ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 031805Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN PSN 616436J26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 198/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/TIME IN RATE (TIR) WAIVER// REF/A/RMG/CNO/241612Z/AUG/-/00// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/24JUN1994// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 221/00, INTERIM CHANGE TO ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.17E, COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES AMPLIFYING GUIDANCE TO TIR WAIVER POLICY CONTAINED IN REF A. 2. REF A AUTHORIZES COMMANDING OFFICERS TO WAIVE UP TO ONE YEAR TIR FOR SAILORS IN PAYGRADES E5 AND E6 WHO RECEIVE AN EARLY PROMOTE RECOMMENDATION ON THEIR MOST RECENT PERIODIC EVALUATION TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E6 AND E7. THIS WAIVER FACILITATES A SAILOR'S PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM EARLIER THAN OTHERWISE ELIGIBLE. 3. THE TIR WAIVER CANNOT BE USED TO SATISFY THE REQUIRED TIR CRITERIA FOR THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM OUTLINED IN REF B. 4. POC IS CDR C. A. VICENTE, N132C4, AT (703) 695-3856/DSN 225. 5. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1// BT