Tony

Nice thread with you and Backwithavengeance. That piece in the quote caught my eye as interesting.

Welcome! Not really, just ask away... no question too small, you are amongst family.

Well it's great to have the old timers back. Brings stability and credibility to the place where it counts. Everyone lost their account after a hack from Russia, now the forum, website and server are under a tight lock. That's why everyone has to create a new account!

and if this is the same ISCDAB, it's nice to have you back.

Well, I was watching for All Hands' public release like last year but just guessing... http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/dept_landing.asp?id=3&dep=10 That's their Advancement & Promotions department Those on a .mil with CAC access already have a view

lol, it crashes after everyone "just keeps F5ing" kinda' what happens here sometimes.

Thank you for posting!

ACTIVE DUTY, FULL-TIME SUPPORT AND CANVASSER RECRUITER FY16 CHIEF PETTY OFFICER SELECTION BOARD ELIGIBILITY LIST IS AVAILABLE. From NAC Much thanks to the Fleet ESOs who did a great job returning answer sheets this cycle. NAC was able to quickly process all advancement-eligible PO1s based on two factors - performance and technical knowledge. Under the new Final Multiple Score (FMS) formula announced in NAVADMIN 114/14, performance (promotion recommendation block average) is 60% of the FMS and technical knowledge (rating exam standard score, which represents knowledge standing among peers) is 40%. Candidates are rank ordered by their FMS for selection board eligibility. Only those with an FMS that falls in the top 60% in each rating are selection board eligible. Selection board results are now posted on NAC's NKO portal. Common Access Card (CAC) access from a .mil domain computer is required. https://wwwa.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/home

I added that to the book store. If there are any other books that might be of interest let me know.

