R 011347Z DEC 09 

ALCOAST 685/09
COMDTNOTE 1900
SUBJ:  WORKFORCE SHAPING POLICIES
A. PERSONNEL MANUAL, COMDTINST M1000.6 (SERIES)
1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, TO CONTINUE UNTIL 1 JANUARY 2011, UP TO
12 MONTHS OF THE TWO YEAR TIME IN GRADE (TIG) OBLIGATED SERVICE
REQUIREMENT FOR VOLUNTARY RETIREMENT MAY BE WAIVED FOR COMMISSIONED
OFFICERS, WARRANT OFFICERS AND ENLISTED PERSONNEL.  WAIVERS WILL BE
APPROVED AT PERSONNEL SERVICES CENTER (PSC) DISCRETION, BASED ON
SERVICE NEED (SEE PARAGRAPH 3).  TIG WAIVER REQUESTS SHALL BE
SUBMITTED PER REF (A), CHAPTER 12.
2. SERVICE NEED WILL BE THE PRIMARY CONSIDERATION BY PSC IN THE
WAIVER APPROVAL PROCESS.  CURRENT SERVICE NEED INCLUDES THOSE
MEMBERS SERVING IN CRITICAL SPECIALTIES OR RATINGS AND/OR
POSSESSING CRITICAL SKILLS ALONG WITH OTHER FACTORS, SUCH AS
ASSIGNMENT NEEDS.  EXAMPLES OF CRITICAL SKILLS INCLUDE SURFMAN,
MK92 AND MK75 QUALIFICATIONS.  CRITICAL ENLISTED RATINGS INCLUDE,
EM, FS, IS AND OS.  CRITICAL SPECIALTIES INCLUDE OFFICERS IN THE
FIELDS OF LEGAL, INTELLIGENCE, FINANCE, MARINE SAFETY INSPECTIONS
AND INVESTIGATIONS, AND C4IT - COMMUNICATIONS.  COMMISSIONED
WARRANT OFFICER PERSONNEL LEVELS ARE PREDOMINATELY HEALTHY, HOWEVER
INDIVIDUAL REQUESTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.
3. ALL ELIGIBLE MEMBERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST A WAIVER IF THEY
SO DESIRE.  EACH REQUEST WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE BY CASE
BASIS, WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS PLACED ON SERVICE NEED, UNIT
REQUIREMENTS AND INDIVIDUAL MEMBER DESIRES.
4. RELEASED BY RADM HEWITT, ASST COMDT FOR HUMAN RESOURCES.
5. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.