UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 112020Z APR 12 PSN 368883K36 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN//OU=DOD/OU=NAVY/OU=ADDRESS LISTS(UC)/CN=AL NAVADMIN(UC) INFO ZEN/CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS QQQQ SUBJ: INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER QUALIFICATION FOR SUBMARI NE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS UNCLASSIFIED/ PASS TO ALL OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N2N6// UNCLAS// NAVADMIN 121/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/APR// SUBJ/INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER QUALIFICATION FOR SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 1412.13/13SEP10// REF/B/DOC/NAVEDTRA 43360-2/OCT10// NARR/REF A IS THE INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER QUALIFICATION PROGRAM INSTRUCTION. REF B IS THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL BASIC PERSONNEL QUALIFICATION STANDARD (PQS)// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES INTERIM CHANGE TWO TO REF A. 2. THE SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) (629X) COMMUNITY HAS BEEN APPROVED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INFORMATION DOMINANCE WARFARE OFFICER (IDWO) QUALIFICATION PROGRAM. THESE OFFICERS' CONTRIBUTIONS TO NAVY INFORMATION DOMINANCE ALIGN CLOSELY WITH THE INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL (IP) COMMUNITY. 3. THOSE 629X OFFICERS MEETING THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION AS IDWO: A. CURRENTLY SERVING ACTIVE DUTY OR RESERVE COMPONENT. B. HAVE SERVED AT LEAST 12 MONTHS IN A BILLET CODED WITH THE NAVY OFFICER BILLET CLASSIFICATION BELONGING TO THE COMMUNICATIONS (95XX) OR AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING (97XX) GROUPS ON OR BEFORE 31 MAY 2012. C. COMPLETED THE IDWO TRAINING MODULE AND TEST ON NAVY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE NO LATER THAN 31 MAY 2012. 4. SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS LDO'S MAY ALSO QUALIFY VIA THE ACCELERATED METHOD BY POSSESSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATION DESIGNATION (AQD) CODES: GA1 WITH A COMPLETION DATE AFTER 1 MAY 2008, GA2, OR GA3 (IP BASIC, INTERMEDIATE, OR ADVANCED QUALIFICATION) AND COMPLYING WITH PARA 3C NO LATER THAN 31 MAY 2012. 5. SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS LDO'S NOT MEETING ALL REQUIREMENTS OF PARAS 3 OR 4 ABOVE, MUST COMPLETE THE ENTIRE STANDARD QUALIFICATION PROCESS IDENTIFIED IN REFS A AND B. ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE CANDIDATES MUST ATTAIN THE IDWO QUALIFICATION WITHIN 36 MONTHS AND 60 MONTHS, RESPECTIVELY, OF STARTING THE IDWO PROGRAM. START DATE MUST BE DOCUMENTED BY THE UNIT IDWO PQS QUALIFICATION PROGRAM COORDINATOR. 6. COMMANDING OFFICERS QUALIFYING 629X OFFICERS FOR ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION MUST VERIFY OFFICER ELIGIBILITY WITH THE NAVY CYBER FORCES REQUIREMENTS AND PROGRAMS (NAVCYBERFOR N81) POINT OF CONTACT (POC) PRIOR TO IDWO DESIGNATION. THE FORMAL QUALIFICATION BOARD AND IDWO PQS COMPLETION ARE NOT REQUIRED. THE CORPORATE DIRECTOR FOR INFORMATION DOMINANCE (OPNAV N2/N6C) WILL ADJUDICATE QUESTIONS OF ELIGIBILITY. 7. COMMANDING OFFICERS WILL FORMALLY DESIGNATE, IN WRITING, 629X LDO'S WHO COMPLETE IDWO QUALIFICATION VIA EITHER THE STANDARD PROCESS OR ACCELERATED QUALIFICATION. SEND THE DESIGNATION LETTER TO NAVY CYBER FORCES MANPOWER AND PERSONNEL (NAVCYBERFOR N1) POC WHO WILL FORWARD TO THE APPROPRIATE NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (NAVPERSCOM) OFFICER ASSIGNMENT AND PLACEMENT OFFICE OR RESERVE OFFICER STATUS OFFICE (PERS-911). UPON RECEIPT OF THE DESIGNATION LETTER AND VERIFICATION, NAVPERSCOM WILL ASSIGN THE GC0 IDWO AQD. 8. IDWO WARFARE BREAST INSIGNIA. COMMANDING OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED TO PRESENT THE IDWO BREAST INSIGNIA TO NEWLY QUALIFIED OFFICERS UPON REQUIRED QUALIFICATION AND ELIGIBILITY CERTIFICATION. 9. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT UPDATE TO REF A IN CALENDAR YEAR 2012. 10. POINTS OF CONTACT: A. NAVCYBERFOR N81 POC: CDR BRIAN GAINES, DSN 537-6775 OR COMM (757) 417-6775, E-MAIL: BRIAN.GAINES(AT)NAVY.MIL. B. NAVCYBERFOR N1 POC: MR. JOE SULLIVAN, DSN 537-6722 OR COMM (757) 417- 6722, E-MAIL: JOSEPH.C.SULLIVAN(AT)NAVY.MIL. C. OPNAV N2/N6 PROGRAM COORDINATOR: LCDR CALEB POWELL, DSN 664-6130 OR COMM (703)604-6130, E-MAIL: CALEB.POWELL(AT)NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL KENDALL L. CARD, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #1239 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//
