1. EDO(N) Community Status Brief

2. EDO(N) Program Background
EDO(N) Program - established in 1997
Produces officers to serve as RCOH/NEWCON CVN Reactor Officers
Provides Engineering Duty Officer community with officers qualified to be Major Program Managers or Major Shore Commanders
Retains SWO(N)s for nuclear duty by providing a career path with fewer at-sea requirements
Developed in conjunction with SWO(N) career path
SWO(N) Community is sole source for EDO(N) accessions
Lateral transfer of up to 10 SWO(N)s per YG (Nominal 3)
EDO(N) NOIP policy modeled after SWO(N)s
Policy provided via Long-Range Nuclear-Trained Engineering Duty Officer (EDO(N)) Officer Personnel Policy Memorandum
Last revision: June 2008

3. EDO(N) Program Health EDO(N) Community Health
Average of 3 SWO(N)s per YG have transferred to EDO(N) community
Community strength: 34 EDO(N)s at various phases of career
Since 1997, some inception “drivers” have changed
SWO(N) community healthy & stabilized
Cadre of ED officers with CVN operational experience
EDO(N) RO enhances Reactor Dept in RCOH/NEWCON
SY experience with organization/structure/production timelines
More “transition” experience (e.g. plant testing)
Provides additional nuclear experience to ED community
EDO(N)s fill nuclear related S/Y, planning, acquisition, and design billets

4. Growing a Successful RO Skillsets
Training
Power School / Prototype / Quals / PNEO / XO Refresher / NR PCO Course
At Sea experience operating the plant
Deployments with Flight Ops, Drills, Casualty Control
Special Evolutions – Underway Testing, Major PMS(RM/RC), Sea Details
In Port experience operating the plant
Maintenance - Homeport / PIA / DPIA / RCOH / NRRO interaction
Senior Supervisory Watch for special evolutions & testing
Day to Day operations
Admin Programs – PMS / RPPMS / LOQM / Check Chem / Matl Hist
Audits and Surveillances / Training
Leading People
Drill Team / Watch Team
Divo / CVN Divo / Topside DH / PA / XO / Command at Sea
PPWO / EOOW
PPWO / RDO
DIVO / PA
60-70 Months total nuclear experience – 48 months at sea

5. Growing a Successful RO SWO(N) Career Path
1st
Divo
Sea
Tour
NPS/
NPTU D H S DH
CVN PA
2nd Shore
Window
1st Shore
XO/CO
XOSM
CVN RO
3rd Shore Window
Maj
Cmd
O4 XO/CO
4th Shore Window
Two nuke sea tours and one nuke shore tour prior to RO 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 DH
Screen PA
Screen
XO/CO
Screen
ARO
Screen
Major Command
Screen
SUCCESS in 1st Divo tour => SWO Pin
SUCCESS at 24 months on CVN => PNEO Qual
SUCCESS in Topside DH tour => Warfighter
SUCCESSFUL PA tour => Nuclear Expertise
XO/CO Fleet-up Screen

6. SWO(N) Community Requirements vs. Inventory87
DIVOs/yr
~29 Nuclear Shore RQTS
~24 Nuclear Shore RQTS 22
PAs/yr
87 nuclear Division Officers required per year = (10*12 + 1*22)*12/(24-4) + 2 RCOH plus up
22 nuclear Principal Assistants required = (10*3 + 1*8)*12/(24-3)
6 Reactor Officers required = 12*12/(30-6)
NPTU/MTT/424 = 4*12/24=2.0
7.5 6 RO additional for CO NPTU, 424, etc.
Total size: 971
Nuke shore for JOs
Data analysis for YG 03-04: 97 left CVNs, 41 went to shore, of those 41, 17 were upper half/upper half
NNPTC+NPTU+NR requirement is 7*12/ *12/21 + 2*12/23 = = 11 per year (NPTU follow on and PNEO makes worse)
- MTT det and BUPERS billets not hard to fill
NNPTC and NPTU are the hard spots.
NPTU and NNPTC incentives – Silver bullet, nuke shore complete, NPTU follow on
7.5
RO-MTT-NPTU / yr
~1 N9-NRLL / yr

