STATE AND NATIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES

� To provide a personnel management program to control rating manning, reduce advancement stagnation, and meet end strength requirements � To i s s u e r e e n l i s t m e n t c r i t e r i a f o r t h e Reenlistment Quality Control Program � To establish terms of years an individual may reenlist based upon Career Reenlistment Objective (CREO) group of his/her rating and years of service at the time of reenlistment � To establish standardized professional growth points or high-year tenure (HYT) by paygrade � To establish procedures by which personnel may request consideration for reenlistment/extension beyond established professional growth points All first-term Sailors in paygrades E-1 through E-6 requesting reenlistment must be approved through the Enlisted Navy Career Options for Reenlistment (ENCORE) Program. E-1/E-2 cannot reenlist unless involved in special programs, such as the 2YO program, and approval is granted through ENCORE. Personnel serving in paygrade E-3 are eligible to reenlist/extend provided they have met the professional growth criteria and have been approved through ENCORE. The Reenlistment Quality Control Program uses reenlistment codes to indicate whether you have met professional growth criteria. Reenlistment codes reflect the quality control category and the status of personnel who separate from the Navy. If you don’t reenlist at your end of active obligated service (EAOS), your Certificate of Release/Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) indicates your reenlistment code. If you decide to reenlist later on, the reenlistment code indicates whether or not you’re qualified to reenlist. The reenlistment codes are as follows: � R E - R 1 — R e c o m m e n d e d f o r P r e f e r r e d Reenlistment � RE-1—Eligible for Reenlistment � RE-R3—Eligible for Probationary Reenlistment � RE-4—Not Eligible for Reenlistment. STATE AND NATIONAL VOTING PROCEDURES Learning Objective: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— � Identify the procedures for state and national voting to include absentee ballots. Democracy depends on its members access to vote. Department of the Navy policy is to ensure its members, their spouses, and their dependents may register and vote in all elections within their home districts. The Chief of Naval Personnel directs and supervises the Navy’s voting program. The voting program makes sure all ships and stations receive voting information pamphlets, posters, and materials. All eligible personnel receive in-hand delivery of the Federal Post Card Application for Absentee Ballot (FPCA), SF Form 76, and revised 1987, for all federal elections. They receive the ballots well in advance of the November election. The recommended delivery time for overseas areas is 15 August and for stateside personnel 15 September. REVIEW 8 QUESTIONS Q1. Describe why the Navy has a fraternization policy. Q2. What is the function of the ombudsman? a. b. Q3. How does the ombudsman communicate with Navy families? Q4. List some the agencies or organizations ombudsman works with. 1-24 Student Notes: