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SUBJ/FY13 RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/OPNAV/140017ZFEB2008//
REF/B/MSGID: DOC/OPNAV/22FEB2012//
REF/C/MSGID: DOC/NAVPERS/20APR2009//
REF/D/MSGID: DOC/OPNAV/301546ZNOV2007//
REF/E/MSGID: DOC/OPNAV/272024ZOCT2010//
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 043/08 BRILLIANT ON THE BASICS TAKING CARE OF
SAILORS.
REF B IS OPNAVINST 1040.11D NAVY ENLISTED RETENTION AND CAREER
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
REF C IS NAVPERS 15878K CAREER COUNSELOR HANDBOOK.
REF D IS NAVADMIN 318/07 IMPLEMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL
APPRENTICESHIP CAREER TRACKS PROGRAM.
REF E IS NAVADMIN 352/10 PERFORM TO SERVE FLEET RATING
IDENTIFICATION ENGINE INTEGRATION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.//
POC/BURROUGHS/NCCM/UNIT: USFF N1Z3/-/TEL: 757-836-7780//
POC/EMRICSON/NCCM/UNIT: CPF N14/-/TEL: 808-474-5848//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS IS A COMMANDER, U.S. PACIFIC FLEET (CPF)
AND COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET FORCES COMMAND (USFF) JOINT MESSAGE TO
DEFINE ELEMENTS OF THE ANNUAL RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2013 (FY13).
2. BACKGROUND. THE ANNUAL RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD RECOGNIZES
SUPERIOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN EXECUTING PROGRAMS AND POLICIES THAT BEST
ENABLE OUR SAILORS TO SUCCEED IN THEIR NAVY CAREERS. THE ELEMENTS
IDENTIFIED FOR THE FY13 AWARD WILL CONTINUE TO BE USED IN SUBSEQUENT
YEARS, UNLESS CHANGED VIA JOINT CPF/USFF MESSAGE.
3. ANNUAL AWARD. THE FY13 RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD DIRECTLY
SUPPORTS CONCEPTS OUTLINED IN REF A.
A. ELIGIBILITY. THE ELEMENTS FOR COMMAND ELIGIBILITY ARE THE
ANNUAL CAREER INFORMATION PROGRAM REVIEW (CIPR), EXECUTION OF THE
PROFESSIONAL APPRENTICESHIP CAREER TRACK (PACT) AND PERFORM TO SERVE
(PTS) PROGRAMS, ENLISTED NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LDP)
COMPLIANCE, AND NAVY WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION (NWAE)
INVALIDATION. TO BE ELIGIBLE, A COMMAND MUST:
(1) ACHIEVE 85 POINTS OR BETTER ON THE ANNUAL CIPR
(COORDINATE WITH IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC) TO SCHEDULE
AND CONDUCT).
(2) ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT PTS ON-TIME SUBMISSION FOR EACH
REVIEW A SAILOR IS ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE.
(3) ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT QUALIFICATION OF PACT SAILORS IN THE
FLEET RATING IDENTIFICATION ENGINE (FLEET RIDE).
(4) ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT LDP COMPLETION FOR REQUIRED
PERSONNEL.
(5) MAINTAIN ZERO NWAE INVALIDATIONS FOR RESULTS RELEASED
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR.
B. SUBMISSION. TYCOMS AND DIRECT REPORTERS WILL MAKE
DETERMINATIONS AND SUBMIT ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES TO RESPECTIVE ECHELON
II
COMMANDS NO LATER THAN 30 NOVEMBER 2013.
(1) WAIVERS. REQUESTS FOR WAIVER OF ANY ELEMENT OF THE
AWARD MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA THE RESPECTIVE ISIC/TYCOM
WITH SPECIFIC JUSTIFICATION. WAIVER REQUEST MUST BE ON COMMAND
LETTERHEAD AND SIGNED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER OR DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE. REQUESTS NOT POSITIVELY ENDORSED AT ANY LEVEL WILL
NOT BE CONSIDERED AT THE FLEET LEVEL.
(2) TRANSACTIONS FOR SAILORS TRANSFERRED FOR SEPARATION,
MEDICAL HOLD, OR LEGAL HOLD WILL REFLECT ON THE COMMAND LAST
ATTACHED TO IN AN ACCOUNTING CATEGORY CODE 100 STATUS.
C. RECOGNITION. AWARDEES MAY FLY THE RETENTION EXCELLENCE
PENNANT AND PAINT THEIR ANCHORS GOLD FOLLOWING THE ANNOUNCEMENT
MESSAGE UNTIL RELEASE OF THE NEXT FY AWARD MESSAGE.
RESPECTIVE ECHELON II COMMANDS WILL PROVIDE COMMENDATORY
CERTIFICATES VIA ECHELON III COMMANDS.
D. UPDATES. PTS EXECUTION IS UNDER CONSIDERATION
FOR INTEGRATION INTO FUTURE AWARDS, INCLUDING A QUOTA UTILIZATION
RATE AND AN UNUTILIZED QUOTA RETURN RATE. ALTHOUGH NO LONGER AN
ELEMENT OF THE AWARD, ZONE "A" ATTRITION WILL BE MONITORED AT THE
FLEET AND TYCOM LEVELS TO ENSURE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN THE EVENT OF
A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE.
4. AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT. ECHELON II COMMANDS WILL ANNOUNCE FY13
RETENTION EXCELLENCE AWARD RECIPIENTS FOLLOWING CONSOLIDATION OF
ECHELON III SUBMISSIONS.
5. OUR COMMITMENT TO ACHIEVE FLEET READINESS THROUGH THE EXECUTION
OF PERSONNEL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES REMAINS FIRM. STANDARDS AND
CONDUCT, ENGAGED AND COMMITTED LEADERSHIP, CLEAR POLICIES, AND
SUPPORT OF NAVY QUALITY OF LIFE PROGRAMS HAVE A DIRECT POSITIVE
IMPACT ON SAILOR BEHAVIOR AND RETENTION. EFFECTIVE CAREER
DEVELOPMENT AND PERSONNEL PROGRAMS ENSURE THE NAVY RETAINS ITS
VERY BEST SAILORS AND POSITIONS THE NAVY TO PROVIDE RELEVANT AND
RESPONSIVE FORCES READY FOR TASKING.
6. RELEASED BY VADM MICHELLE J. HOWARD, DEPUTY COMMANDER, U.S. FLEET
FORCES COMMAND.//
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