RTTUZELW RUEWMCS0000 1352047-UUUU--RUCRNAD ZNR UUUUU R 152047Z MAY 09 ZELX FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS//N01430// NAVADMIN 146/09 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/SEPTEMBER 2009 (CYCLE 204) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER SAILORS// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE SEPTEMBER 2009 (CYCLE 204) NAVY- WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF USN/ USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) TO INCLUDE ACTIVE GUARD AND RESERVE (AGR), AND CANVASSER RECRUITER (CANREC) SAILORS. THE EXAMINATION DATES ARE: E6 - 3 SEPTEMBER 2009 E5 - 10 SEPTEMBER 2009 E4 - 17 SEPTEMBER 2009 A. REFER TO NAVADMIN 336/07 REGARDING ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION OPTIONS FOR SAILORS WHO ARE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO, OR ARE DEPLOYED AND OPERATING IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR THE HORN OF AFRICA. B. DO NOT ADMINISTER ANY CYCLE 204 EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED EXAMINATION DATE UNLESS PROVIDED BY BUPERSINST 1430.16F, NAVADMIN 336/07, OR SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-811 FOR ACTIVE/PERS-812 FOR FTS, AGR AND CANREC). C. MUSICIAN (MU) SECOND CLASS PETTY OFFICERS WILL TAKE THE REGULAR PAPER EXAMINATION ON 3 SEPTEMBER AND WILL BE AUTHORIZED TO USE A DIGITAL MEDIA PLAYER PROVIDED BY NETPDTC. THESE ITEMS WILL BE SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM EXAMINATIONS TO COMMANDS WITH MU1 CANDIDATES. 2. TIMELINE OF EVENTS: A. 18 MAY - 31 MAY. COMMAND INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF THE COMMAND TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY LIST AND EXAMINATION ORDERING FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) EXAMINATIONS WILL BE AVAILABLE. EDUCATION SERVICES OFFICERS (ESOS) MUST ORDER CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIAN COLLECTION - CTR, NETWORK - CTN, OR INTERPRETIVE - CTI EXAMINATIONS AT THE NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) WEBSITE HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS/. SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERS FOR SCI EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BETWEEN 1 JUNE AND 26 JULY VIA MESSAGE, FAX (850) 452-1214/DSN 922, OR EMAIL AT SFLYCRYPTOLOGIC.PRODUCTS(AT)NAVY.MIL. ESOS MUST INCLUDE THEIR COMMAND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITY ADDRESS CODE (DODAAC) ACCOUNT NUMBER, A POINT OF CONTACT (POC) AND THE NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED. ESOS MUST INFO RECEIVING COMMANDS TO WHICH EXAMINATIONS ARE BEING FORWARDED. NETPDTC SCI EXAMINATION POCS CAN BE REACHED AT (850) 452-1620/1045/DSN 922. B. 2 JUNE - 14 AUGUST: (1) TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY LISTS FOR EXAMINATION ORDERING OF ALL OTHER RATINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEAS WEBSITE AS FOLLOWS: E6 - 2 JUNE - 10 JULY E5 - 2 JUNE - 17 JULY E4 - 2 JUNE - 24 JULY (2) AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAMINATION ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: E6 - 9 JULY - 31 JULY E5 - 16 JULY - 7 AUGUST E4 - 23 JULY - 14 AUGUST C. 5 OCTOBER: DEADLINE FOR SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS. SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT, BUT NOT LATER THAN 26 OCTOBER. (1) SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION ORDERS SHOULD BE HELD TO A MINIMUM IN ORDER TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE ADVANCEMENT QUOTAS. (2) SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS MUST BE IN BUPERSINST 1430.16F FIGURE 4-2 FORMAT, ADDRESSED TO NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL (N321). REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE VALID JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING REGULAR EXAMINATION. DETAILS FOR "ADMIN ERROR" OR "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE REQUIRED. D. ESOS MUST VERIFY THE EXAMINATION ORDER STATUS AT THE VIEW PREVIOUS EXAMS ORDERED LINK AT HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS WITHIN 14 DAYS OF PLACING EXAMINATION ORDERS. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED, CONTACT NETPDTC AT (850) 452-1252/DSN 922. 3. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: A. CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS OUTLINED IN BUPERSINST 1430.16F, CHAPTER 2, NOT LATER THAN 1 AUGUST 2009. B. CANDIDATES WHO REACH HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2010 (THE FIRST DAY OF THE ADVANCEMENT CYCLE) OR HAVE RECEIVED A HYT WAIVER TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2010, ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PER MILPERSMAN 1160-120. C. 1 JANUARY 2010 IS THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE USED TO COMPUTE TIR. REFER TO BUPERSINST 1430.16F, TABLE 2-2 FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS. D. EARLY PROMOTE TIR WAIVERS MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUPERSINST 1430.16F, PARA 216.F. CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED TIR WAIVERS MUST BE IDENTIFIED IN THE TRANSMITTAL LETTER TO NETPDTC (N321). THIS WILL PREVENT AUTOMATIC SYSTEM INVALIDATION AS A RESULT OF INSUFFICIENT TIR. E. NEW LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM POLICY IS CONTAINED IN NAVADMIN 272/08. F. WARFARE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR E6 CANDIDATES ARE CONTAINED IN OPNAVINST 1414.1D SERIES. G. CANDIDATES MUST MEET SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (CITIZENSHIP, SECURITY CLEARANCE, MEDICAL, ASVAB) FOR CERTAIN RATINGS AS OUTLINED IN BUPERSINST 1430.16F, PARA 204. H. CANDIDATES MUST MEET PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF OPNAVINST 6110.1H. I. "A" SCHOOL CANDIDATES: (1) SAILORS IN "A" SCHOOL FOR A RATING CONVERSION DURING THE REGULAR EXAMINATION DATE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXAMINATION. (2) SAILORS WHO COMPLETE MANDATORY CLASS "A" SCHOOL AFTER 1 AUGUST AND BEFORE THE REGULAR EXAMINATION DATE AND ARE QUALIFIED IN ALL RESPECTS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THEIR NEW RATING. (3) SAILORS COMPLETING MANDATORY "A" SCHOOL FOR THE RATING ENTRY AFTER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED EXAMINATION ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR OR SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS IN THEIR NEW RATING. 4. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA): COMPUTE PMA AS OUTLINED IN BUPERSINST 1430.16F. EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF DATES LISTED BELOW: EXAM EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E-4 E-3 1 JANUARY 2009 TO 31 AUGUST 2009 E-5 E-4 1 JUNE 2008 TO 31 AUGUST 2009 E-6 E-5 1 SEPTEMBER 2006 TO 31 AUGUST 2009 NOTE: IF SERVICE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN EVALUATION WITH ABOVE CRITERIA, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITH 31 AUGUST 2009 ENDING DATE IN BLOCK 15. 5. GENERAL EXAMINATION INFORMATION: A. POINTS FOR OFF-DUTY EDUCATION: SAILORS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT TO PAYGRADES E4-E6 WILL BE AWARDED TWO POINTS FOR AN ACCREDITED ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND FOUR POINTS FOR AN ACCREDITED BACCALAUREATE DEGREE OR ABOVE. EDUCATION POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR THE HIGHEST DEGREE HELD. TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER TO PROCESS ALL DOCUMENTS, TRANSCRIPTS FOR SAILORS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E4-E6 MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER NO LATER THAN 1 SEPTEMBER. THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER WILL VALIDATE THE TRANSCRIPT AND ENTER EDUCATION DATA INTO THE NAVY COLLEGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NCMIS). NCMIS WILL UPDATE SMART AND BE USED TO CALCULATE THE E4-E6 FMS. B. FOR RATINGS WITH MULTIPLE EXAMINATIONS, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT ESOS ENSURE PROPER EXAMINATION IDENTIFICATION IS USED DURING EXAMINATION ORDERING AND ANSWER SHEET VERIFICATION (IE. NCR/NCC, ATI/ATO, ETR/ETV/ETN, MME/MMN/MMW). INCORRECT EXAMINATION IDENTIFICATION WILL CAUSE EXAMINATIONS TO BE INCORRECTLY GRADED RESULTING IN ONE OF THE MOST COMMON EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES. C. NAVY COUNSELOR (NC) EXAMINATIONS: ADMINISTER NCR1 EXAMINATIONS TO NC'S HOLDING NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC) 2186 AND ASSIGNED TO RECRUITING DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE CAREER RECRUITING FORCE. ADMINISTER NCC1 EXAMINATIONS TO NAVY COUNSELORS (LESS CAREER RECRUITING FORCE). D. AVIATION ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (AT) EXAMINATIONS: ADMINISTER ATI EXAMINATIONS FOR INTERMEDIATE MAINTENANCE AND ATO EXAMINATIONS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE. E. NUCLEAR ELECTRONICS TECHNICIAN (ETN), ELECTRICIAN'S MATE (EMN), MACHINIST'S MATE (MMN) EXAMINATIONS: NUCLEAR TRAINED ET, EM AND MM RATINGS WILL TAKE NUCLEAR SPECIFIC RATING EXAMINATIONS (EMN/ETN/MMN). NUCLEAR SURFACE AND SUBMARINE CANDIDATES WILL TAKE THE SAME EXAMINATION. CANDIDATES IN THE NUCLEAR TRAINING PIPELINE ON THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAMINATION DATE WILL TAKE RESPECTIVE NUCLEAR EXAMINATION AND COMPETE IN "TRAINEE" COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. F. ADMINISTER THE APPROPRIATE EXAMINATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION (NEC): (1) NON-NUCLEAR ELECTRONIC TECHNICIANS (ET) EXAMINATIONS: ETR - NEC 14BH, 14HH, 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM ETV - NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14NV, 14XO, 14SM, 14IC, 14QM NOTE: ET SURFACE - ADMINISTER ET EXAMINATIONS. (2) NON-NUCLEAR MACHINIST'S MATE (MM) EXAMINATIONS: MME - NEC 4230, 4231, 4234 MMW - NEC 4232, 4233, 4235 NOTE: MM SURFACE - ADMINISTER MM EXAMINATIONS. G. ENSURE ALL TEST PARTICIPANTS, ESOS, PROCTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE REQUISITE CLEARANCE AND ACCESS REQUIRED PRIOR TO EXAM DAY. 6. COMPETITIVE GROUPS: USN CANDIDATES IN THE FOLLOWING RATINGS ARE SEPARATED INTO THE FOLLOWING COMPETITIVE GROUPS: A. CS, SK AND YN GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - ALL OTHERS B. CTI GROUP 1 - ARABIC GROUP 2 - PERSIAN-FARSI GROUP 3 - CHINESE GROUP 4 - KOREAN GROUP 5 - SPANISH GROUP 6 - RUSSIAN C. EMN GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINING D. ETN GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINING E. FC GROUP 1 - NON-AEGIS GROUP 2 - AEGIS F. MMN GROUP 1 - SUBMARINE GROUP 2 - SURFACE GROUP 3 - TRAINING 7. BRANCH CLASS (BRCL) AND SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR CODE: BRCL 32 WITH A BLANK SPECIAL PROGRAM INDICATOR (SPI) CODE IS AN INVALID NAVY ACCOUNTING STATUS WHICH MAY CAUSE SAILORS TO BE REFLECTED IN THE INCORRECT ADVANCEMENT COMPETITIVE CATEGORY. COMMANDS WITH SAILORS IN THIS INVALID ACCOUNTING STATUS MUST TAKE ACTION TO CORRECT THIS ERROR EITHER VIA NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSPIS) CORRECTIVE ACTION OR THE SAILOR MUST SUBMIT A BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL RECORDS (BCNR) PETITION. THIS ACCOUNTING STATUS IS REFLECTED ON THE COMMAND'S ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION VERIFICATION REPORT (EDVR). WHEN THEIR EXAMS ARE GRADED, SAILORS IN THIS INVALID ACCOUNTING STATUS WILL HAVE THEIR EXAMS INVALIDATED. 8. FORWARDING EXAMINATION RETURNS: EXAMINATION GRADING REQUIRES A 90 PERCENT RECEIPT OF RETURNS TO NETPDTC. SEND EXAMINATION RETURNS VIA A TRACEABLE METHOD BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE DAY FOLLOWING THE EXAMINATION TO: COMMANDING OFFICER NETPDTC (N323) BLDG 2435 RM 1167 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD PENSACOLA FL 32509-5240 PACKAGE THE ORIGINAL TRANSMITTAL LETTER AND ANSWER SHEETS IN AN ENVELOPE USING A CARDBOARD STIFFENER. DO NOT BEND, FOLD, OR STAPLE ANSWER SHEETS. A. CONUS INSTALLATIONS. SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS VIA FEDEX UNDER GSA CONTRACT. B. OVERSEAS SHORE COMMANDS. SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION SHEETS VIA USPS THREE-DAY EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE. C. DEPLOYED SHIPS. SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS IN A REGISTERED MAIL WORKING BAG ADDRESSED TO THE SERVICING FLEET MAIL CENTER IN THE DEPLOYED AREA. THE SECOND LINE OF THE ADDRESS SHOULD READ (ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS ENCLOSED). THE POSTAL OFFICER WILL SEND VIA USPS THREE-DAY EXPRESS MAIL TO NETPDTC. D. COMMANDS SHALL VERIFY RECEIPT OF ANSWER SHEETS BY NETPDTC AND NUMBER OF DISCREPANCIES ON THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED AT THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER (NAC) WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT. 9. EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES: CLEAR EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES IAW TABLE 7-3 OF BUPERSINST 1430.16F. A DETAILED LIST OF DISCREPANCIES WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE NAC WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT OR ESOS MAY VIEW DETAILED LISTING AT HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS. 10. EXAMINATION RESULTS: EXAMINATION RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) WEBSITE. A. THE EXAMINATION STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT (ESVR) IS THE OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR THE RESULTS OF THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION. THIS REPORT MUST BE VERIFIED FOR ACCURACY PRIOR TO FROCKING AND ADVANCEMENT. (1) COMMANDS MUST SUBMIT A MESSAGE TO NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL (N321), INFO COMNAVPERSCOM MILLINGTON TN (PERS-811/812), REQUESTING INVALIDATION FOR CANDIDATES NO LONGER ELIGIBLE OR NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR ADVANCEMENT. (2) WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDATION MUST BE DOCUMENTED IAW BUPERSINST 1430.16F, PARA 721B. B. RATE CHANGE AUTHORIZATIONS (RCA), PROFILE SHEETS, AND COMMAND STATISTICS REPORTS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE NEAS WEBSITE. C. INDIVIDUAL SAILORS MAY ALSO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THEIR PROFILE SHEET AT THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER (NAC) WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT (AFTER LOGIN CLICK ON "PROFILE SHEETS" LINK). 11. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CYCLE WILL BE POSTED AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION /ACTIVEDUTYADVANCEMENT/. 12. COMNAVPERSCOM POINTS OF CONTACT: A. ACTIVE ENLISTED CAREER PROGRESSION: PSCS(SW/AW) PAUL MATHENY, PERS-811B, AT (901) 874-3224/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT PAUL.MATHENY(AT)NAVY.MIL. B. RESERVE ENLISTED CAREER PROGRESSION: YNC(AW) STEVEN WHITEFOOT, PERS-812A, AT (901) 874-4457/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT STEVEN.WHITEFOOT(AT)NAVY.MIL. 13. RELEASED BY S. J. BOURBEAU, N1B.// BT #0000 NNNN