RTAUZELX RUENAAA0617 1660045-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCS0369 1660042 R 150046Z JUN 05 ZEL FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01430// NAVADMIN 127/05 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/SEP 05 (CYCLE 188) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT /EXAMINATIONS FOR UNITED STATES NAVY, UNITED STATES NAVY RESERVE /(ACTIVE) FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER SAILORS// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PREPARATIONS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 2005 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS ARE WELL UNDERWAY. MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER AND AEROGRAPHER'S MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER CANDIDATES WILL TAKE A MULTIMEDIA EXAMINATION ON 20 SEPTEMBER 2005. DO NOT ADMINISTER EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO SCHEDULED DATE UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811). THE TESTING DATES FOR ALL OTHER RATINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS: E6 - 1 SEPTEMBER E5 - 8 SEPTEMBER E4 - 15 SEPTEMBER 2. HERE ARE SOME IMPORTANT REMINDERS: A. CANDIDATES MUST MEET REQUIREMENTS AS OUTLINED IN BUPERSINST 1430.16E. B. SAILORS WHO COMPLETE CLASS "A" SCHOOL BEFORE THE REGULAR EXAMINATION 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 EXAMINATION ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR OR SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS. D. INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF THE COMMAND TIME-IN-RATE ELIGIBILITY LIST AND EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE OPEN UNTIL 4 JUL 05 FOR E6, 10 JUL 05 FOR E5, AND 17 JUL 05 FOR E4, AND IS AVAILABLE AT HTTPS:NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/CGI-BIN. AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAMINATION ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 6 JUL 05 - 6 AUG 05 FOR E6, 12 JUL 05 - 13 AUG 05 FOR E5, AND 19 JUL 05 - 20 AUG 05 FOR E4. WITHIN 14 DAYS OF PLACING REGULAR EXAMINATION ORDERS AND SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION ORDERS, EDUCATION SERVICE OFFICES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO VERIFY THE EXAMINATION ORDERS ON THE NETPDTC WEBSITE. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED, PLEASE CONTACT NETPDTC AT (850) 452-1251/DSN 922. COMMANDS WITH CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (COLLECTIONS) OR CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN (NETWORKS) CANDIDATES MUST ORDER SEPTEMBER EXAMINATIONS BY MESSAGE TO NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL. COMMANDS ORDERING ANY EXAMINATION BY MESSAGE SHOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DUE TO MAILING PROCEDURES AND LENGTH OF TIME FOR COMMAND RECEIPT. E. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS MUST REACH NETPDTC BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS 7 OCT 05. REQUESTS RECEIVED AFTER THIS DATE WILL NOT BE APPROVED. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN 7 DAYS OF RECEIPT BUT NOT LATER THAN 28 OCT 05. F. RETURN ANSWER SHEETS PER NAVADMIN 307/02. 3. THE MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER AND AEROGRAPHER'S MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER EXAMINATION WILL BE ADMINISTERED BY COMPUTER. SHORE FACILITIES WILL USE DESIGNATED EXISTING COMPUTER ASSETS. AFLOAT ACTIVITIES WILL BE PROVIDED COMPUTERS BY NETPDTC. COMMANDS WITH MUSICIAN FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER AND AEROGRAPHER'S MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER CANDIDATES WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NETPDTC. 4. MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CYCLE 188 WILL BE POSTED AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION/ACTIVEDUTYADVAN CEMENT. IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO ACCESS THE WEB, CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR A COPY OF INFORMATION REGARDING ADVANCEMENT CYCLE. 5. POC: PNCS(SW/AW) JEFFREY PITTS OR YN1(SW/AW) MARVIN HARRIS, AT (901)874-4615/DSN 882 OR E-MAIL AT JEFFREY.PITTS@NAVY.MIL OR MARVIN.HARRIS@NAVY.MIL. 6. RELEASED BY W. SCOTT SLOCUM, N1, ACTING.// BT #0617 NNNN