang stamped USN. Leather sheath included.
VIDEO: KA-BAR and the Marine Corps AFN TV Spot Pt.1 (12DEC2023)
VIDEO: KA-BAR and the Marine Corps AFN TV Spot Pt.2 (12DEC2023)

L — “Lima”

LAW

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: JAG or LN)

Military Law – United States Code (USC) – Title 10 – Armed Forces
History of U.S. Military Policy – Evolution of U.S. Military Policy, 1775-Present (Source: Rand)
See also the UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ) section.

LEADERSHIP

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: OFFICERS)

Leadership – Both a research area and a practical skill encompassing the ability of an individual or organization to “lead” or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations.
21st Century Leadership Training (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Senior Officer Leadership Course (SOLC) – A 2-day course for Captains, Commanders, and officers selected to be promoted to Commander. It is facilitated at select Navy Operational Support Centers (NOSC)/Navy Reserve Centers (NRC) as stand-alone courses.
Reserve Intermediate Leadership Course (RILC) – A 2-day course for Reserve Ensigns through Lieutenant Commanders and Chief Warrant Officers and is facilitated at select NOSC/NRC nationwide.
VIDEO: High-Stakes Performance & Leadership Aboard a US Aircraft Carrier | Capt. Daryle Cardone (17JUL2024)
VIDEO: Leadership Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy | Jacob Morgan and Mike Abrashoff (20OCT2022)
VIDEO: 9/11 Leadership During Crisis – Lessons from Ground Zero 1 of 2 and 2 of 2 (11SEP2011)

LDO (LIMITED DUTY OFFICER) / CWO (CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER)

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CWO / LDO OFFICERS)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Officer > Active OCM > LDO CWO

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Boards > Administrative > LDO/CWO

VIDEO: Navy Limited Duty Officer (LDO Program) (05NOV2016)

LEAVE

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: ADMIN)

See also the ELEAVE section.

LEGAL

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: JAG or LN)

Reserve Legal
See also the UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ) section.

LIBERTY

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024) (POC LOCATION: ADMIN)

Liberty – A sailor’s sanctioned break from duty, offering respite from the usual working environment. It’s typically granted on weekends and holidays, allowing personnel some time off. This authorized absence isn’t counted as leave and is available after regular working hours. Additionally, special liberty may be given for emergencies, religious observances, or as a reward for exceptional performance.
FORM: Special Request/Authorization Form (NAVPERS Form 1336/3 (Rev. 10-2011)) – A legal document used to communicate the desire for items listed in the form (leave, special liberty, commuted rations, etc.) or some other special authorization or consideration.

LIBRARY

(Last Update: Tuesday, 09APR2024)

Navy Digital Library
DoD Academic Libraries
Reference Library
VIDEO: Navy Department Library Virtual Tour
See also the NAVY DIGITAL LIBRARY section.
See also the NAVY GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM (NGLP) section.

LIFE INSURANCE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 09APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

See also the SGLI (SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE) section.

LINEAL / PRECEDENCE NUMBER

(Last Update: Tuesday, 09APR2024) (POC LOCATION: OFFICERS)

Get in Line (Source: AUSN/NRA CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
Naval Register – The register Number (xxxxxxxx) assigned is the number that indicates the officer’s relative seniority on the Active-Duty Lists or on the Reserve Active Status List. The Active-Duty List register number is the lineal number. The Reserve Active-Status list register number is the precedence number.
- Lineal and precedence numbers are assigned per SECNAVINST 1427.2 according to seniority.
- Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) officers are assigned both lineal numbers and precedence numbers.
- Officers on the Retired and the Inactive-Status Lists are not assigned register numbers.
Selection Boards Information
- Reserve Officer Promotion Selection Boards
- In Zone Determination – A NAVADMIN message setting the “zones” is released “usually” in the middle of December.
  - Example FY-13 NAVADMIN Message – NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-13 NAVY RESERVE CAPTAIN, COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER” PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS//
VIDEO: How to find your lineal number (29JAN2022)
VIDEO: Board Life: Officer Boards – How does the NAVY’s Officer Promotion Board process work? | Navy Personnel Command (28SEP2021)

LOG

(Last Update: Tuesday, 09APR2024)

Log (ship’s logs) – A record of important events in the management, operation, and navigation of a ship. It is essential to traditional navigation and must be filled in at least daily.
Preparing, Maintaining, and submitting the ship’s Deck Log (OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3100.7) (24FEB2014)
VIDEO: Pearl Harbor Deck Logs (14NOV2016)
VIDEO: Ship’s “log” and “knots” (14OCT2013)

LOGISTIC

(Last Update: Friday, 09FEB2024)

Military logistics – The discipline of planning and carrying out the movement, supply, and maintenance of military forces. In its most comprehensive sense, it is those aspects of military operations that deal with the design, development, acquisition, storage, distribution, maintenance, evacuation, and disposition of materiel and transport of personnel.
Acquisition or construction, maintenance, operation, and disposition of facilities; Acquisition or furnishing of services.
Medical and health service support.
VIDEO: Naval Logistics – Keeping your fleet in fuel, food and guns (25NOV2020)

M — “Mike”

MANPOWER (places)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 10APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Manpower Planning (March 2017) & VIDEO: Navy Manpower Planning Webinar (06JUN2018)
Billet – A specific military manpower space, which is assigned qualifiers, that define the duties, tasks, and functions to be performed and the specific skills and skill level required to perform the delineated functions. Also referred to as “RQMT” which means Manpower Requirement.
Military Personnel, Navy Appropriation (MPN)
DOC: Family Care Plan
DOC: Verify NAVPERS 1070/602: Record of Emergency Data (RED)/Dependency Application (DA)
DOC: Verify Page 2 (Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data) NAVPERS 1070/602 is located in NSIPS
See also the MPT&E (MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING & EDUCATION) section.

MAS (MANPOWER AVAILABILITY STATUS) CODE

(Last Update: Saturday, 13APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Manpower Availability Status (MAS) Code (23MAR2020) – This is used to assist in determining and tracking the pre-mobilization administrative and medical status of Selected Reservists.
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other valuable items.
Quick Reference to MAS Codes
RESPERSMAN 3060-010
See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.

MEDICAL

(Last Update: Saturday, 13APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

The Reserve Sailors who complete medical requirements on time each year are the ones who stop by and talk with their medical representatives regularly. An ongoing conversation about upcoming requirements allows Sailors to be ahead of deficiency lists on mandatory tasks such as immunizations, blood draws, etc.
The top two requirements:
• Complete your annual Electronic Periodic Health Assessment (ePHA)
• Complete an annual dental exam.
PHA (Physical Health Assessment) (via (ePHA) (Old Link)) – A scheduled physical examination that provides medical information and documentation to Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESFORCOM) N14 to determine physical qualification for retention in the Navy Reserve and mobilization readiness.
Temporarily Not Physically Qualified (TNPQ): This status is assigned to Sailors who have an illness or injury of a limited duration (6 months or less) and are determined by the Medical department to fully recover. This status allows members to maintain their billet within their unit during their recovery period.
Medical Retention Review (MRR): This status is assigned to Sailors to provide disposition of an illness or injury that will affect the ability of the Sailor to perform within the Navy Reserve.
NOTE: Sailors with overdue medical requirements are not physically qualified to perform Annual Training (AT), Active Duty training (ADT), or Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS – formerly Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)). These Sailor’s orders will be put on a hard hold status until ALL medical/dental readiness components have been completed and the Sailor is determined to be medically ready.
Medical Record – [] Verify the next ePHA Due Date
Dental Record – [] Verify the next Dental Exam Due Date
IMR (Individual Medical Readiness) status online: Application that displays medical info in a report card format. It contains the Physical Health Assessments (PHA), laboratory results, dental readiness, and any medical conditions that may prohibit or limit deployment and post-deployment health assessments. It also shows when immunizations should be administered and when upcoming assessments should be completed.
VIDEO: OPNAVINST 6100 3A Deployment Health Assessment Process (20FEB2017)
MRRS (Medical Readiness Reporting System) Help Desk: 800-537-4617
EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment) (via (eHA) (Old Link))
– If you are a member of the Reserve Component, to complete this Assessment, you must contact the PDHRA CALL CENTER for a health care provider review: 888-PDHRA-99. Quick Reference Guide.
- The compliance timeframe for each Deployment Health Assessment is:
  - DD 2795 Pre-Deployment Health Assessment (Pre-Deployment)
    To be completed no earlier than 120 days before the start of deployment
  - DD 2796 Post Deployment Health Assessment (Post-Deployment)
    To be completed between 30 days before and 30 days after return from deployment
  - DD 2900 Post Deployment Re-Assessment (PDHRA) (Post Deployment Reassessment)
    To be completed between 90-180 days after returning from deployment
  - DD 2978 Deployed Mental Health Assessment (DMHA)
    Two surveys are to be completed between 181-545 days and 546-910 days after returning from deployment
  - Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC or TC3) Training – Guidelines for trauma life support in prehospital combat medicine, designed to reduce preventable deaths while maintaining operation success.
Tricare – Tricare (styled TRICARE), formerly known as the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS), was a United States Department of Defense Military Health System health program. Tricare provided civilian health benefits for U.S Armed Forces military personnel, military retirees, and their dependents, including some members of the Reserve Component.
VIDEO: Which is better, VA Health Care or TRICARE | VA Health Care and TRICARE Comparison (12AUG2022)
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TRICARE Online Patient Portal (TOL PP) – A secure web portal offering online military hospital or clinic appointments, prescription refills and new fills, and personal health data for eligible beneficiaries. In addition, it provides access to a Secure Messaging service that allows you to securely communicate non-urgent, non-emergency healthcare issues and concerns with your provider team.
See also the HUMAN PERFORMANCE RESOURCES BY CHAMP (HPRC) section.

MEDICAL PERSONNEL

(Last Update: Saturday, 13APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Officer > Reserve OCM > Selected Reservists > RC Medical

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Enlisted > Medical

Centralized Credentials Quality Assurance System (CCQAS) – A web-based worldwide credentialing, privileging, risk management, and adverse actions application that supports more than 105,000 professionals providing health and wellness services to active duty military personnel, their families, and selected retirees. Generally accessed at least every two years to renew credentials and for AT or ADTs that required credentials for patient care.
- CCQAS Factsheet (14JUL2020)
ENLISTED: Career Path | Community Overview (aka Community Health) | Guide: Interpreting a Community Health Chart

See also the MEDICAL section.

MENTAL HEALTH

(Last Update: Monday, 29JUL2024) (POC LOCATION: CHAPLAIN RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALIST (RP), or MEDICAL)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Leaders Toolkit > Mental Health Playbook

Mental Health – Encompasses emotional, psychological, and social well-being, influencing cognition, perception, and behavior. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is a “state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and can contribute to his or her community”. It likewise determines how an individual handles stress, interpersonal relationships, and decision-making.
Navy’s Mental Health Playbook (July 2023) – Provides comprehensive resources and guidance to promote mental wellness, prevent suicide, and support Sailors and their families in addressing mental health issues through various strategies and tools.
Self-Initiated referral process for mental health evaluations of service members – the Brandon Act (NAVADMIN 166/23 27JUL2023)
RESOURCE: Mental Health | Military OneSource
CHATBOT: Mindsum Bot – A UK-based non-profit AI chatbot that provides evidence-based mental health information and guidance using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy (IPT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques.
VIDEO: How the Navy is taking steps to address service members’ mental health (26DEC2023)
VIDEO: We’re In This Together – Importance of Mental Health (31DEC2019)
VIDEO: What Are Elite Athletes Teaching Us About Mental Health? | Day 4 of The Game Inside The Games (29JUL2024)

MENTORSHIP

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024)

Navy Reserve CareerCompass – A mentor is a trusted counselor or guide who is involved in the development and support of one who is less experienced. A Mentee is a more junior person being mentored. The Mentor/Mentee relationship will remain professional at all times so as not to create a perception of favoritism or fraternization. The act of mentoring focuses on the Mentee and the Mentee’s personal and career goals. Both work together to set career goals and address any questions, big or small, that the Mentee may have about the Navy Reserve. Mentors are E6 – E9, LDOs and CWOs, and O4 – O6 members. VIDEOS
Facebook: CareerCompass by Navy Reserve Mentorship Network
Navy Reserve Mentorship Network (NRMN) One Page Flyer SEP2016
Navy Reserve Mentorship Network Handbook – Overview of the NRMN Program

See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.

WELCOME TO THE NAVY RESERVE

• Leading in an all-volunteer, professional force – See also the ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES section.
• Different types of orders/drills (e.g. IDTs, ATPs, RMPs, IDTT, AT, ADT, ADOS) – See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.
• Drilling at a NOSC/Navy Reserve Center (NRC) vs. supported command (pros and cons)
• Ethics in the Reserves (i.e., Line of Duty timing, Conflicts of Interest with a day job)
• See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.

NEW CO / OIC/NOSC Department Head / XO / Unit LCPO

• CO Preparation
• Diversity (how to be intentionally inclusive along various vectors of diversity
• Writing EVAL/FITREPS with impact – See also the FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION) section.
• NAVFIT – tips and how to use – See also the FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION) section.
• NRRM (Navy Reserve Readiness Module) Helpdesk: NRRM-Support@innovasi.com or 619-647-3177 – See also the NRRM (NAVY RESERVE READINESS MODULE) section.
• Awards – See also the AWARDS section.

COMMUNITY SPECIFIC TOPICS

• Career Paths
• Community Values
CIVILIAN/MILITARY JOB BALANCING

• Civilian job resources (i.e., How to get a good job to pay your mortgage)
• Civilian job balancing (How to get your boss to love the fact that you serve)
• ESGR (Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve)
• Family balance
• * Time management (i.e., getting the two-fers)
• Translating and leveraging civilian skills into military positions
TOOLS AND APPLICATIONS USEFUL TO THE NAVY RESERVE PROFESSION

• RFMT – See also the APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT)) section.
• APPLY – See also the APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT)) section.
• JOAPPLY – See also the JOAPPLY (JUNIOR OFFICER APPLY) (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT)) section.
• BUPERS Online – See also the BUPERS (BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL) / NPC (NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND) / PERS (PERSONNEL) section.

• NROWS – See also the NROWS (NAVY ORDER WRITING SYSTEM) / TRAVEL section.
• MyNavy Assignment (MNA) – See also the MYNAVY ASSIGNMENT (MNA) section.
• NSIPS – See also the NSIPS (NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM) section.
• Other Web Sites Available for Professional Development
BOARDS: PREPARATION AND THE BOARD PROCESS

• APPLY Boards – See also the APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT)) section.
• Career Development Boards (CDB) – See also the CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARD (CDB) section.
• Other Boards
• Selection Board – CPO/Officer
MANAGING YOUR CAREER – ENLISTED / OFFICER

• Education and JPME – See also the JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION) section.
• Enlisted Career Management/Advancement
• Jobs
• Joint
• Officer Preparation
• Professional reading list
• Milestones
• Timing
• Record maintenance
◦ AQDs – See also the AQD (ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION) section.
◦ Awards – See also the AWARDS section.
◦ Missing EVALS/FITREPS – See also the FITREP (FITNESS REPORT) / EVAL (EVALUATION) section.
◦ NOBCs – See also the NOBC (NAVY OFFICER BILLET CLASSIFICATION) section.
• Specialty Courses (e.g. RILC, SOLC, NRUM, NRAMS, SNROC)
MENTORING BASICS

• Navy Reserve Mentorship Network Handbook
MENTORING TOPICS FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT

• Creating and Sustaining a Culture of Innovation (NavalX)
• POM/FYDDP: How money works in the military/government
• Planning tools: OSPLAN/Readiness Generation Plan, Plans of the Year, POM, FYDP, Long Range Training Plan
• Protocol, etiquette, traditions (Change of command, retirement, and promotion ceremonies)
• Regulations (how to leverage the wisdom that is contained in our regulations)
• RUAD Management (Smart RUAD) (Reserve Unit Assignment Document (RUAD) RESPERSMAN 1000-010)

MHS GENESIS PATIENT PORTAL

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024)

MHS GENESIS Patient Portal puts you in control of your health care. It gives you secure access to your electronic medical record 24/7 and allows you to reach out to your Madigan healthcare team when and where it is convenient for you.
MHS GENESIS Patient Portal info
VIDEO: MHS GENESIS Patient Portal (26JUN2019)

MID-TERM COUNSELING

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Performance Evaluation > MidTerm_Counseling

Mid-Term Counseling involves leadership providing candid, continuous feedback to Sailors, emphasizing active listening, empathy, and open-ended questions to ensure proper development and retention.
VIDEO: Module 1: Introduction to Performance Counseling (11FEB2022)
VIDEO: Module 2: Roles & Responsibilities and Conducting Performance Counseling (11FEB2022)
VIDEO: Module 3: Giving and Receiving Feedback (11FEB2022)
VIDEO: Module 4: Completing the Military Individual Development Plan (11FEB2022)
See also the COUNSELING section.

MILCONNECT

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024)

milConnect – Manage your benefits and supporting personnel records, including DEERS, TRICARE, SGLI / FSGLI, and GI Bill.
VIDEO CHANNE: milConnect
VIDEO: milConnect Online Portal (Jan 25JAN2012)

MILITARY CHILD CARE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024)

Military Child Care – The Department of Defense (DoD) recognizes the importance of providing military and DoD-affiliated families with access to quality, affordable childcare programs. Access to child care directly affects the efficiency, mission readiness, morale, and retention of DoD personnel worldwide.
VIDEO: Military Child Care (25JUN2023)
VIDEO: Military Child Care Assistance Programs – Subsidized Affordable Child Care for Military Families (27MAY2016)

MILITARY ONESOURCE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024)

Military OneSource – A US DoD program that provides resources and support to active-duty and Guard and Reserve service members and their families anywhere in the world. The program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at no cost to users.
Confidential non-medical counseling is available to service members and families can call 800-342-9647.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Military OneSource
VIDEO: My Military OneSource Virtual Tour (18NOV2020)

MILITARY SPOUSES RESIDENCY RELIEF ACT (MSRRA)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) – Written to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, to include protection of military spouses, with regards to voting, property, and taxes, and provide equitable treatment of military spouses (Source: Military One Source) (PDF)
VIDEO: Military Spouse Residency Relief Act (22JUN2020)
VIDEO: Military Tax & Spouses: “Which State Do I File Taxes In?” Military Spouse Residency Relief Act (08APR2024)
See also the SPOUSE section.

MOB (MOBILIZATION OR AUGMENTATION )

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Augmentation > IA Guidance

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Augmentation > IA Guidance > Mobilization Law Policy

Navy Manpower Augmentation Guide (OPNAVINST 3060.7C) 17AUG2018

1. Pre-Deployment

- Fleet And Family Support Program
- Mobilization Checklist / Expeditionary Screening Forms (Source: Augmentation Management Division (PERS-46)
- ISOLATED PERSONNEL REPORT (ISOPREP) – Required for all travelers to prepare for a situation when a traveler needs to be authenticated after they have become isolated, captured, missing, or detained.

2. Man / Train / Equip

- OLD: ECRC (Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center) Disestablishment of ECRC which transferred to Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC) in January 2022.
- NEW: Mobilization and Deployment Support Command (MDSC) oversees Navy Reserve mobilizations and Active Component Individual Augmentee (IA) mobilizations, embracing Adaptive Mobilization for rapid, agile responses, enhancing readiness for strategic competition and multi-domain warfare. It replaces the ECRC, emphasizing decentralization [Source].
  - Navy Individual Augmentee Combat Training (NIACT) – Under the “Training” tab

3. Boots on Ground (BOG)

- Maximizing your Savings Options while Serving in a Combat Zone
- Early Retirement for Reserves (aka 90 days Retirement Age Reduction); NDAA Early Retirement.
- SDP (Savings Deposit Program)
- WTP (Warrior Transition Program)

4. Re-Deployment / Demobilization

- Checklist
- Update ID Card
- PDHRA (Post-Deployment Health Reassessment) (via (eHA) (Old Link)) survey
- EDHA (Electronic Deployment Health Assessment) (via (eHA) (Old Link)) – If you are a member of the Reserve Component, to complete this Assessment, you must contact the PDHRA CALL CENTER for a health care provider review: 888-PDHRA-99.
- VIDEO: IA Billets | U.S. Navy (05NOV2015)
- VIDEO: How to create Demobilization Packages through “My Navy Reserve Home Port” (03MAR2021)
- VIDEO: Returning Warrior Workshop (RWW) (21MAY2018) (Note: Find RWW dates on Yellow Ribbon)

See also the DEPLOYMENT SUPPORT section.

