RAAUZYUW RUEWMCS0000 2360112-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU R 230112Z AUG 08 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01306// NAVADMIN 234/08 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/SEA SHORE FLOW (SSF) ENLISTED CAREER PATHS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/041837ZMAY2006// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 130/06, SEA SHORE ROTATION (SSR) TOUR LENGTH REVISIONS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEA SHORE FLOW (SSF) ENLISTED CAREER PATHS AND REPRESENTS A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE IN THE WAY THE NAVY DEFINES AND MANAGES ENLISTED SEA TOUR LENGTHS. IT REPLACES THE EXISTING SEA SHORE ROTATION (SSR) TOUR LENGTHS NAVADMIN AND SHOULD BE READ IN ITS ENTIRETY. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT SEA SHORE FLOW, INCLUDING A COMPARISON OF SEA TOUR LENGTHS UNDER THE NEW SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS VICE SEA SHORE ROTATION TOUR LENGTHS, CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ABOUTUS/BUPERS/TOTALFORCEDIV/. 2. TRADITIONALLY, THE NAVY HAS BEEN AND WILL ALWAYS REMAIN, FIRST AND FOREMOST, THE PREEMINENT SEA-GOING SERVICE. HOWEVER, OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, THE NAVY HAS BECOME AND IS PROJECTED TO CONTINUE TO BECOME INCREASINGLY SEA-CENTRIC. THIS IS DUE IN PART TO BILLET STRUCTURE CHANGES THAT HAVE REDUCED BILLETS ASHORE WHILE INCREASING THE NEED FOR MORE EXPERIENCED YET FEWER SAILORS AT SEA. THE TRANSITION TO A MORE SEA-CENTRIC NAVY HAS NECESSITATED THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THIS NEW SEA SHORE FLOW MANNING CONSTRUCT TO ENSURE PROPER MANNING OF ALL SEA DUTY AND FRONT LINE OPERATIONAL BILLETS. AT THE SAME TIME, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A DESIRABLE LIFE/WORK BALANCE OVER A SAILOR'S CAREER, THE NAVY RECOGNIZES THE NEED TO OFFSET THE ARDUOUS NATURE OF SEA DUTY WITH PREDICTABLE PERIODS OF MEANINGFUL WORK ASHORE. SEA SHORE FLOW PROVIDES THE OPTIMAL BALANCE BETWEEN SEA DUTY AND SHORE DUTY WHILE IMPROVING FIT (RIGHT SAILOR, RIGHT PLACE, RIGHT TIME) TO THE FLEET. FOR SAILORS THIS MEANS THAT SEA TOUR LENGTHS WILL NO LONGER BE DETERMINED BY THEIR PAY GRADE, BUT RATHER BY THEIR EXPERIENCE LEVEL IN TERMS OF SEA TOURS COMPLETED. SEA SHORE FLOW WILL ENHANCE THE STABILITY AND IMPROVE THE PREDICTABILITY OF THE CAREER PATHS FOR EVERY SAILOR IN A SEA-CENTRIC NAVY. IN FACT, MOST SAILORS WILL SEE EITHER NO CHANGE OR A DECREASE IN SEA TOUR LENGTHS AS THE NAVY MOVES CLOSER TO ACHIEVING DESIRED FIT. SAILORS IN VERY SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES WILL BENEFIT FROM PROGRAMS LIKE SEA DUTY INCENTIVE PAY (SDIP) OR EXTENDED GEOGRAPHIC STABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERING TO SERVE MORE TIME AT SEA OR FOR SIGNING UP FOR BACK-TO- BACK SEA TOURS. 3. THE SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS ANNOUNCED IN THIS MESSAGE APPLY TO ALL ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND SUPERSEDE THE SEA SHORE ROTATION TOUR LENGTHS ANNOUNCED IN REF A. HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) LIMITS REMAIN IN EFFECT. CURRENT FULL-TIME SUPPORT (FTS) SEA/SHORE ROTATION POLICY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL COMPLETION OF THE INITIATIVE TO INSTITUTIONALIZE THE OPERATIONAL RESERVE. 4. COMNAVPERSCOM WILL ADJUST PROJECTED ROTATION DATES (PRDS) BASED ON LENGTH OF TOUR REMAINING. IN ORDER TO MINIMIZE TURBULENCE IN PERSONAL PLANNING, PRDS OF OCT 09 OR EARLIER WILL NOT BE ADJUSTED. COMNAVPERSCOM IS AUTHORIZED TO ADJUST A PRD TO REFLECT THE ACTUAL SEA TOUR EXPERIENCE FOR SAILORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ASSIGNED TO A SEA TOUR. THIS DECISION WILL BE MADE BASED ON OVERALL MANNING IN THE COMMAND, PROJECTION OF FUTURE ROTATIONS TO FILL THE NEW PRD, AND ENHANCEMENT TO THE CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF THE SAILOR. 5. SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS ARE DEFINED IN PARA 6 BELOW AND SHOULD BE READ IN 11 COLUMNS: (1) RATING - ENLISTED COMMUNITY USED FOR DETERMINING APPLICABLE SEA SHORE FLOW CAREER PATH. TO DETERMINE TOUR LENGTHS FOR THOSE RATINGS THAT COMPRESS AT THE E8 AND E9 PAY GRADES (AB, AF, AV, CU, EQ, UC, GS, EM), REFER TO THE THIRD AND FOURTH SEA TOUR LENGTH COLUMNS (SEA3, SEA4) OF THE APPROPRIATE FEEDER RATING. COMPRESSED FEEDER RATING RATINGS NOTES AB ABE, ABF, ABH COMPRESS AT E9 AF AD, AME, AM COMPRESS AT E9 AME COMPRESSES TO AM AT E8 AV AE, AT COMPRESS AT E9 CU BU, EA, SW COMPRESS AT E9 EQ CM, EO COMPRESS AT E9 UC CE, UT COMPRESS AT E9 GS GSE, GSM COMPRESS AT E8 EM EM, IC IC COMPRESSES TO EM AT E9 (2) SEA1 - SEA TOUR 1 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FIRST SEA TOUR. (3) SHR1 - SHORE TOUR 1 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FIRST SHORE TOUR FOLLOWING SEA TOUR 1. SAILORS ASSIGNED TO A SHORE TOUR IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INITIAL TRAINING WILL BE ASSIGNED TO SHORE DUTY FOR 24 MONTHS PRIOR TO COMMENCING THEIR FIRST SEA TOUR. (4) SEA2 - SEA TOUR 2 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR. (5) SHR2 - SHORE TOUR 2 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR SECOND SHORE TOUR AFTER COMPLETING SEA TOUR 2. (6) SEA3 - SEA TOUR 3 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR THIRD SEA TOUR. (7) SHR3 - SHORE TOUR 3 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR THIRD SHORE TOUR AFTER COMPLETING SEA TOUR 3. (8) SEA4 - SEA TOUR 4 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FOURTH SEA TOUR. (9) SHR4 - SHORE TOUR 4 IS THE AMOUNT OF TIME (IN MONTHS) THAT SAILORS IN THE GIVEN COMMUNITY WILL BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR FOURTH SHORE TOUR AFTER COMPLETING SEA TOUR 4. (10) SEA/SHR - SEA TOURS AND SHORE TOURS FOR SAILORS THAT HAVE COMPLETED FOUR SEA TOURS WILL BE 36 MONTHS AT SEA FOLLOWED BY 36 MONTH ASHORE UNTIL RETIREMENT. (11) NOTES. SEE PARA 7 FOR ADDITIONAL NOTES REGARDING SEA SHORE FLOW CAREER PATHS. 6. SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATHS: RATING SEA1 SHR1 SEA2 SHR2 SEA3 SHR3 SEA4 SHR4 SEA/SHR NOTES ABE 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 ABF 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 ABH 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 AC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3 AD 42 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AE 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AG 36 60 36 60 36 60 36 60 36/36 2 AM 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AME 54 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AO 60 36 54 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 AS 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 AT 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AW 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 AZ 42 36 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 BM 60 36 54 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 BU 54 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 CE 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 CM 54 36 54 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 CMC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 4 CS 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 CSSS 60 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 CTI CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8 CTM 48 36 36 36 36 48 36 48 36/36 8 CTN CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8 CTR CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 8 CTT 36 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 8 DC 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36 EA 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 ELTNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 ELTNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 EMNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 EMNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 EMSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 ENSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 EO 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36 EOD 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 ETNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 ETNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 ETSNV 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 ETSRF 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 ETSW 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 FC 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 FCAEGIS 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 FT 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 GM 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 GSE 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 GSM 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 