ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 151158Z OCT 02 ZYB MIN PSN 333695J29 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 345/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/JANUARY 03 (CYCLE 178) NAVY-WIDE SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT /TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/02AUG1995// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/10OCT2002// REF/D/DOC/OPNAV/18OCT1993// REF/E/RMG/CNO/081623ZJUL2002// REF/F/RMG/CNO/081329ZSEP1997// REF/G/RMG/CNO/191955ZJUL1999// REF/H/RMG/CNO/261158ZSEP2002// REF/I/RMG/CNO/031610ZSEP2002// 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 6110.1G, NAVY PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF D IS OPNAVINST 1160.5C REENLISTMENT QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM. REF E IS NAVADMIN 208/02, ADJUSTMENT OF E4 AND E6 HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) SERVICE LIMITS. REF F IS NAVADMIN 219/97, ENLISTED WARFARE QUALIFICATIONS. REF G IS NAVADMIN 201/99, NAVY LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM FOR ENLISTED SAILORS. REF H IS NAVADMIN 324/02, NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM ORDERING PROCEDURES. REF I IS NAVADMIN 307/02, SUBMISSION OF NAVYWIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CYCLE 178 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS AND FY-04 SELECTION BOARD FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY OFFICER. ACTIVE DUTY (ACDU) EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED 16 JAN 03; USN/USNR(ACTIVE) SELECTION BOARD WILL CONVENE 8 JUL 03. THIS NAVADMIN IS A SUPPLEMENT TO REF A. 2. ACDU CANDIDATES MUST MEET BASIC ELIGIBILITY RQMTS PER REFS A THROUGH G NLT 1 DEC 02. PERSONNEL WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED LTC IN CURRENT GRADE OR DO NOT HAVE A FLAG WAIVER IAW REF G BY 1 DEC 02 ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT. A. ALL CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN COMMANDING OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT. B. REFS D AND E REMAIN IN EFFECT. MEMBERS WHO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO THE FLEET RESERVE AT OR BEYOND HYT WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION FOR ADVANCEMENT. C. WARFARE QUALIFICATION RQMTS ARE CONTAINED IN REF F. D. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA). COMPUTE PMA PER REF B PARA Q-4. COMPUTATION PERIOD FOR ACDU IS 1 JAN 00 THROUGH 31 DEC 02. USE ONLY E-6 EVALUATIONS FOR COMPUTATIONS. E. TIME IN RATE (TIR). (1) ELIGIBILITY SHALL BE COMPUTED PER REF A, PARA 216. (2) TIR WAIVERS FOR "EP" CANDIDATES MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A, PARA 216.G. COMMANDING OFFICER MUST IDENTIFY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED "EP" WAIVERS AND CANDIDATES PARTICIPATING FOR LDO PURPOSES ONLY TO SUPPORTING PSD OR EXAM ORDERING ACTIVITIES IN TIME TO PERMIT ORDERING OF EXAMS. INTERNET EXAM ORDERING CUT-OFF DATE IS 27 OCT 02. F. CANDIDATES MUST BE SELECTION BOARD ELIGIBLE TO HAVE THEIR RECORD REVIEWED BY THE CPO SELECTION BOARD. G. CANDIDATES APPROVED FOR CONVERSION MUST INFORM COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-811) TO ENSURE THEIR RECORD IS REVIEWED BY THE CORRECT CPO SELECTION PANEL. H. REFER TO PARA 721 OF REF A FOR POLICY REGARDING WITHDRAWING ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDATION AND EXAM INVALIDATION. 3. SELECTEES FOR APPOINTMENT TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL (STA21), ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (ECP) AND MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM (MECP), ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT AND MUST BE INVALIDATED PRIOR TO CPO SELECTION BOARD CONVENING OR MEMBER MUST FORMALLY DECLINE SELECTION FOR THE OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM IN WRITING. 4. ORDERING AND ADMINISTERING EXAMS. REF H DETAILS NEW PROCEDURES FOR EXAM ORDERING BEGINNING WITH THIS EXAM CYCLE. FOLLOW PROCEDURES IN REF H TO ORDER EXAMS. COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING CORRECT EXAMINATIONS ARE ORDERED. COMMAND AND SERVICING PERSONNEL SUPPORT DETACHMENTS MUST CERTIFY CORRECT PATH OF ADVANCEMENT IS ENTERED ON ANSWER SHEETS AS FOLLOWS: A. NAVY CAREER COUNSELOR (NC) (1) ORDER AND ADMINISTER NCRC (CAREER RECRUITER FORCE(CRF)) EXAMS TO NC'S HOLDING NEC 2186 AND WORKING IN RECRUITING DUTY AS A MEMBER OF CAREER RECRUITING FORCE. ENTER EXAM RATE AS NCRC. COMPLETION OF THE NC(R) 1 AND C NRTC IS REQUIRED FOR ALL NC(CRF) MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN THIS EXAM CYCLE. (2) ORDER AND ADMINISTER THE NCCC EXAM TO NC'S NOT HOLDING NEC 2186. ENTER EXAM RATE AS NCCC. B. ELECTRICIAN'S MATE EXAM (EM) (1) ORDER AND ADMINISTER EMNC EXAMS TO ALL NUCLEAR QUALIFIED SUBMARINE AND SURFACE EM CANDIDATES. EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL (RESTRICTED DATA). ENSURE TEST TAKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE. (2) ORDER AND ADMINISTER EMC EXAMS FOR ALL OTHER EM CANDIDATES. C. ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET) (1) ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETNC EXAMS FOR ALL NUCLEAR QUALIFIED SUBMARINE AND SURFACE ET CANDIDATES. EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL (RESTRICTED DATA). ENSURE TEST TAKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE. (2) ET SURFACE NON-NUCLEAR (ET) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETC EXAMS TO ALL NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE ET CANDIDATES. (3) ET SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS (ETR) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETRC EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM, OR 14ET. (4) ET SUBMARINE NAVIGATION (ETV) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER ETVC EXAMS TO PERSONNEL WITH NEC 14NO, 14SM, 14IC, 14QM, 14NM, 14XM, 14XO, AND FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET'S. D. MACHINIST'S MATE (MM) (1) MM NUCLEAR (MMN) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMNC EXAMS TO NUCLEAR QUALIFIED SUBMARINE AND SURFACE PERSONNEL. EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL (RESTRICTED DATA), ENSURE TEST TAKERS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE THE PROPER CLEARANCE. (2) MM SURFACE NON-NUCLEAR (MM) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMC EXAMS TO ALL NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE MM CANDIDATES. (3) MM AUXILIARY SUBMARINE (MME) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMEC EXAMS TO ALL MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NECS OF 4230 OR 4231. (4) MM WEAPONS SUBMARINE (MMW) - ORDER AND ADMINISTER MMWC EXAMS FOR MM SUBMARINE PERSONNEL WITH NECS 4232 OR 4233. EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL. 5. STG, STS AND AW RATING EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED SECRET AND INCLUDE NATO CONFIDENTIAL DATA. OS RATINGS EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL AND INCLUDE NATO RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. 6. ADDITIONAL EXAM ORDERING INSTRUCTION: A. AS DESCRIBED IN REF H, INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM ORDERING WILL BE FROM 7 OCT 2002 THROUGH 27 OCT 2002. FOLLOW LINKS FROM NETPDTC'S WEB SITE: HTTPS:/NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN TO REVIEW COMMAND'S TIR LIST AND EXAM ORDER. B. SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED BY MESSAGE USING THE FORMAT IN REF A, TABLE 4-1 7. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS (SUBEXAMS) A. SUBEXAM ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND SELECTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION. B. TRANSFERRING COMMANDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING, COORDINATING AND FORWARDING EXAMS FOR PERSONNEL IN PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS (PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBEXAMS). C. ALL REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA MESSAGE TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH PERS 811 AS INFO ADRESSEE. ALL 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 COMMITMENT" ARE CLARIFIED WHEN USED AS JUSTIFICATION. D. REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS SUBMITTED AFTER 1 FEB 03, WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 29 FEB 03. 8. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER REF A, CHAPTER 6. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED IN REF A, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED OR PROVIDED TO CANDIDATES IN LISTED RATINGS: ITEM RATINGS DRAFTING DIVIDER, 12 INCH PARALLEL RULER, AND AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 ETV, MN, OS, QM, (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) SM, ET(SW), STS BEARING RATE COMPUTER FT, STS NAUTICAL SLIDE RULE ETV 9. FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS. ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE FORWARDED TO NETPDTC NO LATER THAN CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE DAY FOLLOWING EXAM ADMINISTRATION. FOLLOW NEW PROCEDURES OUTLINED IN REF G TO EXPEDITE FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS. 10. EXAM GRADING. A. FOR RATINGS WHICH CONTAIN SEVERAL ENLISTED COMMUNITIES, THE FOLLOWING GROUPINGS ARE PROVIDED: (1) NUCLEAR ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EMN) GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE) GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE) (2) NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ETN) GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE) GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE) (3) NUCLEAR MACHINIST'S MATE (MMN) GROUP 1 - NUCLEAR (SUBMARINE) GROUP 2 - NUCLEAR (SURFACE) (4) MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (MS), STOREKEEPER (SK), YEOMAN (YN) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS (5) MUSICIAN (MU) GROUP 1 - SPECIAL BAND GROUP 2 - FLEET BAND 11. PER REF A, CANDIDATES MAY COMMUNICATE WITH SELECTION BOARD PRESIDENT AS FOLLOWS: A. IF POSSIBLE ENCLOSE DOCUMENT IN A PLAIN MANILA FOLDER, LABEL THE TOP INSIDE EDGE WITH THE FOLLOWING INFO: LAST NAME, FIRST NAME, MI. SECOND LINE: RATE. THIRD LINE: SSN. DO NOT STAPLE DOCUMENTS. B. CORRESPONDENCE MUST BE POSTMARKED NLT 20 MAY 03, AND ADDRESSED TO COMMANDER NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-811), PRESIDENT FY-04 E7 SELECTION BOARD (ACTIVE), 5720 INTEGRITY DRIVE, MILLINGTON, TN 38055-8110. C. CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF SELECTION BOARD MUST BE SUBMITTED ONLY BY THE CANDIDATE. ENDORSEMENTS TO PACKAGE ARE NOT AUTHORIZED AND WILL BE REMOVED PRIOR TO PRESENTATION TO BOARD. D. COMMUNICATION OF SPECIFIC ACHIEVEMENT (AWARDS, QUALS, ETC.) AFTER DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATE CORRESPONDENCE MAY BE FORWARDED BY COMMANDING OFFICER 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 FORWARDED FOR BOARD REVIEW. 12. LIST OF E7 ELIGIBLES WILL BE POSTED ON THE BUPERS WEB PAGE WWW.BUPERS.NAVY.MIL BY SELECTION BOARD CONVENING DATE. RESULTS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON BUPERS ACCESS AFTER BOARD COMPLETION. AFTER 48 HOURS RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NAVADMIN 13. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT