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November Navy Career News – From the Chief of Naval Personnel
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Your navy career news for the month of November is inside – announcements include:
– High-Year Tenure Plus Pilot Program extension
– Dependent Care Flexibility Spending Account for Military
– NAVFIT 98 Availability as Alternative to eNavFit
– Physical Readiness Program Update for 2024
Medical Dept. Responsibilities for the Physical Readiness Program
Background: Important updates to the Navy’s physical fitness program have been published, to include updated Authorized Medical Department Representative (AMDR) Training, BUMEDINST 6110.15B (below), and changes to pregnancy notification which may affect pregnant Service members during the current PRT cycle.
- 2023 AMDR Training has been released on the MyNavy HR Physical Readiness Page. www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Support-Services/Culture-Resilience/Physical-Readiness//
- BUMEDINST 6110.15B-MEDICAL DEPARTMENT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM is a complete revision and should be read in entirety by all medical department personnel, AMDRs, MEB convening authority, and command leadership.
- ALNAV 017/23 states that Service members can delay notification of pregnancy to their command until 20 weeks gestation to provide the member with time and flexibility to make private health care. To comply with this guidance, the MyNavy Portal PARFQ landing page provides temporary guidance on how Sailors should answer if they choose not to disclose their pregnancy status prior to 20 weeks. CFLs should continue to respect the medical privacy for all Sailors with medical waivers.
CY23 PFA NAVADMIN
BLUF – This NAVADMIN announces a single Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA)
Cycle for calendar year (CY) 2023. There will be no excellent or above incentive exemption for CY23.
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SUBJ/PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM CALENDAR YEAR 2023 PHYSICAL FITNESS
ASSESSMENT CYCLE ANNOUNCEMENT//
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NARR/REF A IS OPNAVINST 6110.1K, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.
REF B IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDE 4, BODY COMPOSITION
ASSESSMENT.
REF C IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM GUIDE 5, PHYSICAL READINESS TEST.
REF D IS BUPERSINST 1610.10F, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.
REF E IS NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS GUIDE 8, MANAGING PFA RECORDS FOR PREGNANT
SAILORS//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces a single Physical Fitness Assessment (PFA)
Cycle for calendar year (CY) 2023.
1. CY23 PFA Cycle. The PFA cycle will be conducted from 1 February to 30
November 2023 in line with references (a) through (c).
Additional Physical Readiness Guides are located at:
https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Support-Services/21st-Century-
Sailor/Physical-Readiness/Guides/. CY23 PFA cycle will be labeled *PFA Cycle
1 2023* in PRIMS-2.
a. CFLs and Assistant CFLs (ACFL) will enter official CY23 PFA cycle
results under this label in PRIMS-2 and retain official body composition
assessment and physical readiness test score sheets for five years in line
with reference (a). CFL and ACFLs are reminded to log into their PRIMS-2
account every 30 days to keep their account from being deactivated.
b. Sailors have access to their physical readiness historical data
through MyNavy Portal, My Records and will electronically submit their
Physical Activity Risk Factor Questionnaire via MyNavy Portal upon receiving
their commands 10-week notification.
c. There will be no excellent or above incentive exemption for CY23. In
line with reference (a), commanders, commanding officers, and officers-in-
charge are encouraged to use incentive programs for the physical readiness
program (special liberty, award certificates, etc.).
d. Fitness Report and Evaluation Guidance. In line with reference (d),
commands should enter a 1-letter code indicating the result of each official
PFA conducted during the reporting period in block 20. Format for block 20
must be from oldest to most recent PFA performed during the reporting period.
2. Responses to Fleet Feedback. The following items are provided for
clarification to frequently asked questions:
a. CY22 PFA Closeout. CFLs must enter PFA data by 30 November
2022 in PRIMS-2.
b. Postpartum Sailors. In line with references (a) and (e), Sailors
remain in a pregnancy status from the time pregnancy is confirmed by a
military Health Care Provider (HCP) or civilian HCP until the end of the 12
months following a qualifying birth event.
Sailors with pregnancy (postpartum) status which expires during the official
PFA cycle are exempt from participation in the PFA cycle.
3. For additional information, members may contact the Physical Readiness
Program Office:
a. For policy related questions via e-mail at PRP(at)navy.mil.
b. For PRIMS-2 related questions via e-mail at PRIMS(at)navy.mil.
c. For policy or PRIMS-2 related questions via phone at (901) 874-2210/
DSN 882.
4. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled,
whichever occurs first.
5. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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Updated Physical Readiness Program Info
Here is a new NAVADMIN that changes to a single cycle for 2021 from JUL-DEC and a more helpful fact sheet:
Here is a Navy Times article as well:
Joel Schofer's Career Planning Blog 