***FY 26 TALENT MANAGEMENT OPPORTUNITIES***
FY26 Talent Management Opportunities
The annual Talent Management Board is held each summer for PRDs in the following Fiscal Year. The August 2025 Talent Management Board will cover PRDs between October 2025-December 2026. The Talent Management Board announcement is linked above, please reach out to your detailer if you are interested in applying!
CAREER TIMING
What will your career timing look like? SWO CAREER PLANNING TOOL
Take some time to review the SWO Career Planner with your chain-of-command, mentors, spouse, significant other...This is valuable tool to plan your career milestones and balance personal needs/desires.
FIRST TOUR DIVO
Completion of your Surface Warfare Officer qualification is the critical component of the first division officer tour and is a prerequisite for Department Head screening for all surface line officers. OFFICERS WILL NOT BE SLATED TO THEIR SECOND DIVISION OFFICER TOUR BEFORE COMPLETING THE OOD U/W QUALIFICATION. Ensure that your Detailer receives your OOD letter--scan and email is fine. Fleet Up requests MUST be received before an officer slates to a 2nd Tour.
Second Tour Slating Process
DOSP Adjustment Request
DOSP Fleet Up Request Template
Single Longer Tour Request
COMNAVSURFOR INSTRUCTION 1412.7A SURFACE WARFARE OFFICER QUALIFICATION
SECOND TOUR DIVO
Officers will not be slated to their shore tour until screened as a Surface Warfare Department Head.
FY-26 Surface Department Head Screen Board Toolkit
****The FY-26 Surface Department Head Screening Board will convene 28-Apr. The Board will include LDO-SWO Conversion screening, the Spring Early Command Board, in addition to screening for all SWO and LDO Department Heads. Documentation, templates, and useful information is below. Board correspondence deadline is 18-Apr 2359 CST. Contact your detailer with any questions****
Messages
FY-26 DH Screen Board Announcement
FY-26 LDO-SWO Conversion Board Announcement
FY-26 Early Command Board Announcement
Revised DHRB NAVADMIN
Eligible List
FY26 DH Screen Board Eligible Officers (28MAR25)
Templates
Letter to the Board Example
Delayed Look Request Example
Early Look Request Example
Special Additional Look Request Example
Useful References
ESSBD User Guide
Record Management 101
FY26 DH Board FAQ's
Automated Photo Submission Guidance
To request a PRD adjustment at your current command, use the following sample template:
Sample PRD Adjustment with CO's Endorsement.doc
SHORE TOUR
With the exception of Talent Management Programs, shore billet jobs are assigned during the competitive slate process. Signing a DHRB contract prior to slating for shore has benefits – talk to your detailer about executive slating!
Sample Shore Slate - This is a SAMPLE of a typical shore slate document. This document explains shore slating procedures and provides a list of possible billets available.
NOTE: the billets listed here will be different on an officer’s actual slate.
Nominative Billet (Contact your detailer!)
PROSPECTIVE DH
How to submit DHRB
I've signed for DHRB, when do I switch Detailers?
You officially switch to the 1st Tour DH Detailer once you have orders to DH
school. You are free to contact the 1st Tour DH Detailer with specific questions
before then, just keep your assigned Detailer in the loop.
Check out the DHRB website for more information.