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Navy Announces Updates to IA/GSA Assignment Policies

Navy NewsStand

Story Number: NNS081002-05
Release Date: 10/2/2008 3:53:00 PM

By Chief Mass Communication Specialist (SW) Maria Yager

MILLINGTON, Tenn (NNS) -- The Navy announced updates Sept. 29 to the Individual Augmentee Manpower Management (IAMM) and Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Support Assignment (GSA) programs, the two programs used for manning the Navy's joint manning doctrine requirements for GWOT.

"Our efforts are focused on meeting our operational and GWOT support requirements, while providing our Sailors and their families the support they deserve," said Vice Adm. Mark Ferguson, III, Chief of Naval Personnel, in the NAVADMIN.

"Our goal remains to move the majority of GWOT assignments into normal PCS rotation window, increase predictability and stability for our Sailors and their families, and improve manning stability at the unit level," added Ferguson.

The NAVADMIN 276/08 provides updates on follow-on detailing, IA advancement rates, suitability screening, enlisted and junior officer IA/GSA assignments, and it also discusses the impact of Status of Forces Agreements on GSA Sailors whose families wish to remain overseas.

Advancement data show that IA/GSA Sailors have a higher overall average advancement rate than Sailors who have not served an IA/GSA. In the most recent chief petty officer selection board, IA/GSA Sailors had a higher than average selection rates to chief. Selection boards are directed to give favorable consideration to those candidates displaying superior performance while serving in direct support of GWOT.

The NAVADMIN lists detailing guarantees for junior officers in pay grades 0-1 to 0-3 who complete an IA or GSA tour from shore slates. Guarantees include choice of fleet concentration area or homeport upon completion of a GSA/IA tour, and slating credit, which ranks an officer who has completed an IA/GSA above peers with similar qualifications and fitness reports.

The NAVADMIN discusses options for Sailors who wish for their families to remain overseas while serving on the GSA. In those instances where a Sailor is disadvantaged by GSA, and the overseas commander agrees to host dependents while the Sailor is on the IA, IAMM may be allowed in lieu of GSA orders. Requests for IAMM vice GSA orders from overseas Sailors must be made to detailers during the orders negotiation process, and must be positively endorsed by the command indicating sponsorship for the entire IA tour.

Sailors interested in serving an IA or GSA should review NAVADMIN 276/08 in its entirety. The NAVADMIN can be found under messages at www.npc.navy.mil.

Additional guidance is also available in NAVADMINs 002/08 Individual Augmentee Manpower Management Business Rules and 003/08 GSA Detailing Business Rules.

For more news from Navy Personnel Command, visit www.navy.mil/local/npc/.