DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1220.2B
N13
27 Sep 2018
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1220.2B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: POST-ACCESSION RECLASSIFICATION OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL
Ref: (a) NAVPERS 15560D
(b) Periodic NETC (N3) Supplemental Navy Post-Accession Entry Level
Reclassification Guidance (NOTAL)
(c) COMNAVCRUITCOMINST 1130.8J
1. Purpose
a. To provide administrative policy and guidance to support and refine Navy reclassification
strategies for post-accession reclassification of Sailors and recruits at Navy Recruit Training
Command (NAVCRUITRACOM GREAT LAKES IL) and other initial skills training sites.
b. This revision updates responsibilities from Bureau of Naval Personnel, Production
Management Office (BUPERS-6) to Naval Education and Training Command Supply Chain
Operations (NETC (N3)). This is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1220.2A.
3. Scope and Applicability. This guidance applies to the reclassification of recruits at
NAVCRUITRACOM GREAT LAKES IL and those Sailors who have graduated from
NAVCRUITRACOM GREAT LAKES IL, but are subsequently disenrolled from initial skills
training prior to their first fleet assignment; assignment as a professional apprentice career track;
or in the case of Selected Reserve, recruits or Sailors being assigned to their Navy operational
support center.
4. Background. This instruction supplements references (a) through (c) and provides guidance
for all reclassification activities Navywide. This instruction delineates responsibilities,
describes standard procedures for management, reporting, and monitoring, and establishes
processing timelines for reclassification activities Navywide.
