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I got the S! After 5 tries, I finally made the cut. Thanks to everyone here who has shared conversations, support, and advice.

My "N" from last year disappeared from BOL.

Nope. Not going to jynx anything.

One year, my notification went like this: Phone rings, I answer it. It was my LCPO. "Hey ET1, do you know why I'm calling?" Me: "Yeah, to tell me I didn't make Chief." LCPO: "Oh, so you already know?" Me: "No." LCPO: "Then what makes you think that?" Me: "Because if I made it, it would be the CMC on the phone instead of you." LCPO: "Well, you're not wrong."

lol I do. It was a rhetorical question. We had those on the DDG as well, and it was usually the EOOW coming across to complain about who forgot to sign Mod Z that evening.

But do you actually call it a "beach" box?

Gonna be hard for my command since we don't have a 1MC.

What's the UIC on your SBE profile sheet? If I'm not mistaken, that's the UIC you're associated with.

Also, the eval can state things that pertain to a certain ITA (like a CO attempting to correct their RSCA) or a breakout ("...due to forced distribution..."). Anomalies should absolutely be explained in block 43.

Just remember that it's not your Sailors' fault if you don't get the S. There's nowhere to point blame, really. But our coworkers and those we lead don't deserve (or need) to see us off kilter. Stay the course until liberty call, and then go home and decompress, but also remember that it's not our spouse's or kid's fault either. I've already decided that if I get an N, I'm going to change my Chief's keyboard layout from QWERTY to DVORAK, put a sticky note on the bottom of his mouse, and maybe wrap his Prius in saran wrap...but I'm not going to take it out on anyone else.

On another note, one thing I learned this year is that the statement on the continuity report that says something like "there are no gaps" absolutely CANNOT be trusted. Mine had that validation statement, but a PSC with a keen eye noticed that I was in fact missing 12 days when I last transferred. That was the ultimate lesson in "trust but verify." I submitted a Statement In Lieu of a Missing Report to NPC and to the board to account for those 12 days.

Unless we're miscommunicating somewhere, those top 6 records are reviewed and scored to come up with a breakout among them...which means they're being compared to breakout who's on top.

Awesome read! Thanks @Tony! The part that really stood out to me was ""the aggregation of marginal gains,” which is simply stacking one tiny improvement on top of another such that, over time, you will have improved exponentially." This can be applied almost universally, from how much rust you needlegunned to getting an excellent on your PRT...all small improvements that better the Navy, the mission, and yourself. I'm going to share this with my department tomorrow.

Records ARE put up against one another. According to the brief on NPC, they "crunch" when the scattergram is posted. Which means they compare records when they have, for example, 6 SBE with only 3 quotas.

Okay okay, I just made up some numbers. The points I'm trying to make are that the precept is crystal clear in saying that WHERE a Sailor is not something they control, and that there are more things than just SOQ/SOY that have meaning in the grander scheme of things. What matters most, IMHO, is that you're SSP (moving to the right...), best & fully qualified, and that the Sailors that you lead are successful. I think it would be stronger to have my Sailors get JSOQ for two quarters, with one getting JSOY than me getting SSOY at all.