FEBRUARY 2008 (CYCLE 082) NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL TO PAYGRADES E4 THROUGH E7:

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SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2008 (CYCLE 082) NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT 
IN RATE OF NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL TO PAYGRADES E4 THROUGH E7// 
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CYCLE 082 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR 
ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL.  INACTIVE RESERVE 
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED FEBRUARY 2008 FOR E4/E5/E6/E7 
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 SELECTED 
RESERVE INACTIVE (USNR-INACTIVE) IN CYCLE 082.  INDIVIDUAL READY 
RESERVE (IRR) PERSONNEL WHO ARE MOBILIZED ARE CONSIDERED UNDER THE 
SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT.  REFER TO 
NAVADMIN 139/07 REGARDING ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION OPTIONS FOR SAILORS 
WHO ARE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO, OR ARE DEPLOYED AND OPERATING IN, IRAQ, 
AFGHANISTAN OR THE HORN OF AFRICA.  THIS NAVADMIN SUPPLEMENTS 
BUPERSINST 1430.16E.
2.  TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
    A.  DECEMBER 2007:  INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIME IN 
RATE (TIR) LISTS FOR EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE.  USE 
NETPDTC WEB SITE AT HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS TO REVIEW TIR 
LIST.  COMMAND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESOS) WITHOUT A PASSWORD 
MAY REGISTER FOR ACCESS AT ABOVE WEBSITE.
    B.  NOVEMBER 2007 - JANUARY 2008:  RATING EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL 
BE AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS:  COMMANDS WITH CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS 
(COLLECTION - CTR), (INTERPRETIVE - CTI), OR (NETWORK - CTN) CANDIDATES 
MUST ORDER SCI EXAMINATIONS BETWEEN 13 NOVEMBER 2007 THROUGH 2 DECEMBER 
2007.  REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERING FOR CTR, CTI AND CTN RATINGS VIA 
MESSAGE, FAX (COMM (850) 452-1214/DSN 922), OR EMAIL 
sfly_cryptologic.products@navy.mil FROM 3 DECEMBER 2007 THROUGH 31 
DECEMBER 2007.  ALL OTHER RATING EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE 
BETWEEN 19 NOVEMBER 2007 THROUGH 30 DECEMBER 2007 AND SUPPLEMENTAL 
EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE BETWEEN 31 DECEMBER 2007 AND 3 
FEBRUARY 2008.  (NOTE:  CANRECS, RECALLED MOBILIZED SAILORS, AND 
RESCORE CANDIDATES ALL MUST ORDER VIA MESSAGE AS INTERNET ORDERING IS 
NOT AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONNEL).
    C.  JANUARY 2008:  COMMANDS REVIEW TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) LIST AND TAKE 
THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS: 
        (1) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES NOT LISTED - COMMANDS MUST ADD NAME, 
SSN AND RATE TO THE TIR LIST.
        (2) CANDIDATES NOT ELIGIBLE OR NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR 
ADVANCEMENT - COMMANDS MUST CLICK NO AND SUBMIT BUTTON TO DELETE
NAMES FROM TIR LIST.      
3.  BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
    A.  SELRES CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS 
PER BUPERSINST 1430.16E, MILPERSMAN 1160-130 AND THE LATEST DRILLING 
RESERVE ENLISTED CAREER MANAGEMENT OBJECTIVES (ECMO) CONTROL PROGRAM 
NOT LATER THAN 15 JANUARY 2008.  CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN COMMANDING 
OFFICER'S RECOMMENDATION TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.
    B.  TO RECOMMEND CANDIDATES FOR ADVANCEMENT, COMMANDS MUST VERIFY 
CANDIDATES HAVE AN EVALUATION IN CURRENT PAYGRADE TO ESTABLISH A 
PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGE.
    C.  TIR WAIVERS AND EXAM ADMINISTRATION OF EARLY PROMOTE CANDIDATES 
MUST BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH BUPERSINST 1430.16E PARA 216.G.
FAILURE TO IDENTIFY CANDIDATES WHO HAVE BEEN GRANTED TIR WAIVERS WILL 
RESULT IN INVALIDATION OF THE EXAMINATION BECAUSE OF INSUFFICIENT TIR.
    D.  MOBILIZED IRR AND SELRES PERSONNEL WHO ARE HIGH YEAR TENURE
(HYT) FOR THEIR CURRENT PAYGRADE MUST SATISFY ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY 
AS OUTLINED IN MILPERSMAN 1160-130 PARA 7. 
