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UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141800Z FEB 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 033/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/FY-18 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as Command Master Chief from the Command Master Chief selection board, which convened 30 January 2017: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND Baker, Eric M ETCM SSN 722 KEY WEST Bell, Jaye J GMCM DDG 110 LAWRENCE Bethel, Lamar HMCM NBHCL ASU BR Blalock, William B EMCM DDG 53 J P JONES Boucher, Teri A ADCM HSC 15 Boyles, Daniel L SBCM NAVSPECWAR Bradsher, Steven A HMCM SSBN 737 KENTUCKY GOLD Campbell, David T ITCM NAVNETWARCOM Carr, Larry D Jr ICCM CSCS DAHLGREN VA Clark, William L MACM CNR SOUTHEAST Crumpton, Keith L AFCM CVN 74 J STENNIS Daniel, Helen E EQCM NCTC GULFPORT MS Davis, Mike B SBCM NAVSPECWAR Diego, Francisco J LSCM NAVSUP FLC SD ND Douglas, Jeremy E MMNCM CVN 78 FORD PCU Egan, Thomas J SOCM NAVSPECWAR Elliott, Tyrone R STSCM COMSUBRON 21 Forbes, Ronald S Jr SOCM NAVSPECWAR Foreman, Matthew D SOCM NAVSPECWAR Grant, James W III EMNCM COMPACFLT Gray, Donavon M ABCM CVN 72 LINCOLN Gruber, Justin D MMACM SSN 711 SAN FRANCISCO Gutierrez, Carlos R LSCM CG 53 MOBILE BAY Hafer, Jeanette M ITCM COMNAVPERSCOM MILL Hairston, Demetric M MMCM RTC GREAT LAKES Hansen, David A SOCM NAVSPECWAR Hendricks, Steven J MMACM SSGN 729 GEORGIA BLUE Herring, Lafrederick O ETRCM SSN 789 INDIANA Holler, Jeremiah J FCCM SMWDC DET LCRK Huntimer, James M SOCM NAVSPECWAR Hysell, Charles W III FCCM ATG NORFOLK Ibanez, Philip R EODCM EODMU 2 Jackson, Shalonda K AFCM FRC SE Jurgens, Brian T EODCM EODMU 12 Kinnaman, Eric M AVCM CVN 75 H TRUMAN Knight, Katherine A MACM FFC AT FP Knudsen, Michael K EODCM EODMU 5 Lashley, Matthew R QMCM AFLTRAGRUMP P H Lee, Aaron MMACM SSGN 726 OHIO GOLD Linzy, Jay T SOCM NAVSPECWAR Martinez, Frederick J UCCM CENSEABEESFACENG Meadvin, David B ETVCM SLC GROTON CT Meek, Richard E CTRCM CCSG 15 Morris, Brian T CTRCM ATG SAN DIEGO Moses, Richard J MMACM SLC DET SDIEGO Mulhern, Brian M SOCM NAVSPECWAR Ortega, Jason R ENCM COMNAVSURFPAC Perryman, Kevin W LSCM CNAP SEA COMP Pojar, David J MMACM SSN 715 BUFFALO Propst, Joel M FTCM SSBN 740 RHODE ISLAND Quick, Michael E MMWCM NOPF WHIDBEY IS Rains, Arcolia S MACM CVN 71 T ROOSEVELT Rape, Hugh J OSCM COMNAVPERSCOM MILL Rauch, Steven MMACM SSBN 731 ALABAMA Roberts, Lloyd B NCCM NRD ST LOUIS Robinson, Ventura C NCCM LHD 7 IWO JIMA Roth, Kurt M BMCM LPD 24 ARLINGTON Schecter, Matthew J ETVCM SSN 754 TOPEKA Smith, William J MACM NAS PNSCOLA SECD Stansberry, Alfred C III EODCM EODMU 2 Steimer, Marcus A ETRCM SUBTRAFAC NORVA Sterrett, Joseph C SOCM NAVSPECWAR Thomason, Christopher M SOCM NAVSPECWAR Valentine, Scott M NDCM 1ST MAR RDR BN Vonderau, Anthony M EODCM EOD TRA EVAL U 2 Walters, Paul M STSCM SSN 22 CONNECTICUT Washington, Benjamin OSCM CG 52 BUNKER HILL Westmoreland, Jarmine H MMCM ATG NORFOLK Wickelhaus, Robert W SBCM NAVSPECWAR Wicker, Jeffrey S AVCM SBT TWELVE Williams, Joshua D MMACM SSN 768 HARTFORD Willingham, Pamela Y AVCM VP 30 Wood, Anna N HMCM 1DENBN 1MLG Zentz, Stephen D NDCM COMNAVPERSCOM MILL 2. Congratulations to the following Full Time Support (FTS)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members who have been selected for assignment as Command Master Chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND Barbier, Kristie A CTTCM NIFR REGION MW Buyok, Jeremy T AMCM COMTACSUPWING Carter, Frederick C JR AFCM CNATTU WI WA Martini, Jeffrey M SOCM NAVSPECWAR Powell, Walter L ENCM NR NAVBEACHGRU TWO Richards, Robert W EQCM NAVCARGOBN EIGHT Saville, Lori M EQCM SEVENTH NCR Witters, Jeremiah J BMCM CORIVRON 11 3. Active Component point of contact is CMDCM(SW/EXW/AW) James Osborne, NAVPERSCOM PERS-40FF at 901-874-4560; DSN 882-4560; e-mail at james.w.osborne1(at)navy.mil. SELRES POC is YNCS(AW) Christopher Reid, COMNAVRESFOR at 757-322-2258; e-mail at Christopher.t.Reid(at)navy.mil. FTS POC is YNCM(SW) Jeffrey Sliker, NAVPERSCOM PERS-4012C at 901-874-3257; DSN 882-3257, e-mail at Jeffrey.Sliker(at)navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141808Z FEB 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 034/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/FY-18 COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// REF/A/DOC/CNO/04APR2012// AMPN/OPNAVINST 1306.2G, COMMAND MASTER CHIEF/SENIOR CHIEF PROGRAM// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as Command Senior Chief from the Command Senior Chief selection board, which convened 30 January 2017: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND Alekfinkelman, Clayton L GMCS SBT TWENTY Alex, Thomas G GMCS CIWT PENSACOLA Arroyo, Daniel MACS SWFLNT KNGS BAY Bazile, Edward P NCCS NRD RICHMOND VA Beachy, Amanda L MACS CFA YOKO SEC DT Benjamin, Dewayne L NCCS NRD LOS ANGELES Bibb, James C AECS VPU 2 Burfict, Lance H YNCS COMUSFLTFORCOM Campbell, Michael STGCS COMDESRON 28 Carney, Samira M OSCS DDG 116 PCD NORF Carter, Deshawn D GMCS DDG 89 MUSTIN Dammon, David P Jr STGCS CUS OPCONCEN Ditimus, Lamar R BMCS DDG 61 RAMAGE Dominguez, Franklin E Jr AOCS RTC GREAT LAKES Duncan, David A STGCS UWDC DET SDIEGO Ellis, Dominic A CTRCS DDG 92 MOMSEN Ferguson, Kimberly S YNCS NAVSPECWAR Harris, Tshombe S RPCS COMNAVSURFPAC Heath, Brandi D AZCS CNATTU OCEANA Hebert, Thomas E AECS VFA 131 Hopper, Edward J AWVCS RTC GREAT LAKES Hunt, Dennis W CTRCS NIOC COLORADO Ingram, Phillip M Jr MACS NS ROTA SEC DET Jackson, Frank S ATCS FRCMA DET NORFLK Jackson, Laterrance ITCS COM10THFLT James, Lasherrie N AZCS CPRG Johnson, Christopher R STGCS UWDC DET SDIEGO Johnson, Logan A CUCS COMNAVSPECWARCEN Johnson, Randall V HMCS LSD 41 WHIDBEY IS Jones, Terrance N YNCS NAVBASE GUAM King, Ryan K OSCS USN CEREMNL GURD Kingston, Rober J ISCS CVN 68 NIMITZ Kumley, William A ATCS HSC 28 Kuroski, James R QMCS CVN 71 T ROOSEVELT Lady, Deen D ATCS VFA 94 Lavallais, Chaddrake N LSCS CNAL TRNG TEAM Lewis, Oneil O HMCS CVN 76 REAGAN Lootens, Matthew G ATCS VAW 120 Marler, Michael D AWFCS VXS-1 Masrelian, Rozette M NCCS NRD PITTSBURG PA Mccormick, Patrick K RPCS CNRSW Mcelveen, Dennisha J OSCS US AAMDS RO Mckenzie, Conroy C AMCS COMFAIRFWD Mcqueen, Stephen J MNCS ATG SAN DIEGO Morris, Jason R MACS NTTC LACKLAND Muro, Raymond Jr LSCS NRD SAN DIEGO Murray, Ryan W GMCS N17M 21ST CENT Navarro, Juan M Jr CECS NMCB 1 Newell, Timothy A GSCS DDG 83 HOWARD Nguyen, Chi T V EMCS SW RMC Ogren, Ronnie L Jr AMCS VQ 1 Palmer, William E STGCS DDG 63 STETHEM Ralston, Eric F HMCS NBHC MCRD P ISLD Ramshur, Nicholas J ETCS ATG NORFOLK Reyesvelez, Jorge A AECS VFA 211 Robinson, Howard E CUCS NCHB 1 Robinson, Latricia YNCS CCSG 1 Robles, Elias III DCCS ATG SAN DIEGO Roske, Robert A STGCS ATG SAN DIEGO Scheil, Derek A CTTCS TACTRAGRULANT Skillen, David R ETCS CG 58 PHILIP SEA Smith, Christopher E ATCS OTC NEWPORT RI Snyder, Jason T HMCS CG 53 MOBILE BAY Stevenor, Jason R ITCS S IWTC VA BEACH Stovall, Jacob N AECS VX 23 Strickland, Derek A BMCS DDG 94 NITZE Sullivan, Torice O GMCS CSCS DET E NRFK Tucker, John E ATCS VP 16 Tyler, Andrew J HMCS CG III MEF Velez, Iris Y PSCS CG 59 PRINCETON Vlaming, Scott FCCS COMLCSRON ONE Wells, Quentin D STGCS CVN 70 VINSON Whittenberger, Kathryn J MCCS CVN 78 FORD PCU Williams, Darnell Jr FCCS DDG 55 STOUT Worthen, William C MACS EUCOM HQ 2. Congratulations to the following Full Time Support (FTS)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members who have been selected for assignment as Command Senior Chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND Barr, Kimberly L YNCS NSWG 11 Dickerson, Howard T PSCS CNRFC NORVA Frenette, Kenneth L Jr AWFCS FRCMA DET WASH Huso, Nicholas C HMCS NR EMF GL ONE Jackson, Michael J PSCS NAS JRB FT WORTH Little, Bryan Allen Jr AWFCS CNAFR NORVA Mcnair, Jeffery LSCS CORIVGRU 1 Nicholson, Serrita LSCS LPD 18 NEW ORLEANS Nothdorf, Michael A BMCS VQ 1 Rosenberg, Gary M Jr LSCS NOSC SIOUX FALLS Stroman, Forrest B AECS VFC 13 3. Active Component point of contact is CMDCM(SW/EXW/AW) James Osborne, NAVPERSCOM PERS-40FF at 901-874-4560; DSN 882-4560; e-mail at james.w.osborne1(at)navy.mil. SELRES POC is YNCS(AW) Christopher Reid, COMNAVRESFOR at 757-322-2258; e-mail at Christopher.t.Reid(at)navy.mil. FTS POC is YNCM(SW) Jeffrey Sliker, NAVPERSCOM PERS-4012C at 901-874-3257; DSN 882-3257, e-mail at Jeffrey.Sliker(at)navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141550Z FEB 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 035/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// SUBJ/FY-18 MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS IN-SERVICE PROCUREMENT PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the results of the FY-18 medical service corps in-service procurement program selection board. 2. Congratulations to the following selectees: Health Care Administration RATE NAME RATE NAME HM2 Adomako, Emmanuel Osei HMCS Bryan, Shannette Cherie HM1 Clover, Maryann Margaret YN1 Dumas, Sherrie Maseria HM1 Gallego, Sergio HMC Greene, Robert Charles HM1 Kanakis, Christine A HM2 Mouton, Wesley Sherman HMC Opoku, Cara Jane HMC Opoku, Kwabena Darko PS2 Quarles, Stencil Domnique DC1 Ramirez, Judy HM1 Scott, John Eric MMN1 Thomas, Jesse Jac HM1 Weaver, Michael Elliott Physician Assistant RATE NAME RATE NAME HM1 Boswell, Jonathan Andrew HM1 Brandes, Nicholas John HM2 Conejo, Patrick HM1 Falcetta, Vincent Michael HMC Fuchs, Michael Joseph HM2 Gilliland, Joshua Daniel HM1 Gonzalez, Louis Albert SO1 Nurre, Nathan Christopher CS2 Offendel, Ofelia HM1 Page, Andrew Harold GYSGT Ramirez Jr, Edgardo HM1 Saiz Jr, Roy HM1 Thibault, Nicholas John FC2 Thomas, Emily Jean HM1 Waller, Christopher Pharmacy RATE NAME RATE NAME HM1 Ahner, Michael Steven HM2 Nketsiah, Frank Environmental Health RATE NAME HM1 Miller, Jacob Thomas Industrial Hygiene RATE NAME PS1 Sandoval, Violeta Radiation Health RATE NAME RATE NAME MMNC Alcantar, Richard Villafurte MMC Bickett, Jacob Occupational Therapy RATE NAME RATE NAME HM2 Barone, Angelique Nicole HM1 Jurado, Sophia Maria Social Work (MSW + Internship) RATE NAME CTI2 Fibelkorn, Jessica Marie Social Work (Internship) RATE NAME CM2 Lennon, Ryan Michael 3. The following personnel were selected as alternates (in order of precedence): Health Care Administration RATE NAME HMCS Kirk, Robert Andrew HM1 Andu, Zainob Adenrele HMC Agbai, Okoroafor Mark Physician Assistant RATE NAME HMC Saxton, Melyncholi Rose HM1 Bignom, Thibault HM1 Silvey, Travis Jordan Pharmacy RATE NAME HM2 Day, Jeffrey Alan Environmental Health RATE NAME HM2 Martin, Benjamin John Industrial Hygiene RATE NAME HM1 Coulston, Matthew Scott Radiation Health RATE NAME EMN1 Ober, Keith Michael Occupational Therapy RATE NAME HM1 Thormes, Waldemar Yuseky Social Work (Internship) RATE NAME LS1 Jones, Eric Terrell 4. Alternate selects need not complete the requirements in paragraph 6. Alternate selects will be contacted by the medical service corps community manager if a primary select is unable to meet commissioning requirements. 5. This message is not authority to issue appointments. 6. Request that commanding officers: a. Notify selectees. b. Notify Navy Medical Professional Development Command (NAVMED PDC), Code OG3, no later than 15 March 2017 of names of selectees who decline appointment. c. Hold in abeyance execution of permanent change of station orders for selectees in receipt of orders and notify Commander, Naval Personnel Command, Enlisted Distribution Division (PERS-40) of the selection of the member. d. Ensure selectees are physically qualified prior to appointment. Notify NAVMED PDC, Code OG3, of selectees who are not physically qualified. e. Request selectees provide their current mailing address, work and home phone numbers and e-mail addresses to NAVMED PDC, Code OG3 point of contact listed in paragraph 8. f. Ensure selectees incur a six-year obliserve prior to contacting NAVMED PDC, Code OG3 to request orders. 7. Many superb applications went before the board and competition was robust. Those selected had the following common characteristics. a. Sustained superior performance. b. Leadership experience/potential. c. Strong commanding officer endorsements. d. Strong interviewer recommendations. e. Demonstrated sustained academic performance and evidence of prerequisite academic test scores. f. Complete and well organized applications. 8. The point of contact is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp, NAVMED PDC, Code OG3, who can be reached via mail at 8955 wood road, Bethesda, MD 20889-5611, via phone at (301) 319-4520/DSN 285, or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ(at)mail.mil. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

I kinda' heard different. There can't be a lot of packages with SSP, otherwise there wouldn't be anything superior to choose. From what I've heard more than once, it's more of a vetting process of selecting only the best packages. And I'm not 100% sure of the selection process but I'm sure that many people have a misconception of what Sustained Superior Performance is. The key still is SSP (above others) so when someones says "I have SSP nail", I say, only the board with those packages currently in the room will be able to determine that. My 2 cents worth...

Good point!

Ms. Kemp's function is administrative only though.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 301753Z JAN 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 019/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/JAN// SUBJ/FY-18 MEDICAL ENLISTED COMMISSIONING PROGRAM SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the results of the Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program Selection Board. 2. Congratulations to the following selectees: RATE NAME RATE NAME AWO2 Acosta, Eric A. HMC Aldridge, Demetris D. HM2 Atchison, Andrea L. HM2 Cather, Briegh-Anna L. HM2 Cataline, Rhonda S. HM2 Chavez Jr, Jorge L. CTN2 Collins, Mary E. HM2 Danowski, Tiffany D. HM3 Davis, Heidi L. HM1 Echols, Brandon M. HM1 Elefano, Eurice D. HM2 Garces, Jeunesse D. IT1 Gary, Brittany C. HM2 Gohari, Arya HM3 Grant, Affeya T. HM1 Griffiths, Robert P. CTT1 Gunderson, Christopher HM1 Hall, Fitzroy K. DC2 Harris, Ricki R. HM1 Holthaus, Raphael J. GYSGT Hunsinger, Kevin M. HM1 Jones, Christopher R. SH2 Kim, Kyung O. HM2 Le, Victoria HM1 Miner, Michele N. HM1 Nieves, Karla P. HM2 Ordiales, Kevin G. ABE1 Orpilla, Franklin R. HM2 Powell, Justin M. HM3 Rangelmejia, Carlos HMC Sanderson, Nicholas E. HM3 Schmied, Christopher S. HM2 Simoneaux, Justin M. HM2 Smith, Quinton A. HM2 Soeng, Sutarto OS2 Stephenson, Sheena D. HM2 Sutton, Justin L. AGC Swartz, Stella G. ETR1 Way, Adam C. ATC Workizer, Nina M. HM2 Yesenofski, Serena M. ABH1 Young, Kristopher M. 3. The following personnel were selected as alternates (in order of precedence): RATE NAME HM2 Choi, Simon HM2 Ablian, Roslyn F. MMW1 Hartzog III, Lowell R. HM1 Coffman, Crystal M. AM2 Barragan, Raquel 4. Alternate selects need not complete the requirements in paragraph 6. Alternate selects will be contacted by Navy Medicine Professional Development Command (NAVMED PDC) if a primary select is unable to meet commissioning requirements. 5. This message is not authority to issue appointments. Upon successful completion of a nursing degree program, Commander, Navy Personnel Command, Boards Reserve Enlisted/Reserve Officer (COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-802)) will deliver appointments under separate correspondence to selectees as Nurse Corps ensigns. 6. Request commanding officers: a. Notify selectees. b. Notify NAVMED PDC, Code OG3, no later than ten days from the release of this message the names of any selectee declining appointment. c. Hold in abeyance execution of permanent change of station orders for selectees in receipt of orders and notify Enlisted Distribution Division, COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-40) of selections for members. d. Ensure selectees are physically qualified prior to appointment. Notify NAVMED PDC, Code OG3, of selectees who are not physically qualified. e. Request selectees provide their current mailing address, work and home phone numbers and email addresses to NAVMED PDC point of contact (POC) listed in paragraph 8. f. Ensure selectees incur a six-year obligation of service prior to contacting NAVMED PDC to request orders. Full-Time Support selects must re- enlist in Branch 11. 7. Many superb applications went before the board and competition was robust. Those selected had the following common characteristics: a. Sustained superior performance. b. Leadership experience/potential. c. Strong commanding officer endorsements. d. Strong interviewer recommendations. e. Demonstrated sustained academic performance and evidence of prerequisite academic test scores. f. Complete and well organized applications. 8. POC is Ms. Beverly D. Kemp (NAVMED PDC, Code OG3) and can be reached by mail at, 8955 Wood Road, Bethesda, MD 20889-5611, by phone at, (301) 319- 4520/DSN 285 or via e-mail at beverly.d.kemp.civ(at)mail.mil. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

FY-18 ACTIVE-DUTY NAVY AND NAVY RESERVE SENIOR ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARD PRECEPT

That's ok, I'd rather hear the scuttlebutt than not.

UNCLASSIFIED PRIORITY P 132251Z JAN 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS UNCLAS NAVADMIN 11/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N00D/JAN// SUBJ/50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MCPON// RMKS/1. Today is the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the office of the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON). At that time, the Navy was experiencing extremely low morale across its enlisted force, very low retention and very high attrition across its ranks. At the same time, our force was engaged in supporting the United States' involvement in the Vietnam War. Out of all of this, it was decided a senior enlisted advisor was needed, someone who had the enlisted person's mentality, experience and tenacity to be honest with Navy leadership about real challenges concerning the enlisted force. Of a very prestigious group, GMCM Delbert Black was selected to be our first MCPON. 2. Many of you are familiar with this story, but on this day, 50 years hence, I request each of you to please take a moment to stop and reflect upon all the changes the Navy has made to improve the quality of life for enlisted Sailors and their families, and what we as Chief Petty Officers have played in that role. Throughout the years, each MCPON has made significant contributions to our force, strengthened our mess with their experience and turned what was once merely an advisory position to the CNO into an integral part of our Navy's leadership structure. 3. As we move forward this year, commemorating 50 years of the MCPON, remember our proud heritage as Chief Petty Officers, the many contributions each has made and will continue to do so as we move forward through the next 50 years. 4. MCPON Giordano sends. BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 131334Z JAN 17 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC CMC WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 010/17 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JAN// SUBJ//NAVAL HISTORY AND HERITAGE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT COMMAND MISSION// REF/A/DOC/OPNAVINST 5750.4E/JUN12// REF/B/DOC/OPNAVINST 5450.342A/SEP14// REF/C/DOC/OPNAVINST 5754.1D/JUL14// REF/D/DOC/OPNAVINST 5750.12K CHANGE 1/JUN14// NARR/Ref (a) is CNO instruction on Navy historical programs. Ref (b) is CNO instruction on Mission, Functions, and Tasks of Naval History and Heritage Command. Ref (c) is CNO instruction on Loan of Navy Art. Ref (d) is CNO instruction on Annual Command Operations Report.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides notice of and information about resources available at the Naval History and Heritage Command (NHHC) to support Navy commands' and fleet units' use of our rich history and heritage to enhance their mission. All COs, XOs, OICs, and CMCs are encouraged to make use of the resources listed in this NAVADMIN to promote naval history and heritage as desired in execution of their duties. 2. Naval history and heritage are important components to every command's warfighting effectiveness. As stated in the introduction to the Design for Maritime Superiority, "As we get underway, we must first understand our history - how we got to where we are." Naval history and heritage inspires and empowers the Navy's most important asset, its Sailors. Our 240 years of proud history and traditions serve as foundation for Navy's core values of honor, courage, and commitment. Our history and heritage provide examples of integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness to continue to imbue our Sailors with a warfighting ethos, teamwork, and esprit de corps, all critical to warfighting effectiveness and readiness for decisive operations and combat. 3. In addition to their warfighting functions, Navy commands also typically conduct the following efforts, which NHHC can support with their experts and resources, outlined in para 4: a. Promoting Navy culture and reinforcing core values. This function can range from educating on the legacy of those who have gone before, to building a command climate with core attributes of integrity, accountability, initiative, and toughness during unit pre-commissioning or everyday operations. b. Executing command events and engagements. This function can range from re-enlistments, promotions, change of commands, and retirements, to training and command stand-downs, to major international distinguished visitor engagements. c. Information gathering and research. This function ranges from administrative, such as compiling historical information for the Plan of the Day/Week, to tactical, such as researching riverine tactics employed during the Vietnam War to support current tactics development. d. Conducting outreach. Navy commands also conduct events and share information so the American public can connect with its Sailors. 4. To assist Navy commands, ref (a) tasks Director, Naval History and Heritage Command to ensure Navy operational, training, and educational commands have direct and continuing access to historical resources and advice. NHHC resources are available, both online (https://www.history.navy.mil) or directly at NHHC facilities. The following are examples of available resources: a. POD/POW notes available online at NHHC website under Research then Timeline. Select the month and day desired. https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/january-1.html b. Research support with access to 182,000 books, 374,000 manuscripts, 27,000 cubic feet of official records and personal papers, 5,000 reels of microfilm, and over one million still photographs and negatives. A good portion of the material is available online. https://www.history.navy.mil/research.html c. The Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (DANFS) page for summary histories of U.S. Navy ships and small craft from the War for Independence to the present day. https://www.history.navy.mil/research/histories/ship-histories/danfs.html d. Commemoration Toolkits. Toolkits with infographics and sample speeches for the Navy Birthday, Battle of Midway, Vietnam War, and other Navy commemorations are available online. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/commemorations-toolkits.html. e. Diversity resources. Available information for heritage months includes bios of notable individuals in the military, significant dates, ship names, digital content, and more. https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by- topic/diversity.html f. Heritage resources. For explanations of Navy customs, lore and traditions, see https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/heritage.html g. Naval History Videos. NHHC can assist commands in obtaining copies of naval history videos produced by the command, such as the "On This Day in Naval History" series of 365 videos, "The Watch" produced for the Navy Birthday, or "The Battle of Midway Newsreel." NHHC-produced videos are available online at the command's YouTube channel. These products can be used by commands for general military training, in local commemorations, or shared on local social media channels. NHHCPublicAffairs(at)navy.mil. h. Event Venues and Backdrops. The Navy has 10 museums across the country that can serve as venues and backdrops for events from re-enlistments to change of commands and other official ceremonies. The museums also offer education programs, tours, special programs, summer activities, lectures, and musical performances to Sailors and their families free of charge. A listing of museums is available at https://www.history.navy.mil/visit-our- museums.html i. Traveling Exhibitions. NHHC Museum Operations Divison can provide an array of temporary exhibition panels for short-term display. POC is Mr. Jeff Barta at jeffrey.barta(at)navy.mil. j. Command or Base Heritage Centers. Navy commands may want to develop local history and heritage programs to support their mission. NHHC Museum Operations Division can assist ashore commands in establishing local heritage centers. POC is Mr. Jeff Barta at jeffrey.barta(at)navy.mil. k. Navy Art Collection. Navy Art Collection holds over 20,000 paintings, prints, drawings, and sculptures, depicting the activities of men and women in naval service across history. Navy art can be displayed as standalone or to complement a command's heritage displays.Original Navy art is loaned out per Ref (c). However, an increasing inventory of digital images is available on line for local reproduction and display. See https://www.history.navy.mil/our-collections/art/program-information/navy- art-traveling-exhibition-program.html. l. Command Outreach. NHHC can assist fleet public affairs officers to promote outreach for naval history and heritage. Please contact NHHCPublicAffairs(at)navy.mil for support. m. Event speakers. NHHC can provide a limited number of speakers for key events from its staff of curators, historians, and archivists. Please contact NHHCPublicAffairs(at)navy.mil for support. 5. NHHC Contact Information. Additional contact information is available at https://www.history.navy.mil/about-us/contact/directory.html. 6. Point of Contact. NHHC Chief of Staff, CDR Eddy Ha, Comm (202) 781-1971, DSN 326-1971, eddy.ha(at)navy.mil. 7. Released by Vice Admiral J. G. Foggo, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

The Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) will be administered on January 19 for all Active Duty and Full Time Support chief petty officer candidates, as well as PO1s who are applying for the LDO program. The 175-question exam has 150 occupational questions and 25 Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) items. Every question was verified by a rating subject matter expert and tied to a reference. Those references make up the exam-specific bibliography that can be downloaded on NAC's NKO portal or via Navy COOL. Exam topics and subtopics are also available to help candidates prepare for the exam. Exam scores are based on how well a candidate does in comparison to all other candidates taking the same exam. A score of 80 goes to the candidates who answer the most questions correctly. Good luck to all PO1s taking the exam next week!

Only the administrating Educational Services Officer (ESO) can approve the use of a personal calculator for the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). When in doubt, be sure to show the calculator to the ESO days before the exam is administered. DO NOT wait until exam day! -- What calculator features are permitted? Solar- or battery-powered, hand-held electronic calculators of any key configuration may be used so long as they are not capable of displaying only a single line of numeric and mathematical characters. Graphing calculators, calculators capable of displaying running text, mini-laptop computers, and similar items supporting information storage and retrieval are not authorized. Each candidate must provide a calculator for their own use. Additionally, examination proctors shall determine that your personal calculator is for mathematical use only and cannot be used for retrieving or storing text. Seabee ratings are not authorized to use preprogrammed construction, electrician, plumbing and other calculators designed specifically for tradesman use (such as Construction Master IV). Engineering Aid (EA) candidates are authorized to use general scientific calculators that are not programmable. Also, calculators assigned in A school may not be permitted for use during the NWAE. Again, when in doubt, check with your ESO.

For those pursuing HCA for FY-19

Is there a public copy of the results out there that anyone knows about?

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 191611Z DEC 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 278/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/FY-18 NAVY ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARDS FOR CHIEF PETTY OFFICER// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/02NOV07// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/131544ZDEC07// REF/C/DOC/OPNAV/03JUN09// REF/D/DOC/BUMED/31AUG16// REF/E/DOC/BUPERS/13MAY13// REF/F/DOC/BUPERS/01MAY15// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 336/07, ADMINISTRATION OF THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM FOR SAILORS IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, AND THE HORN OF AFRICA. REF C IS OPNAVINST 1220.1D, CHANGING OR REMOVING PRIMARY NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION CODES FOR NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANT OPERATORS. REF D IS MANUAL OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (MANMED), NAVMED P-117. REF E IS MILPERSMAN ARTICLE 1220-040, SUBMARINE QUALIFICATIONS DESIGNATION FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS. REF F IS BUPERSINST 1610.10D, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN provides guidance for eligibility, communication to the boards, and board membership or recorder application procedures regarding the FY-18 Navy Active-Duty and Reserve Enlisted Advancement Selection Boards for Chief Petty Officer. Rating modernization efforts have no impact on the FY-18 Selection Board. Traditional rating titles are used throughout this NAVADMIN. The reserve 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. 28 February 2017: Individual Augmentation (IA) evaluations used for Time-In-Rate (TIR) waivers must have an ending date by this date and must be available to the board. b. 22 April 2017: Reserve Component (RC) candidates changing rating must be in their new rating by this date to be considered for selection in the new rating. c. 1 May 2017: Letter to the board (LTB) deadline for the RC E7 selection board. d. 22 May 2017: RC E7 selection board convenes. All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this date. e. 26 May 2017: Active Component (AC) board candidates changing rating must be in their new rating by this date to be considered for selection in the new rating. f. 5 June 2017: LTB deadline to the AC E7 selection board. g. 9 June 2017: RC E7 selection board scheduled to adjourn. h. 26 June 2017: AC E7 selection board convenes. All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this date. i. 21 July 2017: AC E7 selection board scheduled to adjourn. 3. Eligibility Criteria. Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a) prior to the scheduled board convening date. Requirements achieved after the scheduled board convening date will be considered late and not make a candidate eligible for the regularly scheduled board or entitle a candidate for an enlisted special selection board. The authoritative source to determine selection board eligibility is the profile sheet. The AC/FTS cycle is 234 and the SELRES cycle is 100. Because eligibility status can change without direct notification, candidates should verify their profile sheet on a continuous basis and commands must verify their Exam Status Verification Report (ESVR) weekly through the projected board adjournment date. The profile sheet and ESVR are updated as changes are processed by PERS- 802. a. The candidate shares equal responsibility with their parent command to ensure: (1) the candidates name appears on the selection board eligibility list. (2) the candidate is listed in the correct competitive group. (3) the candidates Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) codes 30- 38 and Performance Summary Record (PSR) are up-to-date. b. If necessary, take the following actions per reference (a): (1) If an otherwise eligible candidate was not able to participate in the CPO advancement examination or obtain an examination waiver as per reference (b), the candidate and the command must submit an exception to policy request (waiving the exam) to OPNAV N132. This request should be submitted not later than one week after the scheduled substitute examination deadline. If approved, the candidate and the command must take appropriate action to ensure the candidate receives a profile sheet reflecting selection board eligible prior to the board convening date. (2) If listed candidates on the ESVR are ineligible or later become ineligible, submit a message to Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) N321 and Navy Personnel Command (NPC) PERS-802 requesting invalidation of eligibility status and provide explanation for invalidation. Per paragraph 721b of reference (a), withdrawal of advancement recommendation must be completed and documented prior to message transmission. (3) If candidates are validated in the wrong competitive category, submit a message notification to NETPDC N321 and NPC PERS- 802 detailing the discrepancy. (4) If candidates are invalidated and later regain eligibility, submit a message to NETPDC N321 and NPC PERS-802 requesting validation of eligibility status and provide explanation. c. Candidates who do not have a recommendation for advancement on their most recent evaluation shall be invalidated. Evaluations that restore a recommendation for advancement must be made available to the selection board prior to the board convening date. d. Terminal Eligibility Date (TED) used to compute TIR is 1 January 2018. The minimum TIR date must be on or before l January 2015. If a TIR waiver is granted, the evaluation used to grant the TIR waiver must be available to the board. e. High Year Tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver for the current paygrade must be 1 September 2017 or later. Candidates who will be at HYT on 1 September 2017 for the next higher paygrade are ineligible for advancement, regardless of any approved HYT waiver. f. SELRES candidates who have submitted a request to NPC for voluntary transfer to the retired reserve (with or without pay) on a date prior to their mandated HYT are ineligible for advancement. Members who were validated as Selection Board Eligible (SBE) and have submitted a request for voluntary transfer to the retired reserve (with or without pay) may regain SBE status provided disapproval of the original request or cancellation of previously approved request is adjudicated at NPC prior to selection board convening date. Otherwise, they are ineligible. Commands must revalidate members whose, disapproved or cancelled retirement authorization is adjudicated prior to selection board convening date by sending an e-mail with reason for revalidation to PERS-802. g. Commissioning Programs. Candidates who have been selected for Seaman to Admiral (STA-21), Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP), Medical Service Corps (MSC) in-service procurement, or Judge Advocate General's Corps in-service procurement programs remain eligible for advancement consideration. Selection to any other officer commissioning program renders candidates ineligible. Commands are required to request those candidates be invalidated by PERS-802. Per reference (c), nuclear candidates who are assigned Navy Enlisted Classification (NEC) 3359/3389 upon transfer from a nuclear propulsion plant operator to a non-nuclear billet at sea or ashore, or to duty under instruction including special college education programs are ineligible for advancement. This includes nuclear candidates transferred to a STA-21 duty station. h. Security Clearance. 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 System (JPAS) prior to board convening. If the candidates commanding officer grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to board convening. Candidates who have a clearance must maintain that clearance eligibility. 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, FT, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, ITS, LN, MA, MC, MN, MT, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN, as well as all nuclear and submarine ratings. This guidance supersedes reference (a). i. Branch class (BRCL) and special program indicator (SPI) code. SPI for BRCL 32 candidates must be verified via the Billet Based Distribution system. BRCL 32 with a blank SPI code is invalid. Commands must correct the error via the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) or the candidate may seek relief by petitioning the Board for Correction of Naval Records (BCNR). Candidates whose SPI code is invalid as of the board convening date will be invalidated. j. Refer to reference (b) regarding examination options for Sailors who are pending deployment to, or are deployed and operating in Iraq, Afghanistan, or the Horn of Africa. Commands must submit the command letter of transmittal per reference (a). The in-theater selection board eligibility waiver is not an automatic process. k. Competitive group specific eligibility requirements. Candidates must meet special requirements (citizenship, medical, etc.) for certain ratings as outlined in paragraph 204 of reference (a). Required NECs listed below must be posted in the enlisted master file prior to the regular scheduled board convening date. NECs that post to the enlisted master file after the regular scheduled board convening date, even with a prior date will not entitle a candidate to a special selection board. Commands must verify and submit a message to NETPDC N321 and NPC PERS-802 requesting invalidation of those selection board eligible candidates who no longer meet the qualifications listed in reference (a) or below by the scheduled board convening date. (1) Air Traffic Controller personnel must possess a valid Federal Aviation Administration 7220-1 ATCS Certificate and meet requirements established in reference (d). (2) Aerographers Mate personnel must complete the Aerographers Mate Class C-1 course and hold the 7412 NEC. (3) To ensure the best possible candidates are selected for chief petty officer, Aviation Electronics Technician (Intermediate) and Aviation Electronics Technician (Organizational) board eligible personnel are merged into one competitive group. (4) Cryptologic Technician Interpretive personnel must achieve a minimum of L2/R2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT) in their primary language, as assigned by their commanding officer, at least once in their current paygrade. Acceptable documentation of L2/R2 includes an evaluation with language scores or letter from the candidate's command forwarded to the board via the candidate's LTB. (5) Explosive Ordnance Disposal personnel must hold the Master EOD Technician NEC (5337). (6) Navy Diver personnel must hold the first class diver NEC (5342). (7) Nuclear Trained personnel (a) Submarine Sailors in nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3363, 3364, 3365, 3366). Additionally, these personnel must have qualified as Engineering Watch Supervisor (EWS). Acceptable documentation of EWS qualification includes an evaluation with EWS documented or a letter from the candidates command forwarded to the board via the candidates LTB. (b) Surface Sailors in nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3393, 3394, 3395, 3396). Additionally these personnel must have qualified as EWS or Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor (PPWS). Acceptable documentation of EWS or PPWS qualification includes an evaluation with EWS or PPWS documented or a letter from the candidate's command forwarded to the board via the candidate's LTB. (8) Non-Nuclear Submarine Ratings. To be eligible for advancement, submarine Sailors must be designated as either SS, SU, or SQ per reference (e) as of the board convening date. Candidates designated as SG or SP are not eligible for advancement. l. Canvasser recruiter personnel are ineligible for advancement to E7. 