ENLISTED NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT

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NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 033/06, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM.  REF B IS 
BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE 
U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.  REF C IS OPNAVINST 5351.2, ENLISTED 
NAVY LEADER DEVELOPMENT.  REF D IS OPNAVINST 3120.32C, STANDARD 
ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVY.// RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN 
ESTABLISHES POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NEW UNIT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 
FOR PETTY OFFICER FIRST AND SECOND CLASS SELECTEES AS PART OF THEIR 
ENLISTED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.  BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF THE PETTY 
OFFICER SELECTEE COURSE INTRODUCED IN 2006 AND THE CPO SELECTEE COURSE 
INTRODUCED IN 2007, THIS NEW TRAINING REPRESENTS A FUNDAMENTAL CHANGE 
IN HOW WE PROVIDE LEADERSHIP TRAINING TO OUR PO1 AND PO2 SELECTEES, 
AIMED AT IMPROVING OUR DECK PLATE LEADERS.  AS WITH THE PO AND CPO 
SELECTEE COURSES, COMMANDS WILL NOW HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY AND 
RESPONSIBILITY TO DEVELOP THEIR ENLISTED LEADERSHIP.  USING CURRICULUM 
DIRECTLY AIMED AT THE NEWLY SELECTED PO1 AND PO2, THE NEW COURSES WILL 
PROVIDE MORE RELAVENT AND TIMELY LEADERSHIP TRAINING.  THIS NEW POLICY 
ALSO ELIMINATES A POTENTIAL IMPEDIMENT TO ADVANCEMENT BY REMOVING THE 
REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN ORDER TO BE ELIGIBLE TO 
TAKE AN ADVANCEMENT EXAM.  THIS NOT ONLY REMOVES AN ADVANCEMENT BARRIER, 
BUT BY FOCUSING ONLY ON THOSE SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT, PROVIDES A 
SIGNIFICANT MANPOWER SAVINGS AS COMMANDS WILL NO LONGER BE REQUIRED TO 
SEND MOST OF THEIR SAILORS TAD FOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOLS.  AS HAS OCCURRED 
WITH THE OTHER SELECTEE COURSES, I EXPECT COMMAND MASTER CHIEFS AND THE 
CHIEFS' MESS TO STEP FORWARD AND EXECUTE THIS TRAINING TO PROVIDE OUR 
NEW SELECTEES WITH MORE EFFECTIVE AND MORE RELEVANT LEADERSHIP TRAINING.
2.  THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO ENLISTED LEADERSHIP 
TRAINING THAT APPLY TO ACTIVE DUTY, FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND DRILLING 
SELECTED RESERVISTS:
    A.  ESTABLISHES NEW COMMAND DELIVERED LEADERSHIP COURSES FOR PO1 
AND
PO2 SELECTEES.
    B.  REMOVES THE REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLETE LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN 
ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E6 AND E7 ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS AND THE 
E8 SELECTION BOARD.
    C.  ESTABLISHES PROCEDURES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEW TRAINING.
    D.  ANNOUNCES A NEW LEADERSHIP CURRENCY COURSE FOR PETTY OFFICERS 
THAT COMPLEMENTS CHIEFS MESS TRAINING.
    E.  PROVIDES WAIVER GUIDELINES FOR THE NEW TRAINING.
3.  THIS MESSAGE SUPERSEDES PROCEDURES OF REFS A AND B THAT APPLY TO 
ENLISTED PERSONNEL AND AMENDS REF C POLICY.  THE POLICY AND PROCEDURES 
DELINEATED IN REF A FOR OFFICER LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT REMAIN IN EFFECT.  
CHANGES TO REF C WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH THE NEXT SCHEDULED UPDATE.  
4.  THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE 
LEADERSHIP COURSE (POSLC) FOR SAILORS SELECTED FOR E4, AND NO CHANGES 
IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE
(CPOSLC) FOR SAILORS SELECTED FOR PROMOTION TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER.
