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In 1911, Eugene Ely became the first pilot to land a plane on a warship when he touched down on the armored cruiser USS Pennsylvania in San Francisco Bay. The Pennsylvania had been fitted with a special platform and a crude arresting system of ropes and sandbags. Ely had lunch with the captain then took off and returned to land. A new era was born.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 121925Z JAN 21 MID200000542545U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 07/21 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/CNO/JAN// SUBJ/MESSAGE TO THE JOINT FORCE// RMKS/1. The following message to the Joint Force was co-signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chief of Staff, Vice Chairman, and each of the Service Chiefs. It reads: The American people have trusted the Armed Forces of the United States to protect them and our Constitution for almost 250 years. As we have done throughout our history, the U.S. military will obey lawful orders from civilian leadership, support civil authorities to protect lives and property, ensure public safety in accordance with the law, and remain fully committed to protecting and defending the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. The violent riot in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 was a direct assault on the U.S. Congress, the Capitol building, and our Constitutional process. We mourn the deaths of two Capitol policemen and others connected to these unprecedented events. We witnessed actions inside the Capitol building that were inconsistent with the rule of law. The rights of freedom of speech and assembly do not give anyone the right to resort to violence, sedition and insurrection. As Service Members, we must embody the values and ideals of the Nation. We support and defend the Constitution. Any act to disrupt the Constitutional process is not only against our traditions, values, and oath; it is against the law. On January 20, 2021, in accordance with the Constitution, confirmed by the states and the courts, and certified by Congress, President-elect Biden will be inaugurated and will become our 46th Commander in Chief. To our men and women deployed and at home, safeguarding our country--stay ready, keep your eyes on the horizon, and remain focused on the mission. We honor your continued service in defense of every American. 2. Admiral Gilday sends.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