1st MOB – LT Beamsley – August 2009-December 2009 > LCDR Beamsley – January 2010-September 2010

2nd MOB – LCDR Beamsley – April 2012 – August 2013

MONTGOMERY GI BILL-SELECTED RESERVE (MGIB-SR)

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: VA)

Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserve (MGIB-SR) – A program that offers up to 36 months of education and training benefits.
- How to apply for the GI Bill and related benefits
MyEducation – Location to find POST 911 GI Bill Transfer of Education Benefits (TEB) Statement of Understanding (SOU)
VIDEO: Selected Reserve Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB-SR) Chapter 1606 (31DEC2019)
VIDEO: Military Education Benefit- Montgomery GI Bill & Active duty GI BILL & Post 9/11 GI Bill (14NOV2023)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

MPT&E (MANPOWER, PERSONNEL, TRAINING & EDUCATION)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 10APR2024)

MPT&E (Manpower, Personnel, Training & Education) – The organizational framework responsible for managing the human resources aspect within the Navy. It encompasses the processes and systems of recruiting, training, retaining, and developing personnel. MPT&E focuses on optimizing manpower utilization, ensuring personnel readiness through effective training programs, and providing continuous educational opportunities for Navy personnel. This comprehensive approach aims to maintain a skilled and capable workforce capable of meeting the Navy’s operational needs now and in the future.

Navy Manpower Planning (March 2017) & VIDEO: Navy Manpower Planning Webinar (06JUN2018)

MURDER BOARD

(Last Update: Sunday, 27OCT2024)

Murder Board – Etymology: Of US military origin. Murder refers to a group of crows. Petty Officers in the US Navy have a bird on their rank insignia commonly referred to as a “crow”, and the petty officers are sometimes called crows. A murder board is when a junior sailor goes through a rigorous questioning session by a group of more experienced petty officers (crows, or a murder) to prepare them for a further oral examination conducted by higher-ranked military personnel to attain a professional qualification or some other purpose.

MUSEUMS (NAVY)

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024)

National Museum of the United States Navy
- Hampton Roads Naval Museum – Norfolk, VA
- National Museum of the American Sailor (formerly Great Lakes Naval Museum) – Naval Station Great Lakes , IL
- National Naval Aviation Museum – Pensacola, FL
- National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum – Fort Pierce, FL
- Navy SEAL Museum – San Diego, CA
- Naval Museum of Armament & Technology – Ridgecrest, CA
- Naval Undersea Museum – Keyport, WA
- Naval War College Museum – Newport, RI
- Navy Art Collection – Washington Navy Yard – Washington, D.C.
- Patuxent River Naval Air Museum – Lexington Park, MD
- Puget Sound Navy Museum – Bremerton, WA
- Submarine Force Museum & Historic Ship Nautilus – Groton, CT
- USS Constitution Museum (“Old Ironsides”) – Boston, Massachusetts
- U.S. Naval Academy Museum – Annapolis, MD
- U.S. Navy Memorial Museum – Washington, D.C.
- U.S. Navy Seabee Museum – Port Hueneme, CA
Blue Star Museums – A partnership between the National Endowment for the Arts and Blue Star Families, in collaboration with the Department of Defense and museums across America, offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including the National Guard and Reserve.
National Museum of the Pacific War (VIDEO)

MUSIC

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024)

VIDEO: The Black Eyed Peas – Pump It – Navy “Pump it” (23SEP2006)
VIDEO: Village People – In the Navy OFFICIAL Music Video 1978 (14OCT2016)
VIDEO: Navy Musician – MU (13AUG2018)

MUSTANG

(Last Update: Sunday, 07APR2024)

Mustang officer – Someone who has transitioned from an enlisted sailor to a commissioned officer. This transformation occurs through an in-service procurement program, allowing them to advance through the ranks without any interruption to their active duty or reserve status. Mustang officers are distinguished by their dedication to a career in the Navy, often marked by the presence of one or more Good Conduct Medals on their uniform.
VIDEO: What is a Mustang (25MAY2012)
See also the DCO (DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER) (RESERVE OFFICER) section.

MUSTER

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024)

Muster – The term sailors is used interchangeably for meeting and roll call.

MYNAVY ASSIGNMENT (MNA)

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > MyNavy Assignment

MyNavy Assignment (MNA) replaces CMS-ID (Career Management System (CMS) Interactive Detailing (ID)) – A web-based system that allows Sailors or Command Career Counselors (CCC) to view available jobs. (Two Notes: 1. Chrome is the recommended browser 2. Reserve Junior Officer and Reserve Enlisted Application Schedule: October, January, April, & July)
MyNavy Assignment Smart Sheet
VIDEO: My Navy Assignment Tutorial (06NOV2020)
VIDEO: My Navy Assignments (07JUN2020)
VIDEO: A2P Process – The process for applying to Advance to Position billets. (26APR2023)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

MY NAVY CENTER (MNCC)

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center

MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) – Year-round 24/7 HR services delivery system. This NPC service answers questions about pay, personnel, and career needs (For example LETTERS TO THE BOARD (LTB)). Customer Service: 833-330-6622, askmncc@navy.mil, or MNCC Chat green bubble on the bottom right-hand side of the page.
Top Reasons to Call MNCC
- Electronic Service Record Inquiries and Submissions
- Selection Board Correspondence
- Pay/Travel Claim Inquiries
- Written Employment Verification
- CPPA Support
- electronic Personnel Action Request (ePAR)/1306 (VIDEO)
- Records Management
- Reserve Retirement Processing
- General Inquiries
- Voluntary Education Support
- NFAAS Muster Support
TOPS to MNCC CRM Transition: Common Command Pay/Personnel Administrator (CPPA) Questions (17MAR2021)
VIDEO CHANNEL: Navy Personnel Command
VIDEO: MyNavy Career Center | askmncc@navy.mil | 833.330.MNCC (24SEP2018)
VIDEO: MyNavy HR MNCC Full Film (11MAR2020)

MYNAVY EDUCATION

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

MyNavy Education – The central portal for Navy Tuition Assistance (TA) and Navy College Program for Afloat College Education Distance Learning (NCPACE DL) processing. A TA/NCPACE DL application is submitted via the MyNavy Education portal by the service member each time they request TA/NCPACE DL for a specific term. MyNavy Education is accessed from the Navy College Program website via the Mega Menu at the top of each page.
VIDEO: MyNavy HR Education FULL FILM (03MAR2020)
VIDEO: MyNavy Education Ed Table Talk_Ep. 3 (12JUL2019)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

MYNAVY HR

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

MyNavy HR (MNHR) – Read official policy messages (NAVADMIN), link to Career Development Symposium (CDS) resources, and view career information for Officers and Enlisted, including Selection Board Review, Detailing, Community Management, Performance Evaluation, 21st Century Sailor, and Navy Career Tools.
Sailor to Sailor – The Official Newsletter of MyNavy HR, is dedicated to ensuring Sailors have the most up-to-date information about Personnel, Pay, Education, Training, Retention, and MyNavy HR transformation.
VIDEO CHANNEL: MyNavy HR
See also the NEWS section.

MY NAVY PORTAL (MNP)

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) | STATUS | (MNP Help Desk: 833-637-3669 or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil) (formerly Navy Knowledge Online – NKO) – A single point of entry for Sailors to manage their careers within an intuitive, self-service human resources (HR) environment. The portal is a key component of MyNavy Career Center (MNCC), an HR service delivery model that ensures the web-based, self-service capabilities of MNP are matched with 24/7 customer service support and access to subject matter experts who handle unique and complex situations.
What is My Navy Portal?
My Navy Portal (MNP) Quick Tour (June 2021)
VIDEO: My Navy Portal (02APR2018)
VIDEO: My Navy Portal CAC Problems (14NOV2019)(aka 46+ times to get on MNP) (Kb Note: This is exactly why I made this website to help people… Try 7 times then restart the computer, check the STATUS then try again… If that does not work contact the Help Desk)

1. My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) – A system organized around 11 Career & Life Event (CLE) categories encompassing the most common personnel, training, and education tasks Sailors perform throughout their careers.
2. New to the Navy – See information on A Schools and C Schools and reporting to your first command.
3. Advancement & Promotion – Verify eligibility for advancement, prepare for advancement exam, and selection board review.
4. Assignment / Leave / Travel – Link to official Navy systems to negotiate orders, submit job applications, negotiate with detailers, understand and execute military travel, and execute a PCS transfer.
  NOTE: The assignment section has introductory content in the initial release.
5. Career Continuation – View CWAY information and see the Career Development Board and reenlistment resources.
6. Collateral Duty – See information on Command programs.
7. Deployment – Prepare for deployment, complete required training, understand and manage operational stress, and return from deployment.
8. Pay & Benefits – Access MyPay and understand military pay and benefits.
9. Performance – See PRT scores, fill out and print PARFQ, track FEP progress, and learn how to establish and maintain physical readiness.
10. Sailor & Family Support – View information, help, and assistance available for Sailors and their families.
11. Retirement & Separation – Request separation and transfer to Fleet Reserve or retirement and schedule and complete tasks required for transition.
12. Training / Education / Qualifications – View information on formal training; information on licenses, certifications, qualifications, education programs, military colleges and universities, and preparing for college.

MYNAVY RESERVE HOMEPORT

(Last Update: Friday, 19APR2024)

myNavy Reserve Homeport – Access the Helm of the Navy Reserve.

N — “November”

NATIONAL PERSONNEL RECORDS CENTER (NPRC)

(Last Update: Thursday, 15AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

The National Personnel Records Center(s) (NPRC) – An agency of the National Archives and Records Administration. It is part of the United States National Archives federal records center system and is divided into two large Federal Records Centers in St. Louis, Missouri, and Valmeyer, Illinois. NPRC may be reached toll-free at 866-272-6272 or 314-801-0800.
Request Your Military Service Records DD
Request Your Military Service Records DD-214 Online (Source: Archives)
VIDEO: National Archives: Requesting a Servicemembers Military Records (12APR2021)

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

National Security Strategy (NSS) – Authored by the President, this document outlines the overarching goals and objectives of the United States’ national security policy, providing a comprehensive framework for addressing security challenges and advancing national interests.
- National Defense Strategy (NDS) – Crafted by the Secretary of Defense, the NDS translates the objectives of the NSS into specific defense priorities and capabilities, focusing on ensuring military readiness and effectiveness in protecting the nation and its interests.
  - National Military Strategy (NMS) – Developed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the NMS aligns military capabilities and activities with the objectives outlined in the NSS and NDS, guiding joint operations and cooperation with other branches and allied nations.
    - - Service Component Element (SCE) or Navigation Plan (Navy) – The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) develops the Navy’s SCE, also known as the Navigation Plan, which outlines the Navy’s specific contributions to national security objectives, including force structure, operational concepts, and investment priorities.
      - Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Navigation Plan for 2024
        
        Navy Reserve Strategy – The Chief of Navy Reserve (CNR) is responsible for articulating the strategy for the Navy Reserve, aligning its capabilities and activities with the broader objectives of the Navy and the national security strategy. This strategy guides the Reserve’s role in supporting the active component, homeland defense, and contingency operations. Chief of Navy Reserve and Commander, Navy Reserve Force, released the “Navy Reserve Fighting Instructions 2020” to the Reserve Force, Nov. 24, via ALNAVRESFOR 025/20. [Program Objective Memorandum (POM): Navy Reserve Battle Orders 2032]
National Strategies: Security, Defense, and Military

NAUTILUS VIRTUAL DESKTOP (NVD)

(Last Update: Thursday, 15AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 IT)

Nautilus Virtual Desktop (a.k.a Azure Virtual Desktop) – Infrastructure allows access to enterprise computer systems from a personal device such as a personal computer or tablet (Bring Your Own Compatible Device – BYOCD). This reduces the need to have a company-issued device and eliminates the need for a virtual private network (VPN) connection. It allows you to use your own compatible device and provides mobility to work from anywhere, a better user experience utilizing the resources of the Nautilus backend infrastructure, and security and feature updates that do not require any action on the part of the user. NMCI Help Desk 866-843-6624 or AVDChampions@us.navy.mil
Flank Speed – Digital Workplace DON IT West Brief 16FEB2022
Top Things to Know
- Favorites won’t move over automatically for instructions on moving favorites to the new AVD environment.
- Use the AVD Onboarding Guide for step-by-step instructions for connecting to Nautilus Virtual Desktop
- FAQs and Troubleshooting guides – Nautilus Virtual Desktop Portal

NAVADMIN (NAVY ADMINISTRATIVE)

(Last Update: Thursday, 15AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > References > Messages

ALNAVs – Messages directed to all Navy units and Marine Corps
NAVADMINs – Navy-specific administrative messages

NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVAIR)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) – Provides materiel (not to be confused with “material”) support for aircraft and airborne weapon systems for the United States Navy.
VIDEO CHANNEL: NAVAIRSYSCOM
VIDEO: NAVAIR: Make An Impact (02JUN2021)
VIDEO: Naval Air Systems Command: Maximizing Mission Capability with Tableau (18NOV2019)

NAVAL FACILITIES ENGINEERING SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVFAC)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) – The United States Navy’s engineering systems command, provides the Navy and the United States Marine Corps with facilities and expeditionary expertise. NAVFAC is headquartered at the Washington Navy Yard.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command
VIDEO: NAVFAC 177 Years (09SEP2019)

NAVAL INFORMATION WARFARE SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVWAR)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWARSYSCOM) – The Navy’s technical authority and acquisition command for C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance), business information technology, and space systems. In June 2019, the Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Command was renamed the Naval Information Warfare (NAVWAR) Systems Command.
- NAVWARSYSCOM supports over 150 programs managed by the Program Executive Office (PEO) for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I), as well as the programs of PEO for Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS) and PEO Space Systems. These PEOs are located in the greater Washington, D.C. area. The Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic is located in Charleston, SC, and includes facilities in Norfolk, VA, New Orleans, and Stuttgart, Germany. NIWC Pacific is located in San Diego and includes facilities in Japan, Guam, and Hawaii.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval Information Warfare Systems Command – NAVWAR
VIDEO: SPAWAR Capabilities (11JUN2010)

NAVAL LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS CENTER (NLEC)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Leadership and Ethics Center (NLEC) – To teach the fundamental tenets of ethical leadership throughout the naval profession, from seaman recruit to captain, and to guide the development of leaders with a strong, abiding sense of their responsibility, authority, and accountability, and who are committed to Navy core values and the Navy ethos.
NETCINST 5450.26 Mission, Functions, and Tasks of Naval Leadership and Ethics Center
VIDEO: Naval Leadership and Ethics Command – Enlisted Leader Development (09NOV2022)
VIDEO: Inside the Navy’s New Enlisted Leadership School (NLEC ELD) (12APR2023)

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL (NPS)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) – A public graduate school operated by the United States Navy and located in Monterey, California. It offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study to the U.S. Armed Forces, DOD civilians, and international partners. Established in 1909, the school also offers research fellowship opportunities at the postdoctoral level through the National Academies National Research Council research associateship program.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval Postgraduate School
VIDEO: Welcome to the Naval Postgraduate School (17APR2017)
VIDEO: NPS Video (04SEP2014)

NAVAL SAFETY COMMAND (NAVSAFECOM)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) – The Naval Safety Command (NAVSAFECOM) is an echelon II command. Its purpose encompasses overseeing safety programs across aviation, surface ships, submarines, and shore activities, aiming to enhance combat readiness, preserve resources, and prevent mishaps within the Navy and Marine Corps. NAVSAFECOM’s structure includes four directorates, six departments, and five special staff divisions, alongside oversight of Echelon III commands, ensuring comprehensive safety management throughout naval operations.
VIDEO: Naval Safety Command Establishment (04FEB2022)
See also the DJRS (DIVE JUMP REPORTING SYSTEM) section.

NAVAL SEA SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVSEA)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) – The primary objective is to engineer, build, buy, and maintain the U.S. Navy’s fleet of ships and its combat systems.
- The largest of the United States Navy’s five “systems commands,” or materiel (not to be confused with “material”) organizations. From a physical perspective, NAVSEA has four shipyards for shipbuilding, conversion, and repair, ten “warfare centers” (two undersea and eight surface), the NAVSEA headquarters, located at the Washington Navy Yard, in Washington D.C., and other locations in 15 states and 3 overseas continents.
VIDEO CHANNEL: NAVSEApa
VIDEO: I am NAVSEA. I am the Force Behind the Fleet. (31MAY2017)

NAVAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS COMMAND (NAVSUP)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) – The United States Navy’s supply command, provides the Navy and the United States Marine Corps with supplies, services, and quality-of-life support.
- Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the NAVSUP/Navy Supply Corps team oversees a diverse portfolio including supply chain management for material support to the Navy and Marine Corps, supply operations, conventional ordnance, contracting, resale, fuel, transportation, security assistance, and quality of life issues for naval forces, including food service, postal services, Navy Exchanges, and movement of household goods.
VIDEO CHANNEL: NAVSUPHEADQUARTERS
VIDEO: Naval Supply Systems Command: What We Do (16MAR2021)

NAVAL WAR COLLEGE (NWC OR NAVYWARLCOL)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

Naval War College (NWC or NAVWARCOL) – The staff college and “Home of Thought” for the United States Navy at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. The NWC educates and develops leaders, supports defining the future Navy and associated roles and missions, supports combat readiness, and strengthens global maritime partnerships.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval War College Foundation
VIDEO: The U.S. Naval War College (26OCT2020)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

NAVALX

(Last Update: Monday, 29JAN2024)

NavalX – Their mission is to power the rapid development and deployment of relevant technologies that solve Fleet-defined and Fleet-owned problems through a collaborative Naval Enterprise approach. Everything we do supports that purpose.
VIDEO: NavalX Overview and Outcomes | Navy Track (19OCT2021)
VIDEO: NavalX – Supporting and Connecting Naval Challenges with Realtime Solutions (20SEP2022)

NAVOSH (NAVY OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Navy Occupational Safety & Health (NAVOSH) – It is responsible for safety practices within the Navy. NAVOSH provides safety assistance and advice to the CNO, CMC, and the Deputy Assistant SECNAV for Safety intending to enhance the war-fighting capability of the Navy and Marine Corps, preserving resources, and improving combat readiness by preventing mishaps and saving lives.
Naval Safety Command

NAVY

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

See also the UNITED STATES NAVY section.

NAVY APP LOCKER

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Navy App Locker – An app version of the U.S. Navy’s associated website, that provides Navy Sailors, civilians, and family members a central location to view mobile applications, review detailed information about Navy-developed apps, and have streamlined access to their device’s appropriate app store. HelpDesk: navyapps@navy.mil
VIDEO: Navy App Locker Tutorial (31MAR2021)

NAVY COLLEGE

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

Navy College Program – Resources enabling higher education: prepare for entrance exams, request Tuition Assistance (TA), contact the Navy College Virtual Education Center (VEC), and more.
MyNavy Education to submit Tuition Assistance/Navy College Program for Afloat College Education (NCPACE) Distance Learning requests, view your education record, or complete your Post 9/11 GI Bill Statement of Understanding (SOU).
VIDEO: Navy College Program Overview (12JUL2016)
VIDEO: Navy College Program celebrates 45 years of providing education services and support! (24JUN2019)
See also the COLLEGE section.
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT section.
See also the JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION) section.

NAVY COOL (CREDENTIALING OPPORTUNITIES ONLINE)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

Navy Credentialing Opportunities Online (COOL) to learn what civilian credentials pertain to your military training and experience and view resources available to help attain those credentials.
APP: Navy COOL
MilGears – A customized career-building tool developed to assist military members as they transition, and go beyond the military.
VIDEO: NAVY COOL tutorial (28OCT2020)
VIDEO: USMAP and NAVY COOL (05JUL2018)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

NAVY CORE VALUES

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Navy Core Values of Honor, Courage, and Commitment
VIDEO: Navy Core Values (09FEB2012)
VIDEO: Navy core value training (13AUG2020)

NAVY DEPARTMENT OF AWARDS WEB SERVICE (NDAWS)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Records Management > Decorations and Medals (Awards)

Navy Department of Awards Web Service (NDAWS) User Guide (April 2021)
BOL (Bupers Online) NDAWS – Navy Awards
Award Form
- OPNAV 1650/3 (Rev 7-04) Personal Awards Form
Navy and Marine Corps Awards Manual (SECNAV M-1650.1) 16Aug2019
VIDEO: Navy Correspondence Tutorial (03FEB2021)
VIDEO: Navy Decorations, Service Medals, Unit Awards, and Ribbons Only awards. Do you know the difference? (18APR2020)
Google Search Ribbon Builder
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.
See also the AWARDS section.

