SECNAVINST 1412.9B
7 Feb 2006
Enclosure (4)
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a. Per section 1165 of reference (a), non-retirement
eligible warrant officers, with less than 36 months of
continuous active service since the date of original appointment
who are serving in the grade of W-1 and found not qualified for
promotion to CWO2 may be honorably discharged by SECNAV, upon
the recommendation of CMC, not later than the end of the 36-
month period beginning on the date on which the W-1s were first
appointed. Per section 12241(c) of reference (a), non-
retirement eligible Reserve warrant officers, with less than 60
months of service since the date of original appointment who are
serving in the grade of W-1 and found not qualified for
promotion to CWO2 may be honorably discharged by SECNAV, upon
the recommendation of CMC, not later than the end of the 60
month period beginning on the date on which the W-1s were first
appointed. All non-retirement eligible warrant officers that
have been found not qualified for promotion to CWO2 and were not
separated pursuant to section 1165 or section 12241(c) of
reference (a), shall be reconsidered for promotion to CWO2, upon
the W-1’s request, after 1 year from the date that the W-1 was
determined not qualified for promotion.
b. Per section 1166 of reference (a), non-probationary
warrant officers or retirement eligible warrant officers serving
in the grade of W-1 who have been found not qualified for
promotion to CWO2, shall be referred to a Board of Inquiry (BOI)
for a determination on whether the W-1 is fit for continued
service. A determination of not qualified for promotion to CWO2
is evidence of unfitness for continued service.
(1) A non-probationary W-1 that is determined to be
unfit for continued service by a BOI, convened pursuant to
section 1166 of reference (a), shall be discharged.
(2) A non-probationary W-1 that is determined to be fit
for continued service by a BOI, convened pursuant to section
1166 of reference (a), shall be reconsidered for promotion to
CWO2, upon the W-1’s request, after 1 year from the date that
the W-1 was determined not qualified for promotion. W-1s that
are again determined not qualified for promotion to CWO2 shall
not be again referred to a BOI and will be reconsidered for
promotion to CWO2, upon the W-1’s request, after 1 year from the
date the W-1 was last determined not qualified for promotion,
until the W-1 is promoted, retired, or separated under some
other provision of law.
(3) A retirement eligible W-1 that is determined to be
unfit for continued service by a BOI, convened pursuant to