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... .-. Imagiq Cornbar A1 Magazine of the U.S. Navy corents October 1995, Number 942 < DT Jessica Farley (left), from San Diego, and DT Kassi Kosydar, from Anchorage, Alaska, both stationed at the Pearl Harbor Dental Clinic, get ready to examine an awaiting mouth.Photo by PHI Donald E Bray, NAVSUBTRACEN- PAC, Pearl Harbor. A During a break in the drydock activities of USS Dextrous (MCM 13), BM3 Stacey Reddig (left), of Ellinwood, Kan., explains how to stream minesweeping gear to FN Ryan Strietenberger, of Kingston, Ohio. Photo bySTG3 Troy Smlth, USS Dextrous (MCM 13). 4 AD2 Johnnie Brown, of Georgetown, S.C., schedules fleet airlifts in theOps Dept. of Navy Air Logistics Office, New Orleans. Photo byCDR Wililam G. Carnahan, Navy Air Logistics Office, New Orleans. Departments 2 Charthouse 43 Bearings 48 Shipmates Front Cover: Crew members ofUSS Buffalo (SSN 715) give the sub a complete make over in preparation for a ship's photo.Photo by PH1 Don Bray, NAVSUBTRACEN Pearl Harbor. Back Cover; USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailors SN William McCoy, from Chicago (right), and BM3 Ryan Esser, from Port Charlotte, Fla., at work on the pier. Photo by PH1 Alexander C. Hicks, NAVPACENPAC, Norfolk. OCTOBER 1995 Charthouse housing areas, to provide information Type the file name and select a IRS says moving allow. to Navy members concerning limita- transfer protocol supported by your ance is non-taxable tions in both family and bachelor computer software. Finally, when you quarters in certain geographic areas. see the prompt, “waiting for start Members assigned to a permanent duty station (PDS) in CONUS where The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) housing is designated as critical, may has ruled that Temporary Lodging request a Variable Housing Allowance Allowance (TLA), Temporary Lodging based on the location of current Expense (TLE), Dislocation Allowance permanent residence of family mem- (DM) and Move-in Housing Allowance bers, rather than the location of the (MIHA) are permanently non-taxable. member’s PDS. In May, the IRS issued a statement A complete list of these areas is which temporarily classified the available in NAVADMIN 137/95. allowances as non-taxable. The statement was designed to clarify some confusion started by new tax laws introduced in January 1994, Link, Perspective keep which appeared to include the allow- the fleet informed signal” press the keys that tell your ances as taxable income. software to receive a file. More information is available from Detailing news, career manage- the Link and Perspective offices at ment information, the new FITREP/ DSN 225-01 32/223-1195 or (703) evaluation system and advancement 695-01 32/693-1195 opportunities are some of the articles in the latest Link and Perspective magazines. JASS streamlines Link is the professional bulletin of detailing process Navy enlisted personnel and is The most recent IRS notice, published quarterly. Perspective is the contained in the Aug. 7, 1995, Federal professional bulletin of the Navy officer The Bureau of Naval Personnel is Register and effective Sept. 7, 1995, community and is published bi- developing an officer and enlisted also said service members transferring monthly. assignment process to improve to a new permanent duty station may Received at more than 4,000 customer support and streamline not deduct moving expenses that are locations worldwide, the magazines detailing. reimbursed by one of the tax-free are one of the primary ways for The Job Advertising and Selection allowances. However, any expense detailers to communicate the latest System (JASS) advertises vacancies that meets the definition of a moving trends to Navy people. One copy is and helps individual Sailors apply for expense and is not reimbursed distributed for every five officers or continues to be deductible under enlisted members permanently current law. assigned to a command. The magazin,es also can be down- loaded from BUPERS Access. Through BUPERS Access, from the Critical housing areas main menu, select “F” for file, press updated enter, press “D” for download, press enter and select the issue of Link or Perspective from the description. The Bureau of Naval Personnel has After the file listing is completed, issued an updated listing of critical select “D” for download again. The PN prompt, “type file name:” will appear. 2 ALL HANDS available jobs. Detailers will then consolidated program. The following process job applications based on the are key elements of the program: Enlisted careerdevelop best match. The enlisted requisitions - The command is the customer ment guides available for each rating will be updated bi- and deals directly with the program’s weekly. administrator who provides program JASS will be implemented for the information, tests the crew and Did you ever wonder what your personnelman (PN) rating this determines participant eligibility. The next assignment should be? What summer. This test version allows PNs commanding officer has the final say about the assignment after that? How at Naval Base Norfolk and Naval regarding the extent of the program. do you know if your career is or isn’t Station San Diego to use the system on track? on a trial basis. During the testing To help you find the answers, a period, PNs will view available billets career development path information and process mock applications. They guide is now available for every will not be able to request actual enlisted rating in the Navy. The Bureau orders during this testing period. of Naval Personnel has developed a Further testing, to be completed typical career path for each rating from before JASS is implemented fleetwide, the time a Sailor enters the Navy will include a sea duty-intensive through retirement. enlisted community as well as a select The career paths outline when group of officers. Sailors should be progressing through Initially, the new system will be advancement points and what type of accessible to command representa- sea and shore duty they will usually tives who have an account on BU- experience as they advance in their PERS Access. In the future, it will be ratings. The career paths are typical accessible via the Internet and the paths, and while no two Sailors will World Wide Web. More information is follow identical career patterns, most available from the project manager, successful Sailors will meet most of Mr. Ron Rouse, at DSN 224-8314 or these milestones at the same time. (703) 61 4-8314. - All ships can offer courses The career path sheets for all taught by a PACE I resident instructor, ratings are available on BUPERS by the PACE II computer interactive Access. To download the file from the TWO Navy afloat college video or both. main menu, select files, then down- programs consolidated - Academic skills modules in load. File name is CPD.EXE. reading, mathematics and English will More information is available at be available fleetwide via interactive DSN 224-4684 or (703) 614-4684. The two Programs for Afloat computer for the first time. College Education, PACE I and PACE - Interactive college courses will II, have been consolidated, significant- be offered at selected remote sites ly increasing educational opportunities around the world. for Sailors assigned to ships and Commands already participating in certain remote sites. PACE will automatically transition into The new PACE programs are a the new program. The contractor will major departure fromthe former afloat provide an information packet to educational program. Every ship in the commands which have never partici- Navy will be able to offer the program pated. The contractor can be contact- and may continue to offer the pro- ed at 1-800-776-0230 or (301) 907- grams during overhaul, drydock and 0070. local operations if there are no local or Additional information can be found on-base programs available. in NAVADMIN 151/95 or by calling Dr. Middlesex Research Center, Inc., of Fran Kelly, at Bureau of Naval Person- Bethesda, Md., will administer the nel: DSN 223-1 749 or (703) 693-1749. OCTOBER 1995 3 Y ursclay,May 18, 1995, wa> Just another dayin the Navy. 11 was much like the day before it and the day after it. Ships MM1 (SS/DV) Mark Campbellof Seattle, performs a power-up proce- dure inside the control sphereof Avalon (DSRV 2) at San Diego. Photo by PH2 August C. Sigur, Deep Submergence Unlt, San Diego. v J02 Sandra Velazquez of the Norfolk-based Fleet Home Town News Center stretches to reach her toes during the sitheach portion of her semi-annual physical readiness test. Photo by J02 D.N. Kennedy, The Flagship, Norfolk. 6 I D 1 z< I R I I A Sailors from USS George Washington (CVN 71) debark the ship after returning to their home portin Norfolk. Photo by PHl(AW) Phlllp St. Gelais, USS George Washington. 4 EA1 Steven D. Johnson, a Frankfort, N.Y., native and a staff civil engineer at Naval Station San Diego, sights in to verify the elevationof a formed structure in which to pour concrete. Photo by PHS(AW) Gloria J. Barry, Fleet Imaging Command Pacific, San Dlego. OCTOBER 1995 AN Jessica Bartlett, of Scottsdale, Ariz., runs chocks during “hot pits” for Helicopter Anti-Submarine (Light) Wing 40 at Naval Station Mayport, Fla. Photo by AN Rhonda M. Feeback, Naval Statlon Mayport, Fla. v RMl(SW) Anthony Navarrette, of Los Alamitos, Calif., hands out the day’s message traffic on computer disk.Photo by LT Peter Strong, USS Antletam (CG 54). After a hard day’s work on USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70),ABHl James Garrison of Grand Rapids, Mich., tries to jump start his car. Photo by PH2 TroyD. Miller, USS Carl Wnson. )1 Z ALL HANDS d 4 Today, like most other days, members of the U.S.