7. EDO(N) Career Path and Boards
SWO(N)
EDO(N)
Nuclear Proficiency Tour
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
CVN PA Tour
CVN RO
1st Shore
Tour
Post Graduate School
NPGS or MIT
EDQP
Reactor
Dept
DivO
SY CO
SOS CO
MPM
NPS
NPTU
ED IND
ED ACQ
Topside 2 12 14 20 3
6.5 9 16 18 5 25 23 27 PA
Continuation
LAT XFER
ARO
Community Boards:
Lateral transfer: ~6 YCS, Nominal 3, Maximum 10 per YG
EDO(N) PA Board: YCS, Nominal 3 per YG (held on as-needed basis)
Continuation Board: 14 and 15 YCS, Nominal 1 per YG
ARO Board: 15 YCS following Continuation Board (held with SWO(N)s)
RO Board: 17, 18 or 19 YCS, Screen to Requirements
EDO(N)s who are descreened remain EDOs and continue to remain competitive for Command

8. Assistant Reactor Officer Purpose
Enhance RO’s focus on the execution of propulsion plant operations, maintenance, and training by:
Enforcing the standards, priorities, and departmental philosophy
Providing an experienced quality cut on departmental administration
Supporting external coordination requirements (TYCOM, RPPY, JTG, etc.)
Leverage nuclear expertise of SWO(N) and EDO(N) officers no longer on track to be a Reactor Officer
Would otherwise lose nuclear qualifications
SWO(N)s not screened for CO Afloat
EDO(N)s not selected for continuation and future RO eligibility at 15 YCS

9. Assistant Reactor Officer Selection and Assignment
Picked by administrative board (first board in Feb 05)
SWO(N)s following CO-SM, XO-SM, or XO Afloat tours
EDO(N)s following unsuccessful second look for continuation
Nominally 3-4 officers needed each year
FY09 Board
8 eligible officers (4 SWO(N) and 4 EDO(N))
Four selects authorized by precept
Board picked 3 SWO(N)s and 1 EDO(N)
Must be under orders to an ARO billet by 30 Sept of year of selection
month tour
Financially incentivized
Nuclear COPAY eligibility continues through ARO tour and beyond until reaching 21 YCS or 3 years away from nuclear billet (whichever occurs first)

10. EDO(N) Community Nominal Throughput
EDQP
Prof Tour RO

11. EDO(N) Program Nuclear Proficiency
4-year clock requirement between nuclear related assignments
Clock stops post-RO
CVN, nuclear shore, and non-nuclear shore tours sequenced to meet requirement
Engineering Duty Qualification Program divided between tour nuclear/non-nuclear billets
Nominally 18 months in nuclear billet
Minimum 18-month post-PA nuclear shore assignment required before RO

12. EDQP Billets
SUPSHIP Newport News – Nuclear Power Supt / CVN Overhaul Assistant Project Officer
Naval Shipyard - Ship Construction and Repair Superintendent (Nuclear) / Zone Manager
Norfolk (2)
Puget Sound (2)
Portsmouth
Pearl Harbor NSY – Ship Repair Officer / Assistant Project Supt (Submarines)
SUPSHIP Newport News – Ship Project Officer/CVN Overhaul Assistant Project Officer *
Norfolk NSY – Ship Construction and Repair Supt (Nuclear) / Nuclear Operations *
Norfolk NSY – Ship Construction and Repair Supt (Surface Ships) / Zone Manager (Submarines) *
Puget Sound NSY – Ship Construction and Repair Supt (Nuclear) / Nuclear Operations *
Puget Sound NSY – Ship Construction and Repair Supt (Submarines) / Zone Manager *
SUPHIP Groton – Naval Engineering Inspection Officer / Ship Coordinator *
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard – Ship Repair Officer / Assistant Project Supt (Submarines) *
SRF Yokuska - Ship Const and Repair Supt (General) *
*Filled only if top billets unavailable

13. Pre-RO Proficiency Billets
COMNAVAIRFOR/LANT N431 – Force Maintenance Officer
COMNAVAIRFOR/LANT N43 – Ship Material Officer
PMS312E – Propulsion Engineer
NAVSEA 05V – CVN Deputy Ship Design Manager
NAVSEA 08P - Assistant Program Manager Carriers
USFF N438A – Fleet Carrier Program Manager
Naval Shipyard Assistant Project Superintendent, Nuclear (APS-N)
Norfolk
Puget Sound
Portsmouth
SUPSHIP Newport News Code 151 – Project Officer for Aircraft Carrier New Construction
SUPSHIP Newport News Code 152 – Project Officer for Aircraft Carrier Overhaul

14. People

15. Future Issues SWO(N) career path review and EDO(N) impact
Manning for CVN-65 decommissioning
EDO(N) RO selection for CVN-72 RCOH and CVN-78 NEWCON
Last RO Board held Aug 2008
Board required in 2011
Could also consider board in 2012
Minor adjustment to board timing to support consecutive EDO(N) Continuation, SWO(N) PA Screening, and ARO Selection Boards
Maximize TAD funding utilization and make best use of limited pool of board members
Use most board members for all three boards

16. Backup

17. EDO(N) and EDO Career Paths
URL
EDO
Standard ED Career Path
Warfare Qual
DivO Tour/ SWOS
2nd Div-O Tour
Post Graduate School
NPGS or MIT
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
SY CO
SOS CO
MPM
STAFF HQ
PMS
At-SEA
EDQP
Tour 2 3 5
6.5 9 12 14 16 18 20 23 25 27
Nuclear Proficiency Tour
ED Industrial
ED Acquisition
CVN PA Tour RO
ED IND
ED ACQ
1st Shore
Tour
Post Graduate School
NPGS or MIT
EDQP
CVN
Reactor
Dept
DivO
SY CO
SOS CO
MPM
SWO(N)
EDO(N)
NPS
NPTU
Topside 2 12 14 20 3
6.5 9 16 18 5 25 23 27 PA
Continuation
LAT XFER
EDO(N) Career Path

18. EDO(N) Screening Boards
PA Screening Board
Screen to nominal three officers per YG
One Look: 10 YCS as required
Continuation Screening Board
Screen to nominal one officer per YG
Two Looks: 14 and 15 YCS
Transition: Officers at 16 YCS included in FY08 board and 16 and 17 YCS at FY09 board
Officers at equivalent point in careers
PG School, EDQP tour, and PA tour complete
RO Screening Board
Screen to requirements based on projected RO billets available
Assigned for RCOH and NEWCON
One Look: 17, 18 or 19 YCS
Conducted minimum of every 3 years

19. AQD Removal Requirements
EDO(N) Requirements:
EDO(N) Shaping Boards (PA, Continuation, RO)
Exceed 4 year nuclear clock. (Excluding RO Served Officers)
2X FOS CAPT (recommendation required to NAVSEA 08)
Other examples:
PA Alternate
ARO
Medical
Officers who fail to screen RO on their second look will have nuclear AQDs removed at end of Fiscal Year (or completion of current nuclear tour, whichever is later)
EDO(N)s out of a nuclear billet for greater than four years (Excluding RO Served Officers) Equates to ~22 YCS.
2X FOS CAPT will have nuclear AQDs removed at end of Fiscal Year (or completion of current nuclear tour, whichever is later)
PA Altertnate Method: Maintain AQDs until end of Fiscal Year once determined not to be used.
ARO Method: Maintain AQDs until 21 YCS if maintain 3 year clock (or until completion of current nuclear tour, whciver is later)
XO SS (Sub): Maintain AQDs until 15 YCS (LCDR) or 21 YCS (CDR) if maintain 3 year clock.
Add 21 YCS Limit for EDO(N)s (Excluding RO Served Officers)?