ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 211820Z NOV 01 ZYB MIN PSN 846263J29 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 307/01 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/FEB 02 (CYCLE 070) NAVY-WIDE EXAMS FOR ADV IN RATE OF NAVAL /RESERVE PERSONNEL TO E4 THROUGH E7 AND JAN 02 (CYCLE 174) E7 /NAVY-WIDE EXAM FOR TAR PERSONNEL// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001// REF/B/DOC/CNO/22DEC1994// REF/C/RMG/COMNAVRESFOR/011000ZMAY2001// REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/18OCT1993// REF/E/RMG/CNO/061455ZNOV2000// REF/F/DOC/MILPERSMAN 1420-060/-// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16E, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1160.7B, REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM FOR INACTIVE DUTY ENLISTED NAVAL RESERVISTS. REF C IS ALNAVRESFOR 011/01, SELECTED RESERVE ENLISTED CAREER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES (SELRES ECMO). REF D IS OPNAVINST 1160.5C, REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM. REF E IS NAVADMIN 284/00, ADJUSTMENT OF E4 AND E6 HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) SERVICE LIMITS. REF F IS MILPERSMAN 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES INFO FOR THE FEB 02 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E7 NAVAL RESERVE CANDIDATES AND THE JAN 02 TAR ADV EXAM FOR E7 CANDIDATES. ALL CANDIDATES SERVING ON ACDU FOR SPECIAL WORK/ONE YEAR RECALL (ADSW/OYR), ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING (ADT), OR ACTIVE DUTY UNDER ANY PRESIDENTIAL RECALL AUTHORITY, WILL COMPETE FOR ADV AS RESERVE INACTIVE (USNR-INACTIVE) IN CYCLE 070, REGARDLESS OF TIME SERVED ON ACDU. THIS PROVIDES ADV OPPORTUNITY FROM THE SELECTED RESERVE QUOTAS. CANDIDATES ASSIGNED TO VOLUNTARY TRAINING UNITS (VTU) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT UNLESS ASSIGNMENT TO THE VTU IS DUE TO HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) PER REF B. PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO VTU DUE TO HYT ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. 2. BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: SELRES CANDIDATES MUST HAVE MET BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PER REFS A THROUGH C NLT 1 JAN 02. TAR E7 CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING IN THE CYCLE 174 E7 EXAM MUST MEET ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PER REFS A, B, D, AND E NLT THAN 1 JAN 02. CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN CO'S RECOMMENDATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. REF A, PARA 712, PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ADV RECOMMENDATION. LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC) REQUIREMENTS ARE LISTED IN REF A, PARA 212.A, FOR TAR PERSONNEL AND PARA 212.B FOR SELRES PERSONNEL. 3. EXAM PREPARATION: A. THE E7 EXAM WILL BE THE FIRST EXAM TO CONTAIN 200 VICE 150 QUESTIONS. TIME LIMIT WILL REMAIN THREE HOURS. A NEW ANSWER SHEET, NETPDTC 1430/2 (REV 9-2000), WILL BE FORWARDED WITH ALL E7 EXAMS. A NEW WORKSHEET, NETPDTC 1430/3 (REV 6/01), IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOADING AT WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL. SELRES E4, E5, AND E6 CANDIDATES WILL TAKE THE 150 QUESTION EXAM THIS CYCLE. B. BIBS, ADVANCEMENT HANDBOOKS, AND CATALOG OF NON-RESIDENT TRAINING COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR EXAM STUDY FROM THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER WEBSITE, WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL. 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 ENTER CORRECT EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS AS FOLLOWS: A. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET): (1) ET SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS (ETR) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETR EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM, OR 14ET. (2) ET SUBMARINE NAVIGATION (ETV) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETV EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14SM, 14IC, 14QM, 14XO, 14XM AND FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET'S. (3) ORDER AND ADMINISTER ET EXAMS TO ALL OTHER ET PERSONNEL. B. MACHINIST'S MATE (MM): (1) MM AUXILIARY SUBMARINE (MME) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MME EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC 4230 OR 4231. (2) MM WEAPONS SUBMARINE (MMW) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMW EXAMS TO MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NEC OF 4232 OR 4233. (3) ORDER AND ADMINISTER MM EXAMS TO ALL OTHER MM PERSONNEL. C. ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EM): ORDER AND ADMINISTER EM EXAMS TO ALL EM PERSONNEL. D. 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 THE PROPER COLUMNS OF THE EXAM RATE ON THE ANSWER SHEET. E. AVIATION STRUCTURAL MECHANIC (SAFETY EQUIPMENT) (AME) STRIKERS: MBR'S ABILITY TO QUALIFY FOR ORDNANCE HANDLING CERTIFICATION MUST BE SPECIFICALLY STATED IN CMD ENDORSEMENT/ REQUEST. 5. AWARD POINTS. INACCURATE TRANSPOSITION OR MISSING AWARD POINTS ON ANSWER/WORKSHEETS REQUIRE FORWARDING OF DOCUMENTATION VERIFYING ALL AWARDS PER REF A. AWARD POINTS MUST BE EARNED PRIOR TO THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MONTH OF EXAM PARTICIPATION. POINTS FOR PERSONAL AWARDS WILL BE AUTHORIZED ONLY IF THE AWARD IS APPROVED PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF EXAMINATION FOR A PERIOD ENDING PRIOR TO THE MONTH OF EXAMINATION. 6. TIME IN RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE COMPUTED PER REF A, PARA 216. 7. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA). COMPUTE PMA PER REF A, PARA 317. A. EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF THE PERIODS LISTED BELOW: PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E4 E3 1 JUN 01 TO 31 JAN 02 E5 E4 1 FEB 01 TO 31 JAN 02 E6 E5 1 FEB 00 TO 31 JAN 02 E7 E6 1 FEB 00 TO 31 DEC 01 E7 (TAR) E6 1 JAN 99 TO 31 DEC 01 B. IF A SVCMBR DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL WITH A "TO" DATE OF 31 DEC 01 FOR E7 CANDIDATES AND 31 JAN 02 FOR E4, E5, AND E6 CANDIDATES. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER CHAP SIX OF REF A. INACTIVE RESERVE EXAMS WILL BE GIVEN DURING THE MONTH OF FEB 02. TO EASE THE BURDEN ON COMMANDS ADMINISTERING EXAMS, AUTHORITY IS GRANTED TO ADMINISTER EXAMS TO SELRES CANDIDATES ON ACTIVE DUTY, AS DESCRIBED IN PARA ONE, WITH REGULAR NAVY CANDIDATES ON 17 JAN 02 FOR E7; 5 MAR 02 FOR E6; 12 MAR 02 FOR E5; AND 19 MAR 02 FOR E4. COMMANDS CHOOSING THIS OPTION SHOULD TAKE GREAT CAUTION TO ENSURE CANDIDATES ARE ADMINISTERED THE CORRECT EXAM AND THE CORRECT CYCLE NUMBER IS REFLECTED ON THE WORKSHEET AND ANSWER SHEET. ENSURE BRANCH/CLASS OF THESE SERVICE MEMBERS IS ENTERED AS USNR (INACTIVE) ON THE EXAM ANSWER SHEET. DO NOT ADMINISTER ANY OTHER CYCLE 070 EXAMS PRIOR TO 1 FEB 02 UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812). B. EXAMS FOR RECALLED RESERVISTS, AS DESCRIBED IN PARA ONE, SHOULD BE ORDERED BY THE COMMAND HOLDING THE MEMBER'S SERVICE RECORD. COORDINATION BETWEEN THE SERVICE RECORD HOLDER AND THE GAINING COMMAND IS KEY TO ENSURE ALL ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE THE EXAM. C. ADVANCEMENT TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY REF C. D. THE WORKSHEET HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REVISED TO MATCH THE 200 QUESTION EXAM. ENSURE BLOCKS 12 AND 13 ARE COMPLETED. AT THE EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICER'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED PRIOR TO OR AT EXAM ADMINISTRATION SITE. AFTER THE EXAM, WORKSHEETS SHOULD BE RETAINED UNTIL LIMITING DATE PER REF A, PARA 300.D. FILING IN INDIVIDUAL SERVICE RECORDS IS NO LONGER REQUIRED. E. A LARGE NUMBER OF CMDS/SERVICING PSD'S HAVE ORDERED EXAMS LATE. TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION, LATE SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY EXAM ORDERING AND ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. REQUESTS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING SAMPLE FORMAT ON TABLE 4-3 OF REF A VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812) 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. ENSURE "ADMIN ERROR" AND "OPERATIONAL COMMITTMENT" ARE CLARIFIED WHEN USED AS JUSTIFICATION. REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER 5 MAR 02 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 31 MAR 02. WHEN A CANDIDATE JUSTIFIABLY MISSES A REGULAR EXAM AND EXAM IS ON BOARD, DO NOT DESTROY EXAM. SUBMIT REQUEST AS ABOVE FOR PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE EXAM FOR LATE ADMINISTRATION. FOR THOSE WHO ADMINISTER CYCLE 070 EXAMS IN MAR AS DESCRIBED IN PARA 8.A ABOVE, SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM REQUESTS MUST BE RCVD BY 5 APR 02 AND EXAMS ADMINISTERED NLT 30 APR 02. F. SELECTEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO LIMITED DUTY OFFICER (LDO) ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND THEIR EXAM MUST BE INVALIDATED PRIOR TO THE E7 SELECTION BOARD CONVENING UNLESS MEMBER FORMALLY DECLINES SELECTION TO LDO. G. SELRES E7 CANDIDATES WHO SUBMIT REQUESTS, HAVE REQUESTS PENDING, OR ARE APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO THE RETIRED RESERVE, WITH OR WITHOUT PAY, ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND THEIR EXAMS MUST BE INVALIDATED UNLESS THE REQUEST/RETIREMENT IS FOR THE MANDATED 31 DEC 02 DATE DUE TO HYT. H. FOR TAR PERSONNEL, REFS D AND E REMAIN IN EFFECT. MEMBER'S WHO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE RENDER THEMSELVES INELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCEMENT. FINAL APPROVAL OF REQUEST IS NOT REQUIRED. THE ACT OF SUBMITTING FOR FLEET RESERVE RENDERS THAT MEMBER INELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THOSE MEMBERS WHO REQUEST TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE AT OR BEYOND HIGH YEAR TENURE DATE. I. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED IN REF A, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED OR PROVIDED TO LISTED CANDIDATES: ITEM RATINGS DRAFTING DIVIDERS FT, MN, ETV, OS 12 INCH PARALLEL RULERS FT, MN, ETV, OS AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV, STG BEARING RATE SLIDE RULE FT, STS, STG NAUTICAL SLIDE RULE FT, MN, ETV, STG SPEED SOLVER TACAID FT, STS TOWED ARRAY D/E RANGE FINDER STS J. REF D OUTLINES SELECTEE FROCKING RQMTS. 9. TAR AND SELRES SELECTION BOARD INFO: THE FY-03 RESERVE E7 SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE 10 JUN 02. PER REF A, CANDIDATES MAY COMMUNICATE WITH THE SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE SELECTION BOARD MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE CANDIDATE. CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE SCANNED INTO THE ELECTRONIC MILITARY PERSONNEL RECORDS SYSTEM (EMPRS) AS A PART OF THE RECORD TO BE REVIEWED BY THE BOARD. CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER AND MAY BE PAPER CLIPPED; NO STAPLES, BINDERS, FOLDERS, OR TABS. A. CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 1 MAY 02 AND ADDRESSED TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-812), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8120. CORRESPONDENCE MAY ALSO BE SCANNED INTO A PDF FILE AND FORWARDED AS AN ATTACHMENT TO E-MAIL TO P812@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL ON OR BEFORE 1 MAY 02. B. CERTIFIED TRUE COPIES ARE NOT REQUIRED; HOWEVER, MEMBER'S SSN MUST BE LEGIBLE ON EACH ITEM/ENCLOSURE. C. COMMUNICATION OF PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS, SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS OR AWARDS EARNED OR RECEIVED AFTER 1 MAY 02, BUT PRIOR TO THE BOARD'S CONVENING, MAY BE FORWARDED BY COMMANDING OFFICERS (VIA FAX, E-MAIL, OR MESSAGE) TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812). D. A LIST OF E7 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES AND SELECTION BOARD CORRESPONDENCE PACKAGES RECEIVED WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUPERS WEB SITE WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/PERS-81/PERS-812/P812.HTM. RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NAVADMIN AND BE AVAILABLE ON THE BUPERS WEB SITE APPROXIMATELY 48 HOURS AFTER THE NAVADMIN IS RELEASED. 10. EXAM DISCREPANCIES: PARTICULAR ATTENTION OF CO'S IS REQUIRED IN THIS AREA. LAST FEB EXAM CYCLE, OVER 1500 DISCREPANCIES WERE DISCOVERED BY NETPDTC, SOME OF WHICH STILL EXIST TO DATE. TO CLEAR EXAM DISCREPANCIES CREATED BY INCORRECT DATA, SUBMIT CORRECTED DOCUMENTATION/INFO, AS REQUIRED BY TABLE 7-3 OF REF A, TO NETPDTC (N321) AND MAKE APPROPRIATE NSIPS ENTRIES. IF ANY DISCREPANCIES ON E7 CANDIDATES ARE NOT RESOLVED PRIOR TO THE E7 BOARD CONVENING DATE (10 JUN 02), CONTACT COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 812) PRIOR TO 10 JUN 02. A LIST OF OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES WILL BE UPDATED WEEKLY AND CAN BE VIEWED AT HTTP:/WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/PERS-81/PERS-812/P812.HTM. 11. THIS NAVADMIN IS CANCELED 30 JUN 03. 12. BEST WISHES ARE EXTENDED TO ALL CANDIDATES. 13. RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.// BT