; RETIRED SERVICEMAN*S FAMILY PROTECT*
ION PLAN--The President on 4 October
1961 approved Public Law 87-381. Amend
ment to this Uniformed Service Contin
gency Option Act, now renamed Retired
Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan.
Personnel with 3 years remaining prior
to retirement with pay: may now make an
Original election, a change, or a re
vocation, Those who previously made an
invalid election and desire to parti
cipate under this plan must resubmit.
The 3-year limitation is applicable.
Personnel who have previously completed
18 years of service and did not make
an election should reconsider advant
ages of participating under subject pi a
plan. For further information contact
the Military Personnel Office.
35 OY SCOUTS
Boy Scout Troop #651 of Adak vwas
invited to tourthe USS REHOBOTH AGS-50
on Saturday 14 October, . The Troop
boarded at 1100 and began a tour of
the ship. Highlights of the tour in
cluded a trip through the wheel house
where every boy ad the chance to grip
the wheel and imagin himself the Cap
tain of the ship. A trip through the
radio shack was followed by a tour and
explanation of the Geographic lab and
its gear. The boys were then led to
the galley where they enjoyed a fine
meal with the crew. After chow, film
strips were shown of the highlights of
a recent cruise the ship had made.
The tour was climaxed by a donning
of life jackets and a tour of Sweepers
Cove "in a small boat from the Rehoboth*
The Troop wished again to express
their thanks to the officers and men
of the Rehoboth for a wonderful time
while aboard the ship.
The Scouts also gave a special in
vitation to the crew of the Rehoboth
to the open house at Boy Scout Camp
Shelton on 28 October.
NAVY OFFEitSj WvJK\TTE( CHANGE PROGRAM
Washington (AFPS)— with certain limit
ations, the Navy has broken down its
"no conversion" Policy and opened a new
program which allows sailors in non
critical rates to switch to a-more pro
mising career field*
The new program, called SCORE for
selective ccnversionand retention, will
allow men in overloaded billets to con
vert to critically undermanned jobs.
The program is primarily for E-3*s
who are. designated strikers and for
E-4's and E-5*s*
But applications will be ^accepted
from personnel in other pay grades who
meet the requirements, the Navy said.
Included in the criteria to enter
the SCORE program are these factorss
a. A man must be recommended for the
program by his department, head, divis
ion officer or senior petty officer.
b. Regardless of whether or not he is
regular or reserve and regardless of
grade he can apply for the program if
he: meets Class "A" school requirements
for a critical rating; has completed two
years' Naval.Service and has less than 12
years'* active duty service*
Men who meet the requirements and who
reenlist for six years will be offered
the following:.
a. Guaranteed assignment to a Class "A"
school to which he wants to convert.
b. Automatic promotion to E-4 if '.he
graduates from the school.
c. At least a year on-th-job training
in the new rating before assignment to
Class "B" training (such training guar
anteed . if ther e is a course for the rating)"
d. E-4s will be automatically promoted
to E-5 upon completion of the Class "B"
school. Here are the rates the Navy
hopes to draw from in its SCORE program:
BM* GMG, IM, YN, PN, SK, DK, CS, SH, EOH
LI, DM, EM, SFM, SFP, DC, PM, EON, CMA,
CMM, BUL, BUH, BUR, UTP, UTB, UTA and
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UTW.
Word on-the SCORE program has not been
officially received from BUPERS but it
will be announced in the PLAN OF THE DAY
when it is* Personnel are asked to re
frain from inquiries to MILPERS until
that time*