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SUBJ/MERGER OF DATA PROCESSING TECHNICIAN (DP) RATING WITH THE
RADIOMAN (RM) RATING//
REF/A/RMG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/111809ZMAR96//
REF/B/DOC/MEMO SER 42-0895/12OCT95//
REF/C/DOC/COMNAVRESFORINST/08AUG95//
REF/D/DOC/BUPERSINST/04DEC95//
REF/E/DOC/COMNAVRESFORINST/07AUG95//
NARR/REF A IS CNO NAVADMIN 059/96 ANNOUNCING THE MERGER OF THE DP
RATING AND THE RM RATING INTO "RM21". REF B IS A MEMORANDUM
EXPLAINING POA&M, REF C IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1001.5B, ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES FOR THE SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) AND PARTICIPATING
MEMBERS OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR), REF D IS BUPERSINST
1001.39B ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR NAVAL RESERVISTS ON INACTIVE
DUTY, AND REF E IS COMNAVRESFORINST 1740.1A RESERVE TRANSITION
BENEFITS (RTB) FOR SELRES PERSONNEL.//
POC/COMNAVRESFOR/N113D/PNC LOCKLEAR/DSN 678-6648 OR COMM (504)
678-6648.//
RMKS/1. PER REFS A AND B, SECNAV HAS APPROVED THE MERGER OF THE DP
RATING WITH THE RM RATING TO BE COMPLETED BY 1 OCT 98. THIS MESSAGE
PROVIDES SELRES PERSONNEL IN THE DP RATING MAXIMUM OPPORTUNITY FOR
CAREER DECISIONS.
2. PER REF C, THE DP RATING IS CLASSIFIED AS ECMO CATEGORY C ON THE
SELRES ENLISTED CAREER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES (ECMO).
3. SELRES PERSONNEL MAY CONTINUE TO REENLIST AS DP'S UNTIL 1 OCT 98.
DP'S MAY REQUEST CONVERSION TO ANY ECMO A OR B RATE VIA THEIR
CHAIN OF COMMAND TO PERS-932 NLT 1 JUN 98. SELRES IN THE DP
RATING NOT CONVERTING TO ANOTHER RATE, WILL BE DIRECTLY CONVERTED
TO RM BY THEIR LOCAL NRA EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 98.
4. DP MEMBERS OF THE IRR WILL BE CONVERTED TO RM BY THE NAVAL
RESERVE PERSONNEL CENTER (NAVRESPERCEN).
5. PENDING CONVERSION OR MERGER, DP'S WILL COMPETE IN THEIR
RESPECTIVE ADVANCEMENT EXAMS THROUGH THE AUG 98 ADVANCEMENT CYCLE.
ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE LIMITED.
6. CNET HAS OVERSEEN CREATION OF 40 HOURS OF COMPUTER BASE
TRAINING (CBT) DESIGNED TO BRING FLEET RM'S AND DP'S TO AN EQUIVALENT
LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE WITH THE NEW "A" SCHOOL GRADUATES. THE CBT IS
COMPRISED OF FIFTEEN WIDE-RANGING MODULES COVERING DETAILED
ASPECTS OF DATA COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS, NETWORKS AND
MESSAGING. DISTRIBUTION OF THE CBT COMMENCED IN FEB 96 ON CD-ROM TO
ACTIVITIES (UIC'S) WITH RM AND DP PERSONNEL, ONE CD FOR EVERY TWO
DP/RM PERSONNEL ASSIGNED. THE CBT IS MANDATORY ADVANCEMENT
IN-RATE TRAINING FOR ALL DP/RM PERSONNEL (E-7 AND BELOW) WHO HAVE NOT
GRADUATED FROM THE NEW "A" SCHOOL AND MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO
THE FEB 99 ADVANCEMENT CYCLE. ALTHOUGH ONE CD CAN BE USED BY
MULTIPLE SAILORS, AN SSN-CONTROLLED TRAINING RECORD WILL BE CREATED
ON FLOPPY DISK FOR EACH STUDENT. UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE
TRAINING, THE PROGRAM WILL PRINT A COMPLETION CERTIFICATE TO BE USED
AS DOCUMENTATION FOR THE REQUIRED NAVPERS 1070/613 (PAGE 13) SERVICE
RECORD ENTRY. IN ADDITION TO THE PAGE 13 ENTRY, SUBMISSION OF THE
NAVPERS 1221 TO NAVRESPERCEN, CODE 22E, WILL BE REQUIRED FOR
THE NEC 21OO.
7. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE WITH ANY 386/25 PC WITH
4MB RAM AND HARD OR FLOPPY DRIVE (486/66 SX PREFERRED); SOUND CARD
RECOMMENDED, WITH VGA MONITOR AND VGA/SVGA CARD. THE PC ALSO
NEEDS A 2X CD-ROM READER, MOUSE, AND MS-DOS 5.0 OR MS-WINDOWS 3.1 OR
LATER. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONCERNING THE COMPUTER PROGRAM CONTACT
COMNAVRESFOR (N7), CDR ANDERSON, DSN 678-1998 OR COMMERCIAL (504)
678-1998.
8. THE LAST ADVANCEMENT EXAM CYCLE FOR THE DP RATING WILL BE
ADMINISTERED IN AUG 98. PRIOR TO TAKING THE FIRST REVISED RM EXAM IN
FEB 99, ALL CURRENT RATED DP'S AND RM'S WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE
THE REVISED ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS( I.E. PERSONNEL ADVANCEMENT
REQUIREMENTS (PARS), OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS (OCCSTSDS), AND RATE
TRAINING MANUALS (RTMS)), WHICH SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN MAY 96. THIS
WILL ALLOW PERSONNEL OVER 24 MONTHS TO PREPARE FOR THE FIRST REVISED
ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION.
9. PERSONNEL CURRENTLY COMPLETING RESCORE-R OR IN-SERVICE TRAINING
CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS FOR DP SHOULD REQUEST CONVERSION TO AN
ECMO A OR B RATING BY LETTER TO PERS 932 VIA THE CHAIN OF COMMAND.
PERSONNEL ELECTING TO CONTINUE TRAINING AND COMPLETE CONVERSION
BY 1 OCT 98 WILL BE PROCESSED PER PARA 3. DP'S IN THE RESCORE-R
PROGRAM FAILING TO MEET CONVERSION REQUIREMENTS MAY REQUEST SELECTED
RESERVE RETENTION IN THEIR PERMANENT RATING THROUGH COMNAVRESFOR
(N11). DP'S IN THE RESCORE-R PROGRAM FAILING TO MEET CONVERSION
REQUIREMENTS BY 1 OCT 98 WILL HAVE THEIR RATING CONVERSION NEC
REMOVED AND WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE IRR IN THEIR PERMANENT RATE.
REAFFILIATION WILL REQUIRE COMNAVRESFOR (N11) APPROVAL.
10. THOSE FORMER DP'S WHO DESIRE TO RETAIN THEIR RATING BADGE MAY DO
SO UNTIL ADVANCEMENT IN THEIR NEW RATING, REENLISTMENT OR
RETIREMENT/SEPARATION, WHICHEVER OCCURS FIRST.
11. PERSONNEL INVOLUNTARILY TRANSFERRED TO A NON-PAY STATUS
RESULTING FROM UNIT DISESTABLISHMENT OR BILLET LOSS MAY BE ELIGIBLE
FOR RESERVE TRANSITION BENEFITS (RTB) PER REF E.
12. DP PERSONNEL RELEASED FROM ACTIVE DUTY MAY BE ACCESSED TO RM
REQUIREMENTS OR REQUEST AFFILIATION UNDER THE RESCORE-R PROGRAM PER
REF C.
13. PLEASE PASS TO ALL DP AND RM PERSONNEL: BUPERS (PERS-932) AND
COMNAVRESFOR (N113) STAND READY TO ASSIST SELECTED RESERVISTS WITH
CAREER DECISIONS RELATING TO THIS MERGER.//
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