HM CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 6 HT 54 36 54 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 ICSW 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 1 IS 36 36 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 IT 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 2 LCAC NA NA NA NA 48 36 48 36 36/36 4 LN 48 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2 MA 48 48 42 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2 MC 42 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 MMNUCSS 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 MMNUCSW 54 36 60 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7 MMSS 54 36 42 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 MMSSW 54 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 MMSW 54 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 MN 42 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 MR 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 MT 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 MU CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3 NC NA NA 48 48 48 36 36 36 36/36 4 NCCR CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 4 ND 36 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 OS 54 36 48 36 48 36 36 36 36/36 PC CAREER PATH NOT DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW 3 PR 36 42 36 42 36 42 36 42 36/36 PS 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 2 QMSW 60 36 48 36 48 36 36 36 36/36 RP 48 48 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 2 SB 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 5 SH 60 36 48 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 SK 48 36 48 36 42 36 36 36 36/36 SKSS 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 SO 60 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 36/36 5 STG 54 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 STS 48 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 SW 54 36 54 36 48 36 36 36 36/36 UT 48 36 42 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 YN 36 60 36 48 36 48 36 48 36/36 YNSS 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36 36/36 7. NOTES: (1) SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN SEA-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES CAN EXPECT TO SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREER ON SEA DUTY ASSIGNMENT. SEA TOUR LENGTHS FOR THESE COMMUNITIES WILL NOT EXCEED 60 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND SEA TOURS AND 48 MONTHS FOR THE THIRD AND FOURTH SEA TOURS. SHORE TOUR LENGTHS BETWEEN SEA TOURS WILL BE AT LEAST 36 MONTHS LONG. HOWEVER, MANNING CONDITIONS AT SEA MAY REQUIRE THE NEED TO REQUEST SEA TOUR EXTENSION OR SHORE TOUR CURTAILMENTS TO ENSURE ALL SEA DUTY BILLETS ARE FILLED. SAILORS ARE ADVISED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR INFORMATION ON OR AVAILABILITY OF INCENTIVES SUCH AS SDIP OR GEOGRAPHIC STABILITY FOR VOLUNTEERING FOR ADDITIONAL TIME AT SEA. (2) INUS/OUTUS COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN INUS/OUTUS COMMUNITIES HAVE SEA SHORE FLOW CAREER PATHS BASED ON A FLOW BETWEEN INUS (WITHIN THE UNITED STATES) AND OUTUS (OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES) DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. ASSIGNMENT TO SEA AND/OR OUTUS DUTY (TYPES 2, 3, 4, AND 6) WILL BE CONSIDERED SEA TOURS FOR SEA SHORE FLOW PURPOSES. ASSIGNMENT TO INUS SHORE DUTY (TYPE 1) WILL BE CONSIDERED SHORE TOURS FOR SEA SHORE FLOW PURPOSES. AG - AEROGRAPHER'S MATES WILL BE ASSIGNED AS OBSERVERS FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF THEIR INITIAL TRAINING. AN OBSERVER TOUR IS REQUIRED PRIOR TO ATTENDING FORECASTER "C" SCHOOL TRAINING. UPON COMPLETION OF "C" SCHOOL TRAINING, FOLLOW ON ASSIGNMENTS AS AN AG WILL BE TO FORECASTER BILLETS WITH TOURS BASED ON AN INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATH. SAILORS IN THE AG COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO SERVE MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREERS IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TOURS ASHORE. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION. IT - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BILLET REQUIREMENTS OVERSEAS NECESSITATE THE TRANSITION OF THE IT COMMUNITY TO CAREER PATHS BASED ON INUS/OUTUS VICE SEA SHORE FLOW. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE IT COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. LN - LEGALMEN HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY (TYPE 2 AND 4) BILLETS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE LN COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. MA - MASTER-AT-ARMS WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A DEPENDENT RESTRICTED SEA TOUR ASSIGNMENT TYPE 3 OR TYPE 4 (BAHRAIN ONLY) DURING THEIR FIRST OR SECOND SEA TOUR ROTATION. ADDITIONALLY, SENIOR MASTER-AT-ARMS MAY BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE A SECOND DEPENDENT RESTRICTED SEA TOUR ASSIGNMENT DURING THEIR THIRD SEA TOUR ROTATION. HAWAII IS CONSIDERED INUS SHORE DUTY (TYPE 1). SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION. PS - PERSONNEL SPECIALISTS HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY (TYPE 2 AND 4) BILLETS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE PS COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. RP - RELIGIOUS PROGRAM SPECIALISTS HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER OF SEA DUTY BILLETS AVAILABLE FOR ASSIGNMENT. TOUR ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE RP COMMUNITY WILL BE BASED ON INUS/OUTUS CAREER PATHS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. (3) SHORE-INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN SHORE-INTENSIVE COMMUNITIES DO NOT HAVE CAREER PATHS DEFINED BY SEA SHORE FLOW AND CAN EXPECT TO SPEND MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREER ON SHORE DUTY ASSIGNMENTS. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR SPECIFIC CAREER PATH INFORMATION. AC - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLER SHORE TOUR LENGTHS AT PARTICULAR SHORE UICS ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE TOWER CLASSIFICATION, AND THE TIME FRAME REQUIRED TO BECOME QUALIFIED FOR TOWER OPERATIONS. SAILORS IN THE AC COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT TO SERVE MORE THAN HALF THEIR CAREERS IN OPERATIONAL SUPPORT TOURS ASHORE. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENSURE SAILORS ARE AFFORDED EQUITABLE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE AT SEA TO ENHANCE CAREER PROGRESSION. SAILORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION. MU - MUSICIANS WILL BE ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE VARIOUS NAVY BANDS THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. ASSIGNMENT BY FIT (SKILL/NEC) PREDOMINATES AND MINIMUM TOUR LENGTHS APPLY. MUSICIANS CAN EXPECT AT LEAST ONE TOUR ASSIGNMENT TO AN OUTUS BAND DURING THEIR CAREER AND ARE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN WORLD-WIDE ASSIGNABILITY. THOUGH CLASSIFIED TYPE 1 SHORE DUTY, ALL INUS BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO FREQUENT AND EXTENSIVE TAD WITHIN THEIR AOR, AND ARE CONSIDERED DEPLOYABLE UNITS. OUTUS BANDS ARE SUBJECT TO SHIPBOARD AND GROUND-BASED DEPLOYMENT WITHIN THEIR AOR AND REQUIRE OPERATIONAL DUTY SCREENING. SAILORS IN THE MU COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION. PC - POSTAL CLERKS ARE PROJECTED TO MERGE WITH THE STOREKEEPER (SK) COMMUNITY AND FORM THE LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (LS) COMMUNITY. CAREER PATHS FOR THE LS COMMUNITY WILL REFLECT THE SK SEA SHORE FLOW ENLISTED CAREER PATH. (4) MID-CAREER TRANSITION COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN MID-CAREER TRANSITION COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE COMPLETED AT LEAST ONE SEA TOUR WHILE IN THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY. PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR TRANSITION, SAILORS SHOULD FULLY UNDERSTAND CAREER PATH INFORMATION, INCLUDING POSSIBLE SEA TOUR LENGTHS. LCAC - LCAC OPERATORS TRANSITION TO THE LCAC COMMUNITY AFTER COMPLETING AT LEAST TWO SEA TOURS IN THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY. LCAC OPERATORS CAN EXPECT SEA TOUR LENGTHS OF 48 MONTHS AFTER TRANSITIONING TO THE LCAC COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE LIMITED AVAILABILITY OF LCAC OPERATOR SHORE DUTY BILLETS, SAILORS IN THE LCAC COMMUNITY MAY BE ASSIGNED TO THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY FOR SHORE DUTY. NC - NAVY CAREER COUNSELORS TRANSITION TO THE NC COMMUNITY AFTER COMPLETING AT LEAST ONE SEA TOUR IN THEIR INITIAL COMMUNITY. SAILORS CAN EXPECT SEA TOUR LENGTHS OF UP TO 48 MONTHS. THE LENGTH OF THE FIRST SEA