RTTUZYUW RHOIAAA0001 0082000-UUUU--RHSSSUU. ZNR UUUUU R 081933Z JAN 21 MID200000527843U FM COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA TO NAVRESFOR INFO COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA COMNAVRESFORCOM NORFOLK VA BT UNCLAS ALNAVRESFOR 001/21 MSGID/GENADMIN/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA//N1/JAN// SUBJ/2021 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF SEASON ONE AND SEASON TWO// REF/A/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/121459ZJUN20// REF/B/MSG/COMNAVRESFOR NORFOLK VA/152034ZDEC20// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/201604ZDEC18// NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 014/20, 2020 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS. REF B IS ALNAVRESFOR 029/20. REF C IS NAVADMIN 313/18, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM BUSINESS RULES.// RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCE (CNRF) POLICY AND GUIDANCE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR (CY) 2021 MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM (MAP) FOR SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) SAILORS AND SUPERSEDES REFERENCE (A). 2. MAP INTENT. WE CONTINUE TO REFINE AND IMPROVE MAP TO EMPOWER COMMAND TRIADS TO RECOGNIZE THEIR MOST TALENTED SAILORS THROUGH IMMEDIATE ADVANCEMENT. OUR RESERVE FORCE IS A PREDOMINANTLY PRIOR SERVICE FORCE WITH UNIQUE ACCESSION PATHWAYS. RATING HEALTH AND ADVANCEMENT OUTLOOK IS SIMILAR BUT NOT IDENTICAL TO ACTIVE DUTY/FTS PLANNING FACTORS. BECAUSE OF THESE DIFFERENCES, RATING HEALTH FOR SELRES NECESSITATES A DIFFERENT PROCESS IN NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY RATHER THAN A DIRECT ADVANCEMENT QUOTA. SELRES ENLISTED COMMUNITY MANAGERS AT BUPERS-352 REMAIN LASER-FOCUSED ON COMMUNITY HEALTH AND FUTURE YEAR ADVANCEMENT MODELS TO ENSURE SELRES MAP TAKES NO UNNECESSARY RISK TOWARDS RATING INVENTORY OR REQUISITE ADVANCEMENT EXPERIENCE. ADDITIONALLY, MAP HAS CONTROLS TO ENSURE WE MAINTAIN A BALANCED AND HEALTHY ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITY BY RATING. ALLOTTED QUOTAS TO RESERVE UNITS WILL CONTINUE TO BE REFERRED TO AS "NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES" TO MANAGE EXPECTATIONS FOR CORRECTLY MANNED RATINGS AND MAY CONTAIN A LIMITED OPPORTUNITY FOR MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT. 3. GIVEN THE SUCCESS OF MAP IN CY20, WE WILL TAKE A SUBSTANTIAL STEP FORWARD IN CY21 TO EXPAND THE ABILITY OF EACH COMMAND TRIAD TO RECOGNIZE TOP PERFORMING TALENT DIRECTLY. THIS CHANGE BETTER ALIGNS WITH TOTAL FORCE INITIATIVES. 4. NEW CHANGES FOR THE CY21 MAP INCLUDE: A. ALIGNING MAP SEASONS WITH THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM (NWAE) CYCLES. WE ARE MOVING TO A TWO-SEASON FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THE MAP SEASONS OVERLAP THE NWAE AND CLARIFY THE INTENT OF MAP TO SELECT AND REWARD THE RIGHT SAILORS. THIS CHANGE WILL REQUIRE COMMAND TRIADS TO SELECT THEIR MOST-QUALIFIED SAILORS FOR MAP, WITHOUT REGARD FOR NWAE RESULTS; HOWEVER, IT DOES NOT RELIEVE SAILORS FROM THE NEED TO PREPARE AND STUDY FOR THE TECHNICAL RATING INFORMATION TESTED BY THE NWAE. B. SEASON ONE WINDOW: 01 MARCH 2021 - 30 APRIL 2021. SEASON TWO WINDOW: 01 SEPTEMBER 2021 - 31 OCTOBER 2021 C. MAP-R AUTOMATION TOOL. SIMILAR TO ACTIVE DUTY MAP, RESERVE MAP NOW HAS AN AUTOMATION TOOL, IN NSIPS, FOR NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS. THE TOOL AUTOMATICALLY VERIFIES CANDIDATE ELIGIBILITY AND CORRECTLY ROUTES NOMINATION SUBMISSIONS. THE AUTOMATION REDUCES THE POSSIBLE NOMINATION OF INELIGIBLE CANDIDATES. 5. MAP ELIGIBILITY. MAP IS OPEN TO SAILORS WHO MEET ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND ARE IN A VALID PAY BILLET. PRIOR SERVICE RE-ENLISTMENT ELIGIBILITY RESERVE (PRISE-R) SAILORS ARE ELIGIBLE ONLY IF THEIR NEW RATE IS PERMANENT BEFORE 1 MARCH 2021. A. UNITS CAN ONLY MERITORIOUSLY ADVANCE SAILORS ONE PAYGRADE. SAILORS IN A FROCKED STATUS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT TO THE NEXT HIGHER PAYGRADE UNTIL EFFECTIVELY ADVANCED (I.E., FROCKED E-5 CANNOT BE MERITORIOUSLY PROMOTED TO E-6). B. MAP TIME-IN-RATE (TIR) REQUIREMENTS. THE MINIMUM TIR DATES MUST BE ON OR BEFORE: (1) E-6: 1 JANUARY 2020 (2) E-5: NO TIR REQUIREMENT C. MOBILIZED, DEFINITE RECALL, ADOS, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER (CANREC) SAILORS. SAILORS WHO ARE CURRENTLY MOBILIZED OR SERVING