January 2010 Navy

by CAPT Tom McAtee

Naval Academy Faculty Opportunities

The USNA Dean of Faculty has announced three-year recall teaching opportunities for Navy Reserve officers holding advanced degrees (Master’s and above). Specifically, grades O3 and O4 are preferred. See the announcement at http://www.usna.edu/AcDean/offpos/officerfaculty.html#Reserve. The deadline for the USNA portion of the process is 8 Jan. 2010.

Navy and Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals rejects DWI Ruling

The Navy and Marine Corps CCA has ruled that the Navy’s rule forcing Sailors to inform their commanding officers that they have been arrested for an off-base drunken driving offense is unconstitutional and a violation of the Fifth Amendment. The Navy has not commented on the ruling. It is expected that the ruling will go to the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. If the ruling is upheld, it could open the door for Navy personnel to fight past military convictions for failing to report a DWI. The Marine Corps has no rule requiring Marines to self-report civilian arrests.

Space “A” has new travel Web site

If you plan on being a Space “A” traveler, you can find a wealth of information on the first Air Mobility Command (AMC) Web site. The new Web site is www.amc.af.mil/amctravel/index.asp. The site will have information on AMC Passenger Terminal contact points and instructions on signing up for Space “A” by e-mail.

Gray-Area TRICARE in NDAA FY 2010

In the future, Reserve gray-area retirees will be able to enroll in TRICARE Standard. However, although the eligibility has been authorized by NDAA 2010, program implementation must be accomplished by DoD. The latest word is that complete DoD implementation could be as much as a year away.

Navy Reserve anniversary celebration to honor a few outstanding Sailors

On 5 March 2010, the Chief of Navy Reserve will host the 95th Navy Reserve Anniversary Celebration at the Navy Memorial to showcase the tremendous talent and contributions made by past and present Sailors of the United States Navy Reserve. VADM Debbink would like to recognize a few of our outstanding FTS and SELRES Sailors celebrating one of the following milestones at the Navy Memorial:

• Officer and Enlisted Awards (Specifically for IA operational support).
• Enlisted Warfare designation pinning.
• Direct Commissions.

Submit nominations for the Navy Memorial event via e-mail to CMDCM(AW/SW) Rose NLT Monday, 1 February 2009. All nominations must be approved and submitted by the local NOSC/ NRA. Do not nominate Sailors previously recognized. Requests must contain the following information:

• Full Name.
• Rank/Rate.
• Member’s e-mail and phone number.
• Command/Unit assigned.
• Command Point of Contact (name, e-mail, phone).
• Type of recognition to receive (award, warfare pinning, commission).
• For awards, submit OPNAV 1650/3 award recommendation and citation.

Participants will be selected by a panel chaired by the Office of the Chief of Navy Reserve (OCNR) Chief of Staff. Master Chief Rose will personally notify selected individuals and their supporting command. Those who were not selected to participate will be contacted via e-mail by Friday, 5 February. ADT/IDT/ IDTT is authorized for SELRES participants. Berthing and location information will be provided to selected members.