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SUBJ: ENLISTED NAVAL AIRCREW (NAC) RATING CONSOLIDATION// UNCLASSIFIED//
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SUBJ/ENLISTED NAVAL AIRCREW (NAC) RATING CONSOLIDATION//

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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 092/05, HELICOPTER ENLISTED NAVAL AIRCREW RATING
CONSOLIDATION.  REF B IS BUPERSINST 1326.4D, ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTED
FLIGHT ORDERS, CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY (CEFIP), AND
HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY (HDIP) FOR AERIAL FLIGHT.  REF C IS
MILPERSMAN 1220-010, AIRCREW PROGRAM.  REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1220-020,
NAVAL AIRCREWMAN DESIGNATION.

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE ENLISTED
NAVAL AIRCREW (NAC) RATING WHICH BEGAN IN FY05 WITH THE HELICOPTER NAC
RATING ANNOUNCED IN REF A.  TO COMPLETE THE PHASED APPROACH OF THE NAC
RATING CONSOLIDATION, THE CNO HAS APPROVED THE CONSOLIDATION OF ALL
REMAINING SOURCE RATED NAVAL AIRCREWMEN INTO A SINGLE SOURCE RATING WITH
FIVE NEW SERVICE RATINGS (AWR, AWS, AWO, AWF, AWV) AND CHANGE OF THE
NAME OF THE AW RATING FROM AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR (AW) TO
NAVAL AIRCREWMEN (AW).  THIS MERGER WILL APPLY TO ACTIVE COMPONENT, FULL
TIME SUPPORT (FTS), SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) AND INDIVIDUAL READY
RESERVE (IRR) SOURCE RATED NAVAL AIRCREWMEN.  FURTHER, THIS NAVADMIN
ALSO CONSOLIDATES THE FTS ACOUSTIC AND NON-ACOUSTIC FIXED-WING AW'S
(AWO) AND IN-FLIGHT TECHNICIANS (AWV) INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT DETAILED
IN PARAS 10 THROUGH 18 BELOW.

2.  THIS CONSOLIDATION MARKS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN THE EVOLUTION OF NAVAL
AVIATION AND AIRCREW CULTURE.  ESTABLISHING A SINGLE AIRCREW GENERAL
RATING WILL ELIMINATE INEFFICIENCIES IN THE TRAINING PIPELINE, IMPROVE
ADVANCEMENT QUALITY, PROVIDE MORE CONTROL OF THE NAC ENLISTED FORCE AND
IMPROVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER MANAGEMENT.

3.  OFFICIAL CONVERSION TO AW WILL OCCUR ON 1 OCT 2008 FOR ALL ACTIVE
COMPONENT E1-E9, FTS E1-E9, AND SELRES AND IRR E6-E9. FOR SELRES AND IRR
E1-E5, CONVERSION WILL TAKE EFFECT ON 1 APR 2009.  REQUIRED INDIVIDUAL
PERSONNEL ACTION AND COMMAND ACTION IS DETAILED IN PARAS 7 AND 8 BELOW.

4.  THE AW RATING BADGE WILL BE UTILIZED FOR THE NEW COMBINED RATING.
ALL AW PERSONNEL E1-E9 MAY CONTINUE WEARING THEIR SOURCE RATING BADGE
UNTIL THEIR NEXT ADVANCEMENT OR TWO YEARS FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF
CONVERSION.  THE ENLISTED MASTER FILE WILL REFLECT ALL ACTIVE COMPONENT
AND FTS AFFECTED BY THIS RATING CONSOLIDATION AS PERSONNEL IN THE AW
RATING EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2008.  INACTIVE MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEM (IMAPMIS) WILL REFLECT ALL SELRES/IRR E6-E9 EFFECTIVE
1 OCT 2008 AND SELRES/IRR E1-E5 EFFECTIVE
1 APR 2009.

5.  FOLLOWING IS THE NAVY-WIDE EXAM ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE:
E7 (ACTIVE/FTS):  MERGED EXAM-JAN 09
E7 (SELRES):  MERGED EXAM-FEB 09
E4-E6 (ACTIVE/FTS):  SEPARATE EXAM-SEP 08; MERGED EXAM-MAR 09
E4-E6 (SELRES:  SEPARATE EXAM-FEB 09; MERGED EXAM-AUG 09

6.  FOLLOWING IS THE E7 AND E8/9 SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE:
E8/9 (ACTIVE/FTS/SELRES)
MERGED BOARD-SPRING 09 (FY10 BOARD)
E7 (ACTIVE/FTS/SELECTED RESERVE)
SEPARATE BOARD-SUMMER 08 (FY09 BOARD)
MERGED BOARD-SUMMER 09 (FY10 BOARD)

7.  THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS RULES APPLY FOR E-7 AND ABOVE.  ALL MEMBERS
ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A NAVPERS FORM 1306/7 ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION
REQUEST STATING THEIR CONVERSION DESIRE TO THEIR ENLISTED COMMUNITY
MANAGER (ECM) AT BUPERS 321E FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT, BUPERS 3210 FOR FTS,
AND BUPERS 329 FOR SELRES PERSONNEL, NO LATER THAN 31 JUL 2008.  ECM'S
WILL ADJUDICATE REQUESTS BASED ON COMMUNITY MANNING NEEDS.  THOSE
REQUESTING NOT TO CONVERT AND APPROVED WILL REMAIN IN A FLYING STATUS
UNTIL PROJECTED ROTATION DATE (PRD), WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO
RESPECTIVE RATING DETAILER WHEN IN THE DETAILING WINDOW, WILL RETAIN
CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY (CEFIP) UNTIL PRD, WILL RETAIN
ELIGIBILITY TO WEAR THE NAC INSIGNIA AND WILL BE REQUIRED TO REPAY SRB
FOR NAC RELATED NEC'S ON A PRO-RATED BASIS.
THOSE REQUESTING NOT TO CONVERT AND WHO ARE DISAPPROVED, WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTED TO THE AW RATING BY     1 OCT 2008.

8.  THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS RULES APPLY FOR E-6 AND BELOW CONVERSION.
ALL ACTIVE DUTY AND FTS E-6 AND BELOW PERSONNEL WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY
CONVERTED 1 OCT 2008.  SELRES AND IRR E-1 THROUGH E-5 WILL BE
AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTED ON 1 APR 2009.  PERSONNEL WHO NO LONGER
VOLUNTEER FOR DUTIES INVOLVING FLYING WILL BE CONSIDERED NON-VOLUNTEER
AND FALL UNDER THE GUIDE LINES IAW REFS B THROUGH D.
SRB FOR NAC RELATED NEC'S WILL BE RECOUPED ON A PRO-RATED BASIS FOR
THOSE WHO ELECT TO NON-VOLUNTEER.  ECM WILL REASSIGN AND OR RETRAIN
PERSONNEL WITHIN SERVICE RATINGS AS NEEDED TO BALANCE THE INVENTORY
WITHIN INDIVIDUAL NEC'S AND MAINTAIN FLEET READINESS.

9.  THE FOLLOWING BUSINESS RULES APPLY FOR AW CONVERSION FOR ALL
PAYGRADES.  THE ECM IS RESPONSIBLE TO MATCH INVENTORY WITH FLEET
REQUIREMENTS.  IF REQUIRED, A FORMAL SELECTION BOARD WILL BE CONVENED
VIA SEPCOR.