4. Competitive Groups. Candidates and commands share responsibility to ensure that the candidate is listed in the correct competitive group and that any issue is identified and forwarded to PERS-802 prior to board convening. The below active-duty ratings are separated into competitive groups: a. CS, LS, YN Group 1 - Submarine Group 2 - Surface b. CTI Group 1 - Middle East and North Africa Group 2 - East and Far East Asia Group 3 - Latin and South America Group 4 - Eastern Europe c. EMN, ETN, MMN Group 1 - Nuclear (Submarine) Group 2 - Nuclear (Surface) d. FC Group 1 - All Others Group 2 - AEGIS e. MU Group 1 - Premier Band Group 2 - Fleet Band 5. Record review and communication with the E7 selection board. a. Candidates should check their evaluation continuity via BUPERS Online (BOL). Any evaluation gaps should be resolved by either submitting the missing evaluations in the candidates LTB or a statement in lieu of missing report per chapter 17 of reference (f). b. Communication to the board must originate from the individual candidate and must be accompanied under the candidates signed LTB. (1) The LTB may address any information that the candidate considers important. Candidates should not include items in their LTB that are already included in their OMPF or PSR unless the OMPF version is unreadable or the PSR is incorrect. Submission of a LTB to only state that the candidates OMPF and PSR have been verified and is correct is not desired. (2) The LTB must be either digitally signed using the candidates military identity certificate or a hand-written signature. Unsigned LTBs will not be presented to board members. (3) Third party correspondence is any communication to the board which is not accompanied by the candidates signed LTB and will not be permitted. Commands are not authorized to submit a message to NPC requesting information be presented to the board. This supersedes reference (a). (4) Information received that is not under a signed LTB or not received by NPC Customer Service Center (CSC) by the established deadline will not be presented to the board. The time and date LTBs are received in the NPC CSC inbox (Central Time Zone) is the time and date used for deadline verification. To verify receipt of your LTB, go to https://npccontactcenter.ahf.nmci. navy.mil/OA_HTML/npc.html or call the NPC CSC. Although late or unsigned LTBs may be accepted by the NPC CSC, they will not be presented to the board, and no feedback will be provided to the candidate. c. 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. The board numbers are 335 for SELRES, 336 for FTS, and 360 for AC. d. The preferred method to submit an LTB is by encrypted e-mail to cscselboard(at)navy.mil. E-mailed LTBs must be encrypted to protect personally identifiable information. Trouble with file encryption or certificate issues does not justify a late LTB. e. If unable to e-mail, candidates may use regular mail to the addresses below. Mailed LTBs should be on plain white paper and paper clipped (no staples, binders, folders or tabs). (1) SELRES/Mobilized E7 Board: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-18 Reserve E7 Selection Board #335 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 (2) FTS E7 Board: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-18 Reserve E7 Selection Board #336 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 (3) Active E7 Board: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-18 Active E7 Selection Board #360 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 f. Certified or registered mail is not advised due to delays in handling. g. Candidates are authorized to 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. h. The same LTB deadline applies to candidates who gain eligibility after the LTB deadline and before the convening date. If a candidate is working to fix an eligibility issue and expects to be selection board eligible prior to the board convening date, they may submit a LTB, but it still must be received prior to the deadline. 6. Selection board results. Official results will be provided online via BOL to authorized command representatives prior to the release of the official results via NAVADMIN. Selectee profile sheets will be published by NETPDC within 30 days of both reserve and active selection board results being released via NAVADMIN. Educational services officers who are registered users may access results through the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. Individual candidates may view/download their profile sheet via a .mil domain computer at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/NEASrpts/Individual.aspx. 7. Special Selection Boards (SSB) a. SSBs may be approved for candidates who have demonstrated they were precluded from consideration at the selection board or were considered at the selection board in the incorrect competitive category and the administrative error was beyond the candidates control and not the direct or indirect result of their error, delay, or omission. SSB requests are to be submitted per paragraph 102d of reference (a) to PERS-803 vice PERS-811/812. b. All requests for SSBs must be received by PERS-803 no later than two years after the date the contested board results were made public. Requests received more than two years after the date the contested board results were made public will be treated as untimely and will normally be denied by Deputy Chief of Naval Personnel. If a request is delayed past the two year requirement and justification can be provided for the delay (BCNR or Inspector General (IG) action), the request will be considered. However, it may ultimately be denied if the reason for the delay is due to late submission of the initial BCNR or IG request. 8. Additional information regarding this cycle will be posted at: a. AC boards: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/boards/activedutyenlisted/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx b. RC boards: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/boards/reserveenlisted/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx 9. Board members and recorders a. AC commanders and senior lieutenant commanders are encouraged to contact their detailer if they are interested in serving as a member on the AC selection board. b. FTS commanders and senior lieutenant commanders are encouraged to contact their detailers if they are interested in serving as a member on the RC selection board. SELRES commanders and lieutenant commanders are encouraged to contact Commander Navy Reserve Forces Command via their community leaders if they are interested in serving on the RC selection board. c. AC and RC master chiefs are encouraged to apply to serve on the selection boards. There are no restrictions preventing AC members from serving on RC selection boards or RC members from serving on AC selection boards. d. Senior chief petty officers and chief petty officers (to include frocked) may serve as recorders. In addition, senior chief petty officers may apply to be a member on either the RC or AC E7 board. Petty officers (E6 and below) may not serve on the boards in any capacity, no exceptions. e. Officers shall complete the Officer Selection Board Member/Recorder Nomination form (NAVPERS 1400/5) found at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/reference/forms/NAVPERS/Pages/default.aspx. f. Enlisted applicants shall complete the Enlisted Selection Board Member/Recorder Application form (NAVPERS 1400/2) which can be found at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/reference/forms/NAVPERS/Pages/default.aspx. The signed application must be endorsed by the members commanding officer and forwarded directly to their cognizant immediate superior in charge/type command (ISIC/TYCOM) command master chief (CMC). The ISIC/TYCOM CMC will forward endorsed applications to Mr. Donald Marshall via e-mail at donald.p.marshall(at)navy.mil or will return the endorsed applications to the member so they can send it personally. In rare circumstances where the applicant does not have or is assigned to a joint command without a ISIC/TYCOM CMC, the application should be sent to Mr. Marshall by the commands senior enlisted leader (SEL), provided the SEL is not eligible for advancement on the board for which the applicant is submitting. 10. Points of Contact a. NPC Customer Service Center: 866-U-ASK-NPC/866-827-5672 or via e- mail at UASKNPC@NAVY.MIL b. Selection board eligibility (PERS-802): - Ms. Elizabeth Vaughn (AC): elizabeth.vaughn(at)navy.mil - Ms. Dorothy Harris (FTS/SELRES): dorothy.harris(at)navy.mil c. NETPDC (N321): 850-473-6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail sfly_N321_discrepanc(at)navy.mil. 11. This message will remain in effect until canceled or superseded. 12. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