ON DEFINITE RECALL, ADOS, OR CANREC ORDERS CAN COMPETE FOR A SELRES MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY. THEY ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR AC/FTS QUOTAS. NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR SAILORS ON MOBILIZATION, DEFINITE RECALL, AND ADOS ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN NSIPS VIA THE AUTOMATION TOOL BY THE MEMBER'S RESPECTIVE NAVY RESERVE UNIT (SPECIFICALLY THEIR UMUIC). NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR SAILORS ON CANREC ORDERS MUST BE SUBMITTED MANUALLY TO CNRFC VIA THEIR RESPECTIVE RECRUITING REGION. REFERENCE (B) CONTAINS GUIDANCE ON NSIPS MAP-R USER ROLES. D. PER REFERENCE (C), SAILORS MUST COMPLETE PMK-EE FOR THE DESIRED ADVANCEMENT PAYGRADE TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM. E. MAP PACKAGE REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS. MAP NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED IN THE AUTOMATION TOOL MUST CONTAIN EVALUATIONS FROM 1 JANUARY 2019 THROUGH 1 JANUARY 2021. PACKAGES WITHOUT A 2020 EVALUATION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR MAP. 6. MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES. THE LIST OF MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES BY UIC FOR COMMISSIONED UNITS AND RESERVE COMPONENT COMMAND (RCC) FOR AUGMENT UNITS WILL BE LOADED INTO THE AUTOMATION TOOL. THEY WILL BE VISIBLE BY UNIT LEADERSHIP ONCE USER ROLE PERMISSIONS HAVE BEEN GRANTED. CANREC NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PROVIDED TO NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND BY POC LISTED BELOW IN MESSAGE. MAP NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE ALLOCATED AS FOLLOWS: A. SELRES COMMISSIONED UNITS. NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMISSIONED UNITS ARE BASED ON EACH INDIVIDUAL UNIT'S E-4 AND E-5 BILLETS AUTHORIZED (BA). B. SELRES AUGMENT UNITS. EACH RCCS NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE BASED ON E-4 AND E-5 BA FOR THE AUGMENT UNITS WITHIN THEIR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY. EACH AUGMENT UNIT WILL COMPETE FOR A NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE RCC. EACH RCC WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL SUBMISSION GUIDANCE ON THEIR MAP BOARD FOR RESPECTIVE AUGMENT UNITS. C. CANREC. EACH NAVY TALENT ACQUISITION GROUP (NTAG) WILL COMPETE FOR NOMINATION OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE REGION (EAST OR WEST). NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) HQ AND PERS-9 ARE ALLOTTED ONE NOMINATION OPPORTUNITY. 7. SELRES MAP RATES. ALL E-4 AND E-5 RATES ARE ELIGIBLE FOR MAP, BUT SELECTIONS WILL BE CONTROLLED. ALL NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED PER THE TIMELINE IN PARAGRAPH 8 BELOW. 8. TIMELINE. A. THE MAP AUTOMATION TOOL IS DESIGNED TO ROUTE THE MAP PACKAGES AUTOMATICALLY ON THE DATES BELOW. ANY FAILURE TO MAKE SELECTIONS BY THE DUE DATES IS IRREVOCABLE AND COMMANDS WILL FORFEIT THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT MAP NOMINATION PACKAGE(S) FOR SEASON ONE. B. 15 MARCH 2021: DEADLINE FOR AUGMENT UNITS AND NTAGS TO SUBMIT NOMINATION PACKAGES TO APPROPRIATE RCC OR NRC REGION, RESPECTIVELY. FOR AUGMENTS UNITS, THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE THE NOMINATION TO THE APPROPRIATE RCC ON THIS DEADLINE DATE. NRC REGIONS WILL PROVIDE SUBMISSION GUIDANCE TO THEIR COMMANDS. C. 31 MARCH 2021: DEADLINE TO SUBMIT RANKED NOMINATION PACKAGES TO CNRF FOR THE BELOW COMMANDS. (1) COMMISSIONED UNIT. THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE SELECTED AND RANKED PACKAGES TO CNRF. (2) RESERVE COMPONENT COMMANDS. THE AUTOMATION TOOL WILL AUTOMATICALLY ROUTE SELECTED AND RANKED AUGMENT UNIT PACKAGES TO CNRF. (3) NAVY RECRUITING COMMAND (NRC) HQ, NRC REGION, AND PERS-9 CANREC NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE POC LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 9 BELOW. D. 10 APRIL 2021: SELRES COMMISSIONED, AUGMENT UNIT, AND CANREC NOMINATION BOARD CONVENES. 9. THE CNRF POC IS NCCM(AW) KIMBERLY CEDAR AT (757) 322-5774, EMAIL: KIMBERLY.CEDAR(AT)NAVY.MIL. 10. THIS NAVRESFOR WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SUPERSEDED OR CANCELED. 11. RELEASED BY VICE ADMIRAL J.B. MUSTIN, COMMANDER, NAVY RESERVE FORCE.// BT #0001 NNNN <DmdsSecurity>UNCLASSIFIED//</DmdsSecurity> <DmdsReleaser>CAMERON.JUSTIN.MICHAEL.1364702090</DmdsReleaser>

