JAX AIR NEWS, NAS JACKSONVILLE, Thursday, February 5, 2009 1J Finishing touch NSailors from theVS- - 22 Corrosion Control V __ t ,.t, . 1 .. ,.._ jDepartment comrn- Photo by Clark Pierce/file "Top performers" of 2008 included these CPO Selectees at NAS Jax during the second week of their six-week induction process. Navy Continuation Board to retain top performers pleted the finishing touches to the S-3B Viking vertical stabi- lizer erected in front of The Zone last week. The stabilizer was installed to commem- orate the Sea Control Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet squadrons. The last S-3B squadron, VS-22 disestablished Jan. 29 and wing dis- established Jan. 30. Photo by ATAA Adam Thomas From Navy Personnel Command Public Affairs The Chief of Naval Personnel (CNP) announced the estab- lishment of senior enlisted con- tinuation boards Jan. 24 as a means to help shape the force. "In an effort to stabilize and shape the force, ensure continued advance- ment opportunity, and retain our top performers, a continuation board for enlisted Sailors with over 20 years of active service will be held for active and FTS (full time support). The board will be focused on retaining our top performers serving in our most demanding billets while also ensuring continued advancement opportunity," said Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, CNP. The annual board, along with sever- al other force-shaping measures, has been introduced as the Navy strives to meet its congressionally mandated end strength of 329,000 active duty Sailors. "Our intention is to stabilize our personnel end strength at 329,000 from our current level of 331,000," said Ferguson. According to the mes- sage, the fiscal year (FY) 2010 E7-E9 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board convenes Sept. 21 at Navy Personnel Command. Members not selected for continuation will transfer to the fleet reserve or retire no later than June 30, 2010. The board will review the records of active-duty and FTS E7 through E9 personnel with at least 20 years of active service and three years time-in-rate as of Sept. 1, 2009. Exemptions to the FY-10 Senior Enlisted Continuation Board include: , Sailors with approved fleet Reserve/retirement dates effective on or before June 30, 2010; Those with high-year tenure dates on or before June 30, 2010; Frocked personnel; Those selected for advancement in FY-10 boards; Personnel selected for command senior chief/master chief programs from the FY-10 board; Personnel with orders to or serv- ing in the first two years of an over- seas or DoD area tours at the time of the board convening date; Safe Harbor participants. Additionally, personnel holding a nuclear, SEAL (special warfare boat operator, special warfare operator), explosive ordnance disposal techni- cian or diver enlisted classification code, plus fleet, force and command master chiefs are exempt from the board. Each eligible member is responsible for ensuring their record is correct and up to date with latest evalua- tions, awards and other appropriate information. Candidates may communicate with the continuation board by submit- ting a board package. Selection board packages provide candidates the opportunity to submit any missing documents from the sections of their records that are viewed by the con- tinuation boards. Packages must be post marked not later than Aug. 17, 2009. Packages submitted to the E7 through E9 advancement selection boards will not be presented to the continuation board. Further guidance on submitting a board package can be found in the NAVADMIN. 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