RAAUZYUW RUCBOUT1234 0121506-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF0666 0122217 R 121506Z JAN 06 PSN 621141K15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1NT// TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS //N01400// NAVADMIN 014/06 CORRECTED COPY MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1NT/JAN// SUBJ/RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) AND CAREER /REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO)// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. TO DELIVER SAILORS THE LATEST INFORMATION FOR MAKING INFORMED CAREER DECISIONS, THE RATING AVAILABILITY FOR NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS, CREO CATEGORIES, CRITICAL SKILLS LISTS, AND PERFORM TO SERVE INFORMATION IS UPDATED AND PROVIDED. THE MOST RECENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACTIVE DUTY AND FULL TIME SUPPORT ARE INCLUDED AND SUPERCEDE NAVADMIN 162/05. 2. INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO PERFORM TO SERVE (PTS), ADVANCEMENT, AND CONVERSIONS: A. FOR THE PURPOSE OF PTS, CHANGES TO THE CREO CATEGORY OF A RATING BECOME EFFECTIVE 31 JAN 06. NAVADMIN 277/05 ANNOUNCED THE PTS EXPANSION WHICH REQUIRES ALL CREO 1 SAILORS TO SUBMIT PTS APPLICATIONS, REGARDLESS OF REENLISTMENT INTENTIONS. B. THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING REGULAR PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS IS 29 JAN 06. THE DEADLINE FOR ORDERING SUPPLEMENTAL PETTY OFFICER THIRD CLASS NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS IS 19 FEB 06. EARLY PROMOTE E5 AND E6 SAILORS RANKED 1 OF 1 ON PERIODIC EVALUATIONS AND WHO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ADVANCEMENT MANUAL ARE ELIGIBLE FOR TIME-IN-RATE WAIVERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THEIR COMMANDING OFFICER. TIME-IN-RATE WAIVERS APPLY ONLY TO ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION AND ARE NOT TO BE APPLIED TO THE COMMAND ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. C. CHANGES IN RATINGS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR SAILORS IN CREO 2 OR CREO 3 RATINGS WHO SEEK ENTRY INTO CREO 1 RATINGS. REQUESTS FOR CHANGE IN RATINGS TO RATINGS IN CREO 2 WILL BE ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS ONLY. 3. TERMS AND DEFINITIONS FOR CREO/REGA CLASSIFICATIONS (NON-DESIGNATED STRIKER STATUS, ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY, AND CREO CATEGORIES) ARE DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH 6 BELOW. THE COLUMN LISTING RECENT ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES REFLECTS RESULTS FROM THE SEP 2005 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION CYCLE WHICH ARE PROVIDED AS INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY A PROJECTION OF FUTURE ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING CURRENT RATING 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 NON-DESIG RECENT CREO STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY NOTES RATING STATUS E4/E5/E6 E1-4/5/6 (PARA 5) ABE OPEN BA/PR/PR 2/2/3 3 ABF OPEN PR/PR/BA 2/2/3 3 ABH OPEN PR/PR/AV 2/2/3 3 AC "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/BA 1/3/3 6,18 AD OPEN PR/PR/BA 2/3/3 3 AE APPRV REQD PR/AV/BA 3/3/3 3,27 AG "A" SCHL REQD BA/BA/AV 2/3/3 6,18 AME "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/PR 3/3/3 3,18 AM APPRV REQD PR/BA/PR 3/3/3 3 AO APPRV REQD PR/BA/BA 3/2/3 3,27 AS CLOSED PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 3 AT APPRV REQD BA/BA/PR 2/2/3 3,27 AW "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/BA 3/3/3 3,18 AZ APPRV REQD PR/AA/PR 3/3/3 3,27 BM OPEN PR/AV/BA 2/2/3 BU "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/AV 1/2/3 1,3,16,18, 19,23,25 CE "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/BA 1/2/3 1,3,16,18, 19,23,25 CM "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/AV 2/2/3 1,3,16,18, 19,23,25 CS(SS) OPEN AV/PR/BA 1/2/2 4 CS(OTH) APPRV REQD BA/PR/PR 3/3/3 2,14 CTA CLOSED EX/BA/PR 2/2/2 CTI "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 1/2/1 1,7,18,19,20 CTM CLOSED EX/EX/EX 3/3/3 1,17,18,19,20 CTN CLOSED EX/EX/AA 2/2/2 1,17,18,19,20, 26 CTO CLOSED EX/AV/PR 2/2/2 28 CTR A SCHL REQD EX/AA/AA 1/2/2 1,17,18,19,20 CTT CLOSED PR/AV/AV 3/3/2 1,17,18,19,20 DC OPEN BA/AV/PR 2/3/3 14 DM CLOSED EX/EX/BA 2/2/3 11, 12 EA "A" SCHL REQD PR/AA/PR 3/3/3 1,3,16,18,19, 23,25 EM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/PR/EX 1/1/1 4 EM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/PR/AA 1/1/1 EM(OTH) APPRV REQD EX/BA/AV 2/3/3 14 EN OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/3/3 14 EO "A" SCHL REQD AA/BA/AA 1/2/3 1,3,16,18,19, 23,25 ET(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/1 4 ET(SS-RF) OPEN EX/AA/EX 1/2/1 4 ET(SS-NV) OPEN AV/AV/BA 1/2/1 4 ET(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/EX/AA 1/1/1 ET(OTH) "A" SCHL REQD EX/PR/PR 1/2/3 FC "A" SCHL REQD PR/BA/AV 1/3/3 FC(AEGIS) "A" SCHL REQD AV/BA/AV 1/3/3 FT OPEN EX/EX/AA 1/3/1 4 GM APPRV REQD AA/EX/EX 3/3/3 GSE "A" SCHL REQD BA/PR/AV 3/3/3 3,8,14,18 GSM APPRV REQD BA/PR/PR 3/3/3 3,8,14 HM "A" SCHL REQD AV/BA/AV 1/1/3 16,18,22 HT APPRV REQD BA/AA/AV 3/3/3 14 IC "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/AA 3/3/3 3,14,18 IS "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/AV 1/2/2 1,17,18,19,20 IT APPRV REQD EX/EX/AV 1/2/3 14,15,16 JO CLOSED EX/EX/EX 2/1/3 12 LI CLOSED PR/AA/BA 3/3/2 12 LN APPRV REQD NA/PR/AV 3/3/3 10,14 MA "A" SCHL REQD AA/AV/BA 2/2/3 9,14, 18 MM(SS-AX) OPEN EX/AV/PR 1/2/2 4 MM(SS-W) OPEN EX/AV/PR 2/2/1 4 MM(SS-N) APPRV REQD EX/AV/EX 1/1/1 4 MM(SW-N) APPRV REQD EX/BA/AA 1/1/1 MM(OTH) OPEN AV/PR/AV 2/3/3 14 MN "A" SCHL REQD AV/PR/EX 2/3/2 MR CLOSED AV/EX/BA 3/3/3 14 MT "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/PR 1/3/1 4,18 MU APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 2/3/3 14,18 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/1 10 NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/EX/EX N/1/1 10,14 OS APPRV REQD AA/EX/BA 2/3/3 14,16 PC APPRV REQD AA/PR/PR 2/2/2 2,5,14 PH CLOSED PR/BA/BA 3/3/3 12 PS APPRV REQD BA/AV/AA 3/3/3 24 PR "A" SCHL REQD AV/BA/AV 2/3/3 3,18 QM CLOSED PR/EX/AA 3/3/3 14,16 RP APPRV REQD PR/BA/BA 3/3/3 21,24 SH APPRV REQD AV/PR/AV 3/3/3 2,14 SK(SS) APPRV REQD BA/EX/PR 3/1/1 4 SK(OTH) APPRV REQD BA/BA/PR 3/3/3 2,14 STG "A" SCHL REQD EX/AV/BA 1/2/3 STS OPEN EX/AV/BA 1/3/2 4 SW "A" SCHL REQD BA/BA/AA 3/2/3 1,3,16,18,19, 23,25 TM CLOSED AV/AA/AA 3/3/3 UT "A" SCHL REQD BA/BA/AV 3/2/3 1,3,16,18,19, 23,25 YN(SS) CLOSED AV/EX/PR 3/2/2 YN(OTH) APPRV REQD AV/AV/AV 3/3/3 24 B. FTS NON-DESIG RECENT CREO STRIKER ADV OPP CATEGORY NOTES RATING STATUS E4/E5/E6 E1-4/5/6 (PARA 5) AC "A" SCHL REQD BA/AA/AV 3/3/3 6,18 AD OPEN PR/PR/PR 2/3/3 AE OPEN PR/PR/PR 2/3/3 27 AM OPEN PR/PR/BA 2/3/3 AME "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/EX 1/1/3 18 AO APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 27 AS OPEN EX/EX/AA 2/3/3 AT APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 27 AW "A" SCHL REQD AV/PR/BA 3/3/3 18 AZ OPEN EX/EX/BA 2/2/3 27 BM OPEN EX/EX/PR 1/3/3 CS CLOSED PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 DC APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 EM APPRV REQD AV/EX/PR 3/3/3 EN APPRV REQD EX/AV/PR 3/3/3 ET "A" SCHL REQD AV/AV/AA 3/3/3 18 HM "A" SCHL REQD EX/EX/BA 3/2/2 18 HT APPRV REQD PR/EX/PR 3/3/3 IC "A" SCHL REQD PR/AV/AV 3/3/3 18 IT APPRV REQD PR/PR/PR 3/3/3 15 MR APPRV REQD PR/EX/BA 3/2/3 NC(C) CLOSED NA/NA/EX N/N/2 NC(CRF) CLOSED NA/NA/PR N/3/3 13 PR "A" SCHL REQD EX/AA/AA 3/3/3 18 PS OPEN EX/EX/AA 2/2/2 SK OPEN EX/EX/BA 2/2/3 YN APPRV REQD EX/EX/AV 3/2/3 4. CRITICAL SKILLS LIST. A. USN CRITICAL SKILLS NECS: 0230 0304 0318 0319 0324 0410 0416 0466 0507 0879 0880 0979 0981 1104 1105 1106 1107 1115 1119 1136 1143 1144 1152 1318 1319 1322 1327 1327 1331 1332 1334 1335 1336 14CM 14EM 14TM 14HH 14NM 14NV 14SM 14XM 1410 1503 1517 1568 1571 1590 173X 2379 2735 2780 2781 3251 3350 3353 3354 3355 3356 3359 3363 3364 3365 3366 3383 3384 3385 3386 3389 3393 3394 3395 3396 3910 3912 3923 3924 4125 4128 4129 4231 4232 4233 4283 4402 4675 4709 4747 4779 4946 4955 5311 5320 5323 5326 5332 5333 5334 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 8425 8427 8432 8452 8478 8482 8483 8486 8491 8492 8494 8506 8541 8752 8753 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 5. NOTES: (1) RATING CONVERSIONS ALLOWED FOR E5 AND JUNIOR WITH LESS THAN 8 YEARS OF SERVICE. (2) FORCED CONVERSIONS FOR OTHER THAN MEDICAL REASONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. (3) RATING CONVERSIONS 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 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION MUST BE OBTAINED FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A) OR (PERS-4812) FOR FTS PERSONNEL, VIA MESSAGE OR NAVPERS 1306/7. (6) RATING CONVERSIONS TO AC AND AG ARE NOT NORMALLY ALLOWED ABOVE E4. WAIVERS FOR E5 WITH LESS THAN 5 YEARS OF SERVICE WILL BE CONSIDERED. (7) CTI "A" SCHOOL REQUIRES A MINIMUM DEFENSE LANGUAGE APTITUDE BATTERY (DLAB) SCORE OF 100. WAIVERS (UP TO 5 POINTS) MAY BE CONSIDERED IF CANDIDATE HAS DEMONSTRATED LANGUAGE ABILITIES. INCLUDE DEFENSE LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TEST (DLPT) SCORE. MALE CANDIDATES MUST VOLUNTEER FOR DUTY IN SUBMARINES, CANDIDATES MUST COMPLETE NAVPERS 1070/613 PER MILPERSMAN 1306-604. ALL 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 S DENOTING VOLUNTEER STATUS. U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS MANDATORY FOR ALL APPLICANTS AND THEIR IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS. IMMEDIATE FAMILY CITIZENSHIP WAIVERS MAY BE CONSIDERED ON A CASE-BY-CASE BASIS. IMMEDIATE FAMILY CITIZENSHIP WAIVERS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR FAMILY MEMBERS RESIDING ABROAD. INCLUDE AN INTELLIGENCE RISK ASSESSMENT AND FOREIGN CONTACT INTERVIEWS WITH THE NAVPERS 1306/7. CANDIDATES POSSESSING CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE MAY SUBMIT SSO MEMO STATING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO SCI, IN LIEU OF SF-86. (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, EMAIL: PAUL.D.MARTIN@NAVY.MIL. (9) FOR RATED PERSONNEL, REFER TO MILPERSMAN 1440-010, PARAGRAPH 15 OR THE MA ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER PAGE AT WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/ENLISTED/COMMUNITYMANAGERS/SECURITY/MA.HTM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811A). 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. (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 INFO, 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 ACTIVE DUTY 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 MILPERSMAN 1160-120. (15) ONLY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE COMPLETED IT OR CTO "A" SCHOOL OR THOSE WITH PRIOR ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER APPROVAL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E4 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION. IN ORDER TO TAKE THE IT NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION, WITHOUT HAVING COMPLETED IT "A" SCHOOL, THE BELOW LISTED PRE-REQUISITES APPLY. MEMBER MUST: (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. THIS PARAGRAPH ALSO APPLIES TO CONVERSIONS. 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 REQUESTS FOR SECURITY INVESTIGATION (SSBI) TO THE DEFENSE SECURITY SERVICE UNTIL CONFIRMATION OF CONVERSION APPROVAL IS RECEIVED FROM COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811). CT/IS CANDIDATES AND IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS MUST BE U.S. CITIZENS. CANDIDATES POSSESSING CURRENT TS/SCI CLEARANCE MAY SUBMIT SSO MEMO STATING CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR ACCESS TO SCI, IN LIEU OF SF-86. (18) ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE COMPLETED "A" SCHOOL WILL BE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN A NAVY-WIDE 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 NAVY-WIDE 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 COMPLY WITH MILPERSMAN ART 1440-010. (22) ASVAB 3 SCORE COMBINATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED UP TO FIVE POINTS AS WAIVERABLE. (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-401CE1). (24) PN/DK MERGED AND BECAME THE PS RATING EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 05. (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) AO, AE, AT, AND AZ RATINGS MUST BE ELIGIBLE AND MAINTAIN A SECURITY CLEARANCE. (28) RATING CLOSED DUE TO APPROVED MERGER WITH IT, SEE NAVADMIN 338/05. 6. 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 COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4811) FOR DESIGNATED PERSONNEL AND COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-4812) FOR FTS APPROVAL. DO NOT ALLOW NON-DESIGNATED STRIKERS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE E4 NAVY-WIDE 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) FOR USN/(PERS-4812) FOR FTS APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR RATING ENTRY. SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR THE MARCH 2006 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION TO COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS 4811A1) NOT LATER THAN 31 JAN 06. (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) = 36 TO 59 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 19 TO 35 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 19 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) 29 TO 45 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (C) AVERAGE (AV) = 17 TO 28 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 10 TO 16 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 10 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (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) = 12 TO 22 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (D) BELOW AVERAGE (BA) = 6 TO 11 PERCENT OPPORTUNITY. (E) POOR (PR) = BELOW 6 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 7. 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. TAKING FUNCTIONAL SKILLS IMPROVEMENT COURSES AND RE-TESTING ARE ADVISED TO MEET MINIMUM SCORES. NAVADMIN 213/00 INSTITUTED SIMPLIFIED TRAINING REQUIREMENTS IN PREPARATION FOR ASVAB RETEST. ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGER E-MAIL ADDRESSES CAN BE OBTAINED BY LOGGING ON TO YOUR BUPERS ONLINE ACCOUNT. 8. GENERAL DETAIL TARGETED ENLISTMENT PROGRAM (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: PSC MARLON TUMBADO, (901) 874-3224/DSN 882, E-MAIL: MARLON.TUMBADO@NAVY.MIL. 9. FOR SELECTED RESERVE CAREER MANAGEMENT INFORMATION, SIGN ON TO WWW.RESERVES.NAVY.MIL, OR CONTACT: PSCS DEAN CHEVES, (901) 874-4508/DSN 882, E-MAIL: DEAN.CHEVES@NAVY.MIL. 10. N132 POC: LCDR JULIET COOK, (703) 695-0888/DSN 225, E-MAIL: JULIET.COOK@NAVY.MIL; PSCM(AW) DOUG DEVAULT, (703) 614-6864/DSN 224, E-MAIL: DOUGLAS.DEVAULT@NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1/NT./ BT #1234 NNNN