R 130014Z NOV 09

ALCOAST 648/09
COMDTNOTE 5220
SUBJ: INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST (IS) OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS SURVEY
1. ALL INTELLIGENCE SPECIALISTS WILL RECEIVE AN E-MAIL IN NOVEMBER
CONTAINING A LINK TO AN ON-LINE OCCUPATIONAL ANALYSIS (OA) SURVEY.
THE OA SURVEY WILL STAY ACTIVE FOR SIX WEEKS. THE OA SURVEY IS THE
MEANS TO CAPTURE AND DEFINE THE CURRENT WORLD OF WORK FOR THE (IS)
RATING. ALL RECIPIENTS SHOULD COMPLETE THE SURVEY TO ENSURE DATA
CONTAINS A DIVERSE ARRAY OF BILLET TYPES AND PAYGRADES. COMMANDS
ARE REQUESTED TO ENSURE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN FOR THEIR
MEMBERS TO COMPLETE THIS IMPORTANT SURVEY.
2. THE SURVEY WAS DEVELOPED BY A GROUP OF (IS) SUBJECT MATTER
SPECIALISTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TRACEN YORKTOWN PERFORMANCE
TECHNOLOGY CENTER (PTC) STAFF AND THE (IS) RATING FORCE MASTER
CHIEF (RFMC). DATA COLLECTED FROM THE SURVEY WILL UNDERGO ANALYSIS
AND THEN BE CATEGORIZED INTO A REPORT FOR PROGRAM MANAGERS USE. THE
OA REPORT WILL BE USED BY THE RFMC TO UPDATE THE (IS) ENLISTED
PERFORMANCE QUALIFICATIONS (EPQ) DURING AN UPCOMING RATING REVIEW.
THE REVISED EPQS WILL DRIVE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW (IS) RESIDENT AND
NON-RESIDENT COURSES AND DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICE-WIDE EXAMINATION
QUESTIONS.
3. ALL (IS) PERSONNEL ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE
ON-LINE OA SURVEY. THE SURVEY WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BOTH THE
INTRANET AND INTERNET SO THAT IT MAY BE COMPLETED USING EITHER A CG
OR HOME COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE AVERAGE COMPLETION TIME IS 60-90
MINUTES. THE SURVEY IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED IN ONE SESSION.
IT MAY BE SAVED AND RESUMED AT A LATER TIME. YOUR INPUT WILL
CONTRIBUTE TO THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND READINESS OF THE
(IS) WORKFORCE.
4. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE (IS) OA ARE PTC
REPRESENTATIVES CWO2 ANTONIO VARNER AT (757) 856-2842 OR MR.
WILLIAM SELETYN AT (757) 856-2027. QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE RATING
SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE IS RFMC, ISCM ALAN PAUL AT (202)
372-2741.
5. RADM T. S. SULLIVAN, COMMANDER, FORCE READINESS COMMAND, SENDS.
6. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.