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Purpose. To provide flexibility in the manning of officer communities, under references (a) through (e), and prescribe regulations governing the lateral transfer and redesignation of active duty officers between various designators in the unrestricted line, restricted line, and staff corps. This instruction revises community specific lateral transfer requirements including the removal of the special warfare community from the lateral transfer board process. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability. This instruction applies to all officers on the active duty list who are applicants for lateral transfer and redesignation within the active-duty component of the Navy