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Systems Issues Affecting Record Updates and New Way to Add Degrees to Your OSR
Thanks to all those who contacted me about this issue. This blog and the Promo Prep are truly crowdsourced. Here is the update from PERS:
“Due to recent NSIP/NES/OPINS server issues OSR/ODC updates are not happening until these issues are resolved. There is no estimated repair date at that this time. Any transcript sent since May 2021 is likely to not reflect until this issue is cleared. Please allow additional time for any education updates to reflect while techs continue to troubleshoot, contact MNCC for any updates, and submit Letters to Board if your OSR/ODC hasn’t updated. Please contact My Navy Career Center at ASKMNCC.fct@navy.mil or 1-833-330-6622 for routine business. This includes all matters with transcripts (with the exception of Navy-sponsored programs) and simple education record corrections.”
My takeaways:
- If you can’t fix your record, don’t be surprised.
- If you can’t fix your record, send a letter to the board.
- In order to add degrees to your Officer Summary Record (OSR), send them to the My Navy Career Center (not the Joint Transcript Center). The instructions can be found on this page.
I’ll update the Promo Prep document as soon as I can, probably this weekend.
Asst. Specialty Leader for Aerospace Medicine and Flight Surgery – O4/O5
We are soliciting applications for Assistant Specialty Leader (ASL) for Aerospace Medicine and Flight Surgery to assist in management and oversight of a community of over 270 aviation medicine physicians and previous flight surgeons. The ASL will work closely with the SL (CAPT(s) Robert “Biff” Krause) to manage the two communities as we move through the transition to Operational Medical Officer’s. You will liaise with the SL, detailer, residency program director, NAMI, TYCOMs, MAW Surgeons, and BUMED to ensure the community is on track to meet the mission of the Naval Aviation Enterprise and BUMED. Candidates should be board certified in Aerospace Medicine and O4-O5 in rank.
Please email LCDR Eng-Kulawy (contact in the global) by COB 1 OCT 2021 with a CV, Bio, PDFs of your Officer Summary Record (OSR) and Performance Summary Record (PSR), and a letter of intent indicating your desire for selection, prior operational experience, as well as several sentences explaining your desire to fill this role. There are no geographic limitations as the ASL role is a collateral duty. Please contact the current SL if you have any questions about the role of Assistant SL.
American Medical Association Awards for Outstanding Government Service
Here’s the link to nominate someone:
CDC Liaison Position in Atlanta – O5/O6
Attached is the position description for the CDC liaison position.
It is an O6 billet, so only O5 or O6 can apply. If you are interested in applying, I need your CV and military bio sent to my mail.mil account by COB 1 OCT. Of note, despite what this older PD states, the incumbent is CAPT Bryan Schumacher, not CDR Eric Deussing. I’ll handle getting Detailer clearance on my end.
SG’S Message – Remembering the Service and Sacrifice of our Fallen Shipmates
Shipmates,
As military service members, we purposely go into harm’s way to protect and preserve our national interests. We deploy forward and work in dangerous environments. We knowingly risk our lives to serve others, and understand we may be called to make the ultimate sacrifice.
On September 4th, the Navy announced the names of those lost in the MH-60S helicopter crash off of San Diego. Among those five crewmembers were two of Navy Medicine’s own –HM2 Sarah Burns of Severna Park, MD and HM3 Bailey Tucker of St. Louis, MO. To all those who knew them and served beside them, Sarah Burns and Bailey Tucker are more than names. Both have been described as compassionate individuals who joined the Navy with a desire to give back.
Inspired by her paternal grandfather’s service, HM2 Burns enlisted in the Navy in 2010. She spent those first years as an aircraft mechanic with Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 84, and Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 85 before deciding to cross-rate and become a Search and Rescue Medical Technician. HM2 Burns became a fully qualified Corpsman in November 2020 and was assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight.
HM3 Tucker’s path to Navy Medicine was shorter, but he too shared Burns’ goal of serving a greater cause. He enlisted in 2019, a year out of high school. For Tucker, being a Corpsman and having the chance to serve others and save lives was his life’s calling. Serving with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Eight afforded him this opportunity to do what he loved.
Each and every day we rely on highly trained Sailors like HM2 Sarah Burns and HM3 Bailey Tucker to take on demanding missions, keep us operationally ready and ensure our warfighters remain in the fight. They represent the very best of America; less than one percent of our fellow citizens have volunteered to serve in the military. And we are painfully reminded with their tragic deaths, service does not come without risk, even beyond active combat zones.
Like HM3 Max Soviak, who died August 26th on the front lines of Operation Allies Refuge, although their lives came to an end much too soon, they shall be remembered as inspiring examples of devotion to duty and service to others. Please hold them and their families in your thoughts, prayers, and hearts.
With my continued respect and admiration,
SG sends
Bruce L. Gillingham, MD, CPE, FAOA
RADM, MC, USN
Surgeon General, U.S. Navy
Chief, Bureau of Medicine and Surgery
September Sailor-to-Sailor Newsletter
Shipmates,
The September Sailor-to-Sailor newsletter is here! This month, we spotlight updates to our Navy uniform policy and what Sailors and their families can expect when we launch MyNAVY HR’s NP2 system which will transform how we operate on multiple levels.
Here’s a link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xMj5H
Other stories in this month’s edition include:
– The New Maritime Space Officer Designator – What you Should Know
– Fall 2021 E-4 to E-6 Meritorious Advancement Season Announced
– Getting Started in the Exceptional Family Member Program
– Navy Announces the 2021 Health of the Force Survey
Again, here’s the link to the newsletter: https://go.usa.gov/xMj5H
If you have questions or comments about the newsletter, you can reach us at MyNavyHR@navy.mil or on our social media properties @MyNavyHR on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to have their voices heard.
V/r,
MyNavy HR
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