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FY19 CO/XO Slate
The FY19 CO/XO slate came out a few days ago, but it is CAC-protected everywhere and therefore I can’t post it. It can be found in the upper left corner on this site but make sure you pick the e-mail certificate or it won’t open:
https://es.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/SitePages/Home.aspx
Brief Update on FY19 Special Pays
Here’s a brief update on FY19 special pays from BUMED:
Ladies and Gentleman, appreciate if you could please get the word out to your Corps. The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs [ASD(HA)] pay plan was signed on 26 Sep 2018, but the Navy Pay Guidance has not been signed. Any special pays requests effective 1 Oct 2018 or later cannot be submitted until the Navy’s Special Pays NAVADMIN has been released, which is not expected until possibly sometime in December 2018.
Thank you!
SEMPER FI!
William L. “Bill” Marin
Program Manager, Navy Medical Special Pays Program
New BUMED Instruction for Reservist Subspecialty Codes and AQDs
Those transitioning to the Reserves or already in the Reserves may want to read this new instruction on subspecialty codes and additional qualification designators (AQDs):
BUMEDINST 1001.2C – RESERVE OFFICER CLASSIFICATION, SUBSPECIALTY, AND QUALIFICATION DESIGNATOR CODES
Finance Friday Articles
I’ve been sharing personal finance articles on Friday, most of which came from the other blog I wrote on called Military Millions. Last week we decided to shut it down. As a result, I’ll start sharing some of my own writing as well as other articles I find that are particularly relevant to the readers of MCCareer.org. Enjoy!
Financial CME #4: Test Your Knowledge
How Often Can You Buy the Dip in Housing?
Income is the Wrong Goal for Your Clients
President Trump Signs Defense Spending Bill That Includes 2.6 Percent Military Pay Raise
Will The Cost Of Financial Advising Drop Like Other Fees In The Financial Services Industry?
2019 Version of Promo Prep Available
Every year after the promotion boards I do a major update of my Promo Prep document. I update images and statistics, check links, and update the appendices. I also add new things, like the reappearance of photos at promotion boards.
I am happy to tell you that the 2019 version is done, and the most recent version of the Officer Record Management Document is posted as well. Both can be found on the Joel Schofer’s Promo Prep page. If you haven’t started updating your record for next year’s promotion boards, you need to start now. It takes a few months.
As always, if you find any issues with the document, contact me.
Sleep and Orthopedic Program Director Positions – SAUSHEC, San Antonio, TX
If you are interested in these positions, the POC is CDR Melissa Austin at BUMED (e-mail address is in the global). They want the selectee for both positions to arrive by JAN 2019.
Here are the PDFs that were uploaded for each:
ForeignPolicy.com – America’s Elite Needs to Get Back in Uniform
Here’s an interesting article from ForeignPolicy.com:
Finance Friday Personal Finance Articles
The other site I write on is “under construction” as we flip the switch from http to https, so I apologize if there are any errors with the links:
File for College Financial Aid
Trauma Clinical Community Newsletter
Here is the new Trauma Clinical Community newsletter:
Military Times – It’s Official: DoD Releases New ‘Deploy or Get Out’ Policy
Here’s a link to the article:
It’s official: DoD releases new ‘deploy or get out’ policy
Here’s the PDF of the policy from February 2018:
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 