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MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT PARRIS ISLAND, S.C. -- The Navy’s high retention and recruiting rate has extended the Enlisted Early Transition Program, giving sailors an early-out to pursue their goals outside of the service.
According to Naval Administrative Message 142/11, the Enlisted Early Transition Program has been extended to Sept. 30, 2013.
“Our end-strength and our over-manning in certain ratings was a consideration for the extension of this program,” said Mike Dawson, head enlisted community manager of Navy Personnel Command. “Our community managers have also received a lot of feedback from sailors and the fleet that they would apply for an early-out if they were eligible.”
This NAVADMIN is an update of message 025/10, which said sailors were allowed to request an early end-of-active-service date.
This update now allows sailors to EAS up to 24 months before the original date. The program will be offered until the original date of Sept. 15, 2013.
Each sailor looking to apply must fall under the following categories:
Sailors cannot be pending permanent-change-of-station orders, hold a nuclear rating, working or will be working in a Global War on Terrorism or overseas contingency operation, or as an individual augmentee if the cycle will be disrupted by a new EAS date.
If a sailor is not disqualified by one of the listed reasons, a request should be submitted to the commanding officer three to 15 months before the requested early date, according to NAVADMIN 142/11. Sailors are not required to include statements on the reasons they are leaving.
All sailors looking into the EETP should be properly counseled on all EAS-mandatory classes.
According to the NAVADMIN, sailors taking part in this program will still receive the benefits of the Montgomery and the Post 9-11 GI Bills.
Through the EETP, sailors are allotted one month of benefits for every full month of active duty served up to the maximum of 36 months. Those who have served 20 months out of a two-year period or 30 months out of a three-year period will receive full benefits according to the NAVADMIN.
These benefits are not available to service members who previously declined enrollment in the Montgomery GI Bill.
As long as sailors have fulfilled the necessary 90 days of active service, they may receive partial benefits from the Post 9-11 GI Bill. However, a full 36 months of service is needed to rate the full benefits of the bill.
For more information on the GI Bill benefits, visit www.gibill.va.gov.
“Sailors who are no longer interested in staying in the Navy are highly encouraged to apply,”
said Dawson.
For more information on EETP, refer to NAVADMIN 142/11, call the NPC Customer Service Center at 1-866-827-3672 or email cscmailbox@navy.mil.
| Date Taken: | 05.05.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 05.05.2011 13:58 |
| Story ID: | 69911 |
| Location: | PARRIS ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, US |
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