The weekly newsletter from the Navy Personnel Command Force Master Chief provides information on career progression, community management, personnel matters, and general updates. It includes highlights of important dates in naval history for the week, a quote, instructions on entering awards into personnel records, information on a mandatory sexual assault prevention training, and a retirement request checklist for command career counselors.

1. NPC FORCM WEEKLY
10-14 June 2013
Career progression, community management, personnel matters, and general information from the desk of the
Navy Personnel Command Force Master Chief, FORCM(SW/AW/EXW) Leland E. Moore
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY
June 10th
1896 - Authorization of first experimental ship model tank.
June 11th
1944 - U.S. battleships off Normandy provide gunfire support.
June 12th
1990 - CDR Rosemary Mariner becomes first Navy woman to command fleet jet aircraft squadron.
June 13th
1881 - USS JEANNETTE crushed in Arctic ice pack.
June 14th
1777 - Continental Congress adopts design of present U.S. Flag.
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off the goal.”
~ Henry Ford
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
HOW TO ENTER AN AWARD INTO THE OMPF IN THREE EASY STEPS
• Check to see that the award has been entered into the Navy Department Awards Web Service (NDAWS) at
https://awards.navy.mil. Select 'personal awards,' then 'personal awards query' on the right.
• If it is reflected accurately in NDAWS, print the full SSN and the command’s UIC in the upper right corner of the
award citation, and send a copy to PERS-313 (Navy Personnel Command, PERS-313, 5720 Integrity Dr.
Millington, TN 38055).
• If it has not been entered into NDAWS, or is in error, contact the NDAWS authority for your Command for
assistance. The NDAWS authority will authenticate the award with the assistance of you & your command by
following the policy guidance provided on the NDAWS Authority page of the website, then they will mail a copy to
your OMPF.
The following link list the NDAWS award authority for the Navy.
https://awards.navy.mil/awards/webdoc01.nsf/(vwWebPage)/PocByCat.htm?OpenDocument&&%3Cp%5Fparms%3E
%3Cp%5Fexpand%3E26%3C%2Fp%5Fexpand%3E%3C%2Fp%5Fparms%3E#cat26.
NAVADMIN 156/13 announced a mandatory SAPR Stand-down (SAPR-SD) for all personnel to be completed no later than
1 July 2013 for Active Component and no later than 22 July 2013 for Reserve Component. Each session will begin with
video presentations by SECNAV and CNO, and conclude with a video by the MCPON. The estimated length of training is
120 minutes. Additional mandatory activities are outlined in the NAVADMIN. Take this opportunity to train your Sailors
and stress the negative effect Sexual Assault has in our Navy today. Training must be documented in FLTMPS under
course name SAPR-SD. Questions can be directed to (703) 604-0018 (DSN 664), navysaprstanddown@navy.mil.
MANDATORY SAPR STAND-DOWN
RETIREMENT CHECKLIST
Command Career Counselor's (CCC) shall submit request via CIMS or the NSIPS tool as follows:
• E6 and below: 6-18 months prior to requested date
• E7 and above: 6-24 months prior to requested date
• To cancel or modify a previously submitted request, CCC's should electronically forward an approved/signed Personnel
Action Request to PERS-8354 via the Bupers on Line tool.
• Upon request receipt, PERS-8354 will route the request to applicable ECM and Detailer for review/disposition
advisement. PERS-8354 will determine eligibility verification, Statement of Service (SOS) composure, and issuance of
three official messages; Message of Acknowledgement: Automatic generation and release upon initiation of request;
Message of Intent (MOI): Message released after completion of routing and receipt of disposition advisement from the
Enlisted Community Manager/Detailers (normally released 30-60 days following submission); Final
Authorization/Statement of Service Message: Message released NLT 120 days prior to requested RET/FLTRES date.
• These messages are prioritized by request date. For example, requests for January 2013 shall be processed
prior to requests for March 2013. Messages are available/accessible for one year via the BOL tool, under
APPLICATIONS - FORMAN - STATUS.
For questions: Enlisted_Active_Duty_Retirements@navy.mil.