R 011311Z MAR 10

ALCOAST 094/10
COMDTNOTE 8370
SUBJ: ORDNANCE MANUAL POLICY CHANGE
A. ORDNANCE MANUAL, COMDTINST M8000.2 (SERIES)
1. OVERVIEW: THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE CHANGES TO THE WEAPONS PETTY
OFFICER AND SAI RANK/RATE POLICIES, POST ME RATING STANDUP.
2. BACKGROUND:
 A. REF A REQUIRES UNIT WEAPONS PETTY OFFICER (WPO) TO
BE AN E-5 OR ABOVE UNLESS A GUNNERS MATE (GM) IS ASSIGNED. SOME
UNITS HAVE A GM3 ASSIGNED AS WPO WHO HAVE LATERALED TO MARITIME
ENFORCEMENT SPECIALIST THIRD CLASS (ME3), AND THEREFORE NO LONGER
AUTHORIZED TO ACT AS WPO IAW REF A.
 B. REF A ALSO STATES THAT A GM3 TO GMC MAY ATTEND SAI SCHOOL, ALL
OTHER RATES MUST BE E-5 TO E-7.
3. ACTION: EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO REF A
APPLY:
 A. IF A UNIT WPO WAS A GM3 WHO LATERALED TO ME3, THAT
MEMBER MAY CONTINUE TO ACT AS THE UNIT WPO UNTIL PERMANENTLY
TRANSFERRED FROM UNIT.
 B. THE ME RATING IN PAYGRADES E-4 THROUGH E-7 ARE ELIGIBLE TO
ATTEND SAI SCHOOL. ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS TO ATTEND SAI SCHOOL
REMAIN IN EFFECT.
4. THESE CHANGES WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT REVISION TO
REF A.
5. COMDT (CG-7211) POCS ARE GMCS ED WARD (202) 372-2347
AND CWO JOHN MCDANIEL (202) 372-2030.
6. RELEASED BY RDML VINCENT B. ATKINS, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT
FOR CAPABILITY.
7. INTERNET RELEASED IS AUTHORIZED.