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Proceed to your assigned Navy Reserve Center and plan to arrive at the assigned location to muster on time. The purpose of this drill weekend is to establish your presence in the Navy Reserve systems so that you may be paid for your activities and properly guided through your individual mobilization and warfighting readiness requirements.

Your command sponsor should muster you at the designated place and time. Every command has a standard check-in sheet that covers all offices, systems and programs that everyone must accomplish upon arrival. However, due to the time and resources constraints typical of a drill weekend, the sponsor will guide you through the most critical check-in items that must be completed on the first drill weekend. Once those critical items have been completed, additional check-in tasks may be executed, or you can be released to meet your local unit leadership.

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Critical Administrative Check-In Items for the First Drill Weekend
•  NRC Command Indoctrination (INDOC) (Will occur during one of the first 3 drill weekends)
            Verify Scheduled Date:___________
•  Reserve Pay
            Direct Deposit Form
            DD Form 2058: State of Legal Residence
            NAVRES 1570/2: Satisfactory Participation Requirement
            Confirm/Update Home Address
            Verify NSIPS Access
•  Medical
            Check-In Medical Record
            Verify next ePHA Due Date
            Check-In Dental Record
            Verify next Dental Exam Due Date
•  Manpower
            Family Care Plan
            Verify NAVPERS 1070/602: Record of Emergency Data (RED)/Dependency Application (DA)
•  Supply
            Berthing Policy
            Route Distance Form
            Meal Eligibility
            Uniform Order
•  Urinalysis Coordinator
            Gain into IFTDTL (Required within 72 hours of Check-In)
DEPENDENT DATA
•  Family Care Plan: This policy is relevant for Navy Reservists who are single sponsors or dual military couples that have custodial responsibility for family members or other dependents.
You have the responsibility to ensure family members are cared for during deployments, mobilizations and temporary Reserve duty.
•  The Dependent Care Plan: requires that you designate one or more caregivers for your family members.
NAVPERS 1070/602, commonly referred to as a “Page 2” or REDDA, is formally titled the “Dependency Application/Record of Emergency Data”.
This is an official document that verifies dependent information (in order to gain dependent eligibility entitlements) and serves as an emergency point of contact document.
DRILL ADJUDICATION AND PAY
All drills shall be scheduled via EDM and be adjudicated within three (3) working days as of completion as one of the following:
•  Satisfactory: Sailor present for scheduled drill period and required activities completed
•  Authorized Absence(AA): Sailor not present for scheduled drill period, but was given prior approval for this absence. AA examples include demobilization, on other orders (AT/AD/ADSW), or special circumstances approved by the command.
•  Unexcused Absence(UA): Sailor was not mustered for scheduled drill period.
•  Unsatisfactory (AU): Sailor present for scheduled drill period, but did not satisfactorily complete required activities.

