ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 051210Z JUN 03 ZYB MIN PSN 752670J27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 147/03 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUN// SUBJ/SEP 03 (CYCLE 180) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER ADVANCEMENT EXAMS /FOR USN, USNR(ACTIVE), TAR AND CANREC// RMKS/1. GENERAL EXAM/ADV INFO: A. PETTY OFFICER EXAMS ARE SCHEDULED FOR 4, 11, AND 18 SEP 2003. THIS IS A CHANGE FROM THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. CANDIDATES FOR E6 WILL TEST 4 SEP, E5 ON 11 SEP, AND E4 ON 18 SEP 03. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM. B. CANDIDATES HAVE TO MEET RQMTS FOR ADVANCEMENT NLT 1 AUG 03. C. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE CLASS "A" SCHOOL BEFORE THE REGULAR EXAM DATE, WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THAT RATING. THIS INCLUDES SAILORS IN A CONVERSION PROCESS. SAILORS COMPLETING "A" SCHOOL AFTER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SUBSTITUTE EXAM. D. COMPLETION OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC) FOR E6 CANDIDATES MUST BE BEFORE THE REGULAR ADMINISTRATION OF THE EXAM. PERSONNEL RECEIVING A FLAG WAIVER MUST HAVE THIS WAIVER PRIOR TO THE EXAM DATE. THOSE PERSONNEL COMPLETING LTC OR RECEIVING A FLAG WAIVER AFTER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SUBSTITUTE EXAM. E. CANDIDATES ADMINISTERED AN INCORRECT EXAM MAY RETEST ONLY UPON APPROVAL OF COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811/PERS-812 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS). F. INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM ORDERING WILL BE FROM 2 JUN 03 THROUGH 6 JUL 03 FOR E6; 13 JUL 03 FOR E5; AND 20 JUL 03 FOR E4. USE NETPDTC'S WEB SITE: HTTPS:NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN TO REVIEW THE TIR LIST AND EXAM ORDER. AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAM ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM ORDERS UNTIL 17 AUG 03. COMMAND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) WITH INTERNET ACCESS BUT WITHOUT A PASSWORD MAY E-MAIL A PASSWORD REQUEST TO: HTTPS:EXAM-ORDERING.N321@CNET.NAVY.MIL. G. ADV TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY NAVADMIN 093/03. H. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION (SUBEXAMS): (1) SUBEXAMS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM. (2) TRANSFERRING CMDS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ORDERING, TRANSFERRING, AND COORDINATING EXAM PARTICIPATION FOR THOSE IN A 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. PROVIDE DETAILS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES REQUIRING SUBEXAMS. (4) SEND SUBEXAM REQUESTS VIA MSG TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS811) (PERS812 FOR TARS AND CANVASSER RECRUITERS) AND CMD'S ISIC AS INFO ADDRESSEES. REQUEST MUST INCLUDE MBR'S NAME, RATE, SSN, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING THE REGULAR EXAM. NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON REQUESTS RECEIVED WITHOUT REQUIRED INFO. USE FORMAT FOUND AT TABLE 4-3 OF THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL. (5) REQUESTS FOR SUBEXAMS WILL NOT BE APPROVED AFTER 03 OCT 03. SUBEXAMS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT 9 NOV 03. I. DISCREPANCIES: (1) DISCREPANCIES ARE POSTED AS SOON AS THEY ARE IDENTIFIED AND UPDATED DAILY ON NETPDTC WEB PAGE AT: HTTPS:WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL. THERE IS A LINK FOR EACH ONGOING CYCLE WITH THE DISCREPANCIES LISTED BY UIC. (2) TABLE 7-3 OF THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL CONTAINS INSTRUCTIONS FOR CORRECTING EACH DISCREPANCY. J. SAILORS WHO WERE UNABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAR 03, CYCLE 179 EXAM DUE TO THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE CONFLICT IN IRAQ OR ASSIGNMENT TO A REMOTE LOCATION WILL TAKE THE SEP 03, CYCLE 180 EXAM. FOR THOSE SAILORS WHOSE FINAL MULTIPLE IS AS HIGH, OR HIGHER THAN THE FINAL MULTIPLE REQUIRED FOR THE MAR 03 EXAM, BCNR WILL BACKDATE ADVANCEMENT TO THE INCREMENT CORRESPONDING WITH THE TIME THE SAILOR WOULD HAVE BEEN ADVANCED. YOU MUST JUSTIFY EACH SAILOR'S ELIGIBILITY FOR THIS OPTION IN DETAIL. APPLICATION MUST BE SUBMITTED BY THE INDIVIDUAL ON DD 149. SEE SECNAVINST 5420.193. K. AWARD POINTS MUST BE EARNED PRIOR TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAMINATION DATE. L. ESO'S ARE AUTHORIZED TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR CANDIDATES TO SIGN WORKSHEETS. CANDIDATES WHO MISS THIS DEADLINE WILL BE INELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE EXAM. 2. SPECIFIC RATING GUIDANCE: ENSURE THE CORRECT PATH OF ADV IS ENTERED ON EXAMINATION WORKSHEETS: A. 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) 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 B. 