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 271759Z OCT 14 PSN 913463H26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 248/14 SUBJ/MARCH 2015 (CYCLE 227) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER SAILORS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01418 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// 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 THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF 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 2015 (Cycle 227) Navy-Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) for advancement in rate of USN/USNR (Active), Full Time Support, and Canvasser Recruiter Sailors. a. Exam dates are: E6 * 5 March 2015 E5 * 12 March 2015 E4 * 19 March 2015 b. Educational Services Officers (ESO) must follow the exam requirements in the exam verbatim and chapter 6 of reference (a) are located at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 2. Eligibility Requirements. Advancement candidate eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), with the following information specific only to Cycle 227: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 July 2015. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E6 - 1 July 2012 E5 - 1 July 2014 E4 - 1 January 2015 c. E6 candidates with an approved TIR waiver must have a TIR of 1 July 2013 or earlier. d. High Year Tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be on or after 1 July 2015. e. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility or have a commanding officer's interim clearance granted before 1 March 2015. Sailors in the following ratings must, at a 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, "A" schools, Career Waypoints (CWAY), etc. 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 2014 to 28 February 2015 E5 exam - 1 December 2013 to 28 February 2015 E6 exam - 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2015 h. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to reference (a). For PMA guidance for Individual Augmentee (IA) Sailors refer to reference ©. i. CWAY: Sailors who have received a "Denied Final - Active" from CWAY as of the December 2014 application rack and stack (results released in January 2015) are ineligible and shall not be administered Cycle 227 NWAE. 3. Exam Ordering. a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled exam date. Refer to reference (d), for IA Sailors. b. CTI/CTN/CTR Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) exam web ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil. (1) ESO must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website 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). Commands must include their Department of Defense Activity Address Code account number, point of contact (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 31 January 2015. The deadline for substitute exam orders is 5 April 2015. c. Exam web ordering for non-SCI exams begins 8 December 2014. ESO must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEASOS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available: E6 - 8 Dec 2014 - 1 Jan 2015 E5 - 8 Dec 2014 - 8 Jan 2015 E4 - 8 Dec 2014 - 15 Jan 2015 (2) Additional TIR lists will be available: E6 - 2 Jan 2015 - 22 Jan 2015 E5 - 9 Jan 2015 - 29 Jan 2015 E4 - 16 Jan 2015 - 5 Feb 2015 (3) Exams required after the TIR lists have closed are ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil following the guidelines of reference (a). Ensure a POC is included in the message. d. Substitute exams should be kept to a minimum. Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. Deadline for ordering substitute examinations is 6 April 2015. e. ESO must verify the examination order at the "View Previous Exam Orders" link via NEASOS within 14 days of placing the order. f. USN 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. Refer to the exam verbatim for exam administration and answer sheet return instructions. b. ESO must check the exam tote board on the NEASOS website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil/neas/public/toteboard.aspxoften to ensure answer sheets have been received and scanned. Answer sheets that are in error will not be counted until they have scanned successfully. c. Substitute examinations must be administered within seven days of receipt. d. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEASOS website. For guidance on correcting discrepancies, refer to reference (a). In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, NETPDTC will also accept discrepancy corrections by encrypted e-mail. 5. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEASOS website. 6. Points of contact: a. NPC Customer Service Center at 866-U-ASK-NPC/866-827-5672 or via e- mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI Exam Questions and Orders, 850-473-5867/ DSN 753. c. Exam Orders, Records, and Discrepancies, 850-473-6148/ DSN 753. 7. For further information (Exam Verbatim, Advancement Manual, and other related documents), visit the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) website at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 8. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 9. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #1489 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 181848Z FEB 15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 038/15 SUBJ/FY-16 COMMAND MASTER CHIEF SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as a command master chief from the FY-16 Command Master Chief Selection Board, which convened 26 January 2015: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND ARMIJO, GILBERT L AZCM VFA 195 ARRINGTON, DERRICK D EQCM NCHB 1 AUSTIN, WILLIAM N SBCM SBT TWENTY BELL, WALTER D MMCM DDG 79 O AUSTIN BERRYMAN, NICHOLAS S OSCM EUCOM HQ BOSCO, STEVEN W MMCM SSBN 731 AL BLUE BRIDGES, JEREMY L AFCM HSC 2 BROCKMAN, DONALD E OSCM CNSWC BYRNES, TERENCE S ITCM OTC NEWPORT RI CADENA, ALONSO NMN CUCM NMCB 4 CLARK, RONALD L FTCM SSN 780 MO COFFIN, PAUL W MMCM NIMF PACNORWEST COX, SCOTTIE L CUCM NECC CRAYCRAFT, SEAN M MMCM SUBLANT TRNG&EVA CRUPI, JAMES M ITCM COMNAVNETWARCOM DIRKS, DAVID L FCCM SW-RMC DOUGLASS, THANE A MMCM CVN 70 VINSON ENO, WILLIAM G BMCM LPD 19 MESA VERD EVANS, MARK A ETCM SSN 752 PASADENA FIELD, DANIEL K HMCM BRMCL MCAS MIRAM FREDERICK, ANDREW V MMCM CVN 73 GEO WASH FREEMAN, RONNIE C GSCM CPPD LS GROTON FRITZLER, STEVEN B ETCM SSN 779 N/MEXICO GOMEZ, SARAH B ITCM LHD 1 WASP HAGDORN, GERALD H ETCM CNAL TRNG TEAM HARLESS, ROBERT V JR SOCM SEAL TEAM THREE HARRIS, CHAD L EODCM EODMU 12 HARRIS, JEFFREY A SBCM NAVSCIATTS SEA HENDERSON, CLAUDE M JR FCCM ATG NORFOLK HESS, JESSEE L CTTCM CVN 77 GEO BUSH HINEMAN, JEFFREY S OSCM AFTGWESTPAC YOKO HOLMES, JERRY W EODCM EODMU 11 JAMES, TONY A AFCM HSC 3 KING, CHRISTOPHER B AVCM SR ENL ACAD KIRSH, PRECILLA A MCCM COMUSFLTFORCOM KONOPKA, JEREMY M ETCM SSBN 730 GOLD CR LANZA, JOHN J EMCM CG 57 LAKE CHAMP LEFEBVRE, KEITH A UCCM NMCB 11 LEGGETT, CHRISTOPHER O ETCM SSN 725 HELENA LEISTIKOW, THOMAS J STGCM RTC GREAT LAKES LOOMIS, PAUL D HMCM WRNMMC LUBY, GRAHAM P HMCM NH BEAUFORT SC MAYES, ERIC L HMCM LCC 19 B RIDGE MCCALLUM, REGINALD L OSCM NAVAL ACAD MONTANYE, PAUL L MACM CVN 69 EISENHOWE MOORE, CHRISTOPHER W HMCM ATG SAN DIEGO MORRISON, TADD NMN SOCM SEAL TEAM THREE NEAL, ROY E JR ENCM COMDESRON 9 OGRADY, MICHELLE L CTRCM CID DET GDFLW OWENS, ALICIA L OSCM ATG NORFOLK PARSONS, KARL W ITCM DEVGRU PREABT, TIMOTHY A ETCM SSN 784 NDAKOTA PROPES, TERENCE A II MTCM SWFLNT KINGS BAY RANDOLPH, JODY B SOCM TAC D&E SQDN ONE RATHGEBER, EDWARD T MMCM SSGN 729 BLUE CR REBANA, CHRISTOPHER NMN HMCM 3MEDBN 3MLG RIVERAFISHER, MILDRED NMN ITCM SSC LANT TIDEWTR ROBERTS, MICHAEL J HMCM 2MEDBN 2MLG ROSENBAUM, GARY J AGCM FWC SAN DIEGO ROSSITER, SCOTT A ETCM CNAVPERSCOM MILL SCHMIT, ANTHONY J EODCM EODMU 1 SHEPARD, LOUIS W JR SOCM NSW SUPPACT 1 SIMS, NKOSI B ETCM SSGN 728 BLUE CR SMITH, CHARLES NMN OSCM ATG SAN DIEGO STAFFORD, BENJAMIN R EODCM EODMU 6 STANFORD, LLOYD S JR NCCM CVN 68 NIMITZ STEINMETZ, DOUGLAS W HMCM COMTHIRDFLEET STREBIN, TODD E CTRCM USFLTCYBER/NIP SUZOR, MATTHEW S ETCM SSBN 736 WV GOLD SWANK, CHRISTOPHER D EODCM EOD TAC D&E SQDN THOME, WINFIELD J SOCM SEAL TEAM FOUR WEBSTER, WILLIAM C AZCM TSC SAN DIEGO WELKER, KRIS E SOCM NSWG 11 WISE, GARY L DCCM SWOS SITE NORFLK WYLIE, TERRY D DCCM CVN 69 EISENHOWE 2. Congratulations to the following Full Time Support (FTS)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members who have been selected for assignment as a command master chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND BARRETT, EMIEL T LSCM SR ENL ACAD BARTON, PHILLIP M JR CUCM NMCB 14 BERKEY, KENNETH E AWCM ETD PACIFIC CENTER, JAMES F MMCM NCHB TEN DYE, DEREK T MMCM NR EODTECH SUPPORT DYER, MONIQUE A YNCM CNRFC NORVA HAYNES, GREGSON L AFCM HM 15 HILL, JOHNNY NMN EMCM NOSC JAX FL MCKINNEY, JAMES R UCCM NAVFAC MILPERS RANEY, JON D AVCM FRC EAST DET MCG WATSON, RACHEL L HMCM OHSU PCOLA DET HQ 3. AC point of contact (POC) is CMDCM(SW) Brent H. Tidwell, PERS-40FF at (901)874-4560; DSN 882-4560, or via e-mail at brent.tidwell(at)navy.mil. SELRES POC is YNCS Roy Freeman, COMNAVRESFOR at (757)322-2258 or via e-mail at roy.freeman(at)navy.mil. FTS POC is AFCM(AW/NAC) William Kruppa, PERS-4012C at (901)874-3257/DSN 882, e-mail william.kruppa(at) navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED/ ROUTINE R 181852Z FEB 15 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 039/15 SUBJ/FY-16 COMMAND SENIOR CHIEF SELECTION BOARD RESULTS// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/FEB// RMKS/1. Congratulations to the following Active Component (AC) members who have been selected for assignment as a command senior chief from the FY-16 Command Senior Chief Selection Board, which convened 26 January 2015: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND AYALA, AURELIO M CTTCS NIOC NOR/IOP NVY BARNES, CARL SAMUEL S ATCS HSM 70 BATTLE, ROBERT A III OSCS ACU 5 SHORE COMP CHADWELL, MICHAEL L ISCS COMSIXTHFLT CROWE, JUSTIN S AWSCS HSC 2 DAVIS, BRYAN E YNCS VFA 22 EDNEY, JASON S DCCS AFLTRAGRUMP P H HODGES, BENJAMIN D HMCS FLDMEDTNGBNCPLEJ JOHNSON, CRAIG T ETCS DDG 104 STERETT KUERS, DUSTIN S AWFCS VP 30 MANGARAN, PATRICK PAUL C HMCS LPD 22 SAN DIEGO MUELLER, JARED D ABHCS LHD 2 ESSEX RABE, ERIK F JR ETCS OTC NEWPORT RI REYNOLDS, JASON T ITCS NSWGRP1 MCT SH ROBINSON, DAVID NMN JR CSCS RTC GREAT LAKES SIMPSON, JEFFREY P MACS CG 60 NORMANDY SOTO, VINCENT M HMCS 6MARREGT 2MARDIV WEST, JEFFREY M GSCS CG 64 GETTYSBURG WILLIAMS, DAMIEAN A OSCS JTREG MARIANAS ZAKIMI, SHELLY D ITCS CCSG 2 ZEIGLER, CHRISTOPHER R OSCS COMDESRON 31 2. Congratulations to the following Full Time Support (FTS)/Selected Reserve (SELRES) members selected for assignment as a command senior chief: NAME (LAST FIRST MI) RATE PARENT COMMAND BUSSELL, LONNIE W YNCS NOSC WASH DC CROSSLAND, DONALD S YNCS NAVREG NW RCC WA DOTSON, JERRY E EMCS FFG 56 SIMPSON ELLIOTT, CHAD C LSCS COMNAVELSG JOHNSON, JAIME J AWFCS FRC WEST DET FTW MACLEOD, DUNCAN A MACS HSC 84 MILLER, JOSHUA D ADCS VR 53 MORROW, CHARLES S LSCS CNAFR NORVA OCONNOR, MARK S LSCS NR OSU 1326 RIDDER, ERNEST A YNCS NCHB 5 STEER, ONEIL A PSCS CNRF NORVA SUTTON, KYLE G BMCS LHD 8 MAKIN ISL 3. AC point of contact is CMDCM(SW) Brent H. Tidwell, PERS-40FF at (901)874-4560; DSN 882-4560 or via e-mail at brent.tidwell(at)navy.mil. SELRES POC is YNCS Roy Freeman, COMNAVRESFOR at (757)322-2258; e-mail roy.freeman(at)navy.mil. FTS POC is AFCM(AW/NAC) William Kruppa, NAVPERSCOM PERS-4012C at (901)874-3257/DSN 882, e-mail william.kruppa(at)navy.mil. 4. Selectees should contact their respective POC soonest to discuss detailing opportunities. 5. Released by Vice Admiral M. F. Moran, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

