Sailors with at least 24 months at their sea duty command and who are approaching their end of active obligated service can now split tour to another sea duty command, according to NAVADMIN 143/00. The initiative is aimed at giving commands and detailers greater flexibility when working with first term Sailors.
“The improvement of first term retention is encouraging and it’s initiatives such as this that will help Sailors make sound career decisions, by giving them a broader view of what the Navy has to offer in a shorter amount of time,” said VADM Norb Ryan Jr., Chief of Naval Personnel.
“Retention should be everyone’s number one priority and commands should be highly encouraged to help those Sailors who want to take advantage of opportunities such as this.”
For more information on first term split tours, see NAVADMIN 143/00 on the BUPERS web site http://www.bupers.navy.mil. Sailors interested in a split tour should contact their detailer and submit NAVPERS 1306/7 via their chain of command.