OAAUZYUW RUEWMFU0000 1961353-UUUU--RUENAVY RUENCGU. ZNR UUUUU R 151353Z JUL 05 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN ZEN/NAVADMIN @ AL NAVADMIN(UC) BT UNCLAS SECTION 1 OF 4 UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 162/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/-/JUL// SUBJ/RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND /CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO)// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. ENSURING THE FLEET IS PROVIDING THE RIGHT SAILORS, WITH THE RIGHT SKILLS, IN THE RIGHT JOBS IS A PRINCIPAL GOAL OF THE NAVY'S HUMAN CAPITAL STRATEGY. AS THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE FORCE CHANGE, MANPOWER REQUIREMENTS SHIFT AND CAREER OPPORTUNITIES MUST ADJUST TO ENSURE THE NEEDS OF THE FLEET ARE MET. PAGE 02 RUEWMFU5804 UNCLAS THIS NAVADMIN PROVIDES THE INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR SAILORS TO MAKE INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS, INCLUDING RATING AVAILABILITY FOR NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS, CREO CATEGORIES, CRITICAL SKILLS LISTS, AND PERFORM TO SERVE CHANGES. ALSO INCLUDED IS THE MOST RECENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS). THIS SUPERCEDES NAVADMIN 283/04. 2. PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS). CHANGES TO THE CREO CATEGORY OF A RATING, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PTS, BECOME EFFECTIVE 31 AUGUST 2005. SAILORS IN RATINGS NEWLY REQUIRED TO APPLY TO PTS DUE TO A CREO CATEGORY CHANGE FROM CREO 1 TO CREO 2 OR CREO 3, SHOULD BEGIN SUBMITTING PTS APPLICATIONS IN JULY 2005. COMMANDS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO HAVE COMMAND CAREER COUNSELORS SUBMIT PTS APPLICATIONS VIA FLEET RIDE TO ENSURE AWARENESS OF ALL POTENTIAL CONVERSION OPPORTUNITIES. THOSE SAILORS THAT RECEIVED A SEPARATION MESSAGE VIA PTS IN THE TIME PERIOD OF JAN 05 - JUN 05 AND WHOSE CREO GROUP HAS CHANGED FROM 2 TO 1 MAY REQUEST TO BE RESET IN PTS FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. PLEASE CONTACT THE PTS DESK ASAP TO BE RESET. 3. ADVANCEMENT EXAMS. THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING REGULAR PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS EXAMS HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 20 AUG 05. EARLY PROMOTE E5 AND E6, INCLUDING THOSE SAILORS RANKED 1 OF 1 ON PERIODIC PAGE 03 RUEWMFU5804 UNCLAS EVALUATIONS WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TIME-IN-RATE WAIVERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER. TIME-IN-RATE WAIVERS APPLY ONLY TO ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION AND IS NOT TO BE APPLIED TO THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. 4. RATING CONVERSIONS. CONVERSIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR THOSE IN CREO 2 OR CREO 3 RATINGS WHO SEEK ENTRY INTO CREO 1 RATINGS. WHILE PREVIOUS CREO MESSAGES HAVE GIVEN A 6 MONTH PLANNING HORIZON THIS MESSAGE DEPICTS A LONGER TERM PROJECTION FOR EACH COMMUNITIES' MANNING STATUS. 5. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR CREO/REGA CLASSIFICATIONS (NON-DESIGNATED STRIKER STATUS, ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND CREO CATEGORIES) ARE DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 8 BELOW. THE COLUMN LISTING RECENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES ARE RESULTS FROM THE MARCH 2005 EXAM CYCLE AND ARE PROVIDED AS INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A PROJECTION OF FUTURE ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CURRENT CONVERSION/REGA QUOTA AVAILABILITY, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO VISIT THE NPC WEBSITE AND REVIEW THE PTS WEBPAGE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/PERFORMTOSERVE. A. USN/USNR PAGE 04 RUEWMFU5804 UNCLAS NON-DESIG RECENT CREO NOTES STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY (PARA 5) RATING STATUS E4/5/6 E1-4/5/6 ABE OPEN AV/AV/BA 2/2/3 3 ABF OPEN PR/PR/PR 2/3/3 3 ABH OPEN BA/AV/AA 2/2/3 3 AC "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AV 1/3/3 6,18 AD OPEN AV/AA/AV 2/3/3 3 AE APPRV REQD BA/AV/BA 3/3/3 3,27 AG "A" SCHL REQD AA/BA/PR 2/3/3 6,18 AME "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/BA 2/2/3 3,18 AM OPEN PR/BA/BA 2/3/3 3 AO OPEN PR/BA/PR 2/2/3 3,27 AS CLOSED PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 3 AT APPRV REQD AV/AV/AV 2/2/3 3,27 AW "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/AV 3/3/3 3,18 AZ OPEN AV/EX/BA 2/3/3 3,27 BM OPEN AV/BA/PR 2/2/3 BU "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/EX 2/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 CE "A" SCHL REQD AA/AV/AV 1/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 PAGE 05 RUEWMFU5804 UNCLAS CM "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/PR 1/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 CS(SS) OPEN AV/PR/BA 1/3/2 4 CS(OTH) APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 2,14 CTA CLOSED EX/AV/PR 3/2/2 CTI "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 2/2/2 1,7,17,18,19,26 CTM CLOSED EX/EX/AA 2/2/2 1,17,18,19,26 CTN CLOSED EX/EX/AA 2/2/2 1,17,18,19,26 CTO CLOSED EX/BA/PR 3/2/2 CTR "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AA 1/2/2 1,17,18,19 CTT CLOSED AV/EX/BA 3/2/2 1,17,18,19 DC OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/3/3 14 DK APPRV REQD BA/PR/BA 1/2/3 2,5,14 DM APPRV REQD EX/EX/PR 1/1/3 11 DT "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/BA 1/1/3 16,18 EA "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/PR 3/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 EM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/BA/EX 1/1/1 4 EM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/BA/AA 1/1/1 EM(OTH) APPRV REQD EX/AV/AV 2/3/3 14 EN OPEN EX/AA/AA 1/3/3 14 EO "A" SCHL REQD AA/AA/AV 2/3/2 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 PAGE 06 RUEWMFU5804 UNCLAS ET(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/1 4 ET(SS-RF) OPEN EX/AV/EX 2/2/2 4 ET(SS-NV) OPEN AV/AV/BA 2/2/2 4 ET(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/EX/AA 1/1/1 ET(OTH) "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/BA 2/3/3 18 FC "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/AV 2/3/3 18 FC(AEGIS) "A" SCHL REQD PR/PR/PR 2/3/3 18 FT OPEN EX/EX/EX 1/2/2 4 GM OPEN EX/AA/AA 2/3/3 GSE "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/AA 3/3/3 3,8,14,18 GSM APPRV REQD EX/BA/PR 3/3/3 3,8,14 HM "A" SCHL REQD BA/BA/AV 1/1/3 16, 18, 22 HT CLOSED AA/PR/AV 3/3/3 14 IC "A" SCHL REQD EX/BA/AA 3/3/3 3,14,18 IS "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/2 1,17,18,19,20 UNCLAS SECTION 2 OF 4 SUBJ: RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND/CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) IT APPRV REQD EX/EX/AV 1/2/3 14,15,16 JO APPRV REQD AA/EX/EX 2/1/3 12 LI APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 2/2/2 12 LN APPRV REQD NA/PR/AA 3/3/3 10,14 MA "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/AV 1/2/3 9,14,18 MM(SS-AX) OPEN AV/AV/BA 2/2/2 4 MM(SS-W) OPEN EX/AV/AV 1/2/2 4 MM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/AA 1/1/1 4 MM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/BA/AA 1/1/1 MM(OTH) APPRV REQD AV/PR/AV 2/3/3 14 MN "A" SCHL REQD PR/PR/AV 3/3/3 18 MR CLOSED EX/EX/AV 3/3/3 14 PAGE 02 RUEWMFU5805 UNCLAS MT "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/BA 3/2/2 4,18 MU APPRV REQD EX/PR/PR 2/2/2 14,18 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/2 10 NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/EX/EX N/1/1 10 OS APPRV REQD AA/AA/PR 2/2/3 14,16 PC APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 2,5,14 PH CLOSED BA/AV/PR 2/2/2 PN OPEN PR/PR/BA 2/2/2 24 PR "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/AV 2/3/3 3,18 QM CLOSED PR/AV/PR 3/2/3 14,16 RP APPRV REQD EX/PR/PR 2/3/2 21 SH APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 2,14 SK(SS) APPRV REQD PR/EX/BA 3/2/2 4 SK(OTH) OPEN PR/BA/PR 3/3/3 2,14 STG "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/AV 2/2/3 18 STS OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/2/2 4 SW "A" SCHL REQD BA/PR/AV 3/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 TM APPRV REQD PR/BA/EX 3/3/3 UT "A" SCHL REQD BA/AV/BA 2/3/3 1,3,16,18,19,23,25 YN(SS) CLOSED EX/EX/EX 2/2/2 4 PAGE 03 RUEWMFU5805 UNCLAS YN(OTH) APPRV REQD AA/BA/PR 2/2/3 B. FTS NON-DESIG RECENT CREO NOTES STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY (PARA 5) RATING STATUS E4/5/6 E1-4/5/6 AC "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/EX 3/3/3 6,18 AD OPEN AV/PR/PR 2/3/3 AE OPEN BA/PR/PR 2/3/3 AME "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AV 2/2/3 18 AM OPEN BA/PR/PR 2/2/3 AO APPRV REQD BA/PR/PR 3/3/3 AS APPRV REQD EX/AA/BA 2/2/3 AT APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 AW "A" SCHL REQD PR/AA/BA 3/3/3 18 AZ APPRV REQD EX/BA/PR 2/3/3 BM OPEN EX/AV/BA 2/3/3 CS APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 DC APPRV REQD BA/BA/BA 2/3/3 DK APPRV REQD AV/BA/PR 2/3/3 EM APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/2/3 5 PAGE 04 RUEWMFU5805 UNCLAS EN APPRV REQD BA/PR/PR 3/3/3 5 ET "A" SCHL REQD PR/AV/BA 3/2/3 18 HM "A" SCHL REQD BA/EX/AV 3/2/3 18 HT APPRV REQD PR/AA/PR 3/3/3 5 IC "A" SCHL REQD AV/AA/AV 3/2/3 18 IT APPRV REQD BA/PR/PR 3/3/3 5 MR APPRV REQD PR/EX/BA 3/2/3 5 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/1 NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/2/2 13 PN APPRV REQD EX/PR/BA 2/3/3 PR "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/BA 2/3/3 18 SK APPRV REQD EX/EX/PR 2/2/3 YN APPRV REQD PR/BA/PR 3/3/3 6. CRITICAL SKILLS LIST. A. USN CRITICAL SKILLS NECS: 0230 0304 0318 0319 0324 0410 0416 0466 0507 0879 0880 0979 0981 1104 1105 1108 1136 1318 1319 1322 1327 1331 1332 1334 1335 1336 14CM 14EM 14TM 14HH 14NM 14NV 14SM 14XM 1568 1571 1590 173X 2379 2735 PAGE 05 RUEWMFU5805 UNCLAS 2780 2781 3251 3350 3910 3912 4128 3923 3924 4125 4129 4231 4232 4233 4946 4283 4402 4675 4709 4747 4779 4955 5334 5311 5320 5323 5326 5332 5333 5335 5336 5337 5341 5342 5343 5346 5350 5351 5352 5633 5931 5932 6673AT 6718AT 7225 7601 7614 7617 7841 8251 8284 8306AT 8341AO 8376AT 8402 8403 8407 8409 8482 8425 8427 8432 8452 8466 8478 8483 8496 8485 8486 8489 8491 8492 8493 8494 8506 8541 8708 8732 8752 8753 8783 8876AT 9202 9102 9105 9138 9141 9147 9149 9193 9289 9203 9208 9209 9211 9212 9216 9238 9295 9297 9402 9610 B. FTS CRITICAL SKILLS NECS: 1428 1572 1578 2379 2389 2735 2780 2781 2813 2821 2831 3527 3529 7225 8207 8226 8220 8252 8404 8406 8425 8432 9503 9526 9527 9595 7. NOTES: PAGE 06 RUEWMFU5805 UNCLAS (1) RATE CONVERSIONS ALLOWED FOR E5 AND JUNIOR WITH LESS THAN 8 YEARS OF SERVICE. (2) FORCED CONVERSIONS OTHER THAN FOR MEDICAL REASONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. (3) RATE CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED ABOVE E5. (4) RATING CLOSED TO WOMEN. MEMBER MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS OF MILPERSMAN 1306-402 AND COMPLETE A SUBMARINE VOLUNTEER PACKAGE FOR CONVERSION. (5) REFER TO MILPERSMAN 1440-050 CONCERNING ALL REQUIREMENTS. PRIOR APPROVAL FOR EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A) ((PERS-4812) FOR FTS PERSONNEL) VIA MESSAGE OR NAVPERS 1306/7. (6) RATE CONVERSION TO AC AND AG ARE NOT NORMALLY ALLOWED ABOVE PAYGRADE E4. WAIVERS FOR E5 WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED. (7) CTI "A" SCHOOL REQUIRES A MINIMUM DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE UNCLAS SECTION 3 OF 4 SUBJ: RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND/CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE OF 100. WAIVERS (UP TO 5 POINTS) WILL BE CONSIDERED. IF MEMBER HAS DEMONSTRATED LANGUAGE ABILITIES, INCLUDE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE. MALE CANDIDATES MUST VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY IN SUBMARINES AND 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: 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 ALL APPLICANTS. IF IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT U.S. CITIZENS, WAIVERS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. PAGE 02 RUEWMFU5806 UNCLAS INCLUDE AN INTELLIGENCE RISK ASSESSMENT AND FOREIGN CONTACT INTERVIEWS WITH THE NAVPERS 1306/7. INDIVIDUALS POSSESSING CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SF-86. SSO MEMO STATING CONTINUED ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRED. (8) GSM CONVERSIONS ARE NORMALLY APPROVED ONLY FROM SURFACE MAIN PROPULSION AND AVIATION MACHINIST'S MATE RATINGS. GSE CONVERSIONS ARE NORMALLY APPROVED ONLY FROM IC AND SURFACE EM RATINGS. NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL TAKING THE GSM3 EXAMINATION MUST MEET MINIMUM ASVAB TEST SCORE OF VE+AR+MK+AS=195 OR VE+AR+MK+AO=200. ASVAB WAIVERS REQUIRE COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4011D3C) APPROVAL. PHONE (901) 874-2975/DSN 882, E-MAIL: PAUL.D.MARTIN@NAVY.MIL. (9) REFER TO MILPERSMAN 1440-010, PARAGRAPH 16 OR THE MA ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER PAGE AT NPC.NAVY.MIL. FORWARD TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A) FOR RATED PERSONNEL. FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL, SUBMIT REQUESTS TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-402MA). FOR INFORMATION CALL (901) 874-3730/DSN 882. (10) SUBMIT REQUESTS TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A). REFER TO MILPERSMAN 1440-010, MILPERSMAN 1440-020, AND JAGINST 1440.1C FOR FORMAT. NC(CRF) CONVERSION REQUESTS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA COMNAVCRUITCOM PER BUPERSINST 1133.29D. PAGE 03 RUEWMFU5806 UNCLAS (11) CONVERSION VIA DIRECT CONVERSION PACKAGE AND PORTFOLIO REVIEW ONLY. SEE MILPERSMAN 1440-030. SUBMIT PACKAGE TO JO2HQ GRAPHICS, USJFCOM, 1562 MITSCHNER AVENUE, SUITE #200, NORFOLK, VA 23551, ATTN: SENIOR NAVY DM. FOR INFORMATION, CONTACT COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811E) AT (901) 874-3205/DSN 882, E-MAIL: P4811E4@PERSNET.NAVY.MIL, MILL_CONVERSIONS@NAVY.MIL, OR COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4011D10) AT (901) 874-2977/DSN 882, E-MAIL: MICHAEL.HARRIS2@NAVY.MIL. (12) NO LONGER ACCEPTING DIRECT CONVERSIONS AND IS CLOSED TO STRIKERS. (13) FTS NC (CRF) LATERAL CONVERSION REQUIRES COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4913) APPROVAL. SUBMIT REQUESTS VIA COMNAVCRUITCOM. (14) REQUESTS FOR HIGH YEAR TENURE WAIVERS SHOULD BE SUBMITTED VIA NAVPERS 1306/7 TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4823A4A) FOR USN OR COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4913) FOR FTS. HIGH-YEAR-TENURE WAIVERS FOR 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 OR THOSE WITH PRIOR ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER APPROVAL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E4 ADVANCEMENT EXAM. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE IT PAGE 04 RUEWMFU5806 UNCLAS ADVANCEMENT EXAM, OR THOSE REQUESTING CONVERSION WITHOUT HAVING COMPLETED IT "A" SCHOOL, SUBMIT THE BELOW LISTED PRE-REQUISITES TO: (A) MEET IT RATING ASVAB REQUIREMENTS. (B) BE A U.S. CITIZEN. (C) HAVE COMPLETED ALL IT RATING MODULES. (D) COMPLETED 100 HOURS ON-THE-JOB TRAINING IN ALL FACETS OF THE IT RATING. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT THE IT ECM, ITCS GREENE, (901) 874-3784/DSN 882, EMAIL: STANLEY.GREENE@NAVY.MIL. (16) NO SCORE CONVERSIONS. (17) PERSONNEL REQUESTING CT/IS "A" SCHOOL MUST INCLUDE A COPY OF THEIR SF-86, A FAVORABLE SPECIAL SECURITY OFFICER (SSO) INTERVIEW, AN ASVAB SCORE SHEET, AND THEIR LAST THREE EVALUATIONS. DO NOT FORWARD REQUEST FOR SECURITY INVESTIGATION (SSBI) TO THE DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE UNTIL CONFIRMATION OF CONVERSION IS RECEIVED FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811). CT/IS CANDIDATES AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS. WAIVERS FOR NON-U.S. CITIZEN FAMILY MEMBERS ARE AVAILABLE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS FOR CTI CANDIDATES. INDIVIDUALS POSSESSING A CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A SF-86. INSTEAD, SUBMIT AN SSO MEMO STATING CONTINUED ACCESS TO CLASSIFIED INFORMATION REQUIRED. PAGE 05 RUEWMFU5806 UNCLAS (18) ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED "A" SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION. WAIVERS WILL NOT BE GRANTED. TESTS WILL BE INVALIDATED FOR EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION WHILE IN A TRAINEE STATUS. (19) RATING CONVERSION NOT ALLOWED FOR THOSE ADVANCING TO E6 AFTER CONVERSION APPROVAL AND PRIOR TO "A" SCHOOL. (20) CONVERTEES ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E6 ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION IN THEIR PRESENT RATING WHILE UNDER "A" SCHOOL INSTRUCTION FOR THE PROSPECTIVE RATING. (21) MALE STRIKERS ONLY WITH PRIOR APPROVAL FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4011D10). CONVERSIONS INTO THE RP RATING FOR MALES ONLY WITH PRIOR APPROVAL. MUST HAVE CHAPLAIN'S INTERVIEW AND PAGE 13 SIGNED. (22) ALTHOUGH THE MILPERSMAN RECOMMENDS 9-POINT WAIVERS FOR 3 SCORE COMBINATIONS FOR CONVERSIONS INTO RATINGS, HM WILL ONLY AUTHORIZE UP TO 5-POINT WAIVERS. (23) ENSURE ALL NAVPERS 1306/7 REQUESTS FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL REQUESTING ENTRY INTO THE BU/CE/CM/EA/EO/UT/SW RATINGS ARE FORWARDED TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-401). (24) PN/DK WILL MERGE AND BECOME PS RATING EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2005. PAGE 06 RUEWMFU5806 UNCLAS (25) SUBMIT THE LAST 2 COMPUTER GENERATED PRIMS SCORE SHEETS, WITH ACTUAL NUMBERS, WHEN SUBMITTING PACKAGE. (26) RATING CURRENTLY HOLDING SELECTION BOARDS FOR INITIAL STAND-UP. ONLY CRYPTOLOGIC PERSONNEL ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY, THERE WILL BE A FY-05 AND FY-06 BOARD. IN FY-07, CTN WILL BE OPEN TO ALL RATINGS FOR CONVERSION. (27) ALL MEMBERS STRIKING FOR AND/OR REQUESTING CONVERSION INTO THE AO, AE, AT AND AZ RATINGS MUST BE ELIGIBLE AND MAINTAIN A SECURITY CLEARANCE. 8. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR CREO/REGA CLASSIFICATIONS. A. RATING: RATINGS LISTED REFLECT SEPARATE COMPETITIVE GROUPS USED FOR ADVANCEMENT. B. NON-DESIGNATED STRIKER STATUS: (1) "A SCHL REQD" = ENTRY ONLY VIA CLASS "A" SCHOOL. REQUESTS FOR "A" SCHOOL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED PER MILPERSMAN 1306-600 TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4010S) FOR NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL, AND TO UNCLAS FINAL SECTION OF 4 SUBJ: RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND/CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811) FOR DESIGNATED PERSONNEL. DO NOT ALLOW NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E4 EXAMINATION FOR THESE RATINGS WITHOUT APPROVAL. TESTING OF NON-APPROVED PERSONNEL WILL RESULT IN INVALIDATION OF TEST. NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL MAY REQUEST "A" SCHOOL AFTER COMPLETING 12 MONTHS AT A PERMANENT DUTY STATION. (2) "OPEN" = RATINGS ARE OPEN TO NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL. ENSURE SAILORS MEET THE REQUIREMENTS DESCRIBED IN MILPERSMAN 1306-600. (3) "APPR REQD" = COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A) APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RATING ENTRY. SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2005 EXAMINATION TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4811A1) NOT LATER THAN 31 JULY PAGE 02 RUEWMFU5807 UNCLAS 2005. (4) "CLOSED" = NON-DESIGNATED PERSONNEL ARE NOT PERMITTED TO STRIKE INTO THIS RATING. C. ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY IS PROVIDED TO ASSIST IN EVALUATING RATINGS FOR PROMOTION OPPORTUNITY AND INDICATES OVERALL MANNING IN A RATING. ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY IS PRESENTED IN COMPARISON TO AVERAGE NAVY-WIDE OPPORTUNITY USING THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: (1) E4 (A) EXCELLENT (EX) = GREATER THAN 75 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (B) ABOVE AVERAGE (AA) = 60 TO 75 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AVERAGE (AV) = 38 TO 59 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 18 TO 37 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 18 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (F) NOT APPLICABLE (NA) = NO E4 EXAMINATION FOR RATING. (2) E5 (A) EXCELLENT (EX) = GREATER THAN 45 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (B) ABOVE AVERAGE (AA) = 30 TO 45 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AVERAGE (AV) = 15 TO 29 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 6 TO 14 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 6 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. PAGE 03 RUEWMFU5807 UNCLAS (F) NOT APPLICABLE (NA) = NO E5 EXAMINATION FOR RATING. (3) E6 (A) EXCELLENT (EX) = GREATER THAN 40 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (B) ABOVE AVERAGE (AA) = 23 TO 40 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AVERAGE (AV) = 13 TO 22 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 4 TO 12 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 4 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. D. CREO CATEGORY: COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A) MUST APPROVE ALL SELECTIVE TRAINING REENLISTMENT PROGRAM REQUESTS BEFORE REENLISTMENT, REGARDLESS OF CREO CATEGORY. CREO CATEGORIES LISTED REPRESENT COMBINED MALE AND FEMALE MANNING LEVELS. CREO CATEGORIES ARE PROVIDED BY PAYGRADE (E1-4/E5/E6). (1) "CREO 1" = UNDERMANNED. (2) "CREO 2" = MANNED AT DESIRED LEVELS. (3) "CREO 3" = OVER MANNED. 9. ASVAB. USE THE ASVAB CRITERIA FOUND IN NAVADMIN 152/04 AND THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA IN MILPERSMAN 1306-618 FOR RATING ENTRY. SUBMIT WAIVERS BEYOND THESE LIMITS TO THE COGNIZANT ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER (PARAGRAPH 8). TAKING FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT COURSES AND RE-TESTING ARE ADVISED TO MEET MINIMUM PAGE 04 RUEWMFU5807 UNCLAS SCORES. NAVADMIN 213/00 INSTITUTED SIMPLIFIED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR ASVAB RETEST. 10. GTEP PERSONNEL ARE AUTHORIZED TO TEST IN THEIR CURRENT FIELD WITHOUT APPROVAL IF THE SAILOR MEETS TIME-IN-RATE REQUIREMENTS. COMMANDS MUST NOTIFY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4811A1) TO ENSURE EXAMINATIONS ARE NOT INVALIDATED. POC: PNCS JEFFREY PITTS, (901) 874-2499/DSN 882, EMAIL: JEFFREY.PITTS@NAVY.MIL. 11. FOR SELECTED RESERVE CAREER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SIGN ON TO WWW.RESERVES.NAVY.MIL. POC: HTCS DON PELLINEN, (504) 678-5308/DSN 678, EMAIL: DONALD.PELLINEN@NAVY.MIL; PNC(AW) CHARLES STEVENS, (504) 678-5167/DSN 678, EMAIL: CHARLES.STEVENS@NAVY.MIL. 12. POC: LCDR JULIET COOK, CNO (N132C3), (703) 695-0888/DSN 225, E-MAIL: JULIET.COOK@NAVY.MIL, OR PNCM(AW) DOUG DEVAULT, CNO (N132C3A), (703) 614-6864/DSN 224, E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.DEVAULT@NAVY.MIL. 13. RELEASED BY VADM G. L. HOEWING, N1/NT.// BT #0000 NNNN