5.  THE NEW PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE 
(PO1SLC) WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL PO1 SELECTEES FROM THE FEBRUARY/MARCH 
2009 EXAM AND ALL SUBSEQUENT EXAMS.  
    A.  EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2008, THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL E5 PERSONNEL 
TO COMPLETE THE WORK CENTER SUPERVISOR LEADERSHIP COURSE (WCSLC) PRIOR 
TO PARTICIPATION IN THE E6 ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION IS REMOVED.  THE 
AUGUST/ SEPTEMBER 2008 E6 EXAM WAS THE LAST CYCLE REQUIRING THE 
COMPLETION OF THE WCSLC.  WCSLC CONVENINGS WILL END ON 1 OCTOBER 2008.
    B.  FOR THE FEBRUARY/MARCH 2009 EXAM CYCLE ONLY, COMPLETION OF 
PHASES ONE AND TWO OF THE NEW UNIT LEVEL PO1SLC WILL BE REQUIRED NOT 
LATER THAN
31 AUGUST 2009.  
    C.  FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT EXAM CYCLES, PO1 SELECTEES MUST COMPLETE 
PHASE ONE OF THE PO1SLC AT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND PRIOR TO FROCKING.  
PO1S WILL THEN COMPLETE PHASE TWO PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE FIRST 
ADVANCEMENT PAY INCREMENT OF THE RESPECTIVE EXAMINATION CYCLE.  
6.  THE NEW PETTY OFFICER SECOND CLASS SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE 
(PO2SLC) WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL PO2 SELECTEES FROM THE 
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 EXAM AND ALL SUBSEQUENT EXAMS.  
    A.  FOR THE AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2009 EXAM CYCLE ONLY, COMPLETION OF 
PHASES ONE AND TWO OF THE NEW PO2SLC WILL BE REQUIRED NOT LATER THAN 28 
FEBRUARY 2010.  
    B.  FOR ALL SUBSEQUENT EXAM CYCLES, SELECTEES MUST COMPLETE PHASE 
ONE OF THE PO2SLC AT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMAND PRIOR TO FROCKING.  PO2'S 
WILL THEN COMPLETE PHASE TWO OF THE PO2SLC PRIOR TO THE DATE OF THE 
FIRST ADVANCEMENT PAY INCREMENT OF THE EXAMINATION CYCLE.  
7.  THIS MESSAGE REMOVES THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL E6 PERSONNEL TO 
COMPLETE THE LEADING PETTY OFFICER LEADERSHIP COURSE (LPOLC) PRIOR TO 
PARTICIPATION IN THE E7 ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION.  COMPLETION OF THE 
LPOLC IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2009 E7 EXAM CYCLE.  
LPOLC CONVENINGS WILL END ON
1 FEBRUARY 2009.  
8.  THE REQUIREMENT FOR ALL E7 PERSONNEL TO COMPLETE THE LEADING CHIEF 
PETTY OFFICER LEADERSHIP COURSE (LCPOLC) PRIOR TO CONSIDERATION BY THE 
E8 SELECTION BOARD IS ALSO REMOVED.  COMPLETION OF THE LCPOLC IS NOT 
REQUIRED FOR THE MARCH/APRIL 2009 E8 SELECTION BOARDS.  LCPOLC 
CONVENINGS WILL END ON
1 MAY 2009.  
9.  ENLISTED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IS A SEQUENTIAL AND PROGRESSIVE 
CONTINUUM OF COURSES ADMINISTERED AS UNIT TRAINING IAW CHAPTER 8 OF REF 
D.  
THIS UNIT LEVEL LEADERSHIP TRAINING IS DESIGNED TO COINCIDE WITH 
SELECTION AND ADVANCEMENT TO DESIGNATED PAYGRADES.  DURING THE PERIOD 
OF TRANSITION TO THE NEW COURSES OF INSTRUCTION, THE CENTER FOR 
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPPD) WILL MAINTAIN CLASSROOM 
AND INSTRUCTOR CAPABILITY TO SUPPORT THOSE COMMANDS NEEDING ASSISTANCE.  
CPPD PROVIDES SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS (SME) WHO WILL OFFER ASSISTANCE 
WITH LEADERSHIP CONTENT AND INSTRUCTIONAL DELIVERY MATTERS.  
    A.  DETAILS ABOUT UNIT TRAINING ARE ACCESSIBLE IN THE NAVY 
KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (NKO) PORTAL VIA WWW.NKO.NAVY.MIL BY CLICKING ON THE 
LEADERSHIP TAB.  
CPPD HAS DEVELOPED A SERIES OF FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS, COMPLETE 
WITH HOW-TO DIRECTIONS, ON NKO.  NOTIONAL SCHEDULES, LEARNING SITES, 
CONTACT NUMBERS AND RELATED INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON NKO WITH 
MONTHLY UPDATES UPON RELEASE OF THIS MESSAGE.  
    B.  COMPLETION OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING COURSES SHALL BE DOCUMENTED 
BY ALL COMMANDS IN THE FLEET TRAINING MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL SYSTEM 
(FLTMPS).  
COMPLETION DATA WILL BE ENTERED VIA THE COURSE COMPLETION ENTRY MENU 
OPTION AT HTTPS://NTMPSWEB.NTMPS.NAVY.MIL/FLTMPS/.  FOR FLTMPS 
ASSISTANCE, CALL THE FLTMPS HELPDESK AT 866-438-2898.
10.  A NEW LEADERSHIP CURRENCY COURSE (LCC) IS BEING DEVELOPED THAT 
WILL SUPPORT SAILORS IN PAYGRADES E4-E6.  THE LCC IS UNIT TRAINING THAT 
WILL BE EXPRESSLY DESIGNED WITH RELEVANT CONTENT RELATED TO FLEET 
INTEREST ITEMS OR TO SPECIAL EMPHASIS PROGRAMS.  THIS NEW TRAINING WILL 
BE INTRODUCED IN LATE CY
2009 AND WILL FOCUS ON PAYGRADE SPECIFIC LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES.  
THE NEW CHIEF'S MESS TRAINING (CMT) INTRODUCED IN 2007 PROVIDES SIMILAR 
UNIT LEVEL TRAINING FOR E7-E9.  SAILORS WILL COMPLETE LCC/CMT MODULES 
DURING THE ANNUAL TRAINING CYCLE AT THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMANDS.  
11.  NEW PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE IMPLEMENTATION:
    A.  THE NEW PO1SLC WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA NKO ON 30 
SEPTEMBER 2008.  THE CD/DVD VERSION WILL BE DISTRIBUTED IN OCTOBER 2008.  
TO ASSIST COMMANDS WITH DEVELOPING THE EXPERTISE TO CONDUCT THE COURSE 
WITHIN THEIR UNIT, CPPD WILL OFFER A TRAIN-THE-TRAINER COURSE BEGINNING 
IN OCTOBER 2008.  
IN ADDITION, CPPD WILL OFFER A LIMITED NUMBER OF PO1SLC CLASSROOM 
COURSES IN FLEET CONCENTRATION AREAS.  TAKING THIS CLASSROOM COURSE 
WILL FULFILL THE OBLIGATION FOR TAKING THE PO1SLC WHEN SELECTED FOR 
ADVANCEMENT.  
    B.  BEGINNING IN MARCH 2009, THE NEW PO2SLC WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO 
ALL COMMANDS AND AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD VIA NKO.  CPPD WILL OFFER A 
TRAIN-THE- TRAINER COURSE FOR THE PO2SLC BEGINNING IN APRIL 2009.  CPPD 
WILL ALSO OFFER A LIMITED NUMBER OF PO2SLC CLASSROOM COURSES IN FLEET 
CONCENTRATION AREAS.  
TAKING THIS CLASSROOM COURSE WILL FULFILL THE OBLIGATION FOR TAKING THE 
PO2SLC WHEN SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT.  
12.  CONTINUING LEADERSHIP COURSES
    A.  THE PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE (POSLC) SUPPORTS 
SAILORS SELECTED FOR PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS (PO3). IMPLEMENTED IN 
2006, COMMANDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRESENT THIS COURSE AS REQUIRED UNIT 
TRAINING.  PO3 SELECTEES WILL COMPLETE THE 24-HOUR POSLC AT THEIR 
RESPECTIVE COMMAND PRIOR TO FROCKING.
    B.  THE CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTEE LEADERSHIP COURSE (CPOSLC) 
SUPPORTS SAILORS SELECTED FOR CPO.  IMPLEMENTED IN 2007, COMMANDS WILL 
CONTINUE TO PRESENT THIS COURSE AS REQUIRED UNIT TRAINING.  SELECTEES 
WILL COMPLETE PHASE ONE AND PHASE TWO OF THE CPOSLC AT THEIR RESPECTIVE 
COMMAND PRIOR TO FROCKING.  
    C.  THE COMMAND MASTER CHIEF/CHIEF OF THE BOAT LEADERSHIP COURSE 
(CMC/
COBLC) SUPPORTS SAILORS SELECTED AS CMC (NEC 9580) OR COB (NEC 9579).  
SELECTEES WILL ATTEND THE TWO-WEEK CMC/COBLC AT NEWPORT, RI, ENROUTE TO 
THEIR TOUR.  COMPLETION OF THE SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY COURSE (SEAC) IS 
A PREREQUISITE FOR THE CMC/COBLC.
    D.  THE CMC/COB SPOUSE LEADERSHIP COURSE PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR 
SPOUSES OF DESIGNATED CMCS/COBS.  THIS IS A ONE-WEEK COURSE SCHEDULED 
DURING THE SECOND WEEK OF EACH CMC/COBLC.  ATTENDANCE IS STRICTLY 
LIMITED TO SPOUSES OF STUDENTS IN THE CONCURRENT CLASS.
13.  THERE ARE NO GRANDFATHER PROVISIONS FOR ANY OF THESE LEADERSHIP 
COURSES.  
THE SELECTEE COURSES, LCC AND CMT ARE UNIT LEVEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS 
THAT PROVIDE LEARNING, MENTORING, AND COACHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 
FLEET.  
CHANGES TO ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN 
REF B WILL BE PUBLISHED WITH THE NEXT SCHEDULED CHANGE.
14.  LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WAIVERS PROVIDE THE FLEXIBILITY TO RESPOND 
TO OPERATIONAL DEMANDS; HOWEVER, THEY DO NOT RELIEVE COMMANDS OF THE 
TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.  
    A.  WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR E4-E8 PERSONNEL IS HEREBY DELEGATED TO THE 
RESPECTIVE ISIC.  WHEN OPERATIONS NECESSITATE FROCKING OR ADVANCEMENT 
OF ENLISTED SAILORS BEFORE THEY HAVE COMPLETED THEIR APPLICABLE COURSE, 
COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL REQUEST AN ISIC WAIVER, DOCUMENT IT IN THE 
MEMBER'S SERVICE RECORD ON NAVPERS 1070/613 ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS 
(PAGE 13), AND ENSURE COURSE COMPLETION AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY.  
    B.  ONLY PERS-4 MAY WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR DESIGNATED CMC/COB'S 
TO ATTEND LEADERSHIP TRAINING EN ROUTE TO AN ASSIGNMENT. 
    C.  WHEN A WAIVER IS GRANTED AND THE APPROPRIATE COURSE IS NOT 
COMPLETED PRIOR TO A SAILOR DETACHING FROM A COMMAND, RESPONSIBILITY IS 
TRANSFERRED TO THE GAINING COMMANDING OFFICER TO ENSURE COMPLETION.
15.  COMMANDING OFFICERS SHALL PROVIDE PERSONAL AND POSITIVE LEADERSHIP 
FOR UNIT TRAINING CONSISTENT WITH REF D, AND ENSURE THAT PERSONNEL 
ATTENDING COURSES ARE FULLY ENGAGED.  
16.  POINT OF CONTACT:  CDR GEORGE MICHAELS, CPPD DIRECTOR OF TRAINING, 
AT
(757) 492-5661/DSN 492 OR EMAIL AT GEORGE.MICHAELS(AT)NAVY.MIL.
17.  RELEASED BY VADM M. E. FERGUSON III, N1.// 
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