UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 091632Z MAR 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 061/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/JUNE 2018 ACTIVE DUTY OFFICER LATERAL TRANSFER/REDESIGNATION BOARD// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/6DEC16// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/22AUG02// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/31MAY05// REF/D/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/6JAN13// REF/E/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/13APR10// REF/F/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/30MAY13// REF/G/DOC/SECNAV/1JUN06// REF/H/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/2JUN10// REF/I/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/22AUG02// REF/J/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/251736ZJAN18// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1210.5A, LATERAL TRANSFER/REDESIGNATION AND AUGMENTATION OF OFFICERS IN THE NAVY. REF B IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-010, LATERAL TRANSFER AND CHANGE OF DESIGNATOR CODES OF REGULAR AND RESERVE OFFICERS. REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1212-030, REDESIGNATION OF REGULAR PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS. REF D IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1220-410, SEAL/EOD/SWCC/DIVER/AIRR PHYSICAL SCREENING TESTING STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES. REF E IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1210-230, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) OFFICER. REF F IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1220-100, NAVY DIVER (ND) RATING. REF G IS SECNAV M-5510.30, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM. REF H IS MILPERSMAN 1610-020, DISQUALIFICATION OF OFFICERS FOR DUTY INVOLVING FLYING. REF I IS MILPERSMAN 1210-110, ENGINEERING DUTY OFFICER DESIGNATION: QUALIFIED IN SUBMARINES. REF J IS NAVADMIN 014/18, UPDATED OFF-RAMP GUIDANCE FOR ACTIVE AND RESERVE COMPONENT INFORMATION WARFARE AND SUPPLY CORPS LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the convening of the June 2018 Active Duty Officer Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Board. The lateral transfer and redesignation process is a key tool by which the Navy manages the talents of its officers. It provides flexibility in officer community manning and improves the return on investment in officer training and education for the Navy by leveraging the specialized skillsets of officers throughout their careers. As part of the process, applications from qualified unrestricted line, restricted line (RL), staff corps, and limited duty officers (LDO) are now being accepted for the Active Duty Officer Lateral Transfer/Redesignation Board which convenes 4 June 2018. Full-time Support and Selected Reserve officers are not eligible to apply for this board. 2. In addition to the year group (YG) limitations imposed in paragraph 6, applicants must also meet eligibility requirements detailed in references (a) through (c), and are required to review and comply with any additional community requirements found in the June 2018 Letter of Instruction located at: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/administrative/ TransferRedesignation/Pages/Status.aspx. a. Officers who do not meet eligibility requirements in line with references (a) through (c) such as time-in-grade, years-of-commissioned service (YCS), or time-in-service must submit a waiver request in addition to or in conjunction with their lateral transfer/redesignation application as specified by specific communities. b. A waiver request must include the commanding officer (CO) endorsement and a waiver request letter of the officer. The CO may endorse the waiver in the same letter as the lateral transfer package endorsement. c. Active Component LDOs in the Supply Corps (651X) and Information Warfare Community (68XX) are designated for off-ramp as listed in reference (j). Those who are eligible and desire to redesignate within their parent communities should submit their requests in line with reference (j) vice this board. 