10.  ALL AIRCREW WILL FALL INTO ONE OF FIVE SERVICE RATINGS FOR
ADVANCEMENT PURPOSES.  AIRCREW WILL COMPETE FOR ADVANCMENT WITHIN T HEIR
SERVICE RATING COMPETITIVE GROUP THROUGH E-8 AND MERGE INTO AW AT E-9.
THE FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF THE FIVE SERVICE RATINGS AND COMPONENT NEC'S:
AWV- 8228, 8229, 8262, 8263, 8265, 8284, 9401, 9402 QQQQ
AWF- 8206, 8208, 8209, 8220, 8227, 8235, 8241, 8245, 8250, 8251,  8252,
8278, 8279, 8289
AWO- 7835, 7841, 7846, 7861
AWS- 7805, 7807, 7885, 7886
AWR- 7873, 7876, 7875 (7835 SELRES ONLY)

11.  THIS RATING MERGER COMBINED WITH REDUCED RC FIXED WING NAVAL
AIRCREWMAN REQUIREMENTS WILL RESULT IN THE FTS AWO AND AWV COMPETITIVE
CATEGORIES FALLING BELOW LEVELS ABLE TO SUSTAIN REASONABLE CAREER
PROGRESSION.  THEREFORE, IT IS NECESSARY TO CONSOLIDATE FTS SAILORS IN
THE AWO AND AWV COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT
EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2008.  FTS SAILORS IN THE AWO AND AWV COMPETITIVE
CATEGORIES HAVE THE FOLLOWING CAREER OPTIONS WITH ADJUDICATION OF EACH
REQUEST BASED ON THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY:
    A.  FTS SAILORS IN PAYGRADES E6 AND BELOW MEMBERS WITH LESS THAN
12 YEARS OF TOTAL SERVICE AS OF 30 SEP 08 MUST REQUEST ONE OF THE
FOLLOWING CAREER OPTIONS VIA METHODS DESCRIBED IN PARAS 15 THROUGH 18 OF
THIS NAVADMIN BEFORE 31 JULY 2008:
        (1) REMAIN IN THE AWO OR AWV SERVICE RATING AND REENLIST INTO
THE ACTIVE COMPONENT IN RATE BY 30 SEP 2008.  REENLISTMENT OBLIGATION
MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED REMAINING SERVICE ON CURRENT RESERVE ENLISTMENT.
REFER TO THE MOST RECENT SRB NAVADMIN, CURRENTLY NAVADMIN 251/07, FOR
ACTIVE COMPONENT SRB ELIGIBILITY;
        (2) REMAIN FTS AND CONVERT TO FIXED-WING NAVAL AIRCREWMAN
(AWF) BEFORE 31 JUL 08;
        (3) CHANGE RATING TO A FTS CREO 1 OR 2 RATING BY 30 SEP 2008;
        (4) CHANGE RATING TO AN ACTIVE COMPONENT CREO 1 OR 2 RATING AND
REENLIST INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT BY 30 SEP 2008.  REENLISTMENT
OBLIGATION MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED REMAINING SERVICE ON CURRENT RESERVE
ENLISTMENT.  REFER TO THE MOST RECENT SRB NAVADMIN, CURRENTLY NAVADMIN
251/07, FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT SRB ELIGIBILITY;
        (5) REQUEST AN EARLY SEPARATION UNDER MILPERSMAN 1910-102 BEFORE
31 JUL 2008.  REQUESTED SEPARATION DATE MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2008.
    B.  FTS SAILORS WITH 12 OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE AS OF 30 SEP
2008 OR E7 AND ABOVE, REGARDLESS OF YEARS OF SERVICE, MUST REQUEST ONE
OF THE FOLLOWING CAREER OPTIONS VIA METHODS DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPHS
15-18 OF THIS NAVADMIN BEFORE 31 JULY 2008:
        (1) REMAIN AN AWO OR AWV AND REENLIST INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT
IN RATE BY 30 SEP 08.  REENLISTMENT OBLIGATION MUST EQUAL OR EXCEED
REMAINING SERVICE ON CURRENT RESERVE ENLISTMENT.  REFER TO THE MOST
RECENT SRB NAVADMIN, CURRENTLY NAVADMIN 251/07, FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT SRB
ELIGIBILITY;
        (2) REMAIN FTS AND CONVERT TO FIXED-WING NAVAL AIRCREWMAN BY 30
SEP 08;
        (3) REQUEST AN EARLY SEPARATION UNDER MILPERSMAN 1910-102 BEFORE
31 JUL 2008.  REQUESTED SEPARATION DATE MUST OCCUR PRIOR TO 30 SEP 2008;
        (4) IF ELIGIBLE, RETIRE OR TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE BEFORE
30 SEP 2009.

12.  REENLISTMENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS ACTION ARE AUTHORIZED OUTSIDE OF
THE TIME FRAMES ESTABLISHED BY MILPERSMAN 1160-030.

13.  FTS ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS WILL CONTACT COMMANDING OFFICERS OF
THOSE AWO'S AND AWV'S WHO DO NOT SUBMIT A REQUEST INDICATING THEIR
DESIRES WITH ONE OF THE ABOVE OPTIONS BY 31 JULY 2008.

14.  EFFECTIVE 1 JUL 2008, ALL AWO AND AWV DETAILING WILL BE EXECUTED BY
THE ACTIVE COMPONENT AWO AND AWV DETAILERS.  PROJECTED ROTATION DATES
FOR FTS AWO AND AWV AIRCREWMEN WHO REENLIST IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT AS
AN AWO OR AWV AIRCREWMAN WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED.
SEA/SHORE ROTATION WILL COMPLY WITH ACTIVE COMPONENT SEA/SHORE ROTATION.
FOR EXAMPLE, PRIOR FTS AWO AND AWV AIRCREWMEN WHO ARE CURRENTLY ON A SEA
TOUR ARE ELIGIBLE TO ROTATE TO A SHORE TOUR.

15.  FOR FTS AWO AND AWV REENLISTMENT IN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT (IN
RATING):  SUBMIT AN ENLISTED PERSONNEL ACTION REQUEST (NAVPERS 1306/7),
VIA THE COMMAND, TO BUPERS 3210.

16.  FOR FTS AWO AND AWV CHANGE IN RATING TO ANOTHER FTS RATING
INCLUDING TO FTS AWF, MEMBERS SHOULD SUBMIT A NAVPERS 1306/7 TO
NAVPERSCOM (PERS-812) VIA THE COMMAND.

17.  FOR FTS AWO AND AWV CHANGE IN RATING TO ANOTHER RATING IN THE
ACTIVE COMPONENT, MEMBERS SHOULD SUBMIT A NAVPERS 1306/7 TO NAVPERSCOM
(PERS-811).

18.  APPLICATIONS FOR CHANGE IN RATING INTO EITHER FTS OR ACTIVE
COMPONENT RATINGS MUST CONTAIN A CONCISE SUMMARY OF THE MEMBER'S
QUALIFICATIONS.  APPLICANTS MUST MEET ALL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR
THE RATING DESIRED (ASVAB, PHYSICAL STANDARDS, SECURITY CLEARANCE, ETC.)
AS OUTLINED IN MILPERSMAN 1440-010.  REFER TO THE MOST RECENT CREO
NAVADMIN, CURRENTLY NAVADMIN 244/07, FOR CREO 1 AND
2 RATINGS.  FLEET RIDE SCREENING IS REQUIRED FOR ALL APPLICANTS TO
VALIDATE RATING ELIGIBILITY AND CREO REQUIREMENTS.

19.  A CHANGE OF COMPONENT REENLISTMENT OR CHANGE IN RATING MAY AFFECT A
SAILOR'S COMPETITIVE CATEGORY FOR ADVANCEMENT.  THEREFORE, COMMANDS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO COUNSEL SAILORS AFFECTED BY THIS NAVADMIN ON THE TIMING OF
THEIR REENLISTMENT INTO THE ACTIVE COMPONENT OR CHANGE IN RATING.
QUESTIONS ON THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE REFERED TO THE
PERS-812 POINTS OF CONTACT (POCS) LISTED BELOW.

