ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 241229Z OCT 02 ZYB MIN PSN 441932J23 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 353/02 MSGID/GENADMIN/N1// SUBJ/RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND CAREER /REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO)// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/061855ZMAY2002// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/071653ZDEC2001// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/172015ZJUN2002// REF/D/DOC/NAVPERS 15560C/01APR2002// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/081623ZJUL2002// REF/F/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/101556ZFEB2000// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 125/02, CREO/REGA UPDATE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 315/01, ASVAB QUALIFICATION SCORES. REF C IS NAVADMIN 176/02, ASVAB QUALIFICATION SCORES UPDATE. REF D IS MILPERSMAN ART 1236-010, ASVAB RETEST POLICY, AND ART 1440-050, IDENTIFICATION OF STRIKERS. REF E IS NAVADMIN 208/02, HIGH YEAR TENURE POLICY UPDATE. REF F IS NAVADMIN 023/00, ANNOUNCING MERGER OF AVIATION STOREKEEPER (AK) AND STOREKEEPER (SK) RATINGS.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPERCEDES REF A, ESTABLISHES RATING AVAILABILITY FOR NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS, PROVIDES MOST RECENT ADVANCEMENT (ADV) HISTORY, CREO RATING CLASSIFICATIONS, AND CRITICAL SKILLS LISTS. 2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES. A. TO PROVIDE FLEET SAILORS AND COUNSELORS THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION, THIS MESSAGE WILL NOW BE UPDATED QUARTERLY. B. CREO CATEGORY IS PROVIDED BY PAYGRADE (E1-4/E5/E6) FOR EACH RATING. THIS CHANGE PROVIDES MORE SPECIFIC AND ACCURATE DATA FOR SAILORS AND CAREER COUNSELORS TO USE WHEN CONSIDERING RATING CHANGES. C. ALTHOUGH HIGHLIGHTED AS A CHANGE IN THE LAST CREO/REGA MESSAGE, THE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS PARAGRAPH IS REPEATED FOR EMPHASIS. PARAGRAPH 5 BELOW PROVIDES FURTHER GUIDANCE AND CLARIFICATION OF ASVAB REQUIREMENTS FOR STRIKERS. ASVAB REQUIREMENTS ESTABLISHED IN THE ENLTRANSMAN, CHAPTER 7.15 AND LISTED IN REFS B AND C ARE MANDATORY FOR ENTRY INTO ALL RATINGS. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS BELOW DEFINE CREO/REGA CLASSIFICATIONS USED IN PARAGRAPHS 5 AND 6 FOR USN/USNR AND TAR PERSONNEL: A. RATING: RATINGS LISTED REFLECT SEPARATE COMPETITIVE GROUPS USED FOR ADVANCEMENT (FOR EXAMPLE: ET (OTH), MM (SS-N), ETC.). B. NON-DESIGNATED STRIKER STATUS: (1) "A SCHL REQD" = RATING ENTRY ONLY VIA CLASS "A" SCHOOL. REQUESTS FOR AN "A" SCHOOL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PER ENLTRANSMAN CHAPTER 7 TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4010S) FOR UNDESIGNATED PERSONNEL, AND TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) FOR DESIGNATED PERSONNEL. CAREER COUNSELORS AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS SHALL NOT ALLOW NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN E4 EXAM FOR THESE RATINGS. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS SHALL NOT ORDER RATING EXAMS FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL WHEN "A" SCHOOL ATTENDANCE IS REQUIRED FOR RATING ENTRY. TESTING OF UNQUALIFIED PERSONNEL WILL RESULT IN INVALIDATION OF TEST. NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL MAY REQUEST ASSIGNMENT TO AN "A" SCHOOL AFTER COMPLETING 12 MONTHS ON BOARD A PERMANENT DUTY STATION. (2) "OPEN" = RATINGS ARE OPEN TO NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL. TO ENSURE MEMBERS' COMPATIBILITY WITH RATING, COMMANDS SHALL ENSURE SAILORS MEET THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN CHAPTER 7 OF THE ENLTRANSMAN FOR APPLICABLE "A" SCHOOL ENTRY TO INCLUDE ASVAB TEST SCORE REQUIREMENTS. SEE REFS B AND C FOR ASVAB QUALIFICATION SCORES FOR ALL RATINGS. SN/FN/AN WHO FAIL TO QUALIFY FOR A DESIRED RATING DUE TO ASVAB SCORE ARE ENCOURAGED TO RE-TEST. SEE REF D, ART 1236-010 FOR ASVAB RETEST POLICY. NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS WHO DESIRE TO PURSUE OPEN RATINGS OUTSIDE NORMAL ADV PATH NO LONGER REQUIRE NAVPERSCOM APPROVAL TO TAKE E4 EXAM. PER REF D, ART 1440-050 STRIKER DESIGNATION WILL BE AUTHORIZED BY NETPDTC, PENSACOLA, FL BASED ON SPECIFIC RATING MANNING LEVEL AND QUOTAS DETERMINED BY THE ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER FOR MEMBERS PARTICIPATING IN RATING EXAMS WHO PASS-NOT-ADVANCE (PNA) THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM. PNA DOES NOT GUARANTEE RATING ENTRY IF AN E3 QUOTA DOES NOT EXIST. (3) "APPRV REQD" = NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RATING ENTRY PER REF D, ARTICLE 1440-050. SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR THE MARCH 2002, CYCLE 179 TO PERS 811A1 NO LATER THAN 31 JAN 03. REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER 31 JAN 03 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SEE "NOTES" FOR COGNIZANT AUTHORITY. THE ENGINEERING ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, CNO (N132D3/4) IS AUTHORITY FOR ENGINEERING RATINGS. CNO (N132D8) IS AUTHORITY FOR EW RATING. THE SUBMARINE ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, CNO (N132D9) IS AUTHORITY FOR SUBMARINE NON-NUCLEAR RATINGS. THE SUPPLY ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER, CNO(N132D15) IS AUTHORITY FOR SUPPLY RATINGS. THE NUCLEAR ENLISTED PROGRAMS BRANCH, CNO (N133D) IS AUTHORITY FOR NUCLEAR RATINGS. (4) "CLOSED" = NO E4 RATING ENTRY OPPORTUNITIES; OR OVER MANNED AT E4; RATING MANNED BY E5 AND ABOVE ONLY. C. ADV OPPORTUNITY TO E4, E5, AND E6 FROM MAR 02 (CYCLE 175) EXAM ARE PROVIDED TO ASSIST SAILORS AND CAREER COUNSELORS IN EVALUATING RATINGS FOR FIRST-TERM AND CAREER PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY. ALTHOUGH PAST OPPORTUNITY IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF FUTURE PROMOTION RATES, THIS DATA INDICATES OVERALL MANNING IN A RATING. ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTED IN COMPARISON TO AVERAGE OPPORTUNITY USING FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (1) E4 (CYCLE 175) AVERAGE OPPORTUNITY - 50.92 PERCENT. (A) EXCELLENT (EX) = GREATER THAN 90 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (B) ABOVE AVERAGE (AA) = 61 TO 89 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AVERAGE (AV) = 40 TO 60 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 20 TO 39 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 