NAVADMIN 174/09 - FLEET OPPORTUNITIES FOR EOD AND NAVY DIVER

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NAVADMIN 174/09
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SUBJ/FLEET OPPORTUNITIES FOR EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL AND NAVY DIVER
PROGRAM//
RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES FLEET OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE EXPLOSIVE
ORDNANCE DISPOSAL AND NAVY DIVER PROGRAM. THE EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE
DISPOSAL (EOD) AND NAVY DIVER (ND) RATINGS COMPRISE THE NAVAL SPECIAL
OPERATIONS (NSO) COMMUNITY.
NSO HAS BEEN, AND CONTINUES TO BE, CRITICAL IN THE SUCCESS OF OVERSEAS
CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS. CURRENTLY, ZONE A MANNING FOR EOD IS AT 61
PERCENT AND NAVY DIVER IS 82 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS A CRITICAL
SHORTFALL IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND OUR ABILITY TO SUSTAIN CURRENT AND
FUTURE OPERATIONS.
2. THE NAVY SEEKS SMART, FIT, HARDWORKING INDIVIDUALS FROM ALL
BACKGROUNDS TO JOIN THE RANKS OF THE NSO COMMUNITY. THE EOD AND ND
RATES OFFER CAREERS WITH UNMATCHED CHALLENGES AND JOB SATISFACTION TO
MOTIVATED CANDIDATES. HISTORIC ADVANCEMENT, SRB LEVELS AND BONUS PAYS
FOR THE PROGRAM HAVE BEEN WELL ABOVE NAVY AVERAGE. QUALIFIED E-5 AND
BELOW APPLICANTS WITH LESS THAN SIX
YEARS OF SERVICE ARE ENCOURAGED TO APPLY.
3. TO ADVERTISE THE NEED FOR SAILORS IN THESE COMMUNITIES, REQUEST THE
WIDEST DISSEMINATION OF THIS FLEET ACCESSION OPPORTUNITY THROUGHOUT THE
ENTIRE CAREER DEVELOPMENT TEAM.
PRO-ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT OF COMMAND LEADERSHIP IN FINDING THE RIGHT
SAILORS TO SERVE IN THESE CRITICAL POSITIONS IS ESSENTIAL TO MEET THE
GROWING DEMAND.
4. EACH COMMAND SHOULD MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE AND ENGAGE
SAILORS WHO ARE QUALIFIED AND INTERESTED IN PURSUING A CAREER IN THESE
COMMUNITIES. COMMANDS SHOULD WORK WITH RATING DETAILERS TO ENSURE THAT
APPLICANTS CAN BE RELEASED WHEN QUALIFIED.
5. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE EXCITING COMMUNITIES VISIT
WWW.EOD.NAVY.MIL FOR THE EOD RATING AND WWW.NECC.NAVY.MIL/DIVER
/INDEX.HTM FOR THE ND RATING.
6. POINTS OF CONTACT:
- EODCM SHAWN DAVIS, EOD ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, AT
(901) 874-2827/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT SHAWN.J.DAVIS(AT)NAVY.MIL
- NDCM DAVID GOVE, ND ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, AT
(901) 874-3116/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT DAVID.A.GOVE(AT)NAVY.MIL
- EODCS ISAAC CALLICRATE, EOD/ND FORCE RECRUITER, AT
(757) 462-4316 EXT 332 OR EMAIL AT ISAAC.CALLICRATE(AT)NAVY.MIL
7. RELEASED BY VADM MARK FERGUSON, N1.//
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