Author: Joel Schofer, MD, MBA, CPE
October Naval Medical Force Development Center Newsletter
On behalf of the Naval Medical Force Development Center (NMFDC), please see the attached OCT 2021 NMFDC Newsletter.
This month’s newsletter includes a Naval Medical Readiness Criteria (NMRC) update, current BUMED Reserve Policy (M10) and Reserve Component (RC) NMRC integration progress, information on how to schedule a virtual site visit with the NMFDC, COVID-19 lessons learned from the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and key considerations from a recent discussion with Expeditionary Medical Facility (EMF)-Mike regarding their recent Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE).
Please feel free to share this newsletter with other relevant Navy Medicine stakeholders and those interested in the NMFDC’s efforts.
Have a great weekend, and a safe and happy Halloween!
Very Respectfully,
The Naval Medical Force Development Center
In Case You Missed It – MC Symposium Talk on Operation Allied Refuge
Here is a link to the Medical Corps Symposium talk on Operation Allied Refuge:
Application Process for Non-Specialty Specific Billets
Please see the message below and attachments from PERS. Also note that per the Military Personnel Manual, you must be at 24 years or less of service to apply for the Senior War College. In other words, you have to have 4-6 years of service left as an O5/O6 to be considered:
CAPT Schofer,
Respectfully requesting dissemination of Non-Specialty Specific (NSS) opportunities list for 2022.
(2) attachments:
1. Candidate application with process description.
2. List of 2022 NSS opportunities with brief position descriptions.
Officer’s must seek concurrence from their Specialty Leader to apply.
Completed applications forms are due to officer’s detailer (cc CAPT Smith) NLT 6 Dec 2021.
Thank you for your time.
V/r,
Wayne R. Smith
CAPT, MC, USN
Head, Medical Corps Assignments
Executive Medicine, Surgical Specialties Detailer
Navy Personnel Command, PERS-4415
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38005
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Are LT Medical Corps Fitreps Important? TL:DR = Yes
Someone recently e-mailed me because they were having problems convincing their LTs that their fitreps mattered. Trust me, they matter.
The most important reason that they matter is because of changes made in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act. Prior to NDAA 20, the Navy was allowed to promote to O4 with an all fully qualified standard. In other words, the promotion opportunity was 100%. Here is a history of the O4 promotion opportunity:
| FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | |
| O4 | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 95% |
As you can see, the opportunity decreased from 100% to 95% in FY22.
This means that it got a little bit harder to promote to O4, and a little more competitive. In other words, your fitreps as an O3 matter.
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