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SUBJ/UPDATED 7841 ACCESSION GUIDANCE AND REMOVAL OF WO1 CYBER WARRANT

PROGRAM.

REF/A/DOC/NAVADMIN/22MAY25

REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/16APR25

REF/C/DOC/SECNAV/15APR19

NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 113/25, FISCAL YEAR 2027 ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY

OFFICER, CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER, AND WARRANT OFFICER IN-SERVICE PROCURMENT

BOARD.  REF B IS OPNAVINST 1420.2A, ACTIVE DUTY LIMITED DUTY OFFICER, CHIEF

WARRANT OFFICER AND WARRANT OFFICER PROGRAMS.  REF C IS SECNAVINST 1412.8C,

REGULATIONS TO GOVERN THE PROMOTION AND CONTINUATION OF CHIEF WARRANT

OFFICERS AND THE CONTINUATION OF LIMITED DUTY OFFICERS SERVING ON THE ACTIVE

DUTY LIST AND RESERVE ACTIVE STATUS LIST IN THE U.S. NAVY.

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES UPDATED GUIDANCE TO REFERENCE (A) FOR THE

ACCESSION OF INFORMATION WARFARE CYBER CHIEF WARRANT OFFICER (CWO) (7841).

2.  EFFECTIVE ON THE RELEASE OF THIS NAVADMIN, THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2027 IN-

SERVICE PROCUREMENT BOARD (ISPB) WILL REFLECT THE REINSTATEMENT OF THE

TRADITIONAL CWO2 ACCESSION MODEL AND GUIDELINES AS STATED IN REFERENCE (B)

FOR THE CYBER WARRANT PROGRAM.

3.  ELIGIBILITY FOR THE 7841 DESIGNATOR FOR THE FY27 ISPB AND SUBSEQUENT FYS

WILL BE AS FOLLOWS:  ANY CYBER WARFARE TECHNICIANS SELECTED FOR E7 AND E8

WITH TIME-IN-SERVICE (TIS) OF 14-20 YEARS COMPUTED TO 1 OCTOBER 2026 AND E9S

WITH TIS OF 14-22 YEARS COMPUTED TO 1 OCTOBER 2026.  THE 180 DAY TIS WAIVER

BEYOND THE MAXIMUM TIS WINDOW WILL APPLY TO ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES.  TIS WAIVER

DEADLINE WILL BE ADJUSTED TO 1 SEPTEMBER 2025 FOR APPLICABLE 7841 CANDIDATES

WHO WILL EXCEED THE TIS WINDOW.

4.  NO WO1S WILL BE SELECTED DURING THE FY27 AND FUTURE ISPBS.

5.  ALL EXISTING WO1 CWO AND THOSE ACCESSED VIA THE WO1 CYBER WARRANT PROGRAM

WILL STILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW CURRENT WO1/CWO2/CWO3 PROMOTION GUIDANCE OF

REFERENCE (C).

6.  NO ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION IS REQUIRED BY INDIVIDUAL OFFICERS.

7.  POINTS OF CONTACT ARE CDR WILLARD BALL, MARITIME CYBER WARFARE OFFICER

COMMUNITY MANAGER, (901) 874-4049/DSN 882 OR VIA E-MAIL AT

This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. AND CWO5 JOHN F. COWAN, CWO COMMUNITY MANAGER,

(901) 874-2464/DSN 882 OR VIA E-MAIL AT This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

8.  THIS NAVADMIN WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR CANCELED,

WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.

9.  RELEASED BY MS. LISA M. ST. ANDRE, ASSISTANT DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL

OPERATIONS, N1B.//