Commander, Navy Reserve Force (CNRF) has released ALNAVRESFOR 001/21, announcing the latest changes and improvements to the Navy Reserve’s Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP-R). The changes align MAP-R seasons with the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) cycles, effectively doubling the advancement opportunity for Sailors and further supporting the intent of MAP-R to select and reward the right Sailors for possible advancement. MAP-R is a Navy Reserve program to meritoriously advance eligible personnel in paygrades E-5 and below to the next higher paygrade. The program is intended to give commanding officers the opportunity to recognize their best Sailors by nominating them for advancement when they are ready for the next level of responsibility. “We’ve refined and improved the program to further empower command triads the ability to recognize their most talented Sailors through immediate advancement,” said Master Chief Kimberly Cedar, Reserve Force Command Career Counselor. “We’ve also eliminated several manual administrative processes by automatically verifying candidate eligibility and correctly routing the nomination submissions.” Beginning in season one of calendar year (CY) 2021 (March 1, 2021 – April 30, 2021), MAP-R will utilize a new automated system in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) to track the process from beginning to end. Commands will no longer be required to manually calculate eligibility, submit nominations, and track their paper trail. Instead, the updated MAP-R system will manage nomination opportunities, determine eligibility, and adjudicate the Sailors approved for advancement in a centralized location. The MAP-R initiative aligns with the Navy Reserve’s overall efforts to modernize its administrative processes throughout the Force. Similar to MAP-R, new systems are regularly being released to automate pay processes, orders processing, personnel data, and more. Prior to this announcement, ALNAVRESFOR 029/20 directed commands and units to set up their MAP-R user roles by February 1, 2021 in preparation for the first advancement season of CY-21. Reserve Component Commands (RCC) and Immediate Supervisors in Command (ISIC) must designate an RCC Approver or ISIC Approver, to include account access in order to support subordinate unit MAP-R nominations as delineated in the MAP-R hierarchy structure in NSIPS. Click here to read ALNAVRESFOR 001/21 in its entirety

