ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 102232Z FEB 00 ZYB MIN PSN 837651J30 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01418// NAVADMIN 025/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/N13// SUBJ/MAR 00 (CYCLE 167) NAVY-WIDE EXAMS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE/ /OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS TO PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS/ /THROUGH FIRST CLASS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/10JUL91// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/2AUG95// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/23MAR98// REF/D/MSG/CNO/231644ZDEC99// REF/E/MSG/CNO/191955ZJUL99 // REF/F/MSG/CNO/281331ZMAR96// REF/G/DOC/MILPERSMAN/15AUG91// REF/H/MSG/CNO/081329ZSEP97// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16D, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1610.10, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING SYSTEM. REF C IS OPNAVINST 6110.1E, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF D IS NAVADMIN 346/99, RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA), AND CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO). REF E IS NAVADMIN 201/99, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM. REF F IS NAVADMIN 053/97, AWARD POINT CREDIT FOR NAVY ENLISTED DIVERS. REF G IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF H IS NAVADMIN 219/97, ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATION POLICY CHANGES.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES AMPLIFYING INFO FOR MAR 00 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E6. 2. CANDIDATES MUST MEET RQMTS IN REFS A THROUGH H NLT 15 FEB 00. CANDIDATES ADMINISTERED INCORRECT EXAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETEST ONLY UPON APPROVAL OF COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852/PERS-862 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS). CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. REF A, PARA 819.2, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR WITHDRAWING ADV RECOMMENDATION. IAW REF E, ALL SAILORS IN PAYGRADES E5 AND E6 MAY TAKE THE EXAM PRIOR TO COMPLETING LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC), BUT MUST ATTEND LTC IN THEIR CURRENT PAYGRADE PRIOR TO BEING ADVANCED. IN THE EVENT A SAILOR IS UNABLE TO COMPLETE LTC PRIOR TO THE ADVANCEMENT DATE, A WAIVER MUST BE REQUESTED FROM THE FIRST FLAG OFFICER IN THE CHAIN OF COMMAND TO PERMIT ADVANCEMENT. SAILORS RECEIVING WAIVERS MUST COMPLETE TRAINING IN THEIR NEW PAYGRADE AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY. A. PER REF H, PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO TYPES 2 OR 4 DUTY, WHO WERE PRIOR WARFARE QUALIFIED AND HAVE BEEN ON BOARD FOR A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS, MUST HAVE COMPLETED WARFARE REQUALIFICATION OR BE MAKING SATISFACTORY PROGRESS AS DETERMINED BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER. IN CASES WHERE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS HAS NOT BEEN MET, COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITHDRAWING THE MEMBER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT PER REF B. 3. EXAM PREPARATION: A. AS A RESULT OF RECENT POLICY CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE FLEET REVIEW BOARD AND APPROVED BY THE NAVY HUMAN RESOURCES BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THE FOLLOWING CHANGES TO EXAM PREREQUSITES ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: (1) PARS ARE ELIMINATED FOR ALL RATINGS AND PAYGRADES. (2) COMPLETION OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NRTC) IS NOT REQUIRED FOR EXAM PARTICIPATION BY RATED SAILORS. B. THIS GUIDANCE WILL BE INCLUDED IN A CHANGE TO REF A TO BE PROMULGATED VIA SEPERATE NAVADMIN. THE REQUIREMENTS OF REFS A AND D MUST STILL BE FOLLOWED FOR NON-DESIGNATED SAILORS TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCEMENT EXAMS. SPECIFICALLY, EACH COMMAND SHOULD, VIA A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD (PDB), VERIFY THAT A NON-DESIGNATED SAILOR MET SOURCE RATING, ADVANCEMENT PATH AND ALL OTHER REQUIREMENTS DEEMED NECESSARY FOR STRIKER APPROVAL BY THE COMMANDING OFFICER/OFFICER-IN-CHARGE. IF THE COMMAND PDB DETERMINES COMPLETION OF THE NRTC IS INHERENT IN DEVELOPING A NON-DESIGNATED SAILOR TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ADVANCEMENT EXAM, RESULTS WILL ONLY NEED TO BE RECORDED LOCALLY. C. BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR ADVANCEMENT STUDY (BIBS) AND CATALOG OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FROM NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER HOMEPAGE (WWW.CNET/MIL/NETPDTC/NAC/NEAS.HTM), THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER BULLETIN BOARDS (BBS) (DSN MODEM DIAL-UP 922-1394/1820), AND SALTS. 