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R 142205Z DEC 01 ZYB MIN PSN 100673J17
 
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NAVADMIN 328/01
 
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SUBJ/FY-03 (CYCLE 173) NAVYWIDE SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO
/SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (USN, USNR-ACTIVE)//
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001//
 
REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/02AUG1995//
 
REF/C/DOC/CNO/01MAY2000//
 
REF/D/DOC/CNO/18OCT1993//
 
REF/E/DOC/MILPERSMAN 1420-060/01OCT2001//
 
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 OPNAVINST 1160.5C, REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM.
REF E IS MILPERSMAN 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL.//
 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CYCLE 173 FY-03 SELECTION BOARD FOR
ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR ACTIVE-DUTY
(ACDU) PERSONNEL, WHICH CONVENES 18 MAR 02 FOR E9 AND 1 APR 02 FOR
E8.  THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A.  RESERVE PERSONNEL (TAR,
SELRES, ADSW, AND CANREC) ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER IS ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE NAVADMIN.
 
2.  CANDIDATES MUST HAVE MET BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN REFS
A THROUGH E NLT 1 NOV 01.  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  IF RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IS WITHDRAWN AFTER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-811) AND NETPDTC
(N321) BY MSG IAW REF A.
 
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 REPORT
(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
(PERS-811) AND NETPDTC (N321) VIA MSG FOR DELETION FROM SELECTION
BOARD LIST.  COMMAND 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 A VALIDATION ANSWER SHEET TRANSMITTAL LETTER
PROCESS.
 
4.  GENERAL INFO.  TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE FOR CYCLE 173 IS
1 OCT 02.  TIME IN RATE REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E8/9 IS 36
MONTHS.  PERSONNEL WITH A TIME IN RATE IN PRESENT RATE OF 1 OCT 99
OR EARLIER WILL BE TIME IN RATE ELIGIBLE.
 
5.  REF D REMAINS IN EFFECT.  MEMBERS WHO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR
TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE RENDER THEMSELVES INELIGIBLE FOR
CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCEMENT.  FINAL APPROVAL OF REQUEST IS NOT
REQUIRED.  THE ACT OF REQUESTING TRANSFER TO THE 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.
 
6.  FOR THOSE RATINGS WHICH CONTAIN SEVERAL ENLISTED COMMUNITIES,
THE FOLLOWING GROUPINGS ARE PROVIDED:
    A.  ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EM)
        GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE)
        GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE)
        GROUP 3 - ALL OTHERS
    B.  ELECTRONIC'S TECHNICIAN (ET)
        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:
    A.  CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 11 JAN 02, FOR BOTH
BOARDS, AND ADDRESSED TO COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
(PERS-811), PRESIDENT FY-03 E8/9 SELECTION BOARD (ACTIVE), 5720
INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN  38055-8520.
    B.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF SELECTION BOARD MUST BE
SUBMITTED ONLY BY THE CANDIDATE.
    C.  COMMUNICATION OF SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS (AWARDS, QUALS, ETC.)
AFTER DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE FORWARDED BY
COMMANDING OFFICER VIA MSG TO (PERS-811).  ALL MSGS TO
THE BOARD MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO BOARD CONVENING DATE.  ONCE
SELECTION BOARD CONVENES, SUPPLEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE/MSGS ARE NO
LONGER FORWARDED FOR BOARD REVIEW.
 
8.  LIST OF E8/9'S ELIGIBLE WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUPERS WEB PAGE
BY SELECTION BOARD CONVENING DATE.  RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY
NAVADMIN AND AVAILABLE ON BUPERS ACCESS AFTER MESSAGE RELEASE.
 
9.  FROCKING OF SELECTEES IS GOVERNED BY REF E.
 
10.  RELEASED BY VADM NORB RYAN, JR., N1.//
 
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