 18 September 2001
NSCC ACTION LETTER 4-01
1. Purpose: To announce the dates, procedures and policy
for the 2001 lieutenant/lieutenant commander promotion board, convening
on or about 6 December 2001. Promotion recommendations using NSC-17
must be forwarded to reach NHQ by 8 November 2001.
2. Discussion: Selection for promotion is based on the
needs of the Corps and individual performance. Reference (a) and (b) contain selection
criteria, which must be met to be considered for promotion. The National Chairman will
provide guidance to the board members in the form of a precept, which will emphasize those
factors, deemed most important in the selection process. These include performance,
leadership, excellence, and those traits which characterize individual potential for
assumption of greater responsibilities associated with the next higher rank, as well as
effectiveness of unit training, management, enrollments, etc. The promotion board will
meet at NHQ where the officers' service records will be made available to the board. For
an officer to be considered by the promotion board, he/she must have a current (Fall 2001)
recommendation for promotion to lieutenant or lieutenant commander from his reporting
senior.
3. Action: Reporting seniors must submit
promotion recommendations for eligible officers using the NSC-17,
enclosure (1). This recommendation must be to NSCC Headquarters by
8 November 2001. Selection criteria which must be met and which
the board will consider is delineated in Section 10, paragraph 07101.1
of reference (a) and enclosure (1) to reference (b). It is important
to note that the changes in reference (b) for promotion are significant.
Accordingly, the pertinent extract of reference (b) is contained in
enclosure (2) to this letter. The promotion requirement for satisfactory
enrollment for a NSCC unit is a combination of 10 NLCC and 15 (minimum)
NSCC cadets for a total of 25 cadets.
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In extraordinary circumstances where an officer has not been able to
meet the specified criteria in NSCC Regulations, a waiver request may be submitted with
the NSC-17 giving full justification why the criteria should be waived. The
promotion recommendation will then be submitted with the waiver request for consideration
by the board.
- Along with the NSC-17, include a current full-length picture
of the recommended officer.
- Commanding Officers and Regional staff personnel must have a
recommendation submitted by the NSCC Committee Chairman and/or Regional Director if they
are to be considered by the promotion board.
- Instructor personnel recommend for appointment to officer status is
not a promotion board action. This is an administrative action separate from the promotion
board proceedings.
- Ensign to Lieutenant Junior Grade is not a promotion board action.
This is to be accomplished on a year round basis when the individual has met the
requirements for promotion and is recommended by the commanding officer via the chain of
command. Selection to LTJG is accomplished through NHQ administrative action.
- Regional Directors and Commanding Officers are reminded that all
promotion recommendations must be made in accordance with unit allowances reflected in
reference (a), Section 2.
4. Cancellation: This Action Letter shall be given widest dissemination and
is canceled on 31 December 2001.
M. D. FORD
Executive Director
Distribution:
Action Letter Distribution List/Committee Chairman
Copy to:
National Chairman
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