COMPUTATION OF RETAINER PAY Various methods are used to compute retainer pay. The method used depends on the date a person entered the Navy. Your local career counselor can help you compute your retainer pay. Direct questions about retainer pay to the Defense Finance Center, Retired Pay Division. TRAVEL OR RESIDENCE OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES Fleet reservists not on active duty must inform the Commanding Officer, Naval Reserve Personnel Center, of their plans to travel or reside outside of the United States for a period of 30 days or more. Fleet reservists who plan to travel or reside in a given country for 6 months or more must report their plans to the Naval Attache, Senior Naval Officer, or Senior Military Attache of the United States as appropriate. A change of permanent mailing address must be reported to Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Cleveland Center, Retired Pay Division, Cleveland. See MILPERSMAN, article 3855280, for more information. PLACE OF SEPARATION MILPERSMAN, article 3640476, describes the requirements for a command to serve as the place of separation for persons transferring to the Fleet Reserve or retiring. Whether a command can serve as the place of separation depends on three conditions: (1) if the command can process for separation, (2) if the command is inside or outside of CONUS, and (3) if the person takes retirement or separation leave. Basically, persons transferring to the Fleet Reserve or retiring will receive reimbursement for expenses to move to the place where they entered the Navy or to their permanent home of choice. RETIREMENT LEAVE Retirement leave is normally granted depending upon the needs of the Navy. If you desire retire- ment leave, submit a notification to BUPERS (PERS-27) at the same time you submit your request for transfer. That will ensure retirement orders are issued before your leave begins. Your commanding officer or reporting senior must grant approval of retirement leave. You may sell back up to 60 days’ leave during your career. Leave accrued before 1 September 1976 (saved leave) includes base pay, basic allowance for quarters (BAQ), and basic allow- ance for subsistence (BAS) when sold back. Leave accrued after 1 September 1976 includes base pay only when sold back. See MILSPERSMAN, article 3860220, for more information. TRAINING As a chief petty officer, one of your most important administrative duties will be to plan and direct training programs. The Navy suffers from a rapid turnover of personnel; therefore, if we are to have properly trained people, we must make training a continuing program. You, as a chief petty officer, will be responsible for planning and directing personnel training and training junior officers within your division. TRAINING PLAN You will need to develop a training plan if your command does not have one already. If a training plan is in place, you may only need to periodically update the plan to keep it current. Training plans can be divided into long-range and short-range plans. The department head and training officer are responsible for the long-range training plan. Your role is to provide input to the department head through the division officer. The long-range training plan consists of general military training and unit level training. The training officer consolidates the training requirements for the unit and presents the plan to the executive officer for review. The long-range training plan is then presented  to  the  commanding  officer  for approval. The short-range plan is used to schedule training within your division. Pay careful attention to scheduling to avoid conflicts with other divisions. The short-range training plan should include the following documents: The Quarterly Employment Schedule The Quarterly Training Plan The Monthly Training Plan The Weekly Training Schedule 5-22