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SUBJ/FY21 LIST OF APPROVED CORRESPONDENCE COURSES FOR AWARDING 
OF NON-PAY RETIREMENT POINTS//
REF/A/LTR/CNP 00/072 OF 21 APR 14//
AMPN/REF A is Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Chief of
Naval Personnel and Chief of Navy Reserve that provides guidance,
outlines roles and responsibilities, and directs modification of
processes concerning non-pay retirement points to Reserve Component
(RC) personnel for the completion of correspondence courses.//
POC/GEORGE ROTH/-/CNRFC N7/-/TEL:757-322-6621/
EMAIL:GEORGE.J.ROTH@NAVY.MIL//
RMKS/1. The ability for Reserve Component personnel to receive 
retirement points for voluntary completion of correspondence courses 
is an important aspect of the Navy's Total Force Continuum of Service
concept. It enables the Navy to retain personnel with strategically
valuable skills, expands flexible service options for those unable to
conduct regular drills due to short-term conflicts, and provides a
method for crediting completion of electronically available training.
To enhance this capability, Commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command
(CNRFC) generated a new list of courses that was recommended by fleet
Operational Support Officers and approved by the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs (ASN M&RA).
2. The approved Fiscal Year (FY) 21 correspondence course list is
located on the Navy Reserve Homeport at:
https://private.navyreserve.navy.mil/cnrfc/N-Codes/N7/
correspondence_courses/. This list breaks down the courses into 16
distance learning (DL) programs and includes course numbers, Navy
Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) entry codes, course
names, and retirement point values to be awarded upon successful
completion. Non-pay retirement points for completion of correspondence
courses shall be credited at the rate of one point per four hours of
instruction. Courses which contain less than four hours of instruction
are not eligible for retirement point credit. If a course is not
currently listed on the master course listing, it may be submitted to
COMNAVRESFORCOM (N7) for possible inclusion on a future list.
3. Service credit compensation for Hybrid DL programs:
The Joint and Combined Warfighting School (JCWS) Joint Professional
Military Education (JPME) and U.S. Army War College (USAWC) Distance
Education Hybrid programs DL portions qualify members to receive
correspondence point credits. The course completion dates for these
courses should be entered into NSIPS as the day following completion
of the final in-residence portion of the course.
4. In addition to reference (a), Reserve Personnel Manual
(RESPERSMAN) Article 1500-010 provides processing procedures for
completion of correspondence courses for retirement point credit.
RESPERSMAN Article 1500-010 can be found on the Navy Reserve
Homeport at: http://www.public.navy.mil/nrh/Pages/instructions.aspx.
5. Correspondence course procedures for IRR-ASP/S-1 members is 
provided on the PERS-9 website accessible without a Common Access
Card at: https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/
reservepersonnelmgmt/irr/.
6. Frequently asked questions regarding Reserve Retirement points
can be found on the NPC website at: https://www.public.navy.mil/
bupers-npc/career/reservepersonnelmgmt/Pages/PointsFAQ.aspx
7. Continuing Medical Education (CME), as described in BUPERSINST
1001.39F, will be reviewed and approved by Bureau of Medicine and
Surgery (BUMED) prior to forwarding to PERS-9 for crediting. CME
activities pertain to medical professionals maintaining their
licenses and certifications and are not included on the approved
correspondence course list. Medical personnel completing
correspondence courses on the approved list shall follow procedures
delineated in RESPERMAN Article 1500-010.
8. Sailors currently enrolled in other correspondence courses that
were on the FY20 list and are not on the FY21 list will
have until 1 April 2021 to complete the course and receive credit.
Strategic Sealift Officers have until 30 September 2021 to complete
and notify CNRFC N14 via the N14 SharePoint site, Operation and 
Training Drop Box at https://private.navyreserve.navy.mil/cnrfc/N-
Codes/N1/CNRFC_14/Pages/CNRFC(N14)-SSOF.aspx of any and all 
previously completed training.
9. Released by RADM J. A. Schommer, Deputy Commander,
Navy Reserve Force.//
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