20.  THIS NAVADMIN DOES NOT MODIFY ANY PREVIOUS GUIDANCE CONCERNING
EARLY SEPARATION, FLEET RESERVE, CONVERSION PACKAGES, OR PERFORM TO
SERVE (PTS) REENLISTMENT REQUESTS.  PTS REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED
PRIOR TO 1 OCT 2008 SHALL BE SUBMITTED IAW GUIDANCE FOR THE FIXED-WING
NAVAL AIRCREW SOURCE RATINGS.  PTS REENLISTMENT REQUESTS DATED 1 OCT
2008 OR LATER WILL BE SUBMITTED PER GUIDANCE FOR THE CONSOLIDATED AW
RATING (TO BE PROMULGATED IN THE FINAL CREO AND REGA MESSAGES OF FY08).
SELECTED REENLISTMENT BONUS (SRB) AND SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY (SDAP)
PAYMENTS FOR APPLICABLE FIXED-WING NAVAL AIRCREWMEN WILL CONTINUE TO BE
PAID AFTER THE 1 OCT 2008 CONVERSION DATE.

21. POINT OF CONTACTS:
- MR MIKE OTTEN, AVIATION AIRCREW ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (BUPERS
321C), (901) 874-2075/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT MICHAEL.OTTEN(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- CAPT JOHN LATHROUM, FULL TIME SUPPORT ECM (BUPERS 3210),
(901) 874-2869/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JOHN.LATHROUM(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- LT KEN WHITE, SELECTED RESERVE ECM (BUPERS 329), QQQQ
(901) 874-4511/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT KENNETH.P.WHITE(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- AMEC PHILIP HUDSON, AVIATION AIRCREW ECM (BUPERS 321E),
(901) 874-2074/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT PHILIP.HUDSON(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- PSCM CLARENCE MITCHELL, FULL TIME SUPPORT ECM (BUPERS 3210),
(901) 874-2974/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT CLARENCE.MITCHELL(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- PSCS JENNIFER MACK, SELECTED RESERVE ECM (BUPERS 329C), (901)
874-4508/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT JENNIFER.MACK(AT)NAVY.MIL.
DISTRIBUTION:
ACTIVE COMPONENT DETAILERS
- LCDR MICHAEL FARNSWORTH, (PERS-404), (901) 874-3691/DSN 882 OR EMAIL
AT MICHAEL.FARNSWORTH(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- LT KATHERINE RUSCHEINSKI, (PERS-404E), (901) 874-3707/DSN 882 OR EMAIL
AT KATHERINE.CRAMER(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- AWCM TODD KING, (PERS-404EC), (901) 874-3673/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
TODD.KING1(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- AMC KIDDO GREEN, (PERS-404EH), (901) 874-3676/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
KIDDO.L.GREEN(AT)NAVY.MIL;
- AWC STEVEN RIEFER (PERS-404EC1), (901) 874-3675/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
STEVEN.RIEFER(AT)NAVY.MIL.
FTS DETAILER:
- ADC KENNETH FRANTZEN, (PERS-4012C8), 901 874-2257/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
KENNETH.W.FRANTZEN(AT)NAVY.MIL.
SELRES ASSIGNMENT COORDINATOR:
- YN1 TERRY BLACK, (CNRFC-N12), 504-678-4463/DSN 678 OR EMAIL AT
TERRY.A.BLACK(AT)NAVY.MIL.
FTS TO ACTIVE COMPONENT (IN RATING) RATING CONVERSIONS:
- PSCM CLARENCE MITCHELL, FULL TIME SUPPORT ECM (BUPERS 3210),
(901) 874-2974/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT CLARENCE.MITCHELL(AT)NAVY.MIL.
FTS TO FTS CHANGE IN RATING:
- YNCS KORIN ROSS, (PERS-812), 901-874-4457/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
KORIN.ROSS(AT)NAVY.MIL.
FTS TO ACTIVE COMPONENT (NOT IN RATING):
- PSC MARLON TUMBADO, (PERS-811), 901-874-3224/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
MARLON.TUMBADO(AT)NAVY.MIL.
SELRES BONUS:
- ETC SCOTT MCCANN, (PERS-811D), 901-874-3215/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
SCOTT.MCCANN(AT)NAVY.MIL.
SEPARATIONS:
- MARTHA FRY, (PERS-832C1), 901-874-4431/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT
MARTHA.FRY(AT)NAVY.MIL.

22.  RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.//

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