Unless it has changed in the couple of months since I left the training command, the guidance was pretty clear.All DOR's/Attrites were to be processed out of the Navy from the primary/multi-eng advanced/HT programs. The TACAIR guys were case by case either sent back to multi-eng or HT, depending on circumstances (what phase they attrited in....read only had problems at the boat) and performance to the point that they were attrited. If they were attrited in a phase other than DQ at the boat it was usually a no go and the same rules applied as in the other training pipelines/phases. The only people that were being kept in the Navy and redesignated were those that had "special skills and training" in fields that were deemed vital to the Navy. The days of attriting and automatically redesignating swo, intel, etc have passed, due to overmanning issues Navy-wide. There are always exceptions, depending on timing, but they were very rare. In some cases, DOR's were sent to the ships gen av, but only as billet fillers (ATO, etc) for brief periods until they were no longer needed and then processed out as soon as their need was over. (Example: The ATO out here was a DOR and spent about 5 months here until he was processed out.) There are some additional considerations specific to obligated service, what happens if the Navy paid for your college, etc, but that is really complicated and not really something to worry about in this discussion. To some degree the decisions were service specific as well, with Marines redesignating based on their own billet needs, but to sum up, the general rule is if you are attrited, you will probably be exploring other opportunities outside the Navy. Sounds harsh, but it is the reality of how the process is running. That being said....keep plugging, and keep your head up. Until the Commodore says it is over, you are still in the game. Good luck, and pm me if you have any other specific questions. I unfortunately dealt with this quite a bit in my last job.
