OPNAVINST 3500.31G
N789F
01 February 2001
OPNAV INSTRUCTION 3500.31G
From: Chief of Naval Operations
Subj: READINESS REPORT ON TRAINING PROGRESS OF COMBAT AIRCREWS
Encl: (1) FRS Readiness Reporting (Cockpit Charts)
(2) Production Planning Factors
(3) Acronyms
1. Purpose. To formalize procedures for Fleet Readiness
Squadrons (FRS) to report replacement aircrew training. This
revision is a substantial revision and should be reviewed in its
entirety.
2. Cancellation. OPNAVINST 3500.31F.
3. Policy. Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) policy is that all
organizational components shall provide a continuing analysis of
administrative and operational procedures to ensure maximum
efficiency and effectiveness.
4. Background. In October 1997 CNO initiated the Naval
Aviation Production Process Review (NAPPR). The effort is
focused on improving the process of producing first tour naval
aviators (NA) and Naval Flight Officers (NFO), targeting
extended time-to-train (TTT), and identifying and eliminating
the barriers to improvement. The Naval Aviator Production Team
(NAPT) chartered three cross-functional teams (CFT) to oversee
Naval Aviator Production Process Improvement (NAPPI) efforts
covering the entire process from “street to fleet.”
a. Reporting. In March 1998 the FRS readiness training
progress report was discontinued and new monthly metrics were
initiated. Integral to this new reporting system is the use of
FRS Readiness Reports (“cockpit charts”), enclosure (1), as a
reporting and management tool. These charts summarize at a
glance those performance measures that best describe squadron
training events and issues.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS
2000 NAVY PENTAGON
WASHINGTON, DC 20350-2000
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