UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 161456Z OCT 20 MID510001824713U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 278/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/FLEET CONVERT-IN AND PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICE CAREER TRACK SAILOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR NAVY DIVERS AND EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL PROGRAMS// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/02AUG18// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/14NOV13// REF/C/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/24APR18// REF/D/DOC/ NAVPERS 18068F/JUL20// NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1220-100, NAVY DIVER (ND) RATING. REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1220-200, EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (EOD) RATING. REF C IS MILPERSMAN 1440-010, CONVERSION AUTHORIZATION. REFERENCE D IS THE NAVY ENLISTED OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS, VOLUME I.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the opportunity for conversion to the Navy diver (ND) and explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) ratings. The ND and EOD ratings are accepting rating conversion applications from all rates and professional apprentice career track (PACT) Sailors, as outlined in references (a) through (c). Specific community needs for the ND and EOD ratings include Sailors within year groups 2019 and 2020. 2. NDs perform a variety of underwater salvage, recovery, repair and maintenance on ships and submarines to include: search for and recover downed aircraft, conduct harbor clearance operations, saturation diving and diving and hyperbaric research, provide assistance to military, federal, state and local civilian law enforcement agencies in diving operations and procedures, conduct submarine rescue operations, conduct demolition operations and small arms proficiency around the globe. 3. EOD technicians locate, identify, render safe and explosively dispose of foreign and domestic ordnance including conventional, chemical, biological, nuclear, underwater and terrorist-type devices enabling access during military operations in support of Carrier and Expeditionary Strike Groups, Mine Countermeasures and Naval Special Warfare and Army Special Forces. EOD technicians perform location and identification of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and improvised WMD, provide training and assistance for military, federal, state and local civilian law enforcement agencies in Anti- Terrorism/Force Protection procedures, support and conduct ordnance- related intelligence collection and counter-terrorism operations, operate, maintain and repair specialized EOD and combat equipment, and maintain required forms, records, correspondence and files. As outlined in reference (d), duties include performing and supervising open and closed circuit diving, explosive demolition, parachuting, small arms proficiency and tactical delivery and extraction by unconventional insertion methods. 4. The Navy is seeking hard-charging, motivated applicants from all rates and communities to join the ND and EOD ranks. If you are interested in becoming part of either community, contact the Bureau of Personnel, Military Enlisted Community Management (BUPERS-32). Enlisted community manager technical advisors (ECM Tech Ads) for ND and EOD (BUPERS-329E and 329D) are accepting rating conversion applications for the ranks of E-1 through E-5. Applications are processed as they are received and can be sent via encrypted e-mail to mill_nd_eod_sb_so_packages@navy.mil. 5. For questions about the application process or requirements, contact BUPERS-329E (ND ECM technical advisor (Tech Ad)) at 901-874- 3116, or BUPERS- 329D (EOD ECM Tech Ad) at 901-874-2827 or visit https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/enlisted/community/SpecOps/Pages/default.aspx. 6. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 7. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//