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Preparation instructions for the NAVPERS 1306/63
are contained in chapters 2 and 25 of the
ENLTRANSMAN, NAVPERS 15909E. You will read
about some other forms you should use for personnel
requests in the following section.
HUMANITARIAN REASSIGNMENT
REQUESTS
Detailing authorities are aware of the hardships that
Navy families encounter and of the additional
aggravation imposed by long absences of the service
members from their families. Emergency leave
frequently provides sufficient time to ease such
hardships. There are times, however, when individuals
will need more time than leave can provide to resolve a
hardship. In these cases, reassignment for humanitarian
reasons may be requested.
If time is an important factor in a member’s
hardship, the need for prompt handling is evident. COs
can render assistance by setting up an internal screening
process to decide whether a request for humanitarian
assignment is warranted. This screening process,
tailored to the individual command’s size, should
evaluate the case, provide command assistance when
needed, and recommend required action. Individuals
such as chaplains, doctors, senior officers, and petty
officers should be involved in the screening process.
When a request for humanitarian assignment is
warranted, the preparation of the request must be
screened for clarity, accuracy, and comprehensiveness
to prevent delays in administrative processing.
The Humanitarian Assignment/Hardship
Discharge section of BUPERS (PERS 40HH) controls
humanitarian assignment requests within BUPERS. A
board consisting of senior petty officers and officers
considers all cases on an individual basis. The final
decision is based solely on the information and/or
documentation submitted. It should be noted that a
request for reassignment is not disapproved just
because a member is needed in his or her assigned
duties.
BASIC CRITERIA FOR DETERMINING
HUMANITARIAN/HARDSHIP
SITUATIONS
A member’s request must show that the hardship
meets the criteria set forth in chapter 18 of the
ENLTRANSMAN. These criteria are as follows:
A severe hardship exists, not normally
encountered and/or resolved by other members of the
naval service.
The hardship occurred or has been excessively
aggravated since the service member has been serving
on active duty.
The problem affects the service member’s
immediate family.
NOTE: Immediate family is defined as a
spouse, son, daughter, stepchild (if the
stepchild is, in fact, dependent on the member),
parent, brother, sister, stepparent, or other
person acting in an in loco parentis status for a
period of 5 years before the member became 21
years of age, or any bona fide dependent to the
service member. In-laws are not considered
members of the immediate family solely by
virtue of their relationship as in-laws.
There are no other family members or relatives
capable of providing necessary assistance.
The member has made every reasonable effort to
ease the hardship and it cannot be reasonably eased by
leave (including emergency leave if the member is
overseas), correspondence, power of attorney, or by the
intervention of professional people such as lawyers,
counselors, clergy, and doctors.
The member’s presence is required for specific
reasons other than for morale or financial purposes
alone.
The hardship is resolvable within a reasonable
period.
The member must show that his or her request
meets all these criteria and not just one or two specific
requirements. In addition to these criteria, the board
will also consider special circumstances.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
Certain circumstances, involving members of the
applicant’s family, normally warrant special
consideration by BUPERS when it is proved that the
member’s presence in a specific area is essential to ease
problems and it can be anticipated that the problem is
solvable within a reasonable period. Some of these
circumstances are as follows:
The death of the applicant’s spouse or child
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