NAVY DIGITAL LIBRARY

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Navy Digital Library – Access 50+ services: Audio and ebooks, Digital Magazines, Auto Repair, Tutoring, Music, and much, much more.
Reference Library
VIDEO: Navy MWR Digital Library (16MAR2018)
See also the LIBRARY section.

NAVY DRUG POLICY

(Last Update: Monday, 13MAR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Drug Alcohol Deterrence

The Navy’s policy on drug use is simple: ZERO TOLERANCE. This policy extends to illicit/illegal drugs as well as improper usage of prescription medications. Every command shall test a minimum of fifteen percent of all assigned personnel monthly. Every command shall conduct a unit sweep of all personnel assigned twice per year.
Policies and OPGUIDES
Systems (N173C)
Training

NAVY ELEARNING (NEL)

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Navy eLearning (NeL) (NeL2) (Help Desk: 833-637-3669, Chat, or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil) – Use to enroll in and complete Navy Schoolhouse, Professional Military Education (PMW), Common Military Training (CMT), and Information Assurance courses.
Electronic Training Jacket (ETJ) – View personnel data including training, education, NECs, certifications, qualifications, awards, and career history.
VIDEO: How to access Navy E-Learning (How to bypass site restriction pop-ups). Read description. (11APR2021)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the NON-RESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NRTC) section.

NAVY EMPLOYEE

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Civilian Pay and Holiday Schedule

OPM Operating Status

OPM Data Breach Fact Sheet

DON CIO FAQs and Additional Information

Furlough Guidance

Benefits & GRB Platform Access

Benefits Line: 888-320-2917
Hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m., Eastern Time, except on federal holidays
Email: navybenefits@navy.mil. Emailers must include their full name, pay plan, grade, contact telephone number, and the best time to call. Do not include Privacy Act Information such as date of birth or social security number. Please allow two business days for a response (business days are Monday through Friday, except for Federal holidays).

GRB Platform (Formerly EBIS)

GRB Platform Login – An automated, secure, self-service Web application that allows employees to make health insurance, life insurance, and Thrift Savings Plan contribution elections, review general and personal benefits information, and calculate retirement estimates. In 2012 to protect personally identifiable information, employees could only access EBIS from a .mil, .edu, or .gov environment and using their DoD Common Access Card (CAC). Problems with accessing the GRB Platform can be sent to donchrportal@navy.mil

DONCEAP – Department of the Navy Civilian Employee Assistance Program

Department of the Navy employees are busy juggling work and family and it is not unusual to encounter difficulties with stress, family, relationships, alcohol, work, or other issues that impact their quality of life. DONCEAP has partnered with the Department of Health and Human Services Federal Occupational Health (FOH) to provide a new centralized employee assistance and work/life program for employees and their families. Employees can access services 24/7 through the DONCEAP website or by phone. A professionally staffed call center (844-366-2327) can provide answers to questions, research information, link employees to a wide variety of qualified local services, and provide licensed confidential support to help with difficult issues. (The DONCEAP fact sheet provides an overview of the program). DONCEAP Health and Wellness Presentation Guide International 888-262-7848

Travel

Travel Assistance Center (TAC) – Available to all DoD travelers 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Staffed by a team of trained analysts, the TAC offers assistance on the spectrum of DoD travel including DTS, Government Travel Charge Cards, Commercial Travel Programs, Travel Policy, and 24-hour Recruit Assistance. 888-435-7146.

- - Local Travel Office Contacts
  - Citibank (Customer Services: 866-670-6462)
  - DoD travel office (includes updates and changes to the regulations)
  - Defense Travel System (DTS) direct link
  - GSA per diem rates
  - GSA City Pair Program (CPP) – Procures and manages discounted air passenger transportation services for federal government travelers.
  - US Department of State Travel Warnings

Helpful Links

NAVY EMPLOYER RECOGNITION EVENT (NERE)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Navy Employer Recognition Event (NERE) – A program began in 2010 as our way of thanking and recognizing employers who enthusiastically support their employees’ service in the Navy Reserve.
VIDEO: Maurice Wilson Post NERE Interview (11SEP2021)
See also the EMPLOYER RELATIONS section.

NAVY ENTERPRISE SERVICE DESK (NESD)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

Navy Enterprise Service Desk (NESD) – Provides a single point of entry to Information Technology (IT) help desks for a central support center available 24/7/365. (855) 628-9311 or (833) NESDNOW
Email: nesd@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil
See also the INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) section.

NAVY FAMILY ACCOUNTABILITY AND ASSESSMENT SYSTEM (NFAAS)

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

NOTE: The Best Recommended annual time to update the NFAAS requirement is October 1st & April 1st (Reference).
NFAAS (Navy Family Accountability and Assessment System) standardizes a method for the Navy to account, assess, manage, and monitor the recovery process for personnel and their families affected and/or scattered by a widespread catastrophic event.
VIDEO: How to Update/Verify your information on NFAAS (29DEC2019)
APP: NFAAS

NAVY FLEET AND FAMILY READINESS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Family Readiness > Fleet Family Support

Navy Fleet and Family Readiness – Is responsible for policy development, resourcing, and oversight of quality-of-life programs for Sailors and their families. The mission is to maximize the Navy family’s physical, emotional, and social development. Fleet and Family Readiness enables a ready Navy force through its Fleet Readiness, Family Readiness, and Navy Housing Programs. [OPNAVINST 1754.8]
VIDEO CHANNEL: Navy Fleet and Family Readiness

NAVY GENERAL LIBRARY PROGRAM (NGLP)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy General Library Program (NGLP) – A free Navy MWR program for sailors, families, retirees, dependents, and civilians wanting 24/7 access to electronic books, audiobooks, reference materials, and newspapers.
Reference Library
VIDEO: Navy MWR Digital Library (16MAR2018)
See also the NEWS section.
See also the LIBRARY section.

NAVY GOLD STAR PROGRAM

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Gold Star Program – Provides support to surviving family members of Sailors who died while on active duty, regardless of your loved one’s military branch, location, or manner of death. Coordinators strive to be a resource and embody the program mission of connecting with surviving family members of active duty death through engagement, creating a culture of remembrance. Coordinators are located all over the United States and are here to serve as the trusted connection to the Navy for as long as family members desire.

VIDEO: Navy Gold Star Program Overview | Olena Parry, Navy Gold Star Coordinator (02FEB2024)
VIDEO: Navy Gold Star Program (25NOV2015)
Facebook page. 888-509-8759

NAVY-MARINE CORPS RELIEF SOCIETY

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society – A non-profit organization was created “to provide, in partnership with the Navy and Marine Corps, financial, educational, and other assistance to members of the Naval Services of the United States, eligible family members, and survivors when in need, and to receive and manage funds to administer these programs.”
VIDEO CHANNEL: Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society
VIDEO: NMCRS Our Mission (Jun 12, 2023)

NAVY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE

(Last Update: Friday, 09AUG2024)

Structure of the United States Navy (Two chains of command: Operational and Administrative) (Command Relationships)
Navy Reserve Force Organization
Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy (OPNAVINST 3120.32D CH-1) (15MAY2017)
HISTORY: Continental Staff System
VIDEO: NAVY 101 | Organization Chart (Start at 3:23) | Department of the Navy Learning Series from GovCon Chamber (30JAN2021)

N1 MANPOWER (Places) & PERSONNEL (Faces)

– ADMINISTRATION (ADMIN)

N2 INTELLIGENCE (INTEL)

N3 OPERATIONS (OPS)

N4 LOGISTICS (LOG)

N5 PLANS & STRATEGY

N6 COMMUNICATION & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

N7 TRAINING

N8 FINANCE/RESOURCES

NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

NPC (Navy Personnel Command) – The human resources department of the U.S. Navy. Customer Service: 866-827-5672 or askmncc@navy.mil
- Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center
- MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) – Year-round 24/7 HR services delivery system. This NPC service answers questions about pay, personnel, and career needs (For example LETTERS TO THE BOARD (LTB)). Customer Service: 833-330-6622, askmncc@navy.mil, or MNCC Chat green bubble on the bottom right-hand side of the page.
- VIDEO CHANNEL: Navy Personnel Command
- VIDEO: NPC overview (10MAR2021)
See also the ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES section.

NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: Recruiter)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Enlisted > Shore Special > Recruiting

Navy Recruiting Command (NRC)
Recruiter E Toolbox [VIDEO]
United States Navy Recruiting
VIDEO CHANNEL: Commander, Navy Recruiting Command
See also the RECRUITING section.

NAVY RESERVE E-LODGING (NREL)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

NREL (Navy Reserve E-Lodging) – SELRES members to make their lodging requests online for drill weekends.
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Electronic Lodging (15NOV2018)

NAVY RESERVE

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

My Navy Portal (myNRH)
Navy Reserve (NR) organization and components Structure – Purpose of reserve components (Source: 10 USC CHAPTER 1003 Sec. 10102). The purpose of each reserve component is to provide trained units and qualified persons available for active duty in the armed forces, in times of war or national emergency, and at such other times as the national security may require, to fill the needs of the armed forces whenever more units and persons are needed than are in the regular components. The NR is the Reserve Component (RC) of the U.S. Navy and is broken down into several categories based on service responsibilities and commitment status in contributing to the overall mission. It comprises the Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve, and Retired Reserve-Inactive.
VIDEO: Navy Reserve History (30MAY2014)
VIDEO: The Navy Reserve | Your Opportunity To Grow (10JUN2021)
VIDEO: The 7 Things You Need To Know About The Navy Reserves (01DEC2019)

Source: BUPERS INSTRUCTION 1001.39F (Chapter 1 – Figure 1-1) and Categories (Chapter 1 – Figure 1-2)

Ready Reserve – The Ready Reserve provides a pool of trained servicemembers who are ready to step in and serve whenever and wherever needed. It is made up of the Selected Reserve – which includes Drilling Reservists/Units as well as Full-Time Support (FTS)/(TAR) personnel – and the Individual Ready Reserve (IRR).
Selected Reserve (SELRES) – This group – the largest and most relied upon of the Ready Reserve – consists of:
Drilling Reservists/Units – These are designated Reservists who are available for recall to Active Duty status. They serve as the Navy’s primary source of immediate manpower. They typically fulfill the traditional service commitment of one weekend a month and two weeks a year. They receive many of the same benefits and perform many of the same duties as their Active Duty counterparts. This includes persons on initial Active Duty for training.
Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) (was Full Time Support (FTS)) – These are designated Reservists who perform full-time Active Duty service that relates to the training and administration of the Navy Reserve program. They may be assigned to shore activities and commands or operational units. They typically are not reassigned to different locations as often as those on regular Active Duty. And they receive the same pay, allowances, and benefits as Active Duty members.
See also the TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE (TAR) section.
Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) – This group consists of individuals who have had training or have previously served in an Active Duty component or the Selected Reserve.
- Inactive status – These members of the IRR do not drill, are not obligated to take part in military activities, and receive no pay or benefits.
- Active status – Individuals assigned to the IRR may be eligible to receive pay or benefits for voluntarily performing specific types of Active Duty (AD) service.

Echelon I Chief of Naval Operations/Chief of Navy Reserve
Echelon II Commander, Navy Reserve Force (00072) (CNRF)
Echelon III Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (3447B) (CNRFC)
Echelon III Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (00071) (CNAFR)
Echelon IV Reserve Component Commands (RCC)/Readiness and Mobilization Command (RMC)
Echelon V Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC)/Navy Reserve Center (NRC)

Office of Navy Reserve: Appointment of Chief, Echelon I – The Chief of Navy Reserve (CNR) is the office within the executive part of the Department of the Navy, subject to the authority, who direction, and control of the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations is responsible for the preparation, justification, and execution of the personnel, operation and maintenance, and construction budgets for the Navy Reserve. As such, the Chief of Navy Reserve is the director and functional manager of appropriations made for the Navy Reserve in those areas.

Navy Reserve Force, Echelon II –
(a) Establishment of Command – The Secretary of the Navy, with the advice and assistance of the Chief of Naval Operations, shall establish a Navy Reserve Force. The Navy Reserve Force shall be operated as a separate command of the Navy.
(b) Commander – The Chief of Navy Reserve shall be the commander of the Navy Reserve Force. The commander of the Navy Reserve Force reports directly to the Chief of Naval Operations.

Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (CNRFC), Echelon III –
CNRFC is a 2-star responsible for establishing and managing the Navy Reserve policy. CNRFC, also known as “ResFor” (Reserve Forces), is located in Norfolk, Virginia.

Reserve Component Command (RCC) / Readiness and Mobilization Command (RMC) (Also referred to as… REaDiness COMmand (REDCOM), Echelon IV –
Most RMCs are commanded by a Navy O-6. (REDCOM Locations)

Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC)/Navy Reserve Center (NRC) Echelon V –
Navy Operational Support Centers provide administrative oversight and coordination of Navy Reserve Units (NRU). The rank of the NOSC/NRC CO varies between O- 4 and O-6, based on the number of SELRES assigned to a given NOSC/NRC. NOSC/NRCs are also referred to as Naval Reserve Activities (NRA). (NRC Locations)

Naval Reserve Unit (NRU) Echelon VI –
Naval Reserve Units support operational commands while also monitoring the mobilization readiness of respective Reserve personnel. NRUs are also referred to as Naval Reserve Activity Unit (NRAU)/Navy Reserve Readiness Unit (NRRU).

VIDEO CHANNEL: U.S. Navy Reserve
VIDEO: U.S. NAVY RESERVES TURNS 100 (03MAR2015)

NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITY

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024)

NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITY (NRA) Overarching terms include Navy Reserve Centers (NRC), CNAFR Squadrons, or NSW commands totaling over 140 commands across the country. NRAs are self-sufficient to provide all administrative support to attached Reserve Units including processing Drill pay and personnel transactions. Each NRA is responsible for a specific group of RUICs.
RESERVE UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE (RUIC) Reserve Billets are grouped and assigned to RUICs for a common unit/mission. RUIC is an overarching term that includes UMUICs and TRUICs. A single RUIC could be considered either a UMUIC or a TRUIC depending on the perspective being used. The difference in perspectives depends on the relationship of where the SELRES member chooses to drill (often at an NRA closest to home) and to which NRA their billet/RUIC is assigned. If a SELRES lives near the NRA to which their Billet/RUIC is assigned then the UMUIC and TRUIC may be the same. If the SELRES lives far from the NRA to which their billet/RUIC is assigned then often the UMUIC and TRUIC are different RUICs assigned to different NRAs.
UNIT MOBILIZATION UIC (UMUIC) The RUIC to which Mobilization Billets are assigned. Each UMUIC is assigned to a single NRA. The UMUIC Commanding Officer is the Reporting Senior for all SELRES assigned to the UMUIC’s billets. When a SELRES applies for a billet, the billet is associated with the UMUIC.
TRAINING UIC (TRUIC) The RUIC to whom a SELRES is attached for Administrative Support to include drill pay processing, PFA, medical/ dental, and CMTs. When not traveling to their gaining command and/or to their UMUIC drill site, the SELRES would drill with their TRUIC (often closer to home).

The Navy Reserve model is a hybrid of the Active Duty Navy and National Guard models in that:
1. Like Active Navy, the Billets are set; they are colocated with one of 140 nationwide NRAs.
2. Like the Nat’l Guard SELRES are not PCS’d; they choose where to live.

Given that SELRES may apply to any Rating/Designator appropriate billets (regardless of billet location), there is often the case of SELRES and billets differing in location. In these cases, a member may be assigned to a billet at a distant NRA and attached to an NRA closer to home for administrative support; this is the basis for ‘Locally Assigned’ vs ‘Non-Locally Assigned’. A ‘Locally Assigned’ SELRES’s lives near their billet and thus their UMUIC and TRUIC are the same RUIC. Whereas a ‘Non-Locally-Assigned’ SELRES lives distant from their billet and thus has a different UMUIC (Billet located far away) and TRUIC (RUIC located at NRA close to home).

NON-LOCALLY-ASSIGNED-IN (NLAI) VS NON-LOCALLY-ASSIGNED-OUT (NLAO) A SELRES member who is “Non-Locally-Assigned” has two different RUICs with whom to coordinate: Their TRUIC with whom they are attached for administrative support and their UMUIC with whom their mobilization billet is attached.
NON-LOCALLY-ASSIGNED-IN (NLAI) NLAI is the UMUIC CO’s perspective. The member is assigned to one of their UMUIC billets, but ‘Drills’ with another UIC (the member’s TRUIC).
NON-LOCALLY-ASSIGNED-OUT (NLAO) NLAO is the TRUIC CO’s perspective. A SELRES member, who is not assigned to any of the RUIC’s billets but drills with the RUIC for Administrative Support, is NLAO.

NAVY RESERVE CENTER (NRC)

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024)

NOSC/Navy Reserve Center (NRC) – The mission of the NOSC/NRC is to provide mission-capable units and individuals to active duty. “Ready Now. Anytime, Anywhere.”
NRC Locations
Navy Navy Reserve Center (NRC) – A Navy Reserve Organization Echelon V Command

NRC OFFICE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: NRC staff levels vary depending upon the number of Reservists supported. The following roles exist at all NRCs but may be supported by a single NRC staff member or an independent department of many staff members depending on the NRC. This is not a total list of the department’s duties but will ensure you know where to go to address any described issues.

• Command Career Counselor: Responsible for managing the Navy Enlisted Retention and Career Development Program and serves as the critical link between an individual Sailor, his or her command, and supporting Navy organizations, including Navy Personnel Command (NPC).
• Command Services/Administration: Responsible for maintaining Service Records, Evaluations, Awards, and other services.
• Reserve Pay: Responsible for muster and adjudication of the Sailor’s drills in the Enhanced Drill Management (EDM) module of the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) website.
• Manpower: Responsible for Officer and Enlisted billet management, including gains and losses.
• Mobilization: Responsible for initial notification and processing of reservists for mobilization, de-mobilization, and Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS – formerly Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)).
• Supply: Responsible for providing berthing, meals, and uniforms to applicable Sailors.
• Medical: Manages the Sailor’s medical and dental records and tracks medical readiness.
• Operations / Travel: Assists the Sailor in their execution of Annual Training (AT)/Active Duty for Training (ADT)/Inactive Duty for Training Travel (IDTT) orders through NROWS, management of the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) program, and the tracking and processing the Sailor’s travel claims.
• Training: Responsible for managing the Sailor’s training including the annually directed Common Military Training (CMT) and school requirements assisting the Sailor in gaining quotas for other required courses.
• Information Technology: Managed the Sailor’s NMCI access.
• Security Manager: Assists the Sailor in the requirements to gain and maintain security clearance.

VIDEO: NRMN NOSC CO Turnover Best Practices (27MAY2021)
VIDEO: Navy Operational Support Center (05NOV2020)

NAVY RESERVE HOMEPORT

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

NAVY RESERVE VISION

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

NAVY SPOUSE NAVIGATION

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

See also the SPOUSE section.

NAVY WARFARE DEVELOPMENT COMMAND (NWDC)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) – A command of the United States Navy for generating and developing innovations in concepts and doctrine for enhanced operational level maritime capability and integration in joint and coalition activities. The NWDC is currently located at Naval Station Norfolk, VA.

NAVY WARFARE LIBRARY

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Warfare Library (CAC login) (NTTP 1-01EDITION APRIL 2005) – A compilation of doctrinal, tactical, and reference publications. It defines the organization and procedures governing naval doctrine publications (NDPs); Navy warfare publications (NWPs); Navy tactics, techniques, and procedures (NTTPs); Navy tactical reference publications (NTRPs); fleet exercise publications (FXPs); and tactical memoranda (TACMEMOs). It defines relationships among commands and programs involved in tactics development, assigns responsibilities for developing and maintaining tactical and doctrinal publications, and contains guidance for maintaining the NWL. Where applicable, NTTP 1-01 addresses procedures on multiservice publications; Allied publications (APs); multinational publications (MPs); joint publications (JPs); and the Navy Lessons Learned System (NLLS) used by U.S. Navy forces.
- Commands requiring technical assistance or information should contact the Navy Warfare Development Command NWEL coordinator at nwdc_nrfk_fleetpubs@navy.mil or 757-341-4339 or DSN 948-1856. For distribution or requirement issues, contact the Distribution Division at the same address or (401) 841-6412 or DSN 341-4339.
Navy Warfare Electronic Library (NWEL) – A product of the Navy Warfare Development Command. It contains Naval Doctrine Publications (NDPs), Navy Warfare Publications (NWPs), Navy Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (NTTPs), Navy Tactical Reference Publications (NTRPs), Fleet Exercise Publications (FXPs), EXTAC1000 series, Multinational Manuals, selected TACMEMOs, selected Operations and Tactics Guides (OTGs), and selected Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC) documents. NWEL publications are distributed in PDF format and can be obtained from the NWDC SIPRNET website (https://ndls.nwdc.navy.mil). CDs are sent to the ship’s CIC Officer and are stowed in combat.
Reference Library
VIDEO: The Need for U.S. Seapower in a Challenging World — Seapower Conversations (09JUN2022)
See also the LIBRARY section.

