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An Article Everyone Should Read – The 21st Century’s Great Military Rivalry
If you want to know why the DoD is diverting money to other things than increasing your board certified pay from $6K to $15K, the quote below is one of the reasons why.
“In the most realistic wargames the Pentagon has been able to design simulating war over Taiwan, the score is 18 to 0. And the 18 is not Team USA.”
This is a quote from an article you should read.
In addition to the link to the article above, here is a free link to the PDF version.
NMFDC Newsletter – November 2022
ALCON,
On behalf of the Naval Medical Force Development Center (NMFDC), please see the attached November 2022 NMFDC Newsletter.
This month’s newsletter:
-Features the newly stood up Joint Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (JKSA) Working Group, which will advise, coordinate, and support joint efforts on medical personnel readiness.
-CAPT Heather Shattuck, Chief Nursing Officer, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, and Trauma Strategy Management Office (TSMO) Lead; and Mr. John Zarkowsky, Deputy Director of BUMED N5 and NMFDC Office of Primary Responsibility, will serve as the Navy Representatives to the JKSA Working Group.
-Showcases ongoing efforts by the NMFDC, TSMO, and the Expeditionary Resuscitative Surgical System Success Metrics Working Group to close existing Naval Medical Readiness Criteria data gaps and determine the optimal data, supported by “reps and sets”, to certify individual clinical proficiency by platform.
-Presents the NMFDC “Graphic of the Month” on the High Reliability Organization principle of “Deference to Expertise”.
-Spotlights the U.S. Fleet Forces article “The Press for Time during Medical Emergencies,” which gives a real-life example of how “reps and sets” can save lives.
-Wishes the U.S. Marine Corps a Happy 247th Birthday (established on 10 November 1775)!
Please feel free to share this newsletter with other relevant Navy Medicine stakeholders and those interested in the NMFDC’s efforts.
Very Respectfully,
The Naval Medical Force Development Center
NAVADMIN Updates Fitrep Guidance
Here is the NAVADMIN, with the sections applicable to my readership highlighted in yellow:
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AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1610.10F, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces changes to reference (a), which are being
implemented as change 1. File this NAVADMIN with reference (a) and implement
these changes effective immediately.
2. Summary of Changes:
a. Modifies Table 1, page 9 of enclosure 1 to include *in no case,
however, should a total report period exceed 15 months without Bureau of
Naval Personnel (PERS-32) approval.*
b. Modifies the officer competitive category by adding 68xx under
Reserve limited duty officer or chief warrant officer to the officer (Line).
c. Modifies the officer competitive category by moving aviation (73xx)
to a new and separate line under submarine or nuclear (72xx/740x) under
Active chief warrant officer.
d. Includes the requirement for reporting seniors to add, in
addition to their address, their phone number in block 48 (evaluation) or
block 44 (fitness report and chief evaluation) to assist Commander, Navy
Personnel Command in making inquiries concerning the report.
e. Clarifies for officer and enlisted, if a detachment of reporting
senior reports are submitted, the reporting senior must submit reports on all
personnel in the same paygrade who are normally evaluated by that reporting
senior.
f. Includes the option for a Service Member to request for an immediate
superior in command review of a performance evaluation.
3. For questions concerning these policy changes, contact the MyNavy Career
Center at (833) 330-6622 or via e-mail at askmncc(at)navy.mil.
4. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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