4. SPECIFIC RATING GUIDANCE: CMDS SHALL ENSURE CORRECT EXAMS ARE ORDERED. CMDS AND SERVICING PSD'S MUST ENSURE CORRECT PATH OF ADV IS ENTERED ON EXAMINATION WORKSHEETS AND CANDIDATES MUST ENTER CORRECT EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS AS FOLLOWS: A. ORDER AND ADMINISTER SEPARATE NCR1 (CRF) AND NCC1 (COUNSELOR) TO NAVY COUNSELOR (NC) CANDIDATES. NCR1 EXAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED TO NC'S HOLDING NEC 2186 AND WORKING ON RECRUITING DUTY AS A MEMBER OF CAREER RECRUITING FORCE. NCC1 EXAMS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED ONLY TO THOSE PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO NC (LESS CAREER RECRUITING FORCE) VIA MSG FM PERS-815. B. NUCLEAR EM/ET/MM CANDIDATES: NUCLEAR TRAINED ET, EM, AND MM RATINGS WILL TAKE NUCLEAR SPECIFIC RATING EXAMS (EMN/ETN/MMN). NUCLEAR SURFACE AND SUBMARINE CANDIDATES IN EACH RATING WILL TAKE THE SAME EXAM. EXAMS CONTAIN BOTH SUBMARINE AND SURFACE SPECIFIC QUESTIONS. ALL CANDIDATES WILL COMPETE FOR ADV IN GROUPING LISTED IN PARA 10. EXAM CANDIDATES IN NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE ON REGULAR SCHEDULED DATE OF EXAM WILL TAKE RESPECTIVE NUCLEAR EXAM AND COMPETE IN "TRAINEE" COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. (1) NUCLEAR RATING EXAMS ARE CONFIDENTIAL-RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. (2) WHEN ORDERING EXAMS FOR NUCLEAR SURFACE, NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, AND NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE EXAM CANDIDATES, ENSURE CORRECT EXAM DESIGNATION OF ETN, EMN, OR MMN. SIMILARLY, ENSURE THAT EXAM RATES OF ETN, EMN, AND MMN ARE PROPERLY ANNOTATED ON ANSWER SHEETS, BUT ENTER ONLY EM, ET, OR MM IN PRESENT RATE BLOCK ON ANSWER SHEET. CORRECT EXAM IDENTIFICATION IN BOTH ORDERING OF EXAM MATERIALS AND EXAM ADMINISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL. INCORRECT EXAM IDENTIFICATION WILL CAUSE TEST TO BE INCORRECTLY GRADED. C. NON-NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET): (1) ET SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS (ETR) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETR EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM, OR 14ET. (2) ET SUBMARINE NAVIGATION (ETV) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETV EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14SM, 14IC, OR 14QM AND FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET'S. (3) ORDER AND ADMINISTER ET EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE ET PERSONNEL. D. NON-NUCLEAR MACHINIST'S MATE (MM): (1) MM AUXILIARY SUBMARINE (MME) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MME EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC 4230 OR 4231. (2) MM WEAPONS SUBMARINE (MMW) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMW EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC 4232 OR 4233. (3) ORDER AND ADMINISTER MM EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE MM PERSONNEL. E. FOR AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (AT) INTERMEDIATE AND ORGANIZATIONAL CANDIDATES, ORDER ATI EXAMS FOR INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE AND ATO EXAMS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE. ENSURE PRESENT RATING OF "AT" IS ENTERED ON ANSWER SHEET FOR ALL ATI AND ATO CANDIDATES AND EXAM SPECIALTY (ATI/ATO) IS ENTERED IN PROPER COLUMN OF EXAM RATE OF ANSWER SHEET. F. CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN EXAMS: ALL CT EXAMS WILL BE ORDERED WITH ALL OTHER RATING EXAMS. ALL REQUESTS INCLUDING MSGS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO NETPDTC (N321). DO NOT INCLUDE (N316) OR (N35) ON REQUESTS FOR CT EXAMS OR INQUIRIES FOR EXAM SHIPMENT INFO. WHERE NAVAL SECURITY GROUP ACTIVITIES ARE SERVICED BY A PSD, CT EXAMS WILL BE FORWARDED TO THAT PSD. ENSURE UIC IS PROVIDED WITH ALL ORDERS. 5. AWARD POINTS A. COMMANDING OFFICER AND SVCMBR ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING SERVICE RECORD IS COMPLETE AND CONTAINS INFO PERTINENT TO SVCMBR'S CAREER. INACCURATE TRANSPOSITION OR MISSING AWARD POINTS ON ANSWER/WORKSHEETS REQUIRE FORWARDING OF DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING ALL AWARDS PER REF A. AWARD POINTS FOR ACDU CANDIDATES MUST BE EARNED PRIOR TO SCHEDULED EXAMINATION DATE. B. REF F AUTHORIZED TWO AWARD POINTS TO NAVY DIVERS (NEC'S 5311, 5342, 5343, 5931, AND 5932) WHO ARE PARTICIPATING IN E4/5/6 EXAMS (THIS INCLUDES HM-8493 AND HM-8494 NEC HOLDERS WHOSE 53XX NEC'S ARE COMPONENT NEC'S OF 8493/8494 NEC'S). 6. TIME IN RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE COMPUTED PER REF A, PARA 301.11.1. 7. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA). COMPUTE PMA PER REF B, ANNEX Q, PARA Q-3/4. A. MINIMUM PMA FOR E4 THROUGH E6 ADV ELIGIBILITY IS 2.60. FORMULA FOR CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF FMS POINTS ATTRIBUTED TO THE PMA IS AS FOLLOWS: (1) E4/E5: (50 X PMA) - 130 --MAX 70 POINTS. (2) E6: (50 X PMA) - 108 --MAX 92 POINTS. REF A WILL BE UPDATED TO REFLECT ABOVE CHANGES. B. USE ONLY ADV RECOMMENDATION (BLOCK 45) ON NEW EVALS TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE MARK FOR SPECIFIC EVAL. MOST RECENT EVAL IS SOLE SOURCE FOR RECOMMENDING ADV. ADV RECOMMENDATION CATEGORY IN BLK 45 TRANSLATES TO A PERFORMANCE MARK AS FOLLOWS: ADV RECOMMENDATION PERFORMANCE MARK EARLY PROMOTE 4.00 MUST PROMOTE 3.80 PROMOTABLE 3.60 PROGRESSING 3.40 SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS 2.00 C. TO COMPUTE PMA, ADD BLK 45 PMA FOR EACH EVAL (AS DETERMINED ABOVE), THEN DIVIDE BY TOTAL NUMBER OF EVAL REPORTS. COMPUTE PMA USING EVALS IN PRESENT PAYGRADE (INCLUDING THOSE PREPARED WHILE SERVING IN FROCKED STATUS). EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF PERIODS LISTED BELOW: PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E4 E3 1 JUN 99 TO 29 FEB 00 E5 E4 1 DEC 98 TO 29 FEB 00 E6 E5 1 MAR 97 TO 29 FEB 00 D. IF A SVCMBR DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL PER REF B, WITH A "TO" DATE OF 29 FEB 00. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. E4/5/6 EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 7, 9, AND 14 MAR 00, RESPECTIVELY. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852). B. INTERNET/EXAM ORDER FORMS, VICE MSGS, WILL BE USED FOR INITIAL ORDERS. NETPDTC ORDERING LETTER (ISSUED WITH EXAM RESULTS) ESTABLISHED DEADLINE FOR ORDERING EXAMS FOR THIS CYCLE. C. ALL CT EXAMS ARE NOW SENT VIA REGISTERED MAIL. D. ADV TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY REF D. E. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) ARE AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE DATE FOR CANDIDATES TO SIGN WORKSHEETS. SHOULD A CANDIDATE FAIL TO MEET PRESCRIBED DEADLINE, THEY ARE CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM; HOWEVER, AT ESO'S/LOCAL EXAMINING BOARD'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED PRIOR TO OR AT EXAM ADMINISTRATION SITES. WORKSHEET BLOCKS C THROUGH H NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION; BLOCKS 8 AND 13 OF BOTH WORKSHEET AND ANSWER SHEET NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION; HOWEVER, ENSURE BLOCKS 11 AND 12 ARE COMPLETED. AFTER EXAM, WORKSHEETS SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR TWO YEARS BY ADMINISTERING CMD, INSTEAD OF FILING IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECORDS. NEXT REVISION TO REF A WILL INCLUDE THIS CHANGE. F. A LARGE NUMBER OF CMDS/SERVICING PSD'S HAVE ORDERED EXAMS LATE CAUSING SUBSTITUTE EXAMS (SUBEXAMS) TO BE SHIPPED. TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION, SUBEXAMS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY EXAM ORDERING AND ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. TRANSFERRING CMDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING/COORDINATING EXAM PARTICIPATION FOR PERSONNEL IN PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS (PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBEXAMS). ENSURE "ADMIN ERROR" AND "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE CLARIFIED AS JUSTIFICATION. REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852/PERS-862 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS) AND CMD'S IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC) AS INFO ADDRESSEES. REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE MBR'S NAME, RATE, SSN, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING REGULAR EXAM; NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON REQUESTS RECEIVED WITHOUT REQUIRED INFO/JUSTIFICATION. REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER 31 MAR 00 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 30 APR 00. 9. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER REF A, PARA 701.1. A. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED REF A, THE FOL ITEMS SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO LISTED CANDIDATES: ITEM RATINGS DRAFTING DIVIDERS FT, MN, ETV(SS), STG 12 INCH PARALLEL RULERS FT, MN, ETV(SS), STG AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV(SS), STG BEARING RATE SLIDE RULE FT, STS, STG NAUTICAL SLIDE RULE FT, MN, ETV(SS), STG TOWED ARRAY D/E RANGE FINDER STS SPEED SOLVER FT B. CALCULATORS: (1) ALL EXAM CANDIDATES MAY USE SOLAR OR BATTERY POWERED, HAND-HELD ELECTRONIC CALCULATORS OF ANY KEY CONFIGURATION SO LONG AS THEY ARE CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING ONLY A SINGLE LINE OF NUMERIC AND MATHEMATICAL CHARACTERS. GRAPHING CALCULATORS, CALCULATORS CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING RUNNING TEXT, MINI-LAPTOP COMPUTERS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS SUPPORTING INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. EACH CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE A CALCULATOR FOR THEIR OWN USE. EXAM PROCTORS SHOULD SATISFY THEMSELVES THAT THE CALCULATOR IS FOR MATHEMATICAL USE ONLY AND WILL NOT BE USED FOR RETRIEVING OR STORING TEXT. (2) SEABEE CALCULATOR USE: SEABEE RATINGS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO USE PREPROGRAMMED CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICIAN, PLUMBING, AND OTHER CALCULATORS DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR TRADESMAN USE (SUCH AS CONSTRUCTION MASTER IV). EA CANDIDATES ARE AUTHORIZED TO USE GENERAL SCIENTIFIC CALCULATORS THAT ARE NOT PROGRAMMABLE. 10. EXAM GRADING: A. USN CANDIDATES IN FOL RATINGS ARE SEPARATED INTO COMPETITIVE GROUPS AS FOLLOWS: (1) ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EMN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (2) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ETN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (3) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINE (ETV) NAVIGATION GROUP 1 - NEC 14NO, 14NM, 14SM GROUP 2 - NEC 14IC (ET(SS) IC) GROUP 3 - NEC 14QM (ET(SS) QM) GROUP 4 - FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET (4) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINE (ETR) COMMUNICATIONS GROUP 1 - NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM GROUP 2 - NEC 14RM (ET(SS) RM) GROUP 3 - NEC 14ET (5) MACHINIST'S MATE (MMN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (6) MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (MS), STOREKEEPER (SK), AND YEOMAN (YN) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS B. AS A RESULT OF EXTREMELY HIGH ACCURACY LEVEL OF SCANNING PROCESS, NETPDTC NO LONGER HAND-GRADES ANSWER SHEETS. 11. CYCLE 167 ADVANCEMENT EXAM RESULTS SHOULD BE RELEASED BY 1 JUN 00. REF G OUTLINES SELECTEE FROCKING RQMTS. 12. SPECIAL NOTE TO PSD'S/ESO'S/TRAINING OFFICERS: BEGINNING APR 00, ERRATA FOR TRAMANS AND NRTCS WILL BE AVAILABLE ONLY IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT FROM THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER'S HOMEPAGE, BBS, AND SALTS. CMDS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THESE ERRATA AND DISTRIBUTE ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING TRAMAN OR NRTC. 13. THIS NAVADMIN IS CANCELLED 31 DEC 00. 14. BEST WISHES ARE EXTENDED TO ALL CANDIDATES. 15. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT