EASY ACCESS: The new DSCM website will streamline the way that sailors receive information on their future.

Photo: ABPH Kade Rogers

Sea Change brings more information for sailors on posting and career possibilities The improved Directorate of Sailors Career Management (DSCM) intranet website is the key to a vast array of information useful to sailors interested in posting possibilities, promotion and pursuing successful careers.

“There have been many changes and updates to the webpage – everyone should take the time to navigate to http://intranet. defence.gov.au/navyweb/Sites/DSCM/,” said DSCM web manager, POCIS Michelle Barker.

“It now contains information including lists of sailors’ postings (LSPs), promotion signals, Sailors’ Career Management Manual (ABR 10) updates, commonly used forms, information on the Sea Change program, transfer of category and the most recent RAN Category Position List.”

PO Barker said the Category Positions List is a database created by DSCM to help sailors in the implementation of Sea Change.

“The database can be used to find positions for upcoming postings,” she said, “hence the database will go hand-inhand with the implementation of the Five Year Career Plan. “Sailors will be able to access the DSCM website and construct a postings plan utilizing the category positions list with their families and spouses.

“For example, the database provides a wide range of filters to narrow down vacant or filled positions and posting localities.” PO Barker said it had taken three months to create the database and that it will be updated weekly to “reflect PMKeyS keeping personnel informed of changes regularly”.

“It’s designed to provide sailors and their families with the opportunity for more active input into the careers. “We hope they will make full use of the database.”

PO Barker added that, although the Category Position List is not yet available on the Navsyslan, Sailors’ Career Management is now working towards a compatible database for use by fleet units.

“But ships, submarines and boats will receive the Category Position List on Outreach CDs from August,” she said.

Visit the new DSCM intranet website at: http://intranet.defence.gov.au/navyweb/sites/DSCM/

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