20 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (F) NOT APPLICABLE (NA) = NO E4 EXAM FOR RATING. (2) E5 (CYCLE 175) AVERAGE OPPORTUNITY - 20.76 PERCENT. (A) EX = GREATER THAN 50 PERCENT. (B) AA = 31 TO 49 PERCENT. (C) AV = 13 TO 30 PERCENT. (D) BA = 9 TO 12 PERCENT. (E) PR = LESS THAN 9 PERCENT. (F) NA = NO E5 EXAM FOR RATING. (3) E6 (CYCLE 175) AVERAGE OPPORTUNITY - 17.89 PERCENT. (A) EX = GREATER THAN 55 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (B) AA = 36 TO 55 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AV = 12 TO 35 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BA = 7 TO 11 PERCENT. (E) PR = LESS THAN 7 PERCENT. D. CREO CATEGORY: NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) MUST APPROVE ALL SELECTIVE TRAINING REENLISTMENT PROGRAM (STAR) REQUESTS BEFORE REENLISTMENT, REGARDLESS OF CREO CATEGORY. CREO CATEGORIES LISTED REPRESENT MALE AND FEMALE (COMBINED) MANNING LEVELS. CREO CATEGORIES ARE PROVIDED BY PAYGRADE (E1-4/E5/E6). (1) CREO CATEGORY DEFINITIONS: (A) "CREO 1" = UNDERMANNED (B) "CREO 2" = MANNED AT DESIRED LEVELS (C) "CREO 3" = OVER MANNED E. NOTE: RATING SPECIFIC COMMENTS SHOWN IN PARA 10. 4. SN/FN/AN SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER INFO IN PARAGRAPHS 6 AND 7 PRIOR TO MAKING RATING ENTRY DECISION. THE COLUMN "RECENT ADV OPP" PROVIDES DATA FROM MAR 02 (CYCLE 175) EXAM; "CREO CAT" PROVIDES MANNING LEVEL BY RATING. ADV OPPORTUNITY AND CAREER PROGRESSION ARE DIRECTLY LINKED TO A RATING'S MANNING LEVEL (I.E., PERSONNEL IN UNDERMANNED RATINGS TYPICALLY HAVE GREATER OPPORTUNITY THAN THOSE IN OVER MANNED RATINGS). IN THE LAST TWO YEARS, THE OS AND MS RATING CONTINUED TO OFFER SIGNIFICANT OPPORTUNITY TO STRIKERS. SN/AN/FN ARE URGED TO CONSIDER THE OS/MS RATING WHEN INVESTIGATING CAREER CHOICES. CAREERISTS CONSIDERING A CHANGE OF RATING, OR FIRST-TERM SAILORS TRANSITIONING INTO THE CAREER FORCE WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT CAREER PROGRESSION IN THEIR PRESENT RATING SHOULD REVIEW CREO CATEGORIES, ADVANCEMENT HISTORY, AND ASSOCIATED NOTES TO DETERMINE WHERE THE BEST OPPORTUNITIES EXIST. CONVERSIONS WILL NORMALLY ONLY BE CONSIDERED FOR THOSE IN CREO 2 OR 3 RATINGS WHO SEEK ENTRY INTO CREO 1 RATES. E5 PERSONNEL WITH CAREER COUNSELING SKILLS ARE NEEDED AS FLEET NC/NC (CRF). PARAGRAPH 10, NOTE 10 OUTLINES LINKS FOR CONVERSIONS. THE NAVY HAS IMPLEMENTED AN AGGRESSIVE EFFORT TO GROW THE MASTER-AT-ARMS (MA) FORCE AS PART OF ITS ANTI-TERRORISM/FORCE PROTECTION EFFORTS. PERSONNEL WHO ARE E6 OR JUNIOR, AND ARE CURRENTLY IN A RATING THAT IS OVER MANNED, MAY WANT TO GIVE SOME THOUGHT TO APPLYING FOR CONVERSION TO MA. IN ADDITION TO OFFERING AN EXCITING CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FORCE PROTECTION, THE MA RATING OFFERS EXCELLENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY. CONTACT: N132D14@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. DUE TO THE EXCELLENT CURRENT MANNING IN MANY USN RATINGS, OPPORTUNITY EXISTS FOR SAILORS TO CONSIDER LATERAL TRANSITION AS AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE NAVAL RESERVE TAR COMMUNITY. SAILORS SHOULD EXAMINE TAR CREO/REGA IN PARAGRAPH 7 TO DETERMINE IF AN OPPORTUNITY EXISTS IN THE TAR COMMUNITY FOR THEIR RATING. CONSULT ENLTRANSMAN CHAPTER 20 FOR PROCEDURES. 5. CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS, CAREER COUNSELORS, OR OTHERS WHO COUNSEL SAILORS ON CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MUST USE THIS NAVADMIN AS A READY REFERENCE. CAREER DEVELOPMENT BOARDS ARE TO USE THE ASVAB CRITERIA AND WAIVER GUIDANCE NOTED IN THE ENLTRANSMAN, CHAPTER 7.15, FOR RATING ENTRY. POTENTIAL FOR SUCCESS IS BASED ON INITIAL QUALIFICATION. ASVAB SCORES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A DETERMINANT OF SUCCESS AND ARE A PREREQUISITE TO ALL "A" AND MOST "C" SCHOOLS. ENCOURAGING A SAILOR TO ENTER A RATING WHERE CAREER PROGRESSION WILL BE INHIBITED BY AN INSUFFICIENT ASVAB IS NOT PRODUCTIVE. THEREFORE, CHAPTER 7.15 OF THE ENLTRANSMAN SHOULD BE CONSIDERED EARLY IN THE COUNSELING PROCESS. RE-TESTING IS ADVISED TO MEET MINIMUM SCORES. ASVAB (AFCT) RETESTING MAY NOW BE CONDUCTED DURING DEPLOYMENTS BY EMBARKED CARGRU/CRUDESGRU AND PHIBRON/DESRON COMMANDERS. GROUP AND SQUADRON COMMANDERS INTERESTED IN PROVIDING THIS SERVICE DURING A DEPLOYMENT SHOULD CONTACT CNO N132D10 AT (703) 614-6863/DSN 224 OR N132D10@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL FOR MORE INFORMATION. WHEN COUNSELING, ENSURE SERVICE MEMBERS UNDERSTAND THE BENEFITS OF ENTERING RATINGS THAT OFFER GREATEST CAREER OPPORTUNITIES. ADDITIONALLY, CAREER COUNSELORS ARE REMINDED TO REVIEW THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL, CHAPTER 2, FOR CITIZENSHIP AND SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY INTO CERTAIN RATES. SEE REF E AND NOTE 15 FOR GUIDANCE ON HYT. 6. USN/USNR REGA/CREO RATING CLASSIFICATIONS. NONDESIG RECENT CREO NOTES STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY (PARA 10) RATING STATUS E4/E5/E6 E1-4/E5/E6 ABE OPEN AV/AV/AA 2/1/2 3 ABF OPEN PR/AV/AV 3/2/2 3 ABH OPEN PR/AV/AV 3/2/2 3 AC "A" SCHL REQD BA/AV/AV 3/2/2 6,19 AD OPEN PR/AV/AV 3/2/2 3 AE OPEN AV/AV/AV 2/2/2 - AG "A" SCHL REQD BA/AV/AV 3/2/2 6,19 AME "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/AV 2/1/2 3,14,19 AM OPEN AV/PR/AV 1/2/2 3 AO OPEN AV/AV/AA 1/1/2 3,14 AS OPEN EX/AV/AV 2/2/2 3 AT OPEN BA/AV/AV 1/2/3 - AW "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AV 1/2/2 3,19 AZ OPEN BA/AA/BA 2/2/3 3 BM OPEN EX/EX/BA 1/2/2 - BU "A" SCHL REQD BA/AV/PR 3/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 CE "A" SCHL REQD PR/PR/BA 3/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 CM "A" SCHL REQD AV/PR/PR 1/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 CTA "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/PR 2/2/2 17,19,20 CTI "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/AV 2/2/2 1,3,7,17,19,20 CTM "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AV 2/2/3 17,18,19 CTO CLOSED EX/AV/AA 2/3/2 17,19,20 CTR "A" SCHL REQD AV/EX/AA 2/2/2 1,3,17,19,20 CTT "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AA 3/2/2 3,17,19 DC APPRV REQD AA/AV/AV 3/3/2 14 DK APPRV REQD AV/AV/BA 3/2/2 5,14 DM APPRV REQD EX/AV/BA 1/2/3 11 DT CLOSED PR/PR/PR 3/2/3 3,16,19 EA "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/AV 3/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 EM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 1/1/1 4 