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NAVADMIN 303/09
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SUBJ/MARCH 2010 (CYCLE 207) 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 MARCH 2010 (CYCLE 207) 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 ? 4 MARCH 2010
E5 ? 11 MARCH 2010
E4 ? 18 MARCH 2010
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 207 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
MU1 PAPER EXAMINATION ON 4 MARCH 2010 AND WILL USE A DIGITAL MEDIA
PLAYER PROVIDED BY NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NETPDTC). THESE ITEMS WILL BE
SHIPPED SEPARATELY FROM EXAMINATIONS TO COMMANDS WITH MU1 CANDIDATES.
2. TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
A. 12 NOVEMBER 2009 ? 29 NOVEMBER 2009 - SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
INFORMATION (SCI) EXAMS:
(1) EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESOS) MUST ORDER CRYPTOLOGIC
TECHNICIAN (COLLECTION/NETWORK/INTERPRETIVE) EXAMINATIONS AT THE NAVY
ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SYSTEM (NEAS) WEBSITE
HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/. ADDITIONAL ORDERS FOR SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA
MESSAGE TO NETPDTC PENSACOLA FL (N321). ESOS MUST INFO 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. 16 DECEMBER 2009 ? 9 FEBRUARY 2010 - REGULAR NON-SCI EXAMS:
(1) TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) ELIGIBILITY LISTS FOR EXAMINATION
ORDERING OF ALL OTHER RATINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE NEAS WEBSITE AS
FOLLOWS:
E6 ? 16 DECEMBER 2009 ? 8 JANUARY 2010
E5 ? 16 DECEMBER 2009 ? 15 JANUARY 2010
E4 ? 16 DECEMBER 2009 ? 22 JANUARY 2010
(2) AFTER THE CLOSING DATE FOR THE INITIAL EXAMINATION ORDER,
THIS SITE WILL RE-OPEN FOR ADDITIONAL EXAMINATION ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
E6 ? 6 JANUARY 2010 ? 26 JANUARY 2010
E5 ? 13 JANUARY 2010 ? 2 FEBRUARY 2010
E4 ? 20 JANUARY 2010 ? 9 FEBRUARY 2010
C. 7 APRIL 2010: DEADLINE FOR SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATION REQUESTS.
SUBSTITUTE EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED WITHIN SEVEN DAYS OF
RECEIPT, BUT NOT LATER THAN 28 APRIL 2010.
(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 THE NEAS WEBSITE 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 FEBRUARY 2010.
B. CANDIDATES WHO REACH HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) ON OR AFTER 1 JULY
2010 (THE FIRST DAY OF THE ADVANCEMENT CYCLE) OR HAVE RECEIVED A HYT
WAIVER TO REMAIN ON ACTIVE DUTY ON OR AFTER 1 JULY 2010 ARE ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PER MILPERSMAN 1160-120.
C. 1 JULY 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 SERIES.
G. CANDIDATES MUST MEET SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS (CITIZENSHIP,
SECURITY CLEARANCE, MEDICAL, ASVAB) FOR CERTAIN RATINGS AS OUTLINED IN
BUPERSINST 1430.16F, PARA 204 PRIOR TO THE REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAM DATE.
H. CANDIDATES MUST MEET PHYSICAL READINESS PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS OF
OPNAVINST 6110.1H.
I. "A" SCHOOL CANDIDATES:
(1) SAILORS WHO HAVE REPORTED TO "A" SCHOOL FOR A RATING
CONVERSION AND NOT GRADUATED PRIOR TO THE REGULAR EXAMINATION DATE ARE
NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE EXAMINATION.
(2) SAILORS WHO COMPLETE MANDATORY CLASS "A" SCHOOL AFTER 1
FEBRUARY 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) NON-DESIGNATED SAILORS IN INITIAL ENTRY TRAINING TO
INCLUDE ?A? SCHOOL THAT HAVE ENLISTED UNDER AN ?A? SCHOOL GUARANTEE
PROGRAM ARE INELIGIBLE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EXAMINATION UNTIL
COMPLETION OF CLASS ?A? SCHOOL.
J. 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 (NSIPS) CORRECTIVE
ACTION OR THE SAILOR MUST PETITION BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF NAVAL
RECORDS (BCNR). THIS ACCOUNTING STATUS IS REFLECTED ON THE COMMAND'S
ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION VERIFICATION REPORT (EDVR). EXAMS TAKEN BY
SAILORS IN THIS INVALID ACCOUNTING STATUS WILL BE INVALIDATED.
4. PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE (PMA): COMPUTE PMA AS OUTLINED IN
BUPERSINST 1430.16F. EVALUATIONS USED TO COMPUTE PMA MUST BE INCLUSIVE
OF DATES LISTED BELOW:
EXAM EVALUATION COMPUTATION
PAYGRADE PAYGRADE PERIOD
E-4 E-3 1 JUNE 2009 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2010
E-5 E-4 1 DECEMBER 2008 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2010
E-6 E-5 1 MARCH 2007 TO 28 FEBRUARY 2010
NOTE: IF SERVICE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN EVALUATION WITH THE ABOVE
CRITERIA, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITH 28 FEBRUARY 2010 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 MARCH 2010. 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 (I.E., 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 NAVY COUNSELORS HOLDING NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION
(NEC) 2186 AND ASSIGNED TO RECRUITING DUTY AS A MEMBER OF THE CAREER
RECRUITING FORCE. ADMINISTER NCC1 EXAMINATIONS TO ALL OTHER NAVY
COUNSELORS.
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 THE "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 CANDIDATES, ESOS, PROCTORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS HAVE
REQUIRED CLEARANCE AND ACCESS PRIOR TO EXAM DAY.
6. COMPETITIVE GROUPS: USN CANDIDATES IN THE FOLLOWING RATINGS ARE
SEPARATED INTO THE FOLLOWING COMPETITIVE GROUPS:
A. CS, LS, 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. 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, MARK, 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 UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (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 ON
THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED AT THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT CENTER
(NAC) WEBSITE HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT/.
8. EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES: CLEAR EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES IN
ACCORDANCE WITH TABLE 7-3 OF BUPERSINST 1430.16F. A DETAILED LIST OF
DISCREPANCIES WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THE NEAS WEBSITE FOR ESOS AND
AUTHORIZED VIEWERS.
9. 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-811/812), REQUESTING
INVALIDATION FOR CANDIDATES NO LONGER ELIGIBLE OR NO LONGER RECOMMENDED
FOR ADVANCEMENT.
(2) WITHDRAWAL OF ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDATION MUST BE DOCUMENTED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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 SHEETS
AT THE NAC WEBSITE (AFTER LOGIN, CLICK ON "PROFILE SHEETS"
LINK).
10. ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION REGARDING THIS CYCLE WILL BE POSTED AT
HTTP://WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL/CAREERINFO/ENLISTEDCAREERPROGRESSION
/ACTIVEDUTYADVANCEMENT/.
11. COMNAVPERSCOM POINTS OF CONTACT:
A. ACTIVE ENLISTED CAREER PROGRESSION: PSCS(SW/AW) PAUL MATHENY,
PERS-811B, AT (901) 874-3224/DSN 882 OR EMAIL paul.matheny@navy.mil.
B. RESERVE ENLISTED CAREER PROGRESSION: YNC(AW) STEVEN WHITEFOOT,
PERS-812A, AT (901) 874-4457/DSN 882 OR EMAIL
steven.whitefoot@navy.mil.
C. NETPDTC SCI EXAMINATION POINTS OF CONTACTS:
- MRS. GWENITH SCHNEIDER, AT (850) 452-1620/DSN 922 OR EMAIL AT
gwenith.schneider@navy.mil.
- MRS. JUDY BOSTON, AT (850) 452-1045/DSN 922 OR EMAIL AT
judy.boston@navy.mil, OR sfly_cryptologic.products@navy.mil.
12. RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B.//
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