ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 271248Z AUG 01 ZYB MIN FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 224/01 SUBJ/SEP 01 (CYCLE 172) NAVY-WIDE EXAMS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF /ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS TO PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS THROUGH /FIRST CLASS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/02AUG1995// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/01MAY2000// REF/D/MSG/CNO/222057ZMAR2000// REF/E/MSG/CNO/261500ZAPR2001// REF/F/DOC/BUPERS/01APR2000// REF/G/MSG/CNO/081329ZSEP1997// REF/H/MSG/CNO/082134ZMAY2000// REF/I/MSG/CNO/191955ZJUL1999// REF/J/MSG/CNO/222029ZDEC2000// REF/K/MSG/CNO/261925ZJUL2001// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16E, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1610.10, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND COUNSELING SYSTEM. REF C IS OPNAVINST 6110.1F, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF D IS NAVADMIN 063/00, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF E IS NAVADMIN 097/01, RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA), AND CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO). REF F IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF G IS NAVADMIN 219/97, ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATIONS POLICY CHANGES. REF H IS NAVADMIN 117/00, ADVANCEMENT POINTS FOR ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATION AND VOLUNTARY EDUCATION. REF I IS NAVADMIN 201/99, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM FOR ENLISTED SAILORS. REF J IS NAVADMIN 333/00, CHANGE IN NON-RESIDENT TRAINING COURSE (NRTC) ADMINISTRATION. REF K IS NAVADMIN 185/01, NAVY-WIDE EXAM FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE TO MA3 AND ADDITIONAL RATING INFORMATION.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES INFO FOR THE SEP01 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E6. 2. CANDIDATES HAD TO MEET RQMTS IN REFS A THROUGH I NLT 1 AUG 01. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE COMPLETION OF "A" SCHOOL. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE CLASS "A" SCHOOL PRIOR TO THE EXAM DATE, WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THAT RATING. CANDIDATES ADMINISTERED INCORRECT EXAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETEST ONLY UPON APPROVAL OF COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852/PERS-862 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS). CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THEIR COMMANDING OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. REF A, PARA 721, PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR WITHDRAWING ADV RECOMMENDATION. REFS C AND D ARE PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS AND ADVANCEMENTS. IAW REF I, ALL SAILORS FOR PAYGRADE E5 OR E6 MAY TAKE THE EXAM PRIOR TO COMPLETING LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC), BUT MUST ATTEND LTC PRIOR TO BEING ADVANCED. THIS IS THE LAST EXAM CYCLE UNDER THIS POLICY REF I, PARA 7 APPLIES TO ALL FUTURE EXAMS. A. PER REF G, PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO TYPES 2 OR 4 DUTY, MUST BE QUALIFIED IN THEIR UNIT'S PRIMARY WARFARE MISSION AND COMMON CORE PQS PRIOR TO ADVANCEMENT TO E6 OR HIGHER. AN 18 MONTH QUALIFICATION PERIOD IS IN EFFECT (SUBMARINE INITIAL QUALIFICATION REMAINS 12 MONTHS FOR REACTOR SAFETY AND CORE EXPERIENCE REASONS). PERSONNEL ONBOARD FOR LESS THAN 18 MONTHS WHO HAVE NOT QUALIFIED IN THEIR UNIT'S PRIMARY WARFARE MISSION MAY STILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM. THE COMMANDING OFFICER MUST DETERMINE IF A MEMBER ONBOARD 18 MONTHS OR GREATER HAS MADE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS TOWARD QUALIFICATION TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXAMINATION. IN CASES WHERE SATISFACTORY PROGRESS HAS NOT BEEN MET, COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITHDRAWING THE MEMBER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT PER REF B. PERSONNEL AT A COMMAND WITHOUT A WARFARE QUALIFYING PROGRAM ARE EXAM ELIGIBLE REGARDLESS OF HAVING ATTAINED A WARFARE DESIGNATION AT PREVIOUS COMMAND PROVIDED LATEST EVALUATION CONTAINS A RECOMMENDATION OF PROMOTABLE OR HIGHER. B. AS ANNOUNCED BY REF H ADVANCEMENT POINTS ARE NO LONGER BEING AWARDED FOR WARFARE QUALIFICATIONS OR VOLUNTARY EDUCATION. MARINE CORPS GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL IS COUNTED THE SAME AS THE NAVY GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AS PER NAVADMIN 224/00. 