ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 111710Z FEB 02 ZYB MIN PSN 699790J40 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 030/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC// SUBJ/MAR 2002 (CYCLE 175) NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN /RATE OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS TO PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS /THROUGH PETTY OFFICER 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/191955ZJUL2001// REF/J/MSG/CNO/222029ZDEC2000// REF/K/MSG/CNO/192028ZOCT2001// 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 304/01, RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA), AND CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO). REF F IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1430-060, 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 280/01, INTERIM CHANGE TO ADVANCEMENT MANUAL.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES INFO FOR THE MAR 02 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E6. 2. CANDIDATES HAVE TO MEET THE RQMTS OF REFS A THROUGH K NLT 1 FEB 02. 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. COMPLETION OF LTC FOR E6 CANDIDATES MUST BE PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAM. CANDIDATES ADMINISTERED INCORRECT EXAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETEST ONLY UPON APPROVAL OF COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811/PERS-812 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS). CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THEIR COMMANDING OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. 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 REFS H AND K ADVANCEMENT POINTS ARE NO LONGER BEING AWARDED FOR WARFARE QUALIFICATIONS, FLEET MARINE FORCE (FMF) RIBBON, 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 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.COURSES.CNET.NAVY.MIL OR TOLL FREE (877) 264-8583. STUDENTS USING THIS ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WILL RECEIVE COURSES IN PAPER FORMAT FOR WHICH NETPDTC WILL GRADE AND PROVIDE COURSE COMPLETION CONFIRMATION. SEE THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER WEB SITE AT WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL FOR ADVANCEMENT BIBS AND HANDBOOKS, THE LATEST VERSION OF THE NRTC CATALOG, AND A TABLE OF RECOMMENDED COURSES ARE AVAILABLE FOR VIEW OR DOWNLOAD. 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 2188 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 FOR PERS-811. 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 EM, EMN, ETN, OR MMN ARE PROPERLY ANNOTATED ON ANSWER SHEETS. CORRECT EXAM INDENTIFICATION 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. (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 EXAM SPECIALTY (ATI/ATO) IS ENTERED IN EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS. 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. COMMANDING OFFICER MAY 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 ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED. B. 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. C. 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, REFER TO FIGURE 6-1 OF REF A. 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. USE ONLY ADV RECOMMENDATION (BLOCK 45) ON EVALS TO DETERMINE PERFORMANCE MARK FOR SPECIFIC EVAL. MOST RECENT EVAL IS SOLE SOURCE FOR RECOMMENDING ADV. B. 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 JUN 01 TO 28 FEB 02 E5 E4 1 DEC 00 TO 28 FEB 02 E6 E5 1 MAR 99 TO 28 FEB 02 C. IF A SVCMBR DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL PER REF B, WITH A "TO" DATE OF 28 FEB 02. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. E6/5/4 EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 5, 12, AND 19 MAR 02. CANDIDATES FOR E6 WILL TAKE EXAM ON 5 MAR, E5 ON 12 MAR AND E4 ON 19 MAR 02. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811). 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 172) 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. 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 (PERS811/PERS812 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS) AND CMD'S IMMEDIATE SUPERIOR IN COMMAND (ISIC) AS INFO ADDRESSEES. REQUEST 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, USE FORMAT FOUND AT TABLE 4-3 OF REF A. REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER 12 APR 02 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 17 MAY 02. 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 12 INCH PARALLEL RULERS FT, MN, ETV, OS, SM AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV, OS, 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, 14XO, 14XM GROUP 2 - NEC 14IC (ET(SS) IC) GROUP 3 - NEC 14QM (ET(SS) QM) GROUP 4 - FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET (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 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