3. Submit applications and waiver requests (as required), using the format in reference (b) via email to cscselboard(at)navy.mil. Email subject line should reflect *Board Package: Board No. 240*. If no means of electronic correspondence are available, application packages can be sent hard copy to: Commander Navy Personnel Command, Customer Service Center June 2018 Active Duty Lateral Transfer/Redesignation (Board #240) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington TN 38055-0000 -OR- For Express Mail ONLY (to include FEDEX, UPS, and DHL)to: Commander Navy Personnel Command, Customer Service Center June 2018 Active Duty Lateral Transfer/Redesignation (Board #240) 5640 Ticonderoga Loop Bldg 768 Rm E302 Millington, TN 38055-6300 4. Application (including signed command endorsement), waiver requests, and any other eligibility documentation required by the requested community must be received no later than 9 April 2018. All non-eligibility supplemental information such as transcripts, letters of recommendation, or current fitness reports must be received no later than 25 May 2018. 5. To confirm application receipt, contact Commander, Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center at (866) 827-5672/DSN 882, or log on to https://npccontactcenter.ahf.nmci.navy.mil/OA_HTML/npc.html. 6. The following information provides officers with an indication of existing lateral transfer/redesignation opportunities. a. Designators indicated are authorizing a limited number of active-duty officers to transfer from their current community. Each YG is subject to change prior to the board convening: Community/Designator Available YG Notes Surface Warfare (111X) 15 and senior a, b, c, d Submarine (112X) 12 and senior b, e Pilot (131X) 09 and senior f Naval Flight Officer (132X) 11 and senior f Engineering Duty Officer (14X0) 09, 05 g Intelligence (183X) 13-07 N/A Supply (310X) 13 and senior N/A Civil Engineer Corps (510X) 14-04 h Limited Duty (6XXX) i b. Requests for transfer from communities not listed in paragraph 6a (including all LDO designators) are extremely limited and handled on a case- by-case basis. c. The following designators have requirements for a limited number of active-duty officers to transfer into their community. Each YG is subject to change prior to the board convening: Community/Designator Available YG Notes (para. 7) Surface Warfare (116X) 16 and junior j Special Warfare (118X) none k Explosive Ordnance Disposal (119X) 15 and junior l Human Resources (120X) 16-06 m, n, o Naval Flight Officer (137X) 14 and junior N/A Pilot (139X) 14 and junior N/A Engineering Duty Officer (14X0) 15-12, 08 c, g Aerospace Engineering (151X) 11-04 p Aerospace Maintenance (152X) 15, 11-04 q Public Affairs (165X) 12 and junior N/A Foreign Area Officer (17XX) 13-04, 01-98 r Oceanography (180x) 16-15, 12-11 c, s Cryptologic Warfare (181X) 15-05 c, t Information Professional (182X) 05 and junior c, t Intelligence (183X) 16-14, 12, 08-04 c, t Medical Service Corps (230X) 09 and junior N/A Judge Advocate Corps (2500) 15 and junior u Supply Corps Officer (310X) 12-10 v Civil Engineer Corps (510X) 16 and junior w 7. Notes: a. Must have Surface Warfare Officer (SWO) qualification completed to apply for transfer. Officers under SWO Continuation Pay Revised Junior Critical Skills Retention Bonus, SWO Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Retention Bonus or Department Head (DH) Retention Bonus contract are not eligible for transfer until completion of bonus obligation. SWOs serving under an agreement for any of the SWO bonuses are eligible to apply to the board if the board convening date is within one year of satisfaction of the full bonus obligation. Quotas out may be limited due to manning levels for any given YG, community billet requirements, the status of DH contract goals for YGs with less than six YCS, and the assignment status of the individual officer. Officers within their detailing window must communicate with their detailer prior to submitting a lateral transfer application. Executing orders, slating to a billet, or serving in a hard fill billet or one with significant training required could disqualify an officer for consideration and release from the community until arrival to the next duty station or upon completion of a minimum activity tour. Requests for lateral transfer out of the SWO community from LCDR and above will be considered on a case-by-case basis due to shortages in these grades. b. Waivers to the requirements of paragraph 4h of reference (b) for nuclear-trained Surface and Submarine Warfare Officers may be considered on a case-by-case basis. c. Officers commissioned under a still-valid SWO-option agreement (Engineering Duty (ED), Intelligence, Information Professional, Cryptologic Warfare, Oceanography (OCEANO)) must contact their respective RL option community manager regarding desire to be released from the SWO-option agreement and seek lateral transfer to a different community. d. Nuclear-trained SWOs YG-12 and senior are available for lateral transfer consideration. YG-13 is open to officers applying to EDO(N) only. e. Officers screened *not cleared* for their next career milestone are eligible. f. The YG range provided displays possible opportunities. Contact your specific community placement officer with questions regarding quota availability for each Type/Model/Series/YG. General aviation officers (1300) are eligible to apply for lateral transfer regardless of Active-Duty Service Obligation (ADSO) from winging. Aviation officers (131X and 132X) are eligible to apply for lateral transfer if the officer has fulfilled ADSO, or will be within 12 months of completing ADSO at the time the board convenes. Aviation officers with obligated service as a result of Aviation Bonus (AvB) are eligible to apply if the officer will be within 12 months of completing AvB obligation at the time the board convenes. Additionally, aviation officers with obligated service as a result of AvB are eligible to apply if the officer will be within 12 months of DH tour projected rotation date (PRD) at the time the board convenes, regardless of contrary AvB contract language. Redesignation immediately following DH tour may result in cancellation of Aviation Incentive Pay (AvIP) and AvB, which will be adjudicated by Aviation Officer Assignment (PERS-43). Graduates from U.S. Naval Test Pilot School class 150 and 151 may apply for Aerospace Engineering Duty Officer (AEDO) only, regardless of ADSO (contact AEDO Officer Community Manager (OCM) for details). If selected, Aviation Officers should expect to redesignate immediately. Exceptions may be made for the completion of ADSO, fulfillment/expiration/cancellation of AvB contract, or PRD, as determined by Aviation OCM (BUPERS-313). Officers selected to AEDO should expect to redesignate immediately. Aviation Officers in operational flying billets (billet designator XXX1 or XXX2) will not redesignate until vacating the billet. BUPERS-313 authorizes redesignation timing. By accepting a lateral transfer out of Aviation (13XX) an officer consents to voluntary termination of flight status (except for AEDO selects) effective the date of redesignation with the lateral transfer application and CO endorsement fulfilling the requirements set forth in reference (h). g. ED Community. (1) Applicants desiring out quota from ED: (a) ED out-quotas are extremely limited. Redesignation requests must be reviewed on a case-by-case basis with careful consideration given to impact on overall community health. (b) Applicants must have fulfilled at least 24 months of their postgraduate education payback tour in order to apply. (2) Applicants desiring redesignation to ED: (a) Officers without a warfare qualification are expected to submit an application for the ED Dolphin Program in line with reference (i). (b) Applicants from YGs 15-12 (paragraph 6c) are desired. YG 11- 09 inventory requirements are met and not open for redesignation on this board. Applicants from YG 08 are desired if applicants are currently enrolled in or have completed an approved Masters Degree. See MILPERSMAN 1212-040 for a list of approved degrees and corresponding subspecialty codes. h. Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) Officers under a CEC Critical Skills Retention Bonus (CSRB) contract are eligible to apply to the board if the board application due date is within one year of satisfaction of the full bonus obligation. Officers with more than one year of obligation remaining on their CEC CSRB contract may submit a waiver to be released prior to fulfillment of their bonus obligation. Waivers shall be submitted to the CEC OCM for review on a case-by-case basis and can be submitted with the application. If approved, the notice of approval for early release from the CSRB contract shall be included with the lateral transfer application. Release from the CSRB contract will be considered a voluntary release subject to repayment of any unearned amount. i. LDO redesignation requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis, considering impact to overall community health. Nuclear LDO submissions will not be considered. All other designators must have completed four YCS and accepted permanent LDO appointment to LT prior to lateral transfer/redesignation. LDO out quotas are extremely limited but special consideration will be given to officers projected to be statutorily separated for years of service prior to attaining the rank of commander. j. Officers YG 15 and senior seeking lateral transfer into the Surface Warfare Community are strongly encouraged to contact the SWO OCM prior to applying in order to discuss critical SWO career milestone requirements. k. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) will no longer consider or select lateral transfers via this board. All applicants will be considered by a separate NSW selection process and must submit their application via current OCM to the Sea Air Land (SEAL) OCM. More information, including required application contents and submission due dates, can be found on the SEAL OCM website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/officer/communitymanagers/active/Unrestricted/nsw/Pages/SEALOfficerSelect ion.aspx. l. Eligible officers in YG-15 and junior will be considered for lateral transfer and redesignation as an EOD Warfare Officer trainee (1190). Those interested are encouraged to review references (d) through (f) and contact the EOD OCM for package requirements and eligibility. m. Officers in all eligible YGs with Operations Analysis (OA) subspecialty (321X) and/or those with an academic profile code (APC) of 325 or better are encouraged to apply to Human Resources (HR). n. YG-15 has highest anticipated inventory requirement. Inventory requirements for YGs 08 and 09 are met. However, the HR community is targeting increased inventory for OA subspecialists. YGs 08 and 09 applicants with 321X subspecialty from completed graduate education and/or experience tours are planned for referral to board. This is the last planned opportunity for YG 06 applicants for lateral transfer. o. HR applicants without a masters degree resulting in 3XXX subspecialty, shall request to have their APC calculated by Naval Postgraduate School prior to board convening date (apply online at https://my.nps.edu/web/admissions/apply). Applicants without an APC by the application suspense shall include a copy of their undergraduate transcript with their application. p. Officers who are one time fail to select (FOS) for LCDR will not be considered for lateral transfer to 1510. Aviation officers (13XX) are eligible and may apply for 1510 (only) regardless of ADSO if they are a graduate of U.S. Naval Test Pilot School class 150 or class 151. q. Officers are strongly encouraged to contact the aerospace maintenance duty OCM to discuss milestones and qualifications commensurate with YG. r. All Foreign Area Officers (FAO) must be eligible for top secret/sensitive compartmented information security clearance (TS/SCI), submit a Personnel Security Questionnaire (SF-86) in line with reference (g), or include a letter from a special security officer (SSO) indicating successful completion of an SCI pre-screening interview (SSO letter is preferred). (1) Defense Language Proficiency Test and Oral Proficiency Interview level 2 or higher is a qualifying score but is not required for applicants in YG 08 and junior. A minimum Defense Language Aptitude Battery (DLAB) score of 95 is required, and a score greater than 110 is highly desirable. DLAB scores never expire and there is no need to retake the exam if a desired score is attained. (2) Officers without a regionally-focused masters degree should have an APC of 265 or better, or an undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of at least 2.60. If they do not meet this requirement a waiver can be requested by submitting an enclosure in the application. (3) The following paragraphs provide rank and YG specific information for officers considering lateral transfer/redesignation to FAO: (a) Lieutenant and LCDR selects (sel) - Applicants in YG 13-08 are desired. Waiver requests for less than eight YCS are required and will be granted down to five YCS from the date the board convenes. (b) LCDR - Applicants in YG 07-04 are desired. Applicants with more than elevan YCS (YG-07 and senior) should already possess a regionally- focused masters degree, DLPT scores of 2/2 or higher in a foreign language and overseas experience. The community is especially interested in applicants who have substantial overseas experience, and/or language capabilities. Applicants in YG 05 should be within 12 months of PRD but shall be within 18 months of PRD. Interested officers are highly encouraged to contact the FAO OCM to discuss milestones, qualifications and career implications before applying. (c) CDR - Applicants in YG 01-98 are encouraged to apply. Applicants should possess eligibility requirements to be considered a