TOUR WILL BE DETERMINED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS DEPENDING UPON THE INDIVIDUALS SEA TOUR EXPERIENCE AND TRANSITION TIMING. NCCR - NAVY COUNSELOR, CAREER RECRUITERS HAVE NO SEA DUTY BILLETS AND WILL BE ASSIGNED AS REQUIRED. CMC - COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS HAVE A UNIQUE CAREER PATH AND WILL BE DETAILED TO LEADERSHIP MILESTONE BILLETS AS APPROPRIATE. (5) NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) COMMUNITY. THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMUNITY IS A SEA INTENSIVE COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE OF THE SPECIAL WARFARE MISSION, SAILORS IN THE ELITE COMMUNITIES OF NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE OPERATOR (SO) AND NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE BOAT OPERATOR (SB) SHOULD EXPECT TO SERVE BACK-TO-BACK SEA TOURS PRIOR TO ASSIGNMENT ASHORE. SAILORS IN THESE COMMUNITIES CAN EXPECT THEIR INITIAL BACK-TO- BACK SEA TOURS TO BE WITHIN THE SAME GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION, CONTINGENT UPON THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY AND NSW. (6) MEDICAL COMMUNITY. ENLISTED SEA SHORE FLOW CAREER PATHS FOR THE HOSPITAL CORPSMAN COMMUNITY ARE DEPENDENT UPON THE SAILOR'S SPECIFIC NEC OR SPECIALTY. SAILORS IN THE HM COMMUNITY CAN EXPECT 36 MONTH SEA TOURS FOLLOWED BY 36 MONTH SHORE TOURS EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH NEC'S THAT ARE SHORE-INTENSIVE. THOSE WITH OPERATIONAL EXTENSIVE NEC'S CAN EXPECT LONGER SEA TOUR LENGTHS. SAILORS IN THE HM COMMUNITY ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILER FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION OR VISIT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITYMANAGERS/MEDICALDENTAL/ FOR SPECIFIC COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT INFORMATION. (7) NUCLEAR POWER COMMUNITY. SAILORS IN NUCLEAR POWER TRAINED COMMUNITIES WILL HAVE A 54 MONTH FIRST SEA TOUR AND 60 MONTH SECOND SEA TOUR. SAILORS WHO ADVANCE TO E7 BEFORE OR DURING THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR WILL HAVE THEIR SECOND SEA TOUR LENGTH ADJUSTED TO 48 MONTHS. (8) CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNITY. DUE TO THE UNIQUE NATURE AND SPECIFIC SKILL SETS REQUIRED BY SAILORS IN THE VARIOUS CT COMMUNITIES, CAREER PATHS ARE DEFINED BY INCONUS/OUTCONUS VICE SEA SHORE FLOW. SAILORS CAN EXPECT TO SERVE ON VARIOUS TOURS OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES (OUTCONUS) AND/OR ON SEA DUTY (TYPES 2, 3, 4, AND 6) DURING THEIR CAREER. DUE TO THE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRYPTOLOGIC COMMUNITY, SAILORS IN THE CT COMMUNITIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTACT THEIR DETAILERS FOR ADDITIONAL CAREER PATH INFORMATION. INCONUS/OUTCONUS ROTATION FOR SPECIFIC CT RATINGS ARE LISTED BELOW AND ARE DEPENDENT UPON BILLET AVAILABILITY AND EMERGING NEEDS OF THE NAVY: CTI E1 - E9 1 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA) CTN E1 - E5 1 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA) E6 - E8 2 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA) E9 3 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS CTR E1 - E7 1 INCONUS/2 OUTCONUS(SEA) E8 - E9 2 INCONUS/1 OUTCONUS(SEA) CTI - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS (INTERPRETIVE) ARE ASSIGNED ACCORDING TO THE VARYING DEMAND FOR THE UNIQUE LINGUISTIC SKILLS THEY POSSESS. CTM - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (MAINTENANCE) SAILORS WILL BE DETAILED ACCORDING TO BILLET AND RELIEF AVAILABILITY. MOST PCS AFLOAT TOURS WILL BE 48 MONTHS TO INCLUDE CTM SKILLS 9224, 9225, AND 9289. CTM 9229 REQUIRES 60 MONTH SEA DUTY OBLIGATION FOLLOWING INITIAL SKILLS TRAINING. CTT - CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (TECHNICAL) AEF TECHNICIANS, CTT SKILLS 173X AND 1702, FIRST SEA TOUR WILL BE 48 MONTHS DUE TO LENGTH OF INITIAL TRAINING. ALL OTHER CTT SAILORS WILL SERVE 36 MONTHS ON SEA TOUR ONE AND SEA TOUR TWO. 6. SAILORS SHOULD CONTACT THEIR RESPECTIVE DETAILERS FOR SPECIFIC RATE/RATING/NEC QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. POC FOR POLICY QUESTIONS: - CAPT EUGENE JONES, OPNAV N132, (703) 614-3420/DSN 224 - CDR CRAIG SCHAUPPNER, OPNAV N122X, (703) 695-0554/DSN 225 - CDR DAVID SHEALY, BUPERS-32, (901) 874-2823/DSN 882. 7. RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// BT #0000 NNNN