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TO NAVADMIN
 
UNCLAS
NAVADMIN 319/02
 
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/SEP//
 
SUBJ/FY-04 (CYCLE 177) NAVYWIDE SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO
/SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (USN, USNR-ACTIVE)//
 
REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001//
 
REF/B/RMG/CNO/191955ZJUL1999//
 
NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16E, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL.  REF B IS
NAVADMIN 201/99, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM FOR ENLISTED SAILORS.//
 
RMKS/1.  THE CYCLE 177 FY-04 SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO
SENIOR AND MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FOR ACTIVE-DUTY PERSONNEL WILL
CONVENE 17 MARCH 2003 FOR E-9 AND 31 MARCH 2003 FOR E-8.  NAVAL
RESERVE (TAR, SELRES, ADSW, AND CANREC) ADVANCEMENT TO SENIOR AND
MASTER CHIEF PETTY OFFICER WILL BE ADDRESSED IN A SEPARATE NAVADMIN.
 
2.  CANDIDATES MUST MEET BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS IN REF A NLT
1 NOV 02.  DO NOT VALIDATE ANYONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE A CURRENT
RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT ON THEIR MOST RECENT FITREP.  IF A
RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IS WITHDRAWN AFTER THE VALIDATION
PROCESS, NOTIFY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) AND NETPDTC (N321) BY MSG
IAW REF A.  YOU MUST INVALIDATE PERSONNEL IN PAYGRADE E-7 WHO HAVE
NOT ATTENDED LTC IN CURRENT GRADE OR DO NOT HAVE A FLAG WAIVER IAW
REF B BY 1 NOV 02.
 
3.  ALL ACTIVE DUTY (USN, USNR-ACTIVE) PERSONNEL WHO ARE TIME IN
RATE ELIGIBLE WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY VALIDATED FROM THE ENLISTED
MASTER FILE DATA BASE BY NETPDTC.  THE EXAMINATION STATUS
VERIFICATION REPORT (ESVR) WILL BE CREATED FROM THESE VALIDATIONS
AND FORWARDED TO COMMANDS CONCERNED FOR VERIFICATION.  ENSURE
VERIFICATION OF EACH ESVR RECEIVED FOR EACH UIC SERVICED.  PERSONNEL
WHO ARE NOT RECOMMENDED FOR A SELECTION BOARD OR WHO ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE MUST BE IDENTIFIED TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) AND NETPDTC
(N321) VIA MSG FOR DELETION FROM SELECTION BOARD LIST.  CONTACT
NETPDTC (N321) CONCERNING PERSONNEL WHO ARE ELIGIBLE BUT ARE NOT
LISTED ON THE ESVR.  FAILURE TO INVALIDATE MAY RESULT IN SELECTION
OF INELIGIBLE PERSONNEL.  THOSE PERSONNEL NOT AUTO VALIDATED BY
NETPDTC MUST BE VALIDATED BY THEIR COMMAND USING A VALIDATION ANSWER
SHEET TRANSMITTAL LETTER PROCESS.
 
4.  GENERAL INFO.  TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE FOR CYCLE 177 IS
1 OCT 03.  TIME IN RATE REQUIREMENT FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E-8/9 IS 36
MONTHS.  PERSONNEL WITH A TIME IN RATE DATE OF 1 OCT 00 OR EARLIER
WILL BE ELIGIBLE.
 
5.  THOSE WHO SUBMIT A REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE
RENDER THEMSELVES INELIGIBLE FOR SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION AND
ADVANCEMENT.  FINAL APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST IS NOT REQUIRED.  THE
ACT OF APPLYING FOR FLEET RESERVE RENDERS THE SAILOR INELIGIBLE FOR
SELECTION BOARD CONSIDERATION.  THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS THOSE WHO
REQUEST TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE AT OR BEYOND THEIR HIGH YEAR
TENURE DATE.  PERSONNEL WHO HAVE AN APPROVED OR PENDING FLEET
RESERVE APPLICATION AND DESIRE CONSIDERATION BY THE SELECTION BOARD
MUST HAVE THE FLEET RESERVE APPLICATION CANCELLED NO LATER THAN
1 FEB 03.
 
6.  SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR A COMMISSION ARE INELIGIBLE
FOR CONSIDERATION FOR SELECTION TO SENIOR OR MASTER CHIEF
PETTY OFFICER.  THESE INDIVIDUALS MUST BE INVALIDATED.
 
7.  GROUPINGS FOR THOSE RATINGS WHICH CONTAIN SEVERAL ENLISTED
COMMUNITIES:
    A.  ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EM)
        GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE)
        GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE)
        GROUP 3 - ALL OTHERS
    B.  ELECTRONICS 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
 
8.  CANDIDATES MAY COMMUNICATE WITH SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT AS
FOLLOWS:
    A.  ENCLOSE DOCUMENT IN PLAIN MANILA FOLDER.  LABEL THE TOP LEFT
INSIDE EDGE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO:  FIRST LINE:  LAST NAME, FIRST
NAME, MI.  SECOND LINE:  RATE.  THIRD LINE:  SSN.
    B.  CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 10 JAN 03 FOR BOTH
BOARDS AND ADDRESSED TO COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
(PERS-811), PRESIDENT FY-04 E-8/9 SELECTION BOARD (ACTIVE), 5720
INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8520.
    C.  CORRESPONDENCE TO THE SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT CAN BE
SUBMITTED ONLY BY THE CANDIDATE.
    D.  COMMUNICATION OF SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS (AWARDS, QUALS, ETC.)
AFTER THE DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE FORWARDED BY
COMMANDING OFFICERS VIA MSG TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811).  ALL MSGS TO
THE BOARD MUST BE RECEIVED PRIOR TO BOARD CONVENING DATE.  ONCE
SELECTION BOARD CONVENES, SUPPLEMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE/MSGS WILL NOT
BE GIVEN TO THE BOARD FOR REVIEW.
 
9.  LIST OF E-8/9 ELIGIBLES WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUPERS WEB PAGE,
WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL BY THE SELECTION BOARD CONVENING DATE.  RESULTS
WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NAVADMIN AND AVAILABLE ON BUPERS ACCESS AFTER
MESSAGE RELEASE.
 
10.  RELEASED BY MATTHEW G. HENRY, N1 ACTING.//
 
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