Sailors who receive nine (9) UAs, AUs, or combination thereof, will be processed for administrative separation (ADSEP) for failure to meet Satisfactory Participation as a Navy Reservist.
INDOCTRINATION
•  Indoctrination (INDOC) occurs at least once a quarter at every NRC. It may fall on the day you check-in, or not be planned for another couple months.
•  It is mandatory for all newly reported SELRES to attend INDOC within 90 days of their check-in. This includes members who are new to the Navy Reserves as well as those who are transferring from another NRC.
•  INDOC ensures proper check-in and awareness of NRC and Reserve policies and lays the foundation and expectations for all SELRES in addition to providing invaluable information and resources. Plan for this event accordingly.
•  In addition to the introductory briefs, Sailors are afforded the opportunity to receive other mandatory trainings that are due throughout the year. It is critical for all new Sailors to attend their command’s INDOC course.
MEDICAL READINESS
The Reserve Sailors who complete medical requirements on time each year are the ones who stop by and talk with their medical representatives on a regular basis.
Ongoing conversation about upcoming requirements allow Sailors to be ahead of deficiency lists on mandatory tasks such as immunizations, blood draws, etc.
The top two requirements are to
• complete your annual Electronic Periodic Health Assessment (ePHA)
• complete an annual dental exam.
Temporarily Not Physically Qualified (TNPQ): This status is assigned to Sailors who have an illness or injury of a limited duration (6 months or less) and are determined by the Medical department to fully recover. This status allows members to maintain their billet within their unit during their recovery period.
Medical Retention Review (MRR): This status is assigned to Sailors to provide disposition of an illness or injury that will affect the ability of the Sailor to perform within the Navy Reserve.
Sailors with overdue medical requirements are not physically qualified to perform Annual Training (AT), Active Duty training (ADT) or Active Duty for Special Work (ADSW).
These Sailor’s orders will be put in a hard hold status until ALL medical/dental readiness components have been completed and the Sailor is determined to be medically ready.
NAVY DRUG POLICY
Navy’s policy on drug use is simple: ZERO TOLERANCE.
This policy extends to illicit/illegal drugs as well as improper usage of prescription medications.
Every command shall test a minimum of fifteen percent of all assigned personnel monthly.
Every command shall conduct a unit sweep of all personnel assigned twice per year.
NRC OFFICE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
NRC staff levels vary depending upon the number of Reservists supported. The following roles exist at all NRCs, but may be supported by a single NRC staff member or an independent department of many staff members depending on the NRC. This is not a total list of the department’s duties, but will ensure you know where to go to address any described issues.
•  Command Career Counselor: Responsible for managing the Navy Enlisted Retention and Career Development Program and serves as the critical link between an individual Sailor, his or her command, and supporting Navy organizations, including Navy Personnel Command (NPC).
•  Command Services/Administration: Responsible for maintaining Service Records, Evaluations, Awards, and other services.
•  Reserve Pay: Responsible for muster and adjudication of the Sailor’s drills in the Enhanced Drill Management (EDM) module of the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) website.
•  Manpower:   Responsible for Officer and Enlisted billet management, including gains and losses.
•  Mobilization: Responsible for initial notification and processing of reservists for mobilization, de-mobilization, and ADSW.
• Supply: Responsible for providing berthing, meals and uniforms to applicable Sailors.
•  Medical: Manages the Sailor’s medical and dental records and tracks medical readiness.
•  Operations / Travel: Assists the Sailor in their execution of Annual Training (AT)/Active Duty for Training (ADT)/Inactive Duty for Training Travel (IDTT) orders through NROWS, management of the Government Travel Charge Card (GTCC) program, and the tracking and processing the Sailor’s travel claims.
•  Training: Responsible for managing the Sailor’s training including the annually directed General Military Training (GMT) and school requirements assisting the Sailor in gaining quotas to other required courses.
•  Information Technology: Managed the Sailor’s NMCI access.
•  Security Manager: Assists the Sailor in the requirements to gain and maintain their security clearance
YOUR UNIT LEADERSHIP
This drill weekend is also your first impression with your unit leadership. Your orders will have several units listed and as a result you will meet several leadership teams responsible for different aspects of your life as a Reservist.
•  Your Navy Reserve Center leadership is responsible for your administrative readiness.
•  Your Training Reserve Unit (TRUIC) is responsible for your mobilization readiness (similar to administrative readiness). It is a part of your administrative chain of command and works in conjunction with your NRC. You will perform regular drills (IDT’s- Inactive Duty for Training) with this unit.
•  Your Unit Mobilization Unit (UMUIC) is responsible for your warfighting readiness and the performance of your duties in line with your rate or designator. You will perform your Annual Training (AT) with this unit.
•  A UIC is a unit’s identification code. TRUIC stands for Training Reserve Unit Identification Code. UMUIC stands for Unit Mobilization Unit Identification Code. These terms are associated with a number to identify a particular unit.
•  A “Locally Assigned Sailor” is one who’s TRUIC and UMUIC are the same.
•  Typically, a Sailor is “Non Locally Assigned.” This means your TRUIC does not match your UMUIC.

Example: Your UMUIC, Unit X, drills in San Diego but you live in Los Angeles, Unit Y. Rather than going to San Diego every month, you complete drills at NRC LA with your TRUIC, Unit Y. In this case, Unit Y administers your IDT periods; Unit X administers/controls your AT.
If you have not yet been assigned a unit, then you are considered In Assignment Process (IAP). Individuals in IAP status are required to actively pursue billets via JO Apply or My Navy Assignment (MNA). Failure to actively search for billets will result in direct manning of billet assignment.