NAVY WEEK

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: NAVY OFFICE OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH (NAVCO))

Navy Week – The program served as the Navy’s principal outreach effort into areas of the nation without a significant Navy presence, with over 250 Navy Weeks held in 80 different U.S. cities. The program is designed to share with Americans how their Navy is deployed around the world, and why a strong Navy is vital to protecting the American way of life.
- Navy Weeks focuses on a variety of outreach assets, equipment, and personnel in a single city for a week-long series of events with key influencers and organizations across the market. During Navy Week, 75-100 outreach events occur in participation with corporate, civic, government, education, media, veterans, community service, and diversity organizations throughout the city.
- The Blue Angels, the Navy Parachute Team, Navy bands, Navy divers, namesake ship and submarine crews, hometown Sailors, medical personnel, Nav environmental, USS Constitution Sailors and equipment, and Navy recruiting all participate in the Navy Week program.
Contact: Navy Week Department (901) 874-7048 NavyOutreach@navy.mil
VIDEO: ICYMI: New York Fleet Week (12JUN2023)
VIDEO: New York Fleet Week 2021 – May 26 -30 (24MAY2021)
See also the FLEET WEEK section.

NAVY WOUNDED WARRIOR (NWW)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) – The Navy’s sole organization for coordinating the non-medical care of seriously wounded, ill, and injured Sailors and Coast Guardsmen, and providing resources and support to their families. The program provides individually tailored assistance designed to optimize the success of the wounded warriors’ recovery, rehabilitation, and reintegration activities.
Navy Safe Harbor Foundation – The Navy Wounded Warrior (NWW) Program’s first call when a Navy Sailor is in need.
Navy Wounded Warrior Referral Form
VIDEO: Navy Wounded Warrior Program helps injured, ill sailors & Coast Guardsmen (28MAR2024)
VIDEO: Navy Wounded Warrior (13MAR2020)
VIDEO CHANNEL: Wounded Warrior Project [Benefits Program Overview]

NETC (NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

NETC (Naval Education and Training Command) – A major command of the US Navy responsible for training. NETC recruits, trains, and delivers those who serve the nation, taking them from “street to fleet” by transforming civilians into highly skilled, operational, and combat-ready warfighters.
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval Education and Training Command
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

NEWS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

DEBKAfile Covers global security, terrorism, military matters, and political analysis, with a focus on Middle Eastern politics.
Defense LINK – DOD News, DOD Internal News, DOD Sites, Special Reports
Defense News
Military.com – Early Bird Brief
U.S. Naval Institute (USNI) News
VIDEO CHANNEL: Naval News
See also the INTELLIGENCE (INTEL) section.

NEW TO THE NAVY

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024)

See also the ONBOARDING section.

NIF (NAVY INFORMATION FORCES)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: INTEL OFFICER or INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS))

Navy Information Forces, formerly Navy Information Dominance Forces, is the Type Commander (TYCOM) for cryptology/SIGINT, cyber, electronic warfare, information operations, intelligence, networks, and space disciplines.
IDC Self Synchronization – To share unclassified information, enhance our collective situational awareness, and facilitate the development of a common Navy Information Dominance Corps (IDC) culture. This space will be used to post documents and other information of interest to the IDC.
Reserve Employment Readiness (RER) – A dashboard tool defines how Sailors’ backgrounds match the requirements of a billet that they are in.
VIDEO: Naval Information Forces commander on information warfare, adversaries, and joint force integration (01MAY2022)
VIDEO: 021424 0930 – Navy Information Warfare Theater: Naval Information Forces (NAVIFOR) (19FEB2024)
See also the INTELLIGENCE (INTEL) section.

NIPR (NON-CLASSIFIED INTERNET PROTOCOL)

(Last Update: Sunday, 08SEP2024)

Non-classified Internet Protocol (IP) Router Network (NIPRNet) – An IP network used to exchange unclassified information, including information subject to controls on distribution, among the private network’s users. The NIPRNet also provides its users access to the Internet. It is one of the United States Department of Defense’s three main networks. The others include SIPRNet and JWICS.
DOTS Web Transfer Portal – Cross Domain Web Transfer Portal (similar to DoD SAFE, but for NIPR to SIPR) Help Desk: 855-363-4471, TSVOIP: 982-8000 or Email: DOTS@dodiis.mil
VIDEO: Differences of NIPRNET and SIPRNET (17APR2019)
See also the SIPR (NON-CLASSIFIED INTERNET PROTOCOL) section.

NMCI (NAVY/MARINE CORPS INTRANET)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

NMCI EMAIL Web Server in the EAST, the WEST, the EU, the FE, or the ME (NMCI Service Desk 866-843-6624 (Supports changes in rank and lost passwords))
Navy NMCI Office 365 Email WebMail access in the EAST, the WEST, the EU, the FE, or the ME (NMCI Service Desk 866-843-6624) (Supports changes in rank and lost passwords))
- Timeframe login 60 days – Reset NMCI login counter from NVD. Using the NVD virtual desktop alone will not keep your NMCI account active. From NVD, go to this link, authenticate with CAC, and it will reset your NMCI counter.
VIDEO: 18. NMCI (29APR2020)
VIDEO: NMCI Mayhem Commercial (spoof) (08MAR2012)

NOBC (NAVY OFFICER BILLET CLASSIFICATION)

(Last Update: Thursday, 15AUG2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Officers > NOBC AQD

NOBC (Navy Officer Billet Classification)
NOBC Application & Approval
BUPERS INSTRUCTION 1001.39F Chapter 9 Figure 9-2 – Format for Request Assignment of an NOBC or AQD
PART C – Navy Officer Billet Classification (NOBC) Codes – Manual of Navy Officer Manpower and Personnel Classifications Major Code Structures NAVPERS 15839 (JUL2023)
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other valuable items.

NOMENCLATURE CHANGE

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

2021 ALNAVRESFOR 012 Navy Reserve Nomenclature Change

NON-JUDICIAL PUNISHMENT (NJP) (AKA CAPTAIN’S MAST)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: JAG or LN)

Non-judicial punishment (NJP) – A disciplinary measure that may be applied to individual military personnel, without needing a court-martial or similar proceedings.
Setting Aside Nonjudicial Punishments (NJP) MILPERSMAN 5812-010 (15SEP2015)
Judge Advocate General’s (JAG) Corps
VIDEO: Navy Captains Mast (22FEB2017)
See also the COURT MARTIAL section.

NON-PROFIT FOUNDATION

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Honor Flight Network – A non-profit organization created to honor America’s veterans for all their sacrifices by transporting our heroes to Washington D.C. to visit their memorials.
Navy SEAL Foundation – Provides critical support for the warriors, veterans, and families of Naval Special Warfare.
Warrior Dog Foundation – A non-profit organization that provides care and comfort to dogs that have ended their service supporting American troops.
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) – A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization charity and veterans service organization that offers a variety of programs, services, and events for wounded veterans of the military actions following September 11, 2001.
U.S. Naval Institute – A nonprofit professional military association, established in 1873, that seeks to offer independent, nonpartisan forums for debate on national defense and security issues.

NON-RESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NRTC)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center > Pers Pay Support > Sailor Self Service > Training Education

Nonresident Training Courses (NRTCs) – Formerly known as “Rate Training Manuals” or “TRAMANs” – are Navy nonresident training program material. (Source: Global Security)
Sailors often study Navy Non-Resident Training Courses (NRTC) and Rate Training Manuals (RTM) to prepare for advancement exams or expand their rating knowledge. NRTC and RTM self-study packages are now on the Navy eLearning (NeL) (NeL2) and My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) websites.
Formal course enrollment is required for assessments. On NeL, select the course catalog tab near the top of the page, and within the Learning Category, select “Navy Rate Training Courses.” NRTC and RTMs are segmented by chapter, and Sailors can choose to either save or launch the chapter. After each chapter is launched and completed, the subsequent assessment is available. All NRTC/RTM individual assessments within each chapter must be accomplished in this manner to record completion.
One of the perks is that NeL will grade, offer certificates, and record completions automatically, entering them into a Sailor’s ETJ (Electronic Training Jacket).
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the NAVY ELEARNING (NEL) section.

NOSC (NAVY OPERATIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND) / NAVY RESERVE CENTER (NRC)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Reserve Nomenclature Changes (01NOV2021)
See also the NAVY RESERVE CENTER (NRC) section.

NP2 (NAVY PERSONNEL AND PAY)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) – A system deploys new capabilities quarterly to Sailors and the MyNavy HR workforce. When complete, NP2 will be a single integrated personnel and pay system providing Sailors with expanded HR self-service options. A component of the MyNavy HR enterprise combines personnel and pay functions into one seamless system of systems, replacing NSIPS and TOPS.
- STATUS: Check important status updates if available or could be blank to indicate all systems are good…
The NP2 team recently delivered new capabilities to MyPCS, improving the Navy’s travel reimbursement process and the Sailor’s overall PCS experience.
Navy personnel and pay (NP2) system delivery plan phase 1 modification 1 (designation of Functional Account Manager (FAM) (01NOV2021)
MyNavy HR Transformation Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) (15JAN2021)
Fact Sheet NP2 Command Pay/Personnel Administrator (CPPA) (29OCT2020)
VIDEO: YOU ASKED: When will NP2 be ready? (06JUL2021)
See also the MYPCS section.
See also the PCS (PERMANENT CHANGE of STATION) section.

NPC (NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

VIDEO CHANNEL: MyNavy HR
VIDEO CHANNEL: Navy Personnel Command
See also the NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NPC) section.

NRA (NAVY RESERVE ACTIVITIES)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

NRA (Navy Reserve Activities) – All commands that have administrative control of reserve command sailors (i.e. Navy Operational Support Centers (NOSC)/Navy Reserve Center (NRC), squadrons, etc.). NRAs are responsible for the verbal notification, activation, and processing of members identified for mobilization. Additionally, NRAs assist the Expeditionary Combat Readiness Center (ECRC) in completing the demobilization process.

NRAU (NAVY RESERVE AUGMENT UNIT)/NAVY RESERVE READINESS UNIT (NRRU) CO/OIC QUALIFICATION PROGRAM

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Navy Reserve Augment Unit (NRAU)/NRRU CO/OIC Qualification Program – The purpose of the program is to issue policy and procedures for the qualification of Selected Reserve (SELRES) Officers for APPLY Board-selected Navy Reserve Augment Unit (NRAU)/Navy Reserve Readiness Unit (NRRU) commanding officer (CO) and officer in charge (OIC)/NOSC Department Head billets.
Established
COMNAVRESFOR INSTRUCTION 1412.2B
Navy Reserve Augment Unit Commanding Officer And Officer-In-Charge Qualification Program (28JAN2021) (Source: 2N1 AQD Starting Point)
VIDEO: CQB – New Application (02MAR2019)
VIDEO: NRAU CO/OIC PQS Introduction (18DEC2018)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

NROWS (NAVY RESERVE ORDER WRITING SYSTEM) / TRAVEL

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

NROWS (Navy Reserve Order Writing System) – The Web-based application for assigning Reservist Annual Training (AT), Active Duty Training (ADT), and Inactive Duty Training Travel (IDTT) Orders. It enhances the orders application process with an automated approval workflow and by incorporating Reserve Personnel, Navy (RPN) budgeting and approval and the delivery of official orders and travel itineraries. It provides total visibility for order history, current Reserve activities, and information on total force readiness and availability for operational planning through the entire Navy Reserve Force community. (Help Desk: 800-537-4617 or 833-637-3669 or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil (Subject Line: Enter System Name & in the Body include UIC, Command Name, Vessel Name/Number, and Issue)); AT Waivers (RESPERSMAN 1571-010) (form)
Navy Enterprise Service Desk (NESD) Service Desk as a Service (SDaaS) FAQS
Understanding the Reserve Orders and Travel Process (09JAN2020)
GSA City Pair Program (CPP) – Procures and manages discounted air passenger transportation services for federal government travelers.
TRAINING: NROWS Order Administration Course (R-500-0140/02PG) on NeL
New Travel Claim Process – Defense Travel System (DTS)
GOOGLE: Old Travel Claim Process – Travel Voucher or Subvoucher DD Form 1351-2, MAY 2011
VIDEO: NROWS – Finding N7 Mission #s for ADT Schools Requirements (04APR2018)
VIDEO: NROWS – Creating Missions (05APR2018)
VIDEO: NROWS – Building Requirements (05APR2018)
VIDEO: NROWS – Validating and Resourcing Requirements (05APR2018)
VIDEO: How to Find (and Understand) Your Navy Reserve Unit Orders | U.S. Navy Reserve (06FEB2023)
See also the DTS (DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM) section
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC) section.

NRRM (NAVY RESERVE READINESS MODULE)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN and N7 TRAINING)

NRRM (Navy Reserve Readiness Module) Helpdesk: NRRM-Support@innovasi.com or 619-647-3177 – A comprehensive data viewing system designed to consolidate, store, and manage readiness information for the Navy Reserve. This web-based program provides the capability for displaying and analyzing readiness data at various levels of detail to give the user a clear picture of current readiness.

NRRQ (NAVY RESERVE QUALIFICATION QUESTIONNAIRE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Officers > NRQQ

NRQQ (Navy Reserve Qualification Questionnaire) Form from NPC – It provides current information on your experience, education, and skills for determining mobilization assignments. It includes information on your foreign language proficiency, civilian education, and professional achievements to boards considering you for selection to the next higher grade, or to disposition boards considering you for retention in or release from, the Navy Reserve. NAVPERS 1200/2 (Rev. 08-2010)
Ready Reserve Screening Questionnaire (NAVPERS 1001/3 Rev 05-04)

NSIPS (NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

About MyNavy HR > Commands > Navy Personnel Command > Organization > NPC Internal> Information Management > Corporate Systems > NSIPS

NSIPS (Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System) (aka Electronic Service Record (ESR)) – A web-based system that is the single repository for personnel and pay data for all active-duty and Reserve Sailors in the Navy. (Help Desk: 877-589-5991 or NSIPShelpdesk@navy.mil)
Civilian Employment Information (CEI) is located in NSIPS
Page 2 (Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data) NAVPERS 1070/602 is located in NSIPS
VIDEO: NSIPS PG2 Update (14APR2021)
See also the ESR (ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD) section.

O — “Oscar”

OATH OF ENLISTMENT

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Oath of enlistment – A military oath made by members of the United States Armed Forces who enlist.
“I, (state name of enlistee), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. (So help me God).”
VIDEO: The Oath of Enlistment (01MAR2024)
VIDEO: Removing the Military from Politics: Military Oath of Enlistment and Officer’s Oath of Office (19OCT2021)

OATH OF OFFICE

(Last Update: Saturday, 20APR2024)

Oath of office – All officers of the eight uniformed services of the United States swear or affirm an oath of office upon commissioning. It differs from that of the oath of enlistment that enlisted members recite when they enter the service. It is required by statute, the oath being prescribed by Section 3331, Title 5, United States Code. It is traditional for officers to recite the oath upon promotion but as long as the officer’s service is continuous this is not required.
“I, [name], do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.”
VIDEO: USNA Oath Of Office (07MAR2023)
VIDEO: Class of 2012 – Oath of Office (25MAY2012)
VIDEO: Removing the Military from Politics: Military Oath of Enlistment and Officer’s Oath of Office (19OCT2021)

OCS (OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Officer Candidate School (OCS) – It provides initial training for officers of the line and selects operational staff corps communities (supply and CEC) in the United States Navy. Along with the United States Naval Academy (USNA) and Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC), OCS is one of three principal sources of newly commissioned naval officers.
VIDEO: Navy Officer Candidate School: What to Expect | 2024 (18DEC2023)
VIDEO: What to expect during Navy Officer Candidate School Training at New Port? (12OCT2023)
VIDEO: OCS: A Simple Guide (15NOV2019)

ODC (OFFICER DATA CARD), OSR (OFFICER SUMMARY RECORD), PSR (PERFORMANCE SUMMARY RECORD)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

ODC (Officer Data Card) (via BOL), NAVPERS 1301/51, is a report containing personal information for active Officers and is created from the Officer Personnel Information System (OPINS) database. The ODC contains personal data, education data, service school data, assignment history, promotion history, etc. for the active officer.
- The current database systems do not enable officer reservists to see the ODC. They only have access to the OSR updated via changes to the reserve database IMAPMIS. (Appendix E of NAVPERS 15839I, Volume II (also called the Navy Officer Occupational Classification System –NOOCS- Manual)) can still be used to help track down POCs with about 80% accuracy, but the OSR does not have numbered blocks.
Officer Data Card (ODC) – Point of Contact Listing
Manual of Navy Officer Manpower and Personnel Classifications (APR2023)
Volume II Officer Data Card NAVPERS 15839
PSR (Performance Summary Record) (via BOL) consists of three separate documents:
- Part I – also known as the Officer Summary Record (OSR), OSR ‘Top Sheet’ or NAVPERS 1070/123. This report contains much of the same data as that on the Officer Data Card (ODC). Both the OSR and the ODC are generated from the Officer Personnel Information System (OPINS) database. Since most of the fields are the same, instructions in the online ODC will be used for the correction of the OSR fields as well.
- Part II – also known as the Officer Summary Record (OSR) ‘Bottom Sheet’, pre-96 PSR or NAVPERS 1070/50, contains performance fitness and evaluation history before 1 January 1996.
- Part III – also known as the Performance Summary Report (PSR) or post-96 PSR contains performance fitness and evaluation history since 1 January 1996.
VIDEO: How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR) (23MAY2016)
VIDEO: It’s Your Record (It’s Your Career Series Playbook #1, Ep. 2) (01FEB2022)

OFFICER

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Officer – A member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.
Officer Record Management (February 2020)
The Armed Forces Officer (2017) by Richard M. Swain and Albert C. Pierce
Officer Permanent Personnel Record
- MILPERSMAN 1000-020 Pay and Personnel Record Maintenance Responsibilities
  - Policy
  - Records Responsibilities
  - Recall/ Mobilization Responsibilities
  MILPERSMAN 1070-020 Officer Permanent Personnel Record
  - Policy
  - Document Categories
  - Updating the OMPF
  - Record Correction/Change Requirements
  - Record Review/Access
  - Documents provided to Selection Boards
  MILPERSMAN 1070-030 Creating the Officer Permanent Personnel Record
  - Policy
  - Documents Used to Create Record
  - Where and How to Send Documents
  - Interservice Transfers
  MILPERSMAN 1070-111 Submission of NSIPS and ESR Documents to the OMPF
  - Policy
  - NSIPS/ESR Documents
  - Best Practice
  MILPERSMAN 1070-180 Officer Photographs
  - Policy
  - Uniform Requirements
  - Photograph Requirements
  - Title Board Specifications)
  - Submission (Note: the correct PERS code is PERS-313 versus PERS-312C)
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS-Officer Codes, RUAD, and other useful items.
VIDEO: Officer (17MAY2013)
VIDEO: Your Navy Role | What’s the Difference Between Officers and Enlisted Sailors? (10JUN2021)

OIC (OFFICER IN CHARGE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Officer-In-Charge (OIC) – The term “officer in charge” means a member of the Navy designated as such by an appropriate authority.
Navy Reserve Augment Unit Commanding Officer And Officer-In-Charge Qualification Program (28JAN2021) (Source: 2N1 AQD Starting Point)
See also the NRAU (NAVY RESERVE AUGMENT UNIT)/NAVY RESERVE READINESS UNIT (NRRU) CO/OIC QUALIFICATION PROGRAM section.

OJT (ON-THE-JOB TRAINING)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: Supervisor)

On-the-job training (OJT) – The practical instruction of personnel in the performance of maintenance tasks by demonstration and simulation. OJT is conducted under the supervision of designated personnel in the shop or on the operating line. The experienced personnel of the activity are used as fully as possible in instructing, demonstrating, and imparting their skills to the less experienced. As to equipment, only the job and tools are required. The vital ingredient is an individual who has an interest in the job, the skill to do it well, and the capability to instruct. The striker or trainee learns by seeing the job done and gains experience by participating in the work. The nature of this type of training makes regular scheduling impractical. (Source)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

OMBUDSMAN

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

About MyNavy HR > Commands > Navy Personnel Command > Organization > NPC Internal > Ombudsman

Ombudsmen – An official representative of the Commanding Officer (CO) and plays a vital role in establishing and maintaining current and accurate communication between the command and its family members.
Ombudsman Registry – The registry allows CNIC to deliver real-time communication and information to Commanders, Ombudsman, and Ombudsman Coordinators. Commands are required to register their ombudsman and ensure that required worksheet data is submitted per OPNAVINST 1750.1 series. NOTE: Use the Contact Your Ombudsman button to locate your ombudsman and send an email to the registered command ombudsman.
VIDEO: Ombudsman Indoc (16FEB2023)
VIDEO: OMBUDSMEN Interviews (06MAR2014)

OMPF (OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Record Management > OMPF My Record

Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) – My Record provides a secure and efficient method for you to access and review your image record 24/7 and is the preferred method of obtaining OMPF information and correcting your records.
Personnel Records Review – a step-by-step inventory of your OMPF and ESR for completeness and accuracy. (Updated 02NOV2022)
Obtain a copy of your OMPF/document(s) online.
VIDEO: OMPF Tutorial (25NOV2020)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the ESR (ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD) section.
See also the OMPF (OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE) section.