Approximately 18,000 Active Duty First Class Petty Officers will be selection board eligible (SBE) for Chief Petty Officer this year. The NAC staff is currently scanning and scoring thousands of exam answer sheets as they come in from the Fleet. Each candidate's performance mark average and exam standard score will be calculated to determine the Final Multiple Score (FMS). NAC will publish the SBE list for each rating once 95% of the rating exam answer sheets have been received. Candidates who have a rank-ordered FMS that falls within the top 60% in their rating will be SBE. NAC anticipates publishing the SBE results in March.

FY-16 ACTIVE-DUTY AND RESERVE NAVY SENIOR ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT SELECTION BOARD PRECEPT

Is this the one? FY-16 Active-Duty a nd Reserve Navy Senior Enlisted Advancement Selection Board

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More than 25,000 Sailors (AD, FTS, SELRES) have been selected for Advancement The names of more than 23,000 active duty, 1,800 Reserve and 400 Full Time Support (FTS) Sailors selected for advancement to E-4, E-5, and E-6 have been released. View Results here http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=84603 YOUR EXAM PROFILE SHEET Advancement exam results are now available through NAC's NKO portal - https://www.nko.navy.mil/ (CAC access from a .mil domain required). Profile sheets provide you with important advancement cycle information, including your Final Multiple Score (FMS), the FMS cut required to advance, how well you did on the advancement exam compared to everyone else taking the same exam, your Pass/Not Advance point status, and the number of questions you answered correctly on each section of the exam. All of your exam profile sheets are available for view through the Navy Enlisted Advancement System for at least two years. (N32)

first you "attach a file" (lower left) then you "add to post" (right lower) if you still have issues with it let me know and I can do it. Not the most user friendly feature...

UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 271759Z OCT 14 PSN 913463H26 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 248/14 SUBJ/MARCH 2015 (CYCLE 227) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT, AND CANVASSER RECRUITER SAILORS// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// UNCLAS//N01418 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// 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 THE ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF 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 2015 (Cycle 227) Navy-Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) for advancement in rate of USN/USNR (Active), Full Time Support, and Canvasser Recruiter Sailors. a. Exam dates are: E6 * 5 March 2015 E5 * 12 March 2015 E4 * 19 March 2015 b. Educational Services Officers (ESO) must follow the exam requirements in the exam verbatim and chapter 6 of reference (a) are located at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 2. Eligibility Requirements. Advancement candidate eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), with the following information specific only to Cycle 227: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 July 2015. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E6 - 1 July 2012 E5 - 1 July 2014 E4 - 1 January 2015 c. E6 candidates with an approved TIR waiver must have a TIR of 1 July 2013 or earlier. d. High Year Tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be on or after 1 July 2015. e. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility or have a commanding officer's interim clearance granted before 1 March 2015. Sailors in the following ratings must, at a 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, "A" schools, Career Waypoints (CWAY), etc. 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 2014 to 28 February 2015 E5 exam - 1 December 2013 to 28 February 2015 E6 exam - 1 March 2012 to 28 February 2015 h. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to reference (a). For PMA guidance for Individual Augmentee (IA) Sailors refer to reference ©. i. CWAY: Sailors who have received a "Denied Final - Active" from CWAY as of the December 2014 application rack and stack (results released in January 2015) are ineligible and shall not be administered Cycle 227 NWAE. 3. Exam Ordering. a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled exam date. Refer to reference (d), for IA Sailors. b. CTI/CTN/CTR Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) exam web ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil. (1) ESO must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website 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). Commands must include their Department of Defense Activity Address Code account number, point of contact (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 31 January 2015. The deadline for substitute exam orders is 5 April 2015. c. Exam web ordering for non-SCI exams begins 8 December 2014. ESO must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEASOS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available: E6 - 8 Dec 2014 - 1 Jan 2015 E5 - 8 Dec 2014 - 8 Jan 2015 E4 - 8 Dec 2014 - 15 Jan 2015 (2) Additional TIR lists will be available: E6 - 2 Jan 2015 - 22 Jan 2015 E5 - 9 Jan 2015 - 29 Jan 2015 E4 - 16 Jan 2015 - 5 Feb 2015 (3) Exams required after the TIR lists have closed are ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil following the guidelines of reference (a). Ensure a POC is included in the message. d. Substitute exams should be kept to a minimum. Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. Deadline for ordering substitute examinations is 6 April 2015. e. ESO must verify the examination order at the "View Previous Exam Orders" link via NEASOS within 14 days of placing the order. f. USN 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. Refer to the exam verbatim for exam administration and answer sheet return instructions. b. ESO must check the exam tote board on the NEASOS website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil/neas/public/toteboard.aspx often to ensure answer sheets have been received and scanned. Answer sheets that are in error will not be counted until they have scanned successfully. c. Substitute examinations must be administered within seven days of receipt. d. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEASOS website. For guidance on correcting discrepancies, refer to reference (a). In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, NETPDTC will also accept discrepancy corrections by encrypted e-mail. 5. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEASOS website. 6. Points of contact: a. NPC Customer Service Center at 866-U-ASK-NPC/866-827-5672 or via e- mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI Exam Questions and Orders, 850-473-5867/ DSN 753. c. Exam Orders, Records, and Discrepancies, 850-473-6148/ DSN 753. 7. For further information (Exam Verbatim, Advancement Manual, and other related documents), visit the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) website at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 8. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 9. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #1489 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

