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NAVADMINNOTE 1000
SUBJ: CHANGE TO US NAVY EARLY RETIREMENT PROGRAM REF A: PERSONNEL MANUAL
NAVADMIN M1000.6(SERIES)
- AS A RESULT OF AN OBAMA ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED FORCE REDUCTIONS AND
BUDGET CUTS, THE NAVY HAS DEVELOPED A PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF
ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL. THIS PROGRAM WILL BE EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2009.
UNDER THIS PROGRAM, OLDER SAILORS WILL BE ASKED TO GO ON EARLY
RETIREMENT, THUS PERMITTING THE RETENTION OF THE YOUNGER SAILORS WHO
REPRESENT THE FUTURE. THEREFORE, THIS PROGRAM WILL PHASE OUT OLDER
SAILORS BY JUNE OF THE FOLLOWING FISCAL YEAR. THIS INITIAL PHASE OF THE
PROGRAM WILL BE KNOWN AS SLAP (SAILORS LATE-AGED PROGRAM). SAILORS WHO
ARE SLAPPED WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK FOR JOBS OUTSIDE THE
NAVY. SLAPPED SAILORS CAN REQUEST A REVIEW OF THEIR PERSONNEL RECORDS
BEFORE ACTUAL RETIREMENT TAKES PLACE.
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THIS PHASE OF THE PROGRAM IS CALLED SCREW (SURVEY OF CAPABILITIES OF
RETIRED EARLY WORKERS). ALL SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN SLAPPED OR SCREWED MAY
FILE AN APPEAL WITH THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND WITH FINAL AUTHORITY AT THE
LOCAL COMMAND LEVEL. -
THIS IS CALLED SHAFT (STUDY BY HIGHER AUTHORITY FOLLOWING
TERMINATION). UNDER THE TERMS OF TWO OTHER NEW POLICIES, A SAILOR MAY BE
SLAPPED ONCE, SCREWED TWICE, BUT MAY BE SHAFTED AS MANY TIMES AS THE
NAVY DEEMS APPROPRIATE. IF A SAILOR FOLLOWS THE ABOVE PROCEDURES, HE/SHE
WILL BE ENTITLED TO HERPES (HALF EARNINGS FOR RETIRED PERSONNEL’S EARLY
SEVERANCE) OR CLAP (COMBINED LUMP-SUM ASSISTANCE PAYMENT), UNLESS HE/SHE
ALREADY HAS AIDS (ADDITIONAL INCOME FROM DEPENDENTS OR SPOUSE).
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AS HERPES AND CLAP ARE CONSIDERED BENEFIT PLANS, ANY SAILOR WHO HAS
RECEIVED HERPES OR CLAP WILL NO LONGER BE SLAPPED OR SCREWED BY THE
NAVY. THE NAVY WISHES TO ASSURE THE YOUNGER SAILORS WHO REMAIN ON BOARD
THAT THE NAVY WILL CONTINUE ITS POLICY OF TRAINING SAILORS THROUGH OUR
SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (SHT). THE NAVY TAKES PRIDE IN THE
AMOUNT OF SHT OUR SAILORS RECEIVE AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE GIVEN OUR
SAILORS MORE SHT THAN ANY OTHER SERVICE. IF ANY SAILOR FEELS THEY DO
NOT RECEIVE ENOUGH SHT AT THEIR CURRENT DUTY STATION, SEE YOUR
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR IF AND WHEN THEY SHOW UP TO WORK AGAIN. YOUR
SUPERVISOR IS SPECIALLY TRAINED TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE ALL THE SH*T
YOU CAN STAND. -
THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO A FUTURE CHANGE TO REF A.
