ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 281851Z APR 00  ZYB MIN PSN 734099J32
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01400//
NAVADMIN 109/00
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/AUTOMATIC ADVANCEMENT TO PAYGRADE E-3//
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/0223472MAR00//
 
REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/100791//
 
NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 042/00, REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.16D,
ADVANCEMENT MANUAL.//
 
RMKS/1.  REF A ANNOUNCED THE INTERIM CHANGE TO REF B EFFECTING
AUTOMATIC ADVANCEMENT FROM E2 TO E3.  CURRENTLY, COMMANDS MUST
SUBMIT A SOURCE DATA SYSTEMS M63 EVENT OR DIARY MESSAGE REPORTING
SYSTEM (DMRS) 328 TRANSACTION TO ADVANCE A SAILOR TO E3.  BEGINNING
1 MAY 2000, THE ENLISTED MASTER FILE (EMF) WILL AUTOMATICALLY
RECOGNIZE AND ADVANCE ANY E2 HAVING COMPLETED MINIMUM NINE MONTHS
TIME IN RATE (TIR) TO E3.  UNTIL THAT DATE, COMMANDS RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAY AND PERSONNEL SUPPORT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBMIT M63 EVENTS OR DMRS
TRANSACTIONS.
 
2.  TO FURTHER CLARIFY REF A, SUBPAR D, PERSONNEL WHO MEET MINIMUM
TIR REQUIREMENTS WILL BE ADVANCED AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT LOCAL ACTION.
A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT
RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT.  IF THE COMMAND DESIRES TO WITHHOLD
OR WITHDRAW A RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT, THE PROCEDURES
CONTAINED IN PARA 819 OF REF B MUST BE FOLLOWED.  SPECIFIC LANGUAGE
TO INCLUDE E3 AND BELOW PERSONNEL WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT
REVISION OF REF B.
 
3.  POC IS CDR M. SIMMONS, N132C4 AT (703) 695-3856/DSN 225.
 
4.  RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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