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NAVADMIN 135/04
MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/-/JUN//
SUBJ/SEP 04 (CYCLE 184) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER ADVANCEMENT
/EXAMS FOR USN, USNR(ACTIVE), FTS, AND CANREC SAILORS//
RMKS/1.  IT IS TIME TO START PREPARING FOR THE SEPTEMBER NAVY-WIDE
PETTY OFFICER ADVANCEMENT EXAMS.  THE TESTING DATE FOR CANDIDATES
FOR ADVANCEMENT TO FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER IS 2 SEP, SECOND CLASS
PETTY OFFICER IS 9 SEP, AND THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER IS 16 SEP.
ADDITIONALLY, THE AG3 EXAM WILL BE GIVEN 21 SEP.
2.  COMMANDS MUST ADMINISTER THE EXAMS ON THESE DATES UNLESS
SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM TO TO TEST ON A DIFFERENT
DATE.  ALL CANDIDATES MUST MEET ADVANCEMENT REQUIREMENTS NLT 1 AUG
04.
3.  HERE ARE SOME OTHER IMPORTANT REMINDERS:
    A.  SAILORS WHO COMPLETE "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.
    B.  SAILORS WHO COMPLETE "A" SCHOOL AFTER THE REGULAR SCHEDULED
EXAM ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A SUBSTITUTE EXAM.
    C.  INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIR LIST FOR EXAM
ORDERING IS AVAILABLE UNTIL 11 JUL FOR E6, 18 JUL FOR E5, AND 25
JUL FOR E4.  FOLLOW LINKS FROM NETPDTC'S WEB SITE:
HTTPS:/NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN TO REVIEW COMMAND'S TIR LIST
AND TO ORDER EXAMS.  AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAM
ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAM ORDERS AS
FOLLOWS:  13 JUL THROUGH 15 AUG FOR E6, 20 JUL THROUGH 22 AUG FOR
E5, AND 27 JUL THROUGH 29 AUG FOR E4.
    D.  SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS MUST REACH NETPDTC BY 1 OCT
04. ADMINISTER THEM WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT, BUT NOT LATER THAN
25 OCT 04.
4.  THE AG3 EXAM WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY COMPUTER.  SHORE
FACILITIES WILL USE DESIGNATED EXISTING COMPUTER ASSETS.  AFLOAT
ACTIVITIES WILL BE PROVIDED WITH COMPUTERS.  COMMANDS WITH AG3
CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NETPDTC.
5.  MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CYCLE 184 WILL BE POSTED SOON AT
WWW.PERSNET.NAVY.MIL/PERS8/PERS-81/PERS811/PERS-811A.HTM.  IF UNABLE
TO ACCESS THE WEB CONTACT POC FOR A COPY OF INFORMATION.
6.  POC:  PNC(SW) BRYAN L. WILLIAMS OR PNC(SW/AW) TULLYNE BARNES,
PERS-4811A1, AT (901) 874-3224/DSN 882, E-MAIL:
BRYAN.WILLIAMS@NAVY.MIL OR TULLYNE.BARNES@NAVY.MIL.
7.  STUDY HARD!  RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1.//
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