USS Nautilus: A Body Composition Assessment (BCA)

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NAVAL HISTORY – 21 JANUARY 1954. The first nuclear submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571), was commissioned and launched at Groton, CT. 2. PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT (PFA) SEPARATION POLICY UPDATES. Two updates were made to the PFA Separation Policy. Effective January 2018, all PFA failures will be reset to zero, and, a Body Composition Assessment (BCA) will be conducted within five working days of reporting to a new command. This BCA spot-check will not count as the official BCA for newly reported members during the command PFA cycle, regardless of the status of the official command PFA cycle. Upon either a BCA spot-check failure or PFA failure, Sailors must be enrolled and participate in the Fitness Enhancement Program until they …show more content…

SERVICE MEMBERS ENROLLED IN THE EXCEPTIONAL FAMILY MEMBERS PROGRAM (EFMP) CHANGE. Enlisted Sailors enrolled in the EFMPm and assigned a category 4 or 5 will no longer utilize CMSID to apply for orders to their next duty assignment. EFMP category 4 and 5 sponsors must contact their Command Career Counselor and their enlisted detailer 13 to 15 months prior to their Planned Rotation Date (PRD) to discuss orders to their next duty assignment. This process ensures EFMP category 4 and 5 sponsors have the ability to take full advantage of orders negotiation and identifies any issues early on regarding suitability concerns at the gaining geographical …show more content…

5. KNOW THE WARNING SIGNS OF SUICIDE. Tell your shipmate that you are concerned about him or her. Ask questions that will determine if your shipmate needs to get help: “Are you thinking about killing yourself? Do you have a plan to kill yourself?” Without judgment, express why you’re concerned. They may not show it, but they likely appreciate that someone cared enough to say something. Take your shipmate to get help immediately by seeking a Navy chaplain, medical professional or trusted leader. Call 911 if danger is imminent. Help is always available through the Military Crisis Line. Signs of a suicidal shipmate: - Ideation - Thoughts of suicide (expressed, threatened, written). - Substance Abuse - Increased or excessive alcohol or drug use. - Purposelessness - Seeing no reason for living, having no sense of meaning or purpose in life. - Anxiety - Anxiousness, agitation, nightmares, inability to sleep or excessive sleeping. - Trapped - Feeling as though there is no way out of current circumstances. - Hopelessness - Feeling hopeless about oneself, others or the

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