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Purpose. To issue general military training (GMT) policies and procedures for all uniformed Navy personnel. This revision:

a. Eliminates the previous enclosures in support of ongoing efforts to reduce administrative distractions, to include those mentioned in reference (a), by providing an easily-accessible, frequently-updated, comprehensive, Web-based GMT site that offers up-to-the-minute news and information; flexible and rapid support for evolving Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV)-directed command-empowerment initiatives; and links to available training products, lists of references, applicable naval messages, and relevant instructions.

b. Modifies the approval level for training completion extensions and formalizes the creation of a flag-level forum to manage coordination between various stakeholders.

c. Creates generalized GMT classifications to delineate between mandated annual training requirements, those which utilize less frequent periodicities, and command discretion topics. This instruction is a complete revision and should be reviewed in its entirety.

Applicability. The requirements in this instruction apply to all uniformed Active and Reserve Component Navy personnel.