UNCLASSIFIED// ATTENTION INVITED TO ROUTINE R 121342Z JAN 12 PSN 383948K35 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: DISESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL WARFARE TECHNICIAN LIMITED DUTY OFF ICER DESIGNATOR UNCLASSIFIED/ FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01000// NAVADMIN 017/12 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/DISESTABLISHMENT OF SPECIAL WARFARE TECHNICIAN LIMITED DUTY OFFICER DESIGNATOR// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE SPECIAL WARFARE TECHNICIAN (SEAL) LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) DESIGNATOR 615X. THIS DISESTABLISHMENT WILL CREATE EFFICIENCIES WHILE INCREASING WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY THROUGH INTEGRATION OF EXISTING TALENTED OFFICERS INTO THE NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE (NSW) ENTERPRISE. 2. THE SEAL LDO COMMUNITY IS UNDER END STRENGTH AND HAS AN UNSUSTAINABLE BILLET BASE WITH LOW NUMBERS OF APPLICANTS AND SELECTEES. THE DISESTABLISHMENT OF THE SEAL LDO COMMUNITY WILL RESULT IN STRONGER CAREER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WHILE CONTINUING TO BRING THE NECESSARY SKILL SETS TO THE FIGHT. 3. DISESTABLISHING THE NSW LDO COMMUNITY WILL TAKE PLACE IN TWO PHASES: A. PHASE I (EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY) PROVIDES TWO CAREER TRANSITION OPPORTUNITIES FOR NSW LDOS. (1) CONVERT TO SEAL UNRESTRICTED LINE OFFICER (1130). CONVERSIONS WILL BE BASED ON DEFINED CRITERIA AND SOME TRADITIONAL REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR WAIVER (I.E., BACCALAUREATE DEGREE). (2) REMAIN AS SEAL LDOS. A SELECT NUMBER OF LDOS MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO CONTINUE TO SERVE IN THEIR CURRENT CAPACITIES UNTIL RETIREMENT. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TRANSITION WILL BE MANAGED BY THE SEAL OFFICER COMMUNITY MANAGER (OCM). B. PHASE II - BILLET CONVERSIONS. BEGINNING IN FY13 AND ENDING IN FY17, 42 OF 48 SEAL LDO BILLETS WILL CONVERTED TO SEAL CWO (DESIGNATOR 715X), AND SIX WILL BE CONVERTED TO SEAL UNRESTRICTED LINE (DESIGNATOR 1130). THE BILLET CONVERSION PHASING PLAN SUPPORTS A VIABLE CAREER PATH FOR SEAL LDOS CHOOSING NOT TO CONVERT TO 1130 THROUGH FY17. 4. INDIVIDUAL CAREER COUNSELING IS AVAILABLE VIA THE SEAL OFFICER DETAILER AND SEAL OCM TO ENSURE THE BEST POSSIBLE INDIVIDUAL DECISION FOR CAREER SUCCESS WHILE INTEGRATING THEIR SKILL SETS INTO THE NSW COMMUNITY. INDIVIDUALS WILL COORDINATE PERSONNEL RECORD UPDATES WITH THE OCM. FOR OFFICERS CHOOSING TO CONVERT TO 1130, THEIR NEXT FITREP WILL REFLECT THE 1130 DESIGNATOR. CLOSE OUT FITREPS ARE NOT REQUIRED. 5. POINTS OF CONTACT: A. LDO/CWO COMMUNITY MANAGER: CAPT JOHN R. JONES, BUPERS-319, (901) 874-3042/DSN 882 OR EMAIL JOHN.R.JONES(AT)NAVY.MIL, OR CWO5 MITCHELL ALLEN, BUPERS-319A, (901) 874-3044/DSN 882 OR EMAIL MITCHELL.ALLEN(AT)NAVY.MIL. B. SEAL OFFICER COMMUNITY MANAGER: CDR DARIN EVENSON, BUPERS-311D, (703) 604-5059 OR EMAIL DARIN.EVENSON(AT)NAVY.MIL. C. SEAL OFFICER DETAILER: CDR CHUCK HERBERT, PERS-415, (901) 874-2259/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT CHUCK.HERBERT(AT)NAVY.MIL. 6. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL S. R. VAN BUSKIRK, N1.// BT #9245 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//