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ROUTINE R 241317Z JUN 22 MID200001881696U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO SECNAV WASHINGTON DC CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 139/22 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/CCDA GUIDANCE UPDATE// REF/A/DOC/US DIST CT N DIST TX/28MAR22// REF/B/MSG/CNO/221255ZAPR22// REF/C/DOC/US DIST CT N DIST TX/13JUN22// REF/D/DOC/BUPERS/11MAR22// REF/E/DOC/OPNAV/15AUG20// REF/F/MSG/CNO/311913ZAUG21// REF/G/MSG/CNO/132050ZOCT21// REF/H/MSG/CNO/152239ZNOV21// REF/I/MSG/CNO/151203ZDEC21// REF/J/DOC/SECDEF/24AUG21// REF/K/MSG/SECNAV/302126ZAUG21// REF/L/DOC/BUMED/20OCT20// REF/M/MSG/COMNAVSPECWARCOM/241857ZSEP21// REF/N/MSG/CNO/302215ZMAR22// REF/O/DOC/OPNAV/11NOV21// REF/P/MSG/CNO/221849ZFEB22// NARR/REF A IS U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION AND CLASS-WIDE PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. REF B IS NAVADMIN 102/22, CCDA ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING MEMBERS REQUESTING RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION FROM COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS. REF C IS U.S. DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR RELEASE FROM CLASS. REF D IS BUPERSINST 1730.11A CH-1, STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE ACCOMMODATION OF RELIGIOUS PRACTICES. REF E IS MILPERSMAN 1730-020, IMMUNIZATION EXEMPTIONS FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS. REF F IS NAVADMIN 190/21, 2021-2022 NAVY MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION AND REPORTING POLICY. REF G IS NAVADMIN 225/21, COVID-19 CONSOLIDATED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY (CCDA). REF H IS NAVADMIN 256/21, CCDA GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS. REF I IS NAVADMIN 283/21, CCDA EXECUTION GUIDANCE TO COMMANDERS. REF J IS THE SECRETARY OF THE DEFENSE MEMO MANDATING CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 VACCINATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVICE MEMBERS. REF K IS ALNAV 062/21, 2021-2022 DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MANDATORY COVID-19 VACCINATION POLICY. REF L IS MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, NAVMED P-117, ARTICLE 15- 105(3)(n)(9). REF M IS TRIDENT ORDER NUMBER 12, MANDATORY VACCINATION FOR COVID-19. REF N IS NAVADMIN 083/22, CCDA INTERIM GUIDANCE REGARDING MEMBERS REQUESTING RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION FROM COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENTS. REF O IS MILPERSMAN 1910-704, DETERMINING SEPARATION AUTHORITY. REF P IS NAVADMIN 042/22, UPDATED COVID CONSOLIDATED DISPOSITION AUTHORITY DATA REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AND LESSONS LEARNED. RMKS/1. Purpose. To provide additional guidance regarding Navy service members who wish to withdraw a religious accommodation request in order to separate from naval service. Also, to modify CCDA data reporting requirements. 2. Policy. Navy service members who submitted a religious accommodation request regarding the requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 were certified by the U.S. District Court order in reference (a) as members of a class action in the case of U.S. Navy SEALS 1-26, et al., versus Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin, III, et al. This message supplements guidance previously provided in reference (b). To ensure compliance with the court order in reference (a), this NAVADMIN continues to suspend separation processing and certain adverse administrative consequences of COVID-19 vaccine refusal for Navy service members who submitted requests for religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement. However, in accordance with the court order in reference (c), service members who wish to withdraw their religious accommodation requests may do so, understanding that unless they become vaccinated, they will be processed for involuntary administrative separation and all associated adverse administrative consequences will apply. 3. Applicability. Policies in paragraph 4 of this NAVADMIN apply only to Navy service members who have submitted requests for religious accommodation from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement in line with references (d) and (e). Adverse administrative consequences and separation processing described in references (f) through (o) continue to apply for Navy personnel refusing the COVID-19 vaccine who have not submitted a request for religious accommodation. Navy service members who do not wish to withdraw a previously submitted religious accommodation request are not subject to adverse consequences as described in reference (b). Policies in paragraph 5 of this NAVADMIN apply to all Navy commands. 