    E.  THOSE MEMBERS WHO HAVE A PENDING RETIREMENT REQUEST OR ARE 
APPROVED FOR TRANSFER TO THE RETIRED RESERVE (WITH OR WITHOUT PAY) ON A 
DATE PRIOR TO THEIR MANDATED HYT ARE INELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.
    F.  MEMBERS WHO HAVE SUBMITTED REQUESTS FOR VOLUNTARY TRANSFER TO 
THE RETIRED RESERVE OR FLEET RESERVE MAY BECOME ELIGIBLE FOR CHIEF 
PETTY OFFICER ADVANCEMENT BOARD CONSIDERATION PROVIDED CANCELLATION OF 
RETIREMENT/FLEET RESERVE AUTHORIZATION IS APPROVED PRIOR TO
1 MAY 2008.  COMMANDS MUST REVALIDATE THESE CANDIDATES BY MESSAGE TO 
COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812) AND NETPDTC (N321) PRIOR TO CONVENING OF BOARD.
    G.  E7 CANDIDATES WHO REACH HYT ON OR BEFORE THE FIRST DAY OF THE 
ADVANCEMENT CYCLE (1 SEPTEMBER 2008) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN 
THE FEBRUARY 2008 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY 
THE SELECTION BOARD.  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.
    H.  SAILORS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTED FOR SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL, MEDICAL 
ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM AND MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE 
PROCUREMENT PROGRAMS REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO CHIEF PETTY 
OFFICER.  SELECTION TO ANY OTHER OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAM RENDERS 
THE MEMBER INELIGIBLE AND MUST BE INVALIDATED BY THEIR COMMAND.
    I.  LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM.  PER NAVADMIN 033/06, SUCCESSFUL 
COMPLETION OF LDP WILL BE REQUIRED TO TAKE THE E6 OR E7 ADVANCEMENT 
EXAM.  REFER TO NAVADMINS 033/06 AND 339/06 FOR LDP WAIVER POLICIES.
MOBILIZED IRR SAILORS ARE EXEMPT FROM NLDP REQUIREMENTS.
4.  EVALUATIONS USED TO COMPUTE PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGES MUST BE 
INCLUSIVE OF THE PERIODS LISTED BELOW:
    PROSPECTIVE    EVALUATION    COMPUTATION
    PAYGRADE       PAYGRADE      PERIOD
    E4             E3            1 JUNE 2007 TO 31 JANUARY 2008
    E5             E4            1 FEBRUARY 2007 TO 31 JANUARY 2008
    E6             E5            1 FEBRUARY 2005 TO 31 JANUARY 2008
    E7             E6            1 FEBRUARY 2005 TO 31 DECEMBER 2007
    E7 (FTS)       E6            1 JANUARY 2005 TO 31 DECEMBER 2007
IF A SERVICE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN EVALUATION WITHIN THE PERIOD 
SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITH BLOCK 15 REFLECTING 31 
JANUARY 2008 FOR E4, E5, AND E6 CANDIDATES; 31 DECEMBER 2007 FOR E7 
CANDIDATES.
5.  GENERAL EXAMINATION INFO:
    A.  EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER CHAPTER 6 OF BUPERSINST 
1430.16E.  DO NOT ADMINISTER ANY OTHER CYCLE 082 EXAMINATIONS PRIOR TO 
1 FEBRUARY 2008 UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM
(PERS-812) OR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF NAVADMIN 139/07.
    B.  EXAMINATIONS FOR RECALLED RESERVISTS WILL BE ORDERED BY THE 
COMMAND HOLDING THE MEMBER'S SERVICE RECORD.  AUTHORITY IS GRANTED TO 
ADMINISTER EXAMINATIONS TO SELECTED RESERVE CANDIDATES ON ACTIVE DUTY 
WITH REGULAR NAVY CANDIDATES 17 JANUARY 2008 FOR E7, 6 MARCH 2008 FOR 
E6, 13 MARCH 2008 FOR E5 AND 20 MARCH 2008 FOR E4.  THESE CANDIDATES 
ARE STILL REQUIRED TO TAKE CYCLE 082 RESERVE EXAMINATION AND NOT ACTIVE 
DUTY EXAMINATION.
