ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 141720Z JAN 04 ZYB MIN PSN 904206J21 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS NAVADMIN 011/04 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JAN// SUBJ/MAR 04 (CYCLE 183) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT /EXAMS FOR USN, USNR(ACTIVE), FTS, AND CANREC SAILORS// RMKS/1. CANDIDATES FOR E6 WILL TEST ON 4 MAR, E5 ON 11 MAR, AND E4 ON 18 MAR. ADMINISTER EXAMS ON THE SCHEDULED DATE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM TO ADMINISTER THEM ON AN ALTERNATE DATE. 2. IMPORTANT REMINDERS FOR PERSONNEL MANAGERS: A. CANDIDATES MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT NLT 1 FEB 04. B. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE CLASS "A" SCHOOL BEFORE THE REGULAR EXAM DATE AND WHO ARE OTHERWISE QUALIFIED, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THEIR CURRENT RATING. THIS ALSO INCLUDES SAILORS IN A CONVERSION PROCESS. C. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE "A" SCHOOL AFTER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR SUBSTITUTE EXAMS. D. WAIVERS OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONTINUUM (LTC) REQUIREMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BEFORE 1 FEB. E5'S SCHEDULED TO COMPLETE LTC PRIOR TO THE EXAM DATE MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE E6 EXAM UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF LTC. THOSE WHO HAVE NOT ATTENDED LTC PRIOR TO EXAM DATE AND WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED A WAIVER ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO TAKE THE E6 EXAM. NAVADMIN 201/99 REFERS. E. INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM ORDERING IS AVAILABLE THROUGH 11 JAN FOR E6, 18 JAN FOR E5, AND 25 JAN FOR E4. FOLLOW LINKS FROM NETPDTC'S WEB SITE: HTTPS:/NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN TO REVIEW THE COMMAND'S TIR LIST AND TO ORDER EXAMS. AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAM ORDER, THE SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 12 JAN THROUGH 8 FEB FOR E6, 20 JAN THROUGH 15 FEB FOR E5, AND 27 JAN THROUGH 22 FEB FOR E4. F. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS MUST REACH NETPDTC BY 2 APR 04. ADMINISTER THEM WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT, BUT NOT LATER THAN 26 APR. 3. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CYCLE 183 WILL BE POSTED AT WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PER8/PERS-81/PERS811/PERS-811A.HTM. IF UNABLE TO ACCESS THE WEB CONTACT POC FOR A COPY OF INFORMATION. 4. POC: PNC(SW) BRYAN L. WILLIAMS OR PNC(SW/AW) TULLYNE BARNES, PERS-811A1, AT (901)874-3224/DSN 882, E-MAIL: BRYAN.WILLIAMS@NAVY.MIL OR TULLYNE.BARNES@NAVY.MIL. 5. RELEASED BY W. SCOTT SLOCUM, N1 ACTING.// BT NNNN