NAVY SCHOOL MANAGEMENT MANUAL

in training, procedures will be in place to notify the
instructor(s) of the medical problem.
1.5. Drop from Training/Attrition. Every effort will be made
to help students succeed. However, there are times when the
student is clearly unsuited, unable, and/or unwilling to
complete the course. If this occurs, the student is dropped
from training. Students dropped from training may be classified
as an academic drop, non-academic drop, or disenrollment.
Students who are discharged from the Navy will be classified as
attrites.
Academic drops or non-graduates occur when a student is
unable to achieve the learning objectives because of an
academic problem, such as lack of classroom ability or lack
of laboratory ability. Decisions to academically drop an
"A" or "C" school student will be because of an ARB action.
All decisions for academically dropping a student from
other courses will be based on a decision by supervisory
personnel above the level of the immediate instructor.
Non-academic drops or non-graduates are based on
administrative decisions that are not a result of academic
performance. Examples of non-academic drops include
administrative, disciplinary, motivational, medical, death,
physical, fraudulent enlistment, and convenience of the
government. For some nonacademic drops, higher authority
directs the action. For non-academic drops, the convening
of an ARB is not required.
Disenrollment is based on administrative decisions beyond
the control of the training activity that are a result of
higher authority direction or pre-service condition.
Examples of disenrollment include cancellation of a class
or course, rating or program conversion, incomplete
training as requested by member's command or higher
authority, inability to meet prerequisites (medical,
physical, academic, and/or security).
Attrition is defined as a loss to the Navy. Sailors who
are disenrolled, re-classified, or reassigned are not
considered attrites. A Sailor will be coded as “attrite”
only after official notification is received to that
effect.
NOTE:
NETINST 5100.1 (series) provides specific guidance
concerning Page 13 entries for students dropped
from High-Risk training and provides guidelines
concerning student monitoring criteria following
drop on request (DOR).
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