Tony

Yes but are you a Chief hopeful?

blue, definitely blue!

Yes, I've always considered you all high value. I've seen some of the products that were declassified.

Good timing! We are assembling the snoopy team and our forum SEAL team members for a few recon missions. All intel will be gathered and disseminated after @HawkISback gives it a reality check. Does the CNP have a smile, frown or smirk? Away the Snoopy team away!!!

Yeah this didn't matched your usual happy mood from the past here on this forum but there is no need to apologize. One of the purpose here is to vent, in addition to the learning, meeting friends and whatnot. For my part, I'm always happy when you swing by for the wait, if anything because of your username, but most definitely because of your contributions to this forum. and hope you continue to visit after you make it.

I've seen some zingers that members have posted and I hope someone remembers a few of them. They are funny.

What was the one post sometime back? An asset to the Navy when under direct supervision!!

Post of the week

Not your fault. I think there was a misunderstanding on how someone read a post. Topic worthy of discussion. On a sidebar, I deleted someone's posts because of a picture they posted and not the discussion. I think things are being civil, and we are are learning from that discussion.

Absolutely, and that's the best time to practice for my "Pulling my hair out" Olympics!

lol, hurry up and wait or don't lean on the bulkhead?

Thanks much for that intel Mestizo68

I can't breathhhhhhhhhh

It really is, I had to go back to that post for a second laugh. IS1(IW/SW/AW/EXW), I was laughing with you, not at you!!

I second that motion!

Welcome to the new batch of members.

Lol, exactly.

I have to go to a meeting. Can someone post a link to that NPC membership doc?

Yes, for most, F5 refreshes the content. For me it is the dagger that kills the server when the results come out.

No worries, I'm setting up the first aid station as we speak. The regulars know where its at. Port side, vultures row.

I think LSHARP passed out.

I'll be doing a reboot in t -5 minutes. BOATSNUGGYD, it's not BUPERS booty.

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REF E IS NAVADMIN 336/07, ADMINISTRATION OF THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM FOR SAILORS IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA. REF F IS NAVADMIN 021/17, ESTABLISHMENT OF YEOMAN (SUBMARINE), LOGISTICS SPECIALIST (SUBMARINE), CULINARY SPECIALIST (SUBMARINE) AND FIRE CONTROLMAN (AEGIS) SERVICE RATINGS.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides guidance for administration of the January 2018 (Cycle 238) E7 Navy-Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) for U.S. Navy (USN) active and Full-Time Support (FTS) Sailors only. Information pertaining to selection board criteria will be promulgated via a future NAVADMIN. 2. Timeline a. 18 January 2018: Administration of exams for USN and FTS. b. 31 January 2018: Individual augmentation (IA) evaluations used for time-in-rate (TIR) waivers must have an ending period by this date. 3. Eligibility Criteria a. Candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a) and this message prior to 18 January 2018 to be considered as a candidate. Candidates who do not meet the eligibility requirements are ineligible for the Cycle 238 NWAE and shall not be administered an advancement examination. b. Terminal eligibility date (TED) for Cycle 238 used to compute the TIR is 1 January 2019. The minimum TIR date must be on or before 1 January 2016. c. TIR requirements for Early Promote Sailors can be waived for 1 year with commanding officer or officer in charge approval. d. High year tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be effective 1 September 2018 or later and approved prior to 18 January 2018. e. Candidates who have been selected for Seaman to Admiral, Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program and Medical Service Corps In-Service Procurement programs remain eligible for advancement consideration. Selection to any other officer commissioning program renders candidates ineligible and those examinations must be invalidated by their commands. f. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by the Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility (DODCAF) and it must be reflected properly in Joint Personnel Adjudication (JPAS) prior to 18 January 2018. If the candidates commanding officer grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to 18 January 2018. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance. Once Sailors have a clearance they must maintain that clearance eligibility. If for any reason a clearance is denied or revoked, an exam is not authorized until a new clearance is granted. Rates 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, FT, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, LN, MA, MC, MN, MT, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, YN, and as well as all nuclear and submarine ratings. g. Branch Class (BRCL) and Special Program Indicator (SPI) code: BRCL 32 with a blank SPI code is an invalid Navy accounting status. Commands should take action to have this corrected for Sailors reflecting no SPI code. Sailors in this status will be invalidated. h. Canvasser Recruiter (CANREC) personnel with a BRCL of 32 and a SPI code of W (enlisted canvasser recruiter) are ineligible for advancement to E7 and are only authorized to take the NWAE for Limited Duty Officer (LDO) purposes. i. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) personnel. In line with reference (c), the NSW alternative final multiple score will be used to determine selection board eligibility for Special Warfare Operator and Special Warfare Boat Operator ratings. j. Candidates must meet special requirements (citizenship, security clearance, medical, etc.) for certain ratings as outlined in paragraph 204 of reference (a), prior to the regular exam date. k. Evaluations used to compute a Performance Mark Average (PMA) of a candidate must be inclusive of period 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to chapter 3 of reference (a). Refer to reference (d) for use of concurrent evaluations for specific IA/Global Support Assignment (GSA) tours for PMA computation and to establish eligibility for early promote TIR waivers. Only E6 evaluations are to be used for PMA computation. If a Service Member does not have an evaluation during the period specified, prepare a special evaluation with 31 December 2017 in block 15. l. Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI) Sailors must achieve a minimum of L2/R2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in their primary language, as assigned by their CO, within 12 months of NWAE. Any CTI whose primary language DLPT is over 12 months old must receive an advancement cycle participation waiver from the Navy Foreign Language Office, OPNAV (N13F12). m. Sailors assigned to a Submarine source rating must be fully qualified, in line with Submarine Qualification Designation for Enlisted Members (MILPERSMAN 1220-040). 4. Exam Ordering a. Deploying commands can order exams up to 6 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 IA Sailors who are pending deployment to, or are deployed to and operating in, a Congressionally Designated Combat Zone and Approved Contingency Operations Areas (CDCZ/ACOA). b. CTI/CTN/CTR Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) exam ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. (1) Educational Services Officers (ESO) 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 must include their Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DODAAC) or account number, POC, and the number of exams required. DODAAC commands requesting the forwarding of exams should include the forwarding command as an info addressee on the message. The deadline for additional orders is 30 September 2017. The deadline for substitute SCI exam orders is 31 January 2018. c. Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins on 3 September 2017. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on NEAS Web during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be open for review and editing until 5 November 2017. (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 6 November 2017 until 3 December 2017. (3) Additional regular exams required after the TIR list has closed will be considered. Otherwise, substitute exams will be sent. Exams ordered after the TIR list has closed shall be 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 of reference (a). Ensure a POC is included in the message. d. Substitute exams must be kept to a minimum and require justification as stipulated in chapter 4 of reference (a). Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. The deadline for non-SCI substitute examination ordering is 9 February 2018. e. ESO must verify the examination order at the View Previous Exam Orders link via NEAS Web within 14 days of placing the order. If discrepancies are noted, contact the Exam Ordering and Discrepancy Branch NETPDC (N321). 5. General Examination Information a. Examinations will be administered in line with chapter 6 of reference (a). Do not administer Cycle 238 examinations prior to 18 January 2018 unless specifically authorized by Enlisted Career Administration (PERS-812). b. Refer to reference (e) regarding examination options for Sailors who are pending deployment to, or are deployed to and operating in a CDCZ/ACOA. Commands must submit the command letter of transmittal in line with reference (a). The in-theatre selection board eligibility waiver is not an automatic process. c. Authorized materials during examination administration. 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. d. Navy Counselor (Recruiter) (NCR) examinations. Administer NCR examinations to the Navy counselor (NC) holding the 2186 Navy Enlisted Classification. Administer Navy Counselor (Counselor) (NCC) examinations to all other NCs. e. Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) examinations. Administer AT (Intermediate) examinations for intermediate maintenance personnel and AT (Organizational) examinations for organizational maintenance personnel. Personnel will continue to be tested via two separate examinations, but will be merged together for advancement purposes. f. 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. g. Nuclear Electronics Technician (ETN), Nuclear Electricians Mate (EMN), and Nuclear Machinists Mate (MMN) examinations: (1) ETN, EMN, and MMN candidates will take nuclear-specific rating examinations. (2) Nuclear Surface and Submarine candidates will take the same examination. h. Separate exams are given for Yeoman (Submarine) (YNS), Logistics Specialist (Submarine) (LSS), Culinary Specialist (Submarine) (CSS) and Fire Controlman (Aegis) (FCA) service ratings. Refer to reference (f) for the establishment of these new service ratings. i. If an exam is administered in error, the command must request to invalidate in line with reference (a), paragraph 610. 6. Competing Groups. USN candidates in the following ratings are separated into the following competing groups: a. CTI GROUP 1 - Middle East/North Africa GROUP 2 - East/Far East GROUP 3 - Latin/South America GROUP 4 - Eastern Europe b. EMN, ETN, and MMN GROUP 1 - Submarine GROUP 2 - Surface c. MU GROUP 1 - Premier Band GROUP 2 - Fleet Band 7. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Return a. For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions, refer to the exam verbatim at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. b. ESOs must check the exam tote board on NEAS Web at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/Public/Toteboard.aspx often to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. c. Substitute examinations must be administered within 7 days of receipt. d. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on NEAS Web. Refer to reference (a), chapter 7 for guidance on correcting discrepancies. In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, NETPDC will also accept discrepancy corrections by encrypted e-mail. 8. Examination Results a. Results will be provided via BUPERS On-Line to authorized command representatives prior to the release of the profile sheets. b. Commands must verify their Exam Status Verification Report and submit a message to NETPDC (N321), info 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 in line with reference (a), paragraph 721b. c. Individual Sailors may view/download their profile sheet at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/NEASRpts/Individual.aspx. 9. Additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on NEAS Web. 10. 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. 11. 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