Fellow NOAA Corps officers,
It gives me great pleasure to announce that the following officers have been recommended for promotion to the next higher grade:
TO BE CAPTAIN:
TO BE COMMANDER:
TO BE LIEUTENANT COMMANDER:
TO BE LIEUTENANT:
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TO BE LIEUTENANT (cont):TO BE LIEUTENANT (JUNIOR GRADE):
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Congratulations!
CAPT Devin Brakob, NOAA
Director, Commissioned Personnel Center
| 22 Jul 2019 | BOTC 134 commences |
| 30 Jul 2019 | Aviation Advisory Board: Initial Flight Training |
| 07 Aug 2019 | Officer Assignment Board |
| LTJG Daniel Devereaux | 31 Jul 2019 |
| CAPT Mark Wetzler | 01 Aug 2019 |
| LT Anthony Klemm | 09 Aug 2019 |
| LCDR Kyle Byers | 15 Sep 2019 |
| LT Shanae Coker | 30 Sep 2019 |
| CDR Richard Hester | 01 Oct 2019 |
| CDR Holly Jablonski | 01 Oct 2019 |
| CDR Scott Price | 01 Oct 2019 |
| LT Bennett Singletary | 27 Oct 2019 |
| CAPT Barry Choy | 01 Nov 2019 |
| CAPT Michael Ellis | 01 Nov 2019 |
| CDR Ryan Kidder | 01 Nov 2019 |
| CDR John Crofts | 20 Nov 2019 |
| CAPT Kristie Twining | 01 Dec 2019 |
As you may recall, last year there was a revised policy regarding Post-9/11 GI Bill transferability to qualifying dependents of Servicemembers with less than 16 years of service (DoD Instruction 1341.13, May 31, 2013 Incorporating Change 1, July 12, 2018).
This policy was slated to become effective July 12, 2019; however, the Pentagon is delaying implementation of the new restriction until January 12, 2020, giving Servicemembers with more than 16 years of service additional time to start the transfer process.
Starting in July, the Officer Career Management Division (OCMD) will begin working to update NOAA Corps billet descriptions. The first goal will be to transfer any remaining billet descriptions on the old NOAA Form 56-28A to the latest revised version dated 09/25/09. The Assignment Coordinator will be contacting the incumbents of billet descriptions on the old form and provide further details and instructions. The second goal of this project will be to perform an annual recertification on all remaining billets. OCMD thanks those officers who have completed their annual recertification.
Officers can use this link to see if your billet description is on the updated form, and to check if an annual recertification is due by checking the date on page 7 of the billet description. If the annual recertification is due, you can download a blank, fillable NOAA Form 56-28A and begin working with your supervisor and Line Office Liaison Officer to make any appropriate updates and submit to the Assignment Coordinator for approval. Please contact the Assignment Coordinator at assignmentbranch.cpc@noaa.gov with any questions.
An Officer Assignment Board (OAB) for O-4/O-5 shore assignments will be held on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. The OAB will be prepared to look at potential O-4/O-5 officers and assignments up to 18 months from now. If you are due to rotate to a shore/ground assignment in the next 18 months, please ensure your assignment preferences are up to date, discuss potential assignments with the appropriate liaison officer and contact the assignment coordinator, CDR Stephen Kuzirian, with any questions at 301-713-7694 or assignmentbranch.cpc@noaa.gov.