ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 172350Z JAN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 303105J12 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N02300// NAVADMIN 012/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/MAR 03 (CYCLE 179) NAVY-WIDE EXAMS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF /ACTIVE DUTY USN, USNR(ACTIVE), TAR AND CANREC SERVICE MEMBERS TO /PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS THROUGH FIRST CLASS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/25JUL2001// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/01MAY2000// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/08APR2002// REF/D/RMG/CNO/241229ZOCT2002// REF/E/RMG/CNO/192038ZFEB2002// REF/F/RMG/CNO/031610ZSEP2002// REF/G/DOC/BUPERS/01APR2000// REF/H/RMG/CNO/261158ZSEP2002// 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 PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM. REF D IS NAVADMIN 353/02, RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA), AND CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO). REF E IS NAVADMIN 280/01, INTERIM CHANGE TO ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. REF F IS NAVADMIN 307/02, POLICY FOR MAILING ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT EXAM ANSWER SHEETS. REF G IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1420-060, FROCKING OF ENLISTED PERSONNEL. REF H IS NAVADMIN 324/02, NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM ORDERING PROCEDURES// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF A AND PROVIDES INFO FOR THE MAR 03 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT (ADV) EXAMS FOR E4 THROUGH E6. 2. CANDIDATES HAVE TO MEET THE RQMTS OF REFS A THROUGH E NLT 1 FEB 03. A. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE CLASS "A" SCHOOL PRIOR TO EXAM DATE, WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THAT RATING. B. COMPLETION OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC) FOR E6 CANDIDATES MUST BE PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAM. PERSONNEL RECEIVING A FLAG WAIVER MUST HAVE WAIVER PRIOR TO EXAM DATE. THOSE PERSONNEL COMPLETING LTC OR RECEIVING A FLAG WAIVER AFTER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSTITUTE EXAMS. C. CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THEIR COMMANDING OFFICERS RECOMMENDATION FOR ADVANCEMENT TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADV. D. CANDIDATES ADMINISTERED INCORRECT EXAMS WILL BE ALLOWED TO RETEST ONLY UPON APPROVAL OF COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811/812) FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS). REQUESTS MUST BE MADE WITHIN THE SUBSTITUTE EXAM GUIDELINES. 3. CMDS/SERVICING PSD'S REFER TO CATALOG OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NAVEDTRA 12061) FOR AVAILABLE NON RESIDENT TRAINING COURSES. THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER WEB SITE AT: HTTPS:/WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL HAS BIBS, ADVANCEMENT HANDBOOKS, THE LATEST VERSION OF THE NRTC CATALOG, AND A TABLE OF RECOMMENDED COURSES. COURSES ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH NETPDTC'S INDIVIDUAL ENROLLMENT SYSTEM AT WEB SITE: HTTPS:/WWW.COURSES.CNET.NAVY.MIL OR TOLL FREE (877) 264-8583. STUDENTS USING ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WILL RECEIVE COURSES IN PAPER FORMAT FOR WHICH NETPDTC WILL GRADE AND PROVIDE COURSE COMPLETION CONFIRMATION. 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 2186 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-811/812. 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 AND ADMINISTERING EXAMS FOR NUCLEAR SURFACE, NUCLEAR SUBMARINE, AND NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE EXAM CANDIDATES, ENSURE CORRECT EXAM DESIGNATION EMN, ETN, OR MMN ARE PROPERLY ANNOTATED ON ANSWER SHEETS. CORRECT EXAM IDENTIFICATION 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'S. (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 F. STG, STS, AND AW RATING EXAMS ARE CLASSIFIED SECRET AND INCLUDE NATO CONFIDENTIAL DATA. OS RATINGS ARE CLASSIFIED CONFIDENTIAL AND INCLUDE NATO RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. 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. CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE TIR REQUIREMENT IN REF A IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCH 2003 EXAM. TIR SHOULD BE COMPUTED TO THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE (TED) OF 01 JULY 2003. B. AS ANNOUNCED WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS IN REF H, INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM ORDERING WAS POSTED FROM 09DEC02 THROUGH 05JAN03 FOR E6; 12JAN03 FOR E5; AND 19JAN03 FOR E4. EXAMS HAVE BEEN OR ARE IN THE PROCESS OF BEING SHIPPED TO COMMANDS FROM THIS INITIAL TIR LIST. SUPPLEMENTAL REQUESTS FOR REGULAR EXAMS MAY BE MADE ON TIR WEB SITE UNTIL 09FEB03 FOR E6; 16FEB03 FOR E5; AND 23FEB03 FOR E4. AFTER THAT DATE, MESSAGES MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR SUBSTITUTE EXAMS. C. 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. D. 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 02 TO 28 FEB 03 E5 E4 1 DEC 01 TO 28 FEB 03 E6 E5 1 MAR 00 TO 28 FEB 03 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 03. 8. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. E6/5/4 EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 6, 13, AND 20 MAR 2003. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL, EXAMS WILL NOW BE ADMINISTERED ON THURSDAYS. CANDIDATES FOR E6 WILL TAKE EXAM ON 6 MAR, E5 ON 13 MAR, AND E4 ON 20 MAR 03. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811A1/812). B. AS ANNOUNCED WITH DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS IN REF H, INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM ORDERING WILL BE FROM 09DEC02 THROUGH: 05JAN03 FOR E6; 12JAN03 FOR E5; AND 19JAN03 FOR E4. FOLLOW LINKS FROM NETPDTC'S WEB SITE: HTTPS:/NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN TO REVIEW COMMAND'S TIR LIST AND EXAM ORDER. AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAM ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMS ORDERS UNTIL 08FEB03. COMMANDS WITH INTERNET ACCESS BUT WITHOUT A PASSWORD MAY SEND AN E-MAIL REQUESTING A PASSWORD TO: EXAM-ORDERING.N321@CNET.NAVY.MIL. LOCAL EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) ARE AUTHORIZED TO SET DEADLINES FOR COMMANDS TO SUBMIT LIST OF BOTH REGULAR AND EARLY CANDIDATES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE TIME FOR EXAMS TO BE RECEIVED. C. ADV TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY REF D. EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS MUST ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH REGA REQUIREMENTS PRIOR TO EXAM ADMINISTRATION. D. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION (SUBEXAMS): (1) TO ALLOW TIME FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION, SUBEXAMS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. WITH THE NEW EFFORT ON EXPEDITING EXAM RESULTS THE IMPORTANCE OF TIMELY EXAM ORDERING AND ADMINISTRATION CANNOT BE OVEREMPHASIZED. (2) TRANSFERRING CMDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING, TRANSFERRING, AND COORDINATING EXAM PARTICIPATION FOR PERSONNEL IN PCS, TAD, OR LEAVE STATUS (PCS TAD OR LEAVE STATUS IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBEXAMS). (3) DO NOT USE "ADMIN ERROR" OR "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" AS JUSTIFICATION FOR SUBEXAMS. ADDITIONAL DETAILED JUSTIFICATION IS REQUIRED TO DOCUMENT CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING SUBEXAMS. (4) REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), INFO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811 (PERS-812 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. (5) REQUESTS SUBMITTED AFTER 11 APR 03 WILL BE DISAPPROVED. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 16 MAY 03. E. 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. F. DISCREPANCIES: (1) DISCREPANCIES AND MISSING INFORMATION ON ANSWER SHEETS SIGNIFICANTLY DELAY THE PROCESSING OF EXAM RESULTS. DISCREPANCIES CAN OFTEN BE AVOIDED THROUGH VERIFICATION OF WORKSHEET INFORMATION, I.E. NAME, SSN, RATE AND TIR AGAINST THE COMMAND'S EDVR. OTHER COMMON ERRORS INCLUDING THE WRONG PATH OF ADVANCEMENT, NOT MEETING CITIZENSHIP REQUIREMENTS OR PARTICIPATING IN AN EXAM THAT REQUIRES COMPLETION OF AN A SCHOOL CAN BE AVOIDED BY REVIEWING THE LATEST REGA (REF D) AND THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL (REF A), CHAPTER 2. ON EXAM DAY, A REVIEW OF THE ANSWER SHEET'S ADMINISTRATIVE DATE AGAINST THE WORKSHEET DATA WILL PREVENT ERRORS BY THE CANDIDATE. (2) DISCREPANCIES ARE NOW POSTED AS SOON AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AND UPDATED WEEKLY ON NETPDTC WEB PAGE AT: HTTPS:/WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL. CLICK THE EXAMS AND TESTS BUTTON AND FOLLOW THE EXAM DISCREPANCIES ACTIVE AND RESERVE LINK. THERE IS A LINK FOR EACH ONGOING CYCLE WITH THE DISCREPANCIES LISTED BY UIC. COMMANDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE NOTIFIED OF DISCREPANCIES BY MESSAGE AND MAILED REPORTS (3) THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL (REF A), TABLE 7-3 CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECTING EACH DISCREPANCY. 9. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: EXAMS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER REF A, CHAPTER 6. A. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED REF A, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHOULD BE ALLOWED OR PROVIDED TO LISTED CANDIDATES: ITEM RATINGS DRAFTING DIVIDERS FT, MN, ETV, OS, SM, QM 12 INCH PARALLEL RULERS FT, MN, ETV, OS, SM, QM AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV, OS, SM, QM BEARING RATE SLIDE RULE FT, STS NAUTICAL SLIDE RULE FT, ETV, MN TOWED ARRAY D/E RANGE FINDER STS SPEED SOLVER FT, STS BEARING RATE COMPUTER FT, 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, CALCULATORS 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. C. MANUSCRIPT PAPER. CANDIDATES FOR MU EXAMS MAY BRING BLANK MANUSCRIPT PAPER INTO THE EXAM SITE. MONITORS AND PROCTORS WILL ENSURE MANUSCRIPT PAPER BROUGHT INTO THE EXAM IS COLLECTED AND DESTROYED AS CONTROLLED TEST MATERIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF A. 10. EXAM GRADING: A. USN CANDIDATES IN FOLLOWING 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) MACHINIST'S MATE (MMN) NUCLEAR GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINEE (4) MESS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST (MS), STOREKEEPER (SK), AND YEOMAN (YN) GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS 11. FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS. A. NEW ADDRESS FOR FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS: COMMANDING OFFICER NETPDTC N322 BLDG 2435 RM 1167 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD PENSACOLA FL 32509-5237 B. AS DIRECTED BY REF F, ANSWER SHEET AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SUBMISSION VIA EACH COMMAND'S CURRENT HOLDER OF THE GSA CONTRACT FOR OVERNIGHT DELIVERY IS NOW DIRECTED. C. ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE FORWARDED TO NETPDTC THE DAY AFTER ADMINISTRATION OF EACH PAYGRADES EXAMINATION. EACH PAYGRADES ANSWER SHEETS MUST BE FORWARDED SEPARATELY, DO NOT HOLD ANSWER SHEETS ONBOARD UNTIL COMPLETION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR OTHER PAYGRADES. D. COMMANDS ARE AUTHORIZED TO SUBMIT A SEPARATE EXAM LETTER OF DESTRUCTION AFTER ANSWER SHEETS HAVE BEEN MAILED. THE ACTUAL LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL IS STILL REQUIRED TO BE FORWARDED WITH THE ANSWER SHEET. E. IN ORDER TO HELP IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE LOGISTICAL PROBLEMS, COMMANDS UNABLE TO, OR WHO HAVE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY, ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURE TO THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WITH A BRIEF, BUT SPECIFIC EXPLANATION OF PROBLEMS, OBSTACLES, OR DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED WITH OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. 12. EXAM RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. EXAM RESULTS ARE POSTED ON THE EXAM ORDERING WEB SITE LISTED IN PARA 8.B ABOVE. THE PASSWORD (ISSUED TO CMD ESO) USED TO ACCESS EXAM ORDERING IS THE SAME PASSWORD TO USE FOR EXAM RESULTS. CLICK ON THE LINK: NEAS REPORTS. RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE BY CYCLE AND INCLUDE: RATE CHANGE AUTHORIZATION, ENLISTED STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT, PROFILE SHEETS AND STATISTICS. IF A CANDIDATE RECORD IS CORRECTED OR UPDATED A NEW PROFILE SHEET WILL BE POSTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. 13. THANKS TO YOUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING THE TURNAROUND TIME OF ADVANCEMENT RESULTS, SAILORS RECEIVED THEIR RESULTS ALMOST SEVEN WEEKS EARLIER THAN NORMAL IN THE LAST ADVANCEMENT CYCLE. WITH YOUR CONTINUED HELP WE CAN DO EVEN BETTER WITH THIS CYCLE'S ADVANCEMENT RESULTS. 14. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN