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officer's automated record holds a maximum of 30 NOBCs reflecting the officer's most recent billet experience.
Volume II of this manual provides procedures for submitting corrections to an officer's data card.
c. For inactive duty Naval Reserve officers. Analysis of information contained in the officer's qualifications
records maintained by the Naval Reserve Personnel Center (NAVRESPERSCEN) is the basis for assigning NOBC
codes to inactive duty Naval Reserve officers. The Inactive Officer Master File (IOMF), because of its limitations,
displays only the latest four NOBCs attained for:
(1) civilian occupational experience and education as reported on the Annual Qualifications
Questionnaire,
(2) active duty experience as reported on the Officer Data Card, and
(3) experience and education attained through Reserve participation when evaluated and certified by
designated authority.
NAVRESPERSCEN (Code 22) maintains all other NOBCs on file. Submit requests for new NOBC certification via
the chain of command to NAVRESPERSCEN (Code 22) using the format and criteria contained in BUPERSINST
1001.39 series.
4. Justification to Establish and/or Retain NOBCs. To establish and/or retain a code within the NOBC structure,
an NOBC should meet the following criteria:
a. It describes the qualitative requirements of existing or proposed billets in Manpower Authorizations and
Officer Distribution Control Reports.
b. It applies in planning, personnel control, career management, education and training, or manpower
information functions.
c. It applies Navy-wide and does not reflect purely local conditions or organization unless it is necessary to
meet the criteria stated in paragraph 4b.
d. It does not duplicate an existing code.
e. It identifies billets, both peacetime and mobilization, and officer experience, both active and inactive.
f. It identifies a minimum of 15 billets.
g. Definitions should be concise and preferably limited to fifty words. They should be broad enough to
identify all billets with similar requirements, yet narrow enough to distinguish significant differences not identified
through other codes (e.g., designator, grade and activity). Definitions should stress what is done rather than how or
why it is done. They should not include duties required of all officers, such as training of subordinates or preparing
routine reports, unless such duties are a distinct requirement of the billet.
5. Recommendations to Establish, Delete or Revise NOBCs
a. To make sure NOBCs continue to reflect current technological and administrative developments, commands
and officers are invited to review and evaluate these classifications and, if appropriate, submit recommendations for
improvement. An activity recommending a new NOBC should first ensure that an established NOBC in its present
form, or with some revision, will not suffice for identifying the occupational aspects of the billets involved.
Commands recommending establishing, deleting or revising NOBCs should consider the criteria listed in paragraph
4 above. Additionally, all recommendations should include the appropriate information as follows:
(1) Recommendations to establish NOBCs must include:
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