NAVY NEWS, MAY 2007 35
The Royal Navy writes on the issues affecting you
Captain’s
Table or
Career management
court
martial?
“MASTER at Arms, read out
in the era of JPA
Rookies
benefit
the Charge.”
“Sir! Able Seaman Z; one
charge: Did on the 18th January
2007…”
JPA SIGNIFIES the biggest
from new
“Do you understand the
change in how the Armed
charge?” Forces pay and administer
The dreaded words that start
Service personnel, and
regime
a Captain’s Table.
defines a whole new way of
In some cases, the CO will
INTEREST rates rising are never
then go on to give the accused
working. a good thing. Except at HMS
the option for trial by court
The Directorate of Naval Raleigh.
martial.
Career Management (DNCM)
For as interest rates rise, the
Until now, a rating has been has seen one of the biggest
wastage rate – the number of
given the option of being tried areas of change.
would-be sailors dropping out of
by court martial only if the In JPA you are no longer
training – drops dramatically.
CO considers that the charge, appointed or drafted to a new
Each weekend 60 rookie sailors
if it were proved, would merit position, but are now ‘assigned’.
arrive for basic training at the start
at least one of the following In place of the old paper
of a career on the lower decks.
punishments: dismissal, Draft Order or Appointment
Four years ago, 12 never made
detention (of up to 90 days) or Letter, individuals now receive
it to the end – nine because they
disrating. an electronic notification of an
soon decided training was dull
However, from June 1 this Assignment Order (AO) via JPA
and the RN wasn’t for them.
year, there will be a ‘universal’ workflow.
Today the number of rookies who
Receipt of an AO should be
don’t make the grade – “discharged
right to elect trial by court
acknowledged within 30 days.
unfit during training” – remains
martial – that is a right, even
Failure to do so does not relieve
constant at around three per
in the case of the most minor
you of the responsibility of having
course, but the number of sailors
offences, for an accused person
to join your new establishment!
quitting has dropped threefold.
to opt for trial by court martial
Why? To borrow a current
rather than face a summary trial
Having received an AO
RN buzzphrase, training is more
by the CO or executive officer.
the most important thing
modern and relevant.
The most serious offences,
an individual must do is
Over the past couple of years,
where convictions merit
be ‘arrived’ into the new
these pages have recorded the
punishments in excess of the
position.
tweaks and changes to basic
CO’s powers (ie imprisonment
This is done by conducting a
training. Such tweaks are now
or detention in excess of 90
joining routine at the UPO as
reaping benefits.
days), have always been sent
soon as possible after the new
of preferences that should be Under ‘Employee Sea is no longer a requirement to
“There are a lot more practical
(or ‘directed’) for trial by court
assignment becomes valid, ideally
submitted: Employee Preferences
lessons, we’re getting sailors out
martial, and that will remain so.
Preferences’ an individual submit a written application to
on the day of joining.
there, doing things,” said Lt Cdr
In making the decision
and Sea Preferences. can request three Sea Areas of request Premature Voluntary
All AOs need to be ‘arrived’
John Waring, in charge of recruit
whether to elect for trial by
Under Employee Preferences employment and three specific Retirement (Early Termination).
– even if it is for an internal move
training.
court martial, an accused will
individuals can request three Sea Units for employment. This is an electronic process
or to a unit in the same geographic
Phase 1 should be dramatically
in all cases have the right to
Employment Locations and three within JPA and, once completed,
location.
Once completed, preferences will
improved by the arrival of training
consult a Service or civilian
Job Choices.
the request is forwarded to the
Failure to complete the ‘arrival’
be electronically work flowed to the
vessel HMS Brecon this year,
lawyer, should he or she wish, as
individual’s Line Manager and
could impact on an individual’s
It should be noted that Job Line Manager for approval and will
giving sailors a better idea of what
well as having the opportunity
Commanding Officer for approval
pay and allowances and will cause
Choices are currently limited to be visible to Career Managers.
to expect than the handful of
to seek advice from his or her
before being workflowed to the
problems for their Career Manager
“types of employment” rather Completing these preferences
yachts currently used.
Divisional Officer.
Career Manager for processing.
and Unit HR Admin personnel.
than specific positions, but this is is not an intuitive task, and it There are also plans to increase
This revision to summary
This process is far quicker than
The second most significant
something that DNCM are trying is recommended that personnel the eight-week training package by
disciplinary procedures is the
previously and, following some
change is the requirement for
to amend. read the Employee Self-Service seven days – there is too much to
first to be introduced by the new
initial teething problems, is now
individuals to submit preferences
It is also important to note guide on the Service Personnel squeeze into the course.
Armed Forces Act 2006 (AFA
working extremely well.
on-line.
that your Job Choice selection and Veterans Agency (formerly To keep Fleet happy, the
06), passed by Parliament in
Having submitted notice to leave
Officers and ratings must now
will automatically appear on the AFPAA)) website (http://www.
standard of instruction cannot fall
November last year.
enter their preferences directly
front page of your Service Joint ipublish.dii.r.mil.uk/nlapps/
the Service, it is possible to change
– so a heavy burden falls upon
It also heralds further
into JPA from their self-service
Appraisal Report (SJAR) form docs/default.asp?fid=778)
your mind, and your applications
these educators.
significant changes which
logon. The C230 and C240 forms (SJAR is the JPA Appraisal system prior to completion.
for Early Termination can also be
PO(AEM) Mathew Steele
will be made to the system of
are no longer valid. which will replace RORRS and The third biggest change to
withdrawn electronically via JPA.
recently joined Raleigh as an
summary discipline under the
Career Managers have tried to
There are two main types OJAR in due course). Career Management is that there
instructor from 847 NAS.
banner of AFA 06. These will be
ensure that personnel on their
“I passed through here 18 years
introduced on January 1 2009
ago. I remember a great deal of
and will be preceded by a formal Concession repeated for historic attractions
plots are in no way disadvantaged
by the transition to JPA, but like
emphasis on kit. There was little
programme of training.
many other professional users,
time to yourself, and a lot of time
HMS VICTORY and the RN Museum in Portsmouth following its success last year.
The adoption of the ‘universal’
DNCM have experienced some
doing drill,” he said.
are offering free admission to the ship and museum This concession will be valid while the ship is in
right to elect is straightforward
unforeseen difficulties.
“I’ve been really encouraged by
for the immediate families of serving RN, RM, RNR its free-flow visitor season, until mid-October, and
in procedural terms.
DNCM is working hard to
what I have seen of the training
and RMR personnel. includes the Trafalgar Sail, but does not cover any
The relevant changes to
ensure that any disruption caused
so far. Some in the Fleet think
Serving personnel already have complimentary other attractions in the Historic Dockyard.
Naval Summary Discipline
by JPA is minimised, and great
Raleigh has gone soft, but in fact
admission – the offer is now extended to spouses. Proof of identification and eligibility will be
Regulations, the Manual
progress has already been made
it’s not that dissimilar to 1989.”
live-in partners and children, and has been repeated required at point of entry to the attraction.
of Naval Law (BR11) and
towards steady state operations.
Another stumbling block for
the Green Guide will be
rookie sailors was ‘holdover’ – that
promulgated under the cover
black hole between finishing basic
of a DIN in the first half of
entry training and beginning
May so that Command teams,
Managing hubs and spokes
specialist branch education.
Divisional Officers and unit
And in that black hole, it’s fair
administrative staff can brief
to say some sailors got ‘gash jobs’.
themselves in readiness for
As a result around 30 each year
Changes to Junior Rate Squadded Junior Ratings are
implementation on June 1.
handed in their notice.