I am getting a lot of inquiries from Sailors who are unable to view their profile sheet. I am unable to help, but I'd appreciate it if you could post here if you are having issues also. Please include the related advancement cycle. I believe most are having issues with cycle 107 but I am not sure. Also: Contact your career counselor Contact your CMC Your ESO should be able to print them out There are a lot of Sailors having this issue and the upper chain needs to know.

Before starting your next PMK-EE, make sure to check your mobile application or Navy e-Learning enrollment for the latest version! PMK-EE Mobile Application

Hope some knows!

Official - Cycle 107 Quotas/ Advancement Results Release Timeline 22 Dec, 2020 - Quotas Release 23 Dec, 2020 - * Results TRIAD (CO, XO, CMC) Release 24 Dec, 2020 - Public Release

Congratulations to all who advanced! Cycle 107 - E4 ~ E6 Results

Official - Cycle 107 Quotas/ Advancement Results Release Timeline 22 Dec, 2020 - Quotas Release 23 Dec, 2020 - * Results TRIAD (CO, XO, CMC) Release 24 Dec, 2020 - Public Release * Hopefully, the results have been release to TRIAD. If anyone has word, please post.

Cycle 107 Quotas E4 Quotas E5 Quotas E6 Quotas

Official - Cycle 107 Quotas/ Advancement Results Release Timeline 22 Dec, 2020 - Quotas Release 23 Dec, 2020 - * Results TRIAD (CO, XO, CMC) Release 24 Dec, 2020 - Public Release * Release to TRIAD allows the upper chain of command to notify those who advanced.

You should be able to see it now via MyNavy Portal

Cycle 248 results for Active Duty and Full Time Support (FTS) Sailors to advance to E-4, E-5 and E-6, December 18. Active Duty Full Time Support (FTS) Congratulations Sorry, I have no updates on Cycle 107

Cycle 248 - Cycle 107 - No sign of Cycle 107 and it is unusual that no updates have been posted.

Cycle 248 Active Duty E-4/E-5/E-6 Advancement Results are now LIVE on BOL to Command Triads (CO, XO, CMC). Public release is tomorrow. Still no word on Cycle 107 SELRES.

Remember folks, the result for Cycle 248 will be given to TRIAD (CO, XO, CMC) today. They will know if you made it or not. Tomorrow the public non-classified version will be release. TRIAD Release Thursday, Dec 17, 2020 NAVADMIN Release (Public) Friday Dec 18, 2020 This is for Cycle 248 I have no updates on Cycle 107

Sorry folks, I have no idea about SELRES Cycle 107.

TRIAD Release Thursday, Dec 17, 2020 NAVADMIN Release (Public) Friday Dec 18, 2020 This is for Cycle 248

PENSACOLA, Florida—NAVADMIN 326/20 announced the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) administration dates for Active-Duty and Full-Time Support E-5 and E-6 candidates for the upcoming March 2021 advancement cycle (Cycle 251). Sailors taking exams will likely see similar procedures used as they did during the 2020 fall cycle as the Navy continues to ensure the safety of all Sailors during the COVID-19 pandemic. For E-5 and E-6 candidates, exams will be administered using testing windows vice the single-day testing used prior to the pandemic. This provides commands the ability to administer the exam with fewer Sailors in any one room and therefore maximize social distancing. E-6 candidate exams will be administered during a testing window of 1-15 March 2021. E-5 candidate exams will be administered during a testing window of 16-31 March 2021. E-4 candidates will not participate in the advancement exam administrations. Instead, the opportunity for advancement will be based on an alternative Final Multiple Score (FMS) rank-order method. “For Cycle 251 E-4 candidates, an alternative FMS will be calculated but will not take an exam into account,” said Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Command Master Chief Greg Prichard. “Since no exam will be taken, it is very important for Sailors and educational services officers (ESOs) to ensure that E-4 candidate Sailors complete their enlisted advancement worksheet in Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System per Cycle 251 NAVADMIN guidance.” Another important date for Cycle 251 candidates is the Professional Military Knowledge-Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) completion deadline. Sailors must successfully pass the online exam prior to 1 February 2021. PMK-EE completion is required once per paygrade. Once exams are administered, ESOs are encouraged to expeditiously mail in answer sheet packages from each exam administration to NETPDC and not hold exam answer sheets until the end of the testing window. This will ensure exam answer sheets are processed efficiently and results are released in a timely manner. All questions concerning exam ordering and discrepancy corrections should be directed to the points of contact listed in NAVADMIN 326/20.

