UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 211609Z FEB 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 042/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/CHANGES TO FIRST-TERM ASSIGNMENT POLICY AND INCENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR FORWARD DEPLOYED NAVAL FORCE ENLISTED SAILORS STATIONED ON SEA DUTY IN JAPAN, GUAM, AND SPAIN// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/22APR2010// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/10NOV2009// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/13APR2010// REF/D/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/09MAR2007// REF/E/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/30AUG2011// REF/F/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/02SEP2010// NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1306-126, FIRST-TIME PERSONNEL ASSIGNMENT POLICY. REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1300-302, SUITABILITY AND SELECTION FOR OVERSEAS SERVICE. REF C IS MILPERSMAN 1300-308, TOUR LENGTHS AND TYPES. REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1306-116, PRESCRIBED SEA TOUR (PST)/NORMAL SHORE TOUR (NST). REF E IS MILPERSMAN 1306-250, GUARANTEED CHOICE OF COAST FOR POST-JAPAN, GUAM, KOREA, AND SPAIN ASSIGNMENTS FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF F IS MILPERSMAN 1306-300, OVERSEAS TOUR EXTENSION INCENTIVES PROGRAM (OTEIP).// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces changes to Navys policy for first- term assignment and expanded incentive programs for enlisted Forward Deployed Naval Force (FDNF) Sailors assigned to sea duty in Japan, Guam, and Spain. 2. Effective immediately, E3 and below first-term Sailors will now be authorized accompanied orders to overseas locations where dependents are authorized. References (a) through (c) will be updated to reflect this change in the near future. 3. To encourage and reward Sailors that volunteer to extend their sea duty (Type 4) tours to 48 months in Japan, Guam and Spain, the following incentives are offered: a. Waiver of remaining Prescribed Sea Tour (PST). Members currently serving on sea tours in Japan, Guam and Spain who extend their tour to a minimum of 48 months will have any remaining sea time for that PST waived and be allowed to rotate to shore duty for their next tour. Reference (d) will be updated to reflect this change. b. Preferential Consideration for Detailing. Reference (e) is modified as follows. Effective immediately, members currently on sea tours (Type 4) in Japan, Guam, and Spain on sea duty who extend their current assigned tour by 12 months or more will be given preferential Career Management System/Interactive Detailing (CMS/ID) consideration for advertised billets based on community priorities. If multiple preferential applications are made for the same advertised billet, the best qualified member will be selected. c. Overseas Tour Extension Incentives Program (OTEIP). OTEIP detailed in reference (f), remains an option for Sailors on sea duty (Type 4) in Japan, Guam and Spain when they extend their tours by at least 12 months. d. Sea Duty Incentive Pay (SDIP). SDIP remains an option for eligible Sailors. For eligibility and program details visit the SDIP website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/payandbenefits/pages/sdip.aspx. 4. Sailors are encouraged to take advantage of the tour extension incentives described in paragraph 3 by submitting a Projected Rotation Date (PRD) extension request via NAVPERS 1306/7 (Rev. 1/03), Enlisted Personnel Action Request, 14-18 months prior to their PRD. Sailors should include the OTEIP option they desire in their 1306/7 (if applicable). 5. Supplemental guidance is available via the NPC website. Questions concerning this NAVADMIN should be referred to the NPC Customer Service Center at 1-(866)-U-ASK-NPC/(866)827-5672, or via e-mail at cscmailbox(at)navy.mil. 6. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1. // BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//