EM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 1/1/1 - EM(OTH) APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/2/2 14 EN APPRV REQD EX/AV/PR 3/2/2 14 EO "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/AV 3/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 ET(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 1/1/1 4 ET(SS-RF)OPEN EX/AV/AA 3/2/2 4 ET(SS-NV)OPEN EX/AA/EX 1/2/2 4 ET(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/1 - ET(OTH) "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/BA 3/3/2 19 EW "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AA 1/2/2 17 FC "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AA 3/3/2 3,19 FT OPEN EX/EX/EX 3/2/2 4 GM OPEN EX/EX/AV 3/3/2 - GSE "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/AA 1/3/3 3,8,14,14 GSM OPEN EX/AV/PR 2/2/3 3,8,14 HM "A" SCHL REQD BA/PR/BA 2/2/2 2,16,19 HT OPEN EX/AV/PR 3/2/2 14 IC "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/AV 3/3/2 3,14,19 IS CLOSED PR/AA/AA 3/3/3 17,18 IT "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AV 1/3/2 14,15,16,19 JO OPEN PR/AA/AA 2/2/1 12 LI APPRV REQD AA/EX/AV 2/2/2 - LN APPRV REQD NA/EX/AA 1/2/2 10,14 MA "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/1 9,14 MM(SS-AX) OPEN EX/AA/AV 2/2/2 4 MM (SS-W) OPEN EX/BA/AV 3/2/2 4 MM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/AA/EX 1/1/1 4 MM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 1/1/1 - MM(OTH) OPEN EX/PR/AA 3/2/3 14 MN "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 3/3/3 14,19 MR OPEN EX/AA/PR 3/1/3 14 MS(SS) OPEN EX/PR/BA 1/3/2 4 MS(OTH) OPEN EX/BA/BA 1/2/2 14 MT "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/BA 3/2/2 4,19 MU "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/AV 1/1/3 14,19 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/AV N/N/1 10 NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/1 10 OS OPEN EX/EX/AV 1/1/2 - PC APPRV REQD AV/AV/PR 1/2/3 5,14 PH OPEN BA/AA/BA 3/1/3 - PN OPEN PR/BA/AV 3/1/1 - PR "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/BA 2/1/2 3,14,19 QM OPEN EX/EX/AA 2/3/2 14 RP CLOSED PR/AV/PR 3/2/3 - SH OPEN AV/PR/BA 3/2/2 14 SK(SS) CLOSED BA/BA/BA 3/2/2 4 SK(OTH) OPEN AV/AV/AV 2/2/1 14,22 SM OPEN EX/AA/AV 2/2/2 14 STG "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AA 2/3/3 3,14 STS OPEN EX/BA/BA 3/2/2 4 SW "A" SCHL REQD BA/PR/AA 3/2/1 1,3,16,19,20,21 TM OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/2/2 - UT "A" SCHL REQD AA/PR/BA 3/2/2 1,3,16,19,20,21 YN(SS) OPEN EX/AA/AV 3/2/3 4 YN(OTH) OPEN BA/AV/AV 3/2/1 - 7. TAR REGA/CREO RATING CLASSIFICATIONS. NONDESIG RECENT CREO STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY NOTES RATING STATUS E4/E5/E6 E1-4/E5/E6 (PARA 10) AC "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/1 3,19 AD OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/2/2 - AE OPEN EX/EX/BA 1/2/2 - AK OPEN EX/AA/BA 1/3/3 22 AME "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AV 1/2/3 19 AM OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/2/2 - AO OPEN EX/AA/AV 2/2/2 - AS OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/2/2 - AT OPEN EX/AA/PR 1/2/3 - AW "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/BA 3/2/2 19 AZ OPEN