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REF E IS NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the guidance for the administration of the March 2021 (cycle 251) Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) for advancement-in- rate of Active Duty (AD) and Full-Time Support (FTS) Sailors to paygrades E-5 and E-6 and the use of an alternative Final Multiple Score (FMS) rank-order method, without an exam, for E-4 advancement candidates. a. As a continued safety measure due to the coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, E-4 advancement candidates will not participate in an exam, but will be given the opportunity for advancement using an alternative FMS rank-order method, without the inclusion of an exam score from a proctored exam. E-5 and E-6 advancement candidates will be administered the NWAE utilizing testing windows vice single-day testing. These expanded testing windows will allow for smaller groups of test takers to ensure adequate social distancing can be maintained between testers at testing facilities, while maintaining the high standards and continued culture of learning that drive our enlisted advancement system. This is identical to the advancement policy used in the 2020 fall NWAE cycle, and is a change from reference (a). b. In addition to the requirements in this NAVADMIN and chapter 6 of reference (a), educational services officers (ESO) must follow the pre- exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim, which can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website via MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy- advancement-center/my-eso. 2. Timeline a. 1 February 2021: Professional Military Knowledge - Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) completion prior to this date. b. 1-15 March 2021: E-6 exam administration. Enlisted Advancement Worksheets (EAW) will close one week after the exam date on the worksheet. c. 16-31 March 2021: E-5 exam administration. EAWs will close one week after the exam date on the worksheet. d. 31 March 2021: E-4 exams are cancelled, but E-4 EAWs must still be completed by this date. 3. Eligibility requirements are found in chapter 2 of reference (a). The following information is specific only to cycle 251: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 July 2021. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E-6 - 1 July 2018 E-5 - 1 July 2020 E-4 - 1 January 2021 c. E-6 candidate TIR requirements for early promote Sailors can be waived by one year with the commanding officer (CO)/officer-in- charge (OIC) approval, in line with paragraph 214.e. of reference (a). d. High-year tenure (HYT) date must be effective 1 July 2021 or later. All HYT waivers must be approved prior to 1 March 2021. e. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication by the Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility reflected properly in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) prior to 1 March 2021. If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, it must be entered in JPAS prior to 1 March 2021. Candidates must maintain security clearance eligibility throughout the advancement cycle to be eligible for advancement. If, for any reason, a clearance is denied, revoked, or not reflected in JPAS, an exam is not authorized and commands will not allow candidates to take the exam until the discrepancy is corrected or a new clearance is granted and is properly reflected in the EAW of the candidate. Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, ATI, ATO, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AWV, AZ, CTI, CTM, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, FC, FCA, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, LN, MA, MC, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, YN and all nuclear and submarine ratings. Refer to references (a) and (b) for additional guidance. f. Candidates for advancement to E-4 and E-5 must compute performance mark average (PMA) using all applicable evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate with an ending date that falls within the following time periods: E-4 - 1 June 2020 to 28 February 2021 E-5 - 1 December 2019 to 28 February 2021 g. Candidates for advancement to E-6 must compute the reporting senior cumulative average (RSCA) PMA, as outlined in reference (c), using all evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate with the ending date that falls within the time period: E-6 - 1 March 2018 to 28 February 2021 h. Refer to paragraph 308.b. of reference (a) for additional guidance on PMA, including guidance on establishing PMA for new accessions that have graduated from *A* school and do not have a current evaluation. i. PMK-EE is mandatory for participation in the cycle 251 advancement cycle, even if no exam is being administered, and must be successfully completed once for the administration paygrade, in accordance with reference (d). The completion deadline is prior to 1 February 2021 and no Sailor should be permitted to participate in the advancement cycle without having a completed PMK-EE captured in EAW. j. For guidance on establishing EAW user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e). EAW is mandatory for cycle 251 and will be the authority for PMA, RSCA PMA, and awards. k. Commands must accurately validate, complete and finalize all E-4 EAWs in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System in a timely manner. EAW accuracy is critical since NEAS will be reprogrammed to use finalized EAWs rather than the candidate exam answer sheets to create E-4 candidate records. The success of this process will be dependent upon the accurate completion of E-4 EAWs to establish advancement cycle participation. Cycle 251 E-4 EAWs must be completed by 31 March 2021. 