the navy reserve aLManaC 2011 02 - 03 34 - 35 > > Welcome Aboard VA Loans 04 36 - 37 > > CNO Guidance Thrift Savings Plan 05 38 - 39 The Navy Reserve is an authorized publication for members of the Department of Defense > > (DoD). Contents are not necessarily the Ready Now Newsletter Foreign Language Culture Pilot Program official views of, or endorsed by, the U.S. Government, DoD or the U.S. Navy. This 06 - 07 40 monthly magazine is prepared by the Public Affairs Office of Commander, Navy Reserve > The Fleet > Inspector General Forces Command, Norfolk. Contributors may send news and images by mail to: The Navy 08 - 09 41 Reserve, COMNAVRESFOR (N00P), 1915 Forrestal Drive, Norfolk, VA, 23551-4615 > > Naval Air Force Reserve ESGR & USERRA or by e-mail to [email protected]. Telephone inquiries should be made to (757) 322-5624 or DSN 262-5624. 10 42 The Navy Reserve is always looking for > Operational Support > Post 9/11 GI Bill good action photos of Navy Reserve Sailors (minimum 300 dpi) that tell a story of 11 43 Reserve training or support to the fleet. Please provide full identification of all > > Joint Staff Codes SGLI individuals in the photograph, including their respective rating, rank and command. Photos 12-14 44 should also include a visual information record identification number or VIRIN. > > Information about VIRINs is available online Career Management Tools Legal Assistance at www.mediacen.navy.mil/vi/virin.htm. Submissions should be received eight weeks 14 - 15 45 prior to publication month (i.e.November 1st for the December issue). Material will not be > > Retirement Points Navy Marine Corps Relief Society returned. 16 - 17 46 NEWS ONLINE … The Navy Reserve current and past issues can be accessed online at > > http://navyreserve.navy.mil. Navy Reserve Communication Calendar Yellow Ribbon Program News Stand, a Web site featuring Navy Reserve news and photos, plus links to Navy 18 - 21 47 fleet pages, can be viewed at www.news. navy.mil/local/nrf. > Outreach Calendar > Funeral Honors CHANGE OF ADDRESS … Selected Reserve 22 - 23 48 Sailors with address changes need to provide updates to the NSIPS (Navy Standard > > Integrated Personnel System) via their NOSC TRICARE Career Development Boards Personnel Office. 24 - 25 49 > > Pay Charts Brilliant on the Basics 26 - 33 50-51 > > Enlisted Ratings Acronyms Vice Adm. Dirk J. Debbink Cmdr. Caroline Tetschner, Force Public Affairs Officer Chief, Navy Reserve Commander, Navy Reserve Force Ed Buczek, Deputy Force Public Affairs Officer Rear Adm. Buzz Little Jim Vorndran, Editor-in-chief Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command MCC Kathleen Kelso, Contributing Editor Rear Adm. John Sadler MC2 Leslie Long, Creative Director Commander, Naval Air Forces Reserve Deputy Commander, Naval Air Forces MC2 Ryan Hill, Editor FORCM (FMF) Ronney A. Wright MC2 Elizabeth Merriam, Staff Writer/Webmaster Navy Reserve Force Master Chief ready now. anytime, anywhere. I 01 chief of navy reserve Welcome Aboard Chief of Navy Reserve Vice Admiral Dirk J. Debbink Shipmates, Marine Corps and Joint forces worldwide. Since 9/11, Navy Reserve Sailors have performed more than two-thirds of the 2011 is here, and with the New Year comes a new Almanac. This Navy’s individual augmentee (IA) assignments – that is more than Almanac is designed to be an easy-to-use, up-to-date source of 63,000 of the 90,000 Navy IAs. clear, concise and relevant information. In its pages you will find articles regarding your service in the Navy Reserve, mobilization, We’re valued. Commanders rely on us to accomplish their civilian employment, benefits and family support resources. We missions. They count on us for cost-effective, on-demand expertise. hope you will find this special edition of TNR a valuable tool as Because we’re valued, our nation provides world-class benefits you manage your Navy Reserve career. and programs that reflect the Navy’s commitment to you and your family. These benefits are comparable to those offered by “Top 50” The Almanac reflects how much we share with our Active employers. Learn about them and make the most of them! component shipmates. As the Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Gary Roughead, has testified before Congress, we are one Navy, We’re capable. Navy Reserve Sailors bring the Navy vital with an Active component and a Reserve component. We share capabilities needed in both war and peace. To do this, we provide the same Navy core values and the same Navy ethos. We are life-long learning and development. We train to the requirements an important part of the United States Navy: our nation’s sea set by our supported commands and we bring diverse and power – ready guardians of peace. With our Active component valuable civilian skill sets to work for the Navy. We are committed shipmates and Navy civilians, we are “America’s Navy: A Global to developing warriors capable of leading our nation’s defense. Force for Good.” I want you to know your service matters. Whether working close You can be proud of your service in the Navy Reserve. We to home or serving overseas and often under arduous conditions, deliver a ready and accessible force. We provide valued we all serve with honor, courage and commitment. capabilities. Our Sailors have proven themselves to be ready, I encourage you to share this Almanac with your friends, family innovative and agile in responding to any situation or challenge. and civilian employer. With their support, I’m confident we will As these attributes are keys to realizing our Vision, I feel continue to live up