ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 142131Z AUG 00 ZYB MIN PSN 841103J17
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N01500//
NAVADMIN 213/00
 
MSGID/NAVADMIN/N13//
 
SUBJ/ARMED FORCES CLASSIFICATION TEST (AFCT) RETEST POLICY//
 
REF/A/DOC/MILPERSMAN/1236-010//
 
REF/B/DOC/MILPERSMAN 1200-050//
 
NARR/REF A IS THE NAVY'S RETESTING POLICY FOR THE ARMED
SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY (ASVAB), REF B IS THE
ORGANIZATION OF THE ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION PROGRAM//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES REVISED POLICY REGARDING THE
NAVY'S AFCT/ASVAB RETESTING POLICY AND SERVES AS INTERIM GUIDANCE
WHILE REF A IS BEING UPDATED.
 
2.  ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION UNITS AUTHORIZED TO ADMINISTER THE
AFCT, AS LISTED IN REF B, MAY LOCALLY APPROVE/DISAPPROVE ALL
RETEST REQUESTS.  PREVIOUS REQUIREMENT TO GAIN APPROVAL FROM
CNO N13 FOR SECOND AND SUBSEQUENT RETESTS IS HENCEFORTH
DELETED.  ADDITIONALLY, REF A REQUIREMENT TO WAIT ONE YEAR
FROM INITIAL TESTING PRIOR TO RETESTING IS CANCELED.  HOWEVER, A
MINIMUM OF ONE MONTH SHALL ELAPSE BETWEEN TEST RETAKES TO
ENSURE MEMBER HAS OBTAINED AND DOCUMENTED ADDITIONAL
EDUCATION.
 
3.  MEMBERS DESIRING TO RETEST MUST MEET ALL CRITERIA
DELINEATED IN REF A (WITH EXCEPTION OF ONE YEAR WAITING PERIOD)
TO INCLUDE PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION OF ADDITIONAL EDUCATION
COMPLETED SINCE THE PREVIOUS TEST.  COMPLETION OF NAVY
CORRESPONDENCE COURSES REQUIRED FOR ADVANCEMENT IS NOT
CONSIDERED AS QUALIFYING.
 
4.  MEMBERS AND COMMANDS MUST BE AWARE THAT THE SCORE OF A
RETEST IS OFFICIAL, EVEN IF LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS TEST.
 
5.  POC IS LCDR MARK PROCTOR, N132D10, AT (703) 614-6863/DSN 224,
E-MAIL N132D10@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL.
 
6.  RELEASED BY VADM NORBERT R. RYAN JR., N1.//
 
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