CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 161707Z FEB 23 MID600052784205U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 042/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT FAILURE RESET// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/22APR22// REF/B/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/01APR22// REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/18AUG22// REF/D/DOC/BUPERS/07FEB22// NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 6110.1K, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF B IS MILPERSMAN-1160-030, ENLISTMENTS AND REENLISTMENTS UNDER CONTINUOUS SERVICE CONDITIONS. REF C IS BUPERSINST 1610.10F CH-1, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEMS. REF D IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G CH-1, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces a one-time reset of all physical fitness assessment (PFA) failures. As such, all Active Component (AC) and Reserve Component (RC) officers and enlisted Sailors shall be counted as having zero past PFA failures prior to the date of this NAVADMIN when considering authority to reenlist, advance, promote, or execute other career continuation transitions such as extensions and duty station transfers. All other programs and processes that take PFA failures into account, such as officer commissioning programs, selection or screening boards, special duty screenings, etc. will continue to consider any past PFA failures in line with normal procedures. 2. Because the challenges of preparing for and executing the limited number of PFAs throughout the Coronavirus disease pandemic potentially placed some Sailors at a disadvantage, this reset is intended to level the playing field and ensure every Sailor with the drive to continue has an opportunity to meet fitness standards and serve in our Navy to the maximum extent desired. This policy does not supersede the need for an effective command-level culture of fitness. It remains incumbent upon individual Sailors to invest in their personal health and wellness in order to maintain warfighting readiness. 3. This reset empowers commanding officers (CO) to restore retention and advancement recommendations, as a modification to current policy requirements detailed in references (a) and (b) which mandate their removal after subsequent PFA failures. The decision to remain in the Navy beyond the normal end of active obligated service (EAOS) or expiration of obligated service (EOS) is voluntary. 4. Implementation guidance: a. Officer personnel: (1) Career Progression Department (PERS-8) will cease processing any officers for administrative separation (ADSEP) based solely on successive failures of the PFA. (2) Special cases or circumstances may be raised via the exception to policy process to the Officer Plans and Policy Branch (OPNAV N131). b. Enlisted personnel. This NAVADMIN serves as the authority to restore recommendations without the completion of a mock or official PFA. (1) To restore retention and advancement eligibility withdrawn through an adverse evaluation, the command must issue a non-adverse special evaluation as in line with reference (c), unless precluded by other policy. With retention and advancement recommendations restored, Sailors may negotiate for orders, or extend onboard and obligate service through their full tour of duty. They may also reenlist and compete for advancement via the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE), or advancement selection board, as applicable. (2) To restore advancement for a Sailor whose selection for advancement has been withheld due only to PFA failure, commands should follow the procedures of reference (d) to restore a withheld advancement recommendation. Contact Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) N321 for additional guidance on restoring advancement eligibility, using the point of contact in paragraph 6. (3) Cancelling an approved separation or fleet reserve request that was based on PFA failures: (a) Those with approved fleet reserve or retirement (including AC and Ready Reserve) must create and route a fleet reserve or retirement cancellation request via Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System retirements and separations citing this NAVADMIN. (b) Those with approved separation orders from Active Duty must submit a special request or authorization (NAVPERS 1336/3) to their CO, citing this NAVADMIN requesting to remain on Active Duty. (c) In both cases, it is imperative that the command pay and personnel administrators submit the requests to cancel separations or retirements to the Transaction Service Center (TSC) Norfolk, prior to the separation or retirement date. This will ensure the cancellation of the transaction to avoid separating a Sailor who wants to stay Navy. (d) Selected Reserve Sailors are encouraged to coordinate separation cancellations or modifications closely with their Navy reserve activity (NRA) and Navy reserve unit chains of command. NRAs are encouraged to contact Reserve Officer Administration (PERS-911) or Enlisted Reserves (PERS-913) via their reserve readiness and mobilization command for cancellation of separations that are within 30 days. (4) Continuing an approved separation or fleet reserve request that was based on PFA failures: (a) Sailors who are approved for separation or fleet reserve due to PFA policy for a date on or before 30 April 2023 may continue their current plans without change. (b) Sailors who are approved for separation or fleet reserve on or after 1 May 2023 may continue their current plans without change, however, separations will be deemed voluntary. 5. The Nuclear Propulsion Program (NNPP) Manager, (OPNAV N133), will remain the single point of contact for NNPP personnel PFA matters including instructor screenings and ADSEPs. 6. Point of contact is the MyNavy Career Center at askmncc(at)navy.mil or 1-833-330-MNCC (6622). For advancement eligibility questions contact NETPDC N321: (850) 473-6148/DSN 751, usn.pensacola.netpdc.mbx.netpdc-n321-discrepancies(at)us.navy.mil. 7. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//