DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000
NAVY PENTAGON
W
ASHINGTON DC 20350-2000
OPNAVINST 1427.1B
N13R
11 Aug 2017
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1427.1B
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: REGULATIONS GOVERNING RUNNING MATES, PRECEDENCE, AND
COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES FOR OFFICERS OF THE NAVY RESERVE
Ref: (a) 10 U.S.C.
(b) SECNAVINST 1400.1B
(c) OPNAVINST 1427.2
1. Purpose
a. To provide procedures for a running mate system (RMS) with officers on the active duty
list (ADL) governing the promotion of officers of the Navy Reserve under reference (a), sections
14304, 14305, and 14306.
b. To prescribe regulations governing the assignment of running mates and the
establishment of precedence and competitive categories for officers on the reserve active status
list (RASL) of the Navy.
c. Major changes to this revision include the renaming of Information Dominance Corps to
Information Warfare Community (IWC) and the Information Warfare (181X) designator to
Cryptologic Warfare. This is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 1427.1A.
3. Scope and Applicability
a. This instruction applies to all Reserve Component (RC) officers.
b. Management of officers on the RASL will be in compliance with all provisions of this
instruction.
4. Background. Reference (a), section 14306:
a. Provides discretionary authority to the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) to establish RC
officer promotion zones using an RMS. Promotion zones for competitive categories not covered
by the RMS will be determined using the criteria of reference (a), sections 14304 and 14305.
