NAVADMIN 268/10; NAVY ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS
Changes to the enlisted warfare programs dated 10 August 2010.
The current holder of the Surface Navy Association's "Old Tar" award is CMDCM(SW) Ashley B. Smith.
You can see a biography of Master Chief Smith by clicking HERE.
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UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 207/04
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SUBJ/SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION OLD TAR//
POC/FULLER JOHN V/CDR/N761C/-/TEL:TEL:DSN 225-2861//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR THE SURFACE NAVY
ASSOCIATION'S "OLD TAR."
2. THE "OLD TAR" AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED BY THE SURFACE NAVY
ASSOCIATION IN 1996 TO RECOGNIZE THE ACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED
SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST (ESWS) WITH THE EARLIEST
QUALIFICATION DATE. THE AWARD IS A REPLICA OF "THE CHIEF"
STATUE WHICH STANDS AT THE NAVY MEMORIAL IN WASHINGTON, DC.
THE STATUETTE IS MOUNTED ON ORIGINAL PLANKING FROM USS
CONSTITUTION AND REMAINS IN THE "OLD TAR'S" SACRED CUSTODY
FOR DISPLAY AS LONG AS HE/SHE SERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY. UPON
RETIREMENT, THE STATUETTE IS SHIFTED TO THE NEXT "SELECTED"
RECIPIENT.
3. THE CURRENT "OLD TAR" IS MASTER CHIEF BERNARD "BUCK"
HEFFERNAN, USN WHO IS CURRENTLY ASSIGNED AS THE FLEET MASTER CHIEF
FOR THE COMMANDER, U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET. MASTER CHIEF HEFFERNAN IS
SCHEDULED TO RETIRE IN OCTOBER 2004.
4. SNA WILL AWARD THE TITLE OF "OLD TAR" TO THE ACTIVE DUTY
ENLISTED SURFACE WARFARE SPECIALIST WITH THE EARLIEST
QUALIFICATION DATE. SNA WILL ONLY CONSIDER NOMINATIONS
RECEIVED BEFORE THE SOLICITATION PERIOD ENDS 30 SEPT 04. NOMINEES
MUST SUBMIT CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES OF EITHER THEIR PAGE 4 OR ESWS
CERTIFICATE. IN THE EVENT MORE THAN ONE NOMINEE HAS THE SAME
QUALIFICATION DATE, THE WINNER WILL BE DETERMINED FIRST BY TIME
AT SEA AND SECOND BY THEIR PAY ENTRY BASE DATE. IF A CANDIDATE
IS QUALIFIED IN MORE THAN ONE SPECIALTY AREA, THEIR PRIMARY
DESIGNATION MUST BE SURFACE WARFARE.
5. THE PASSING OF THE "OLD TAR" STATUETTE CEREMONY WILL BE HELD
AT THE SURFACE NAVY ASSOCIATION'S ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM IN JANUARY
IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE SYMPOSIUM. THE RETIRING "OLD TAR" WILL
BE PRESENTED A REPLICA OF "THE CHIEF" STATUETTE. THE PRESENTATION
SERVES AS A REAFFIRMATION BY SNA THAT EARNING ESWS QUALIFICATION IS,
WAS, AND ALWAYS WILL REMAIN A DEFINING QUALITY OF A SURFACE WARRIOR.
6. REQUEST ALL NOMINATIONS BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE SURFACE
NAVY ASSOCIATION AT 2550 HUNTINGTON AVE., SUITE 202,
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22302 NLT 30 SEPTEMBER 2004.
7. RADM M. J. EDWARDS, DIRECTOR, SURFACE WARFARE.//
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Program Matches Reservists With Squadrons That Need Them
Editors Note:
Here is the main part of the article that applies to EAWS:
Reservists can affiliate with a program called Inactive Duty Training/Travel Priority Manning program. This program matches Reserve aviation specialists without aircraft to train on with squadrons that need reservists. A benefit of the program is that the reservist can participate and obtain the EAWS wings while working at the command.
The reservists will travel to a designated command and work instead of sitting at a reserve center.
The program started almost 2 years ago. YNC Kevin Naeyaert is the leading chief petty officer of the operations department of Commander, Naval Reserve Forces Command in New Orleans. Chief Naeyaert is in charge of the program.
He says that the program includes almost 400 reservists. The idea was to find reservists with the right skills and training and match them up with units with vacant billets.
The reservists mainly come from augment units in states far from the Navy fleet concentration areas. In some cases the squadrons those units used to augment have been moved or have been disestablished in theh past decade, leaving the reservists without aircraft to train on.
Eligible reservists must agree to devote 2 years to a unit. They must drill once every 3 months with the unit, and spend their 2-week annual training period with them.
The program benefits both the command and the member. The squadron gets some extra help, while the reservists can get the hands-on experience and training in rate, and it gives them the chance to earn an EAWS qualification.
AZC(AW/NAC) Kimberly King
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
TO NAVADMIN
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SUBJ/DIVING SALVAGE WARFARE SPECIALIST (DSWS) PROGRAM//
REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/26APR00//
AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1414.3, DIVING SALVAGE WARFARE SPECIALIST
QUALIFICATION//
RMKS/1. THE DIVING SALVAGE WARFARE SPECIALIST (DSWS) PROGRAM FOR
ACTIVE AND RESERVE FLEET DIVING COMMUNITIES HAS BEEN APPROVED PER
REF A. DSWS DESIGNATION SIGNIFIES A DIVER HAS EXCELLED
IN COMPETENCY AND PROFESSIONALISM, AND FORMALLY RECOGNIZES
INITIATIVE, TECHNICAL COMPETENCE, AND READINESS FOR INCREASED
RESPONSIBILITY.
2. REF A PROMULGATES REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALIFICATION AND
DESIGNATION OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL AS DIVING SALVAGE WARFARE
SPECIALISTS (DSWS).
3. COMMANDS HAVING ENLISTED DIVERS WITH ELIGIBLE NECS SHALL
DEVELOP A COMMAND DSWS QUALIFICATION PROGRAM MEETING OR EXCEEDING
THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF REF A. PERSONNEL WITH NECS 5341,
5346, 5342, 5311, 5343, 8493, 8494, 5931, OR 5932 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR
DSWS QUALIFICATION.
4. ALL CURRENT NEC 5341/5346 MASTER DIVERS ARE DESIGNATED DSWS
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THESE MASTER
DIVERS TO ENSURE THIS PROGRAM ACHIEVES THE INTENDED RESULTS OF
ENHANCING MISSION EFFECTIVENESS AND INCREASING OPERATIONAL
CAPABILITIES.
5. POC IS QMCS(EOD/SW) STEVE MARSHALL, N132D7A, AT
(703) 614-6854/DSN 224, E-MAIL: N132D7A@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
6. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
Navy Times: July 5, 2004:
(You can find the full article by going to the Navy Times website and accessing the July 5th edition.)
Other EAWS Links:
King's EAWS Common Core Tutorial
For suggestions or comments contact: