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This brief provides information on roles and responsibilities of company officers and senior enlisted leaders, the summer training timeline, managing midshipmen preferences, and business rules for summer training events.
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Training DepartmentSummer 2016 CO/SEL Brief LT Kyle Jones – Rising 1/C TO / 3-1926 LT Caroline Johnson – Rising 2/C TO / 3-1920 LT Bailey Smith – Rising 3/C TO / 3-1905 LTJG Eric Clark – Logistics Officer / 3-1908
Roles and Responsibilities • Company Officers and Senior Enlisted Leaders • POC for all MIDN ST questions • Counsel midshipmen on summer training priorities • Review and approve MIDN preferences • Route special request chits • Aid in resolving assignment conflicts • Class Training Officers • “Detailers” • Ensure MIDN are assigned to appropriate/required training • Central coordinators for Summer Training events • Others
Summer Training Timeline • 11-25 Jan – Midshipmen enter preferences in MIDS • 26Jan-8Feb – CO/SEL review and approve preferences • 1Mar – All MIDN have Tourist Passport in-hand or application submitted • 11Mar – Class Training Officers complete initial assignments by Fri before SB • 21Mar-01Apr – Brigade Medical Unit conducts medical screenings • 04-29Apr – All rising 2/C and designated rising 1/C complete Aviation Physiology • 11-22Apr – All MIDN submit Independent Travel Preferences • 13-26May – Block 0 (non-standard) • 31May-24Jun – Block 1 • 27Jun-22Jul – Block 2 • 25Jul-18Aug – Block 3
MIDS Preference Module • Your role is to sanity check the preferences and approve them in MIDS. • Manage expectations (needs of Navy), diversity of schedule • Ensure that their plans for the summer are clearly communicated • Clear and concise comments • Fleet Cruises: block/platform/location • PTEs: block/event/location • Compelling leave requests: dates/reason/location • NAAA: MIDN can give us a heads up, but we’ll receive actual blockers from NAAA • MSS: same, but we’ll receive actual assignments from Academics • VSS: request a heads up if MIDN intend to take VSS
Key Business Rules • Standard Summer Training = One funded Fleet Cruise and one funded PTE • 3rd and 4th events shall be done in lieu of leave and may be funded • Fleet Cruises and PROTRAMID are high priority events • At least one Fleet Cruise is required for graduation • At least one CORE PTE is highly desired prior to graduation • Repetition of a PTE is not desired (some exceptions) • Min 14 days of leave / Max 35 days • Utilize your Chain of Command • Special request chits may be submitted for compelling reasons
Assignment Rounds • NAAA Blockers and MSS • Hard schedule requests from Program Managers • Screeners • Interviews • Demonstrated initiative/interest • Long lead admin (Official Passports and faculty led preparation) • MIDN Preferences / Overall Order of Merit • Fleet Cruise, 1st PTE, and Leave for all MIDN, then • 2nd and 3rd PTEs
2016 Professional Training Events *Mountain Warfare Training Course *Air Assault *Army Mountain Warfare *Airborne *USMA Cadet Leadership Dev. Training *USMA Cadet Field Training *USCGC Eagle Tier 3 Internships (DoD and Inter-agency – Unfunded) National Outdoor Leadership School Aerial Boundaries Philmont Scout Camp Northern Tier High Adventure Bases Rocky Mountain High Saint Benedict’s Sister’s Academy Ron Burton Training Village Summer Youth Program Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards (SAWS) Mandatory Summer School Plebe Detail NAPS Detail Weapons Detail NASS Detail STEM Detail SHAPE/GUIDE (1/2 credit) AT/FP *Powered Flight Program *Atlantic Professional Afloat Training and YP-Ocean *Offshore Sail Training Squadron (OSTS) *Varsity Offshore Sailing Team (VOST) *MAGTF *Navy EOD UKISP/SISL LREC – includes LSAP, CLS, NL360, FOREX Tier 1 Internships (NSA, NRO, ONI – Funded) Tier 2 Internships (STEM, Policy, ELD – Funded) 3 0 4 1 5 2 Key Core PTEs Superintendent Priority *Funded by Summer Training (AG) Group 0 – Mission Critical Groups 1-2 – Mission Essential Groups 3-5 – Mission Enhancing
All MIDN shall obtain/maintain a Tourist Passport (update MIDS info) Training Department has provided directions Company Training Officers will track OCONUS requires completion of Official Travel Checklist All MIDN complete AT/FP Level I (annual), Combatting Trafficking in Persons (annual), and SERE 100A training (triennial) now Details/direction to follow from the Training Department Standard Travel: Government provided to AND from training Independent Travel: Self arranged TO or FROM We will request MIDN preferences for common training locations Input required by 22 Apr West of Mississippi only, all others require special request MIDN will only be reimbursed for COMAIR or mileage up to the government rate to/from DC/MD and the training location Travel
Establishment of the Summer Training Travel Office (Travel Orders and Vouchers) All MIDN returning to the local area via Standard Travel shall return to USNA and complete a travel voucher prior to next event or leave All MIDN on OCONUS Cruises shall use Standard Travel Independent Travel Shall be authorized for MIDN going to or returning from Western US training events (West of the Mississippi River) Shall be restricted for Eastern US training events (more specific guidance to follow) MIDN on Independent Travel shall complete a travel voucher upon next return to USNA Travel Vouchers
Contingencies • Medical Status Changes • MIDN must notify BMU and the Training Department • The Medical Excusal Recommendation form is on the Summer Training intranet site • Requires Brigade Medical Officer, CO/SEL, and Summer Training Duty Officer signatures • Special Request Chits • Routing: CO/SEL => BATTO => Class TO => Training Officer (CDR Dantone) => Dir, CD&T (CAPT Vassilakis) • Summer comm plan • Your MIDN need to know who to contact during the summer, CO/SEL or your reliefs. • Separations: Please notify our office if one of your MIDN has or will be separating
Summer Training Intranet Site • intranet.usna.edu/Training/SummerTraining.php • One stop shop • Key dates • Current Instructions, Notices, and Manuals • Summer Training Preference Module guidance • Packing Lists • Travel guidance • Medical forms