CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 301944Z OCT 23 MID120000583805U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 257/23 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/ADJUSTMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN, SUBMARINES RATING (CORRECTED COPY)// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN directs realignment of the Information Systems Technician, Submarines (ITS) rating into three separate service ratings. Sailors in the three separate ratings will possess the foundational skills that enable them to maintain shipboard local area networks, while pursuing mastery in either a Network (ITN), Electronic Warfare (ITE), or Communications (ITR) specialization career path. The adjusted service ratings will apply to Active Duty and Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors and billets. ITE will not be available as a SELRES rating. In the future, billets for both shore and sea will be based on the specialization Rating Control Numbers (RCN) and aligned to enhance the career paths of our Sailors. 2. These revised ratings will be available to all ITS Sailors. 3. Navy Manpower Analysis Center (NAVMAC) is authorized to make appropriate changes in the Total Force Manpower Management System (TFMMS) to convert billets as identified and provided by Submarine Forces (SUBFOR). 4. For E1-E9 Active Duty personnel, commands will coordinate with their Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC), SUBFOR Type Commanders (TYCOM), and Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS-322) to select which career path best suits the needs of the Navy, the command, and the Sailors. Sailors who have received approval for retirement prior to the rating conversion date of paragraph 7 below are exempt from this rating realignment. SELRES personnel realignment will be coordinated by BUPERS-352. Commands should ensure that each Sailor selects an appropriate career path based on their current Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) codes and qualifications. Amplifying information on the process for selecting career paths will be provided via a separate execute order. 5. While the shipboard network knowledge base will be shared, these career paths will be distinct; each managed by separate training pipelines and NEC codes. All submarine IT Sailors will become knowledgeable in network fundamentals, but will be specialists in communications, Network security, or electronic warfare. Each rating will have its own Navy-wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) and advancement quotas. Rating exams and quotas will be managed by separate enlisted management codes. NWAEs will have a base of network operations with questions pertinent to the specialized rating. Current advancement policies will continue unaltered. 6. The following are dates for submission of career path selection lists for ITN, ITE or ITR: a. Career path selections due to ISIC No Later Than (NLT) 15 December 2023. b. Career path selections due to TYCOM NLT 1 January 2024. c. TYCOM approved rating assignments message released NLT 1 February 2024. 7. All IT conversions requested after 28 February 2023 will be via the processes outlined in MILPERSMAN 1440-010. 8. The following is the NWAE administration schedule: a. E-5 and E-6 Active Duty: (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) exams - March 2024 (Cycle 263). (2) First ITN, ITE and ITR exams - September 2024 (Cycle 264). b. E-5 and E-6 (SELRES): (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) exams - August 2024 (Cycle 115). (2) First ITN and ITR exams - February 2025 (Cycle 116). c. E-7 (AD): (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) exams - January 2024 (Cycle 262) (2) First ITN, ITE and ITR exams - January 2025 (Cycle 266). d. E-7 (SELRES) (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) exams - February 2024 (Cycle 114). (2) First ITN and ITR exams - February 2025 (Cycle 116). 9. The following is the E-7, E-8 and E-9 selection board schedule: a. E-8 and E-9 Active Duty: (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) boards - March 2024 Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. (2) First ITN, ITE and ITR boards - March 2025 (FY-26 boards). b. E-8 and E-9 (SELRES): (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (COMMS) boards - March 2024 (FY-25 boards). (2) First ITN, and ITR boards - March 2025 (FY-26 boards). c. E-7 (AD): (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) boards - July 2024 (FY-25 boards). (2) First ITN, ITE and ITR boards - July 2025 (FY-26 boards). d. E-7 (SELRES): (1) Last ITS (EW) and ITS (Comms) boards - May 2024 (FY-25 boards). (2) First ITN and ITR boards - May 2025 (FY-26 boards). 10. This NAVADMIN does not modify any previous guidance concerning early separations, fleet reserve, conversion packages, or Career Waypoints (C-WAY) quotas. C-WAY quota requests dated prior to 1 October 2023 shall be submitted in accordance with current guidance for ITS ratings. Selective reenlistment bonus payments for applicable ITS (COMMS)/ITS (EW) Sailors will continue to be paid after the conversion dates outlined in paragraph 7 above. 11. Points of contact during the split are as follows: a. Enlisted Community Managers: (1) CDR Richard Ali, Submarine Non-Nuclear Enlisted Community Manager (BUPERS-322), (901) 874-2082/DSN: 874-2082, richard.a.ali2.mil@us.navy.mil. (2) LT Nicholas Bolander, Assistant Submarine Non-Nuclear Enlisted Community Manager (BUPERS-322), (901) 874-2081/DSN: 874-2081, nicholas.v.bolander.mil@us.navy.mil. b. Rating Technical Advisor: ITSCS Michael Collier, (901) 874-2819/ DSN: 874-2819, michael.h.collier2@navy.mil. c. SELRES Point of Contact: ISCM Nicholas Ferguson, (901) 874-4508/ DSN: 882-4508, nicholas.e.ferguson4.mil@us.navy.mil. d. Submarine IT Detailers: (1) ITE/ITN - ITSC Matthew Miller, (901) 874-3652, Matthew.c.miller140.mil@us.navy.mil. (2) ITR - ITS1 Joshua Pearson, (901) 874-3619, Joshua.l.pearson3@navy.mil. 12. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//