UNCLASSIFIED// REROUTE DETECTED ROUTINE R 101414Z OCT 14 PSN 991936K37 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2015 CYCLE 096 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT OF SELECTED RESERVE PERSONNEL TO E4-E7 AND FY-16 SELECTED RESERVE SELECTION BOARD// NAVADMIN 238/14 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/OCT// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/02NOV07// 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 Cycle 096 Navy-wide examinations for advancement in rate of Selected Reserve (SELRES) personnel and the FY-16 E7 SELRES Selection Board. a. SELRES exams will be administered in February 2015. b. All candidates serving on voluntary recall or mobilization will compete for advancement as a SELRES. c. This NAVADMIN supplements reference (a). d. Educational Services Officers (ESOs) must follow the pre-exam preparation requirements in the exam verbatim located at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 2. Eligibility Requirements. For the E7 selection board, it is the responsibility of the candidate and command to ensure that the candidate*s Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) is up-to-date and any discrepancy impacting the eligibility of the candidate, to include being in the correct competitive group, is identified to PERS 802/812 prior to board convening. The authoritative source to determine if a candidate is selection board eligible or not is the profile sheet. Because eligibility status can change without direct notification, candidates should verify their profile sheet on a continuous basis up to the board convening date. For all E4-E7 candidates, eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2 with the following information specific only to Cycle 096: a. The terminal eligibility date (TED) used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) for E4-E6 is 1 July 2015 and for E7 is 1 January 2016. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: E7 * 1 January 2013 E6 - 1 July 2012 E5 - 1 July 2014 E4 - 1 January 2015 c. E6 candidates with an approved TIR waiver must have a TIR of 1 July 2013 or earlier. E7 candidates with an approved TIR waiver must have a TIR of 1 January 2014 or earlier and the evaluation must be available to the board. d. High year tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver date for E4-E6 must be on or after 1 July 2015. HYT date or approved HYT waiver date for E7 must be on or after 1 September 2015. e. 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. f. Candidates in a rating requiring a security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility or the Commanding Officer's interim clearance must have been granted before 1 February 2015. Sailors in the following ratings must, at a minimum, maintain continuous security clearance eligibility for this cycle: AC, AE, AG, AO, ATI, ATO, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AZ, CTI, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, FC, GM, HT, IC, IS, IT, LN, MA, MC, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance. g. Change of rate and retention approvals must be approved and completed no later than 31 January 2015. This includes approvals from Navy Personnel Command (NPC), "A" Schools, etc. h. 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 2014 to 31 January 2015 E5 exam - 1 February 2014 to 31 January 2015 E6 exam - 1 February 2012 to 31 January 2015 E7 exam - 1 February 2012 to 31 December 2014 i. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to ref (a), chapter 3. For PMA guidance for individual augmentee (IA) Sailors refer to reference ©. j. Commissioning programs. Sailors who have been selected for Seaman to Admiral (STA-21), Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program, and Medical Service Corps In-service Procurement Programs remain eligible for advancement to E7. Selection to any other officer commissioning program renders the member ineligible and examinations that were administered in error must be invalidated by their command. k. 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) or fleet reserve may regain SBE status provided cancellation of retirement/fleet reserve authorization is approved at NPC prior to selection board convening date. Otherwise, they are ineligible for consideration. Commands must revalidate members whose cancellation of retirement/fleet reserve authorization is approved prior to selection board convening date by encrypted e-mail to Naval Education Training Professional Development Training Center (NETPDTC N321), info copy to PERS-812/802 at advancements- reserve(at)navy.mil. The encrypted e-mail must include reason for revalidation. l. 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. 3. Rating Specific Information. a. To be eligible for advancement to E7, (1) Air Traffic Controllers (AC) must possess a valid FAA 7220-1 ATCS Certificate and meet requirements established in NAVMED P-117. (2) Aerographer*s Mate (AG) must have the 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 (ND) 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 SBE Sailors that fail to meet these qualifications. c. Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) personnel. Administer ATI Examinations for Intermediate Maintenance Personnel and ATO examinations for Organizational Maintenance Personnel. To ensure the best possible candidates are selected for Chief Petty Officer, ATI and ATO board eligible personnel will be merged into one selection pool. Personnel will continue to be tested via two separate examinations. d. The Electronics Technician (ET) rating has a separate exam for ETR, ETV and ET. The Machinist*s Mate (MM) rating has a separate exam for MME, MMW, and MM. Administer the appropriate examination in accordance with the applicable NEC: (1) ETR - NEC 14BH, 14HH, 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM (2) ETV - NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14NV, 14SM, 14TK, 14XM, 14NP, 14GM, 14XO (3) MME - NEC 4230, 4231, 4234 (4) MMW - NEC 4232, 4233, 4235 4. Exam Ordering. a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled examination date. Refer to ref (d) for IA Sailors. b. Cryptologic Technician-Interpretive/Cryptologic Technician- Network/Cryptologic Technician- Collection, Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) exam web ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil. (1) ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website 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 (DODAAC) account number, point of contact (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 2015. c. Exam web ordering for non-SCI exams begins 28 November 2014. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available 28 November 2014 to 16 January 2015. (2) Additional TIR lists will be available 17-26 January 2015. (3) Exams required after the TIR list has closed as well as exams for PRISE-R 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. (4) The deadline for late exam orders is 6 March 2015. 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 096 exam and not the Cycle 226 or 227 exams. e. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 April 2015. 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. Ensure reason for requested delay is included. f. ESOs must verify the exam order at the "View Previous Exam Orders" link via NEAS within 14 days of placing the order. 5. Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns. a. Refer to the exam verbatim at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group /navy- advancement-center for exam administration and answer sheet return instructions. b. ESOs must check the exam tote board on the NEAS website https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil/neas/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. NETPDTC (N321) is the approving authority for all late exams. d. The deadline to administer regular exams is 31 March 2015. The deadline for administering late exams is within seven days of receipt. e. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEAS website. For guidance on correcting discrepancies via encrypted e-mail, refer to reference (a), chapter 7. f. Refer to reference (d) 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 (d) 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-E6 results will be provided online via Bupers On-Line (BOL) 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 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. d. Individual Sailors may view/download their profile sheet at the "Profile Sheets" link on the NKO Navy Advancement Center website under the career management link. e. E7 Candidates share equal responsibility with their parent commands in ensuring their name appears on the selection board eligibility list. After exhausting local resources, if the candidate's name still does not appear on the eligibility list, contact PERS-802 prior to board convening. Failure to do so may affect approval of special selection board requests. 7. Board Timeline. a. 18 April 2015: SELRES board candidates changing rating must be in their new rating by this date to be considered for selection in the new rating. b. 27 April 2015: Letters to the Board (LTB) for SELRES must be received by NPC Customer Service Center (CSC). c. 18 May 2015: SELRES Selection Board Convenes. All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this date. 8. Records Review and Communication with the E7 Selection Board. a. Communication to the board must originate from the individual Sailor and must be accompanied under the candidate*s signed LTB. Information received that is not under a signed cover letter or not received by NPC CSC by the established deadline will not be presented to the board. b. The time and date LTBs are received in the NPC CSC (Central Standard Time) inbox is the time and date used for deadline verification. Although late LTBs may be accepted by the NPC CSC, they will not be presented to the board. Third party correspondence is any communication to the board which is not accompanied by the candidate*s signed LTB and will not be permitted. This supersedes reference (a). c. All LTBs should be on plain white paper, paper clipped (no staples, binders, folders or tabs) and submitted under signed cover letter to the President of the Board. d. LTBs must contain the Sailor*s full name and full Social Security Number. Additionally, this information must be affixed and legible on all enclosures submitted. (1) Reserve E7 Letters must be addressed to: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-16 Reserve E7 Selection Board #335 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 (2) The preferred method for submission of a LTB is by encrypted email to cscselboard(at)navy.mil. E-mailed LTBs must be encrypted to protect Personally Identifiable Information (PII). (a) Trouble with file encryption or certificate issues does not justify a late LTB. If the candidate is unable to send an encrypted e-mail, they may utilize the Safe Access File Exchange (SAFE) website as an alternative at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/ SAFE/ to transmit their LTB to cscselboard(at)navy.mil. (b) In order for the LTBs to be considered by the board, the NPC CSC must receive the e-mail notification of the file upload from SAFE before the LTB deadline. e. Certified or Registered mail is not advised due to delays in handling. f. 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. The E7 selection board will review all necessary information per policy and this NAVADMIN as outlined in reference (a) chapter 12. g. The LTB deadline still 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 prior to the deadline. 9. Board Results. a. Results will be provided online via BOL to authorized command representatives prior to NAVADMIN publication. b. Official results will be announced by NAVADMIN. 10. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEAS website or the NPC Enlisted Career Admin webpage at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/ pages/advancement.aspx or http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/ boards/reserveenlisted/pages/cposelectionboards.aspx. 11. Record review and correspondence submission guidance is provided at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/boards/reserveenlisted/pages/generalinformation.aspx. 12. Points of Contact. a. NPC Customer Service Center at 866-u-ask-npc/866-827-5672 or via e- mail at uasknpc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI Exam Questions and Orders at 850-473-5867/5874, DSN 753. c. Exam Orders, Records, and Discrepancies at 850-473-6148, DSN 753. 13. For further information visit the NKO (Exam Verbatim, Advancement Manual, and other related documents) website at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 14. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or cancelled, whichever occurs first. 15. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #3917 NNNN