    C.  ADVANCEMENT TO E4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NONDESIGNATED PERSONNEL 
ARE GOVERNED BY THE LATEST ECMO.  NONDESIGNATED MEMBERS WHO REQUIRE AN 
"A" SCHOOL WAIVER FOR ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION PER THE 
LATEST ECMO, MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST TO PERS-812 POSTMARKED BY
1 DECEMBER 2007.
    D.  ENSURE BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF THE ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OR CHANGE OF 
RATING (WORKSHEET) (NAVEDTRA 1430/2) ARE COMPLETED.  AT THE EDUCATION 
SERVICES OFFICER'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED EITHER PRIOR TO 
EXAMINATION OR AT THE EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION SITE.
    E.  LATE EXAMINATION ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM TO ALLOW TIME 
FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION.  REQUESTS FOR LATE 
EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING SAMPLE FORMAT ON TABLE 4-3 OF 
BUPERSINST 1430.16E VIA MESSAGE TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM 
MILLINGTON, TN (PERS-812) AS INFO ADDRESSEE.  REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE 
MEMBER'S NAME, RATE, LAST FOUR OF THE SSN AND JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING 
REGULAR EXAMINATION.  NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON REQUESTS RECEIVED 
WITHOUT REQUIRED INFO/JUSTIFICATION.
ENSURE "ADMIN ERROR" AND "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE CLARIFIED WHEN 
USED AS JUSTIFICATION.  REQUESTS RECEIVED BY NETPDTC AFTER 19 MARCH
2008 WILL BE DISAPPROVED.  LATE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NLT
31 MARCH 2008.  WHEN A CANDIDATE JUSTIFIABLY MISSES A REGULAR 
EXAMINATION AND EXAMINATION IS ON BOARD, DO NOT DESTROY EXAMINATION.
SUBMIT A REQUEST AS ABOVE FOR PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE EXAMINATION FOR 
LATE ADMINISTRATION.
    F.  FORWARDING EXAMINATION RETURNS.  EXAMINATION GRADING REQUIRES A 
90 PERCENT RECEIPT OF RETURNS TO NETPDTC.  FORWARD EXAMINATION ANSWER 
SHEETS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
        (1) CONUS INSTALLATIONS.  MAIL EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS VIA 
FEDEX UNDER THE CURRENT GSA CONTRACT BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY 
FOLLOWING EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION (MONDAY AFTER DRILL WEEKEND).
        (2) OVERSEAS SHORE COMMANDS.  SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION 
ANSWER SHEETS VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) THREE-DAY EXPRESS 
MAIL SERVICE.  MAIL MAY BE TRACKED AT WWW.USPS.GOV.
        (3) DEPLOYED SHIPS.  SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS 
IN REGISTERED MAIL WORKING BAG AND ADDRESSED TO THE POSTAL OFFICER, 
FLEET MAIL CENTER IN THE DEPLOYED AREA AND ENDORSED (ADVANCEMENT 
EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS ENCLOSED).  IT IS IMPORTANT THIS ENDORSEMENT 
IS PLACED ON THE SECOND LINE OF THE ADDRESS.  THE POSTAL OFFICER WILL 
HAVE PACKAGE SENT VIA USPS THREE DAY EXPRESS MAIL TO NETPDTC.
        (4) DO NOT MIX CYCLES TOGETHER WHEN RETURNING ANSWER SHEETS.
SEPARATE EACH CYCLE AND MAIL INDIVIDUALLY.
        (5) SELRES ARE TO TAKE RESERVES EXAMS.  NEVER ADMINISTER ACTIVE 
DUTY EXAM TO CANDIDATES AS THESE WILL BE INVALIDATED.
        (6) ALL ANSWER SHEETS ARE TO BE MAILED BACK BY TRACEABLE MEANS 
BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY FOLLOWING EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION 
(MONDAY AFTER DRILL WEEKEND).
    G.  ALL COMMANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED 
AT HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL TO VERIFY ANSWER SHEETS ARE 
RECEIVED BY NETPDTC.
    H.  TO CLEAR EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES CREATED BY INCORRECT OR 
INCOMPLETE DATA, SUBMIT THE CORRECTED INFO AS REQUIRED BY TABLE 7-3 OF 
BUPERSINST 1430.16E TO NETPDTC (N321) AND MAKE APPROPRIATE NSIPS 
ENTRIES.  A LIST OF OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES WILL BE UPDATED DAILY AND 
VIEWED AT HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL.
