 13 November 1998 NSCC ACTION LETTER 14-98
1. IAW ref (a), ref (b) was convened at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado, Ca. Meeting minutes have been separately distributed to all Regional Directors and Headquarters Representatives. Action items changing NSCC/NLCC policy and/or administrative procedure are addressed in this letter. Changes will be incorporated into future revisions of refs (a), (c), and (d). Those action items that require unit CO's to start doing things differently, upon receipt of this letter, are listed immediately below in sub-paragraphs a, b, and c. Paragraph 2 contains action items being undertaken which will, when completed, also impact units. However, unit CO's have no immediate action to take on paragraph 2 items, other than to be cognizant of them and to incorporate them into future planning. a. SUBMISSION OF NSC-22 VIA COTC WITH $50.00 DEPOSIT. Effective with Winter Training 1998 and all training evolutions nationally advertised in the future, the policy for NSC-22 submission is:
This change is being implemented to:
b. ENS TO LTJG PROMOTIONS TO BE YEAR ROUND BASED UPON REQUIREMENTS COMPLETION, UNIT CO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AND FIELD REPRESENTATIVE RECOMMENDATION WITH COUNCIL OR SPONSORING ORGANIZATION CONCURRENCE. Effective 1 January 1999:
This change is being implemented to:
c. SERVICE RECORDS TO INCLUDE A COPY OF THE ID CARD. Effective immediately, Unit CO's are to ensure a copy of each cadet's identification card is included in the service record. Make local copies as necessary.
This change is being implemented to help reduce confusion caused by lost or misplaced ID cards. 2. The following action items do not require any immediate Unit CO action but are provided for incorporation into planning for CY 1999 and beyond. Widest dissemination ofthese items is necessary. a. ADDITIONAL REOUIREMENT OF 5 DAY CONTINUOUS ESCORT DUTY FOR PROMOTION FROM LTJG TO LT. Effective with the CY99 promotion cycle, that means to be promoted in Fall of 1999 from LTJG to LT and for all boards after that, candidates for promotion must also complete, in addition to all current requirements, a period of escort duty in support of summer training, that is at least 5 continuous days in length. This additional requirement is being added to encourage NSCC officers to further continue their already outstanding support of COTC's during summer training. This requirement will also serve to institute additional leadership training prior to promotion to LT. b. EACH REGION TO HAVE AN ASSOCIATE REGIONAL DIRECTOR ASSIGNED TO SPECIFICALLY MANAGE NLCC MATTERS. Effective immediately Regional Directors will assign an Associate Regional Director to promote the NLCC and be specifically responsible for proper regional management of NLCC matters, to include formation of units when a minimum of 15 League Cadets are present. c. NSC-22 BEING UPDATED TO INCLUDE EMERGENCY INFORMATION REGARDING CADET PERSONAL/FAMILY HEALTH INSURANCE. When cadets are taken to hospitals during TWT's, this information is the first thing asked by hospital personnel. The update to the NSC-22 will include the following entry: Insurance Provider Name:____________ Group No:__________ ID No:___________ Until the updated revision is promulgated, Unit CO's and/or parents are to hand write this information across the top of the reverse of the form. Unit CO's are responsible for ensuring this data is included until promulgation of the revised form. COTC's (the ones who have to deal with the problem) have the option of not accepting NSC-22's without this information. d. INSPECTION GUIDE BEING REWRITTEN. A Regional Director committee has been formed to rewrite the inspection guide. All Unit CO's are tasked to forward their recommendations for improvements to inspection guides, both NSCC and NLCC, to their Regional Directors. Regional Directors are to consolidate inputs and further forward to the Chairman of this committee not later than end of April 1999. e. NSC-26 BEING REVISED TO ADDRESS ALL UNIT DEFICIENCIES IN PREPARING CADETS FOR TRAINING DISTRIBUTION WILL BE TO UNIT CO, COPY TO REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR USE DURING INSPECTIONS. The inspection guide rewrite committee will incorporate into the revised guide penalties for improper cadet preparation. The revised NSC-26 will be used for CY 99 training and incorporated into the CY 00 inspection cycle. f. NEW UNIT CO'S FOR NEW UNITS WILL BE ASSIGNED AS LTJG. LT ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH CO SENIORITY AT A LEVEL OF ONE RANK ABOVE OTHER UNIT OFFICERS. Rank carries with it the expectations of experience and ability and subsequently should be earned. New CO's of new units will be assigned as LTJG. When instances occur where the unit CO would benefit from a presence or representation of more senior rank, the Regional Director will assist. Assignments of LT will only be made in those circumstances where it is necessary to clearly establish through rank, CO seniority. LCDR will in all cases be earned. g. SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED TO BETTER DETERMINE CAPABILITY WITHIN UNITS TO COMMUNICATE USING COMPUTER RESOURCES. The need to continue to move in a direction of reduced paperwork and increased use of computer resources to enhance business practice efficiency, and to accelerate and expand our communications ability, becomes more and more evident as the NSCC grows, adds additional training opportunities, and attempts to provide across the NSCC/NLCC, a service second to none. We need to be able to communicate and move information electronically up and down the chain of command crisply and with discipline, to save your time and our time, and to optimize resource management. Long term goals to do this and a management plan to get there are necessary. But first, another survey to clearly establish current NSCC/NLCC wide capability is needed. LCDR Jim Lukasiewicz, NSCC Regional Director, Region 4-1, will do this via all Regional Directors, early in CY 99 3. This action letter is cancelled upon incorporation
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