ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 281724Z AUG 00 ZYB MIN PSN 982557J36 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 224/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/OPNAV N13// SUBJ/INTERIM CHANGE TO NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS)// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/YMD:910710// AMPN/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16D// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES A CHANGE TO REF A, EFFECTIVE WITH CYCLE 168 (SEP 00) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION, ADDING THE MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL TO THE LIST OF AWARDS FOR WHICH FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE (FMS) POINTS MAY BE AWARDED. 2. THE FOLLOWING CHANGE SHOULD BE MADE TO THE LIST OF AWARDS CONTAINED IN ARTICLE 418 OF REF A: "NAVY OR MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL." 3. THE MAXIMUM ALLOWANCE CONTINUES TO BE 10 POINTS WHILE EARNING TWO POINTS FOR EACH AWARD. 4. THIS CHANGE WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NEXT UPDATE TO REF A. 5. POC IS CDR M. SIMMONS, N132C4, AT (703) 695-3853/DSN 225. 6. RELEASED BY VADM N. R. RYAN, JR., N1// BT