UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 311911Z MAR 22 MID200001624499U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 084/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/TRANSITION OF ENLISTED SERVICE MEMBERS FROM ACTIVE COMPONENT TO THE SELECTED RESERVE// REF/A/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/18APR20// REF/B/DOD/COMNAVPERSCOM/17DEC19// NARR/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1306-1501, ENLISTED ACTIVE COMPONENT TO RESERVE COMPONENT (AC2SELRES/AC2FTS) TRANSITION PROCEDURES. REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1160-140, CAREER WAYPOINTS-REENLISTMENT. RMKS/1. The purpose of this NAVADMIN is to ensure that Navy leaders, Active Component (AC) command career counselors (CCC) and Sailors are aware of the exciting opportunities for enlisted personnel who are approaching the expiration of their AC service obligation and who wish to take advantage of the continued benefits of naval service in the Reserve Component (RC) Selected Reserve (SELRES). Additional guidance on the Active Component to Selected Reserve (AC2SELRES) transition procedures can be found in reference (a). The SELRES provides Sailors an opportunity to continue naval service in a part-time status, while maintaining access to service benefits, including Tricare Reserve Select Medical and Tricare Dental Programs available for qualified SELRES and their eligible family members. Current policy also allows up to 2 years of deferment from mobilization and up to 180 days of premium-free Tricare Transitional Assistance Management Program (TAMP) medical coverage, from the date of separation from Active Duty. To qualify for TAMP, Sailors must become a SELRES the day immediately following release from Active Duty service. Additionally, AC2SELRES Sailors may qualify for an affiliation bonus, Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability opportunities and/or the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve. Navy CCCs are essential members of the command retention team and are tasked with counseling Sailors about opportunities and benefits of joining the SELRES, and helping to facilitate the AC2SELRES application process. Counseling can occur at the individual level, during retention team training or while conducting a career development board. 2. Eligibility. Sailors and CCCs should review eligibility criteria outlined in reference (a). In fiscal year (FY) 2022 and FY-23, the Navy Reserve has ample AC2SELRES affiliation opportunities for all eligible Sailors. 3. AC2SELRES Quota Request Procedures and Best Practices. Sailors who wish to affiliate in the SELRES may submit an application through career waypoints-reenlistment (C-WAY-REEN) module prior to their end of active obligated service (EAOS) or soft end of active obligated service (SEAOS) expiration, if applicable and no later than 90 days from EAOS or SEAOS expiration. Reference (b) provides additional information and guidance regarding C-WAY. a. Sailors are encouraged to submit their C-WAY-REEN applications 3-10 months prior to their EOAS or SEAOS. Sailors with less than 90 days prior to their EAOS or SEAOS who desire direct transition to the RC as a SELRES are required to have their CCC contact the MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) to request a SELRES quota via electronic personnel action request (NAVPERS 1306/7). b. Sailors with more than 14 years of service and E-7 or above requesting AC2SELRES transition should route a command-endorsed NAVPERS 1306/7 to the Reserve Enlisted Community Managers (BUPERS- 352) for consideration via MNCC. CCCs should note the Sailors desired drilling location. Sailors who do not receive a RC quota prior to separating from AC must contact a Navy Reserve prior service recruiter, if they desire to affiliate with the RC as a SELRES Sailor and will not be eligible for TAMP. c. Sailors should complete their application for AC2SELRES affiliation prior to commencing terminal leave, particularly for ease of access to their CCC and medical and dental as required to complete the SELRES affiliation check list (NAVPERS 1306/97). Prior to commencing terminal leave, Sailors must ensure that their contact information is correct in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System. d. Sailors are encouraged to apply for in-rate opportunities first, with indication of a willingness to convert to a new rate. Qualified Sailors willing to convert to a new rate are encouraged to review community health considerations with their CCC at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted/Selected-Reserves/SELRES-Overviews/. If Sailors are willing to convert to a new rate, their preferred rate (with specificity of no more than three rating conversion choices) should be included in their application. Sailors may be selected for rate conversion, but must be properly counseled for conversion program requirements - to include required block learning, school completion deadlines, Navy wide advancement exam requirements, drilling obligations and/or eligibility/obligations for financial incentives. e. Once approved for SELRES affiliation, the Career Transition Office (CTO) (PERS-97) will contact transitioning Sailors directly to facilitate seamless AC2SELRES transition. CTO is responsible for preparing and providing all affiliation documents for Sailors, via their CCC, to review, sign and return to their CTO transition assistant prior to the Sailors EAOS or terminal leave start date. CTO will counsel Sailors on transition benefits, service obligations and eligibility for incentives. Once processed for affiliation, CTO will facilitate the introduction of transitioning Sailors to their assigned Navy Reserve Center (NRC). Sailors will coordinate with their assigned NRC for scheduling their first drill weekend, completion of onboarding requirements and attending command indoctrination once orders are received. Additional information can be found at the CTO website at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career- Management/Transition/. 4. Request Screening and Approval Process. BUPERS-352 screens and adjudicates all C-WAY-REEN applications for eligibility to serve in the SELRES. a. Sailors transitioning from AC2SELRES will generally not be approved in C-WAY-REEN or processed for affiliation if they are not qualified. Sailors who fall into this category are those who: (1) Do not meet eligibility requirements for reenlistment. (2) Do not meet minimum armed services vocational aptitude battery requirements (may be waived on a case-by-case basis for rate conversions). (3) Are not medically cleared for separation from AC. (4) Do not meet additional screening requirements for rating-specific applications. For example, engineering aides must possess transcripts documenting trigonometry completion. Also, Sailors who are trying to convert to Information Warfare Command ratings and do not hold top secret or sensitive compartmentalized information security clearances, must complete the special security officer Navy personnel screening interview with their security managers. b. In the event of quota request disapproval, CCCs should read the C-WAY notes section for their applicants. A denial does not necessarily mean a Sailor will not have the opportunity to affiliate. It simply means there may be additional actions required for more detailed screening requirements. c. If a Sailor subsequently becomes ineligible to affiliate in the Navy Reserve in line with references (a) and (b) after an approved NAVPERS 1306/97 has been sent to the CTO, the CCC must rescind the Sailors approved SELRES quota via the C-WAY-REEN module and contact the CTO accordingly. 5. Navy leaders and CCCs should encourage all eligible Sailors to stay Navy. For those Sailors who choose to leave Active Duty at EAOS, please ensure they have the necessary information about the AC2SELRES Program in order to make an informed decision about continuing their naval career in the SELRES. The SELRES offers exciting opportunities and exceptional benefits that will ease their transition from Active Duty and can supplement civilian employment benefits for them and their family. 6. Points of contact a. MyNavy Career Center at 1-833-330-MNCC or via e-mail askmncc(at)navy.mil. b. BUPERS-352 SELRES Enlisted Community Management at 901-874-4508/DSN 882-4508 or via e-mail BUPERS-352(at)navy.mil. c. PERS-97 Career Transition Office via e-mail at cto.enlisted(at)navy.mil. 7. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//