Navy Administrative Code · Support
856A First Term Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) Sea Tour
Current service use not established
This code is listed in the directory. Inclusion alone does not confirm current service use.
An administrative status code, not an occupation. It is published in the official code list to record a service member's status, so it carries no career path, pay band, or certifications.
Overview
A sailor on a First Term Forward Deployed Naval Forces Sea Tour deploys to the Forward Deployed Naval Forces for 48 months. This classification tracks first term personnel serving that assignment.
Notes & Sources
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II (NEOCS, Jul 2026) prints NEC 856A “First Term Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) Sea Tour” as an administrative tracking code: “Track first term personnel who are deployed to Forward Deployed Naval Forces (FDNF) for 48 months.”
- Recorded code facts: Source Rating: All; Billet/Personnel Paygrades E3-E9/E1-E4; ESTB 6/28/18, REV 4/14/23; Primary/Technical Advisor and ECM: PERS 40B.
- Restricted to first term sailors. It is a personnel-status classification, not an occupation, so no skills, career paths, training, or credential recommendations are published for it.
Evidence for this guidance (1 document)
- NAVPERS 18068F Vol II · Navy Enlisted Classifications (Jul 2026): NEC 856A
[1] NEC 856A entry, cached text line 21947
Supports: Specialty definition
Source review recorded September 24, 2026.
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