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Bill Moran told Navy Times on Wednesday.<\/span>\u200b<br\/><br\/>The service chiefs have until Jan. 1 to submit their integration plans and timetables\u00a0to the secretary of defense for approval, with an April 1 roll-out date.<br\/><br\/>&#8220;I literally submitted that paper &#8230;\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> to MNRA and the CNO and the vice chief <\/span>\u200blast night,&#8221; Vice Adm. Bill\u00a0Moran said of his piece of the plan, which will be reviewed by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson. &#8220;We have our plan. We&#8217;ve been leaning pretty far forward on this. 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