ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 131852Z NOV 00 ZYB MIN PSN 834113J20 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 289/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/N13// SUBJ/FY-02 (CYCLE 169) NAVY-WIDE SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO /SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (USN, USNR-ACTIVE)// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/10JUL1991// REF/B/MSG/CNO/041750ZAUG2000// REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/02AUG1995// REF/D/DOC/CNO/01MAY2000// REF/E/DOC/CNO/18OCT2000// REF/F/MSG/CNO/191955ZJUL1999// REF/G/DOC/CNO/12MAR1999// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16D, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS NAVADMIN 199/00, FY-02 NAVY-WIDE SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR NAVAL RESERVE PERSONNEL. REF C IS BUPERSINST 1610.10, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING SYSTEM. REF D IS OPNAVINST 6110.1F, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF E IS OPNAVINST 1160.5C, REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM. REF F IS NAVADMIN 201/99, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM FOR ENLISTED SAILORS. REF G IS MILPERSMAN 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CYCLE 169 FY-02 SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR ACTIVE DUTY (ACDU) PERSONNEL, WHICH CONVENES 20 FEB 01. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A. RESERVE PERSONNEL (TAR, SELRES, ADSW, AND CANREC) ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER IS ADDRESSED IN REF B. 2. CANDIDATES MUST MEET BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN REF A AND REFS C THROUGH F AS OF 1 NOV 00. COMMANDS SHALL NOT VALIDATE PERSONNEL WHO DO NOT HAVE A CURRENT RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT ON THEIR MOST RECENT FITREP. IF RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IS WITHDRAWN AFTER VALIDATION PROCESS, NOTIFY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852) AND NETPDTC (N321) BY MSG IAW REF A. GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO COMPLETION OF CPO LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC) IS CONTAINED IN REF F. 3. ALL ACTIVE DUTY (USN, USNR-ACTIVE) PERSONNEL WHO ARE TIME IN RATE ELIGIBLE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATED FROM ENLISTED MASTER FILE DATA BASE BY NETPDTC. EXAMINATION STATUS VERIFICATION REPORTS (ESVR) WILL BE CREATED FROM THESE VALIDATIONS AND FORWARDED TO COMMANDS CONCERNED FOR VERIFICATION. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MEMBER'S COMMAND TO ENSURE VERIFICATION OF EACH ESVR RECEIVED FOR EACH UIC SERVICED. PERSONNEL WHO ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SELECTION BOARD OR ARE NOT ELIGIBLE (FLTRES, ETC.) MUST BE IDENTIFIED TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852) AND NETPDTC (N321) VIA MSG FOR DELETION FROM SELECTION BOARD LIST. COMMANDS SHALL CONTACT NETPDTC (N321) CONCERNING PERSONNEL ELIGIBLE, BUT NOT LISTED ON THE ESVR. A COMMAND'S FAILURE TO INVALIDATE MAY RESULT IN SELECTION OF INELIGIBLE PERSONNEL. THOSE PERSONNEL NOT AUTO-VALIDATED BY NETPDTC MUST BE VALIDATED BY THEIR COMMAND UTILIZING VALIDATION ANSWER SHEET AND TRANSMITTAL LETTER PROCESS. 4. GENERAL INFO. TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE FOR CYCLE 169 IS 1 OCT 01. TIME-IN-RATE REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E-8/9 IS 36 MONTHS. PERSONNEL WITH A TIME-IN-RATE IN PRESENT RATE OF 1 OCT 98 OR EARLIER WILL BE TIME-IN-RATE ELIGIBLE. 5. REF E REMAINS IN EFFECT. SERVICE RECORDS FOR MEMBERS IN HYT ZONES WILL BE SCREENED BY SELECTION BOARD, CONCURRENT WITH PROCESSING OF THEIR REQUESTS FOR FLTRES TRANSFER DATE. TO BE ELIGIBLE, MEMBERS MUST BE ON ACDU ON BOARD CONVENING DATE AND HAVE A HYT DATE ON OR BEFORE 30 JUN 02. PERSONNEL WITH HYT DATES AFTER 30 JUN 02 WHO ELECT TO SUBMIT A FLTRES APPLICATION, WILL BE CONSIDERED VOLUNTARY (NOT HYT MANDATED) SEPARATIONS AND WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT. MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO FLEET RESERVE MAY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION PROVIDED CANCELLATION OF FLEET RESERVE AUTHORIZATION IS APPROVED PRIOR TO 01 JAN 01. NAVPERSCOM (PERS-852) MUST BE NOTIFIED BY MSG TO ENSURE THESE MEMBERS ARE VALIDATED FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE BOARD. 6. FOR THOSE RATINGS WHICH CONTAIN SEVERAL ENLISTED COMMUNITIES, THE FOLLOWING GROUPINGS ARE PROVIDED: A. ELECTRICIANS MATE (EM) GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE) GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE) GROUP 3 - ALL OTHERS B. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET/ETS) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE (NON-NUCLEAR NAV) GROUP 2 - SUBMARINE (NON-NUCLEAR COMM) GROUP 3 - SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR) GROUP 4 - SURFACE (NUCLEAR) GROUP 5 - SURFACE (OTHERS) C. MACHINIST'S MATE (MM) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE (NON-NUCLEAR AUX) GROUP 2 - SUBMARINE (NON-NUCLEAR WEPS) GROUP 3 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE) GROUP 4 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE) GROUP 5 - ALL OTHERS D. MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (MS), STOREKEEPER (SK) AND YEOMAN (YN) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE QUALIFIED GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS E. MUSICIAN (MU) GROUP 1 - SPECIAL BAND GROUP 2 - FLEET BAND F. NAVY COUNSELOR (NC) GROUP 1 - CAREER RECRUITER FORCE GROUP 2 - FLEET 7. PER REF A, CANDIDATES MAY COMMUNICATE WITH SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT AS FOLLOWS: (CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE STAPLED, PLAIN WHITE PAPER, NO BINDERS, FOLDER, OR TABS.) A. CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 12 JAN 01 AND ADDRESSED TO COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-852), PRESIDENT FY-02 E8/9 SELECTION BOARD (ACTIVE), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8520. B. CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES ARE NOT REQUIRED; HOWEVER, MEMBER'S SSN MUST BE LEGIBLE ON EACH ITEM/ENCLOSURE. C. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF SELECTION BOARD MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLY BY THE CANDIDATE. D. COMMUNICATION OF SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS (AWARDS, QUALS, ETC.) AFTER DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE FORWARDED BY COMMANDING OFFICER VIA MSG TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852). ALL MSGS TO THE BOARD MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO BOARD CONVENING DATE, 20 FEB 01. ONCE SELECTION BOARD CONVENES, SUPPLEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE/MSGS ARE NO LONGER FORWARDED FOR BOARD REVIEW. 8. LIST OF E-8/9'S ELIGIBLE AND SELECTION BOARD CORRESPONDENCE PACKAGES RECEIVED WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUPERS WEB PAGE: WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/P85/P852/PERS-852. RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BUPERS ACCESS UPON BOARD ADJOURNMENT FOR ADVANCE NOTIFICATION FOR FLAG/CO/CMC REVIEW. FORTY-EIGHT HOURS AFTER POSTING ON BUPERS ACCESS, A NAVADMIN WILL BE RELEASED AND SELECTEES WILL BE POSTED TO BUPERS WEB PAGE. 9. REF G GOVERNS FROCKING OF SELECTEES. 10. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT