Mil Civ Conversion Guidance on Remaining FY05 Conversions
This MARADMIN provides guidance for completing remaining FY05 military-to-civilian position conversions that may not be finished by the end of the fiscal year (30 September 2005). Commands must complete all FY05 conversion hiring actions by 31 December 2005 or risk losing funding and authorization for those positions.
Issued: September 15, 2005
1. MILITARY TO CIVILIAN CONVERSIONS FOR FY05 SHOULD BE ALMOST COMPLETE. REPORTS ARE STILL REQUIRED ON 15 SEP AND 1 OCT AS INDICATED IN THE REF. 2. IF FOR ANY REASON YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COMPLETE HIRING ACTIONS FOR ALL YOUR FY05 CONVERSIONS BY 30 SEP 05, THE FOLLOWING GUIDANCE APPLIES: A. CONTINUE EFFORTS TO HIRE THE AFFECTED CONVERSIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. B. FUNDING FOR FY06 SUSTAINMENT COSTS FOR ALL PREVIOUSLY APPROVED FY05 MIL-CIV CONVERSIONS WILL BE INCLUDED IN YOUR INITIAL FY06 OPERATING BUDGETS. FY05 CONVERSIONS EXECUTED AFTER 30 SEP 05 WILL NOT REQUIRE FULL FUNDING DURING FY06 (FOR EXAMPLE, AN FY05-APPROVED CONVERSION THAT IS NOT HIRED UNTIL 1 NOV WILL REQUIRE ONLY 11/12 OF A FULL YEAR'S LABOR FUNDING FOR THAT POSITION). ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE MADE TO ACCOUNT FOR THESE DIFFERENCES DURING FY06 EXECUTION. THAT IS, FUNDING FOR NEW FY06 MIL-CIV CONVERSIONS WILL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT NOT NEEDED BECAUSE OF LATE HIRES OF FY05 CONVERSIONS. C. HIRING OF FY05 CONVERSIONS MUST BE COMPLETED BY 31 DEC 05. OTHERWISE FUNDING AND LOA WORKYEAR AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THAT POSITION MAY BE WITHDRAWN ENTIRELY. D. SPECIFIC GUIDANCE ON REPORTING OF LATE FY05 CONVERSIONS WILL BE PROVIDED IN LATE SEPTEMBER.