COMNAVRESINTCOMINST 1421.1D

15 August 1993

COMNAVRESINTCOM INSTRUCTION 1421.1D

Subj: APPLICATION/NOMINATION PROCEDURES FOR OFFICER SELECTION BOARD MEMBERSHIP

Ref: (a) BUPERSINST 1421.1K

(b) COMNAVRESFORINST 1421.1G

(c) COMNAVRESINTCOMNOTE 1550 (Series)

Encl: (1) Selection Board Application Form

1. Purpose. To establish procedures for application and nomination of 1635 designated reserve officers to serve on boards convened in accordance with Navy Regulations for the selection for promotion of Naval Reserve Officers pursuant to 10 USC 5910 and other Chief of Naval Personnel, Commander, Naval Air Reserve Force, or Commander, Naval Reserve Force instructions as may apply.

2. Cancellation. COMNAVRESINTCOMINST 1421.1C.

3. Policy. The procedures promulgated herein directly support the policy of the Chief of Naval Personnel that membership of selection boards must consist of the best qualified inactive duty Reserve officers available and afford the maximum opportunity for participation by inactive duty Reserve officers in the selection board process.

4. Background. Reference (a) establishes requirements for inactive duty Naval Reserve line officers to serve as members of line selection boards. Reference (b) establishes procedures for the nomination of inactive duty Naval Reserve officers to serve as members of reserve selection boards. However, the Director of Naval Intelligence (DNI) has the responsibility to make the final selection of 163X officers designated for selection board membership. To carry out this responsibility, agreed upon procedures to nominate 1635 designated inactive duty Reserve officers are for Naval Reserve Intelligence Program (NRIP) applications to be forwarded by Reserve Intelligence Area Commanders (RIACs) to COMNAVRESINTCOM, who will screen the applications and forward nominations to the Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI-14) with an information copy to the Commander, Naval Air Reserve Force.

5. Criteria for Nominations. In order to meet requirements and to ensure that only the best qualified officers are nominated for membership on subject boards, the following criteria will pertain to each nomination:

a. Status. Nominee must be a member of the Ready Reserve (USNR).

b. Seniority. Nominee must be at least one grade senior in rank to all officers who are to be considered by the selection board.

c. Eligibility. Nominee may not be a member of two successive boards for the consideration of officers for promotion to the same grade.

d. Physical Risk. Nominee should be in physical risk classification "A" status, although officers with a physical risk classification "B" may be nominated for consideration of a waiver by the Chief of Naval Personnel. All other physical risk classifications are ineligible.

e. Annual/Quadrennial Physical Examination. Nominee must have had an annual/quadrennial physical examination within one year of the expected completion date of the subject board.

f. Additional Requirements. In addition to the criteria above, careful consideration should be given to time in grade, special qualifications, previous active duty service, recent Reserve unit participation and promotion potential. Principal reasons for nominees being classified as "not eligible" include: not physically qualified, lack of current physical examination, served on same board the previous fiscal year, under consideration by another board meeting at the same time, retired, non-continued or nomination withdrawn after submission to the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS). To preserve the high quality of board membership, it is essential that all nominees be very carefully screened to ensure they meet the established criteria and are in all respects eligible.

6. Action.

a. RIACs are to nominate 1635 designated officers to COMNAVRESINTCOM for service on subject boards per the schedule in reference (c) and the criteria contained in this instruction.

(1) Ensure all eligible NRIP and Naval Reserve Command Intelligence Support (NRCIS) officers are made aware of the subject solicitation.

(2) Solicit applications from eligible unit and NRCIS officers. Eligible officers attached to NRIP units may nominate

themselves through their unit CO. Eligible NRCIS officers may nominate themselves through their unit CO to the respective RIAC.

(3) Ensure that inactive duty Reserve officers understand that final acceptance for board duty will be contingent upon their having successfully completed a physical examination within the previous year. Nominees must have satisfactorily completed the physical examination prior to reporting to BUPERS.

(4) Ensure that each officer nominated will be available for service on the board for which nominated. Last minute cancellations must be kept to a minimum.

(5) Inform nominees that actual selection for the board for which nominated is not assured until confirmed by the Chief of Naval Personnel. Notification of an individual's nomination to ONI does not constitute selection. COMNAVRESINTCOM is required to submit twice the number of nominees as there are board requirements.

b. Submission of Applications by RIAC to COMNAVRESINTCOM:

(1) Applicants will complete and forward enclosure (1) and one copy of an Officer Qualification Questionnaire (OQQ) (CNAVRES 1301/4) via their RIAC to COMNAVRESINTCOM. The OQQ must be current to within two months of the date the application is submitted. COMNAVRESINTCOM will not normally maintain applications on file, thus applicants must resubmit for each board of preference. This will ensure currency of address, telephone numbers and OQQs.

(2) Prior to forwarding each application package to COMNAVRESINTCOM, RIACs will ensure the applicant meets all criteria for nomination.

(3) Applications will be submitted by RIACs no later than the suspense dates in reference (c).

(4) RIACs should indicate, by an endorsement attached to enclosure (1), a recommendation on any officer meeting the criteria for board membership, who, in the RIAC's opinion, possesses either exceptional or marginal qualifications for board membership.

(5) The order of nomination in the basic letter, or the order of attachment of enclosures, will be in descending order of preference.

(6) Because of the sensitive nature of selection board membership, RIACs shall ensure that names of applicants are divulged only on a strict "need-to-know" basis.

c. COMNAVRESINTCOM action following receipt of nominations from RIACs:

(1) Review each nominee's qualifications and determine the order of preference of all nominees. Only those nominees with current information available will be considered for selection.

(2) Forward not less than two nominees, in order of preference, for each board requirement to ONI-14 for final determination.

d. Action by reservist if unable to serve after notification of selection has been made:

(1) Return orders immediately to the Bureau of Naval Personnel (Attn: PERS-47C) for cancellation.

(2) Notify COMNAVRESINTCOM headquarters immediately by telephone. COMNAVRESINTCOM will coordinate the selection of a replacement member.

7. Selectees will receive a letter from the recorder of the board at BUPERS giving information on uniform, billeting, parking, and other pertinent information.









B. A. BLACK

Distribution: (refer to COMNAVRESINTCOMINST 5216.1G)

Lists I, II, III, IV
SELECTION BOARD APPLICATION FORM




The undersigned is available to serve on promotion selection boards. The following information is provided to aid in evaluating board membership qualifications in accordance with BUPERSINST 1421.1K. A current Officer Qualification Questionnaire is attached.

(a) Board for which applying:_____________________________

(b) Last board on which served:___________________________

(c) Rank/Name (First, MI, Last):__________________________

(d) SSN/designator/Reserve status:________________________

(e) Date of rank:_________________________________________

(f) Home address:_________________________________________

(g) Home telephone:_______________________________________

(h) Business address:_____________________________________

(i) Business telephone:___________________________________

(j) Date last physical exam:______________________________

(k) Reserve affiliation last five years:

DATES
UNIT
RIA
ASSIGNMENT/DUTIES






Signed:________________________





Date:__________________________

NAVRESINTCOM 1421/1 (8/93)

Enclosure (1)