ONBOARDING

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Onboarding – Navy Reserve: This Onboarding Website provides information for use by all new members of the Navy Reserve Force.
Reserves: Workbook For The New Navy Reserve Sailor (15MAR2023)
Selected Reserve Guidebook “The Gouge” (Source: Navy Girl)
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Onboarding – What You Need To Know! | U.S. Navy Reserve | What every new Navy Reserve Sailor should know as they check into their Navy Reserve Center in preparation for their first drill weekend. (17FEB2023)
VIDEO: How To Video -BUPERS Online Overview (28APR2021)
Onboarding: Ask for a ‘Welcome Aboard Package’ (Examples) and if they do not have one; ask another person.
See also the ALMANAC section.
See also the INDOC (INDOCTRINATION) section.

OODA LOOP

(Last Update: Tuesday, 13FEB2024)

OODA Loop (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act) – A decision-making model developed by military strategist and United States Air Force Colonel John Boyd. He applied the concept to the combat operations process, often at the operational level during military campaigns. It is often applied to understand commercial operations and learning processes.
VIDEO: What is the OODA Loop? (05APR2024)
VIDEO: What is the Military OODA Loop? (19JAN2024)
VIDEO: 35 05 What is Maneuver Warfare, the Boyd Theory aka OODA Loop (10DEC2022)

OPERATIONAL RISK MANAGEMENT (ORM)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Operational Risk Management (ORM) – Defined as a continual cyclic process that includes risk assessment, risk decision-making, and implementation of risk controls, which results in acceptance, mitigation, or avoidance of risk. ORM is the oversight of operational risk, including the risk of loss resulting from inadequate or failed internal processes and systems; human factors; or external events.
Operational Risk Management OPNAVINST 3500.39D (29MAR2018)
Overview of Operational Risk Management Why ORM?
APP: Operational Risk
VIDEO: Navy ORM Step 1: Identify Hazards (07AUG2017)
VIDEO: Navy ORM Step 2: Assess the Hazards (07AUG2017)
VIDEO: Navy ORM Step 3: Make Risk Decisions (07AUG2017)
VIDEO: Navy ORM Step 4: Implement Controls (07AUG2017)
VIDEO: Navy ORM Step 5: Supervise (07AUG2017)

ORDERS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Orders – Official documentation that assigns Sailors to commands for a set duration of time. Includes instructions for transitioning between commands.
Active Duty – The Bureau of Personnel (BUPERS) calls Reservists to an active duty status for initial entry training (recruit training and follow-on schools), mobilizations, definite and indefinite recalls, and Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) (Order Location: Admin & MyPCS)
- See also the NP2 (NAVY PERSONNEL AND PAY) section.
Reserve Duty – Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) calls Sailors to an active duty status for Annual Training (AT) and Active Duty for Training (ADT) (Order Location: Admin, DTS (Defense Travel System), MyPCS, NROWS (Navy Reserve Order Writing System) & Reserve Force Manpower Tools (RFMT)) CNRF also uses its orders writing functionality to place Sailors in an Inactive Duty Training Travel (IDTT) status in support of inactive duty at alternate drilling locations, if applicable.
Understanding the Reserve Orders and Travel Process (09JAN2020)
VIDEO: How to Find (and Understand) Your Navy Reserve Unit Orders | U.S. Navy Reserve | Explains where to find your Navy Reserve Inactive Duty Training (IDT) orders — otherwise known as your Reserve Unit orders — and how to read them. (06FEB2023)

11 GENERAL ORDERS OF A SENTRY – Orders to Sentry is the official title of a set of rules governing sentry (guard or watch) duty in the United States Armed Forces.

1. To take charge of this post and all government property in view.
2. To walk my post in a military manner, keeping always on the alert, and observing everything that takes place within sight or hearing.
3. To report all violations of orders I am instructed to enforce.
4. To repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own.
5. To quit my post only when properly relieved.
6. To receive, obey, and pass on to the sentry who relieves me all orders from the Commanding Officer, Command Duty Officer, Officer of the Deck, and Officers and Petty Officers of the Watch only.
7. To talk to no one except in the line of duty.
8. To give the alarm in case of fire or disorder.
9. To call the Officer of the Deck in any case not covered by instructions.
10. To salute all officers and colors and standards not cased.
11. To be especially watchful at night and during the time for challenging, to challenge all persons on or near my post, and to allow no one to pass without proper authority.
- VIDEO: Quick way to memorize general orders! (24JUL2019)

OSO (OPERATIONAL SUPPORT OFFICE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

OSO (Operational Support Office) – OSO/Reserve Program Director (RPD) liaises between Regional Reserve Component Commanders, Navy Operational Support Centers (NOSCs)/Navy Reserve Center (NRC)/, Reserve Units, individual Selected Reservists, and Active Commands. OSO/Reserve Program Director (RPD) improves the effectiveness of the Navy’s Total Force policy and enhances Active-Reserve Integration by facilitating access to Reserve assets and maximizing operational support. This includes the planning, budgeting, and execution of funds to meet Active Component requirements for Navy Reserve employment.

OSPADES

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

OSPADES – The authoritative resource for determining allowable unit-level additional drill distributions. A) Unit COs will not authorize additional drills to be scheduled if those drills are not distributed to them, as indicated in Web-OSPADES. Further, Unit COs must account for processing time/Web-OSPADES lag and track all authorized additional drills to ensure unit execution does not exceed unit distributions. B) Unit COs must contact their respective OSO/PM with any questions regarding Web-OSPADES reports; the Operational Support Office (OSO)/Reserve Program Director (RPD) should contact their respective Pillar Lead for support.

OSR (OFFICER SUMMARY RECORD)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

PSR (Performance Summary Record) (via BOL) consists of three separate documents:
- Part I – also known as the Officer Summary Record (OSR), OSR ‘Top Sheet’ or NAVPERS 1070/123. This report contains much of the same data as that on the Officer Data Card (ODC). Both the OSR and the ODC are generated from the Officer Personnel Information System (OPINS) database. Since most of the fields are the same, instructions in the online ODC will be used for the correction of the OSR fields as well.
- Part II – also known as the Officer Summary Record (OSR) ‘Bottom Sheet’, pre-96 PSR or NAVPERS 1070/50, contains performance fitness and evaluation history before 1 January 1996.
VIDEO: How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR) (23MAY2016)

P — “Papa”

PAGE 2 (DEPENDENCY APPLICATION/RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA) NAVPERS 1070/602

(Last Update: Saturday, 09MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Page 2 (Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data) NAVPERS 1070/602 is located in NSIPS -The Dependent Care Plan requires that you designate one or more caregivers for your family members. NAVPERS 1070/602, commonly referred to as a “Page 2” or REDDA, is formally titled the “Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data”. This is an official document that verifies dependent information (to gain dependent eligibility entitlements) and serves as an emergency point of contact document.
- Page 2 (NAVPERS 1070/602) Step-by-Step Guide to updating your record of emergency data
- Record of Emergency Data/Dependency Application (RED/DA). RED/DA is one process accessed within the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) Electronic Service Record (ESR) self-service application with the capacity to produce the DD Form 93 (Record of Emergency Data) and the NAVPERS 1070/602 (Dependency Application).
- How to Update & Print RED/DA (Record of Emergency Data/Dependency Application (RED/DA)) (19AUG2020)
- Dependency Application (MILPERSMAN 1070-270) (01MAY2019)
- VIDEO (No Audio): NSIPS PG2 Update (14APR2021)
- VIDEO: How to update pg2 RED-DA (Record of Emergency Data/Dependency Application (RED/DA)) (17APR2020)
- VIDEO: HOW TO ADD DEPENDENTS IN NSIPS (RED/DA) (11JAN2023)

PARENTHOOD

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Parenthood Pregnancy

New Parent Support Home Visitation Program (NPSHVP) – A free support service program designed to meet the needs of expectant active-duty military personnel, their spouses, and families with children under the age of four. The program is to provide prenatal and parenting skills education to active-duty service members and their families.
VIDEO: Non-Medical Counseling Program and New Parent Support Home Visitation Program with Emily Fox (17MAR2022)
See also the SPOUSE section.

PAY

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or RESPAY)

Pay Tables from Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
How To Read Your LES or How to Read a Military LES
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Pay Explained – Navy NOSC
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Reserve Drill Pay Issue Resolution Process
VIDEO: What is a Leave and Earning Statement – LES? (22APR2015)
Pay is broken into three basic categories: drill pay, active duty pay, and travel pay.
- Drill pay is one day of base pay for one drill (four hours) completed. Drill pay is processed through direct deposit and should be in your account within three weeks after a drill. If you don’t receive your pay in this time frame, contact your unit pay coordinator. Make sure a “trouble ticket” is issued and you have the number to follow up should there be a problem.
- Active duty pay is one day of base pay for one day of work. All pay is processed by DFAS through Direct Deposit and Electronic Funds Transfer. The current pay rates can be accessed at DFAS. Your active-duty pay will be processed after you complete your orders and you should receive the payment within the next pay cycle which pays on the 15th or 30th of the month.
- Travel Reimbursement: You will be reimbursed for approved expenses (hotel, rental cars, tolls, etc.) incurred during a duty assignment. The Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) is authorized only for approved official expenses. Status: One of the best ways to find out the status of your pay and allowances is to use the DFAS MyPay site. Travel pay is usually processed within three weeks of receipt of a submitted complete travel claim and is paid through direct deposit. Contact your NRA if you haven’t received a payment within a reasonable time period.
MyPay – This allows you to manage your payment information, Leave and Earning Statement (LES), W-2s, and more
BAH Per Diem – (Active Duty) Basic Allowance for Housing. BAH Calculator (Basic Allowance for Housing Calculator) – Calculate housing allowance by ZIP code.
O1-E Pay – Determine if you qualify for O1E pay
Save Pay – US Code: TITLE 37 > CHAPTER 17 > § 907 – Enlisted members and warrant officers appointed as officers: pay and allowances stabilized
Military Involuntary Separation Pay Rules & Eligibility (Source: The Military Wallet)
See also the ALLOTMENT section.
See also the CPPA (COMMAND PAY/PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATOR) section.
See also the DFAS (DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE) section.
See also the MYPAY section.

PAY / PERSONNEL / TRAVEL SOPs

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CPPA or RESPAY or N7 TRAINING)

Pay, Personnel, and Travel Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Sailors, Commands, and Personnel Support Departments (PSDs).
VIDEO: Navy Benefits (08OCT2019)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

PCS (PERMANENT CHANGE of STATION)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Move.mil – An internet-based system to manage the moves of DoD household goods. The Defense Personal Property System (DPS) manages the website.
- Note: Users should first register with DPS.
PCS Spouse Licensure – Service members may be reimbursed up to $500 for qualifying relicensing costs of their spouse when specific conditions are met.
NAVADMIN 129/22, – Mandatory use of the Navy Personnel and Pay (NP2) MyPCS travel voucher submission tool and Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) during Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel (02JUN2022)
NAVADMIN 291/22 – Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) used in support of a Permanent Change of Station (PCS) travel (22DEC2022)
VIDEO: Permanent Change of Station (PCS) Lessons Learned (08FEB2021)
See also the GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC) section.
See also the MYPCS section.

PDF (PORTABLE DOCUMENT FORMAT)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 25SEP2024) (POC LOCATION: N6 INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) OFFICER or INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT))

Portable Document Format (PDF) – A file format developed by Adobe in 1992 to present documents, including text formatting and images, in a manner independent of application software, hardware, and operating systems.
Fixing a PDF Error (Source):
- Browsers other than Internet Explorer are not initially configured to open PDF forms with Adobe as the default and cause of the error. Here is the guidance on how to use the default browser of your choice.
  - Google Chrome: Open any PDF file saved on your computer > Click Edit > Select Preferences > Select Internet > Uncheck Allow Fast Web View
  - MS Edge: When the file opens in the browser window with the error message, click the save icon (right, upper corner) to save it to your computer and open it from the saved location.

PERSONAL FINANCIAL SUPPORT PROGRAM

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: COMMAND FINANCIAL SPECIALIST (CFS))

Personal Financial Support Program – This program offers information and referral, education and training, as well as financial counseling to address the financial education needs of Sailors and their families.
VIDEO: Question of the Day: What is the purpose of the Navy’s Personal Financial Management program? (21JUN2021)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

PFA (PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT) / PRT (PHYSICAL READINESS TEST)

(Last Update: Monday, 24JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: COMMAND FITNESS LEADER (CFL), MEDICAL or N7 TRAINING)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Physical Readiness

Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA) – Conducted by the United States Navy to determine the physical fitness of their sailors.
- PFA Guides
- PFA Forms
Physical Readiness Test Homepage
PRIMS or PRIMS-2 (Low Bandwith PRIMS) (Physical Readiness Information Management System Two) – A database for recording and tracking physical readiness information on Active and Reserve Component Navy Service members. (Help Desk: 901-874-2210 or prims@navy.mil)
Body Composition Assessment (BCA) (JAN 2023)
- Height and Weight Measurement,
- Single-Site Abdominal Circumference (AC) (Measurement, Body Circumference (BC) Measurement, Altering BCA, Tape Measure Specifications)
- Single-Site Abdominal Circumference (AC) (AC Measurement Guidelines, AC Measurement Procedures)
- BC Measurement (BC Guidelines, BC Procedures for Men, Body Fat Calculation for Men, BC Procedures for Women)
- BCA Table (Body Fat Calculation for Women, Maximum Weight for Height Screening Table, Percent Body Fat Estimation for Men, Percent Body Fat Estimation for Women)
- VIDEO: Navy Body Composition Assessment (BCA) (04MAR2017)
Age and Sex Test Standards (bottom of the page) (OPNAVINST 6110.1K)
Navy Physical Readiness Program update – The NAVADMIN 123/24 announces updates to the Navy Physical Readiness Program, eliminating mandatory adverse comments for physical readiness failures and detailing new evaluation and retention policies, with a single 2025 PFA cycle. (18JUN2024)
APP: Official Navy PFA app
VIDEO: PRT: How to Video (10JUN2021)
VIDEO: Navy Physical Readiness Test How-To // Navy Fitness Exam // PRT Requirements (07SEP2018)
See also the PRIMS-2 (PHYSICAL READINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TWO) section.

PHA (PHYSICAL HEALTH ASSESSMENT)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

PHA (Physical Health Assessment) via (eHA) Begin your annual Periodic Health Assessment (PHA) via (eHA) online at the Navy’s ePHA website.
Physical Health Assessment (PHA) via (eHA)
VIDEO: Official Navy PRT Body Composition Assessment Demonstration (04JUN2013)
VIDEO: MyNavyHR Update on Physical Health Assessment (PHA) (19MAR2021)

PHOTO

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Detailing > Officer > Pers-41 SWO > Battle Admin > Official Photo

Officer Photograph can be done by appointment at the Combat Photography on base.
Photo Information can be found on the Officer Record Update webpage
Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) Official Photo
Officer Photograph (NAVPERS 1070/884)
Officer Photo – Automated Submission Guide
Officer Photograph – OMPF Missing or Invalid Error
MILPERSMAN 1070-180 Officer Photographs
- Policy
- Uniform Requirements
- Photograph Requirements
- Title Board Specifications)
- Submission (Note: the correct PERS code is PERS-313 versus PERS-312C)

POC (POINT OF CONTACT)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

POC (Point Of Contact) – A person or department serving as the coordinator or focal point of information concerning an activity or program. A POC is used in many cases where information is time-sensitive and accuracy is important.

POINTS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Points FAQ

VIDEO: Navy Reserves | Retirement Points | Point Capture Explained (18JAN2020)
See also the ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES section.
See also the ARPR/ASOSH (ANNUAL RETIREMENT POINT RECORD / ANNUAL STATEMENT OF SERVICE HISTORY) section.
See also the BOL (BUPERS ONLINE) section.
See also the RESERVE RETIREMENT POINTS section.
See also the RETIREMENT section.

POLITICS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: SENIOR LEADERSHIP)

The primary guidance concerning political activity for military members is found in DoD Directive 1344.10
U.S. DoD Standards of Conduct Office (SOCO)
Guidance on Political Activity and DoD Support 2020
Guidance on Political Activity 2016
The Military in Politics (00APR2018)

POST 9/11 GI BILL

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: VA)

Career Management > Education > GI Bill > Post 9/11 GI Bill

Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) helps you pay for school or job training. If you’ve served on active duty after September 10, 2001, you may qualify for the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33).
How to Transfer and Use Benefits (Source: milConnect)
VIDEO: Post 9/11 GI Bill Easily explained (26SEP2023)
VIDEO: How to Apply for Chapter 33 Post 911 GI® Bill Benefits (26JUL2023)
VIDEO: How to Verify Enrollment for Post-9/11 GI Bill® Students (20JAN2022)

PQS (PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS STANDARDS)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

Personnel Qualifications Standards (PQS) – A systematic means for qualifying officers and enlisted personnel to perform assigned duties. A PQS is a written compilation of the knowledge and skills required by a person to qualify for a specific watch station, to maintain a particular equipment or system, or to perform as a team member within the assigned unit. PQS is an element of a unit’s overall training program. A PQS is in the format of a qualification guide that asks the questions a trainee must answer to verify his/her capability to perform a given task. It provides a systematic procedure to assist the individual in tracking and documenting the knowledge and qualifications required for increased professional responsibilities, additional technical skills, and eventual advancement in rating. The specific goal of the PQS program is to serve as a vehicle for the continuous qualification of the individual through school and on-the-job experience and to complement and support formal training programs. Further detailed information regarding PQS can be found in NAVEDTRA 43100-1, and the latest edition of OPNAVINST 3500.34.
Navy eLearning (NeL) (NeL2) > Sailors should look under “Professional Resources,” and then select “Personnel Qualifications Standards (PQS).” Downloadable PDFs provide assessment questions similar to the course completion assessment format in NeL and allow Sailors to accomplish all learning/study offline if necessary; however, credit for NRTC/RTM completion can only be accomplished now within NeL.
Contact My Navy Career Center (MNCC) Help Desk via MNP under “Help & Info” or through the amber button in the bottom right-hand corner, by calling (833) 330-MNCC or (833) 330-6662 or emailing askmncc@navy.mil for NeL enrollment questions.
NOTE: There is no workaround to accessing online training through Navy eLearning without a CAC.
For any questions on NRTCs and RTMs, please send a message through our “Contact Us” page; use the contact form and choose “NETC PQS/RTM/NRTC Program Manager” as the recipient.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the NAVY ELEARNING (NEL) section.

PRIMS-2 (PHYSICAL READINESS INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TWO)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: COMMAND FITNESS LEADER (CFL), MEDICAL or N7 TRAINING)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Physical Readiness

PRIMS or PRIMS-2 (Physical Readiness Information Management System Two) – A database for recording and tracking physical readiness information on Active and Reserve Component Navy Service members. (Help Desk: 901-874-2210 or prims@navy.mil)
How To – Sailor Submitting a PARFQ – MNP
PRIMS FAQs (FEB 2022)
PRIMS-2 Training
VIDEO: Navigating PRIMS Tutorial (17DEC2020)
See also the PFA (PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT) / PRT (PHYSICAL READINESS TEST) section.

PROCESS QUIK

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024)

ProcessQuik The single source for information sharing on Navy processes, best practices, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). You can also submit your updates, corrections, or recommendations directly on the site.
Example: Navy Pay, Personnel, and Travel Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

PROMOTION / COMMISSIONING

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: SENIOR OFFICERS)

Navy Personnel Command > Boards > Reserve Officer

Reserve Officer Promotions – FY-22 Promotion Board Season Message
Example FY-13 NAVADMIN Message – NOTICE OF CONVENING FY-13 NAVY RESERVE CAPTAIN, COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER, LIEUTENANT, AND CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER” PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS//
ODC (Officer Data Card) – contains qualifications, promotion history, education, specialties, and billet info; used for officer career development.
PSR (Performance Summary Record) – 3-part report that summarizes the officer’s professional, performance history, and personal decorations info Note for Officers: A photo is required for each rank.
My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) – Advancement & Promotion – Verify eligibility for advancement, prepare for advancement exam, and selection board review.
Officer Record Update – Navy Personnel Command
Officer Record Management – Gouge on how to keep your record up to speed.
VIDEO: How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR) (23MAY2016)
VIDEO: Board Life: Officer Boards – How does the NAVY’s Officer Promotion Board process work? | Navy Personnel Command (28SEP2021)
VIDEO: A quick guide on the O-4 statutory board. (29JAN2022)
See also the DCO (DIRECT COMMISSION OFFICER) (RESERVE OFFICER) section.

PSD (PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENT)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATIONS: CONUS and OCONUS)

PSD – Maintain pay accounts and personnel records of officer and enlisted Navy personnel attached to commands and activities of naval shore establishment, as assigned.
Or provides one-stop pay, personnel, administrative, and passenger transportation support. Support is also provided to military dependents of assigned personnel, retirees, and passenger transportation to Department of the Navy civilians.

PTSD (POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER)

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – A mental and behavioral disorder that can develop because of exposure to a traumatic event, such as sexual assault, warfare, traffic collisions, child abuse, domestic violence, or other threats to a person’s life.
National Center for PTSD
Understanding a Veteran with PTSD
VIDEO: The Core Symptom of PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) (07SEP2022)
VIDEO: Mental Health and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in Military Veterans (15NOV2022)

PUBLIC AFFAIRS

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024) (POC LOCATION: MC or PAO)

Public Affairs – A term for the formal offices of the branches of the United States Department of Defense whose purpose is to deal with the media and community issues. The term is also used for numerous media relations offices that are created by the U.S. military for more specific limited purposes. Public affairs offices are staffed by a combination of officers, enlisted personnel, civilian officials, and contract professionals. Public Affairs offices play a key role in contingency and deployed operations. The typical Public Affairs office is led by an officer who is in charge of planning, budgeting for, executing, and evaluating the effectiveness of public affairs programs, and provides public affairs advice, counsel, and support for commanders and senior staff members.
U.S. Navy Office of Information (703-697-5342)
VIDEO: Life as a Navy Public Affairs Officer (Gabe Wahl) (10DEC2023)

Q — “Quebec”

QUOTES

(Last Update: Sunday, 21APR2024)

Google Image Search – Quotes
LCDR Beamsley’s favorite quote… “Never embarrass or surprise your leadership.”
Best Army Company Commander Quote in a warzone overheard by LCDR Beamsley, “I have an Open Door Policy. Please, DO NOT USE IT;)”

R — “Romeo”

RAIN (RESERVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE NAVIGATOR)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 12MAR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

RAIN (Reserve Artificial Intelligence Navigator) – A large language model integrated into the Navy Reserve’s myNRH website. Its primary purpose is to offer prompt and accurate assistance on onboarding, mobilization, and essential policies for Navy Reserve members. Stemming from a natural language processing AI chatbot encountered in 2022, RAIN aspires to function as an all-encompassing navigator, streamlining procedures and ensuring comprehensive support and information for all Navy Reserve members [Source]. Its proficiency mainly centers around Navy Reserve Instructions, Navy Reserve Notices, and All Navy Reserve Force messages.

RANK / RATE / NEW RANK

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Rate Insignia – Combination of rate (pay grade) and rating (specialty) for Navy enlisted personnel
New Rank (For example LTJG, LT, etc…) (check FY – Zone Message)
Delivery of Temporary/Permanent Appointment (NAVPERS 1421/7) (PERS-4802)
Request a Promotion Certificate from the Officer Promotion Office (PERS-8311) (901-874-4538) (Info needed: Full name (the way they want it spelled on the certificate), Rank, Date of Rank, Last 4 of SSN, and mailing address)
Oath of Office Statement
- I, (name), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
Note for Officers: A photo is required for each rank.
How to find your Date of Rank – Three Methods:
- Via BOL
  - ODC, OSR, PSR
    - PSR PART 1 ~ Officer Summary Record (OSR)
      - Promotion History
- Via NSIPS (Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System)
  - Employee Self Service
    - Electronic Service Record
      - View
        
        Member Data Summary
        
        Promotion History
- Via BOL
  - Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) – My Record
    - Yes
      - OMPF Document
        
        NAVPERS 1421/7 TEMP PERM APPT DLVRY (Delivery of Temporary/Permanent Appointment)
VIDEO: Navy Rating Badges (15MAY2020)
VIDEO: 180 Years of Navy Enlisted Insignia (24JAN2014)
VIDEO: US Military (All Branches) OFFICER RANKS Explained – What is an Officer? (03AUG2018)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

RAPIDS APPOINTMENT SCHEDULER

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: RAPIDS SITE LOCATOR MAP)

RAPIDS Appt. Scheduler – A website that allows any CAC or ID card customer may schedule an appointment for card services.

READINESS

(Last Update: Monday, 12FEB2024)

Readiness – A condition of the armed forces and their constituent units and formations, warships, aircraft, weapon systems, or other military technology and equipment to perform during combat military operations, or functions consistent with the purpose for which they are organized or designed, or the managing of resources and personnel training in preparation for combat.

READY RESERVE SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Ready Reserve Screening Questionnaire (NAVPERS 1001/3) (Rev 05-04)

READY TO SERVE (R2S)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024)

Ready to Serve (R2S) – The goal is to enable SELRES to report for duty across the globe and return to the home of record, receive broadcasts, access pay, and personnel information, and send/receive official e-mail using only an approved mobile device. [NOTE: Program began in 2016 and sunset on 15OCT2023.]
See also the NAUTILUS VIRTUAL DESKTOP (NVD) section.

RECALL

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the READY TO SERVE (R2S) section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.
See also the ZIPSERVE section.

RECORD MANAGEMENT

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Record Management > Electronic Service Record (ESR)

Navy Personnel Command > Record Management > OMPF My Record

NSIPS (Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System) (aka Electronic Service Record (ESR)) – A Web-based system that is the single repository for personnel and pay data for all active-duty and Reserve Sailors in the Navy. (Help Desk: 877-589-5991 or NSIPShelpdesk@navy.mil)
OMPF (Official Military Personnel File) – My Record Via BOL
VIDEO: OMPF Tutorial (25NOV2020)
VIDEO: It’s Your Record (It’s Your Career Series Playbook #1, Ep. 2) (01FEB2022)
VIDEO: National Archives: Requesting a Servicemembers Military Records
See also the ESR (ELECTRONIC SERVICE RECORD) section.
See also the OMPF (OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE) section.
See also the NSIPS (NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM) section.

RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA/DEPENDENCY APPLICATION (RED/DA) (PAGE 2) NAVPERS 1070/602

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

See also the PAGE 2 (DEPENDENCY APPLICATION/RECORD OF EMERGENCY DATA) NAVPERS 1070/602 section.

RECRUITING

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024)

Find a Navy Recruiter for Enlisted/Officer Active/Reserve Programs.
VIDEO: Active Duty – How to submit an Officer Package
See also the NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) section.

REFLECTIVE BELT

(Last Update: Thursday, 14MAR2024)

Reflective Belt: The reflective belt: An icon of the Global War On Terror – How can such a small thing bring about so much anger? (26OCT2015)
HUMOR VIDEO: The PT Belt – Inside Joke Or Conspiracy? (27NOV2022)

RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATIONS (RA)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Religious Accommodations

Religious Accommodations (RA) – This includes accommodating a service member for an otherwise applicable military policy, practice, or duty. In accordance with The Religious Freedom Restoration Act, if such a military policy, practice, or duty substantially burdens a service member’s exercise of religious accommodation can only be denied if: 1. The military policy, practice, or duty is in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest (e.g. mission accomplishment, safety, force health).
2. It is the least restrictive means of furthering that compelling governmental interest.
VIDEO: Religious Accommodations In The Military (22FEB2023)

RESCHEDULE / RESCHED

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: SENIOR LEADER or N1 ADMIN)

See also the EDM (ENHANCED for DRILL MANAGEMENT) / RESCHED section.

RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT) (APPLY/JOAPPLY)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

See also the APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT)) section.
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

RESERVE PAY (RESPAY)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or RESPAY)

See also the PAY section.

RESERVE RETIREMENT POINTS

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > IRR > Courses/Reserve Retirement Points FAQ

1 point for each day of active service
1 point for each attendance at a 4-hour drill period
1 point for each day of performing funeral honors duty
15 points for each year of membership in a reserve component
VIDEO: Navy Reserves | Retirement Points | Point Capture Explained (18JAN2020)
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Retirement | How to calculate reserve retirement pay (30JAN2020)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the RETIREMENT section.

RESERVE TO ACTIVE DUTY

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Community Managers > Enlisted > Selected Reserves > RC to AC

Reserve Component to Active Component Change Program – To fill Active Component (AC) community needs, enlisted Sailors may be directly accessed from the Reserve Component (RC). This not only leverages existing skill sets that reside in the RC population to improve and maintain AC community health, but also provides qualified Sailors with an opportunity to resume or begin a career in the AC.
VIDEO: How To Go From Navy Reserves To Active Duty| RC2AC Program (22MAY2023)
VIDEO: Navy Reserves to Active Duty (Switching and What You Need to Know) (26MAY2020)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE (TAR) section.
See also the PAY section.

RESERVIST

(Last Update: Friday, 15MAR2024)

See also the SELECTED RESERVISTS (SELRES) section.

Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Reserve Retirements

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Retired Activities

ASOSH (Annual Statement of Service History) – Retirement Point Capture Sheet – NPC Point Capture POC: (901) 874-4841
Early Retirement for Reserves (aka 90 days Retirement Age Reduction); NDAA Early Retirement.
Correspondence Courses – Commander, Navy Personnel Command (CNPC) has advised that they will cease automated crediting of retirement points for correspondence courses completed through Navy Knowledge Online, the Navy Education and training command non-resident training course website, and any other system that automatically awards retirement points for the completion of electronically delivered training, effective 1 Oct 2014. Non-Pay retirement points for the completion of correspondence courses shall be credited at the rate of one point per 4 hours of instruction. Courses that contain less than 4 hours of instruction are not eligible for retirement point credit. Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command (COMNAVRESCOM) (N7) will maintain an Assistant Secretary of the Navy (ASN) approved list of authorized courses. These courses. If a course is not currently listed on the master course listing, it may be submitted to COMNAVRESFORCOM (N7) for routing to and possible approval by ASN for addition to the master list. Ensure the sailor signs a NAVPERS 1070/613, Administrative Remarks, indicating their understanding that they may not receive retirement points for concurrent activities. Accordingly, they cannot be awarded retirement points for correspondence courses completed while in an active or inactive duty status, for which retirement point credit is awarded, such as inactive duty training (IDT), inactive duty training travel (IDTT), inactive duty, additional training period, additional flying and flight training period, readiness management period, annual training (AT), active duty for training (ATD), Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS – formerly Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)), definite recall, or mobilization (MOB).
Navy eLearning (NeL) (NeL2) (Help Desk: 833-637-3669, Chat, or need@nesd-mail.onbmc.mil) – This site provides training anytime, anywhere in the world (get retirement points)
Retirement Pay Calculator – CNARF retirement pay calculator to determine your anticipated monthly retirement amount at age 60
Retirement Ceremony
Retirement Ceremony Anecdotes (The Watch)
Retirement Planning
RTO (Retirement Transition Outreach) initiative offers educational webinar events about the benefits and processes related to Reserve Retirements.
DFAS Retired and Annuitant (R&A) Pay for Pay and Benefit Questions
Guard/Reserve Retirement Checklist (Source: MOAA)
Blended Retirement System (BRS) – Beginning in January 2018, a new military retirement system that blends the traditional legacy retirement pension with a defined contribution to Servicemembers’ Thrift Savings Plan account.
Military.com: The Blended Retirement System Explained
VIDEO: Understanding a Good Year for Reserve Retirement | Commander Navy Reserve Forces Public Affairs (21AUG2020)
VIDEO: The Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System (19SEP2016) (52:45)
VIDEO: Guard and Reserve Retirement Explained | BRS | HIGH 36 (30SEP2021)
TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) – TSP is a retirement savings plan for uniformed services Deactivated website: The Career Counseling Guru

TABLE: Military Compensation – Reserve Retirement Pay

Comparison of 401(k) and IRA accounts – This is a comparison between 401(k), Roth 401(k), and Traditional Individual Retirement Account and Roth Individual Retirement Account accounts, four different types of retirement savings vehicles.
How do I apply for a reserve retirement? (Note: Applying for Retirement with Pay / Applying for Retirement without Pay / Benefits for Gray Area Retirees and Recipients of Retired Pay)
Who do I contact for the status of a reservist’s retirement request?

The retirement request of a reservist may be obtained by calling My Navy Career Center (MNCC) at 833-330-6622.
How do I calculate my reserve monthly retired pay?

Monthly retired pay = (Points/360) x .025 x (Avg of highest 36 months of Base Pay) (using future pay scale in the year you turn 60 years old)
Who do I contact for the status of an active duty officer retirement request?

PERS-835 (Officer Retirements) may be contacted by e-mail at pers_835_retirements@navy.mil for statuses on active duty/FTS/TAR retirements
Who do I contact for the status of an active-duty enlisted retirement request?

PERS-836 (Enlisted Retirements) may be contacted by e-mail at enlisted_active_duty_retirements@navy.mil.

ROE (RULES OF ENGAGEMENT)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

Rules of engagement (ROE) – The internal rules or directives afforded by military forces (including individuals) that define the circumstances, conditions, degree, and manner in which the use of force, or actions that might be construed as provocative, may be applied.

RUAD (RESERVE UNIT ASSIGNMENT DOCUMENT)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

My Navy Portal (CAC MNP) (Quick Links) > Navy Reserve Readiness Module (NRRM) > Smart RUAD
Reserve Unit Assignment Document (RUAD) – The official manning document and manpower authorization for Selected Reserve units. RUADs contain specific billet requirements for pay grade, designator/rating, and required Naval Officer Billet Classification (NOBC)/Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes. Since exact paygrade, designator/rating, or NOBC/NEC matches are not always possible, RUADs list Reserve Functional Area and Sex (RFAS) codes that identify allowable substitutions. A unit’s current RUAD shows who are assigned to an authorized billet, those who are cross-assigned, and those who are assigned to a unit in an In Assignment Processing (IAP) status. The RUAD also contains IMS/MAS codes, PRD/NEC information, and mobilization data for each individual on the RUAD.
RUAD (Source: RESPERMAN 1001-010)
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other valuable items.
See also the CROSS ASSIGNMENT section.
See also the NRRM (NAVY RESERVE READINESS MODULE) section.

S — “Sierra”

SAILOR 2025

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Sailor 2025 – A Navy’s program to improve and modernize personnel management and training systems to more effectively recruit, develop, manage, reward, and retain the force of tomorrow.
VIDEO: Flight Ready: Sailor 2025 (12JAN2017)

SAILOR’S CREED

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Sailor’s Creed – A code of ethics of the United States Navy, originally developed to promote personal excellence. While other regulations, codes, and standards may apply to the United States Armed Forces writ large, the Sailor’s Creed is specific to the Navy. It focuses on self-respect, respect for others, and the Navy’s core values of honor, courage, and commitment. Recited by units almost daily, the Sailor’s Creed reinforces that personnel are sailors first (i.e., before their rating) and seeks to build esprit de corps throughout the Navy.
VIDEO: The Sailor’s Creed (18FEB2012)
VIDEO: Sailors Creed (01APR2013)
VIDEO: Navy Sailor’s Creed (1 hour) (Repetition) (28APR2020)

SALESFORCE

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN OR RESPAY)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > MyNavy Career Center > Pers Pay Support > TRIAD Resources > Salesforce Library

Salesforce refers to the implementation and customization of the Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) platform tailored specifically for the needs and processes of the United States Navy, such as managing HR inquiries and cases for sailors.
See also the DFAS (DEFENSE FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICE) section.
See also the MYPAY section.
See also the PAY section.

SANCTUARY

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Boards > General Board Info > Status Non Select

The “Sanctuary” program, as defined by Title 10 of the United States Code, is a federal program for protecting military service members from being forced to leave military service when they are close to attaining active-duty retirement eligibility. Once a member has accrued 18 years of active-duty military service, they are protected by the “Sanctuary” program until they reach 20 years of service and are eligible for retirement. While “Sanctuary” protections are automatic for active-duty members, reserve military members serving in an active status (such as mobilized Reserve and National Guard members) will need to specifically claim this status to ensure they remain on active duty once their current tour ends.
Policy and procedures for reserve component sailors’ service beyond 16 years of active duty service (OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1001.27A)
Sanctuary In The Reserves: Only On Active Duty (09MAR2023)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the RETIREMENT section.

SEABEE

(Last Update: Sunday, 14APR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Officer > Reserve OCM > Selected Reservists > RC CEC

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Enlisted > Seabees

Seabee – United States Naval Construction Battalions, better known as the Navy Seabees, form the U.S. Naval Construction Force (NCF).
Navy Reserve Civil Engineer Corps Career Guide (00JUL2018)
ENLISTED: Career Path | Community Overview (aka Community Health) | Guide: Interpreting a Community Health Chart
VIDEO: Life As A Seabee (Full Documentary, 2020) (05MAR2021)
VIDEO: Navy Seabees – Construction Battalion (13SEP2018)
VIDEO: Mike Rowe Avoids Gunfire and Builds a Bridge w/ the SEABEES | FULL EPISODE | Somebody’s Gotta Do It (10NOV2023)

SEA DUTY INCENTIVE PAY (SDIP)

(Last Update: Saturday, 01JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > References > Pay & Benefits > SDIP

Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP) – Designed to incentivize Sailors to voluntarily fill gapped billets at sea by remaining on sea duty past their prescribed sea tour (PST) or curtailing their shore duty to return to sea early. For additional information on SDIP and eligibility requirements, see the attachments below or email MILL_SDIP@NAVY.MIL.

SEAL (SEA, AIR, AND LAND)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Enlisted > Special Warfare > SEAL

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Officer > Active OCM > Unrestricted Line > Special Warfare OCM

United States Navy Sea, Air, and Land (SEAL) – Teams are commonly known as Navy SEALs. The U.S. Navy’s primary special operations force and a component of the Naval Special Warfare Command. Among the SEALs’ main functions is conducting small-unit special operation missions in maritime, jungle, urban, arctic, mountainous, and desert environments. SEALs are typically ordered to capture or eliminate high-level targets, or to gather intelligence behind enemy lines.
A Navy SEAL’s Checklist for Planning (on page 208 in Extreme Ownership: How Navy SEALS Lead and Win by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin)
VIDEO: Navy SEALs Explained – What is a Sea Air Land? (03MAR2019)

SECURITY CLEARANCE

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or SSO)

Security Clearance – A status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information or restricted areas, after completion of a thorough background check.
- Security eligibility is a formal determination by an approved adjudicative authority that a person meets the EO 12968 personnel security eligibility standards for access to classified information. There are three levels of clearance eligibility: Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret. Eligibility is established at the highest levels supportable by the prerequisite personnel security investigation.
e-QIP (Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing) Note: Applicants can only access the e-QIP system if they have been invited to do so by an appropriate official at their sponsoring agency.
View your Security Information – It is located in NSIPS under the Personal Information link – Security.
Defense Information Security System (DISS) is the enterprise-wide solution for personnel security, suitability, and credentialing management for DoD military, civilian, and contractors. DISS replaced the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) as the System of Record on March 31, 2021. An innovative, web-based application, the platform provides secure communications between adjudicators, security officers, and components, allowing users to request, record, document, and identify personnel security actions. DISS will be an integral step toward the National Background Investigation Services (NBIS) platform currently in development and full implementation of the government-wide policy to overhaul the personnel vetting process known as Trusted Workforce 2.0.
DOD Foreign Clearance Guide (FCG) – Outlines all the requirements you must complete before traveling.
- Access is CAC enabled and requires an APACS account
VIDEO: Security Clearances and How to Get Them (27FEB2024)
VIDEO: What’s Checked in a Secret Investigation? (24JAN2021)
VIDEO: What May Delay, But Won’t Disqualify You From Obtaining a Security Clearance (05MAY2012)

SELECTED RESERVISTS (SELRES)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Enlisted > Selected Reserves

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Officer > Reserve OCM > Selected Reservists

Selected Reserve – The members of a U.S. military Ready Reserve unit that are enrolled in the Ready Reserve program and the reserve unit that they are attached to. Selected Reserve members and units are considered to be in active status. When the term is applied to personnel, it is contrasted to the Full-time Reserve Unit Support (also called Full Time Support or FTS) members of the same reserve unit who are Active Duty. It is also contrasted to members of the Individual Ready Reserve who are not in active status (Picture).
- Active Status
  Selected Reserve members are considered to be in Active status. They are required to complete a specified number of drill periods per year by reporting to their reserve unit and completing the prescribed training. They are also required to complete two weeks of job-specific training. Selected Reserve members receive pay and benefits and are issued the same DOD Geneva Conventions Identification Card that Active Duty service members receive. When deployed or in Initial Active Duty Training (IADT) they are temporarily placed in full Active Duty status for the duration of their deployment or training orders.

Your orders will have several units listed and as a result, you will meet several leadership teams responsible for different aspects of your life as a Selected Reservist (Navy Reserve Composition Picture).
• Your Navy Reserve Center (NRC) leadership is responsible for your administrative readiness.
• Your Training Reserve Unit (TRUIC) is responsible for your mobilization readiness (similar to administrative readiness). It is a part of your administrative chain of command and works in conjunction with your NRC. You will perform regular drills (IDT’s- Inactive Duty for Training) with this unit.
• Your Unit Mobilization Unit (UMUIC) is responsible for your warfighting readiness and the performance of your duties in line with your rate or designator. You might perform your Annual Training (AT) with this unit.
• A Unit’s Identification Code (UIC). TRUIC stands for Training Reserve Unit Identification Code. UMUIC stands for Unit Mobilization Unit Identification Code. These terms are associated with a number to identify a particular unit.
• A “Locally Assigned Sailor” is one who’s TRUIC and UMUIC are the same (Picture).
• Typically, a Sailor is “Non Locally Assigned.” This means your TRUIC does not match your UMUIC (Picture).

Example: Your UMUIC, Unit X, drills in San Diego but you live in Los Angeles, Unit Y. Rather than going to San Diego every month, you complete drills at NRC LA with your TRUIC, Unit Y. In this case, Unit Y administers your IDT periods; Unit X administers/controls your AT.
If you have not yet been assigned a unit, then you are considered In the Assignment Process (IAP). Individuals in IAP status are required to actively pursue billets via JO Apply or My Navy Assignment (MNA). Failure to actively search for billets will result in direct manning of billet assignment.

VIDEO: What Is Life Like In The Navy Reserves? (23NOV2019)

SELECTION BOARD

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Boards

Selection Board
Sample Letter to the Board [PDF]
Sample Letter to the Board [DOC]
VIDEO: Board Life: Officer Boards (28SEP2021)
VIDEO: BOARD LIFE: ENLISTED Boards Pt. I (29SEP2021)
VIDEO: BOARD LIFE: ENLISTED Boards Pt. II (29SEP2021)
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

SELECTIVE REENLISTMENT BONUSES (SRB)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: OTHER CHIEFS)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > SRB SDAP Enl Bonus

Selective Reenlistment Bonuses (SRB) – Financial incentives provided to sailors to reenlist to maintain desired manning levels in specific ratings and NECs, with award levels and new skillset additions effective immediately, and specific submission guidelines and exceptions outlined in the Navy’s regulations and training modules.
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT (SCRA)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) (formerly called the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act) (codified at 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901—4043) – A United States federal law that protects soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen from being sued while in active military service of their country and for up to a year after active duty, as well as U.S. citizens serving with allied military forces for the duration of a military conflict involving the United States.
VIDEO: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (MCLE) (18DEC2023)
VIDEO: Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA) | Veteran Education (10NOV2023)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

SERVICE RECORD

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

See also the RECORD MANAGEMENT section.

SEXUAL ASSAULT

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Sexual Assault

Sexual Assault – An act in which a person intentionally sexually touches another person without that person’s consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against their will. It is a form of sexual violence that includes rape (forced vaginal, anal, or oral penetration or drug-facilitated sexual assault), groping, child sexual abuse, or the torture of the person in a sexual manner.
Safe Helpline 24/7 by calling 877-995-5247
Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) – Our mission is to prevent and respond to sexual assault, eliminating it from our ranks through a balance of focused education, comprehensive response, compassionate advocacy, and just adjudication to promote professionalism, respect, and trust, while preserving Navy mission readiness.
VIDEO: U.S. Navy: Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (21JUL2020)
VIDEO: U.S. Navy SAPR-D Training Video (07AUG2013)

SGLI (SERVICEMEMBERS’ GROUP LIFE INSURANCE)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Casualty > Benefits and Entitlements > SGLI

SGLI (Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance Election and Certificate) (SGLV 8286) – A program that provides low-cost term life insurance coverage to eligible Servicemembers.
SOES (SGLI Online Enrollment System) – Beginning April 2017, members of the Navy can manage their SGLI coverage using the SOES.
Online Survivor Benefits Reports (OSBR)
VIDEO: How to certify and print SGLI on Milconnect (28DEC2019)
VIDEO: Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance (SGLI) (10APR2022)

SHARP

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

SHARP V7.0 – A state-of-the-art web-based application sponsored by the Commander, Naval Air Forces. The entire active fleet and FRSs use it, and reserve Navy aviation communities including tactical, maritime, helicopter, and logistics, ashore and afloat.
VIDEO: Uploading Navy SHARP Record (11FEB2018)

SHIPBUILDING

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024)

Shipbuilding 101
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress (01MAR2024)
New Navy Long-Range Shipbuilding Plan Details 19 Ship Decommissionings in FY 2025 (19MAR2024)
VIDEO: The Process Of Building US Navy Ships (25AUG2023)
VIDEO: The U.S. Navy’s 30 Year Plan on Shipbuilding – 2024 (21MAR2024)

SIPR (NON-CLASSIFIED INTERNET PROTOCOL)

(Last Update: Sunday, 08SEP2024)

Secret Internet Protocol Router Network (SIPRNet) – A system of interconnected computer networks used by the DOD and the U.S. Department of State to transmit classified information (up to and including information classified SECRET) by packet switching over the ‘completely secure’ environment. It also provides services such as hypertext document access and electronic mail. As such, SIPRNet is the DoD’s classified version of the civilian Internet.
DOTS Web Transfer Portal – Cross Domain Web Transfer Portal (similar to DoD SAFE, but for NIPR to SIPR) Help Desk: 855-363-4471, TSVOIP: 982-8000 or Email: DOTS@dodiis.mil
VIDEO: Differences of NIPRNET and SIPRNET (17APR2019)
See also the NIPR (NON-CLASSIFIED INTERNET PROTOCOL) section.

SITREP (SITUATION REPORT)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Situation Report (SITREP) – A form of status reporting that provides decision-makers and readers a quick understanding of the current situation. It provides a clear, concise understanding of the situation in meaning or context, in addition to the facts.
Bottom line: It is a report of what is happening.
VIDEO: Navy SITREP Reporting (08JAN2020)

SKILLBRIDGE

(Last Update: Saturday, 01JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Transition > SkillBridge

DOD SkillBridge – A program allowing Sailors to spend their last 180 days of service gaining civilian work experience through training, apprenticeships, or internships with industry partners while receiving military compensation and benefits.

SOCIAL MEDIA

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: MC or PAO)

Social Usage and Protocol Handbook (OPNAVINST 1710.7A) (15Jun2001)
U.S. Navy Social Media Command Directory
Navy Social Media Handbook 2019
VIDEO: Social Media Conduct (18JUN2015)

SOP (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES)

(Last Update: Thursday, 07MAR2024)

Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) – A set of step-by-step instructions compiled by an organization to help workers carry out routine operations. SOPs aim to achieve efficiency, quality output, and uniformity of performance while reducing miscommunication and failure to comply with industry regulations.
SOP Library

SPACE-A TRAVEL

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

DoD Military Space-Available Travel is a means by which uniformed members of US services, reservists and retirees, US DoD civilian personnel (under certain circumstances), and each of these groups’ dependents are permitted to travel on aircraft under the jurisdiction of the US DoD when excess capability allows.
Space-A.net (Space-Available) $$$
Space-A Travel Guide: Everything You Need to Know to Take a Flight on a Military Hop (03MAY2022)
VIDEO: How to Fly Space Available (14JUN2020)
VIDEO: Space Available Travel: Reading the Reports (07SEP2023)

SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP)

(Last Update: Friday, 31MAY2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Enlisted Career Admin > SRB SDAP Enl Bonus

Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) – A monthly incentive pay given to qualified personnel working in designated assignments to maintain adequate manning levels, with eligibility based on assignment to a valid billet and command officer authorization.
See also the ADVANCEMENT section.

SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Exceptional Family Member

Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) – Identifies eligible family members of Sailors with special medical, developmental, or educational requirements. This ensures maximum support and community resources meet your family’s needs from duty station to duty station.
Military One Source – EFMP/Special Needs
APP: Navy EFMP
VIDEO: EFMP Month: Here-to-Help Workshop (22SEP2021)

SPOUSE

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Military Spouses Residency Relief Act (MSRRA) – Written to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, to include protection of military spouses, with regards to voting, property, and taxes, and provide equitable treatment of military spouses (Source: Military One Source) (PDF)
- VIDEO: Military Spouse Residency Relief Act (22JUN2020)
Navy Former Spouse Protection Act Coordinator 901-874-3362
Navy Spouse Navigation – For Navy spouses to help direct them through Fleet and Family Support Programs and other support programs offered by the Navy, other government agencies, and the community.
PCS Spouse Licensure – Service members may be reimbursed up to $500 for qualifying relicensing costs of their spouse when specific conditions are met.
VIDEO: Military Tax & Spouses: “Which State Do I File Taxes In?” Military Spouse Residency Relief Act (M… (08APR2024)
See also the MILITARY SPOUSES RESIDENCY RELIEF ACT (MSRRA) section.
See also the PARENTHOOD section.

SSP (SUBSPECIALTY) CODES

(Last Update: Tuesday, 16JUL2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Reserve Personnel Mgmt > Officers > NOBC AQD

SSP Codes – A manpower and personnel classification system that establishes the criteria and procedures for identifying officer (Unrestricted Line, Restricted Line, and Staff Corps) requirements for advanced education, training, and experience in a variety of disciplines, as well as identifying the officers who possess these skills and knowledge.
PART B – Subspecialty (SSP) Codes – Manual of Navy Officer Manpower and Personnel Classifications Major Code Structures NAVPERS 15839I (APR2023)
Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other useful items.

STANDARD OF CONDUCT

(Last Update: Sunday, 07OCT2024)

Standard of Conduct – A code of conduct is a set of rules outlining the norms, rules, and responsibilities or proper practices of an individual party or an organization.
APP: VCNO Standards of Conduct
VIDEO: Articles of the Code of Conduct (24MAY2021) + Doc
See also the CODE OF CONDUCT section.

STATUS OF NAVY

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

STRATEGIC SEALIFT OFFICER (SSO)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Strategic Sealift Officer Program – Previously known as the Merchant Marine Reserve and founded in 1913 as the Naval Auxiliary Reserve consists of members of the United States Merchant Marine who are also members of the United States Navy.
SSO Tool Kit
VIDEO: Become a Strategic Sealift Officer for the Navy at SUNY Maritime (01MAR2018)

SUBMARINE

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Submarine (or sub) – A watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. Submarines are referred to as “boats” rather than “ships” irrespective of their size.
Goat Locker Submarine references
VIDEO: Life on a U.S. Navy Submarine (19SEP2017)
VIDEO: History of Navy Submarine Force Starts With the “Turtle” (12SEP2014)

SUICIDE PREVENTION

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024)

Suicide Prevention – Programs that implement control measures to address and minimize risk factors for suicide while strengthening the factors that mitigate those risks.
United States military veteran suicide – This is an ongoing phenomenon regarding a reportedly high rate of suicide among U.S. military veterans, in comparison to the general public.
Military Crisis Line/Veterans Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day (800-273-8255 and Press 1). Crisis experts are available via online chat or text (838255).
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 800-273-8255
VIDEO: US Navy: Suicide Prevention (20JUL2020)
VIDEO: Suicide Prevention & Awareness Training Video (03SEP2020)

SUPPLY

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) – A command of the United States Navy. Headquartered in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, the NAVSUP and Navy Supply Corps team deliver logistics and support to the Navy.
Navy Supply Corps – The United States Navy Supply Corps is the United States Navy staff corps concerned with supply, logistics, combat support, readiness, contracting, and fiscal matters.
Navy Reserve Logistics Support Handbook COMNAVRESFOR INSTRUCTION 4000.1F (24JUN2019)
APP: eSUPPO
VIDEO: Day in the Life of a Navy Supply Corps Officer: USS Bataan (01JUL2020)
DOC: Berthing Policy “Sleeping / Living Quarters”
DOC: Route Distance Form
DOC: Meal Eligibility
DOC: Uniform Order
See also the DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY (DLA) section.

T — “Tango”

TAP (TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: ACTIVE DUTY PROGRAM: CAREER COUNSELOR)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Transition > Transition TAP

Transition Assistance Program (TAP) – Provides information, resources, and tools to service members and their loved ones to help prepare for the move from military to civilian life.
Plain Talk for Sailors (TAP)
VIDEO: CNO with CNR (29MAY2024)
VIDEO – VA Transition Assistance (TAP) (10DEC2021)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the RETIREMENT section.

TAR (TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVE)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 02APR2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Community Management > Officer > Reserve OCM > TAR

Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) (was Full Time Support (FTS)) – A program that allows Navy Reservists to perform in positions as full-time active duty members, supporting the Navy Reserve Force. The FTS/TAR program aims to train and administer the Navy Reserve. The community has quotas for Reserve Component (RC) to Full-Time Support (RC to FTS/TAR) transition, providing qualified Sailors an opportunity to resume or begin a career in the FTS/TAR community. (POC: RC to AC Program Coordinator 901-874-3765)
Full-Time Support (Source: AUSN CAPT (Ret) G. Mark Hardy)
RC to FTS/TAR quotas are published on the NPC website and applied through C-WAY by 31 August for consideration. If you are in the requested ratings submit your application regardless of YG restrictions.
The Navy Full Time Support (FTS) Program (03JAN2020) by Stewart Smith
Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling > C-WAY
C-WAY User Guide (Updated 27 Aug 2019)
VIDEO: What is Full Time Support (FTS) also known as TAR (05NOV2022)
VIDEO: NAVY FTS (FULL TIME SUPPORT) (14JAN2020)
See also the NAVY RESERVE section.

TAX

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: IRS or DFAS)

MyPay – Location of IRS Form W2 and 1095-C (DFAS Customer Care Center at 888-332-7411 option 5)
IRS Forms
IRS Tax Information for Members of the U.S. Armed Forces
Tax Considerations for Reservists
GOOGLE: Military Tax Withholding
VIDEO: Top 10 Military Tax Deductions, Credits & Benefits 2023: Service Members’ Tax Breaks 🔶 TAXES S2•E73 (04MAR2021)
VIDEO: Withholding Tax Explained: Types and How It’s Calculated
DFAS Retiree Pay customer service at 800-321-1080 or 216-522-5955 M-F, from 0800-1700 EST.
Federal Tax Brackets – Your tax bracket is the rate you pay on the “last dollar” you earn; but as a percentage of your income, your tax rate is generally less than that.
See also the PAY section.

TELEWORK

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

Telework Fundamentals – Employee Training & Telework Fundamentals – Manager Training
DD Form 2946, Telework Agreement (AUG2021)
Telework Policy for Navy Reserve Service Members (20SEP2022)
VIDEO: Navy Telework GMT (28MAR2020)
VIDEO: Force Workflows – Submitting a telework package – Member (18JAN2021)
See also the FLANK SPEED (FS) section.

TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

(IDT, AT, ADT, ADOS, PRC, RECALL, MOB) – Termination of DoD’s Flat Rate Per Diem Policy from FY2015. FY2019 NDAA allows members to get 100% per diem.

ZipServe – A “one-stop-shop” for Reservists to view and apply for volunteer opportunities including Mobilizations, Annual Training (AT), Active Duty for Training (ADT), Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS – formerly Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)), and Definite Recall (DR). ZipServe_Help@navy.mil
- APP: Ready-2-Serve (R2S) 2.0 (30MAY2017)
Navy Reserve Homeport Operational Support Zip Serve
Navy Reserve Definite Recall and Canvasser Recruiter Programs (PERS-92)
IDC Opportunities
Reserve Recall Opportunities: RPN-Recall Opportunities | MPN-Recall Opportunities
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the ZIPSERVE section.

TEST PILOT SCHOOL

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

The United States Naval Test Pilot School trains the world’s finest developmental test pilots, flight officers, engineers, industry, and foreign partners in full-spectrum testing and evaluating aircraft and aircraft systems. Located in Patuxent River, Maryland, the school is at the forefront of the development of modern test techniques and leads aviation in the standardization of flight tests. It is the only domestic source of rotary-wing test pilots serving as a dedicated test pilot school of the U.S. Army. Its highly competitive program has graduated more than 90 NASA astronauts to date.

THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN (TSP)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or CAREER COUNSELOR)

TSP (Thrift Savings Plan) – TSP is a retirement savings plan for uniformed services Deactivated website: The Career Counseling Guru
VIDEO: What is Thrift Savings Plan? | TSP | theSITREP (06JUN2023) + 32 additional TSP videos in the description
VIDEO: TSP Contributions: Taking Control of Your Future (14JUN2021)
VIDEO: TSP Role in the Blended Retirement System (22JUN2022)
TSP Calculators
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.
See also the RETIREMENT section.

TMT (TASK MANAGEMENT TOOL) or ENTERPRISE TASK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM 2.0 (ETMS2)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

TMT (Task Management Tool) or Enterprise Task Management System 2.0 (ETMS2)
Navy Transition To Task Management Tool (TMT) – Announcement 01FEB2022
Sundown Of The Congressional Information Management System (CIMS) 07SEP2021

TRAINING

(Last Update: Monday, 07OCT2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR and N7 TRAINING)

See also the CANTRAC section.
See also the COLLEGE section.
See also the COMMON MILITARY TRAINING (CMT) section.
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the JOINT SERVICE TRANSCRIPT section.
See also the JPME (JOINT PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION) section.

TRAVEL

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024)

American Forces Travel – A DoD-sponsored website for leisure travel. It’s available to ACDU, Reserve, and Retirees. The site is Priceline-supported and offers deals on hotels, rental cars, airlines, cruises, and attraction/event tickets. Proceeds benefit Navy and Marine Corps MWR programs. To verify your eligibility, you will be prompted to input the last four digits of your SSN, your last name, and your full date of birth.
DOD Lodging.net – This is located on or near US military installations and is owned and operated by the Government. Travelers can book official travel lodging at Air Force Inns, Navy Gateway Inns & Suites, Navy Lodge, and Army Lodging directly in DTS.
MWR – Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) is a network of support and leisure services. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces has a branch. MWR provides free and discounted recreation to military personnel and their families.
Space-A.net (Space-Available) – DoD Military Space-Available Travel is a means by which uniformed members of US services, reservists and retirees, US DoD civilian personnel (under certain circumstances), and each of these groups’ dependents are permitted to travel on aircraft under the jurisdiction of the US DoD when excess capability allows.
VIDEO: Sea and Shore Tours | Navy Duty Rotations (10JUN2021)
VIDEO: BEST Navy Jobs To TRAVEL?…Not What You Will Expect?! (24SEP2020)
See also the DTS (DEFENSE TRAVEL SYSTEM) section.
See also the GOVERNMENT TRAVEL CHARGE CARD (GTCC) section.
See also the NROWS (NAVY ORDER WRITING SYSTEM) / TRAVEL section.
See also the SPACE-A TRAVEL section.

T-READY (TRAIN-READY)

(Last Update: Wednesday, 06MAR2024)

T-Ready (2nd link)- A Navy Reserve web-based application that ensures Sailors are “Ready on Day One” for deployment by providing visibility into individual training and mobilization readiness, allowing leadership (RPDs and UMUIC COs) to identify, document, and address training requirements, ultimately fostering continuous warfighting readiness for effective performance in mobilization billets. Documents include Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS), Job Qualification Requirements (JQR), On-the-Job Training (OJT), certifications, licenses, and qualifications [Source].

TRIAD

(Last Update: Sunday, 04AUG2024)

The Navy TRIAD refers to the three key leadership in the United States Navy: the Commanding Officer (CO), the Executive Officer (XO), and the Command Master Chief (CMC). This leadership structure ensures effective command, control, and communication within personnel.
The Charge of Command – The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) outlines the responsibilities, authority, and standards expected of Navy commanders, emphasizing the absolute nature of command and the importance of trust and confidence in leadership. (06APR2018)
VIDEO: Example – Getting To Know The Command Triad (29NOV2018)

TRICARE

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: MEDICAL)

TRICARE – A public website that provides information about TRICARE’s health care program serving Uniformed Service members, retirees, and their families worldwide. It is a health care program of the US DoD Military Health System.
TRICARE Online Patient Portal (TOL PP) – A secure web portal offering online military hospital or clinic appointments, prescription refills and new fills, and personal health data for eligible beneficiaries. In addition, it provides access to a Secure Messaging service that allows you to securely communicate non-urgent, non-emergency healthcare issues and concerns with your provider team.
VIDEO: Choosing Between TRICARE Prime and TRICARE Select (Dec 12, 2023)
VIDEO: Navy Reserve Tricare and Mobilization (What Happens) (06JUN2020)
VIDEO: Military Healthcare | Tricare Reserve Select | National Guard and Reserve (NEW) (02SEP2020)
See also the MEDICAL section.

TWMS (TOTAL WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM)

(Last Update: Sunday, 02JUN2024) (POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

MyTWMS or TWMS – A database used for civilians AND all Navy Cybersecurity personnel to track training and certifications for Info Assurance. Help Desk: eas@ctirms.com (primary), TWMSAdministrator@navy.mil (secondary); or NMCI Help Desk toll 866-843-6624 and select the TWMS option.
Acquisition Workforce – Total Workforce Management Services
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

U — “Uniform”

UIC (UNIT IDENTIFICATION CODE)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN or N7 TRAINING)

Unit Identification Code (UIC) – A five-character alpha-numeric code assigned to all Navy activities. The UIC is a means of identifying activities, and it is necessary to conduct financial and manpower transactions.
Navy Organization Change Manual (OPNAVINST 5400.44A)
- Hulls by Unit Identification Code
Search Options:
- Excel Spreadsheet from Secretary of the Navy and Chief of Naval Operations Shore and Fleet Address Listings (25OCT2022) (Reference: Standard Navy Distribution List (SNDL) OPNAVINST 5400.45)
- MyNRH select commands/ CNRFC/ N-Codes/ N1 Manning and Personnel
  - Located at – https://private.navyreserve.navy.mil/cnrfc/N-Codes/N1/Pages/default.aspx
  - Under the – “N1 Hot Docs” tab in the middle of the screen
  - File Name – CNRFC N1 SELRES Manning Cube
  - Tab Name – Unit Triad Email
- Search Google: (Unit Name) UIC
- MNA has UICs/Commands/Contact info when in the apply phase and searching for billets
- NROWS Planner access can lookup UICs
- NSIPS CPPA can look up UICs for you
- Decoder for US Navy app – android and ios it has the AMD, Enlisted Rating Codes (NEC), IMS Codes, MAS Codes, Navy Reserve Activity (NRA) Codes, NOBC Codes (Subspecialty Codes), Officer Billet Codes, Officer Designators, Officer Paygrade Codes, RBSC Billet Codes, Reserve Program Codes, Reserve Unit Identification Codes (UIC), RFAS Codes, RUAD, and other useful items.

UNDERSEA

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: SUBMARINE WARFARE OFFICER OR SUBMARINE ENLISTED COMMUNITY)

Submarine Force Information: “SFRC SubNote” – A monthly Reserve Submarine Force Reserve Component (SFRC) newsletter on GovDelivery EXAMPLE
VIDEO: Undersea Warfare – U.S. Navy submarines (11APR2011)
VIDEO: History of NAVSEA’s Naval Surface and Undersea Warfare Centers (14JUL2017)
See also the NEWS section.

UNIFORM

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: N4 LOGISTICS)

Navy Personnel Command > References > U.S. Navy Uniforms > Uniform Regulations

Navy Uniform Policy and Uniform Initiative Update (NAVADMIN 075/19)
Navy Uniforms Online
Navy Uniform Matters
Navy Uniform Regulations
Maternity Pilot Program
Used Navy Uniform – Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society thrift shops
Google Search – How to Shine Shoes
Google Search – Proper Wearing of BDU
APP: MyNavy UNIFORMS – VIDEO: Navy’s Official Uniform App (24JUL2018)
VIDEO: The History of: The US Navy Navy Working Uniform (NWU) & AOR Camouflage Patterns | Uniform History (14JUN2018)
ENLISTED VIDEO: Every Uniform In A Navy Sailor’s Seabag (09JUN2022)
OFFICER VIDEO: Midshipmen Uniform Series – Male Service Khakis (17MAY2022)

UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (UCMJ)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: JAG or LN)

Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ) – The foundation of military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress per the authority given by the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which provides that “The Congress shall have Power….To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces”.
VIDEO: What is the UCMJ or Uniform Code of Military Justice? (05JAN2021)
VIDEO: The Military Criminal Justice System – In Brief | Types of Punishment in the Military (11MAY2021)
VIDEO: 50 Years Of The Uniform Code Of Military Justice (UCMJ) (23MAR2015)
See also the LEGAL section.

UNITED SERVICES MILITARY APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM (USMAP)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

The United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) provides enlisted Sailors (AC, FTS/TAR) the opportunity to complete civilian apprenticeship requirements while on active duty and earn a U.S. Department of Labor “Certificate of Completion” and Journeyman card upon program completion.
VIDEO: United Services Military Apprenticeship Program (USMAP) (02JAN2022)
VIDEO: USS President- USMAP Tutorial (26MAR2021)
VIDEO: USMAP and NAVY COOL (05JUL2018)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY (USNA)

(Last Update: Saturday, 13APR2024) (POC LOCATION: ACADEMY OFFICER (aka RING KNOCKER))

Navy Personnel Command > Career Management > Career Counseling > Commissioning Programs

Naval Academy – The United States Naval Academy (USNA, Annapolis, or simply Navy) is a federal service academy adjacent to Annapolis, Maryland. Established on 10 October 1845, it educates officers for commissioning primarily into the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. The entire campus (known to insiders as “the Yard”) is a National Historic Landmark and home to many historic sites, buildings, and monuments.
Admissions – Candidates for admission generally must apply directly to the academy and receive a nomination, usually from a member of Congress. Students are officers-in-training with the rank of midshipman. Tuition for midshipmen is fully funded by the Navy in exchange for an active duty service obligation upon graduation. Approximately 1,200 “plebes” (an abbreviation of the Ancient Roman word plebeian) enter the Academy each summer for the rigorous Plebe Summer. About 1,000 midshipmen graduate. Graduates are usually commissioned as ensigns in the Navy or second lieutenants in the Marine Corps, but a small number can also be cross-commissioned as officers in other U.S. services, and the services of allied nations. The academic program grants a bachelor of science degree with a curriculum that grades midshipmen’s performance upon a comprehensive academic program, military leadership performance, and mandatory participation in competitive athletics.
VIDEO: United States Naval Academy Admissions Brief (19OCT2020)
VIDEO: United States Naval Academy Class of 2025 Plebe Summer (13AUG2021)
Football – Army-Navy Game – The Army-Navy Game is an American college football rivalry game between the Army Black Knights of the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point, New York, and the Navy Midshipmen of the United States Naval Academy (USNA) at Annapolis, Maryland. The Army-Navy game is one of the most traditional and enduring rivalries in college football. It has been frequently attended by sitting U.S. presidents. The game marks the end of the college football regular season and the third and final game of the season’s Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy series. [Spirit Spots: We Give a Ship and Helm Yeah]
VIDEO CHANNEL: U.S. Naval Academy
VIDEO: Don’t Stop Believing at the Army Navy Game (11DEC2022)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.

UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024)

U.S. Naval Institute – A nonprofit professional military association, established in 1873, that seeks to offer independent, nonpartisan forums for debate on national defense and security issues.
VIDEO: 150 Years of the U.S. Naval Institute (16MAY2023)
VIDEO CHANNEL: U.S. Naval Institute

UNITED STATES NAVY

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024)

United States Navy (USN) – The maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces (aka Department of Navy (DON)) and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of its active battle fleet alone exceeding the next 13 navies combined, including 11 allies or partner nations of the United States as of 2015. It has the highest combined battle fleet tonnage (4,635,628 tonnes as of 2019) and the world’s largest aircraft carrier fleet, with eleven in service, two new carriers under construction, and five other carriers planned. With 336,978 personnel on active duty and 101,583 in the Ready Reserve, the United States Navy is the third largest of the United States military service branches in terms of personnel. It has 290 deployable combat vessels and more than 2,623 operational aircraft as of June 2019.
Mission – Is to maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression, and maintaining freedom of the seas.
VIDEO CHANNEL: U.S. Navy
VIDEO: The History of the United States Navy (29AUG2019)
VIDEO: America’s Navy: World Class and Worldwide by Defense Media Activity (12OCT2022)

URINALYSIS

(Last Update: Friday, 08MAR2024)

Navy Personnel Command > Support & Services > Culture & Resilience > Drug Alcohol Deterrence > Systems > iFTDTL

Internet Forensic Toxicology Drug Testing Laboratory (iFTDTL) – A web-based system, operated by DOD that is the primary means of reporting urinalysis results. Additionally, the system provides information to validate the Navy’s policy of zero-tolerance of drug abuse through the DOD compliance tool. The iFTDTL system also provides historical data to multiple activities to show receipt of members who have a published urinalysis result; and provides various urinalysis data reports. Each command is responsible for tracking their urinalysis results, drug positives, and discrepancies for all samples submitted for testing. Help Desk: MILL_DTADMIN@navy.mil, or 901-874-2458/DSN 312-882-2458.

USO (UNITED SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024)

USO (United Service Organizations) – A private, nonprofit organization that provides morale and recreational services to members of the U.S. military, with programs in 140 centers worldwide.
VIDEO CHANNEL: USO
VIDEO: USO – 30 Years of Service (31JAN1971)

USS CONSTITUTION

(Last Update: Tuesday, 28MAY2024)

USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the world’s oldest ship still afloat. She was launched in 1797.
USS Constitution Museum (“Old Ironsides”) – Boston, Massachusetts
VIDEO: The World’s Oldest Commissioned Warship (still afloat*): The USS Constitution (21MAY2023)
VIDEO: USS Constitution – A Tour from Keel to Upper Deck (06JUL2022)

V — “Victor”

VETERANS AFFAIRS

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024) (POC LOCATION: VA)

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) – A Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with integrating life-long healthcare services to eligible military veterans at the 1700 VA medical centers and outpatient clinics located throughout the country. Non-healthcare benefits include disability compensation, vocational rehabilitation, education assistance, home loans, and life insurance; and provide burial and memorial benefits to eligible veterans and family members at 135 national cemeteries.
VA Customer Service: 800-698-2411 (800-MyVA411)
VA History Office
VIDEO CHANNEL: U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS DAY

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

Google Search – Veterans Day Free
VIDEO: Veterans Day Discounts & Freebies (Source: theSITREP)

VETERANS RESOURCES

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

Vietnam Veterans Memorial (The Wall) – A U.S. national memorial in Washington, D.C. that honors service members of the U.S. armed forces who fought in the Vietnam War, service members who died in service in Vietnam/South East Asia, and those who service members who were unaccounted for during the war.
The Virtual Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial
VIDEO: This Vietnam Veterans Memorial Changed the Way the U.S. Thought of the War
VIDEO: The History of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNIT (VTU)

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

Voluntary Training Unit (VTU) – It consists of personnel, organized into units, who are eligible and willing to return to a pay status or personnel not eligible for further pay assignments but who voluntarily drill for retirement points. NRCs under the cognizance of COMNAVRESFORCOM are responsible for the continual screening and management of their attached VTUs. Supporting Directive: BUPERSINST 1001.39F CH-1 chapter 3 par. 301.2; RESPERSMAN 1300-010 CH-2

VOTE

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

VOTE
VIDEO: Navy Voting Campaign

W — “Whiskey”

WAR

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

- This Infographic Tells You Everything You Need To Know About Authorizing War
- SONG: Edwin Starr – War (What is it good for) + Lycris HQ!!

WARFARE

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

List of United States Navy enlisted warfare designations
- Aviation community
  - (AW) – Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS)
  - (CAC) – Marine Combat Aircrew
  - (NAWS) – Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist
  Surface Warfare community
  - (SW) – Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS)
  Undersea Warfare community (SS) – Submarine Warfare Specialist (or “Qualified Submarine Specialist”)
  - (IUSS) – Integrated Undersea Surveillance System Specialist
  - (DSI) – Deep Submergence Insignia
  Marine Corps support community
  - (CAC) – Marine Combat Aircrew
  - (FMF) – Fleet Marine Force (FMF) Warfare Specialist
  Parachutist community
  - (PJ) – Basic Parachutist or Navy and Marine Corps Parachutist
  - (FPJ) – Free Fall Parachutist
  Diver community
  - (DV) – Diver – applies to personnel with Navy Enlisted Classifications
  - (MCD) – Marine Combatant Diver – applies to personnel with Navy Enlisted Classifications:
  - (MDV) – Master Diver – applies to personnel with Navy Enlisted Classifications:
  - (DSW) – Diving Salvage Warfare (DSW) Specialist
  - (EWS) – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Warfare Specialist
  - (EOD) – no longer used; see (EWS)
  Special Warfare community
  - (SEAL) – Naval Special Warfare Specialist; a designator for Special Warfare Operator (SO) rating
  - (SWCC) – Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen; a designator for Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB) rating
  Expeditionary Warfare community
  - (EXW) – Expeditionary Warfare (EXW) Specialist
  Construction community
  - (SCW) – Seabee Combat Warfare Specialist
  - (EXW) – Expeditionary Warfare Specialist
  Information Warfare community
  - (IW) – Enlisted Information Warfare Specialist (EIWS)
See also the CAREER COUNSELOR section.

WARRANT OFFICER

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

Warrant Officer – Technical specialists who direct specific activities essential to the proper operation of the ship, which also requires commissioned officer authority.
VIDEO: In-Betweeners: Origin of the Warrant Officer (US)

WATCH

(Last Update: Sunday, 28JAN2024)

Watch Bill – A watch system, watch schedule, or watch bill is a method of assigning regular periods of work duty aboard ships and some other areas of employment. A watch system allows the ship’s crew to operate the ship 24 hours a day for the duration of long voyages or operations.
Sleep: Go Circadian Now! by Captain John P. Cordle, U.S. Navy (Retired) (22SEP2017)
VIDEO: US Navy The Watch
Everyone should read John Kelly’s speech about 2 Marines in the path of a truck bomb (22APR2017)
- VIDEO: General John F. Kelly – Six seconds and then into eternity (10JUL2018)

WELCOME ABOARD PACKAGE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024) (POC LOCATION: CAREER COUNSELOR)

See also the ONBOARDING section.

X — “X-Ray”

XO (EXECUTIVE OFFICER)

(Last Update: Sunday, 10MAR2024)

Executive officers (XO) – A person who is the direct representative of the commanding officer (CO) and shall be primarily responsible to the commanding officer for the organization, performance of duty, training, maintenance, and good order and discipline of the entire command. The executive officer executes the policies of the commanding officer assisted by subordinates. His/her orders will have the same force and effect as if issued by the commanding officer. The executive officer assumes command, should the need arise, as defined by NAVREGS. (Source: OPNAVINST 3120.32D CH-1) (15MAY2017)
- The executive officer subject to the orders of the commanding officer assisted by subordinates will:
  1. Make frequent inspections in the company, when practicable, with the subordinates concerned; and correct
  defects.
  2. Supervise and coordinate the work, exercises, training, and education of the personnel command of the command.
  3. Supervise and coordinate the operational plans and schedules of the command.
  4. Prepare and issue a daily schedule of employment and such other advance schedules as may aid subordinates in
  planning their work.
  5. Ensure that all prescribed or necessary security measures and safety precautions are understood and strictly
  observed.
  6. Evaluate the performance of officers and enlisted personnel and make recommendations to the commanding officer
  concerning their promotion and advancement.
  7. Regulate liberty and leave.
  8. Oversee all boards and committees unless otherwise identified.
  9. Supervise the organization and operation of the unit’s Maintenance and Material Management System (3M) Program.
Best Practices for the Surface Warfare XO (Source: U.S. Naval Institute Proceedings magazine, September 2003)
TRIAD Resources
TOOL: EUCFR Guide

Y — “Yankee”

YELLOW RIBBON REINTEGRATION PROGRAM (YRRP)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024)

Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program (YRRP) – A Department of Defense-wide effort to promote the well-being of National Guard and Reserve members, their families, and communities by connecting them with valuable resources.
VIDEO: Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program Overview (20DEC2013)

YEOMAN (YN)

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024) (POC LOCATION: N1 ADMIN)

YN – Yeoman – A yeoman is an enlisted person within the United States Navy who performs administrative and clerical work.
VIDEO: Navy Yeoman – YN
VIDEO: Navy Jobs – Yeoman YN

Z — “Zulu”

ZIPSERVE

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024)(POC LOCATION: N7 TRAINING)

ZipServe – A “one-stop-shop” for Reservists to view and apply for volunteer opportunities including Mobilizations, Annual Training (AT), Active Duty for Training (ADT), Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS – formerly Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW)), and Definite Recall (DR). ZipServe_Help@navy.mil
How to apply for mobilization:
1. Go to ZipServe (CAC required): https://locker.private./opportunitiesnavyreserve.navy.mil/zipserve/opportunities
2. In the mobilizations search box at the top of the screen, type the applicable NE-XXXX-XXXX.
3. Click on the billet title to view mobilization details.
4. Add the mobilization to your shopping cart by clicking “ADD”.
5. Submit your application, including any required forms, via the shopping cart icon in the upper right.
VIDEO: U.S. Navy Reserve Capabilities (… with ZipServe information included) (11MAR2020)
See also the EDUCATION / SCHOOL / TRAINING section.
See also the MOB (MOBILIZATION) section.
See also the TEMPORARY DUTY/RECALL section.

ZULU TIME

(Last Update: Tuesday, 23JAN2024)

ZULU Time – Coordinated Universal Time or UTC is the primary time standard by which the world regulates clocks and time. It is effectively a successor to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). UTC is sometimes known as “Zulu time”. This is especially true in aviation, where “Zulu” is the universal standard. This ensures that all pilots, regardless of location, are using the same 24-hour clock, thus avoiding confusion when flying between time zones.
VIDEO: What is Zulu Time? (25DEC2021)

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A — “Alfa” (2nd Ref)

ACRONYM

ADMINISTRATIVE (ADMIN) PROCEDURES

ADT (ACTIVE DUTY for TRAINING)

ADVANCEMENT

EVERYONE

ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT

OFFICE ADVANCEMENT

AIRCRAFT CARRIER

AIRCREW

ALL HANDS

ALLOTMENT

ALMANAC

ANTITERRORISM (AT)

AOR (AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY)

APP

APPLY (RESERVE FORCE MANPOWER TOOLS (RFMT))

ARQ (ANNUAL READINESS QUESTIONNAIRE)

A SCHOOL

ASM (ADVANCED SKILLS MANAGEMENT)

AQD (ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION)

ARPR/ASOSH (ANNUAL RETIREMENT POINT RECORD / ANNUAL STATEMENT OF SERVICE HISTORY)

AT/ADT EMUSTER

AT (ANNUAL TRAINING)

AUGMENTATION

AVD (AZURA VIRTUAL DESKTOP)

AWARDS

B — “Bravo”

BEAMSLEY

BERTHING (“SLEEPING / LIVING QUARTERS”)

BIB

BILLET

BIOGRAPHIES

BLUE ANGELS

BLUEJACKET’S MANUAL (BJM)

BLUF (BOTTOM LINE UP FRONT)

BMR (BASIC MILITARY REQUIREMENTS)

BOARD

BOL (BUPERS ONLINE)

BOOKS

BOOTCAMP (A.K.A. Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes (RTC Great Lakes))

BREAK TIME

BRIDGE

BRS (BLENDED RETIREMENT SYSTEM)

BUMED (BUREAU OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY)

BUPERS (BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL) / NPC (NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND) / PERS (PERSONNEL)

BZ (BRAVO ZULU)

C — “Charlie”

CAC (COMMON ACCESS CARD) (AKA ID CARD)

CANTRAC (CATALOG OF NAVY TRAINING COURSES)

CAREER

CAREER COUNSELOR

CAREER DEVELOPMENT SYMPOSIUM (CDS)

CAREER TOOLS

CHAPLAIN (CHAP)

CHIEF

CHIT

CHOKE POINT

CITIBANK

CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION (CEI)

CMC (COMMAND MASTER CHIEF)

CMS-ID (CAREER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (CMS) INTERACTIVE DETAILING (ID))

CNO (CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS)

CNO READING PROGRAM

CO (COMMANDING OFFICER)

CODE OF CONDUCT

COFFEE

COLLEGE

COLORS

COMMAND

COMMAND CAREER COUNSELOR (CCC)

COMMANDER’S INTENT

COMMON MILITARY TRAINING (CMT)

CONFERENCE

COUNSELING