to our Navy Reserve Force motto: “Ready compelled to expand on them: Now. Anytime, Anywhere!” We’re ready. We are ready in every respect. We take pride in knowing we are “good to go” and can prevent and correct issues that present barriers to readiness. Our Force readiness is the Thank you for your service. result of our daily hard work and commitment across the Force. Vice Adm. Dirk J. Debbink, U.S. Navy We’re accessible. When duty calls, we respond. In 2010 we Chief of Navy Reserve had approximately 6,500 Sailors mobilized at any one time. In a typical week, approximately 20,000 of our 65,500 Sailors were on orders providing operational support to the Navy and 02 I the navy reserve almanac 2011 force master chief Welcome Aboard Navy Reserve Force Master Chief FORCM (FMF) Ronney A. Wright Happy New Year, Shipmates! Adm. Roughead and MCPON West have stated, “we are one Navy, with an Active and Reserve component.” Always know you As we move into 2011, allow me to thank each of you for the represent our Navy no matter where you have the privilege to sacrifice, dedication, and devotion to this great Navy and nation. serve. We are a valued part of the Navy Total Force. I cherish the opportunity to shake your hand and thank you for everything you do. I look forward to providing a venue to listen to Sailors transitioning from the Active component to your area the concerns and ideas you have to offer our Navy. of the country deserve your attention to help their career in the Navy Reserve. What do you know about their goals and Let me begin by thanking the entire TNR staff. They work aspirations? Do they know the command’s expectations of them? tirelessly to provide us with informative, relevant, and timely Be “Brilliant on the Basics” – assign a sponsor and get them to monthly articles. Be sure to bookmark the Navy Reserve command indoctrination. Hold professional development boards Homeport at www.navyreserve.navy.mil for articles and and assign a mentor. Take care of your people – they are the podcasts. You’ll also find updates from Commander, Navy future of our Navy! Reserve Forces Command, and information on “The Navy Reserve Strategic Plan for 2011.” I will retire in June with more than 31 years of service to our Navy and country. It has been a privilege to take this Your willingness to balance your Navy career with your civilian journey since leaving Lewes, Del. to join the Navy. I’ve found life helps make our Navy Reserve a cost effective force shipmates and friends who provided leadership, mentorship, multiplier. Your readiness to deploy anytime, anywhere provides and challenging opportunities. It has been an extreme honor our Navy with an invaluable asset. As you work to maintain and privilege to serve as your Force Master Chief and to work your own readiness keep in mind that family readiness is just with the leadership of the Navy Reserve and Joint Forces. Most as important. Pre-Deployment Family Readiness Conferences importantly, I would have never been in this position without the (PDFRC) continue to educate Sailors and families about the support of my loving spouse and family! I love you! resources available to them. Shipmates, thanks again for your service to our nation. Thank Our focus on benefits and readiness remains steady. TRICARE you for making a difference in the Navy Reserve by living up to Reserve Select has expanded to eligible “gray area” retired our motto “Ready Now. Anytime, Anywhere.” Reserve Sailors. We’re working to extend this benefit to eligible Individual Ready Reservists. If you are able to attend a Returning Warrior Workshop—GO! FORCM (FMF) Ronney A. Wright Your Navy wants to thank you and provide resources to you and a Navy Reserve Force Master Chief loved one at a four- or five-star resort. Talk to shipmates who have attended. They will tell you it was time well spent. ready now. anytime, anywhere. I 03 cno guidance CNO Guidance Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Gary Roughead We continue to be forward deployed and engaged around the budgets to close warfighting and readiness gaps and support world, delivering the core capabilities of our Maritime Strategy, our people, the cost to man, operate, and equip our force has which I released three years ago. Our Maritime Strategy remains never been greater and continues to rise. Our national security relevant. It has been affirmed by events over the past few years remains closely linked to our economy, and in the coming year, and by the recent conclusions from the 2010 Quadrennial we will continue to take bold steps to improve the efficiency of Defense Review and the Quadrennial Defense Review our operations and the effectiveness of our warfighting capability Independent Panel report commissioned by Congress. Our and capacity. strategy will continue to guide our operations and investments in My guidance for this year reaffirms my three focus areas to build the year ahead. the future force, maintain our warfighting readiness, and develop Our Sailors demonstrate daily that our Navy is flexible, and support our Sailors, Navy civilians, and their families. adaptable, and ready to respond globally. We are made There are great challenges today, but in every challenge there dominant by them. Our priority remains to prevail in the current are opportunities to seek innovative approaches and take bold conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq, where we have more than action. There is no option; the Navy will work more efficiently 14,500 Sailors on the ground and another 12,000 offshore in in our resource constrained environment. We are off to a good support of joint and coalition operations in Central Command. start, but we must continue to ask hard questions and make Our national interests, however, extend far beyond Iraq and hard decisions that will enable us to provide ready forces today Afghanistan; therefore, so does our Navy. On an average day, and deliver a force relevant and ready for the future. more than 44,000 Sailors are deployed and almost half of our 288 ships are underway around the world. Combatant My guidance focuses our efforts on ensuring the dominance of Commanders recognize the value our Navy provides through our Navy tomorrow, the readiness of our Fleet today, and the its ability to overcome diplomatic, geographic, and military well being of our people always. The Director of the Navy Staff impediments to access, and there is an increasing, not will coordinate our efforts across the Navy and use relevant decreasing, demand for naval forces. As ground forces draw processes and venues to drive progress on my intentions and down in the Middle East, the need for a strong naval presence update me accordingly. will grow in importance. Naval presence is essential to shaping a favorable security environment globally, especially in the Western Ours is the privilege of leading the finest Sailors and civilians Pacific and Indian Ocean, areas closely tied to our nation’s in the most capable and powerful maritime force in the world. economic prosperity. As articulated in the Maritime Strategy, our In challenging times it is easy to retrench, to become more Navy remains committed to protecting national vital interests in conservative in approach. We must look at this time as one of these regions. opportunity where boldness and innovation are the path to the future. It is up to each of us to do so. We continue to be a ready and capable global Navy. As I look to the future, I see continued disorder in the global security G. ROUGHEAD environment, a slow economic recovery, and increasing demand Admiral, U.S. Navy on our Navy. While we have made sound investments in recent 04 I the navy reserve alamanac 2011 Recruit once, retain for life: When we enable the Continuum of Service, Sailors Ready Now! have flexible Service options that provide meaningful and valued work across a career Volume 3, Issue 1 January 2011 Shipmates, We begin this new year with a fresh look at an idea we’ve been talking about for a while now – the Continuum of Service. What does that phrase mean, and what does a Continuum of Service look like? The analogy of changing lanes on a highway over the course of a career seems to capture the idea. One thing is certain – there are now many successful and rewarding Navy career paths! Vice Admiral Mark E. Ferguson III, our Chief of Naval Personnel, views the Continuum of Service as key to building the Navy Total Force. In his words, “Navy’s vision of the future recognizes a seamless Navy Total Force valued for their Service to the nation. Achieving this vision requires us to embrace a Continuum of Service philosophy - recruit Sailors once and retain them for life through flexible Service options that provide opportunities for meaningful and valued work across a career.” Together, we’ve made great progress easing the “lane change” process between the Active Component (AC) and the Reserve Component (RC). AC Sailors now have multiple opportunities for Service should they choose to continue their careers as members of the Navy Reserve. RC Sailors have a wide variety of duty options that allow them to “Stay Navy” and continue to contribute to Navy warfighting effectiveness, and may also return to Active Duty as part of a lifetime Continuum of Service. And we’re working to further enable the Continuum of Service by removing legal and policy barriers to Service. As directed in the 2011 update to Ready Now: The Navy Reserve Strategic Plan, we are working with the Congress and Navy leadership on several key Continuum of Service initiatives. These initiatives include a variable service option for Sailors with key skills (somewhere between the IRR and the VTU), new recall authority to allow enlisted Sailors to serve on Active duty recalls just as officers can today, and legislation that would allow RC Sailors to do AC work on a part-time basis. These initiatives will make it easier for Sailors to serve at a pace that is compatible with their stage of life – and easy to change lanes when they are ready for the next challenge. The Continuum of Service allows our Sailors and their family members to take advantage of many opportunities and benefits that support a successful and rewarding Navy career. What’s in it for the Navy? When we enable the Continuum of Service, the Navy retains trained Sailors who possess valuable skills and capabilities. We retain dedicated Sailors with a strong desire to serve. We retain trustworthy Sailors who embody our Navy Core values and live our Navy Ethos. We retain mature Sailors who are self-motivated leaders who have a unique appreciation for our Navy culture. We retain the best for life. We serve in the world’s greatest Navy; we honor those who take this obligation by making it as easy as possible to be Sailors for life. By enabling the Continuum of Service, we ensure that our Navy’s Reserve will have the quality Sailors needed to live up to our Force Motto: Ready Now. Anytime, Anywhere VADM Dirk Debbink FORCM Ronney A. Wright Chief of Navy Reserve Navy Reserve Force Master Chief ready now. anytime, anywhere. 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