4. Exam Ordering. Order exams in line with chapter 4 of reference (a). a. Deploying commands and candidates departing to Congressionally- Designated Combat Zones and Approved Contingency Operations Areas (CDCZ/ACOA) can order exams up to 6 months prior to the scheduled exam date. For additional guidance, refer to chapter 4 and paragraph 614 of reference (a). b. Regular Exams: (1) Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Exams. Cryptologic-Technician Interpretive (CTI)/Cryptologic-Technician Network (CTN)/Cryptologic Technician-Collection (CTR) SCI exam ordering dates can be found on the NEAS website via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy- advancement-center/my-eso. ESOs must verify initial Active TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for exam ordering. Supplemental TIR SCI exams are ordered via preferred message formatted e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or naval message following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). The deadline for ordering additional TIR SCI exams is 30 December 2020. (2) Non-SCI Exams. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (a) Initial TIR lists will be available: E-6 - 27 November 2020 to 20 December 2020 E-5 - 27 November 2020 to 10 January 2021 (b) Supplemental TIR lists will be available: E-6 - 21 December 2020 to 25 January 2021 E-5 - 11 January 2021 to 7 February 2021 (3) Exams ordered after the TIR lists have closed shall be ordered using preferred message formatted e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil or naval message following guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). Ensure a point of contact is included in the submitted e-mail or message. Orders submitted after supplemental TIR list closure will result in a substitute exam being sent. c. Substitute Exams: (1) The deadline for ordering both SCI and non-SCI substitute exams is 31 March 2021. (2) Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC (N321)) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. (3) Recent graduates of the Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program training pipeline, who are on transfer leave in route to their first at-sea assignment during the E-5 examination dates, will have substitute examinations ordered for them by their ultimate duty station, if dates permit exam ordering before the published deadline. (4) Substitute examinations may be administered with regular exam administration or in line with paragraph 606 of reference (a). d. ESOs must verify examination orders at the *View Previous Exam Orders* link via the NEAS website within seven to 10 days of placing the order. If exam order discrepancies are noted, contact the Fleet Services Branch NETPDC (N321) as listed on the NEAS website on the NETPDC (N321) point of contact table. e. Exceptions to policy for exam orders will continue to be submitted in line with reference (a) and must include endorsement by the immediate superior in command of the command. f. Candidates in the following ratings are separated into the following competitive groups: (1) CTI Group 1 Middle East/North Africa Group 2 East/Far East Group 3 Latin/South America Group 4 Eastern Europe (2) EMN, ETN, and MMN Group 1 Submarine Group 2 Surface Group 3 Training 5. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns a. Administration windows for AD and FTS E-5 and E-6 exams. These exams will be administered utilizing testing windows in the month of March 2021. E-6 exams will take place from 1 through 15 March 2021 and E-5 exams will take place from 16 through 31 March 2021. Every effort should be made to spread the administration of the exams evenly throughout the exam administration period, in order to minimize the number of exam-takers at any one administration to ensure maximum social distancing. Administration for all substitute exams will follow guidelines in references (a) and (c). b. All commands should develop a plan to meet COVID-19 mitigations. Every effort should be made to ensure appropriate COVID-19 mitigation measures are in place, to include, but not limited to, face coverings, adequate social distancing, available hand sanitizer, medical (questionnaire) screenings and temperature checks. c. To the maximum extent practicable, exams for the same ratings should be administered on the same day. Sailors are directed not to discuss exam content after taking an exam to ensure no advancement candidate is disadvantaged in the advancement process. Unauthorized disclosure of exam content may result in administrative and/or disciplinary action. d. Following the administration of exams, it is critical that ESOs expeditiously mail in E-5 and E-6 answer sheet packages to NETPDC (N321). Do not hold exams until the end of the testing window. Prompt return of answer sheets will help ensure results are released in a timely manner. e. For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions refer to chapter 6 of reference (a). f. ESOs must check the exam tote board on the NEAS website often to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. The tote board can be accessed via MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement- center/my-eso. Answer sheets that are in error will not be counted until they are processed successfully. 6. Discrepancy correction a. A detailed discrepancy list can be found at the NEAS website via MNP. For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to chapters 3 and 7 of reference (a). b. Post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration comments (PAC) function, refer to reference (e). All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included as attachments. Education point corrections require a submission of the Joint Service Transcript indicating the degree type and date of completion. c. For guidance on E-4 through E-6 candidates with missed exams due to assignment in CDCZ/ACOA, refer to chapter 6 of reference (a). 7. Examination Results. Refer to chapter 7 of reference (a). 8. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEAS website. 9. Points of Contact. a. MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) is available 24/7 by phone at 1- 833-330- MNCC (1-833-330-6622) or via e-mail at askmncc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473- 5867/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Non-SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850)473-6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil. d. NWAE records and discrepancies can be reached at (850) 473- 6148/DSN 753 or via the EAW PAC function. 10. For further NEAS information, to include exam verbatim and other related documents, visit MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement- center/my-eso. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 12. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