    I.  EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORTING ESOS ONLINE.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES ACCESS THE OFFICIAL RESULTS, WITH A PASSWORD, 
THROUGH NETPDTC'S EXAMINATION ORDERING SITE.  CLICK ON EXAMINATION 
STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT (ESVR), RATE CHANGE AUTHORIZATION (RCA), 
PROFILE SHEETS, AND COMMAND STATISTICS.  THE ESVR AND RCA ARE THE 
OFFICIAL SOURCES FOR NAVY ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION RESULTS.  
VERIFICATION OF E7 ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES ARE PROVIDED TO COMMANDS VIA THE 
EXAMINATION STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT. 
ESOS MUST PROVIDE COPIES TO SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES UPON RECEIPT. 
INDIVIDUAL SAILORS MAY ALSO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THEIR OWN PROFILE SHEET 
APPROXIMATELY FIVE DAYS AFTER RESULTS ARE RELEASED, FROM 
HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL (SECURE SITE CLICK ON 'MY 
ADVANCEMENT' LINK).
6.  SELECTION BOARD INFORMATION.
    A.  THE FY-09 RESERVE/FTS E7 ADVANCEMENT BOARD WILL CONVENE
19 MAY 2008.
    B.  COMMUNICATION WITH SELECTION BOARD.  SELECTION BOARD PACKAGES 
ARE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING CANDIDATES THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE 
ANY MISSING DOCUMENTS FROM THE SECTIONS OF THEIR RECORDS WHICH ARE 
VIEWED BY THE SELECTION BOARDS.  MILPERSMAN 1070-080 SPECIFIES WHICH 
DOCUMENTS FOR THE ENLISTED PERMANENT PERSONNEL RECORD ARE PROVIDED TO 
THE SELECTION BOARDS FOR REVIEW.  CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REQUEST 
A COPY OF THEIR ENLISTED PERMANENT PERSONNEL RECORD AS OUTLINED IN 
MILPERSMAN 1070-150 AND VERIFY COMPLETENESS. 
ANY DOCUMENTS THE MEMBER HAS VERIFIED AS MISSING FROM THOSE SECTIONS OF 
THEIR PERMANENT PERSONNEL RECORD MAY BE SUBMITTED AS A SELECTION BOARD 
PACKAGE.
        (1) CORRESPONDENCE PACKAGE MUST BE POSTMARKED NOT LATER THAN
4 APRIL 2008.  CONTACT INFORMATION FOR SELECTION BOARD CORRESPONDENCE 
PACKAGES RECEIVED IS (866) 827-5672. 
        (2) NO THIRD PARTY CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED.
        (3) ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE ON PLAIN WHITE PAPER AND PAPER 
CLIPPED (NO STAPLES, BINDERS, FOLDERS, OR TABS), AND SUBMITTED UNDER 
COVER LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.  EACH CANDIDATE MUST VERIFY 
THE CORRECT SUBJECT LINE AND BOARD NUMBER (SEE BELOW) IS ON THEIR COVER 
LETTER TO ENSURE THEIR PACKAGE APPEARS BEFORE THE PROPER BOARD.
        (4) THE CANDIDATE'S FULL NAME AND LAST FOUR DIGITS OF SSN MUST 
BE AFFIXED AND LEGIBLE ON ALL DOCUMENTS SUBMITTED.
        (5) THE PACKAGE MUST BE ADDRESSED TO:
            NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND
            CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER PRESIDENT
            FY-09 SELECTION BOARD # 335 OR 336
            (335 - SELRES/ADSW/OYR/ADT/PRESIDENTIAL RECALL
            OR 336 - FTS (AGR/CANREC)
            5640 TICONDEROGA LOOP BLDG 768 RM E302
            MILLINGTON, TN 38055
SPECIAL HANDLING MAIL (CERTIFIED OR REGISTERED) IS NOT ADVISED BECAUSE 
OF SIGNIFICANT DELAYS IN PROCESSING.
    C.  CONTACT COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812) FOR GUIDANCE ON SUBMISSION OF 
ANY AWARDS, EVALUATIONS OR COURSE COMPLETIONS RECEIVED AFTER THE
4 APRIL 2008 CUT OFF.  NO CORRESPONDENCE WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER
16 MAY 2008.
    D.  OFFICIAL RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY NAVADMIN.
7.  POINT OF CONTACT IS PSC(SW) MARLON J. RAMSEY AT (901) 874-4457/ DSN 
882 OR EMAIL AT marlon.ramsey@navy.mil.
8.  RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.//

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