3. CMDS/SERVICING PSD'S REFER TO CATALOG OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NAVEDTRA 12061) FOR A LISTING OF AVAILABLE NON RESIDENT TRAINING COURSES. MOST COURSES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STOCK SYSTEM AND ARE NOW AVAILABLE THROUGH NETPDTC'S INDIVIDUAL ENROLLMENT SYSTEM AT WEB SITE: WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL OR TOLL FREE (877) 264-8583. STUDENTS USING THIS ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WILL RECEIVE COURSES IN PAPER FORMAT WHICH NETPDTC WILL GRADE AND PROVIDE COURSE COMPLETION CONFIRMATION. MANY COURSES INCLUDING CATALOG, BIBS, AND ADVANCEMENT HANDBOOKS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD FROM THE ABOVE WEB SITE. REF L PROVIDES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 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 MUST ENTER CORRECT EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS AS FOLLOWS: A. ORDER AND ADMINISTER SEPARATE NCR1 (CRF) AND NCC1 (COUNSELOR) TO NAVY COUNSELOR (NC) CANDIDATES. NCR1 EXAM SHALL BE ADMINISTERED TO NC'S HOLDING NEC 2186 AND WORKING ON RECRUITING DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE CAREER RECRUITING FORCE. NCC1 EXAMS SHALL BE ADMINISTERED ONLY TO THOSE PERSONNEL APPROVED FOR CONVERSION TO NC (LESS CAREER RECRUITING FORCE) VIA MSG FROM PERS-815. B. NUCLEAR EM/ET/MM CANDIDATES: NUCLEAR TRAINED ET, EM AND MM RATINGS 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. ALL CANDIDATES WILL COMPETE FOR ADV IN GROUPING LISTED IN PARA 10 OF THIS MSG. EXAM CANDIDATES IN NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE ON REGULAR SCHEDULED DATE OF EXAM WILL TAKE RESPECTIVE NUCLEAR EXAM AND COMPETE IN "TRAINEE" COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. ALL CANDIDATES WILL COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE GROUPING LISTED IN PARA 10 OF THIS MSG. (1) NUCLEAR RATING EXAMS ARE CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. (2) WHEN ORDERING EXAMS FOR NUCLEAR SURFACE, NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, AND NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE EXAM CANDIDATES, ENSURE CORRECT EXAM DESIGNATION OF EMN, ETN, OR MMN ARE PROPERLY ANNOTATED ON ANSWER SHEETS, BUT ENTER ONLY EM, ET, OR MM IN PRESENT RATE BLOCK ON ANSWER SHEET. CORRECT EXAM IDENTIFICATION IN BOTH ORDERING OF EXAM MATERIALS AND EXAM ADMINISTRATION IS ESSENTIAL. INCORRECT EXAM IDENTIFICATION WILL CAUSE TEST TO BE INCORRECTLY GRADED. C. NON-NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET): (1) ET SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS (ETR) - ORDER AND ADMIN ETR EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM, OR 14ET. (2) ET SUBMARINE NAVIGATION (ETV) - ORDER AND ADMIN ETV EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14XM, 14XO, 14SM, 14IC, OR 14QM AND FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET'S. (3) ORDER AND ADMIN ET EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE ET PERSONNEL. D. NON-NUCLEAR MACHINIST'S MATE (MM): (1) MM AUXILIARY SUBMARINE (MME) - ORDER AND ADMIN MME EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC 4230 OR 4231. (2) MM WEAPONS SUBMARINE (MMW) - ORDER AND ADMIN MMW EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC 4232 OR 4233. (3) ORDER AND ADMIN MM EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE MM PERSONNEL. E. 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 PROPER COLUMN OF EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS. F. THE MA3 EXAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SEP 2001. REFERENCE K PROVIDES DETAILED ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS. 5. AWARD POINTS. A. COMMANDING OFFICER AND SVCMBR ARE BOTH RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING SERVICE RECORD IS COMPLETE AND CONTAINS INFO PERTINENT TO SVCMBR'S CAREER. INACCURATE TRANSPOSITION OR MISSING AWARD POINTS ON ANSWER/WORKSHEETS REQUIRE FORWARDING OF DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING ALL AWARDS PER REF A. AWARD POINTS FOR ACDU CANDIDATES MUST BE EARNED PRIOR TO REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAMINATION DATE. 6. TIME IN RATE (TIR). A. ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE COMPUTED PER REF A, PARA 316. B. REF L AUTHORIZED COMMANDING OFFICERS TO WAIVE UP TO ONE YEAR OF THE REQUIRED TIME IN RATE FOR SAILORS COMPETING FOR PAYGRADE E6 WHO RECEIVE A PROMOTION RECOMMENDATION OF EARLY PROMOTE ON THEIR MOST RECENT PERIODIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. THIS WAIVER IS AT THE DISCRETION OF COMMANDING OFFICER. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS EXAM CYCLE, WAIVERS WILL BE BASED ON THE LATEST PERIODIC EVALUATION PERIOD ENDING 15 MAR 01. EVALUATIONS AWARDED SUBSEQUENT TO PERIODIC EVALUATIONS MUST MAINTAIN A RECOMMENDATION OF EARLY PROMOTE TO MAINTAIN WAIVER ELIGIBILITY. PREPARATION OF A SPECIAL EVALUATION OR TRANSFER EVALUATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING WAIVER ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED. C. COMMANDING OFFICERS MUST IDENTIFY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED WAIVERS TO SUPPORTING PSD OR EXAM ORDERING ACTIVITIES IN TIME TO PERMIT ORDERING OF EXAMS FOR CANDIDATES WITH APPROVED WAIVERS. D. ACTIVITIES RESPONSIBLE FOR TRANSMITTAL OF EXAM RETURNS MUST SEPARATELY IDENTIFY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT MEET TIR REQUIREMENTS BUT HAVE A COMMANDING OFFICER WAIVER AS A SEPARATE ENCLOSURE TO THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER. FAILURE TO IDENTIFY THESE PERSONNEL WILL RESULT IN THE EXAMINATION BEING INVALIDATED FOR INSUFFICIENT TIME IN RATE. 7. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA). COMPUTE PMA PER REF B, ANNEX Q, PARA Q-3/4. A. MINIMUM PMA FOR E4 THROUGH E6 ADV ELIGIBILITY IS 2.60. B. USE ONLY ADV RECOMMENDATION (BLOCK 45) ON EVALS TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE MARK FOR SPECIFIC EVAL. MOST RECENT EVAL IS SOLE SOURCE FOR RECOMMENDING ADV. C. TO COMPUTE PMA, ADD BLK 45 PMA FOR EACH EVAL, THEN DIVIDE BY TOTAL NUMBER OF EVAL REPORTS. COMPUTE PMA USING EVALS IN PRESENT PAYGRADE (INCLUDING THOSE PREPARED WHILE SERVING IN FROCKED STATUS). EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF PERIODS LISTED BELOW: PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E4 E3 1 JAN 01 TO 31 AUG 01 E5 E4 1 JUN 00 TO 31 AUG 01 E6 E5 1 SEP 98 TO 31 AUG 01 D. IF A SVCMBR DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL PER REF B, WITH A "TO" DATE OF 31 AUG 01. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. E6/5/4 EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 6, 13, AND 20 SEP 01. E6 WILL TAKE EXAM ON 6 SEP, E5 ON 13 SEP AND E4 ON 20 SEP 2001. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852). B. THE PREFERRED METHOD OF ORDERING EXAMS IS VIA THE INTERNET. COMMANDS WITH INTERNET ACCESS BUT WITHOUT A PASSWORD MAY SEND AN E-MAIL REQUESTING A PASSWORD TO: EXAM-ORDERING.N321@CNET.NAVY.MIL. THE SECOND METHOD IS TO ORDER BY MESSAGE. LIST EXAMS IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER BY RATING, USING THE FORMAT IN TABLE 4-1, OF REF A, ENSURING ACTIVITY UIC IS PROVIDED. THE NETPDTC ORDERING LETTER (ISSUED WITH EXAM RESULTS FOR CYCLE 171) ESTABLISHED DEADLINE FOR ORDERING EXAMS FOR THIS CYCLE. C. ADV TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY REF E. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS MUST ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGA REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EXAM ADMINISTRATION. D. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) ARE AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO SIGN WORKSHEETS. SHOULD A CANDIDATE FAIL TO MEET PRESCRIBED DEADLINE, HE/SHE IS CONSIDERED INELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM; HOWEVER, AT ESO'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED PRIOR TO OR AT EXAM ADMINISTRATION SITES. WORKSHEET BLOCKS C THROUGH H NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION; BLOCKS 8 AND 13 OF BOTH WORKSHEET AND ANSWER SHEET NO LONGER REQUIRE COMPLETION. AFTER EXAM, WORKSHEETS SHOULD BE RETAINED FOR TWO YEARS BY ADMINISTERING CMD INSTEAD OF FILING IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECORDS. NEXT REVISION TO REF A WILL INCLUDE THIS CHANGE. WORKSHEETS MAY BE DOWNLOADED FROM WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY. E. A LARGE NUMBER OF CMDS/SERVICING PSD'S HAVE ORDERED EXAMS LATE CAUSING SUBSTITUTE EXAMS (SUBEXAMS) TO BE SHIPPED. TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION, SUBEXAMS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY EXAM ORDERING AND ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. TRANSFERRING CMDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING/COORDINATING EXAM PARTICIPATION FOR PERSONNEL IN PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS (PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBEXAMS). ENSURE "ADMIN ERROR" AND "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE CLARIFIED WHEN USED AS JUSTIFICATION. REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-852/PERS-862 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS) 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 12 OCT 01 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 16 NOVEMBER 2001. 9. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER REF A, CHAPTER 6. A. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED REF A, THE FOL ITEMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED OR PROVIDED TO LISTED CANDIDATES: ITEM RATINGS DRAFTING DIVIDERS FT, MN, ETV(SS) 12 INCH PARALLEL RULERS FT, MN, ETV(SS), SM AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV(SS), SM BEARING RATE SLIDE RULE FT NAUTICAL SLIDE RULE FT, ETV(SS) TOWED ARRAY D/E RANGE FINDER STS SPEED SOLVER FT BEARING RATE COMPUTER 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, CALCULATOR CAPABLE OF DISPLAYING RUNNING TEXT, MINI-LAPTOP COMPUTERS, AND SIMILAR ITEMS SUPPORTING INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. EACH CANDIDATE MUST PROVIDE A CALCULATOR FOR HIS/HER OWN USE. 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, AND 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. EXAM GRADING: A. USN CANDIDATES IN FOL RATINGS ARE SEPARATED INTO COMPETITIVE GROUPS AS FOLLOWS: (1) ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EMN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (2) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ETN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (3) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINE (ETV) NAVIGATION GROUP 1 - NEC 14NO, 14NM, 14SM GROUP 2 - NEC 14IC (ET(SS) IC) GROUP 3 - NEC 14QM (ET(SS) QM) GROUP 4 - FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET FOR E6 EXAM ONLY GROUP 1 - NEC 14SM, 14XO, 14XM (4) ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN SUBMARINE (ETR) COMMUNICATIONS FOR E6 EXAM ONLY GROUP 1 - NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM GROUP 2 - NEC 14RM (ET(SS) RM) GROUP 3 - NEC 14ET (5) MACHINIST'S MATE (MMN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (6) MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (MS), STOREKEEPER (SK), AND YEOMAN (YN) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS 11. SPECIAL NOTE TO PSD'S/ESO'S/TRAINING OFFICERS: ERRATA FOR TRAMANS AND NRTCS ARE AVAILABLE ONLY IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT FROM THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER'S HOMEPAGE, BBS, AND SALTS. COMMANDS SHOULD DOWNLOAD THESE ERRATA AND DISTRIBUTE ALONG WITH THE CORRESPONDING NRTC. 12. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT