Below is the Message Traffic for the Employ Program - Effective Today 09Jun2025
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SUBJ/IMPLEMENTATION OF THE EMPLOY PROGRAM
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RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the implementation of the EMPLOY
program. Effective immediately, this new program provides non-
deployable Sailors (officer and enlisted) with expanded
opportunities for continued service, focusing on Sailor
employability, not deployability. The EMPLOY program is designed to
increase quality of service, retain talent that contributes to our
warfighting advantage, and reduce Disability Evaluation System (DES)
cases. EMPLOY helps retain Sailors who desire to continue to serve,
and also preserves valuable knowledge, skills, and experience needed
to meet our warfighting mission.
2. EMPLOY is a collaboration between Navy Personnel Command (NPC)
and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to identify and
retain non-deployable Sailors who are capable of continuing to serve
in a shore capacity. EMPLOY is a voluntary program open to Active
Duty and Training and Administration of the Reserve Sailors who are
clinically stable and able to complete tasks associated with their
rank/rate in a non-operational environment. Sailors approved for
the EMPLOY program will be assigned to gapped, funded billets ashore
to perform meaningful work that would otherwise be vacant. EMPLOY
will not limit billets for Sailors rotating from sea duty or impact
Sea/Shore flow. EMPLOY tours are for a minimum of 24 months and
coded as Accounting Category Code (ACC) 100 to allow Sailors to
apply for cross-rating or redesignation, if applicable. Sailors
will be re-considered for eligibility during each EMPLOY tour until
found fit for return to full duty, referred to the DES, or separate
from service. Additionally, Sailors in communities that require
special-duty screenings must complete their screening and/or de-
screening process prior to being considered for EMPLOY.
3. EMPLOY nomination process.
a. Sailors are nominated for EMPLOY by their military medical
provider in the Limited Duty Sailor and Marine Readiness Tracker
System (LIMDU SMART). The nomination must be reviewed and
considered for approval by the Medical Evaluation Board Approval
Authority (MEBAA) and Convening Authority (CA).
b. Deployability Assessment and Assignment Branch (PERS-454)
will notify a Sailor's command via LIMDU SMART to complete an EMPLOY
candidate assessment form. This form is used to ascertain a
Sailor's professional capability, potential for future assignment,
and desire for continued service. Nominated Sailors should consult
Command Career Counselors and/or detailers about how EMPLOY may
impact potential career opportunities within their rate or in non-
traditional roles.
c. PERS-454 will review the medical nomination and candidate
assessment form to determine EMPLOY eligibility. It is the
responsibility of PERS-454 to notify the detailer when a Sailor is
accepted into the EMPLOY program.
d. Detailers will work with the Sailor to negotiate orders or,
if eligible, the Sailor may participate in the Senior Enlisted
Marketplace. An EMPLOY Sailor may be stationed at any Type 1 or
Type 6 duty location if suitability requirements are met.
4. EMPLOY approvals. Sailors who meet EMPLOY eligibility
requirements will be assigned the 3E2 Deployability Category code by
PERS-454, issued ACC 100 orders, and retained for an additional tour
in a non-deployable status. All EMPLOY orders will be written for a
minimum of 24 months, but may be longer depending on the needs of
the community. Each EMPLOY Sailor will be re-assessed no later than
15 months prior to their projected rotation date to determine if the
Sailor is fit for full duty, an additional EMPLOY tour is warranted,
or if the Sailor should be directed to the DES. EMPLOY Sailors will
incur service obligation to complete a full tour on EMPLOY orders, a
minimum of 24 months, with the following considerations:
a. If the EMPLOY Sailor has time remaining on their current
enlistment contract to allow for completion of the EMPLOY tour
orders, no action is required for conditional re-enlistment or
retain in service requests.
b. If the EMPLOY Sailor does not have enough remaining time in
their current enlistment contract to allow for completion of the
EMPLOY tour orders, a conditional re-enlistment will be utilized to
meet contract obligations. Conditional re-enlistments are processed
in accordance with the Community Management Support Branch (BUPERS-
328) business practices.
5. EMPLOY disapprovals. Sailors who do not desire to continue
service through EMPLOY, or are considered incapable of continued
service, will be referred to the DES.
6. For additional questions or support, contact PERS-454 at (901)
874-3312 or [email protected].
7. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or
canceled, whichever occurs first.
8. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/27MAY25
AMPN/REF A IS MILPERSMAN 1300-1400 LIMITED DUTY AND PHYSICAL
EVALUATION BOARD.//
RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the implementation of the EMPLOY
program. Effective immediately, this new program provides non-
deployable Sailors (officer and enlisted) with expanded
opportunities for continued service, focusing on Sailor
employability, not deployability. The EMPLOY program is designed to
increase quality of service, retain talent that contributes to our
warfighting advantage, and reduce Disability Evaluation System (DES)
cases. EMPLOY helps retain Sailors who desire to continue to serve,
and also preserves valuable knowledge, skills, and experience needed
to meet our warfighting mission.
2. EMPLOY is a collaboration between Navy Personnel Command (NPC)
and the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to identify and
retain non-deployable Sailors who are capable of continuing to serve
in a shore capacity. EMPLOY is a voluntary program open to Active
Duty and Training and Administration of the Reserve Sailors who are
clinically stable and able to complete tasks associated with their
rank/rate in a non-operational environment. Sailors approved for
the EMPLOY program will be assigned to gapped, funded billets ashore
to perform meaningful work that would otherwise be vacant. EMPLOY
will not limit billets for Sailors rotating from sea duty or impact
Sea/Shore flow. EMPLOY tours are for a minimum of 24 months and
coded as Accounting Category Code (ACC) 100 to allow Sailors to
apply for cross-rating or redesignation, if applicable. Sailors
will be re-considered for eligibility during each EMPLOY tour until
found fit for return to full duty, referred to the DES, or separate
from service. Additionally, Sailors in communities that require
special-duty screenings must complete their screening and/or de-
screening process prior to being considered for EMPLOY.
3. EMPLOY nomination process.
a. Sailors are nominated for EMPLOY by their military medical
provider in the Limited Duty Sailor and Marine Readiness Tracker
System (LIMDU SMART). The nomination must be reviewed and
considered for approval by the Medical Evaluation Board Approval
Authority (MEBAA) and Convening Authority (CA).
b. Deployability Assessment and Assignment Branch (PERS-454)
will notify a Sailor's command via LIMDU SMART to complete an EMPLOY
candidate assessment form. This form is used to ascertain a
Sailor's professional capability, potential for future assignment,
and desire for continued service. Nominated Sailors should consult
Command Career Counselors and/or detailers about how EMPLOY may
impact potential career opportunities within their rate or in non-
traditional roles.
c. PERS-454 will review the medical nomination and candidate
assessment form to determine EMPLOY eligibility. It is the
responsibility of PERS-454 to notify the detailer when a Sailor is
accepted into the EMPLOY program.
d. Detailers will work with the Sailor to negotiate orders or,
if eligible, the Sailor may participate in the Senior Enlisted
Marketplace. An EMPLOY Sailor may be stationed at any Type 1 or
Type 6 duty location if suitability requirements are met.
4. EMPLOY approvals. Sailors who meet EMPLOY eligibility
requirements will be assigned the 3E2 Deployability Category code by
PERS-454, issued ACC 100 orders, and retained for an additional tour
in a non-deployable status. All EMPLOY orders will be written for a
minimum of 24 months, but may be longer depending on the needs of
the community. Each EMPLOY Sailor will be re-assessed no later than
15 months prior to their projected rotation date to determine if the
Sailor is fit for full duty, an additional EMPLOY tour is warranted,
or if the Sailor should be directed to the DES. EMPLOY Sailors will
incur service obligation to complete a full tour on EMPLOY orders, a
minimum of 24 months, with the following considerations:
a. If the EMPLOY Sailor has time remaining on their current
enlistment contract to allow for completion of the EMPLOY tour
orders, no action is required for conditional re-enlistment or
retain in service requests.
b. If the EMPLOY Sailor does not have enough remaining time in
their current enlistment contract to allow for completion of the
EMPLOY tour orders, a conditional re-enlistment will be utilized to
meet contract obligations. Conditional re-enlistments are processed
in accordance with the Community Management Support Branch (BUPERS-
328) business practices.
5. EMPLOY disapprovals. Sailors who do not desire to continue
service through EMPLOY, or are considered incapable of continued
service, will be referred to the DES.
6. For additional questions or support, contact PERS-454 at (901)
874-3312 or [email protected].
7. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or
canceled, whichever occurs first.
8. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.//
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