ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 261620Z MAY 00 ZYB MIN PSN 053313J15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01418// NAVADMIN 135/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/PERS-862// SUBJ/AUG 00 (CYCLE 067) NAVY-WIDE EXAMS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE /FOR RESERVE PERSONNEL TO PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS THROUGH /PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/10JUL91// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/2AUG95// REF/C/RMG/CNO/222057ZMAR00// REF/D/RMG/COMNAVRESFOR/041000ZMAY99// REF/E/DOC/CNO/22DEC94// REF/F/DOC/BUPERS/15AUG91// REF/G/RMG/CNO/082134ZMAY00// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16D, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1610.10, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING SYSTEM. REF C IS NAVADMIN 063/00, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF D IS ALNAVRESFOR 012/00, SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED CAREER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES (SELRES ECMO). REF E IS OPNAVINST 1160.7B, REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR INACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED NAVAL RESERVISTS. REF F IS MILPERSMAN 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF G IS NAVADMIN 117/00, ADVANCEMENT POINTS FOR ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES INFO FOR THE AUG 00 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E6 NAVAL RESERVE PERSONNEL. 2. CANDIDATES MUST MEET RQMTS IN REFS A THROUGH D NLT 1 JUL 00. CANDIDATES WITH APPROVED ANNUAL TRAINING (AT) WAIVERS WHO OTHERWISE MAINTAIN SATISFACTORY DRILL PARTICIPATION REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. ALL CANDIDATES SERVING ON ACDU FOR SPECIAL WORK/ONE YEAR RECALL (ADSW/OYR), ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (ADT), OR ACTIVE DUTY UNDER ANY PRESIDENTIAL RECALL AUTHORITY, WILL COMPETE FOR ADV AS RESERVE INACTIVE (USNR-INACTIVE) IN CYCLE 067, REGARDLESS OF TIME SERVED ON ACDU. ENSURE BRANCH/CLASS OF THESE SERVICE MEMBERS IS ENTERED AS USNR (INACTIVE) ON THE EXAM ANSWER SHEET. THIS PROVIDES ADV OPPORTUNITY FROM THE SELECTED RESERVE QUOTAS. CANDIDATES ASSIGNED TO VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNITS (VTU) ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE AUG EXAM UNLESS ASSIGNMENT TO THE VTU IS DUE TO HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) PER REF G. PERSONNEL SELECTED FOR ADVANCEMENT FROM THE AUG EXAM SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THEIR SELECTED PAYGRADE FOR HYT PURPOSES ON 31 DEC 00. CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN CO'S RECOMMENDATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. REF A, PARA 819.2, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR WITHDRAWING ADV RECOMMENDATION. 3. EXAM PREPARATION: A. PER RECENT REVISION TO REF A, COMPLETION OF NONRESIDENT COURSES ASSOCIATED WITH TRAINING MANUALS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED; HOWEVER, COURSES AND TRAINING MANUALS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE AS THE PRIMARY STUDY SOURCE. COMPLETION OF THE APPLICABLE COURSES REMAINS AN ESSENTIAL ELEMENT IN THE PREPARATION FOR ADVANCEMENT. CO'S SHOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL CANDIDATES PREPARING FOR ADVANCEMENT EXAMS TO COMPLETE THE APPLICABLE COURSES AND STUDY THE TRAINING MANUALS. B. BIBS, CATALOG OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES AND TABLES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER HOMEPAGE AT WWW.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NETPDTC/NAC/NEAS.HTM, THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER BBS AT DSN 922-1394/1820, OR VIA SALTS. PARS ARE NO LONGER REQUIRED AND ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 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 ENTER CORRECT EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS AS FOLLOWS: A. NUCLEAR EM/ET/MM CANDIDATES: NUCLEAR TRAINED ET, EM AND MM CANDIDATES 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. NUCLEAR RATING EXAMS ARE CONFIDENTIAL - RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE THE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. B. 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. C. 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. D. 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 THE PROPER COLUMNS OF THE EXAM RATE ON THE ANSWER SHEET. E. 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 ACTIVITY UIC IS PROVIDED WITH ALL ORDERS. F. AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) (AME) STRIKERS: MBR'S ABILITY TO QUALIFY FOR ORDNANCE HANDLING CERTIFICATION MUST BE SPECIFICALLY STATED IN CMD ENDORSEMENT/REQUEST. 5. AWARD POINTS. A. REF G DELETED POINT CREDIT FOR ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATIONS AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS AND IS EFFECTIVE FOR THIS EXAM CYCLE. B. CO AND THE SERVICE MEMBER ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING THE SERVICE RECORD IS COMPLETE AND CONTAINS INFO PERTINENT TO THE SERVICE MEMBER'S CAREER. INACCURATE TRANSPOSITION OR MISSING AWARD POINTS ON ANSWER/WORKSHEETS REQUIRE FORWARDING OF DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING ALL AWARDS PER REF A. AWARD POINTS MUST BE EARNED PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTH OF EXAM PARTICIPATION. POINTS FOR PERSONAL AWARDS WILL BE AUTHORIZED ONLY IF THE AWARD IS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD ENDING PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF EXAMINATION. 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. USE ONLY ADV RECOMMENDATION (BLOCK 45) ON NEW EVALS TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE MARK FOR THE SPECIFIC EVAL. MOST RECENT EVAL IS THE 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 B. TO COMPUTE PMA, ADD BLK 45 PMA FOR EACH EVAL (AS DETERMINED ABOVE), THEN DIVIDE BY TOTAL NUMBER OF EVAL REPORTS AND ROUND TO TWO DECIMALS. COMPUTE PMA USING EVALS IN PRESENT PAYGRADE (INCLUDING THOSE PREPARED WHILE SERVING IN FROCKED STATUS). EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF THE PERIODS LISTED BELOW: PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E4 E3 1 JAN 00 TO 31 JUL 00 E5 E4 1 JUN 99 TO 31 JUL 00 E6 E5 1 JAN 98 TO 31 JUL 00 C. IF A SVCMBR DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL PER REF B, WITH A "TO" DATE OF 31 JUL 00. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. INACTIVE RESERVE EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE MONTH OF AUG 00. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO 1 AUG 00 UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY NAVPERSCOM (PERS-862). B. THE PREFERRED METHOD FOR ORDERING EXAMS, WHICH IS FASTER AND MORE RELIABLE, IS VIA THE INTERNET. COMMANDS WITH INTERNET ACCESS BUT WITHOUT A PASSWORD MAY SEND AN E-MAIL REQUEST TO EXAM-ORDERING.N321@SMTP.CNET.NAVY.MIL. THE SECOND METHOD IS TO ORDER BY MESSAGE. LIST EXAMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY RATING, USING THE FORMAT IN EXHIBIT V-II, APPENDIX E OF REF A, ENSURING ACTIVITY UIC IS PROVIDED. THE LEAST PREFERRED METHOD IS WITH THE EXAM ORDER FORM. COMPLETE THIS FORM PER NETPMSA LTR OF 2 FEB 98. THE NETPDTC ORDERING LETTER (ISSUED WITH EXAM RESULTS FOR CYCLE 064) ESTABLISHED DEADLINE FOR ORDERING EXAMS FOR THIS CYCLE. C. ALL CT EXAMS ARE NOW SHIPPED VIA REGISTERED MAIL. D. ADV TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY REF D. E. TO CLEAR EXAM DISCREPANCIES CREATED BY INCORRECT IMAPMIS, SUBMIT CORRECTED DOCUMENTATION/INFO TO NETPDTC (N321) AND MAKE APPROPRIATE RSTARS/NSIPS ENTRIES. F. WORKSHEET BLOCKS C THROUGH H NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION; BLOCKS 8 AND 13 OF BOTH THE WORKSHEET AND ANSWER SHEET NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION; HOWEVER, ENSURE BLOCKS 11 AND 12 ARE COMPLETED. AT THE LOCAL EXAMINING BOARD'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED PRIOR TO OR AT EXAM ADMINISTRATION SITE. AFTER THE EXAM, WORKSHEETS SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR 2 YEARS BY ADMINISTERING CMD. FILING IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECORDS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. NEXT REVISION TO REF A WILL INCLUDE THIS CHANGE. G. IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY EXAM ORDERING AND ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION, LATE SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. PERFORMANCE OF AT, ADT OR IDTT IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR A SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM. REQUESTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-862) 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 15 SEP 00 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 30 SEP 00. WHEN A CANDIDATE JUSTIFIABLY MISSES REGULAR EXAM AND EXAM IS ONBOARD, DO NOT DESTROY EXAM. SUBMIT REQUEST AS ABOVE FOR PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE EXAM FOR LATE ADMINISTRATION. 9. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER CHAPTER 7 OF REF A. 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 SPEED SOLVER TACAID FT TOWED ARRAY D/E RANGE FINDER STS 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. CANDIDATES MUST PROVIDE THEIR OWN CALCULATORS. 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 OR 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. AS A RESULT OF THE EXTREMELY HIGH ACCURACY LEVEL OF THE SCANNING PROCESS, NETPDTC DOES NOT HAND-GRADE ANSWER SHEETS. 11. E4 THROUGH E6 EXAM RESULTS SHOULD BE RELEASED IN EARLY DEC. REF F OUTLINES SELECTEE FROCKING RQMTS. 12. THIS NAVADMIN IS CANCELLED 30 JUN 01. 13. BEST WISHES ARE EXTENDED TO ALL CANDIDATES. 14. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1.// BT