ROUTINE R 121838Z MAY 10 BT UNCLAS BT NAVADMIN 169/10 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/AUGUST 2010 (CYCLE 087) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E-4 THROUGH E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS OF SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL// REF A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/131544Z DEC 07// REF B/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// REF C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/010204Z JUL 09// REF D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/261419Z SEP 08// REF E/DOC/OPNAV/15 AUG 05// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 336/07, ADMINISTRATION OF THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM FOR SAILORS IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF C IS NAVADMIN 197/09, IMPROVED RATING DESIGNATION FOR TOP PERFORMING SAILORS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 272/08, ENLISTED NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. REF E IS OPNAVINST 6110.1H, PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE AUGUST 2010 (CYCLE 087) NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL. INACTIVE RESERVE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN AUGUST 2010 FOR E-4/E-5/E-6 CANDIDATES. ALL CANDIDATES SERVING ON VOLUNTARY RECALL, ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING, OR ACTIVE DUTY UNDER ANY PRESIDENTIAL RECALL AUTHORITY, INCLUDING MOBILIZATION, WILL COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT AS SELRES INACTIVE (UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE-INACTIVE) IN CYCLE 087. INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) PERSONNEL WHO ARE MOBILIZED ARE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELRES REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT. A. REFER TO REF A REGARDING ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION OPTIONS FOR SAILORS WHO ARE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO OR ARE DEPLOYED AND OPERATING IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR THE HORN OF AFRICA. THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS REF B. B. DO NOT ADMINISTER ANY CYCLE 087 EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO 1 AUGUST 2010, UNLESS AUTHORIZED IN REF A AND REF B, OR SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMMANDER, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND (PERS-812). 2. TIMELINE OF EVENTS: A. NOW THROUGH 11 JUN 2010: EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESOS) MUST ORDER CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS (COLLECTION/NETWORK/INTERPRETIVE) EXAMINATIONS AT THE NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) WEBSITE HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/. SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERS FOR SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA MESSAGE TO THE NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NETPDTC) PENSACOLA, FL (N321) WITH INFORMATION ADDRESSEE COMMANDS TO WHICH EXAMINATIONS ARE FORWARDED. COMMANDS MUST INCLUDE THEIR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITY ADDRESS CODE (DODAAC) ACCOUNT NUMBER, A POINT OF CONTACT (POC) AND THE NUMBER OF EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED. B. MAY - AUGUST 2010: (1) TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY LISTS FOR EXAMINATION ORDERING OF ALL OTHER RATINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NAVY ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT (NEAS) SYSTEM WEBSITE THROUGH 5 JULY 2010. (2) AFTER THE CLOSING DATE OF THE INITIAL EXAMINATION ORDER, THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION ORDERS AS FOLLOWS: 12 JULY 2010 THROUGH 8 AUGUST 2010. (3) COMMANDS MUST VERIFY THE EXAMINATION ORDER STATUS ON THE NEAS WEBSITE WITHIN 14 DAYS OF PLACING EXAMINATION ORDERS. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE NOTED, CONTACT NETPDTC AT (850) 452-1252/DSN 922. C. 12 SEPTEMBER 2010: DEADLINE FOR LATE EXAMINATION REQUESTS. LATE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF RECEIPT, BUT NOT LATER THAN 26 SEPTEMBER 2010. (1) LATE EXAMINATION ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM TO ACCURATELY DETERMINE ADVANCEMENT QUOTAS. (2) PER REF B, LATE EXAMINATION REQUESTS MUST BE IN FIGURE 4-2 FORMAT, ADDRESSED TO NETPDTC PENSACOLA, FL (N321). REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING THE REGULAR EXAMINATION. DETAILS FOR "ADMINISTRATIVE ERROR" OR "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE REQUIRED. (3) WHEN A COMMAND AUTHORIZES A CANDIDATE TO MISS A REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAMINATION AND THE EXAMINATION IS ONBOARD, DO NOT DESTROY THE EXAMINATION. THE COMMAND MUST REQUEST PERMISSION FROM NETPDTC AT (850) 452-1252/DSN 922 TO RETAIN THE EXAMINATION FOR LATE ADMINISTRATION PURPOSES. 3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: A. SELRES CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS PER REF B, CHAPTER 2, MILPERSMAN 1160-130 AND THE LATEST CAREER REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) NOT LATER THAN 1 JULY 2010. TO PREVENT POTENTIAL EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES, COMMANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE LATEST SELRES RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL APPRENTICES (REGA) TO DETERMINE ENTRY REQUIREMENTS FOR GENDET SAILORS. CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT. B. CANDIDATES WHO REACH HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2011 (THE FIRST DAY OF THE ADVANCEMENT CYCLE) OR HAVE RECEIVED A HYT WAIVER TO REMAIN IN A SELRES STATUS ON OR AFTER 1 JANUARY 2011, ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAM PER MILPERSMAN 1160-130. PERSONNEL WHO EXCEED THE HYT LIMIT FOR THE NEXT PAYGRADE DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA TO SERVE IN THE NEXT PAYGRADE VACANCY AND THEREFORE ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT. C. 1 JANUARY 2011 IS THE TERMINAL ELIGIBILITY DATE USED TO COMPUTE TIME IN RATE (TIR). REFER TO REF B, TABLE 2-2 FOR SPECIFIC DATES. D. EARLY PROMOTE TIR WAIVER MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, 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 NAVY LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (NLDP) POLICY IS CONTAINED IN REF D. F. WARFARE QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS FOR E-6 CANDIDATES ARE CONTAINED IN THE APPLICABLE OPNAV INSTRUCTION 1414 SERIES AND SHOULD BE REVIEWED WHEN VERIFYING ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY. G. CANDIDATES MUST MEET SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (CITIZENSHIP, SECURITY CLEARANCE, MEDICAL, ARMED SERVICES VOCATIONAL APTITUDE BATTERY TEST) FOR CERTAIN RATINGS OUTLINED IN REF B, PARA 204. H. CANDIDATES MUST MEET PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF REF E. I. "A" SCHOOL CANDIDATES: (1) SAILORS WHO ARE IN "A" SCHOOL FOR A RATING CONVERSION AND HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE "A" SCHOOL PRIOR TO THE EXAMINATION ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXAMINATION. (2) SAILORS WHO COMPLETE MANDATORY CLASS "A" SCHOOL PRIOR TO TAKING THE EXAMINATION AND ARE QUALIFIED IN ALL RESPECTS, ARE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THEIR NEW RATING. SAILORS COMPLETING MANDATORY "A" SCHOOL FOR THE RATING ENTRY AFTER THE REGULAR EXAMINATION MONTH ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REGULAR OR LATE EXAMINATIONS IN THEIR NEW RATING. 4. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA): COMPUTE PMA AS OUTLINED IN REF B. EVALS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE OF DATES LISTED BELOW: PROSPECTIVE EVALUATION COMPUTATION PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD E-4 E-3 1 JANUARY 2010 TO 31 JULY 2010 E-5 E-4 1 JUNE 2009 TO 31 JULY 2010 E-6 E-5 1 AUGUST 2007 TO 1 JULY 2010 NOTE: IF A SERVICE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN EVALUATION WITH ABOVE CRITERIA, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITH 31 JULY 2010 ENDING DATE IN BLOCK 15. 5. GENERAL EXAMINATION INFO: A. POINTS FOR OFF-DUTY EDUCATION: SAILORS 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 MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER NO LATER THAN 15 JULY 2010. THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER WILL VALIDATE THE TRANSCRIPT AND ENTER EDUCATION DATA INTO THE NAVY COLLEGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (NCMIS). WHEN CALCULATING AWARD POINTS LOCALLY, DO NOT INCLUDE DEGREE AWARD POINTS IN THAT CALCULATION. NCMIS WILL UPDATE SAILOR/MARINE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION REGISTRY TRANSCRIPT AND BE USED TO CALCULATE THE FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE. 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. ATI/ATO, ETR/ETV/ETN, MM/MME/MMW). INCORRECT EXAMINATION IDENTIFICATION WILL CAUSE EXAMINATIONS TO BE INCORRECTLY GRADED RESULTING IN ONE OF THE MOST COMMON EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES. C. EXAMINATIONS FOR RECALLED RESERVISTS WILL BE ORDERED BY THE COMMAND HOLDING THE SERVICE RECORD OF THE MEMBER. AUTHORITY IS GRANTED TO ADMINISTER EXAMINATIONS TO SELRES CANDIDATES ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH REGULAR NAVY CANDIDATES 2 SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR E-6, 9 SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR E-5, AND 16 SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR E-4. THESE CANDIDATES ARE STILL REQUIRED TO TAKE THE RESERVE EXAMINATION (CYCLE 087) AND NOT THE ACTIVE DUTY EXAMINATION. D. THE PHRASE "CYCLE 087" MUST BE ANNOTATED ON BLOCK 4 OF THE EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEET. 6. FORWARDING EXAMINATION RETURNS. EXAMINATION GRADING REQUIRES A 90 PERCENT RECEIPT OF RETURNS TO NETPDTC. SEND EXAMINATION RETURNS VIA TRACEABLE METHOD BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS THE NEXT DAY FOLLOWING THE DRILL WEEKEND 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. CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES INSTALLATIONS: SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS VIA FEDERAL EXPRESS UNDER THE CURRENT GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT. B. OVERSEAS SHORE COMMANDS: SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) THREE-DAY EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE. C. DEPLOYED SHIPS: SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS IN 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 AND NUMBER OF DISCREPANCIES ON THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED AT THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER (NAC) WEBSITE HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS/PUBLIC/TOTEBOARD.ASPX. 7. EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES: CLEAR EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, TABLE 7-3. A DETAILED LIST OF DISCREPANCIES WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE NEAS WEBSITE HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL. 8. EXAMINATION RESULTS: EXAMINATION RESULTS WILL BE POSTED ON THE 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-812), REQUESTING INVALIDATION FOR CANDIDATES NO LONGER ELIGIBLE OR NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR ADVANCEMENT. (2) WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDATION MUST BE DOCUMENTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH REF B, PARA 721B. B. RATE CHANGE AUTHORIZATIONS (RCA), PROFILE SHEETS, AND COMMAND STATISTIC 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). 9. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CYCLE WILL BE POSTED AT HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION/ RESERVEADVANCEMENT/. 10. POINTS OF CONTACT: - NPC CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER, AT 1-866-U-ASK-NPC (1-866-827-5672), OR EMAIL CSCMAILBOX(AT)NAVY.MIL. - MRS. GWENITH SCHNEIDER, NETPDTC SCI EXAMINATIONS, AT (850) 452- 1620/DSN 922, OR E-MAIL AT GWENITH.SCHNEIDER(AT)NAVY.MIL. - MRS. JUDY BOSTON, NETPDTC SCI EXAMINATIONS, AT (805) 452-1045/DSN 922, OR E-MAIL AT JUDY.BOSTON(AT)NAVY.MIL. - MRS. PATTI WILLIAMS, NETPDTC SCI EXAMINATIONS, AT (850) 452-1643 OR E-MAIL PATRICIA.M.WILLIAMS(AT)NAVY.MIL. 11. RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED.// BT #0001 NNNN