FY-21 ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARDS FOR MASTER CHIEF AND SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER:

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SUBJ/FY-21 ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARDS FOR 
MASTER CHIEF AND SENIOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER//

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NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL 
OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.  
REF B IS MILPERSMAN 1220-040, SUBMARINE QUALIFICATIONS DESIGNATION FOR 
ENLISTED MEMBERS.  
REF C IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1306-925, SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY.  
REF D IS NAVADMIN 220/19, ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF LETTERS TO PROMOTION AND 
SELECTION BOARD THOUGH MYNAVY PORTAL.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN provides guidance for eligibility and communication to 
the boards for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Active- Duty and Reserve Enlisted 
Advancement Selection Boards for Master Chief and Senior Chief Petty Officer 
(cycle 245).  The Reserve Component (RC) board will consider personnel 
serving on Active-Duty as Full-Time Support (FTS) and Selected Reserve 
(SELRES), to include those serving on voluntary and involuntary recall and 
mobilization orders.  Mobilized individual ready reserve (IRR) personnel are 
considered under the SELRES requirements for advancement.

2.  Timeline
    a.  November 2019.  Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-802) will 
compile and submit initial time-in-rate (TIR) eligibility list of candidates 
to the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) 
(N321).
    b.  6 December 2019.  Examination status verification reports
(ESVR) will be available on the Navy enlisted advancement system
(NEAS) website via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso.

3.  RC Timeline
    a.  3 February 2020.  E-8 through E-9 candidates change of rating request 
must be approved and reflect the new rating in the enlisted master file (EMF) 
in order to be considered as a candidate in the new rating.
    b.  10 February 2020.  Letter to the board (LTB) deadline.
    c.  2 March 2020.  E-8 through E-9 selection board convenes.
All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final 
approval and be posted to the records of the candidate prior to this date.
    d.  13 March 2020.  E-8 through E-9 selection board scheduled to adjourn.

4.  Active Component (AC) E-9 Timeline
    a.  2 March 2020.  Candidates change of rating request must be approved 
and reflect the new rating in the EMF in order to be considered as a 
candidate in the new rating.
    b.  9 March 2020.  LTB deadline.
    c.  30 March 2020.  Selection board convenes.  All eligibility 
requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval and be posted 
to the records of the candidate prior to this date.
    d.  10 April 2020.  Selection board scheduled to adjourn.

5.  AC E-8 Timeline
    a.  20 March 2020.  Candidates change of rating request must be approved 
and reflect the new rating in the EMF in order to be considered as a 
candidate in the new rating.
    b.  30 March 2020.  LTB deadline.
    c.  20 April 2020.  Selection board convenes.  All eligibility 
requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval and be posted 
to the records of the candidate prior to this date.
    d.  8 May 2020.  Selection board scheduled to adjourn.

6.  Eligibility Criteria.  Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements 
outlined in chapters 2 and 11 of reference (a) and this NAVADMIN prior to the 
scheduled board convening date.  All requirements must reflect in the 
respective EMF prior to the board convening.  Requirements achieved or posted 
to the record of the candidate after the scheduled board convening date are 
considered late and will not make a candidate eligible for the regularly 
scheduled board or entitle a candidate to an enlisted special selection 
board.  Refer to paragraph 616 of reference (a) for E-8 through E-9 candidate 
validation procedures.  Eligibility requirements include:
    a.  The name of the candidate appears on the selection board eligibility 
list in the correct competitive group on their profile sheet.  Candidates 
should register for e-mail notification for profile sheet updates via MNP at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-
advancement.  Candidates and commands share equal responsibility to ensure 
the eligibility list is accurate.  Because eligibility status can change 
without direct notification, candidates should verify their profile sheet on 
a continuous basis and commands must verify their ESVR weekly through the 
projected board adjourn date.
    b.  In line with reference (a), the terminal eligibility date used to 
compute the TIR is 1 October 2020.  The TIR date for E-8 candidates must be 
on or before 1 September 2017.  The TIR date for
E-9 candidates must be on or before 1 July 2017.
    c.  High year tenure (HYT) waivers must be approved prior to the board 
convening.  HYT date or approved HYT waivers for the current paygrade must be 
1 July 2020 or later.  Candidates who will be at HYT on 1 July 2020 for the 
next higher paygrade are ineligible for advancement, regardless of any 
approved HYT waiver.
    d.  Commands must revalidate members whose disapproved or cancelled 
retirement authorization is adjudicated prior to the selection board 
convening date by sending an e-mail with the reason for revalidation to the 
Selection Board Eligibility Branch (PERS- 802).  See paragraph 208 of 
reference (a) for Fleet Reserve request impacts to eligibility.
    e.  Security clearance requirements.  See paragraph 203 of reference (a).  
Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, AT, AWF, AWO, AWR, 
AWS, AWV, AZ, CTI, CTM, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, FC, FCA, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, 
LN, MA, MC, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG and YN, as well as all nuclear and 
submarine ratings.
    f.  Rate specific and competitive group eligibility requirements.  
Candidates must meet special requirements for certain ratings, as outlined in 
paragraph 203 of reference (a).  Commands must verify and submit a message 
formatted e-mail to NETPDC (N321) and PERS-802 requesting invalidation of 
those selection board eligible candidates who no longer meet the rate 
specific and competitive group qualifications by the scheduled board 
convening date.
    g.  Non-nuclear submarine Sailors must be designated as either SS, SU or 
SQ in line with reference (b) as of the board convening date to be eligible.  
Candidates designated as SG or SP are not eligible for advancement.
    h.  While reference (c) required personnel who were selected for
E-8 in FY-17 and FY-18 to successfully graduate from the senior enlisted 
academy (SEA) to be eligible for E-9 board consideration, increased 
throughput requirements made this unachievable.
Therefore, this requirement is waived for E-8s selected in FY-17 and FY-18.  
Reference (c) will be revised with guidance for SEA requirements in future 
selection boards.

7.  Competitive Groups.  The below listed ratings are separated into 
competitive groups as applicable to the component of the candidate:
    a.  CTI (Active-Duty E-8)
        Group 1 - Middle East and North Africa
        Group 2 - East and Far East Asia
        Group 3 - Latin and South America
        Group 4 - Eastern Europe
    b.  EMN, ETN and MMN (Active-Duty E-8 though E-9)
        Group 1 - Submarine
        Group 2 - Surface
    c.  MU (Active-Duty E-8 through E-9)
        Group 1 - Premier Band
        Group 2 - Fleet Band
    d.  NC (Active-Duty and FTS E-8 through E-9)
        Group 1 - Career Recruiter Force
        Group 2 - Fleet
    e.  ND (Active-Duty E-8)
        Group 1 - Master Diver
        Group 2 - First Class Diver

8.  For record review and communication with the E-8 through E-9 selection 
board refer to reference (d).
    a.  Communication to the board must originate from the individual 
candidate and must be accompanied under the signed LTB of the candidate.
    b.  All LTBs and each enclosure must contain the candidates full name and 
full social security number.  Candidates must verify that the correct board 
number is on their signed cover letter.  Board numbers are:
        (1) 205 for SELRES E-8 through E-9
        (2) 206 for FTS E-8 through E-9
        (3) 210 for AC E-9
        (4) 235 for AC E-8
    c.  The preferred method to submit an LTB is via the electronic 
submission of selection board documents (ESSBD) application as
directed by reference (d).   The link on MNP is
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion.  After navigating 
to this website, scroll down to and click on ESSBD.
    d.  If unable to upload LTB as directed in reference (d), candidates may 
mail a LTB to the addresses below.  Mailed LTBs should be on plain white 
paper and paper clipped (no staples, binders, folders or tabs).
        (1) SELRES/Mobilized IRR E-8 through E-9 Board:
            MyNavy Career Center (BUPERS-074)
            President
            FY-21 Reserve E-8 through E-9 Selection Board #205
            5720 Integrity Drive
            Millington, TN 38055-6300
        (2) FTS E-8 through E-9 Board:
            MyNavy Career Center (BUPERS-074)
            President
            FY-21 Reserve E-8 through E-9 Selection Board #206
            5720 Integrity Drive
            Millington, TN 38055-6300
        (3) Active E-9 Board:
            MyNavy Career Center (BUPERS-074)
            President
            FY-21 Active E-9 Selection Board #210
            5720 Integrity Drive
            Millington, TN 38055-6300
        (4) Active E-8 Board:
            MyNavy Career Center (BUPERS-074)
            President
            FY-21 Active E-8 Selection Board #235
            5720 Integrity Drive
            Millington, TN 38055-6300
    e.  Certified or registered mail is not advised due to delays in 
handling.
    f.  Candidates may submit more than one LTB vice waiting until the 
deadline to submit one all-inclusive LTB.  Although multiple LTBs are 
authorized, candidates should not duplicate previously sent information.
    g.  The same LTB deadline applies to candidates who gain eligibility 
after the LTB deadline and before the convening date.  A candidate who is 
working to fix an eligibility issue and expects to be selection board 
eligible prior to the board convening date may submit an LTB, which must 
still be received prior to the deadline.

9.  Selection Board Results.  Official results will be provided online via 
BUPERS Online to authorized command representatives prior to the release of 
the official results.  Selectee profile sheets will be published by NETPDC 
within 30 days of both RC and AC selection board results being released.  
Educational services officers who are registered users may access results 
through the NEAS website via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-
advancement-center/my-eso.  Individual candidates may view profile sheets on 
a .mil domain computer via MNP at
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-advancement.

10.  Additional information regarding this cycle will be posted at:
    a.  AC boards:  https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-
promotion/active-duty-enlisted.
    b.  RC boards:  https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-
promotion/reserve-enlisted.

11.  Points of contact:
    a.  MyNavy Career Center, (833) 330-6622 or via e-mail at:
askmncc@navy.mil.  Do not submit LTBs to this e-mail.
    b.  Selection board eligibility PERS-802, (901) 874-4537/DSN 882 or via 
e-mail at npc_enlisted_selbd_elig@navy.mil.
    c.  NETPDC (N321), (850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail at 
sfly_n321_discrepanc@navy.mil.

12.  This message will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled.

13.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//

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