4. Action 4.a. Effective immediately, service members who wish to withdraw their previous religious accommodation requests seeking exemption from the COVID-19 vaccine requirement may do so by executing the NAVPERS 1070/13 (Page 13) located at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-covid-19-reporting. After executing this document reflecting understanding of the consequences of such a withdrawal, such service members will be considered I violation of reference (f) and may be subject to all adverse administrative measures associated with vaccine refusal described in references (g), (h), and (i), including processing for involuntary separation. Religious accommodation requests or appeals may be withdrawn at any stage in the process, regardless of whether it is resolved or pending. 4.b. In cases where service members desire to withdraw their religious accommodation request, it is the responsibility of the service members command to execute the required Page 13 with the service member. Once received, to continue processing for separation, commands must take two steps: 4.b.(1) In order to track religious accommodation withdrawals, commands must forward copies of signed Page 13s via email to ALTN_Navy_Religious_Accommodations(at)navy.mil. 4.b.(2) In order to effectuate separation, commands must: 4.b.(2)(a) Include copies of the signed Page 13 in separation packages not yet routed to Navy Personnel Command in accordance with processes outlined for vaccine refusal described in reference (i). 4.b.(2)(b) In the case of separation packages already routed to Navy Personnel Command IAW reference (i), but on hold due to the injunction, forward copies of the signed Page 13 to the relevant active/reserve officer/enlisted email address at PERS-8 below, who will resume involuntary separation processing based on vaccine refusal. 4.b.(2)(c) In the case of separations previously approved by Navy Personnel Command, but on hold after release of earlier *10-day* letters, provide a copy of the relevant Page 13 to the servicing Personnel Support Detachment to effectuate local separation, copying the relevant PERS-8 office at the correct address below. 4.c. Substantive modifications or deletions to the Page 13 located at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-covid-19-reporting are not authorized. 5. Reporting. Database reporting to the Department of the Navy (DON) COVID Tracking Site listed in reference (p) is no longer required. Commanders are directed to provide updates based on categories listed in reference (p) to the following. 5.a. For service members who have submitted a religious accommodation request, provide updates to the ALTN_Navy_Religious_Accommodations(at)navy.mil email address. Commanders shall include the service members DoD ID number in the email. 5.b. For service members who have not submitted a religious accommodation request but have elected to become vaccinated, or now have access to the COVID-19 vaccine, provide updates to the altn_n1_navy_scr.fct(at)navy.mil email address. Commanders shall include the service members DoD ID number in the email. 5.c. Commands will also ensure that the Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS) is updated to be consistent with information submitted to the DON COVID Tracking Site. 6. If in doubt as to how to adjudicate issues related to this guidance, commanders should seek guidance from their chain of command, their staff judge advocate, and/or the CCDA before acting. Commands without an assigned legal advisor may seek legal advice from a Region Legal Service Office. In all cases, commanders are accountable to ensure the health and safety of their command while treating every Navy service member with dignity and respect. 7. Points of contact PERS-8 Active/FTS enlisted separations: 832vaccineadseps.fct(at)navy.mil PERS-8 officer separations: PERS-834(at)navy.mil PERS-8 Active/FTS/TAR enlisted retirements: Enlisted_Active_Duty_Retirements(at)navy.mil PERS-8 Active/FTS/TAR officer retirements: pers_835_retirements(at)navy.mil PERS-8 officer and enlisted promotion delays: NPC_promotionwithholds.fct(at)navy.mil PERS-92 officer and enlisted definite recalls: PERS-92(at)navy.mil PERS-9 Reserve enlisted separations: 913vaccineadseps.fct(at)navy.mil PERS-97 officer transitions: cto.officer(at)navy.mil PERS-97 enlisted transitions: cto.enlisted(at)navy.mil BUPERS-32 selective reenlistment bonuses: mill_incen_pays.fct(at)navy.mil OPNAV POC: CAPT Jason Grizzle, ALTN_N1_NAVY_SCR.FCT(AT)NAVY.MIL 8. Released by VADM Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., COVID Consolidated Disposition Authority. BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Cycle 255 Active Duty E-4 to E-6 results are out: E4-E6 ACTIVE DUTY RESULTS ANNOUNCED E4-E6 TAR (FTS) RESULTS ANNOUNCED

