UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 011600Z DEC 16 FM SECNAV WASHINGTON DC TO ALNAV INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS ALNAV 070/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/-/DEC// SUBJ/FY-16 REAR ADMIRAL LINE SELECTION// RMKS/1. The President of the United States has approved the report of the selection board which recommends the following Officer in the Line on the active duty list for promotion to the permanent grade of Rear Admiral. The selectee is listed with designator and present assignment. 2. Frocking to Rear Admiral is not authorized except on an individual basis by the Secretary of Defense. Frocking, when authorized, will follow Senate confirmation. -----Unrestricted Line----- Batchelder, Bret C. 1310 Commander, Navy Warfare Development Command, Norfolk, Virginia 3. Released by Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//