R 221754Z FEB 12

ALCOAST 085/12
COMDTNOTE 1430
SUBJ: ELECTRICIANS MATE (EM) OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS (OA) SURVEY
1. THE OA SURVEY IS THE MEANS TO CAPTURE AND DEFINE THE CURRENT WORLD
OF WORK FOR THE EM RATING.
2. ALL ACTIVE DUTY ELECTRICIANS MATES WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL IN
FEBRUARY 2012 CONTAINING A LINK TO AN ON-LINE OA SURVEY. THE EM
OA SURVEY WILL STAY ACTIVE FOR SIX WEEKS.
3. COMMANDS ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN TO EM
MEMBERS AND ALL EM PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE TO
ENSURE THE DATA CONTAINS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BILLET TYPES AND PAY
GRADES. THIS INPUT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
AND READINESS OF THE EM WORKFORCE.
4. DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY WILL UNDERGO ANALYSIS AND THEN BE
CATEGORIZED INTO A REPORT FOR PROGRAM MANAGER USE. THE OA REPORT
WILL BE USED BY THE EM RATING FORCE MASTER CHIEF (RFMC) TO UPDATE THE
EM RATING PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (RPQ) DURING AN UPCOMING RATING
REVIEW. THE REVISED RPQS WILL DRIVE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW EM RESIDENT
AND NON-RESIDENT COURSES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE-WIDE EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS.
5. THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY THE FORCECOM PERFORMANCE TECHNOLOGY
CENTER (PTC) OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS TEAM IN COLLABORATION WITH THE EM
RFMC AND A TEAM OF EM ACCOMPLISHED PERFORMERS.
    A. THE AVERAGE COMPLETION TIME IS 60 MINUTES.
    B. THE SURVEY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE SESSION. IT
MAY BE SAVED AND RESUMED AT A LATER TIME.
6. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE EM OA SURVEY SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MR.
WILLIAM SELETYN AT (757) 856-2027 OR CWO MICHAEL MARTIN AT (757)
856-2842. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RATING SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
EM RFMC, EMCM RUDOLPH KERSEY AT (202)475-5758.
7. RDML S. E. MEHLING, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.