Can't wait for your confirmation!!

In early June 1944, more than 100,000 Allied soldiers and thousands of ships and aircraft massed on the English coast, preparing for one of the most important battles in history: the invasion of Normandy. Several hundred miles to the south, the six ships of US Navy Task Group 22.3 were on a rather routine U-boat hunter-killer patrol — a mundane mission in comparison. After a few weeks at sea, the task force was heading to Casablanca to refuel. On the way, they pulled off one of the most impressive naval feats of the war: capturing the German U-boat U-505 completely intact — including its valuable Enigma machines and the codebooks needed to use them.

Yeah, there are still people who are not in the know!!

Very cool, thank you for the update

Okay so they must have read @Vincent A C's post. Two hours ago MyNavyHR put out that it has been released to TRIAD. What is strange is that no one has said if they have been notified but the public version will come out tomorrow.

Wow, usually it's at 11 Eastern. Anyone?

Has anyone been told by their TRIAD yet?

July 2022 Military OneSource Newsletter

Surface warfare reforms crafted to improve mariner skills and manage demand for ships are trickling into the fleet five years after two fatal collisions in the Western Pacific forced the Navy to retool how the service trains the surface fleet. Multiple investigations and criminal prosecutions found that basic failures in seamanship and ship handling led to the June 17, 2017, early morning collision between USS Fitzgerald (DDG-62) and ACX Crystal off the coast of Japan. Seven sailors died.

You won't embarrass yourself here with those kind of questions. So if you look at the E4 Active advancement quotas, look in the column that says "Current Total Adv OPP." If you look at MU3 you will see that the advancement opportunity is 100% for that rate. So you must be an MU! https://media.defense.gov/2022/Jun/21/2003020795/-1/-1/0/ACTIVE E4 255 QUOTAS.PDF

Active Fall 2022 E-4 through E-6 Advancement Exams Announced – What You Need to Know

Active Duty E-4 to E-6 Cycle 255 Quotas are out: E-4-E-6 TAR Quotas E-4 Active Duty Quotas E-5 Active Duty Quotas E-6 Active Duty Quotas Overlapping exam cycles, test ordering & other key steps hampered release for the Spring exam cycle. Projected Release: 23 JUNE - BOL TRIAD release 24 JUNE - All Hands release

Disturbing video shows the moments a Veterans Affairs’ employee pushed an elderly Vietnam veteran into a door and body-slammed him to the ground.

(Tribune News Service) — The Blue Angels' new Super Hornets are set to make their Seattle debut in this year's Seafair air show over Lake Washington. The jets are 25% larger than the legacy Hornets they replaced, and festival promoters are touting them as "Bigger. Louder. Faster." The Blue Angels' stunts and formation flying — with as few as 18 inches between wingtips — have long been a highlight of the festival, which is scheduled for Aug. 5-7 after being canceled the past two years due to COVID-19.

As the U.S. pursues a maritime strategy that prioritizes a blue-water navy, Russia appears to be betting on smaller, missile-laden vessels to help it slowly gain territory and influence, according to military analysts. Smaller Russian warships like corvettes and frigates aren’t built for fights with the U.S. Navy. Instead, they provide coastal defense in the Black and Baltic seas, and allow Russia to harass cargo ships and credibly threaten its neighbors, said Bryan Clark, director of the Hudson Institute’s Center for Defense Concepts and Technology.