I am slowly updating the Bibs page. Anyone with suggestions, comments or additions, please pm me via forum. http://www.navyadvancement.com/navy-advancement/bibliography-advancement-rate.php

Explosion after explosion rocked the USS Turner — detonations so powerful that they broke windows in the buildings near New York’s harbor, more than a mile away. A final and particularly violent explosion ripped the Gleaves-class destroyer in two. By 8:30 a.m. on Jan. 3, 1944 — less than two hours after the initial, internal explosion — the Turner was submerged in the Atlantic Ocean. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/checkpoint/wp/2016/11/23/a-military-historians-find-could-unlock-the-mystery-of-136-sailors-missing-since-wwii/?utm_term=.4b40244774a5

More than 21,000 Sailors will advance to E-4, E-5, and E-6 with the release of the fall petty officer advancement results for active duty, Full Time Support (FTS), and SELRES Sailors. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=97778

The Navy Advancement Center has requested the Active Duty Cycle 234 E7 advancement exams be printed and shipped for all Time in Rate (TIR) eligible candidates. In accordance with paragraph 4.c., the final TIR order window will close on December 4th. Be sure your command Educational Services Officer placed the exam order for your advancement exam via NEAS Web. The Cycle 234 exam will be administered on January 19, 2017.

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- On Nov. 17, the chief of Naval Personnel announced the schedule for release of the fall 2016 Petty Officer Advancement quotas and results. Monday, Nov. 21: Active duty, Full Time Support and Selected Reserves E-4 - E-6 quotas posted on All Hands Magazine at http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Tuesday, Nov. 22: Command triads will be notified via BUPERS Online (BOL) of their command's results at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Wednesday, Nov. 23: Individual Sailor advancement notification on BOL, Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) and Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) and posted on All Hands Magazine at http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 141344Z OCT 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 226/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// SUBJ/MARCH 2017 (CYCLE 235) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER SAILORS// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// REF/B/MSG/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/052044ZMAR13// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/252221ZJUN10// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/131544ZDEC07// 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. REF C IS NAVADMIN 215/10, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ADVANCEMENT GUIDANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE SAILORS. REF D 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 announces the March 2017 (Cycle 235) Navy-wide advancement examination (NWAE) for advancement in rate of U.S. Navy, full time support and canvasser recruiter Sailors. a. Exam dates are: E6 - 2 March 2017 E5 - 9 March 2017 E4 - 16 March 2017 b. In addition to the requirements of reference (a), chapter 6, Educational Services Officers (ESOs) must follow the pre-exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim located at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. c. This Advancement exam cycle will not be affected by the Navy Rating Modernization initiative. The transformation of Navy ratings will be a gradual process implemented over two to three years. 2. Eligibility Requirements. Advancement candidate eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2, with the following information specific only to Cycle 235: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 July 2017. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E6 - 1 July 2014 E5 - 1 July 2016 E4 - 1 January 2017 c. TIR requirements for Early Promote E5 Sailors can be waived for one year with Commanding Officer (CO)/Officer in Charge approval. d. High year tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be effective 1 July 2017 or later. e. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by the Department of Defense Consolidated Adjudication Facility or have a CO's interim clearance granted before 1 March 2017. Once Sailors have a clearance they must maintain that clearance eligibility. If for any reason a clearance is denied or revoked, an exam will not be authorized until a new clearance is granted. Sailors in the following ratings must, at minimum, maintain continuous security clearance eligibility for this cycle: AC, AE, AG, AO, ATI, ATO, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AWV, AZ, CTI, CTM, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, FC, FT, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, ITS, LN, MA, MC, MN, MT, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN, as well as all nuclear and submarine ratings. Refer to reference (b), for additional guidance. f. Change-of-rate must be approved and retention approvals must be completed before the candidate's scheduled exam date. This includes approvals from Navy Personnel Command and Career Waypoints (CWAY), etc. Sailors under instruction in A school for rating conversion on the scheduled date of the NWAE are prohibited from taking any examination. g. Compute performance mark average (PMA) using all evaluations in the candidate's current rank with an ending date that falls within the following time periods: E4 exam - 1 June 2016 to 28 February 2017 E5 exam - 1 December 2015 to 28 February 2017 E6 exam - 1 March 2014 to 28 February 2017 h. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to reference (a), chapter 3. For PMA guidance for individual augmentee Sailors refer to reference (c). i. CWAY: Sailors who have received a "Denied Final - Active" from CWAY as of the December 2016 application rack and stack (results released in January 2017) are ineligible and shall not be administered the Cycle 235 NWAE. j. 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, at least once in current paygrade. k. Sailors assigned to a submarine source rating must be fully qualified, as directed by MILPERSMAN 1220-040, Submarine Qualifications Designation for Enlisted Members. 3. 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 (d) for individual augmentee Sailors who are pending deployment to, or are deployed to and operating in a congressionally designated combat zone. b. CTI/CTN/CTR sensitive compartmented information (SCI) exam ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) Web at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. (1) 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 of reference (a), chapter 4. Commands must include their Department of Defense Activity Address Code account number, POC, and the number of exams required. Commands requesting the forwarding of exams should include the forwarding command as an info addressee on the message. The deadline for additional orders is 4 January 2017. The deadline for SCI substitute exam orders is 31 March 2017. c. Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins 27 November 2016. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on NEAS Web during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available: E6 - 27 November 2016 to 14 December 2016 E5 - 27 November 2016 to 2 January 2017 E4 - 27 November 2016 to 16 January 2017 (2) Additional TIR lists will be available: E6 - 15 December 2016 to 25 January 2017 E5 - 3 January 2017 to 29 January 2017 E4 - 17 January 2017 to 5 February 2017 (3) Additional regular exams required after the TIR list has closed will be considered, otherwise, substitute exams will be sent. Exams required after the TIR lists have closed shall 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. Commands must select the appropriate exams (i.e., NCC/NCR, ATI/ATO, etc.). e. Substitute exams must be kept to a minimum and require justification as stipulated in chapter 4 of reference (a). (1) Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. The deadline for ordering non-SCI substitute examinations is 4 April 2017. (2) Recent graduates of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program training pipeline on transfer leave enroute to their first at-sea assignment during the E4/E5 examination date will have substitute examinations ordered for them by their ultimate duty station if dates permit exam ordering before the published deadline. f. ESOs 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 Advance Execution Division (NETPDC N321). g. U.S. Navy candidates in the following ratings are separated into the following competitive groups: (1) CS, LS, and YN Group 1 - Submarine Group 2 - All others (2) CTI Group 1 - Middle East/North Africa Group 2 - East/Far East Group 3 - Latin/South America Group 4 - Eastern Europe (3) EMN, ETN, and MMN Group 1 - Submarine Group 2 - Surface Group 3 - Training (4) FC Group 1 - Non-AEGIS Group 2 - AEGIS 4. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns a. For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions, refer to the exam verbatim at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. b. ESO 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. Answer sheets that are in error will not be counted until they are processed successfully. c. Substitute examinations must be administered within seven days of receipt. d. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on NEAS Web. For guidance on correcting discrepancies, refer to reference (a), chapter 7. In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, NETPDC will also accept discrepancy corrections by encrypted e-mail. 5. Exam Results a. E4-E6 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 for accuracy before frocking and/or advancement of E4-E6 candidates. c. Individual Sailors may view/download their profile sheet at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/NEASRpts/Individual.aspx. 6. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on NEAS Web. 7. Points of contact: a. Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center: 866-U-ASK-NPC or via e-mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders: (850) 473-5874/5867/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. 8. For further information (reference (a), exam verbatim, and other related documents) visit NEAS Web at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 192013Z SEP 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 210/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/CALL FOR FY-18 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF AND COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SELECTION BOARD APPLICATIONS// REF/A/DOC/OPNAV/4APR12// AMPN/REF A IS OPNAVINST 1306.2H, COMMAND SENIOR ENLISTED LEADER PROGRAM.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN solicits applications for the FY-18 Command Master Chief (CMDCM) and Command Senior Chief (CMDCS) Selection Board. The duties and responsibilities of the CMDCM and CMDCS are contained in reference (a). The FY-18 CMDCM/CMDCS Selection Board is scheduled to be held 30 January to 3 February 2017. 2. Highly motivated master chiefs and senior chiefs, including those in a frocked status, who meet the requirements of reference (a), are encouraged to apply for the program. The deadline to apply is 5 December 2016 and packages postmarked after 6 December 2016 will not be considered. 3. Eligible master chiefs and senior chiefs will not have greater than 26 years of service (YOS) for CMDCM or 22 YOS for CMDCS. A waiver may be considered based on a fleet master chief or respective force master chief (FORCM) endorsement. Contact the CMDCM/CMDCS detailer (PERS-40FF) at james.w.osborne1(at)navy.mil for a waiver example. Waivers must be submitted with the application package and are also due no later than 5 December 2016. 4. Packages are to be completed and submitted per reference (a). Forms are available for download from naval forms online at: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/reference/forms/NAVPERS/Pages/default.aspx. In addition to requirements contained in reference (a), packages shall include: a. Letter of endorsement signed by the members current commanding officer (CO) which cannot be delegated; b. Letter of endorsement signed by the members CMDCM; c. Letter of endorsement signed by the members FORCM. All Full-Time Support (FTS) and Selected Reserve (SELRES) candidates will go through the Reserve Forces FORCM; d. Command Master Chief Selection Nomination (NAVPERS 1306/95). This form will be used to document the completion of the CMDCM/Chief of the Boat/CMDCS charges (OPNAV 1306/1), and to document the endorsement and recommendations of the board. The board will consist of the following: (1) Immediate Superior-in-Command (ISIC) CMDCM as chairperson (9580); (2) Post-tour CMDCM (9580); and (3) Serving CMDCM (9580, 9579, 9578). e. Clear copies of the last five chief evaluations or fitness reports; f. Copy of graduation certificate from Senior Enlisted Academy or equivalent course if member has attended; g. Physical health assessment data contained in Physical Readiness Information Management System documenting physical readiness test and body composition assessment to include Cycle 2 2016; and h. Full front and side view, color photographs in service khaki (no cover) within 30 days of package submission. 5. CMDCM/CMDCS Program selectees will not normally be detailed to CMDCM or CMDCS billets until they have served a minimum of 24 months on board their current command. In those extreme circumstances where members have not completed 24 months at their current duty station, the service member must receive approval by their chain of command or CO utilizing Administrative Remarks (NAVPERS 1070/613). 6. All active duty and FTS/SELRES CMDCM/CMDCS packages will be collected by the candidates respective FORCM or ISIC CMDCM and mailed to the following address: Navy Personnel Command ATTN: PERS 40FF CMDCM CMDCS Detailer 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055-4000 7. Point of contact is CMDCM(SW/AW/NAC) James Osborne, PERS-40FF, at (901) 874-3539/DSN 882 or via e-mail at james.w.osborne1(at)navy.mil (active), CMDCM Jeffery Sliker, PERS-4012C, at (901) 874-3257/DSN 882 or via e-mail at jeffrey.sliker(at)navy.mil (FTS), or YNC Xavier Robinson at (757) 322-2432/DSN 312 or via e-mail at xavier.robinson(at)navy.mil. 8. This message is canceled for record purposes on 30 September 2018. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (NNS) -- The Navy is seeking five enlisted Sailors for its 2017 enlisted to medical degree preparatory program (EMDP2) cohort at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science (USUHS) beginning September 2016. EMDP2 is a two-year program for academically-promising enlisted service members to complete preparatory coursework making them competitive medical school applicants. "This program is an opportunity for any enlisted Sailor, regardless of rate or specialty, to enter the medical field" said Lt. Cmdr. Jami Peterson, Navy and Marine Corps EMDP2 board president. "We're looking forward to seeing more qualified candidates apply this year." The program convened in 2014 with a class of five Soldiers and five Airmen. In 2016, the program welcomed its first cohort of Sailors and Marines. The application deadline is Nov. 1 and the selection board will convene in December 2016. EMDP2 is a partnership between USUHS and the armed services. It is a 24-month, full-time academic program that includes intensive coursework, preparation, and mentoring for the student's medical school application. Once students complete the program, they are eligible to compete for entrance into USUHS or any civilian medical school in the United States. Students are not guaranteed admission or commission upon successful completion of the program. The program is open to all enlisted Sailors with less than 10 years of service. Applicants must have a bachelor's degree from an accredited four year university. International bachelor degrees are accepted only if the applicant has a master's degree obtained in the United States or Canada. Applicants must also be citizens and Sailors of good standing with no record of court-martial conviction, nonjudicial punishment, or civilian felony charges. For a full list of application requirements, reference NAVADMIN 202/16 at www.usuhs.edu/emdp2, www.med.navy.mil/ or www.public.navy.mil. The selection process is a collaborative approach between the U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) and USUHS. Applications are vetted through a Navy and Marine Corps candidate selection board at BUMED, which carefully reviews each packet and applicant. Upon review, the BUMED EMDP2 candidate selection board recommends the top candidates to USUHS, which ultimately determines who is accepted for the program. The applicants will remain on active duty while pursuing an undergraduate medical certificate at George Mason University-Prince William Campus in Manassas, Virginia. Pay and benefits at current pay grade will still be allotted and all educational expenses including tuition and books are paid for by the program. Navy Medicine is a global health care network of 63,000 personnel that provide health care support to the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, their families and veterans in high operational tempo environments, at expeditionary medical facilities, medical treatment facilities, hospitals, clinics, hospital ships and research units around the world. For more news from Navy Medicine, visit www.navy.mil/local/mednews/.

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 121514Z SEP 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 201/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2017 CYCLE 100 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF 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/N1/252221ZJUN10// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/031846ZNOV15// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/131544ZDEC07// 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. REF C IS NAVADMIN 215/10, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ADVANCEMENT GUIDANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE SAILORS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 261/15, ESTABLISHMENT OF SUBMARINE AND NUCLEAR SERVICE RATINGS. 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 100 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 2017. 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 of reference (a), chapter 6, educational services officers (ESOs) must follow the pre-exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim located at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. 2. Eligibility Requirements. For all E4-E7 candidates, eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2 with the following information specific only to Cycle 100: a. Candidates must meet the basic eligibility requirements outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a) prior to 1 February 2017 to be considered as a candidate. Candidates who do not meet the eligibility requirements are ineligible for Cycle 100 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 2017 and for E7 is 1 January 2018. c. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E7 - 1 January 2015 E6 - 1 July 2014 E5 - 1 July 2016 E4 - 1 January 2017 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 or approved HYT waiver for E4-E6 must be effective 1 July 2017 or later. HYT date or approved HYT waiver for E7 must be effective 1 September 2017 or later. 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 or a CO's interim clearance must have been granted before 1 February 2017. 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, AT, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AZ, CTI, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, ETR, ETV, FC, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, LN, MA, MC, MM, MMA, MMW, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance. h. Change of rate and retention approvals must be approved and completed no later than 31 January 2017. This includes approvals from Navy Personnel Command (NPC), "A" schools, etc. i. Compute performance mark average (PMA) using all evaluations in the candidate's current rank with an ending date that falls within the following time periods: E7 exam - 1 February 2014 to 31 December 2016 E6 exam - 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2017 E5 exam - 1 February 2016 to 31 January 2017 E4 exam - 1 June 2016 to 31 January 2017 j. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to reference (a), chapter 3. For PMA guidance for individual augmentee (IA) Sailors refer to reference (c). k. 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. l. Cryptologic Technician Interpretive Sailors must achieve a minimum of L2/R2 on the Defense Language Proficiency Test in their primary language, as assigned by their CO, at least once in current pay grade. m. Sailors assigned to a Submarine source rating must be fully qualified, in accordance with the Submarine Qualifications Designation for Enlisted Members (MILPERSMAN 1220-040.) 3. Rating Specific Information. a. To be eligible for advancement to E7, (1) Air Traffic Controllers must possess a valid Air Traffic Control Specialist Certificate (Federal Aviation Administration Form 7220-1) and meet requirements established in Manual of the Medical Department U.S. Navy. (2) Aerographers Mate must have the Meteorological and Oceanographic Forecaster (Navy enlisted classification (NEC) 7412). (3) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel must hold the Senior EOD Technician (NEC 5335), or the Master EOD Technician (NEC 5337) prior to the E7 board convening date. (4) Navy Diver personnel must hold the first class diver NEC 5342, prior to the E7 board convening date. b. Commands must verify and invalidate examination results for those selection board eligible Sailors who fail to meet these qualifications. c. Aviation Electronics Technician personnel. Administer Aviation Electronics Technician (Intermediate) examinations for intermediate maintenance personnel and Aviation Electronics Technician (Organizational) examinations for organizational maintenance personnel. Personnel will continue to be tested via two separate examinations, but will be merged together for E7 selection board processes. d. Separate exams are given for the Electronics Technician, Electronics Technician (Communications), Electronics Technician (Navigation). Separate exams are also given for Machinists Mate, Machinists Mate (Auxiliary), and Machinists Mate (Weapons). Refer to reference (d) for the establishment of new submarine and nuclear service ratings. 4. Exam Ordering. a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled examination 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 that the request is for the early ordering of examination material. 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. b. Cryptologic Technician-Interpretive/Cryptologic Technician- Network/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.netc.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 of reference (a), chapter 4. Commands must include their Department of Defense activity address code account number, POC, and the number of exams required. Commands requesting the forwarding of exams should include the forwarding command as an info addressee on the message. The deadline for additional orders is 1 January 2017. c. Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins 27 November 2016. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available 27 November 2016 to 6 December 2016. (2) Additional TIR lists will be available 7 December 2016 to 25 January 2017. Deadline to order SELRES exams is 6 March 2017. (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 of reference (a), chapter 4. 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 command's active-duty candidates. However, these candidates are still required to take the Cycle 100 exam and not the Cycle 234 or 235 exams. e. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 April 2017. Submit a request 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 2017. Ensure reason for requested delay is included. f. ESOs must verify the exam order at the "View Previous Exam Orders" link via NEAS Web within 14 days of placing examination orders. If discrepancies are noted, contact Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC). 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.netc.navy.mil. b. ESOs must check the exam tote-board on NEAS Web https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/Public/Toteboard.aspx often to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. c. Late exams should be kept to a minimum as they are for candidates who, through no fault of their own, are unable to take the exam at the regularly scheduled time. Exam Ordering and Discrepancies Division (NETPDC (N321)) is the approving authority for all late exams. d. The deadline to administer regular exams is 28 February 2017. Approved late exams must be administered no later than 31 March 2017. e. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on NEAS Web. For guidance on correcting discrepancies via encrypted e-mail, refer to reference (a), chapter 7. 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 or answer sheet. g. Refer to reference (e) regarding examination options for E7 IA candidates. Commands must submit the command letter of transmittal in accordance with reference (a). The in-theatre selection board eligibility waiver is not an automatic process. 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) 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 Career Administration Department Navy Enlisted Advancement Systems Active Duty/Reserve Advancements (PERS-812)/ 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/download their profile sheet via a .mil domain computer at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil/NEASRpts/Individual.aspx. 7. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on NEAS Web. 8. POC. a. NPC Customer Service Center at 866-u-ask-npc/866-827-5672/DNS 882 or via e-mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders at 850-473-5867/5874/DSN 753 or via e- mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Exam orders, records, and discrepancies at 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. For further information (reference (a), exam verbatim, and other related documents) visit NEAS Web at https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil. 10. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 11. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//