Career Management
currently deployed within each
It wasn’t helped by the length
A matter
base by the WMO with non-
Assignment Corner
As part of the Transformation of holdover, too. Four years ago,
process a combined DNCM and
squadded billets managed by
sailors on average spent 13 working
WMO ‘Lean’ event took place
DNCM.
days waiting for their specialist
of Pride
in November 2006 in order to
The new Hub and Spoke
and the likely transformation of Aircrew – as a Commando
training to begin. Now it’s four
determine how the requirement
organization will significantly
DNCM in the summer/autumn Aircrewman in the Sea King Mk
days – and the number wanting
for JR/OR careers and employment
reduce the administrative burden
out has dropped to almost zero.
that is needed to move personnel
2007, into a structure based 4 at Yeovilton operating with the
MEMBERS of the Royal
are to be managed through the
Why? Variety is probably the
in to and out of WMO control.
around the branch-based ‘Naval Commando Helicopter Force
Navy lesbian, gay and bisexual
‘Hub and Spokes’ model.
answer. You need a ceremonial
As the WMO develops into a
Personnel Teams.’
or as a Maritime Helicopter
community will once again march
The result was that a decision
guard in Paris for Remembrance
Spoke the role will expand to
at the head of the Pride parade in
has been made to transfer Career
What does this all mean?
Aircrewman, operating in the
Sunday? Send for Hawke Division.
encompass assignment and career
London on June 30.
Management for almost all
It really means much more
complex Merlin helicopter at
Evacuees for a FOST exercise?
management of both ratings in
This follows a ‘world first’ when
RN Junior Ratings to existing
local control of manpower giving
RNAS Culdrose and at sea.
Send for Hawke Division.
squads and those filling non-
RN officers and ratings took the
Waterfront Manning Offices
greater flexibility to employers.
Both offer unique opportunities
Hawke Division was formed to
squadded billets.
lead at last year’s event.
(WMO) locations at base ports
Junior Ratings will have more
with the added bonus of flying
nurture these sailors waiting for
Billets outside of the main
Lt Cdr Craig Jones, the co-
and air stations.
access to their Career Manager pay. their next stage of training, keeping
ports and air stations, including
ordinator of this year’s RN
The groundwork for the Hub
locally and LFS will be more Aircraft Controller – this also them busy and motivated.
LFS, have been allocated to the
fairly allocated between preference offers exciting prospects; as the The net result is a drop in
attendance, said: “It’s a terrific and Spoke concept to manage
most appropriate manning office
areas. wastage rates across the board – it
opportunity for the Service to manpower mandated a change
AC of a small ship’s flight you
and procedures are being put in
Overall this will result in a more costs about £7,500 to get a recruit
show bold commitment to our in the organization for career
are a key member of the fighting
place to allow personnel to move
efficient use of manpower. to the gates of Raleigh, and another
serving gay men and women and management within the RN.
team, later as a senior rating you
between preference areas.
£10,700 for basic training.
to demonstrate the Navy’s widely- The ‘Hub’ will provide
Career management for some
Managing your career –
could volunteer to complete the
respected status as a modern, direction and guidance including: small branches such as LA(Phot), looking for a new challenge?
Joint Air Traffic Control Course
inclusive employer of choice.” policy, arbitration, substantive LACMN, LCTs, Divers, LREGs Looking for a new challenge?
at RAF Shawbury, a much sought
Anyone who wishes to take part promotions, and extensions of and LPTs will be retained in a Then look no further.
after qualification.
should request joining instructions service, while the ‘Spokes’ will separate Spoke contained within Consider the opportunities
Take charge of your future and
by email to craig.jones758@ be responsible for assignment, the Hub. offered in the FAA. Many
make it happen.
mod.uk or call 9621 82748. A career management, acting higher It is intended that the timing of vacancies exist for Aircrew and
How do you apply? Full details
DIN with further details will be rate and terminations for Junior these changes be linked to other Aircraft Controllers at AB/LH
are set out in BR 1066; speak to
published shortly. Ratings. major changes planned in the Hub level.
your DO/RCMA.
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