EX/EX/PR 2/2/3 - BM OPEN EX/EX/BA 1/1/2 - DC OPEN EX/EX/EX 2/1/1 - DK OPEN EX/BA/BA 2/2/3 - EM OPEN EX/EX/BA 3/2/2 - EN OPEN EX/AA/AV 1/2/2 - ET "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AA 2/1/2 19 HM "A" SCHL REQD BA/EX/BA 3/1/2 19 HT APPRV REQD EX/EX/BA 1/1/2 5 IC "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 2/1/2 19 IT APPRV REQD AA/EX/EX 3/2/2 5 MR APPRV REQD AV/EX/AV 3/1/2 5 MS APPRV REQD EX/AV/PR 1/2/2 5 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/2 - NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/1/1 13 PN APPRV REQD EX/EX/BA 1/1/2 5 PR "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/AV 1/1/2 19 SK OPEN EX/EX/BA 3/2/2 22 YN APPRV REQD EX/AA/AV 1/2/2 5 8. CRITICAL SKILLS LIST. ANY NEC THAT IS SRB ELIGIBLE, PER THE MOST CURRENT SRB AWARD LEVEL NAVADMIN, IS A CRITICAL SKILL AND CONSIDERED CREO 1 WITHOUT REGARD FOR MANNING OF ASSOCIATED RATING. A. BELOW NEC(S) ARE CRITICAL SKILLS: 0304 0318 0410 0455 0507 0879 0880 0979 0981 1104 1105 1108 1332 1334 1335 1336 14CM 14EM 14TM 14XX 1568 1571 1590 2379 2735 2735 2735 2779 2780 2780 2780 2781 3353 3354 3355 3356 3359 3363 3364 3365 3366 3383 3384 3385 3386 3389 3393 3394 3395 3396 4230 4231 4232 4233 4712 4747 5311 5320 5323 5326 5332 5333 5334 5335 5336 5337 5341 5342 5343 5346 5350 5351 5352 5633 5931 5932 7412 7846 8215 8226 8251 8284 8401 8402 8403 8416 8425 8427 8432 8445 8446 8452 8454 8463 8466 8478 8482 8483 8485 8486 8489 8491 8492 8493 8494 8495 8503 8505 8506 8541 8708 8783 9103 9105 9138 9147 9149 9188 9193 9197 9201 9203 9208 9209 9211 9212 9215 9216 9238 9289 9295 9297 9302 9302 9402 B. BELOW NEC(S) ARE TAR CRITICAL SKILLS: 0170 1678 2186 2379 2720 2730 2735 2779 4727 8250 8251 8271 8425 8842 9581 9. FIRST-TERM OUTLOOK: A. FIRST-TERM SAILORS SHOULD BE MINDFUL OF CREO CATEGORY OF THEIR RATING (TO UNDERSTAND ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY). IN PARTICULAR, SAILORS IN RATINGS CONSISTENTLY LISTED AS CREO 3 SHOULD CAREFULLY EVALUATE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO ADVANCE. AS AN EAOS APPROACHES, CONVERSION TO A CREO 1 RATING OR THE TAR COMMUNITY SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN LIGHT OF THE GREATER ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY IT AFFORDS. B. SINCE REENLISTMENT CRITERIA BY RATING ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE, UP-TO-DATE REENLISTMENT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811E4) AT (901) 874-3205/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL: P811E4@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL. 10. NOTES (APPLICABLE TO PARAGRAPHS 6 AND 7): (1) RATE CONVERSIONS ALLOWED FOR E5 AND JUNIOR WITH LESS THAN 8 YEARS OF SERVICE. (2) RATE CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED ABOVE E4 (EXCEPT DT TO HM). (3) RATE CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED ABOVE E5. FOR DT, CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED ABOVE E-3 EXCEPT FOR NEC 8708. (4) RATING CLOSED TO WOMEN. (5) REFER TO MILPERSMAN CONCERNING ALL REQUIREMENTS. PRIOR APPROVAL FOR EXAM PARTICIPATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811, PERS-812 FOR TAR PERSONNEL) VIA MSG OR NAVPERS 1306/7 PER REF D. (6) RATE CONVERSION TO AC AND AG NOT NORMALLY ALLOWED ABOVE E4. ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS WILL CONSIDER WAIVER FOR E5 WITH LESS THAN FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE. (7) PERSONNEL REQUESTING CTI "A" SCHOOL REQUIRE A MINIMUM DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE OF 100. WAIVERS (UP TO 5 POINTS) OF MINIMUM DLAB SCORES ARE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IF MEMBER HAS DEMONSTRATED LANGUAGE ABILITIES, INCLUDE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE. MALE CANDIDATES MUST VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY IN SUBMARINES AND FOR DUTY INVOLVING AERIAL FLIGHT. FEMALE CANDIDATES MUST VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY INVOLVING AERIAL FLIGHT. CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE NAVPERS 1070/613 PER MILPERSMAN 1220-010. ENSURE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE ENCLOSURES WHEN REQUESTING CTI "A" SCHOOL: DLAB SCORE SHEET, DLPT SCORE SHEET (IF APPLICABLE), SF-86, FAVORABLE SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) INTERVIEW, COPIES OF LAST THREE EVALUATIONS, PAGE 13 VOLUNTEER STATUS. U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS MANDATORY FOR THE APPLICANT. IF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT U.S. CITIZENS, INCLUDE AN INTELLIGENCE RISK ASSESSMENT AND FOREIGN CONTACT INTERVIEWS WITH THE NAVPERS 1306/7. (8) GSM CONVERSIONS NORMALLY APPROVED ONLY FROM SURFACE MAIN PROPULSION AND AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE (AD) RATINGS. ATTENDANCE OF "A" SCHOOL IS MANDATORY. GSE CONVERSIONS NORMALLY APPROVED ONLY FROM SURFACE IC AND EM RATINGS AND WILL ATTEND "A" SCHOOL. UNDESIGNATED PERSONNEL TAKING THE GSM3 EXAM MUST MEET THE MINIMUM ASVAB TEST SCORE LISTED IN CHAPTER 7 OF THE ENLTRANSMAN (AR+MK+EI+GS=204) TO ENSURE THE SAILOR WILL BE ABLE TO COMPLETE FOLLOW-ON SCHOOLS AND ASSOCIATED PRE-TESTS. ASVAB WAIVERS REQUIRE CNO (N132D3) APPROVAL, PHONE (703) 614-6501/DSN 224, E-MAIL: N132D3A@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. (9) MA RATING: FOR APPLICATION FORMAT, REFER TO MILPERSMAN ART 1440-010 OR THE ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER PAGE FOR MA AT BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. ENSURE ALL REQUESTS FOR CONVERSION TO MA RATING ARE FORWARDED TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) FOR RATED PERSONNEL AND CNO (N132D14) FOR UNDESIGNATED PERSONNEL. FOR INFORMATION CALL DSN 225-8676/224. (10) LN/NC/NC(CRF) RATINGS: ENSURE ALL REQUESTS FOR ENTRY INTO THE LN/NC RATINGS ARE FORWARDED TO NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811). REFER TO MILPERSMAN 1440-010 AND 1440-020 AND JAGINST 1440.1B FOR APPLICATION FORMAT. NC(CRF) CONVERSION REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA COMNAVCRUITCOM IAW BUPERSINST 1133.29D. (11) DM RATING: CONVERSION VIA DIRECT CONVERSION PACKAGE (NAVPERS 1306/7) AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW ONLY. SUBMIT PACKAGE TO JO2HQ GRAPHICS, USJFCOM, 1562 MITSCHNER AVENUE, SUITE #200, NORFOLK, VA 23551, ATTN: SENIOR NAVY DM. FOR INFO, CONTACT NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) AT (901) 874-3205/DSN 882, E-MAIL: P811E4@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL, OR CNO (N132D10) AT (703) 614-6863/DSN 224, E-MAIL: N132D10@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. (12) JO RATING: DIRECT CONVERSION ACCEPTED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS, WITH CNO (N132D10) ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (ECM) APPROVAL, IF MEMBER HAS A BACKGROUND IN JOURNALISM AND/OR WORK EXPERIENCE IN JOURNALISM. LATERAL CONVERSIONS BEING REVIEWED (APPROVED SAILORS ROUTED VIA "A" SCHOOL). RATING IS OPEN TO STRIKERS. (13) TAR NC(CRF) LATERAL CONVERSION REQUIRES NAVPERSCOM (PERS-913) APPROVAL. SUBMIT NAVPERS 1306/7 VIA NAVRESCRUITCOM. (14) PER OPNAVINST 1160.5C, REQUESTS FOR HYT WAIVERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA NAVPERS 1306/7 (4-86). HOWEVER, REQUESTS MUST BE FORWARDED TO PERS 823A4A FOR USN OR PERS 913 FOR TAR. HYT FROM OBLIGATED SERVICE TO ATTEND "A" OR "C" SCHOOLS MUST ALSO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF OPNAVINST 1160.5C. (15) ONLY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE COMPLETED IT "A" SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E4 ADVANCEMENT EXAM. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED BASED UPON PREVIOUS EXAM PARTICIPATION. (16) NO SCORE CONVERSIONS. (17) PERSONNEL REQUESTING CT/EW "A" SCHOOL MUST ENSURE THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE INCLUDED AS ENCLOSURES TO THE NAVPERS 1306/7: COPY OF SF-86, FAVORABLE SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) INTERVIEW, ASVAB SCORE SHEET, AND LAST THREE EVALUATIONS. DO NOT FORWARD REQUEST FOR SECURITY INVESTIGATION (SSBI) TO DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE (DSS) UNTIL CONFIRMATION OF CONVERSION IS RECEIVED FROM NAVPERSCOM (PERS-811) (SEE NAVADMIN 085/02, 292359Z MAR 02). CT/EW/IS CANDIDATES AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS. EXCEPTIONS/WAIVERS FOR NON-U.S. CITIZEN FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE MADE ONLY FOR CTI CANDIDATES ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. FOR ADDITIONAL CTI "A" SCHOOL REQUIREMENTS, REFER TO NOTE 7. (18) RATE CONVERSIONS FOR SAILORS WITH LESS THAN 10 YEARS OF SERVICE ONLY. (19) ONLY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE COMPLETED "A" SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN ADVANCEMENT EXAMS. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED AND ALL TESTS WILL BE INVALIDATED FOR EXAM PARTICIPATION WHILE IN A TRAINEE STATUS. (20) RATING CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED FOR MEMBERS ADVANCING TO E6 AFTER CONVERSION APPROVAL AND PRIOR TO "A" SCHOOL. (21) CONVERTING MEMBERS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E6 ADVANCEMENT EXAM IN THEIR PRESENT RATING WHILE UNDER "A" SCHOOL INSTRUCTION FOR THE PROSPECTIVE RATING. (22) PER REF F, AK/SK E4-E6 RATINGS WILL MERGE EFFECTIVE 1 JAN 03. THE SEP 02 EXAM WAS THE LAST SEPARATE E4-E6 EXAM FOR THE AK/SK RATINGS. 11. POCS FOR THIS NAVADMIN ARE PNCS(SW) T. HOUTZER, N132C4A, (703) 695-3853/DSN 225, E-MAIL: N132C4A@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL AND LCDR A. OROPEZA, N132C4, (703) 695-3856/DSN 225, E-MAIL: N132C4@BUPERS.NAVY.MIL. 12. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT