Navy Plans to Eliminate Airman General Detailed Accessions

THE NAVY IS MAKING A COMMITMENT TO INVEST UP-FRONT IN OUR PEOPLE BY PROVIDING ALL FUTURE SAILORS WITH FORMAL SCHOOL TRAINING AS PART OF THEIR NAVAL CAREERS. THIS INITIATIVE PROVIDES OUR FLEET GENDETS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE RATED WITH OR WITHOUT "A" SCHOOL DEPENDING ON THEIR DESIRES, QUALIFICATIONS, AND THE NAVY'S NEEDS.THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES NAVY'S PLAN TO ELIMINATE AIRMAN GENERAL DETAILED (GENDET) ACCESSIONS BEGINNING FY06, THE BUSINESS RULES, IMPLEMENTATION DATES FOR TRANSITION OF UNDESIGNATED AIRMAN, AND A THREE-YEAR PHASE OUT (EXIT STRATEGY) PLAN ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 2008. THE SAME BUSINESS RULES BELOW WILL APPLY TO ALL GENDETS (FIREMAN, AIRMAN, AND SEAMAN) UNTIL ALL ARE TRANSITIONED BY THE END OF FY09. AIRMAN GENDET PHASE OUT BEGINS FY06, ANTICIPATE SEAMAN GENDETS TO FOLLOW A SIMILAR STRATEGY BEGINNING FY07. TRANSITION OF AIRMAN GENDETS LEVERAGES OUR SEA WARRIOR TRAINING AND RECRUITING (STAR-21) REVOLUTION INITIATIVES BY PROVIDING ALL AIRMAN RECRUITED AFTER 1 OCTOBER 2005 WITH A PROFESSIONAL CAREER PATH. COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (COMNAVPERSCOM) ANTICIPATES TRANSITIONING THE REMAINING 11,000 AIRMAN GENDETS INTO RATINGS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS (ECM), DETAILERS, AND THE QUOTA MANAGEMENT OFFICE HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROVIDE OUR SAILORS AND COMMANDS WITH AN AGGRESSIVE REASSIGNMENT "STRIKING" PLAN WHICH WILL MAXIMIZE CAREER OPPORTUNITIES AND SUPPORT READINESS. THE GOAL IS TO DESIGNATE ALL AIRMAN AND REMAINING FIREMAN GENDETS BASED ON ADSD USING THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES: ADSD TRANSITION DEADLINE MORE THAN 24 MOS 30 SEPTEMBER 2006 12-24 MOS 30 SEPTEMBER 2007 LESS THAN 12 MOS 30 SEPTEMBER 2008 COMPUTE TOTAL SERVICE BY SUBTRACTING ADSD FROM 1 OCT 2005. COMNAVPERSCOM INTENDS TO HELP ACCELERATE THE TRANSITION PLAN BY PROVIDING A GREATER OPPORTUNITY FOR DESIGNATION THROUGH THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PASSED BUT NOT ADVANCED (PNA) POPULATION. ADDITIONALLY, IN CASES WHERE A MEMBER DEMONSTRATES A PARTICULAR APTITUDE FOR A RATING AND EXHIBITS EXCEPTIONAL CAREER POTENTIAL, COMMANDING OFFICERS MAY RECOMMEND GENDET DESIGNATION THROUGH THE ECM, PER THE GUIDELINES OUTLINED IN MILPERSMAN 1306-618, USING NAVPERS 1306/7. ELIMINATION OF THE CURRENT GENDET INVENTORIES IS A CHALLENGING INITIATIVE THAT WILL ACHIEVE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND TAKE THE NAVY TO AN ALL PROFESSIONAL WORKFORCE.