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THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL
OPERATIONS (MANPOWER, PERSONNEL,
AND TRAINING)
The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (DCNO)
(Manpower, Personnel, and Training) consults various
designated manpower advisors in the exercise of overall
manpower management. these advisors have unique
knowledge within their area of assigned advisory
responsibilities. The advice received is considered along
with all other appropriate factors in forming manpower
management decisions. The DCNO is responsible for
the following management actions:
. Managing the quality and distribution of authorized
manpower (active and reserve military, civilian, and
contractor)
. Issuing policies and procedures for manpower
management
. Approving and maintaining manpower classi-
fication systems; coordinating these matters with the
Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS)
. Initiating and conducting reviews of various
categories of manpower, restructure authorized billets,
and redistributing authorizations for maximum
manpower effectiveness
l Authorizing only those billets that can be
fulfilled by qualified personnel on a long-term basis
l Recommending to higher authority the size and
composition of the Naval Reserve, based upon
mobilization manpower requirements, and prescribing
the allowed personnel strength or individual programs
of the Naval Reserve
. Maintaining the authoritative manpower re-
quirements and authorizations data bases
. Providing manpower managers with total force
manpower requirement and authorizations information
l Soliciting management advice, as appropriate,
from designated manpower advisors
. Approving all statements of manpower re-
quirements and approving manpower authorization
change requests
MANPOWER CLAIMANTS AND
SUBCLAIMANTS
The manpower claimants and subclaimants are
assigned the responsibility for overall management of
assigned manpower resources. Requests for changes to
MPAs are forwarded via the chain of command to the
manpower claimant and subclaimant who then forward
requests that are recommended for approval to CNO.
The manpower claimant and the subclaimant have the
following specific responsibilities in addition to the
general responsibilities of superiors in the chain of
command as previous] y stated:
. Conducting efficiency review (ER) studies
. Recommending reprogramming authorized
manpower as necessary for optimum accomplishment
of assigned functions within CNO policy constraints
l Periodical y reviewing the manpower/personnel
classification systems to ensure proper statement of
manpower requirements and related personnel quali-
fications; submitting recommended changes as ap-
propriate
l Reviewing all requests originated within the
assigned claimancy for changes to activity MPAs;
ensuring conformance with CNO policies and
procedures; and providing compensation where
required per own priorities within a claimancy
. Minimizing the number of manpower authori-
zation change requests by proper planning, annual
billet and position reviews, and consolidation of
desired manpower changes
l Making sure billet or position qualifiers assigned
to billets or positions on MPAs of all assigned activities
indicate the minimum requirements for satisfactory
performance of billet and position functions
l Identifying for deletion all nonessential authorized
manpower
. Submitting to cognizant fleet commanders in
chief for approval an impact statement of all billet
additions on commands affected by overseas personnel
limitation policies and agreements (this statement must
include the anticipated impact on facility loading)
COMMANDING OFFICER
Commanding officers exercise overall management
of assigned manpower resources, making sure the
number of billets, including skills, paygrades, and
special qualifications reflected in MPAs are the
minimum requirements necessary to support the
mission, tasks, and functions of the command. The
commanding officer is responsible for keeping the
manpower claimant informed by identifying all billets
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