UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 171732Z AUG 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 182/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1//AUG// SUBJ/TIME-IN-GRADE AND NEXT-LOWER-GRADE WAIVERS// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/240003ZDEC08// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/28FEB12// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 371/08, OFFICER O-5 AND O-6 TIME-IN-GRADE (TIG) WAIVERS. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1811.3A, VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT AND TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE OF MEMBERS OF THE NAVY SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY.// RMKS/1. Effective immediately, reference (a) is cancelled. Reference (a) previously authorized all officers in the grades of O-5 and O-6 to request a waiver to reduce their time-in-grade (TIG) requirement, as reference (b) requires officers to satisfy the minimum active duty TIG requirement to retire in the highest grade satisfactorily served. This NAVADMIN announces an update to the blanket TIG waiver authorizations by providing community- specific direction via the website listed below for those communities supporting TIG and next-lower-grade (NLG) waivers. This NAVADMIN also provides guidance for when an officer should include a NLG waiver request in his or her initial application. 2. A consolidated listing of officer communities accepting TIG and NLG waivers can be found at: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/officer/communitymanagers/pages/officer-retirement-waivers.aspx. However, hardship or special circumstance cases may be considered for all communities on a case-by-case basis. 3. For applicants who do not meet the applicable TIG requirement, Commander, Navy Personnel Command may authorize a member to be retired in the NLG for which the member served on active duty satisfactorily in accordance with reference (b). Officers desiring to retire with an NLG waiver if their TIG waiver request is denied should include a contingent NLG waiver request in their original TIG application. In any case, officers should expect to meet service obligations until a TIG or NLG waiver is approved. 4. Active component (AC) O-5s and O-6s will continue to request retirement and TIG/NLG waivers through Officer Retirements (PERS-835). Reserve component (RC) O-5s and O-6s will continue to request retirement and TIG/NLG waivers through Reserve Personnel Administration (PERS-91B). Approval recommendations shall be based on individual community requirements; final approval authority rests with Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs. 5. Points of contact (for procedural and policy questions): a. AC commander and captain retirement procedures, Branch Head Officer Retirements, PERS-835, at (901) 874-3180/3183/DSN 882, or email to pers_835_retirements(at)navy.mil. b. RC commander and captain retirement procedures and TIG policy questions, PERS-91B, at (901) 874-4371/4713/DSN 882. 6. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 7. Released by VADM R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//