NAVPERS 1300/25: Voluntary Waiver Acknowledgement (VWA) for Mobilizing on Active Duty

Print the Service Member Full Name as Last, First, MI, and enter the Rank/Rate.

Enter the Service Member Work Phone and the Service Member Work E-mail.

Enter the Planned Requirement Tracking Number/Billet Assignment; the examples are NA-, NB-, NE-, NN-, SC-, EF, AR-xxxx-xxxx.

Enter the Planned NRA/First Intermediate Stop Report Date; the waiver is not valid without a report date.

Enter the Desired Order End Date if volunteering contingent upon fixed end date.

Select one, Yes or No: Will you have more than 16 years of active duty service by the end date of new orders? Active Duty Service = Active Duty, AT, ADT, ADOS, and Mobilization.

Complete Section A: Volunteering to mobilize with less than 60 days notification to commencement of orders only. Complete Section B: Volunteering to mobilize while still in dwell time from a previous involuntary mobilization only. Complete Sections A & B: Volunteering to mobilize under both conditions. Complete Section C: All involuntary orders. If you are waiving your deferment period to volunteer for a mobilization, you must contact your Navy Reserve activity (NRA) to complete the appropriate NAVPERS 1070/613 Administrative Remarks (Page 13) entry per NAVADMIN 145/19. This form cannot be accepted until all applicable fields and signatures are completed. Service Member, contact CNRFC: NAVRESFOR_CNRFC_N35@US.NAVY.MIL or USFF: USFF_GFM_SOURCING_AND_DATA_TEAM@US.NAVY.MIL as needed.

In Section A, VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF A 60-DAY NOTIFICATION, you agree to accept mobilization orders with less than 60 days notification prior to commencement of orders. Once the mobilization order is generated, you will be serving based on the needs of the Navy. It is your responsibility to notify your NRA of your intent to volunteer on the report date.

In Section B, VOLUNTARY WAIVER OF DWELL TIME, you understand that you are in your dwell time from a previous involuntary mobilization. By signing, you volunteer to mobilize in support of the mobilization assignment indicated. You cannot revoke this voluntary waiver. You will be issued involuntary Title 10, U.S. Code mobilization orders. You will serve on active duty based on the needs of the Navy, and you may be released by proper military authority at any time.

Dwell Time: That period of time between the release from involuntary active duty pursuant to Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 12301(a), 12302, 12304(a), or 12304b and the reporting date for a subsequent tour of active duty pursuant to Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 12301(a), 12302, 12304(a), 12304(c), or 12304b. Such dwell time includes active duty performed on voluntary Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 12301d, Contingency Recall orders. Maximum Orders Length: Orders to active duty under Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 12304b, 12304(a), or 12304(c) will not exceed 365 consecutive days, including any training required for the anticipated mission, demobilization processing, and including accrued leave. Respite Absence: Respite absence is discussed in MILPERSMAN 1050-272. Active duty service performed pursuant to involuntary Title 10, U.S. Code, Section 12302, Mobilization orders can lead to the accrual of respite absence days.

In Section C, STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING, you volunteer to receive involuntary mobilization orders under Title 10, U.S. Code. The specific order authority (e.g., 12302, 12304b, etc.) dictates the associated benefits and entitlements which are not uniform across the different order authorities. A complete summary of benefits and entitlements is outlined in the various U.S. Codes, including Titles 5, 10, 37, and 38.