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). C. NUCLEAR EM/ET/MM CANDIDATES WILL TAKE NUCLEAR-SPECIFIC RATING EXAMS (EMN/ETN/MMN). SURFACE AND SUBMARINE CANDIDATES IN EACH RATING WILL TAKE THE SAME EXAM. CANDIDATES IN THE NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE ON THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED DATE OF EXAM WILL COMPETE IN THE "TRAINEE" COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. (1) NUCLEAR RATING EXAMS ARE CONFIDENTIAL RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE 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 BAR-CODE ANSWER SHEETS. D. NON-NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ET): (1) USE ET SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS (ETR) EXAMS FOR THOSE WITH NEC 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM, OR 14ET. (2) USE ET SUBMARINE NAVIGATION (ETV) EXAMS FOR THOSE WITH NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14XM, 14XO, 14SM, 14IC, AND FOR 14QM AND FORMER CONVENTIONAL NAVIGATION ET'S. (3) USE ET EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE ET'S. E. NON-NUCLEAR MACHINIST'S MATE (MM): (1) USE MM AUXILIARY SUBMARINE (MME) EXAMS FOR THOSE WITH NEC 4230 OR 4231. (2) USE MM WEAPONS SUBMARINE (MMW) EXAMS FOR THOSE WITH NEC 4232 OR 4233. (3) USE MM EXAMS TO NON-NUCLEAR SURFACE MM'S. F. USE ATI EXAMS FOR INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE AND ATO EXAMS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE. ENTER THE EXAM SPECIALTY (ATI/ATO) IN EXAM RATE ON ANSWER SHEETS. G. STG, STS, AND AW EXAMS ARE SECRET AND INCLUDE NATO CONFIDENTIAL DATA. OS RATINGS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND INCLUDE NATO RESTRICTED DATA. ENSURE TEST PARTICIPANTS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. 3. TIME IN RATE (TIR). A. COMPUTE TIR TO THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE OF 1 JANUARY 2004. B. COMMANDING OFFICER MAY WAIVE UP TO ONE YEAR OF THE REQUIRED TIME IN RATE FOR PETTY OFFICERS SECOND CLASS WHO RECEIVE AN "EARLY PROMOTE" ON THEIR MOST RECENT PERIODIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION. FOR THIS EXAM, WAIVERS WILL BE BASED ON THE PERIOD ENDING 15 MAR 03. SUBSEQUENT EVALUATIONS MUST MAINTAIN THE "EARLY PROMOTE" RECOMMENDATION TO MAINTAIN WAIVER ELIGIBILITY. USE OF A SPECIAL OR TRANSFER EVALUATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF CREATING ELIGIBILITY IS NOT AUTHORIZED. C. ON A SEPARATE ENCLOSURE TO EXAM RETURNS, IDENTIFY THOSE CANDIDATES WHO HAVE A TIR WAIVER. 4. USE THESE EVALS TO COMPUTE PMA: A. PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E4 E3 1 JAN 03 TO 31 AUG 03 E5 E4 1 JUN 02 TO 31 AUG 03 E6 E5 1 SEP 00 TO 31 AUG 03 B. IF SOMEONE DOES NOT HAVE AN EVAL WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVAL WITH A "TO" DATE OF 31 AUG 03. 5. EXAM ADMINISTRATION: A. IN ADDITION TO REQUIRED MATERIAL LISTED IN THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL, THE FOL 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, STG AT LEAST 3 SHEETS OF DMA FORM 5090 (MANEUVERING BOARD PAPER) FT, MN, ETV, OS, SM, QM, STG 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 THEIR OWN USE. (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. MUSICIAN CANDIDATES MAY BRING BLANK MANUSCRIPT PAPER TO THE EXAM SITE. PROCTORS WILL ENSURE MANUSCRIPT PAPER BROUGHT INTO THE EXAM IS COLLECTED AND DESTROYED AS CONTROLLED TEST MATERIAL. 6. 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. ANSWER SHEET AND LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL SUBMISSION SHALL BE FORWARDED PER NAVADMIN 307/02. C. DO NOT HOLD ANSWER SHEETS ON BOARD UNTIL COMPLETION OF EXAMINATIONS FOR OTHER PAYGRADES. D. YOU MAY 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. COMMANDS HAVING PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FORWARDING ANSWER SHEETS VIA OVERNIGHT DELIVERY ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT AN ADDITIONAL ENCLOSURE TO THE LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL WITH AN EXPLANATION OF PROBLEMS, OBSTACLES, OR DIFFICULTY ENCOUNTERED WITH OVERNIGHT DELIVERY. 7. MONITOR THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED AT HTTPS:WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL TO VERIFY THAT ANSWER SHEETS ARE RECEIVED AT NETPDTC. IF ANSWER SHEETS ARE NOT LISTED ON THE TOTE BOARD BY THE FIFTH WORKING DAY AFTER SHIPPING (WHEN SHIPPED OVERNIGHT), CALL NETPDTC AT (850) 452-1001/DSN 1001 EXTENSION 1521/2. 8. EXAM RESULTS ARE NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE. EXAM RESULTS ARE POSTED ON THE EXAM ORDERING WEB SITE LISTED IN PARA 1F 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 (RCA), ENLISTED STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT (ESVR), PROFILE SHEETS AND STATISTICS. IF A CANDIDATE RECORD IS CORRECTED OR UPDATED A NEW PROFILE SHEET WILL BE POSTED THE FOLLOWING DAY. 9. REFER TO CATALOG OF NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES (NAVEDTRA 12061) FOR AVAILABLE NONRESIDENT TRAINING COURSES. THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER WEB SITE AT: HTTPS:WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL HAS BIBS, 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 THE INDIVIDUAL ENROLLMENT SYSTEM WILL RECEIVE COURSES IN PAPER OR CD-ROM FORMAT FOR WHICH NETPDTC WILL GRADE AND PROVIDE COURSE COMPLETION CONFIRMATION. 10. POC: LT JOHNSON, PERS-8E, (901) 874-3252/DSN 882. 11. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.// BT NNNN