ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE
 
ROUTINE       
 
R 221723Z SEP 01 ZYB MIN PSN 122980J22
 
FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1//
 
TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS //N05300//
NAVADMIN 247/01
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/N1//
 
SUBJ/CYCLE 172 E-5 AND E-4 NAVYWIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM RESCHEDULING//
 
REF/A/MSG/CNO/271248ZAUG2001//
 
REF/B/MSG/CNO/121819ZSEP2001//
 
REF/C/DOC/BUPERS/YMD:20010725//
 
NARR/REF A IS SEP 01 (CYCLE 172) ADVANCEMENT EXAM ANNOUNCEMENT.  REF
B IS CYCLE 172 E-5 AND E-4 ADVANCEMENT EXAM POSTPONEMENT.  REF C IS
BUPERSINST 1430.16E, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL.//
POC/VICENTE/CDR/N132C4/LOC:OPNAV WASH DC/TEL:703-695-3856,DSN 225//
 
RMKS/1.  REF A SKED NAVYWIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMS FOR E-5 AND E-4 IN
SEP.  REF B POSTPONED E-5 AND E-4 EXAMS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.  THIS
NAVADMIN RESKEDS THE E-5 EXAM FOR THURSDAY, 4 OCT, AND THE E-4 EXAM
FOR WEDNESDAY, 10 OCT.  ALL OTHER PROCEDURES IN REF A REMAIN IN
EFFECT.
 
2.  IN VIEW OF THE REDUCED TIME AVAILABLE TO PROCESS EXAMS, COMMANDS
SHOULD RETURN ANSWER SHEETS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER EACH EXAM.
PER REF C, COMMANDS SHOULD MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO RETURN ANSWER SHEETS
TO NETPDTC (N322) BY U.S. REGISTERED MAIL, OR THE CURRENT HOLDER OF
GSA CONTRACT FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS.  DO NOT
HOLD E-5 ANSWER SHEETS UNTIL AFTER E-4 EXAM; MAIL EACH TEST'S ANSWER
SHEETS AFTER THAT EXAM.
 
3.  ALL COMMANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED AT
WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL TO VERIFY THAT THEIR ANSWER SHEETS ARE
RECEIVED BY NETPDTC.  IF ANSWER SHEETS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE TOTE
BOARD BY THE 4TH DAY AFTER SHIPPING (WHEN SHIPPED OVERNIGHT) OR 10
WORKING DAYS (FOR U.S. REGISTERED MAIL), CALL NETPDTC AT
(850)452-1252 OR DSN 922-1252 TO VERIFY WHETHER ANSWER SHEETS HAVE
BEEN RECEIVED. NETPDTC CAN THEN ASSIST IN TRACKING OR EXPEDITING
DELIVERY.
 
4.  THESE PROCEDURES MUST BE FOLLOWED TO ENSURE THAT CYCLE 172 FIRST
INCREMENT OF ADVANCEMENTS OCCUR AS SCHEDULED ON 16 JAN 2002.
 
5.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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