EDUCATION POINTS FOR E4-E6 FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE (FMS) AND EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION FOR E7-E9 SELECTION BOARD PRECEPTS:
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PASS TO OFFICE CODES: R 091506Z NOV 07 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS //N01430// NAVADMIN 301/07 (CORRECTED COPY) MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/NOV// SUBJ/EDUCATION POINTS FOR E4-E6 FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE (FMS) AND EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION FOR E7-E9 SELECTION BOARD PRECEPTS// RMKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE INTRODUCTION OF EDUCATION POINTS IN THE E4-E6 FMS, AND REITERATES A CONTINUED EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION IN E7-E9 SELECTION BOARD PRECEPTS. EFFECTIVE WITH THE ACTIVE/FULL TIME SUPPORT (FTS) CYCLE 200 (SEPTEMBER 2008) AND RESERVE CYCLE 083 (AUGUST 2008) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS, 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, AND WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL OVERALL FMS POINTS WITH NO REDUCTION IN POINTS FROM OTHER FACTORS. WHILE THE E7 FMS DOES NOT INCLUDE EDUCATION POINTS, BOARD PRECEPTS FOR E7-E9 WILL EMPHASIZE FAVORABLE CONSIDERATION OF ACCREDITED DEGREES. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE POINTS, AND THE EMPHASIS ON EDUCATION IN PRECEPT LANGUAGE, REFLECT THE IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS REQUIRED FOR A MORE EFFICIENT, MORE TECHNICALLY CAPABLE FUTURE FORCE. 2. THE NEW FMS COMPUTATION FOR E4/5 IS AS FOLLOWS: FACTOR COMPUTATION MAXIMUM POINTS PERCENTAGE PERFORMANCE (PMA*80) - 230 90 42 PERCENT MARK AVERAGE (PMA) EXAM AS INDICATED 80 37 PERCENT STD SCORE ON PROFILE SHEET (SS) SERVICE IN SIPG + 7.5 15 7 PERCENT PAYGRADE (SIPG) PASS NOT AS INDICATED 15 7 PERCENT ADVANCED ON PROFILE SHEET (PNA) EDUCATION 2 AA OR 4 BA/BS 4 2 PERCENT AWARDS PER WORKSHEET 10 5 PERCENT TOTAL 214 3. THE NEW FMS COMPUTATION FOR E6 IS AS FOLLOWS: FACTOR COMPUTATION MAXIMUM POINTS PERCENTAGE PERFORMANCE (PMA*80) - 204 116 47.5 PERCENT MARK AVERAGE (PMA) EXAM AS INDICATED 80 33 PERCENT STD SCORE ON PROFILE SHEET (SS) SERVICE IN SIPG + 9.5 17 7 PERCENT PAYGRADE (SIPG) PASS NOT AS INDICATED 15 6 PERCENT ADVANCED ON PROFILE SHEET (PNA) EDUCATION 2 AA OR 4 BA/BS 4 1.5 PERCENT AWARDS PER WORKSHEET 12 5 PERCENT TOTAL 244 4. SAILORS MUST ENSURE TRANSCRIPTS WITH DEGREE INFORMATION ARE FORWARDED DIRECTLY FROM THEIR ACADEMIC INSTITUTION TO THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER. A. SAILORS SHOULD HAVE THEIR COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY SEND OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS TO: NAVY COLLEGE CENTER, N211 VOLED DETACHMENT, CPPD 6490 SAUFLEY FIELD ROAD PENSACOLA, FL 32509-5204 PHONE (877) 253-7122 OR (850) 452-1828/DSN 922 B. 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. THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER WILL PROVIDE ELECTRONIC VERIFICATION OF DEGREES TO NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND FOR USE BY THE E7-E9 SELECTION BOARDS. C. SAILORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO VERIFY THAT DEGREES ARE DOCUMENTED IN THEIR SAILOR-MARINE AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EDUCATION REGISTRY TRANSCRIPT (SMART) BY USING HTTPS://SMART.NAVY.MIL. D. A SEARCH OF ACCREDITED SCHOOLS CAN BE MADE AT WWW.OPE.ED.GOV/ACCREDITATION/SEARCH.ASP. 5. PREVIOUSLY, RESERVE PERSONNEL DELIVERED TRANSCRIPTS TO THEIR RESPECTIVE PSD. THIS PROCESS DID NOT INVOLVE THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER VALIDATING THE DEGREE AND ENTERING THE DATA IN SMART. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY, RESERVE SAILORS SHALL ENSURE OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS ARE FORWARDED TO THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER USING PROCEDURES LISTED IN PARA 4 ABOVE. 6. 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 THE FIRST OF THE MONTH IN WHICH THEIR ADVANCEMENT EXAM OCCURS. TRANSCRIPTS FOR SAILORS COMPETING FOR ADVANCEMENT TO E7-E9 MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER BY THE CUT-OFF DATES SPECIFIED IN THE CORRESPONDING SELECTION BOARD NAVADMIN. BY PLANNING AHEAD AND REMAINING DILIGENT, SAILORS CAN VERIFY PAPERWORK IS PROCESSED PROMPTLY, REDUCE DELAYS BETWEEN COMPLETION AND AWARDING OF A DEGREE, AND ENSURE TIMELY RECEIPT OF THE TRANSCRIPT BY THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER. 7. COMMAND LEADERS SHOULD GUIDE SAILORS IN THE ATTAINMENT OF THEIR CAREER GOALS BY ENSURING THEY ARE AWARE OF AVAILABLE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT HIGHER EDUCATION WILL HAVE ON THEIR PERFORMANCE AND ADVANCEMENT. 8. POINTS OF CONTACT: - MR. JIM HAWTHORNE, NETPDTC, AT (850) 452-1001 X 1531/DSN 922 OR EMAIL james.a.hawthorne@navy.mil. - LCDR KIM PIZANTI, OPNAV N132C3, AT (703) 693-2307/DSN 223 OR EMAIL kimberly.pizanti@navy.mil. - NAVY COLLEGE PROGRAM, AT (877) 253-7122/DSN 922-1828 OR HTTPS://WWW.NAVYCOLLEGE.NAVY.MIL 9. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT NNNN