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http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/reference/messages/Documents/NAVADMINS/NAV2014/NAV14222.txt UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 261734Z SEP 14 PSN 668794H40 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 222/14 SUBJ/JANUARY 2015 E7 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATION AND FY-16 ACTIVE AND FULL TIME SUPPORT E7 SELECTION BOARD CYCLE 226// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/SEP// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/02NOV07// REF/B/DOC/OPNAV/03JUN09// REF/C/MSG/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/052044ZMAR13// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/061346ZAUG10// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/252221ZJUN10// REF/F/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/131544ZDEC07// NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF B IS OPNAVINST 1220.1D, CHANGING OR REMOVING PRIMARY NAVY ENLISTED CLASSIFICATION CODES FOR NUCLEAR PROPULSION PLANT OPERATORS. REF C IS ALNAV 015/13, PERSONNEL SECURITY INVESTIGATION SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. REF D IS NAVADMIN 259/10, NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE ALTERNATIVE FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE IMPLEMENTATION IN FY-11. REF E IS NAVADMIN 215/10, PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ADVANCEMENT GUIDANCE FOR INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEE SAILORS. REF F 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 the January 2015 E7 Navy-Wide Advancement Examination and the FY-16 Active and Full Time Support (FTS) E7 Selection Board Cycle 226. a. It is the responsibility of the candidate and command to ensure that the candidate*s official military personnel file (OMPF) is up-to-date and any discrepancy impacting the eligibility of the candidate, to include being in the correct competitive group, is identified to PERS-802/812 prior to board convening. The authoritative source to determine if a candidate is selection board eligible or not is the profile sheet. Because eligibility status can change without direct notification, candidates should verify their profile sheet on a continuous basis up to the board convening date. b. Communication to the board must originate from the individual Sailor and must be accompanied under the candidate*s signed letter to the board (LTB). Information received that is not under a signed LTB or not received by Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Customer Service Center (CSC) by the established deadline will not be presented to the board. 2. Timeline a. 15 January 2015: Administration of exams for USN/USNR (Active), (FTS). b. 28 February 2015: 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. c. 17 April 2015: FTS board candidates changing rating must be in their new rating by this date to be considered for selection in the new rating. d. 27 April 2015: LTB for FTS E7 selection board eligible candidates must be received at NPC CSC. e. 18 May 2015: FTS (Reserve) E7 selection board convenes. All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this date. f. 22 May 2015: Active Component (AC) board candidates changing ratings must be in their new rating to be considered as a candidate in the new rating. g. 1 June 2015: LTB for AC selection board eligible candidates must be received at NPC CSC. h. 22 June 2015: AC E7 selection board convenes. All eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this date. 3. Eligibility Criteria a. Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a). b. Terminal Eligibility Date (TED) for cycle 226 used to compute the TIR is 1 January 2016. The minimum TIR date must be on or before l January 2013. c. TIR waivers of early promote candidates must be on or before 1 January 2014 and the evaluation must be available to the board. d. High Year Tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be on or after 1 September 2015. e. Commissioning Programs. Candidates who have been selected for Seaman to Admiral (STA-21), Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP) and Medical Service Corps (MSC) in-service procurement programs remain eligible for advancement consideration. Selection to any other officer commissioning program renders candidates ineligible and those examinations must be invalidated by their commands. Per reference (b), nuclear candidates will be assigned NEC 3359/3389 upon transfer of a nuclear propulsion plant operator to a non-nuclear billet at sea or ashore, or to duty under instruction including special college education programs. Therefore, nuclear candidates transferred to a STA-21 duty station will not be selection board eligible. f. 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 or the commanding officer*s interim clearance must have been granted before 1 January 2015. Refer to reference © for additional guidance. Once Sailors have a clearance they must maintain that clearance eligibility. If for any reason a clearance is denied or revoked, an exam is not authorized until a new clearance is granted. Rates requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, ATI, ATO, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AWV, AZ, CTI, CTM, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, FC, 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. g. Branch Class (BRCL) and Special Program Indicator (SPI) code: BRCL 32 with a blank SPI code is an invalid Navy accounting status. Commands should take action to have this corrected for Sailors reflecting no SPI code. Sailors in this status will be invalidated. h. Naval Special Warfare (NSW) personnel. Per reference (d), the NSW alternative final multiple score (AFMS) will be used to determine selection board eligibility for Special Warfare Operator (SO) and Special Warfare Boat Operator (SB) ratings. See reference (d) for further explanation. i. Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel. To be eligible for advancement to E7, Sailors must hold the senior EOD Technician Naval Enlisted Code (NEC) 5335, or the Master EOD Technician NEC 5337 prior to the E7 board convening date. Commands must verify and invalidate examination results for those selection board eligible Sailors that fail to meet these qualifications. j. Navy Diver (ND) personnel. To be eligible for advancement to E7, Sailors must hold the first class diver NEC 5342, prior to the E7 board convening date. Commands must verify and invalidate examination results for those selection board eligible Sailors that fail to meet these qualifications. k. Nuclear Trained Personnel (1) To be eligible for advancement to E7, submarine Sailors in nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3363, 3364, 3365, 3366) prior to the E7 board convening date. Additionally, these personnel must have qualified as Engineering Watch Supervisor (EWS). Acceptable documentation of EWS qualification includes an evaluation with EWS in block 29 or a letter from the Sailor*s command forwarded to the board via the Sailor*s LTB. Commands must verify and invalidate examination results for those selection board eligible Sailors that fail to meet these qualifications. (2) Surface Sailors in nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3393, 3394, 3395, 3396) prior to the E7 board convening date. Additionally these personnel must have qualified as EWS or Propulsion Plant Watch Supervisor. The same acceptable documentation applies as submarine Sailors in nuclear ratings. l. Candidates must meet special requirements (citizenship, security clearance, medical, etc.) for certain ratings as outlined in paragraph 204 of reference (a), prior to the regular exam date. m. Evaluations used to compute performance mark average (PMA) must be inclusive of period 1 January 2012 * 31 December 2014. For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to chapter 3 of reference (a). Refer to reference (e) for use of concurrent evaluations for specific IA/Global Support Assignment (GSA) tours for PMA computation and to establish eligibility for early promote TIR waivers. Only E6 evaluations are to be used for PMA computation. If a service member does not have an evaluation during the period specified, prepare a special evaluation with 31 December 2014 in block 15. n. Canvasser recruiter personnel are ineligible for advancement to E7. 4. Exam Ordering a. Deploying commands can order exams up to six months prior to the scheduled exam date. Refer to reference (f) for IA Sailors. b. CTI/CTN/CTR SCI exam web ordering dates can be found on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil. (1) Educational Services Officers (ESOs) must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for initial exam ordering. (2) Additional exams are ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). Commands must include their Department of Defense activity address code account number, point of contact (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 29 September 2014. The deadline for substitute exam orders is 31 January 2015. c. Exam web ordering for non-SCI exams have begun. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available until 9 November 2014. (2) Additional TIR lists will be available 10 November 2014 to 7 December 2014. (3) Exams required after the TIR list has closed are ordered via message or in message format via e-mail to sfly_N321_order(at)navy.mil following the guidelines in chapter 4 of reference (a). Ensure a POC is included in the message. d. Substitute exams should be kept to a minimum. Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) is the approval authority for all substitute exams. Deadline for ordering substitute examinations is 31 January 2015. 5. General Examination Information a. Examination will be administered per chapter 6 of reference (a). Do not administer cycle 226 examinations prior to 15 January 2015 unless specifically authorized by PERS-812. b. Refer to reference (f) 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 in accordance with reference (a). The in-theatre selection board eligibility waiver is not an automatic process. c. Authorized materials during examination administration, only those materials specifically identified and listed in chapter 6 of reference (a), this NAVADMIN and the general examination verbatim instructions are authorized for use during examination administration. d. Navy Counselor (NC) Recruiter examinations. Administer Navy Career Counselor (Recruiter) (NCCR) examinations to the NC*s holding the 2186 NEC. Administer Navy Career Counselor (Counselor)(NCCC) examinations to all other NCs. e. Aviation Electronics Technician (AT) examinations: Administer Aviation Electronics Technician (Intermediate) (ATI) examinations for intermediate maintenance personnel and Aviation Electronics Technician (Organizational) (ATO) examinations for organizational maintenance personnel. To ensure the best possible candidates are selected for chief petty officer, beginning with cycle 226 E7 selection board, ATI and ATO board eligible personnel will be merged into one selection pool. Personnel will continue to be tested via two separate examinations. f. Air Traffic Controllers (AC) must possess a valid FAA 7220-1 ATCS certificate and meet requirements established in NAVMED P-117. g. Aerographer*s Mate (AG) must complete the Aerographers Mate Class C-1 course and hold the 7412 NEC. h. Nuclear Electronics Technician (ETN), Nuclear Electricians Mate (EMN), and Nuclear Machinists Mate (MMN) examinations: (1) ETN, EMN, AND MMN candidates will take nuclear-specific rating examinations. (2) Nuclear Surface and Submarine candidates with take the same examination. i. The ET rating has separate exams for ETR, ETV and ET. The MM rating has separate exams for MME, MMW, and MM. Administer the appropriate examination IAW applicable NEC: (1) Non-Nuclear Electronic Technicians (ET) Examinations: ETR - NEC 14BH, 14HH, 14RO, 14TO, 14CM, 14TM, 14EM, 14RM ETV - NEC 14NM, 14NO, 14NV, 14SM, 14TK, 14XM, 14NP, 14GM, 14XO NOTE: ET surface - Administer the ET examination. (2) Non-Nuclear Machinists Mate (MM) examinations: MME - NEC 4230, 4231, 4234 MMW - NEC 4232, 4233, 4235 NOTE: MM Surface * Administer MM examinations. j. If an exam is administered in error, the command must request to invalidate IAW reference (a), paragraph 610. 6. Competitive Groups. USN candidates in the following ratings are separated into the following competitive groups: a. CS, LS, and YN GROUP 1 - Submarine GROUP 2 - All others b. CTI GROUP 1 - Middle East/North Africa GROUP 2 - East/Far East GROUP 3 - Latin/South America GROUP 4 - Eastern Europe c. EMN, ETN, and MMN GROUP 1 - Submarine GROUP 2 - Surface d. FC GROUP 1 - Non-AEGIS GROUP 2 - AEGIS e. MU GROUP 1 - Premier Band GROUP 2 - Fleet Band 7. Exam administration and answer sheet return a. Refer to the exam verbatim at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center for exam administration and answer sheet return. b. ESO*s must check the exam tote board on the NEAS website at https:/neasos.cnet.navy.mil/neas/public/toteboard.aspx to ensure answer sheets have been received and processed. Answer sheets that are in error will not be counted until they have scanned successfully. c. Substitute examinations must be administered within seven days of receipt. d. A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEAS website. Refer to reference (a), chapter 7 for guidance on correcting discrepancies. 8. Examination Results a. Results will be provided online via bupers on-line (BOL) to authorized command representatives prior to the release of the profile sheets. b. Commands must verify their exam status verification report (ESVR) and submit a message to NETPDTC (N321), Info PERS-81, requesting invalidation for candidates no longer eligible or no longer recommended for advancement. Withdrawal of advancement must be documented per reference (a), paragraph 721.b. 9. Records review and communication with the E7 Selection Board a. Communications to the board must originate from the individual Sailor and must be accompanied under the candidate*s signed LTB. Information received that is not under a signed cover letter or not received by NPC CSC by the established deadline will not be presented to the board. b. The time and date LTB*s are received in the NPC CSC (central standard time) inbox is the time and date used for deadline verification. Although late LTB*s may be accepted by the NPC CSC, they will not be presented to the board. Third party correspondence is any communication to the board which is not accompanied by the candidate*s signed LTB and will not be permitted. This supersedes reference (a). c. All LTB*s should be on plain white paper, paper clipped (no staples, binders, folders or tabs) and submitted under signed cover letter to the president of the board. Candidates must verify that the correct board number is on their signed cover letter. Board numbers are 336 for FTS and 360 for AC. d. LTB*s must contain the Sailor*s full name and full social security number. Additionally, this information must be affixed and legible on all enclosures submitted. FTS E7 Letters must be addressed to: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-16 Reserve E7 Selection Board #336 (FTS) 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 Active E7 Letters must be addressed to: Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center President FY-16 Active E7 Selection Board #360 5720 Integrity Drive Millington, TN 38055 (1) Address for e-mailing encrypted LTB*s is cscselboard(at)navy.mil. E-mailed LTB*s must be encrypted to protect personally identifiable information (PII). Trouble with file encryption or certificate issues does not justify a late LTB. (2) If the candidate is unable to send an encrypted e-mail, they may utilize the safe access file exchange (SAFE) website at https://safe.amrdec.army.mil/safe to transmit their LTB to cscselboard(at)navy.mil. In order for the LTBs to be considered by the board, the NPC CSC must receive the e-mail notification of the file upload from SAFE before the LTB deadline. e. Certified or registered mail is not advised due to delays in handling. f. Candidates are authorized to submit more than one LTB, vice waiting until the deadline to submit one all-inclusive LTB. Although multiple LTB*s are authorized, candidates should not duplicate previously sent information. The E7 selection board will review all necessary information per policy and this NAVADMIN as outlined in chapter 12 of reference (a). g. The LTB deadline still 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 prior to the deadline. 8. Additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEAS website or at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/ activedutyenlisted /pages/cposelectionboards.aspx or http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/reserveenlisted/pages/ cposelectionboards.aspx. Record review and correspondence submission guidance is provided at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/ boards/activedutyenlisted/pages/generalinformation.aspx. 9. Official results will be announced by NAVADMIN. Selectee profile sheets will be published by NETPDTC within 30 days of NAVADMIN release. 10. Points of Contact. a. NPC Customer Service Center at 866-U-ASK-NPC/866-827-5672 or via e-mail at UASKNPC@NAVY.MIL b. SCI Exam Questions and Orders: 850-473-5874/5867, DSN 753. c. Exam Orders, Records, and Discrepancies: 850-473-6148, DSN 753. 11. For further information visit the NKO (exam verbatim, advancement manual, and other related documents) website at https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center. 12. This message will remain in effect until canceled or superseded, whichever occurs first. 13. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. MORAN, N1.// BT #0014 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//

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Is GMT still important? From times past it was a source for advancement especially for Chief. And if so I wonder if it would be the FY-14 because of time required to make the exam. FY-15 GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING SCHEDULE (1) Alcohol, Drugs, and Tobacco Awareness (2) Equal Opportunity/Sexual Harassment/Grievance Procedures (3) Hazing Policy and Prevention (4) Personal Financial Management (5) Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Awareness (6) Stress Management (7) Suicide Awareness and Prevention SUBJ/FY-15 GENERAL MILITARY TRAINING SCHEDULE// http://forum.navyadvancement.com/index.php/topic/926-fy-15-general-military-training-schedule/

CHARLESTOWN, Mass. (NNS) -- USS Constitution worked with Google Maps to record a virtual tour of 'Old Ironsides' this morning aboard the ship. Google Maps photographed the ship to create a virtual 360-degree experience of Constitution in preparation for the ship's scheduled dry-dock period in March 2015. "People around the country and across the world will have the opportunity to experience Constitution online," said Cmdr. Sean Kearns, Constitution's 73rd commanding officer, "This capability will be especially important while most areas of the ship are inaccessible during her restoration." The 216-year-old warship will be added to the list of historical landmarks that Google Maps has available for online tours. Among the list are the Taj Mahal, The Louvre Museum, underwater reefs, and regular street views from around the world. To date, Google Maps has been able to cover 57 different countries. The Constitution, however, is considered a "street view special collect," said Curt Fennell, a Google Maps Systems Administrator, and U.S. Marine Corps veteran. "We like to have as much information as possible, it's our mission. The USS Constitution is a national treasure. Since she will be unavailable for a few years, we want to make her available for viewers from all over," Fennell said. 'Old Ironsides' will be moving to dry-dock in 2015, and the restoration is scheduled to last three years. The virtual tour will help Constitution and history enthusiasts view and experience the ship as she presently looks at her berth in Charlestown Navy Yard before preparations begin to de-rig and offload the ship in the upcoming months. USS Constitution, the world's oldest commissioned warship afloat, actively defended sea lanes against global threats from 1797 to 1855. Now a featured destination on Boston's Freedom Trail, Constitution and her crew of U.S. Navy Sailors offer community outreach and education about the ship's history and the importance of naval seapower to more than 500,000 visitors each year. For more news from USS Constitution, visit www.navy.mil/local/constitution/.