Navy News
The Navy announced recently that Sailors serving on sea duty in Japan, Guam and Spain now have an increased set of incentives available to them, in NAVADMIN 042/18.
According to the NAVADMIN, Sailors who voluntarily extend their sea duty at the listed locations to a minimum of 48 months, will have any remaining sea time left on their prescribed sea tour waived and be allowed to rotate to shore duty for their next assigned tour. Those who extend their tours by 12 months or more will be given preferential consideration for announced billets in Career Management System/ Interactive Detailing.
Eligible Sailors who extend their sea tours for at least 12 months still have the option of Sea Duty Incentive Pay. The Overseas Tour Extension Incentive Program also remains an option for eligible Sailors.
Additionally, with the release of this NAVADMIN, first-term Sailors in grades E-3 and below are now authorized accompanied orders to overseas locations where dependents are authorized.
“Our goal is to reward those Sailors who volunteer to extend to meet the demands from the fleet,” said Rear Adm. John Meier, director, Career Management Department, Navy Personnel Command.
“In addition to the incentives already in place, which remain options for Sailors who meet extension criteria, these additional incentives should make it easier for Sailors who make the decision to extend.”
Sailors interested in taking advantage of these incentives must request an extension by submitting an Enlisted Personnel Action Request (NAVPERS 1070/7 Rev. 1/03) 18-14 months prior to their Projected Rotation Date. For assistance, Sailors should contact their command career counselor.
PCS website improvements
The Defense Personal Property System website is the official avenue for setting up permanent-change-of-station household goods shipments.
Recent upgrades to the system are making the transition more user-friendly, just in time for the upcoming peak season, May through September.
For assistance and guidance in getting started, call or visit your local Personal Property Processing Office. The counselors are helpful and knowledgeable, and will make your evolution as smooth and worry-free as possible.
Applications may be submitted on www.move.mil prior to receipt of orders, and while this practice is encouraged, but orders and support documents must be submitted before a shipment request can be processed.
For HHG movement questions call 961-3728/3729 or e-mail hhg_corpuschristi@navy.mil.
Olmstead scholarship program seeks applicants
Career-minded officers interested in developing language skills and regional cultural knowledge are encouraged to apply for the fiscal year 2020 Olmsted Scholar Program, announced in NAVADMIN 053/18.
Currently available to unrestricted line, information warfare, and supply corps officer designators, the Olmsted Program is a unique scholarship opportunity offering two years of graduate study using a foreign language while providing overseas cultural and travel opportunities, often leading to a graduate degree at a foreign university.
The ideal candidates will display the qualities of dedicated career officers and aspire to command assignments. Applicants must have demonstrated strong leadership qualities, solid overall performance, strong promotion potential, and superior demonstrated scholastic ability. Candidates must have three years of commissioned service, but no more than 11 years of total active federal service as of April 1, 2019, to apply for the scholarship.
According to the Olmsted website, scholars interact daily with locals and immerse themselves in the culture of their host country, but a background in a specific foreign language is not a prerequisite to selection. Scholars are expected to live on the local economy and travel widely. Olmsted scholars receive their normal pay and allowances, and if married, are normally accompanied by their families.
Applicants are required to meet a list of qualifications and prerequisites and submit a command-endorsed nomination package that must be received by NETPDC, Code N221B, Officer Special Education-Olmsted, no later than Aug. 24. In November, the applications are reviewed and a Navy-sponsored list of up to 12 finalists will be submitted to the foundation for consideration into the Olmsted program.
The Navy nominations are submitted to the Olmsted Foundation Board of Directors, along with nomination packages from the other services. Taking all this data into account, the interview panel will make its recommendations to the board for final decisions on the nominees at its meeting in March 2019 for the FY-20 Olmsted scholar class.
All eligible and interested officers should visit the Olmsted Foundation website at http://www.olmstedfoundation.org for details.