ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (AEDC) SCHEDULE AND REQUEST FOR NOMINATION OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS:

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SUBJ/ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE (AEDC) SCHEDULE AND 
REQUEST FOR NOMINATION OF SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN IS TO ANNOUNCE THE SCHEDULE FOR ADVANCEMENT 
EXAMINATION DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES (AEDC) FROM JANUARY TO 

JUNE 2010. THE CONFERENCES ARE HELD AT NAVAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING 
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER (NETPDTC) 

ONBOARD SAUFLEY FIELD, PENSACOLA, FL.
2.  ACTIVE DUTY CHIEFS (E-7 TO E-9) ARE REQUESTED TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE 
AEDC AND SERVE AS SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS IN THEIR 

RESPECTIVE RATINGS.  THESE CONFERENCES ARE DESIGNED TO USE TEMPORARY 
ADDITIONAL DUTY (TAD) SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS, PROVIDED 

BY FLEET AND SHORE-BASED COMMANDS, TO REVIEW AND DEVELOP RATING 
ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS.  EVERY CHIEF SHOULD VIEW THIS 

SOLICITATION AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR 
21ST CENTURY LEADERS.  NOMINATIONS MUST BE ROUTED 

THROUGH, AND ENDORSED BY, THE COMMANDING OFFICER/OFFICER IN CHARGE AND 
COMMAND MASTER CHIEF/SENIOR CHIEF/CHIEF OF THE BOAT 

FOR SUBMISSION TO NETPDTC POINT OF CONTACT.  SIX NOMINEES WILL BE 
SELECTED FOR EACH AEDC.  THE APPLICATION FORM CAN BE 

ACCESSED AT HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT/.

3.  AEDC SCHEDULE:
RATING    DATES (INCLUDING TRAVEL DAYS)
CS        24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
EN        24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
CM        24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
AWO       24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
AWF       24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
ETV       24 JAN 10  -  06 FEB 10
YN        21 FEB 10  -  06 MAR 10
AC        21 FEB 10  -  06 MAR 10
AWR       21 FEB 10  -  06 MAR 10
QM        21 FEB 10  -  06 MAR 10
SH        07 MAR 10  -  20 MAR 10
BU        07 MAR 10  -  20 MAR 10
OS        07 MAR 10  -  20 MAR 10
SO        07 MAR 10  -  20 MAR 10
SB        21 MAR 10  -  03 APR 10
AWV       21 MAR 10  -  03 APR 10
LN        18 APR 10  -  01 MAY 10
ABH       18 APR 10  -  01 MAY 10
ETN       18 APR 10  -  01 MAY 10
AWS       18 APR 10  -  01 MAY 10
EA        02 MAY 10  -  15 MAY 10
STG       02 MAY 10  -  15 MAY 10
EM        16 MAY 10  -  29 MAY 10
AG        16 MAY 10  -  29 MAY 10
NCR       06 JUN 10  -  12 JUN 10
PR        06 JUN 10  -  19 JUN 10
IT        06 JUN 10  -  19 JUN 10
NCC       20 JUN 10  -  26 JUN 10
4.  CAREFUL CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN TO THE AVAILABILITY OF A 
NOMINEE TO SERVE ON AN AEDC.  THIS INCLUDES DEPLOYMENT 

SCHEDULES AND UPCOMING TEMDU/PCS.  COMMANDING OFFICERS AND CHIEFS MUST 
UNDERSTAND THAT, ONCE SELECTED, CONFERENCE DUTY IS NOT 

OPTIONAL.  MEMBERS WILL NOT BE EXCUSED EXCEPT IN THE MOST EXTREME CASES.
5.  AEDC MEMBERSHIP NOMINEES SHOULD:
    A.  NOT HAVE ANY RELATIVES, WHETHER BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE, ELIGIBLE 
FOR ADVANCEMENT IN THE RATING FOR WHICH THEY ARE 

APPLYING.
    B.  HAVE RECEIVED AT LEAST A MUST PROMOTE RECOMMENDATION ON THEIR 
LATEST EVALUATION, AND HAVE NO ADVERSE EVALUATION AS A 

CHIEF IN THE LAST THREE YEARS.
    C.  BE WITHIN NAVY BODY COMPOSITION STANDARDS AND HAVE PASSED THE 
MOST RECENT PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT.
    D.  NOT HAVE A FLEET RESERVE, RETIREMENT, OR HIGH YEAR TENURE DATE 
WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE AEDC ADJOURNING.  WAIVER MAY BE 

OBTAINED FOR RATINGS WITH SMALL POPULATIONS.
    E.  NOT HAVE ANY FINANCIAL PROBLEMS.
    F.  HAVE AN ACTIVE SECURITY CLEARANCE, IF REQUIRED BY RATING.
    G.  BE A WELL-ROUNDED CHIEF (DIFFERENT PLATFORMS AND NECS).
6.  NETPDTC POINT OF CONTACT WILL COORDINATE WITH RESPECTIVE RATING 
LEARNING CENTERS AND COMMUNITY MANAGERS TO SELECT THE 

BEST NOMINEES.  SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE 45 DAYS PRIOR TO EACH 
CONFERENCE AND SELECTEE WILL BE NOTIFIED BY NETPDTC POINT OF 

CONTACT VIA EMAIL.  TAD FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY NETPDTC.  FURTHER 
INFORMATION MAY BE FOUND ON THE NAVY ADVANCEMENT WEBSITE AT 

HTTPS://WWW2.NETC.NAVY.MIL/ADVANCEMENT/.
7.  POINT OF CONTACT:  MR. PETER PAPPAS, NETPDTC N3136, AT (850) 452-
1001 OPTION 3 EXT 2203/DSN 922, FAX (850) 452-1164 OR 

EMAIL AT peter.pappas.ctr@navy.mil.
8.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1 ACTING.// 
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