Selected Reserves

Selected Reserve Community

Welcome to the SELRES Enlisted Community Manager (ECM) homepage!

The Reserve Force is comprised of more than 69 ratings manned by nearly 35,000 SELRES Sailors. The SELRES ECM shop performs a broad range of community management functions.

SELRES Affiliation Guides

Active to Reserve "AC2RC" & Prior Service "PRISE-R - Affiliation Guide

Information Warfare Command "IWC" - Affiliation Guide

SELRES Affiliation Guides
To support your transition into the Navy Reserve, we’ve created this Affiliation Guide. This guide is designed to help you understand what to expect both before and after joining, and to ease your transition from Active Duty or civilian life into the Reserve component.
What This Guide Covers:

An overview of the Reserve onboarding process
Key differences between Active Duty and Reserve terms and procedures
Tools and resources to help you navigate your Reserve career
Helpful website links you’ll need for training, administration, and career management

Note: This guide is not an official policy document. Instead, it provides a simplified, step-by-step overview to help make your transition successful.
Understanding Your Transition Path
There are two primary paths for Sailors affiliating with the Navy Reserve

1.  AC2SELRES (Active Component to Selected Reserve)
A. For Sailors transitioning directly from Active Duty to the Reserves.
B.   Example: Sailors who are converting rates or communities may receive school quotas from Enlisted Community Managers (ECMs) via BUPERS-3152.
2. PRISE-R / NAVET / OSVET
A.  For Prior Service (PRISE-R) Sailors, NAVETs (Navy Veterans), or OSVETs (Other Service Veterans) who have had a break in service before affiliating.
B.  These Sailors typically receive school quotas through their NRA Command Career Counselor (CCC).

It’s important to know which path you are affiliated under, as it determines how certain processes are handled.
Need Help?
Points of contact are listed on the right side of this page. Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions or concerns as you begin your journey in the Reserve Force.

Welcome aboard, Shipmate. We’re glad to have you with us.

* POLICY UPDATE FOR MINIMUM SERVICE OBLIGATION – POPULARLY KNOWN AS 4-2-2 *

Per NAVADMIN 303/23, any Sailor who entered into a service contract on or after 01 October 2020, who is separating from active duty with less than 6 years time in service (TIS) is subject to required SELRES service as determined by the needs of the Navy. The amount of time required in the SELRES is equal to 6 years minus the amount of active duty service (e.g., Sailors who separate with 4 years of active duty service may be required to serve 2 years in the SELRES). After completion of 6 years TIS, Sailors may then be transitioned to the IRR to serve the remainder of their MSO. On a typical 8-year contract, this would amount to 4 years of active duty, 2 years of SELRES, and 2 years of IRR; hence the popular 4-2-2.

SELRES quota requests will be automatically generated in the Career Waypoints (CWAY) System for adjudication by Reserve Community Managers based upon the needs of the Navy. The quotas will be generated monthly from T-10 months to T-4 months to the Sailor’s EAOS/SEAOS to determine if SELRES service will be required. All members with an approved quota will be contacted by PERS-9 Reserve Processing and Affiliation Center (RPAC) regarding their SELRES affiliation. Sailors with more than 6 years TIS are still highly encouraged to affiliate with the SELRES via CWAY, but are not required to do so.

Questions?

For FAQ – please click this link: FAQ.
For general questions, Sailors should contact their CCC or MyNavy Career Center at (833) 330-6622 or email at askmncc@navy.mil.
For specific rate/rating questions and concerns regarding SELRES service, Sailors should contact the respective Reserve community manager.
For questions related to reserve benefits and affiliation, Sailors should contact the Navy Recruiting Reserve Command (NRRC) Outreach Team at
For SELRES transition assistance, Sailors should contact BUPERS.

MSO 4-2-2 BUPERS-352 & CWAY
DCNO Signed 4-2-2 MSO

Specific functions include, but are not limited to:

Developing recruiting requirements
Establishing training requirements
Developing advancement quotas
Transitioning Sailors from the Active Component (AC) to the Reserve Component (RC)
And from the RC back to AC, via CWAY
Developing Selective Reenlistment Bonus (SRB)
Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP) and Enlistment Bonus (EB) levels
Analyzing the impact of proposed policy changes on the communities

Community Health

Community Health slides are updated monthly and posted for Senior Leadership, Career Counselors, and most importantly, Sailors to be informed of the rating status. The slides can be found on our SELRES Overview Page.

We recommend that you check back often for Community Management news and updates. Feel free to contact us with any questions (POCs on the right side of page).

Career Waypoints

CWAY is a change to how we do business in enlisted career management, putting Sailors at the helm to navigate their careers. The goal of CWAY is to help Sailors make informed decisions about their personal and professional career opportunities by placing the power of Navy career management systems at their fingertips.

How does CWAY affect you?

CWAY modules are making the Chief of Navy Reserve's "lane change" vision a reality. Sailors can transform from the AC to the RC via the CWAY-Reenlistment module.

"Fit" is a term used in Navy manpower and personnel management circles, and describes having the right Sailor (rating, paygrade, etc.), with the right (NEC), filling to right billets (RFAS codes, etc.) at the right cost (local fill vs. cross-assigned, for example). The vision is to enable the SELRES ECM to offer personalized conversion opportunities directly to the Sailor and his command, with the purpose of increasing Fit, improving retention, and increasing promotion opportunity for SELRES Warriors.

Are you an Active Component (AC) Sailor, within 10 months of EAOS, wondering about Reserve Component (RC) opportunities?

Your Career Counselor can assist you with an application to transition to the RC via CWAY. If granted a Selected Reserve (SELRES) Reenlistment quota, you must select a drill site. In rate quotas are given out up to nine months prior to SEAOS date. Sailors who did not request a quota via CWAY and if they are within 90 days of SEAOS can submit a SELRES quota request via 1306/7 as per MILPERSMAN 1306-1501. Once a quota is granted and you start the affiliation process you can expect to be contacted by a member of the Transition Assistant (TA). You will be assigned a Transition Assistant (TA). The mission is to facilitate your smooth and timely transition into the RC.

For Sailors interested in (TAR) opportunities, contact the TAR ECM responsible for the rating for which you have interest.

Interested in returning to the AC from the RC?

Check out opportunities on the RC2AC webpage here RCtoACquota

Frequently Asked Questions

A: Working through your Career Counselor, you

Q: How do I apply for a RC2RC rating conversion?

Sailor can apply for conversion via CWAY through the RC to RC module. The CWAY application allows you to review which ratings are undermanned, the ASVAB scores, and additional job requirements or skill set required for a specific rating. CWAY will even show you why you don't qualify for a certain rating, so you know exactly what needs to be done so that you can gain the necessary qualifications to apply for the desired advertised opportunity.

Contact Us

Admin and Supply Ratings
(901) 874-4902 DSN 882-4902
HM and Misc. Ratings 901-874-2981 DSN 882-2981
Aviation Ratings
(901) 874-2260 DSN 882-2260
Deputy - SELRES/TAR Enlisted Community Management
(901) 874-4508 DSN 882-4508
Information Warfare Ratings
(901) 874-3817 DSN 882-3817
Seabees, MA and SPECWAR/SPECOPS Ratings
(901) 874-3193 DSN 882-3193
Submarine Ratings (901) 874-3817 DSN 882-3817
Surface Ratings
(901) 874-3761 DSN 882-3761
For specific rating contact information review Community Health slides.

Need Career, Pay or Personnel help?
Call MyNavy Career Center: 833.330.MNCC,
or 901.874.MNCC (DSN 882.6622)
Email MNCC, MNCC Chat
Comments or Suggestions about this website?
Email the Webmaster

NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
5720 Integrity Drive
Attn: PERS-### or BUPERS-###
Millington, TN 38055-0000
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