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April - July 2018 - Mustang Lariat - LDO and CWO Newsletter

One, possibly two members tried to get in the Selectee/ Chiefs forum without having made Chief.

Active Duty, Full Time Support, Canvasser Recruiter and Selected Reserve E4-E6 advancement candidates will take Navy-wide advancement exams over the next few months ahead of quota determinations and advancement decisions around Thanksgiving. The 175-question exam has 150 occupational questions and 25 questions that cover professional military knowledge topics. Selected Reserves will take their exams during drill weekends in August, and the Active Duty exams are scheduled on the first, second and third Thursday of September. Late exams for those Sailors who are unable to take the regular exam, are scheduled by the command Educational Services Officer. Exam scores are determined by the number of questions answered correctly compared to all other Sailors taking the same exam. Scores range from 20 to 80, with an 80 going to Sailors who answer the most questions correctly.

September 18, 2017 In April in Millington, Tennessee, a cadre of master chiefs was wrapping up the E-9 selection board, an annual rite when the fleet’s most respected sailors convene behind closed doors to select a new crop of senior enlisted members to lead the chiefs mess. But just as the list of new master chiefs was being finalized, top Navy officials received a stunning email from an anonymous whistleblower. The explosive allegations claimed that at least two of the board-sitting master chiefs had conspired to violate board rules and lobby outside the Navy’s traditional selection process to advance their preferred senior chief. https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2017/09/18/rigging-the-e-9-board/

Guidance for E4-E7 Selected Reserve advancement candidates was released in NAVADMIN 203/18 (above). Eligibility information for the February 2019 Navy-wide exam is available in the Advancement Manual and this NAVADMIN. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) for E4-E6 is 1 July 2019 and for E7 is 1 January 2020. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E7 - 1 January 2017 E6 - 1 July 2016 E5 - 1 July 2018 E4 - 1 January 2019

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 211520Z AUG 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 203/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/AUG// SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2019 CYCLE 104 NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL TO E4 THROUGH E7// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// REF/B/MSG/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/052044ZMAR13// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/252221ZJUN10// REF/D/DOC/COMNAVPERSCOM/13MAY13 REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/131544ZDEC07// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF B IS ALNAV 015/13, PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS UNCLASSIFIED. REF C IS NAVADMIN 215/10, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ADVANCEMENT GUIDANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE SAILORS. REF D IS MILPERSMAN 1220-040, SUBMARINE QUALIFICATIONS DESIGNATION FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS. REF E IS NAVADMIN 336/07, ADMINISTRATION OF THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM FOR SAILORS IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides guidance for administration of Cycle 104 Navy-Wide Advancement Examinations (NWAE) for advancement in rate of Selected Reserve (SELRES) personnel. Information pertaining to selection board criteria will be promulgated via a future NAVADMIN. a. SELRES exams will be administered in February 2019. b. All candidates serving on voluntary recall or mobilization will compete for advancement as a SELRES. c. This NAVADMIN supplements reference (a). d. In addition to the requirements set forth in chapter 6 of reference (a), educational services officers (ESO) must follow the pre-exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim located at https://prod-neas.ncdc.navy.mil. 2. Eligibility Requirements. For all E4-E7 candidates, eligibility requirements are found in chapter 2 of reference (a), with the following information specific only to Cycle 104: a. Candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a) and this message prior to 1 February 2019 to be considered as a candidate. Candidates who do not meet the eligibility requirements are ineligible for Cycle 104 NWAE and shall not be administered an advancement examination. b. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) for E4-E6 is 1 July 2019 and for E7 is 1 January 2020. c. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E7 - 1 January 2017 E6 - 1 July 2016 E5 - 1 July 2018 E4 - 1 January 2019 d. E6 and E7 candidate TIR requirements for early promote Sailors can be waived for one year with commanding officer (CO)/officer-in-charge approval. e. High-year tenure (HYT) date for E4-E6 must be effective 1 July 2019 or later. HYT date for E7 must be effective 1 September 2019 or later. HYT waiver must be approved prior to 1 February 2019. f. Candidates who have submitted a formal written request for voluntary transfer to the retired reserve (with or without pay) or Fleet Reserve on a date prior to their mandated HYT are ineligible for advancement. g. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by the Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility and it must be reflected properly in Joint Personnel Adjudication (JPAS) prior to 1 February 2019. If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to 1 February 2019. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance. Candidates must maintain security clearance eligibility throughout the advancement cycle to be eligible for advancement. If for any reason a clearance is denied or revoked, an exam is not authorized until a new clearance is granted. Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, AT, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AZ, CTI, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, ETR, ETV, FC, GM, HT, IS, IT, LN, MA, MC, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN and all nuclear and submarine ratings. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance. h. Change of rating and retention approvals must be approved and completed no later than 31 January 2019. This includes approvals from Commander, Navy Personnel Command. Sailors under instruction in A-school for rating conversion on the scheduled date of the NWAE are prohibited from taking any examination. i. Compute performance mark average (PMA) using all evaluations in the current rank of the candidate with an ending date that falls within the following time periods: E7 exam - 1 February 2016 to 31 December 2018 E6 exam - 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2019 E5 exam - 1 February 2018 to 31 January 2019 E4 exam - 1 June 2018 to 31 January 2019 j. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to chapter 3 of reference (a). Refer to reference (c) for guidance on computing PMA and establishing eligibility for early promote TIR waivers using concurrent evaluations for specific individual augmentation/Global Support Assignment tours. k. Branch class and special program indicator (SPI) code: All SELRES are required to take a SELRES NWAE. Full-Time Support and Canvasser Recruiter personnel with a SPI code V and W, respectively, will take Cycle 243 (E4-E6) or Cycle 242 (E7) NWAEs. l. Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) Sailors must achieve a minimum of L2/R2 on the most recent Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) in their primary language, as assigned by their CO, within 12 months of the NWAE. However, a CTI who achieves a maximum of L3/R3 on the most recent DLPT in their primary language, as assigned by their CO, within 24 months of the NWAE will be eligible for advancement. Any CTI whose primary language DLPT has expired must receive an advancement cycle participation waiver from the Navy Foreign Language Office, Regional Expertise, and Culture Office (OPNAV N13F12). m. Sailors assigned to a submarine source rating must be fully qualified in line with reference (d). 3. Rating Specific Information a. To be eligible for advancement to E7: (1) Air Traffic Controllers (AC) must possess a valid AC specialist certificate (FAA 7220-1) and meet requirements established in the manual of the medical department. (2) Aerographers Mate must have the Meteorological and Oceanographic Forecaster Navy enlisted classification (NEC) J00A. (3) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel must hold the Master EOD Technician (NEC 5337) prior to the E7 board convening date. (4) Navy Diver personnel must hold the first class diver NEC M1DV prior to the E7 board convening date. b. Aviation Electronics Technician examinations. Administer Aviation Electronics Technician (Intermediate) (ATI) examinations for intermediate maintenance personnel and Aviation Electronics Technician (Organizational) (ATO) examinations for organizational maintenance personnel. Aviation Electronics Technician are tested via two separate examinations but compete together for advancement purposes. c. Commands must verify and invalidate examination results for those selection board eligible Sailors who fail to meet these qualifications. 4. Exam Ordering a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled exam date. Exams required prior to the TIR list opening are ordered via message or in the preferred message format via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil following the guidelines in chapter 4 and figure 4-1 of reference (a). Specify in the subject line the order request is for early exams. Ensure a point of contact (POC) is included in the message. Refer to reference (e) for individual augmentee (IA) Sailors who are pending deployment to, or are deployed to and operating in, a Congressionally Designated Combat Zone and Approved Contingency Operations Area. The in-theatre selection board eligibility waiver is not an automatic process. b. Cryptologic Technician Interpretive/Cryptologic Technician Networks/Cryptologic Technician Collection Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) exam ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://prod- neas.ncdc.navy.mil. (1) ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on NEAS Web for initial exam ordering. (2) Additional exams are ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). Commands should replace SHIP TO UIC on the message format with their Department of Defense Activity Address Code account number. In addition, include POC, and the number of exams required with full name, rate, and Department of Defense Identification number. The deadline for additional orders is 2 January 2019. c. Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins 25 November 2018. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available 25 November to 4 December 2018. (2) Eligible candidates that were not added to the initial TIR list can be added to a supplemental TIR list. Additional TIR lists will be available from 5 December 2018 to 23 January 2019. Deadline to order additional SELRES exams is 4 March 2019. (3) Exams required after the TIR list has closed as well as exams for prior service reenlistment eligibility reserve Sailors should be ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). Ensure a POC is included in the message. d. Exams for IA Sailors or recalled reservists will be ordered by the command holding the service record of the member. Authority is granted for these candidates to be administered exams with the active-duty candidates. However, these candidates are still required to take the Cycle 104 exam and not the Cycle 242 (E7) or Cycle 243 (E4-E6) exams. e. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 April 2019. f. Cycle 104 exams should only be administered during the month of February. A request must be submitted with justification via e- mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil for permission to retain exams for administration on the next drill weekend in March 2019. Ensure reason for requested delay is included. g. ESO must verify examination orders at the View Previous Exam Orders link via NEAS Web within 14 days of placing the order. If discrepancies are noted, contact Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Exam Ordering and Discrepancy Administrations Branch (NETPDC (N321)). h. Commands must select the appropriate exams for ATI/ATO, commensurate with the advancement experience of the candidate. For all other ratings, exam orders must match the rating of the advancement candidate. For example, an Electronics Technician (ET) cannot take an Electronics Technician- Submarine Navigation (ETV) or Electronics Technician-Submarine Communications (ETR) exam. 5. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns a. For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions, refer to the exam verbatim at https://prod- neas.ncdc.navy.mil. b. ESOs must check the exam tote-board on NEAS Web https://prod- neas.ncdc.navy.mil/Public/Toteboard.aspx often to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. c. Late administration of NWAEs should be kept to a minimum as these exams are for candidates who, through no fault of their own, are unable to take the exam at the regularly scheduled time. NETPDC (N321) is the approving authority for all late administration of NWAEs. d. The deadline to administer regular exams is 28 February 2019. Approved late exams must be administered no later than 31 March 2019. e. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on NEAS Web. Refer to chapter 7 of reference (a) for guidance on correcting discrepancies. In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, NETPDC will also accept discrepancy correction submissions by email at sfly_N321_discrepanc(at)navy.mil. f. Refer to reference (e) regarding procedures for missed exam cycle for E4-E6 IA candidates. Missed exam cycle considerations are not an automatic process. Commands must submit the command letter of transmittal and worksheet. g. Refer to reference (e) regarding examination options for E7 IA candidates. Commands must submit the command letter of transmittal in line with reference (a). h. If an exam is administered in error, the command must request to invalidate in line with paragraph 610 of reference (a). i. Only those materials specifically identified and listed in chapter 6 of reference (a), this NAVADMIN and the general examination verbatim instructions are authorized for use during examination administration. 6. Examination Results a. E4-E7 results will be provided via Bureau of Naval Personnel On-Line to authorized command representatives prior to release of profile sheets. b. Commands are directed to verify the Examination Status Verification Report (ESVR) on NEAS Web for accuracy before frocking and/or advancement of E4-E6 candidates. c. Commands are directed to verify the ESVR for accuracy and re-verify weekly thereafter until scheduled board convening date for E7 candidates. Commands must submit a message to NETPDC (N321), info the Navy Enlisted Active and Reserves Advancements (PERS-8031)/Eligibility and Promotions Branch (PERS-802), requesting invalidation for candidates no longer eligible or no longer recommended for advancement. Withdrawal of advancement must be documented as directed in reference (a), paragraph 721b. d. Individual Sailors may view their profile sheet via a .mil domain computer at https://prod- neas.ncdc.navy.mil/NEASRpts/Individual.aspx. 7. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on NEAS Web. 8. Points of contact: a. Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center at 866-U-ASK- NPC/866-827-5672 or via e-mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders: 850-473-5867/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Exam orders, records, and discrepancies: 850-473-6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil, or sfly_N321_discrepanc(at)navy.mil. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

NETC Commander, Rear Adm. Kyle Cozad, visited the Navy Advancement Center Aug. 17 for briefs on upcoming changes to the enlisted advancement system, including the Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and the Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW). PMK-EE will be available to Sailors through Navy eLearning in October of this year. An EAW pilot is scheduled for the spring advancement cycles, with mandatory fleet use in the summer of 2019.

2018 Navy Marksmanship Upcoming Events

WASHINGTON – Seventy-five years ago this week, 19-year-old Seaman 2nd Class Daryl Weathers was aboard the USS Abner Read in the bay off the Aleutian Islands, patrolling for Japanese submarines when an explosion – likely an enemy mine – ripped apart the destroyer. https://www.stripes.com/news/stern-of-us-destroyer-found-near-alaska-as-researchers-map-little-known-campaign-of-wwii-1.542829

The FY-20 thread is now active.

I'm throwing the SSP in the mix again folks. I think two of us mentioned about that "Add 1%" which can be significant and now I want to add my 2 cents worth for your future growth. For those that supervise, if you were to apply this to your workers, it would be helping them, you, and the mission. If throughout the year, you had then focus on only one thing that they are having a hard time with (such as being later or anything), you would hopefully get a return in that they are self-improving. So it's not about you constantly getting them to achieve that 1%, it's about getting them to achieve that 1%! Hopefully less work for you too in that you are only monitoring but maybe sometimes mentoring. Next, if you could get your people to keep a diary of their achievements, quals, etc, that is updated weekly, it will reduce your time doing evals, awards, recommendations, etc. It also helps give a clear path to what you have done not for yourself, but for the mission (Keep a copy of that mission statement too if your command has it.) Cool!! I kept this short and simple so that maybe someone will read it! Can you add to your plan of improvement? 6 Best Practices To Sustain Superior Performance

I also have it posted in the career section of this forum.

Good!!

So you are on hold, possibly from a legal scrub. This has happened to members on this forum including last year. He made Chief. You need to find out from your command what is the deal. Hang in there. For the person last year, and a few others, it took some time to straighten things out, just a heads up.

You are most welcome

AS a reminder, Selectees on this FY-19 list, who wish to join the Chief's group can PM me direct. It's the Chiefs that need to be verified using the instruction on the Chief's page.

Thank you to @cscs(ret)2010 for posting on the forum first for shipmates to share. FY-19 Active Duty Navy Chief Results Navadmin

Thank you @cscs(ret)2010!!

You were right @cscs(ret)2010! http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=106644

I don't see it there. I see the pact story though

Could someone post a copy if they get it?

Sailors should be able to see an update in BOL

Effective June 2018, PACT Sailors willing to volunteer for additional obligated service (OBLISERV) to complete the sea tour for their new rating or for a minimum of 24 months of additional sea time, whichever is greater, may be authorized advancement to E-4 with commanding officer approval. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/deptStory.asp?issue=3&dep=2&id=106524

Yes, usually someone posts a copy

Oh wow! I still remember when you changed your profile pic to that sour pus face when you got really upset that you didn't make it. This makes it a grand day and I can truly say I am happy for you!