fully qualified FAO. Additionally, they should have obtained in region experience of not less than one year. Central Command or Pacific Command experience is preferred. Interested officers are highly encouraged to contact the FAO OCM to discuss milestone, qualifications, and career implications before applying. s. OCEANO applicants shall request to have APC calculated by Naval Postgraduate School prior to board convening date. Apply online at http://www.nps.edu/Students/Prospective/index.html. All applicants must be worldwide assignable and fit for full sea duty. All YG 13 and senior 6800 redesignation applicants will be considered with calculated APC and progress on individual development plan if required. Officers who have once FOS to the next grade in their parent community will not be considered for lateral transfer to OCEANO. All applicants must be eligible for TS/SCI, submit a SF- 86 in line with reference (g), or include a letter from a SSO indicating successful completion of an SCI pre-screening interview. t. Officers applying for CW, IP, or INTEL Communities. LCDR applicants for 1810/1820/1830 with more than two years TIG should contact the CW, IP or Intelligence OCM to discuss milestone and performance requirements. IP, CW, and INTEL applicants must be eligible for TS/SCI, submit a SF-86 in line with reference (g), or include a letter from a SSO indicating successful completion of an SCI pre-screening interview. CW applicants that do not hold or are not currently eligible for TS/SCI must complete an SCI eligibility pre-screening interview with the Fleet Cyber Command Security Directorate field office at (850) 452-6868 and submit the results as part of their application. All officers must be worldwide assignable and fit for full sea duty. Officers who have once FOS to the next grade in their parent community will not be considered for lateral transfer. Applicants to INTEL (183X) in YG 08 must be LCDR or LCDR(sel). All applicants (except 681x) to CW (181X) in YGs 09-10 must be LCDR or LCDR(sel). All officers in YG 09-15 with designator 6810, 6820, or 6830 who desire redesignation should submit their requests in line with reference (j). u. The Judge Advocate Corps applicants must have a Juris Doctorate (JD) from and American Bar Association-approved (ABA-approved) law school and be a member in good standing of the bar of a federal court or of the highest court of any state, territory, commonwealth, or the District of Columbia. v. The Supply Corps is only accepting applicants from the LDO Supply Community (651X) in YG 12-10. Interested applicants should submit their requests in line with reference (j). w. CEC applicants must have an accreditation board for engineering and technology accredited engineering degree or a National Architectural Accrediting Board accredited architecture degree. 8. Officers are required to list their lateral transfer/redesignation choice(s) by priority in their application. Additionally, officers are required to indicate their desire to be considered/not considered for lateral transfer/redesignation by communities not listed in the application with the following statement: *If not selected by one of my listed choices, I desire/do not desire my application to be reviewed by other communities during the lateral transfer/redesignation board.* If selected by a community not listed in their application, these applicants will be notified via official correspondence after the selection results are released with the option to accept or decline. 9. Interested officers are strongly recommended to contact their respective OCMs listed below: AEDO (301) 757-8480/DSN 757 AMDO (301) 757-8481/DSN 757 AVIATION (901) 874-3353/DSN 882 CEC (901) 874-4034/DSN 882 EDO (901) 874-3473/DSN 882 EOD (901) 874-4991/DSN 882 FAO (901) 874-3694/DSN 882 HR (901) 874-4049/DSN 882 INTEL (901) 874-3426/DSN 882 IP (901) 874-2846/DSN 882 CW (901) 874-3123/DSN 882 LDO (901) 874-3044/DSN 882 MSC (901) 874-2370/DSN 882 OCEANO (901) 874-2461/DSN 882 PAO (901) 874-3098/DSN 882 SPECWAR (703) 604-5005/DSN 664 SUB (703) 604-5488/DSN 664 JAGC (901) 874-3521/DSN 882 SUPPLY (901) 874-3189/DSN 882 SWO (901) 874-3173/DSN 882 SWO(N) (703) 604-5490/DSN 664 10. Points of contact: a. For community-specific application questions, contact the appropriate OCM as listed in paragraph 9. b. For application format or submission questions, contact LT Beau Blanchard at (901) 874-3170/DSN 882, or e-mail at NPC_Active_Transfer- Redes_SELBD.fct(at)navy.mil. 11. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//