Career Transition Office
The Career Transition Office (CTO) was created in support of the Continuum of Service (CoS) initiative and will support seamless transitions across Active and Reserve Components (AC/RC) that will encourage a lifetime of Navy service. Sailors that desire direct affiliation (no break in service) with the RC will work with a Career Transition Assistant that will provide information and answer any questions they may have. The Career Transition Office will work with the Command Career Counselor (CCC) to ensure the member is in receipt of all necessary documents prior to affiliation.
Perform to Serve
The Perform to Serve (PTS) Web site is the first step in the Continuum of Service Process. PTS has been updated to include a Reserve option for any Sailor wishing to transition from the Active to the Reserve component. Sailors may compete and receive approval for both AC and RC quotas simultaneously. The Perform to Serve Web site is located at:
http://www.npc.navy.mil/CareerInfo/PerformtoServe.
Transition Processing
Once a Sailor has received the PTS approval for immediate affiliation/ enlistment into the RC, the Sailor and CCC should contact the CTO immediately to begin transition processing. Contact with the CTO is non-binding and a Sailor may retain both AC and RC PTS quotas simultaneously. If a Sailor that has PTS approval to transition to the RC no longer desires affiliation, the Sailor or CCC must contact the CTO even if they have not begun the transition process.
CONTACT US: http://www.npc.navy.mil/CareerInfo/Transition/
Email: cto.officer@navy.mil Phone: 1-866-U-ASK-NPC
cto.enlisted@navy.mil Fax: 901-874-2186/DSN 882
Once contact with the CTO has been established, a Transition Assistant (TA) will be assigned to the member. The TA will be the Sailor and CCC's direct point of contact for questions regarding the affiliation process and provide information about reserve benefits, pay, and other RC related questions.
The Sailor will select the Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) they intend to drill at by visiting the "NOSC Selection" tab of CMS-ID. The TA will not be able to process the transition without this action being completed. The NOSC may be changed during the transition process if the member's plans change. The Sailor or CCC is encouraged to contact the TA for assistance during the NOSC Selection process.
Once NOSC Selection is complete, a copy of the Reserve Affiliation Checklist will be provided to the CCC. This checklist certifies the member's eligibility to affiliate with the reserves and must be completed in its entirety and forwarded to the TA. Five days prior to separation, the checklist will be re-certified to ensure eligibility is maintained.
90 days prior to EAOS, the TA will begin processing the documentation required for affiliation. This will include CNAVRES 1326/4 (Enlisted Application and Orders to a Naval Reserve Unit), and NAVRES Incentive Agreement 1-2, (Written Agreement for the Navy Reserve Affiliation Bonus), if applicable. If the Sailor does not have Military Service Obligation (MSO) time remaining after EAOS, the Sailor will be required to execute enlistment in the RC via a NAVPERS 1070/601 (Immediate Reenlistment Contract). The service record holder will be directed to release the service/medical/dental records to the Sailor and the Sailor will hand carry them to the NOSC. The TA will provide the Sailor with the date of their first Drill Weekend and a point of contact for the Sailor's assigned Reserve Unit.
Benefits/Additional Information
Mobilization Deferment
Per NAVADMIN 007/07, Sailors that affiliate with the Navy Reserve within six months after release from active duty are afforded a two-year deferment from involuntary mobilization. The deferment date starts the day the Sailor joins the RC, regardless of previous active duty obligations or deployment schedule.
Re-Enlistment Bonuses
Current bonuses are up to $15,000 for some rates. Sailors must have less than 16 years total military service as calculated from their pay entry base date (PEBD) on the date of qualifying reenlistment date or extension effective date.
Bonus eligibility is based on a required NEC assigned to a valid Inactive Duty Training (IDT) selected reserve billet. Sailors with the bonus-eligible NEC may be assigned to a valid IDT selected reserve billet that is not located at the NOSC where they drill. The NEC must be either the primary or secondary NEC in a Sailor’s NEC inventory.
Personnel are highly encouraged to contact their Command Career Counselor to determine bonus eligibility.
Please follow the link for more information.
Reenlistment Bonuses
TRICARE Reserve Select Medical Insurance/TRICARE Dental Program
TRICARE Reserve Select/TRICARE Dental Program – Medical and Dental Insurance are available to purchase through TRICARE for you and your family. This is a great service either as your primary or secondary insurance. http://tricare.mil and http://www.tricaredentalprogram.com
Medical/ Dental Insurance Rates 2010 Rates
Medical Dental
Monthly Sponsor Only $49.62 $12.69
Monthly Single Premium (one family member, excluding sponsor)* $31.72
Monthly Family Premium (more than one family member, excluding sponsor) $79.29
Monthly Sponsor & Family Premium* $197.65 per month $91.98
SGLI
Selected Reserves (SELRES) members are eligible for SGLI coverage for themselves and their families at the same rates as personnel on Active duty.
Education
Selected Reserves (SELRES) members are eligible for the Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR) or Post 9/11 GI Bill.
Military veterans may qualify for an additional 12 months of Reserve GI Bill benefits in addition to the Active Duty GI Bill.
SELRES Sailors also have the opportunity to take free College Level Examination Program tests (CLEP). Every test you pass, you earn three transferable college credits.
For more information on GI Bill benefits visit:
http://www.gibill.va.gov
For your SMART Transcript visit:
https://smart.navy.mil
Reserve Pay
Selected Reserves (SELRES) members earn pay for four IDT periods, or drills, during a drill weekend every month. IDT drill pay can be found at the following website:
http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay/militarypaytables/2010MilitaryPayTable34.pdf
Reserve Retirement
Reserve members must earn at least 50 points each year for that year to qualify as a "retirement year." Points are earned for a variety of reasons:
Each Reservist earns 15 gratuitous points per anniversary year.
Remaining 35 points can be earned by SELRES drills (4 points per weekend), AT/ADT/ADSW and Funeral Honors Duty (1 point per day), or NKO Correspondence Courses (points vary), a day of active service (1 point);
Reserve members can obtain more than 50 points each year and they all accumulate along with Active time to earn a Reserve retirement.
A Reserve retirement is earned once a Sailor has completed 20 satisfactory “retirement years” between Active and Reserve service. Your Reserve retirement can be calculated by dividing your total amount of combined points by 360 and then multiplying by 2.5%. Normally, Reserve retirement pay starts at age 60 but is currently being reduced (in 90 day increments) by service on Active duty in support of Overseas Contingency Operations. For example, if you mobilize for a year, your retirement age will be adjusted to age 59.
Thursday, March 18, 2010
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