Career Counselor

RESERVE CAREER COUNSELOR HANDBOOK

This handbook is a collection of best practices to be used by Unit Career Counselors for Sailors career development in the Reserve Component and is not intended to replace the NAVPERS 15878, Career Counselor Handbook.

“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen”

John Fitzgerald Kennedy

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Brilliant on the Basics 4

Career Development Boards 5

Career Information Management System (CIMS) SAAR Instructions 6/7

Commissioning Programs……. 8

US Naval Academy/Limited Duty Officer/Chief Warrant Officer 9

Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program/Officer Commissioning School 10

Electronic Service Record (ESR) 11

Electronic Service Record (ESR) Login Instructions 12

SELRES Reenlistment SOP/Checklist 13

SELRES Reenlistment Request 14/15

Reenlistment Gift Authority 16

End of Obligated Service (EOS) Extension Request 17

Argus Survey 17

Retired Reserve Request 18

Request to Transfer to the Retired Reserve Format 19

Retired Reserve Request Endorsement Format 20

Enlisted Personnel Action Request (1306/7) 21

Special Program Screening (1306/92) 22

Reserve Career Management Systems (CMS-ID) Application Procedures 23

Post 9/11 GI Bill 24

Transfer of Education Benefits 25/26

Step by Step Guide for Post 9/11 Transfer of Education Benefits 27/28

Montgomery GI Bill Selective Reserve (MGIB-SR) 29

SELRES Incentives 30

Navy Reserve "Stay on the Team" 31

RC Ech IV and Above CCC List 32

Reserve Career Information Course 33

Navy Learning and Development Roadmap LaDR…………………………………..34

Commonly Used Websites 35

Brilliant on the Basics NAVADMIN 043/08

Starting on day one of a Sailor’s career, personal interaction between the chain of command helps shape the Sailor’s expectations and is critical to personal and family readiness which, in turn, is vital to combat readiness. Bottom line: we will take care of the Navy’s most important

asset – our people....