Tony

The Navy Advancement Center (NAC) processes over 270,000 answer sheets annually. The packages are mailed in from around the world, and once received the NAC N321 staff takes great care in opening, verifying, counting and recounting each exam answer sheet package. When aswer sheet returns don't match the answer sheet transmittal letter information, NAC staff contacts the command that mailed the package to resolve the discrepancy. Once 75% of the Cycle answer sheets have been scanned, a process is initiated in the Navy Enlisted Advancement System to check exam answer keys against Fleet responses. At the 90% scan mark, standard scores for each rating are determined by spreading the raw scores (number of questions answer correctly) by each candidate on a scale of 20 to 80. That process is called the raw score to standard score conversion and is vital to the Final Multiple Score and rank order. Then, when at least 95% of the projected answer sheets have been returned, NAC will complete a process that counts the number of candidates that pass the exam in each rating and send that information to the Enlisted Community Managers and OPNAV's Enlisted Planners to begin the quota build process. Expediting answer sheet returns and minimizing the number of substitute exams helps speed up the process described. As of today, NAC has approximately 70% of the Active Duty and Full Time Support E7 answer sheets returned from the January 21 exam administration (Cycle 230). The Chief Petty Officer selection board eligibility list should be published in early March. Good luck to all candidates.

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Navy advancement exams are developed by E7 and above rating subject matter experts. Chiefs who get selected to represent their rating will be funded for Temporary Assigned Duty to the Navy Advancement Center in Pensacola, Fla. Selected rating experts will serve as panel members for an Advancement Readiness Review (AERR) event based on the schedule below (SlideShare link). AERRs are one to two weeks in duration, and give attendees an opportunity to have a unique and impactful influence on a rating. During the AERR, rating chiefs will develop test plans and test content, verify reference material, review exam bank questions and write new questions. It's a tough and rewarding TAD. Go to NAC's NKO portal to learn how to apply for your rating's AERR! http://www.slideshare.net/NETPDTC/current-aerr-nko-schedule-9-months-out-by-rating-27-jan-2016

The majority of Active Duty and Full Time Support E7 answer sheets were mailed to NAC today after yesterday's Chief Petty Officer Cycle 230 exam administration. NAC will scan each answer sheet received and begin the rank-order process for each enlisted rating. Some E7 candidates will take late exams, and a small number of candidates will be waived from the exam process while serving in a Congressionally Designated Combat Zone. Once NAC receives approximately 95% of the answer sheets, final cuts will be set and the Selection Board Eligible (SBE) list will be published. NAC normally publishes the E7 SBE list in early March. Good luck to all candidates.

Advancement eligible Active Duty and Full Time Support First Class Petty Officers will take the Cycle 230 Navy-wide advancement exam on Thursday, January 21, 2016. The 175-question exam is made up of 150 job-specific questions and 25 professional military knowledge questions. Candidates will garner a standard score (SS) based on how well they did compared to peers taking the same exam. Those who answer the most questions correctly in each rating will get an SS of 80. All candidates will be rank ordered by their Final Multiple Score, with only the top 60% in each rating moving on for selection board consideration.

I'll be going through a few server reboots this weekend. The web is fine, gotta' do the maintenance...

As a reminder, you can start the FY18 thread anytime you want.

I second the motion...

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Congratulations gpaloma83!

Oh congrats too!!! and please keep in touch in the future.

Congratulations IDC and anyone else I missed.

Yeah this "upgrade" is driving me nuts. They will have another upgrade for "stability & usability" in about a month or two.

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January 10, 2011 at 11:19am NAC Preparing for your advancement exam can seem overwhelming. Although there are many resources available, there is no quick way to prepare for your exam. Most importantly, you should not wait until the last minute to gather your materials and begin studying. The following information is geared toward helping you develop a study plan that will make the most of your time and effort. After you are sure you meet eligibility requirements to take your advancement exam, you need to obtain your current bibliography (BIB) for your rating and paygrade. To do this, log in to Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) and select the Navy Advancement Center (NAC) link (https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center). Select Bibliography for Advancement and choose your bib. Since your bib is exam-specific and is posted six months prior to exam administration, you can use it to develop your study plan early in the preparation process. While we are on the topic of bibs, let's briefly discuss how bibs are created. Exam questions are developed by Fleet SMEs in your rating community during an Advancement Examination Development Conference (AEDC). For each question, Fleet SMEs reference the content to a published source from your rating's Advancement Exam Reference List or your PMK Advancement Exam Reference List. The item is verified to ensure the answer is correct, the content exists in print, and the information is generally available to all Sailors. Questions are then selected for an exam by Fleet SMEs in your rating community. Each reference used for a specific exam is compiled and the entire list of reference-linked questions becomes your exam bibliography. Therefore, your bib is a road map for developing your study plan. Periodically revisit the bib link to ensure that your bib has not changed. While every effort is made to verify the accuracy of your bib at the time of posting, there are circumstances that may occur during those six months that require a bib change. For example, a reference update or deletion for a reference posted on the bib may cause the bib to change. If your bib has changed, you will notice a revision date in red at the top of your bib. If this occurs, compare your original bib with the revised one and adjust your study plan as needed. Check with your Command Career Counselor or Educational Services Officer if you have trouble locating any of your references. Now that you have determined which references were used to create your exam questions, you can begin reviewing your references. Depending on the content of the reference and the amount of time you have to study before exam administration, plan how much time you will need daily/weekly to cover each reference. You will also need to determine whether you prefer to study alone or with a study group. The most important thing to remember is that your study plan must work for you. Rather than studying for hours in one session, break up your study time to reduce fatigue. This also allows you to break information into manageable chunks to study. Do not try to read a reference from cover to cover. Instead highlight or underline pertinent material. Flashcards are a great way to review vocabulary and specific facts. You can stick them in your pocket and study them on your own or with a shipmate when you have a few minutes of free time. Follow these tips when you are creating flashcards: Create one card for each fact or definition you need to learn. Put the question or vocabulary word on one side and the answer on the back. Study the cards in order. Quiz yourself by reading and answering each card. Flip the card to check your answer. Put the cards you answered correctly in a stack. Put the cards you answered incorrectly in another stack. Review the 'don't know' stack and test yourself again. Continue this process until you know all the answers. In addition to these tips, take advantage of command-sponsored training classes such as warfare qualifications, damage control and rating-specific Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS). Ask your LPO or LCPO for help when you encounter difficulties. Remember, you are in control of your study plan!

Are you a petty officer first class eligible to advance to chief petty officer? Now that the periodic November E6 evaluations are complete, you can calculate your Performance Mark Average (PMA) for the upcoming advancement Cycle 230. Evaluations used to compute your PMA must be inclusive of the period from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to chapter 3 of BUPERSINST 1430.16F (Advancement Manual). Only your E6 evaluations are to be used to compute your PMA. Your PMA is weighted to be 60% of your Final Multiple Score (FMS) and is the most important factor for selection board consideration. The CPO advancement exam will be administered on January 21, 2016.

Hello... I don't know if this page gets actively monitored, but I have a ridiculous story about advancement test and how my command's sailors have yet to have their test scored due to them not being sent out until today. 25Nov2015... yes you read that correctly... today, while others are celebrating their advancement, or deciding to study harder for the next one... our sailors are wondering when they will even find out the results to their test that haven't been scored yet. Needless to say, Morale is extremely low around here, the test were mishandled, the situation was mishandled... once it was realized everyone had results but my command, Our CO updated us on the 1MC saying they found the test and the test were in route to being scored, which was incorrect... the test were actually still onboard the ship and was flown off about 4 hours later. I have to look my guys in the face and try to keep them motivated, although they worked hard, studied hard and waited 2 months to hear their name for advancement, some even stayed up late waiting for the results to come out... Only to find out, the test were never even mailed out. Its a sad day in the Navy... who is being held accountable for such a complacent act? nobody knows... Charles Sincere Brown (Posted by request, Tony)

The Navy released the names Nov. 25 of 18,491 active duty, 2,483 Reserve and 534 Full Time Support (FTS)Sailors selected for advancement during the 2015 fall advancement cycle to E-4, E-5, and E-6, Nov. 25.

Public Release of E4-E6 Advancement Results Today 11:00 November 25, exam profile sheets will be released on NAC's NKO portal and advancement lists will be released at 1100 EST here -> https://www.facebook.com/Navy-Advancement-Center-213190711299/.

E4-E6 Active Duty, Full Time Support, Canvasser Recruiter and Reserve advancement results will be released on BUPERS Online to command triads at 1100 EST today, November 24. Tomorrow, November 25, exam profile sheets will be released on NAC's NKO portal and advancement lists will be released at 1100 EST here -> https://www.facebook.com/Navy-Advancement-Center-213190711299/.

More than 23,000 Sailors will be advanced to E-4, E-5 and E-6 during the Navy's 2015 fall advancement cycle. Quotas were released Nov. 19, for E-4, E-5 and E-6 active duty, Full Time Support (FTS) and Selected Reserve (SELRES) for those advancing by the Navy-wide advancement test. Total advancement opportunity also includes 2,282 petty officers advanced earlier this year by their commands through the Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP). Response to MAP from command triads and Sailors has been very positive. Based on the desire from the Fleet, MAP will slowly be expanded to shore commands next year, and will provide greater opportunity to identify and promote the Navy's most talented Sailors. A NAVADMIN will be released in 2016 outlining program changes. While overall active duty promotion opportunity remains near the Navy's 10-year average, due to high retention across the force there is more competition for advancement, and consequently a slight decrease in overall advancement for Sailors this cycle. For FTS Sailors there were drops in opportunity to E-5 and E-6, but an increase chance of advancement to E-4. FTS advancement opportunity is in response to the Navy's needs in support of active duty requirements. While advancement opportunity for Reserve Sailors is up slightly overall for the fourth straight cycle, there are still many Sailors in ratings whose advancement opportunity remains stagnant, Reserve Forces personnel officials said. Force structure changes and historically low attrition (sailors leaving) are factors determining increasing or decreasing opportunity. There is opportunity for SELRES Sailors to convert from over manned to undermanned ratings and Sailors should coordinate with their unit and Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) career counselor. Advancement results will be released to command triads through BUPERS Online (BOL), Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. EST, and Sailors' individual results are expected to be released via BOL and to Navy.mil, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. EST.Active duty advancement opportunity and quotas by pay grade: E-4 advancement opportunity decreased from 33.30 percent 32.94 percent (-.36 percentage points). Total of 9,106 quotas which includes 553 advanced via MAP. E-5 advancement opportunity decreased from 23.87 percent to 21.34 percent (-2.53 percentage points). 7,569 of quotas with 755 already advanced via MAP. E-6 advancement opportunity decreased from 17.69 percent to 15.17 percent (-2.52 percentage points). There are 3,818 E-6 quotas which includes 907 advanced via MAP.Full-Time Support (FTS) advancement opportunity by pay grade: E-4 advancement opportunity increased from 46.92 percent to 54.67 percent (7.75 percentage points). Total of 199 E-3 Sailors advanced; includes 3 advancing via MAP. E-5 advancement opportunity increased from 32.87 percent to 33.43 percent (.56 percentage points). Total 238 quotas; includes 25 already advanced via MAP E-6 advancement opportunity decreased from 18.93 percent to 14.86 percent (-4.07 percentage points). Total 166; includes 39 already advanced via MAPSelected Reserve (SELRES) advancement opportunity by pay grade: E-4 advancement opportunity increased from 44.80 percent to 56.26 percent (11.46 percentage points), total of 1065 quotas E-5 advancement opportunity increased from 23.10 percent to 26.40 percent (3.30 percentage points), total of 904 quotas E-6 advancement opportunity increased from 10.30 percent to 13 percent (2.7 percentage points), total of 510 quotas.Overall active duty advancement opportunity by pay gradeOverall Full Time Support (FTS) advancement opportunity by pay gradeOverall Selected Reserve (SELRES) advancement opportunity by pay grade

The Chief of Naval Personnel released the quotas for Active Duty, Full Time Support and Canvasser Recruiter (Cycle 228) advancement candidates, as well as the quotas for the Reserve component (Cycle 097). Quotas are based on vacancies in each rating. Advancement results will be released to command Triads on Tuesday and general release listing all advanced Sailors will be on Wednesday, November 25. Good luck to all candidates!

WASHINGTON (NNS) -- The approved quotas for the fall active duty, full time support (FTS) and Selective Reserve (SELRES) Petty Officer advancements will be posted on Navy.mil at 11 a.m. EST, Nov. 19. Results for command triad only are scheduled to be posted to commands' BUPERS Online (BOL) account, Nov. 24 at 11 a.m. EST, providing commanding officers the opportunity to notify Sailors of their results prior to public release. Individual results are expected to be released via BOL and the full list of those advanced posted to Navy.mil, Nov. 25 at 11 a.m. EST. For more news from Chief of Naval Personnel, visit www.navy.mil/local/cnp/

Profile sheets and command Examination Status Verification Reports for Cycle 229 Active Duty and Reserve Enlisted Selection Boards for Senior Chief and Master Chief Petty Officer are now available. Individual profile sheets indicating selection board eligibility can be viewed on NAC's NKO portal. Refer to NAVADMIN 196/15 for additional Cycle 229 E8/E9 selection board information.