I create the below thread to hopefully get any info on cycle 248 and 107, this has been a strange one. The last someone mentioned to me was the 18th but that is only scuttlebutt. https://forum.navyadvancement.com/topic/5842-sept-navy-advancement-e5-~-e6-adfts-selres-quotas-results-cycle-248-107/

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 141512Z DEC 20 MID600050082821U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 321/20 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//DNS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/DEC// SUBJ/NAVY LEGAL SERVICES SUPPORT TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS// REF/A/DOC/FY2020 NDAA SECTION 548/20DEC19// REF/B/DOC/OJAG/2JUL20// REF/C/DOC/OSD/7APR20// REF/D/10 U.S.C. Section 1044// REF/E/10 U.S.C. Section 1044e// AMPN/REF A IS SECTION 548 OF NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020. REF B IS INFO MEMO FROM JAG TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE GENERAL COUNSEL. REF C IS ACTION MEMO FROM UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS TO THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE// REF D IS 10 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1044// REF E IS 10 UNITED STATES CODE SECTION 1044E// POCS/SOMERVILLE/KATHLENE/OJAG 16 LEGAL ASSISTANCE/OJAG/TEL: (202) 685- 4639/DSN: 325/KATHLENE.SOMERVILLE(AT)NAVY.MIL//CLUVERIUS/CHARLOTTE/VICTIMS? LEGAL COUNSEL PROGRAM/NLSC/TEL: (202)868-0587/CHARLOTTE.CLUVERIUS(AT)NAVY.MIL RMKS/1. Reference (a) directed the Secretary of Defense, no later than 1 December 2020, to provide legal counsel to victims of alleged domestic violence offenses. Per references (b) and (c), the Navy is enhancing its legal services accordingly. 2. The Navy is committed to delivering comprehensive legal support to spouses, intimate partners, and immediate family members who experience domestic violence committed by or against a member of the Armed Forces. These victims may greatly benefit from legal expertise, in addition to other family support programs. Two types of Judge Advocate General's Corps attorneys are available to help victims: Legal Assistance Attorneys and Victims? Legal Counsel. 3. Legal Assistance (LA): Victims of domestic violence may need advice on personal safety and family law issues. LA Attorneys can support in the following ways: a. Assistance with getting Military Protective Orders or civilian protective orders; b. Assistance with lease terminations; c. Assistance with seeking interim financial support; and d. Assistance with divorce and custody issues, including identification of local legal resources, as needed. 4. Victims? Legal Counsel (VLC): In addition to LA services, the Navy will provide VLC services to victims of domestic violence. Effective 1 December 2020, victims of domestic violence may consult a legal expert for information about the military criminal justice process and their rights within that system. VLC can represent victims of domestic violence in the following situations: a. Throughout NCIS investigations, including attending interviews; b. Throughout courts-martial; and c. During any resulting or other related administrative processes. 5. Eligibility for LA services is based upon reference (d) and includes but is not limited to active-duty service members and their dependents; retirees and their dependents; Reservists on active-duty orders; and certain Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employees. Eligibility for VLC services is based on references (d) and (e) and includes but is not limited to active- duty service members and their dependents; retirees; Reservists; and DoD civilian employees. 6. To find contact information and schedule a consultation with the nearest office, visit https://www.jag.navy.mil/legal_services.htm. 7. Released by Mr. Andrew Haeuptle, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

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