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SUBJ/ENLISTED INFORMATION WARFARE SPECIALIST (EIWS) PROGRAM UPDATE//

REF/A/DOC/COMNAVIFORINST 1414.1A/10JUL2018//

AMPN/REF A IS PQS PROGRAM INSTRUCTION.//

POC/EIWS PROGRAM COORDINATORS/COMNAVIFOR/SUFFOLK VA/

(757) 203-3344/DSN 668/NAVIFOR_SUFF_EIWS.FCT@NAVY.MIL//

GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THE NAVIFOR FORCE MASTER CHIEF, IN CONJUNCTION

WITH OTHER SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS THROUGHOUT THE INFORMATION

WARFARE ENTERPRISE, CONDUCTED AN EXTENSIVE REVIEW AND SUBSEQUENT

REVISION OF THE ENLISTED INFORMATION WARFARE PROGRAM TO IMPROVE THE

RIGOR OF THE PROGRAM AND ENSURE ITS RELEVANCY, VALIDITY AND

INTEGRITY.

2. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS REVISION IS TO RE-FOCUS ON

WARFIGHTING READINESS THROUGH OPERATIONAL INFORMATION WARFARE.

IW SAILORS DESIRING TO QUALIFY AS AN ENLISTED INFORMATION WARFARE

SPECIALIST MUST BE ASSIGNED TO AN OPERATIONAL IW COMMAND WITH AN

AUTHORIZED EIWS PROGRAM. COMMANDS THAT DO NOT HAVE OPERATIONAL

INFORMATION WARFARE AS A PRIMARY OR MAJOR SECONDARY MISSION ARE

NOT AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER AN EIWS PROGRAM. THIS INCLUDES STAFF

AND TRAINING COMMANDS.

3. WITH THE RELEASE OF COMNAVIFORINST 1414.1A, THE FOLLOWING

PROGRAM CHANGES ARE IN EFFECT:

A. THE LIST OF AUTHORIZED COMMANDS IS UPDATED TO REFLECT UNITS THAT

ARE CONDUCTING OPERATIONAL INFORMATION WARFARE, EITHER AS A PRIMARY

OR MAJOR SECONDARY MISSION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR MF&TS.

COMMANDS THAT ARE NO LONGER ON THE AUTHORIZED LIST HAVE THREE MONTHS

FROM THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE TO FINISH QUALIFYING PERSONNEL

CURRENTLY ENROLLED AND SUN-DOWN THEIR PROGRAMS. NO NEW ENROLLMENTS

ARE AUTHORIZED AND CURRENT PARTICIPANTS MUST HAVE AT LEAST 60% OF

THEIR PQS COMPLETED TO FINISH THE QUALIFICATION PROCESS.

B. COMMANDS WITH A SECONDARY IW MISSION, SUCH AS NSW COMMANDS AND

CVNS/LHDS/LHAS, MAY ONLY ENROLL SAILORS IN IW RATINGS IN THEIR EIWS

PROGRAM. NON-IW SAILORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN THESE

PROGRAMS HAVE THREE MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THIS MESSAGE TO COMPLETE

THE QUALIFICATION PROCESS AND MUST HAVE AT LEAST 60% OF THEIR PQS

COMPLETE IN ORDER TO DO SO.

C. ONLY SAILORS IN IW RATINGS MAY SERVE AS EIWS PROGRAM

COORDINATORS.

D. SEVERAL PARAGRAPHS ARE CLARIFIED TO REMOVE CONFUSING STATEMENTS

AND AMBIGUITY, TO INCLUDE THE SECURITY REQUIREMENTS OF THE PROGRAM.

(ALL EIWS PROGRAMS SHALL BE CLASSIFIED AT A MINIMUM OF SECRET.)

E. A SECTION ON ACTIVE DUTY SUPPORT OF THEIR RESERVE COMPONENT

SAILORS IS ADDED.

F. JOINT AND COALITION INFORMATION WARRIORS ARE AUTHORIZED TO

ENROLL IN THE PROGRAMS OF AUTHORIZED COMMANDS AS LONG AS ALL

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS ARE MET. (MUST BE APPROVED BY ISIC.)

G. EIWS QUALIFIED SERVICE MEMBERS MUST MAINTAIN THEIR PROFICIENCY

THROUGH PROGRAM PARTICIPATION. FAILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN THE

LOSS OF EIWS QUALIFICATION.

H. INFORMATION WARFARE OFFICERS ARE AUTHORIZED AND HIGHLY

ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE IN EIWS QUALIFICATION REVIEW BOARDS.

I. APPROVAL AUTHORITY FOR PLATFORM-SPECIFIC PQS IS DELEGATED TO THE

INFORMATION WARFARE ISICS; FCC/C10F, CNMOC, AND ONI.

J. A WAIVER PROCESS IS INCLUDED FOR NON-IW SAILORS WORKING IN CSWF

BILLETS WHO ARE SIGNIFICANTLY CONTRIBUTING TO THE COMMAND?S IW

MISSION. (REQUIRES NAVIFOR FORCM APPROVAL.)

4. ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS WITH THE PROGRAM REVISION SHOULD BE

ADDRESSED TO THE NAVIFOR EIWS PROGRAM COORDINATORS. REF A CAN BE

DOWNLOADED AT https://usff.navy.deps.mil/sites/NAVIFOR/admin/

Instructions/COMNAVIFORINST%201414.1A.pdf?Web=1//

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