Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer Program

1. NRC N7 Tech Assist FY12 Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer Program Michael Schneidt, LCDR Military Admin Office [N1] Surgemain NAVSEA Site Administrator Surgemain Decatur, CO Chad Lewis, Senior Chief Navy Officer Programs - Indiana Navy Recruiting District Michigan 317-695-3849

2. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7

3. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • Outline • Why are we here? • Who are we? • What do we do? • Where do we work? • When do we work? • Direct Commission Engineering Duty Officer • What are we looking for? • What is the application process? • REDO DCO Training Pipeline • REDO Career Progression

4. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • Why are we here? • The Engineering Duty Officer Community serves the warriors of the Navy by providing experienced Naval Engineers known for bringing effective business and technical solutions. They are the only Naval Officers whose primary job is to design, engineer, buy, build, maintain, modernize, and dispose of ships and ship systems.

5. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • Who are we? • We are a highly-educated, highly experienced engineering officer corps responsible for leveraging our nation’s industrial and technical might to keep our Navy #1 in the world. • Small in number with < 1,250 officers (~750 Active & ~400 Reserve), 2% of the Navy’s total Officer Corps., we manage ~25% of Navy’s budget.

6. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What do we do? • Mission areas include: • Fleet Maintenance • Acquisition Program Management • Systems Engineering • National Missions: • Strategic Systems/Missile Defense Agency • Naval Reactors • Diving & Salvage

7. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What do we do? • Serve as Operation Center Watchstanders coordinating NAVSEA’s incident response efforts • Screen & prioritize maintenance work at Regional Maintenance Centers (RMCs) • Exercise new & repaired ship systems as part of sea trials • Perform shipboard equipment configuration validation audits • Analyze & conduct trend analysis on Casualty Reports • Conduct salvage efforts of damaged ships • Oversee Naval Shipyard maintenance activities • Conduct quality checkpoints of work at contractor facilities • Conduct inspections of museum ships Audio Line: 1-866-711-1482 Passcode: 7418049

8. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What do we do? • Serve as the military POC for the conversion of commercial ships to Army preposition ships • Provide advance planning support to ships’ crews to prepare for entering a shipyard & improving effectiveness during a scheduled overhaul • Lead cross functional teams to make improvements in planning & conducting ship maintenance & modernization • Assess foreign technology developments to avoid “technology surprises” Audio Line: 1-866-711-1482 Passcode: 7418049

9. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What do we do – cont. • Conduct configuration validations of onboard equipment • Support R&D activities at Naval Research Lab • Conduct command inspections for the Office of the Inspector General.

10. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 Where are our units located? UNCLAS

11. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer Where do we work? N7 UNCLAS

12. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • When do we work? • 2 days per month (typically a weekend) and a 2 week Annual Training period (AT) per year – 36 days per year. • Flex Drilling - You can “save up” your drills and perform work for 1-2 weeks consecutively in lieu of weekend drills.

13. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What is the Application Process? • Start with your local Navy Officer Recruiter. • Application for Commission - Includes your motivational statement • Security Clearance Application • College Transcripts. • References • 3 Face to Face Interviews with senior Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officers. • Package Reviewed by Reserve Component Engineering Duty Officer Community Manager

14. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • What are we looking for? • Undergraduate Degree with at least a “3.0” GPA in: • Naval Architecture • Engineering (Engineering Technology degrees are excluded) • Materials, Mechanical; Electrical; Electronic; Industrial; Aerospace; Civil; Chemical; Nuclear; Ocean; Marine; Environmental • Physics • Chemistry • Computer Science • Mathematics • Operations Research • Systems Engineering • Serve as the military POC for the conversion of commercial ships to Army preposition ships AND • Graduate Degree (Masters or Doctorate) in one of the above OR are working toward completion of a graduate degree

15. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • After the Application Process? • If selected, you will receive a commission as an Ensign in the US Navy Reserve. • You will be assigned to a unit local to your home of record (HOR) for your initial assignment. • You will be assigned a Certifying Officer who will mentor your progress through the Engineering Duty Officer Qualification Program. • You will select a Mentor Group to affiliate with and be assigned a mentor to guide. • The rest is up to you…

16. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • REDO DCO Training Pipeline • The Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer Qualification Program is designed to familiarize the new officer with general military knowledge as well and provide him/her with technical knowledge to provide the maximum support to the fleet. • Ref – NAVSEAINST 1001.3M

17. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • 5-year REDO DCO Training Pipeline • 2 Week Active Duty Training Periods Consist of: • Direct Commission Officer Indoctrination Course, Newport, RI • Seamanship / Land Warfare Indoctrination Course • 2 to 4 week At Sea Training onboard US Navy warship • Reserve Engineering Duty Officer Basic Course, Engineering Duty Officer School, Port Hueneme, CA • First Industrial Tour course, Naval Shipyard • Shipboard Systems Engineering Course • Second Industrial Tour – based on Mentor Group choice • Followed by…ORAL BOARD

18. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer LCDR John Doe Career Goal: Supervisor of Shipbuilding Command Qualifications: IA - JT OPS - PE License Acquisition Certifications: AL1 2025 2030 2015 2020 2035 2040 Year YCS 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Career Plan NAVSEA Drilling Unit ED Qual Period; Enlisted Unit Div-O; Enlisted Unit XO; Assistant Project Officer Drill Unit Enlisted Unit XO, Project Officer IA Tour - Mob NAVSEA Drilling Unit Enlisted Unit CO/OIC - Project Officer NAVSEA Regional Unit Project Officer/Task Manager for Shipyard / SUPSHIP NAVSEA Regional Unit Major Task Manager/Project Officer for Shipyard / SUPSHIP NAVSEA Regional Unit CO - Major Task Manager / Crown Jewel Position ED/EDQP Boards Promotion ENS LTjg LT LCDR CDR CAPT YCS 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 Year 2040 2035 2015 2020 2030 2025 N7 REDO Career Progression UNCLAS

19. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • Realities of Mobilization – REDOs serve in Harm’s Way • Since 09-11-2001, over 135 Reserve Engineering Duty Officers have been activated to support the Global War on Terror (GWOT), with 30 additional officers utilizing Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW) funds. They have filled a variety of mobilization jobs, both engineering and non-engineering including substantial service in extreme non-permissive environments: • Examples – Provincial Reconstruction Teams, Civil Affairs Officers, Engineer Officers on Army staff, Overseas Shipyard Project Officers, Navy Customs, Counter IED Teams, Afghanistan Pakistan Hands, etc. • At present, the Navy expects that fully qualified EDs will be mobilized once every 5 calendar years. • Current demand signal is for officers in grades 0-3 through O-5; however, all grades have been mobilized and occasionally officers that have not yet qualified as EDO have been mobilized based on the needs of the Navy. • The Navy maintains a Mobilization Availability list based on Precedence Number (seniority) and nominally selects the most senior eligible officer in grade. Typically officers in the Engineering Duty Qualification pipeline are ineligible for mobilization.

20. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 • Benefits • Retirement eligibility after 20 years of service. Pension at age 60. • GI Bill education benefits. • Tricare Health Insurance • 15 military leave days for DOD employees • Networking with several hundred of the most talented engineers from across the US. • Military discounts in dozens of venues. • Unlimited use of military commissaries and other base facilities including Bachelor Quarters. • Personal recognition for outstanding achievement.

21. Navy Reserve Engineering Duty Officer N7 Questions?

22. N7 Senior Chief Lewis: 317-695-3849 / Chad.J.Lewis@navy.mil LCDR Michael Schneidt: 812-854-8282 / michael.schneidt@navy.mil RC ED Community Manager: CDR Jimmy Cox COM 202-781-2517 / Cell 703-915-1937 James.D.Cox@navy.mil