Tony

Thanks much and that is music to my ears about wanting to help others!

I wanted to reply to this earlier but was caught up on some other stuff. I have always been impressed when someone goes out of their way to help others they do not know simply from the kindness of their heart. In my mind it's like "What makes that person want to help other shipmate in a genuine way?" Believe it or not, in the past, I have also had officers and chiefs drop in and send me emails with some good gouge. They don't become members, they simply send info without their name and leave it at that. Can you imagine that? An officer or Chief anonymously helping out enlisted? Pretty cool if you ask me just as it is pretty cool that @CPO_Pride247 helps others achieve their goal of making Chief (and/or career). Now that impresses me and judging by other posts, it impresses other members. But how you become "Trusted Member" is still something out of the Da Vinci Code or even pirates of the Caribbean...

I think you just invented a new term for this forum!

That's actually true. think of the Da Vinci Code, except the characters are members of this forum, some who are an enigma (just like me) and others who hold powerful positions (or have otherwise participated in an AERR!)

NAC recently published the Cycle 234 January 2017 Chief Petty Officer advancement exam bibliographies on Navy Knowledge Online and Navy COOL. Candidates should download the bibliographies to access the exact reference material that was used to verify questions for the upcoming rating advancement exam. Periodically check back to see if BIB updates post for your rating.

I posted "CORRECTED COPY USS CONSTITUTION CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) HERITAGE TRAINING" in the Chief's category of this forum

UNCLASSIFIED ROUTINE R 071415Z JUL 16 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 154/16 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/DNS/JUL// SUBJ/CORRECTED COPY USS CONSTITUTION CHIEF PETTY OFFICER (CPO) HERITAGE TRAINING// POC/CHRISTOPHER WELCH/CMDCM/703-614-2262/ CHRISTOPHER.C.WELCH(AT)NAVY.MIL// OPNAV COORDINATOR/NANCY LOWE/NCC/COORD/703-614-4967/NANCY.LOWE1(AT)NAVY.MIL// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the 2016 USS CONSTITUTION CPO Heritage Training. USS CONSTITUTION, located in Boston, Massachusetts, will host Fiscal Year 2017 CPO Selectees from 22-26 August and 29 August - 2 September 2016. 2. CPO Selectees will work aboard "Old Ironsides" for five days and four nights, where they will be immersed in more than 200 years of naval heritage while learning about the art of sailing, construction of the ship while she is docked, handling 19th century guns, and man her gigs. The training will culminate in a gig race in Boston Harbor commemorating the July 1812 chase of the ship by a British squadron. 3. USS CONSTITUTION will host 120 CPO Selectees and 21 Mentor Chiefs each week. Request Fleet and Force Master Chiefs provide nominations to the Chief of Naval Operations Coordinator listed in this message, with the following subject line, USS CONSTITUTION HERITAGE WEEK NOMINATION. Mentor nominations are due by close of business (COB) 15 July 2016; Reserve CPO Selectee and Active CPO Selectee nominations are due one week following the release of the respective selection board results. All quotas and staffing are coordinated through the OPNAV coordinator; do not contact USS CONSTITUTION directly for quotas or billet confirmation, use the same subject line for all nominations. 4. Attendee costs for this OPNAV-authorized, mission essential training event are to be borne from attendee unit training funds. Unit Commanding Officers shall determine whether CPO's/CPO Selectees assigned to their unit should attend, taking into account the availability of unit training funds. 5. Logistical information such as travel recommendations and uniform requirements will be emailed to all participants once their attendance has been confirmed. 7. Released by Vice Admiral R. L. Thomas, Director, Navy Staff.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Well, I hope you find a reason and apply!

I tabulated the cost and man-hours expended and the cost to you is $2,435,763,098,120,324,980,333,129,254.99. And you do get a military discount!

I think the Navy selecting our future Chiefs is a little more complicated than making a pizza.

@Sailor#1 (good choice with your member name ) If possible, I hope you and others who made it continue to swing by and help those who did not. Congratulations!

FY-17 NAVY RESERVE E7 SELECTION BOARD RESULTS Congrats!

Thank you for posting @ET1IDWSW

This is what I have so far for the "To Do" & "Required Reading". If you have any input post or shoot a PM. http://forum.navyadvancement.com/docs/to-do-required-reading.pdf Congratulations for those who got it. Reminder that there are still some in a holding pattern waiting for news...

Yes, the better commands do that.

Okay, thanks

When I get this forum software situation straightened out I'm sure we'll have even more visits. As it stands, some have a difficult time reaching this forum.

Any admin types keeping an eye? Sometime a member will mention that Triad got it.

So how it usually works... At the better commands Triad will contact the First Classes who made it. At the even better commands they contact those who did and did not make it. At the less stellar commands you will hear gripes that Sailors waiting for the results had to wait 24 hours later for the public release.

Anyone planning to pass out please do so at the first aid station over by vulture's row

Just a reminder if anyone is wondering... E7 SELRES and FTS boards results release schedule!! Command Triad will be notified via BOL on Wednesday Jun 29th 1100EST Public Release via NAVADMIN will be Jun 30th

All righty then... CPO “Required Reading” List Applicable FY CPO 365 Guidance Last FY's Precept and convening order Enlisted Selection Board Brief (the power point located under boards, active duty Enlisted, General Information) [ http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/activedutyenlisted/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx ] Any communication (mainly NAVADMINs) to the board including associated references. CPO "To Do" Check List Log into CMSID, go to your personal history tab and see how your history looks to detailers. If you have a weak spot, such as school, make an effort to attend that school. Selection board/recorder training that gets brought up every year. (You may be able to take the course) [ http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/selectionboardsupport/Pages/ExecutiveServices.aspx ] NAVEDTRA 14144 "Military Requirements for Chief Petty Officer" Scrub your records! [ http://forum.navyadvancement.com/docs/Personnel_Records_Review.docx ] Use the Chief EVAL as a reference to writing your own EVAL [ http://forum.navyadvancement.com/docs/chiefeval.pdf ] * Links in brackets will be anchored to the text in the final PDF page. ~ If there there are additional resources for any line item that you think are worthy, let me know