WASHINGTON — For the last five years, Bud Couch has been on a quest to make the surface navy safer. As the director of operational safety at Naval Surface Force Pacific, Couch helped generate 117 recommendations after two U.S. Navy destroyers were involved in separate fatal collisions in summer 2017. But that wasn’t enough.

Thank you to @CargoGuns for posting the letter! Reserve E7 Board Results Will be Released on 18 July 2022 Active E7 Board Results Will be Released on 06 September 2022 CPO Initiation Season Begins Upon Release of Results All CPO Initiation Events Shall be Completed by 23:59 on 21 October Timeline Letter:

The USS Fort Worth has been saved again. U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, has crafted a deal that’s part of a government funding bill that secures the city’s namesake and four other littoral combat ships from being scrapped by the U.S. Navy while permitting the decommissioning of four others.

Thank you for posting that @Confucius

SELRES E7 Cycle 110 Quotas Updated:

TAR E7 FY23 Cycle 254 Quotas Updated:

A top Navy official said it is expected to take months to repair the pipeline system at Red Hill before millions of gallons of fuel stored in the underground tanks can be safely drained and the facility shut down.

ROUTINE R 171646Z JUN 22 MID200001807449U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 135/22 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JUN// SUBJ/SEPTEMBER 2022 (CYCLE 256) ACTIVE-DUTY AND TRAINING AND ADMINISTRATION OF THE RESERVES E-4 THROUGH E-6 PETTY OFFICER NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS// REF/A/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/081615ZOCT21// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/19SEP18// REF/C/MSG/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/052044ZMAR13// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/201449ZDEC18// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/272057ZDEC18// REF/F/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/161157ZJUL20// REF/G/DOC/USD(PR)/04APR2022// REF/H/OPS ALERT/NPPSC/19FEB21// REF/I/OPS ALERT/NPPSC/15MAR21// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 012/21, NAVY RESERVE NOMENCLATURE CHANGES. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF C IS ALNAV 015/13, PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 312/18, ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE. REF E IS NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET. REF F IS NAVADMIN 201/20, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM REVISED BUSINESS RULES. REF G IS USD P&R CONSOLIDATED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CORONAVIRUS DISEASE 2019 FORCE HEALTH PROTECTION GUIDANCE AVAILABLE AT https://www.defense.gov/Spotlights/Coronavirus-DOD-Response/Latest-DOD- Guidance/. REF H IS OPS ALERT 007-21, PMK-EE REQUIREMENTS FOR E3 NEW ACCESSIONS. REF I IS OPS ALERT 011-21, PMK-EE REQUIREMENTS FOR E4 NEW ACCESSIONS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides guidance for the administration of the September 2022 (cycle 256) Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) for active duty (AD) and training and administration of the reserves (TAR) (still referred to as FTS in some systems) to paygrades E-5 and E-6. It further provides guidance for the use of an alternative final multiple score (FMS) rank-order method, without an exam, for advancement to E-4. a. E-4 advancement candidates will not participate in an exam, but will be given the opportunity for advancement using an alternative FMS rank-order method, without the inclusion of an exam score from a proctored exam. E-5 and E-6 advancement candidates will be administered the NWAE utilizing single-day testing for each paygrade, per reference (b). b. In addition to the requirements in this NAVADMIN and chapter 6 of reference (b), educational services officers (ESO) must follow the pre-exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim, which can be found on the navy enlisted advancement system (NEAS) website via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/command- information/. Select Command Advancement Tools, then NEAS Website. 2. Timeline a. 31 July 2022: Professional military knowledge - eligibility exam (PMK-EE) completion deadline for all E-4, E-5, and E-6 candidates. b. 1 September 2022: E-6 exam administration. Enlisted advancement worksheets (EAW) will close one week after the exam date on the worksheet. c. 8 September 2022: E-5 exam administration. EAWs will close one week after the exam date on the worksheet. d. 15 September 2022: E-4 EAWs must be completed by this date. e. Deviation from administration dates. In line with reference (b), should the necessity of an expanded window of NWAE administration be required due to a resurgence in the coronavirus pandemic, commands may request a deviation of NWAE administration from Navy Personnel Command (PERS-8). Deviation from single day testing will not be authorized for convenience, rather as a result of heightened regional health protection measures or other valid reason. Solely within the context of an authorized deviation, NWAE administration will be authorized through 30 September 2022. Refer to reference (g) for additional details on safety and mitigation measures in the conduct of exams during the coronavirus pandemic. 3. Eligibility requirements are found in chapter 2 of reference (b). The following information is specific only to cycle 256: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time in rate (TIR) is 1 January 2023. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E-6 - 1 January 2020 E-5 - 1 January 2022 E-4 - 1 July 2022 c. E-6 candidate TIR requirements for early promote (EP) Sailors can be waived by one year with commanding officer (CO)/officer in charge (OIC) approval, in line with paragraph 214.e of reference (b). Cycle 256 EAW must be manually created for all E-6 EP TIR waiver authorized candidates. d. High-year tenure (HYT) date must be effective 1 January 2023 or later. All HYT waivers must be approved prior to 1 September 2022 to be able to participate in cycle 256. e. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication by the Department of Defense consolidated adjudication facility reflected properly in the Defense Information System for Security (DISS) prior to 1 September 2022. If the CO/OIC of the candidate grants an interim clearance, it must be entered in DISS prior to 1 September 2022. Candidates must maintain security clearance eligibility throughout the advancement cycle to be eligible for advancement. If, for any reason, a clearance is denied, revoked or not reflected in DISS, an exam is not authorized and commands should not allow candidates to take the exam until the discrepancy is corrected or a new clearance is granted and is properly reflected in the EAW of the candidate. Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, ATI, ATO, 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, YN and all nuclear and submarine ratings. Refer to references (b) and (c) for additional guidance. f. Candidates for advancement to E-4 and E-5 must compute performance mark average (PMA) using all applicable evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate with an ending date that falls within the following time periods: E-4 - 1 January 2022 to 31 August 2022 E-5 - 1 June 2021 to 31 August 2022 g. Candidates for advancement to E-6 must compute the reporting senior cumulative average (RSCA) PMA, as outlined in reference (d), using all applicable evaluations in the current pay grade with the ending date that falls within the time period: E-6 - 1 September 2019 to 31 August 2022 h. Refer to reference (d) and paragraph 308.b. of reference (b) for additional guidance on RSCA PMA and PMA, including guidance on establishing PMA for new accessions that have graduated from *A* school and do not have a current evaluation. i. For guidance on establishing EAW user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e). EAW is mandatory for cycle 256 and will be the authority for PMA, RSCA PMA, and awards. j. Completion of relevant paygrade PMK-EE is mandatory for cycle 256 candidates competing for advancement, even if no NWAE is being administered, and must be successfully completed once for the administration paygrade. The PMK-EE completion deadline is 31 July 2022, in accordance with reference (f). No Sailor competing for advancement shall be permitted to participate in the advancement cycle without having a completed PMK-EE for the exam paygrade. For E3 and E4 new accession candidates authorized PMK-EE completion deadlines, refer to references (h) and (i). k. Commands must accurately validate, complete and finalize all EAWs in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) in a timely manner. E-4 EAW accuracy is critical since NEAS will be reprogrammed to use finalized E-4 EAWs rather than the candidate exam answer sheets to create E-4 candidate records. The success of this process will be dependent upon the accurate completion of E-4 EAWs to establish advancement cycle participation. Cycle 256 E-4 EAWs must be completed by 30 September 2022. 4. Exam Ordering. Order exams in line with chapter 4 of reference (b). a. Deploying commands and candidates departing to congressionally- designated combat zones and approved contingency operations areas (CDCZ/ACOA) can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled exam date. For additional guidance, refer to chapter 4 and paragraph 614 of reference (b). b. Regular Exams: (1) Sensitive compartmented information (SCI) Exams. Cryptologic-technician interpretive (CTI)/cryptologic-technician network (CTN)/cryptologic technician-collection (CTR) SCI exam ordering requirements can be found on the NEAS website via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/command- information. Select Command Advancement Tools, then NEAS website. ESOs must verify initial Active TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for exam ordering. Supplemental TIR SCI exams are ordered via message formatted e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or by naval message following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (b). Check NEAS Web for additional exam ordering information. (2) Non-SCI Exams. Exam ordering requirements can be found on the NEAS website via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/command- information. Select Command Advancement Tools, then NEAS Website. (3) All candidate exam orders not included on the initial TIR list must be ordered in NEAS web by entering a Department of Defense Identification (DoD ID) for each candidate instead of by e-mail or naval message. This is a change to guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (b). Orders submitted after supplemental TIR list closure will result in a substitute exam being sent. c. Substitute Exams: (1) The deadline for ordering both SCI and non-SCI substitute exams is 30 September 2022. (2) Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC (N321)) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. (3) Recent graduates of the Naval nuclear propulsion program training pipeline, who are on transfer leave enroute to their first at sea assignment during the E-5 examination date, will have substitute examinations ordered for them by their ultimate duty station, if dates permit exam ordering before the published deadline. (4) Substitute examinations may be administered with regular exam administration or in line with paragraph 606 of reference (b). d. ESOs must verify examination orders at the *View Previous Exam Orders* link via the NEAS website within 7 to 10 days of placing the order. If exam order discrepancies are noted, contact the fleet services branch NETPDC (N321) as listed on the NEAS website on the NETPDC (N321) point of contact table. e. Exceptions to policy for exam orders will continue to be submitted in line with paragraph 104 of reference (b), and must include endorsement by the immediate superior in command. Submit message-formatted e-mail exception to policy directly to Enlisted Plans and Policy Branch (OPNAV N132C) at NXAG_N132C(at)navy.mil, and include any supporting documentation. f. Below candidate ratings are separated into the following competitive groups: (1) CTI Group 1 Middle East/North Africa Group 2 East/Far East Group 3 Latin/South America Group 4 Eastern Europe (2) EMN, ETN, and MMN Group 1 Submarine Group 2 Surface Group 3 Training 5. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns a. Following the administration of exams, it is critical that ESOs expeditiously mail E-5 and E-6 answer sheet packages to NETPDC (N321). Prompt return of answer sheets will help ensure results are released in a timely manner. b. For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions refer to chapter 6 of reference (b). Administration for all substitute exams will follow guidelines in references (b) and (d). c. ESOs must check the exam tote board on the NEAS website often to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. The tote board can be accessed via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/command-information. Select Command Advancement Tools, then Exam Toteboard. Answer sheets with errors will not be counted until they are processed successfully. 6. Discrepancy Correction a. A detailed discrepancy list can be found at the NEAS website via MNP. For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to chapters 3 and 7 of reference (b) and reference (e). b. Post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration comments (PAC) function, refer to reference (e). All corrections must have a CO/OIC letter and all required supporting documentation included as attachments. Education point corrections require a submission of the joint service transcript indicating the degree type and date of completion. c. For guidance on candidates with missed exams due to assignment in CDCZ/ACOA, refer to chapter 6 of reference (b). Missed exam cycle EAW is required to be completed by selecting *Missed Cycle / Individual Augmentee* entry in the *EAW Special Circumstances* data entry field. 7. Examination Results. Refer to chapter 7 of reference (b). 8. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEAS website. 9. Points of Contact. a. MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) is available 24/7 by phone at 1-833-330-MNCC (1-833-330-6622) or via e-mail to askmncc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473-5867/DSN 753 or via e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Non-SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473-6150/DSN 753 or via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil. d. NWAE records and discrepancies can be reached at (850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via the EAW PAC function. ESO pre / post- advancement exam administration inquiries may be submitted to Sfly_N321_Discrepanc(at)navy.mil. 10. For further NEAS information, to include exam verbatim and other related documents, visit MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and- promotion/command-information. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 12. Released by Rear Admiral J. P. Waters, Acting N1B.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//