SEPTEMBER 2015 (CYCLE 228) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT,AND CANVASSER RECRUITER

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SUBJ/SEPTEMBER 2015 (CYCLE 228) NAVY-WIDE PETTY OFFICER (E4-E6) ADVANCEMENT 

EXAMINATIONS FOR USN, USNR (ACTIVE), FULL TIME SUPPORT,AND CANVASSER 

RECRUITER SAILORS//

 

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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. 

REF E IS DOD INSTRUCTION 1000.30, REDUCTION OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER (SSN)

USE WITHIN DOD.//

 

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the September 2015 (Cycle 228) Navy-Wide 

Advancement Examination (NWAE) for advancement in rate of U.S. Navy (USN), 

U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR) (Active), Full Time Support (FTS), and Canvasser 

Recruiter Sailors.

    a.  Exam dates are:

        E6 - 3 September 2015

        E5 - 10 September 2015

        E4 - 17 September 2015

    b.  In addition to the requirements of reference (a), chapter 6, 

Educational Services Officers (ESO) must also follow the pre-exam 

requirements in the exam verbatim 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 228:

    a.  The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 

January 2016.

    b.  The minimum TIR date must be on or before:

        E6 - 1 January 2013

        E5 - 1 January 2014

        E4 - 1 July 2015

    c.  E6 candidates with an approved TIR waiver must have a TIR of 1 

January 2014 or earlier.

    d.  High year tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be on or 

after 1 January 2016.

    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 September 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 January 2015 to 31 August 2015

        E5 exam - 1 June 2014 to 31 August 2015

        E6 exam - 1 September 2012 to 31 August 2015

    h.  For additional guidance on computing PMA, refer to reference (a), 

chapter 3.  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 June 2015 application rack and stack (results released in July 

2015) are ineligible and shall not be administered Cycle 228 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) 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 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 June 2015.  The deadline for SCI 

substitute exam orders is 28 September 2015.

    c.  Exam web ordering for non-SCI exams begins 25 May 2015. ESOs must 

verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time 

periods:

        (1)  Initial TIR lists will be available:

             E6 - 25 May 2015 to 30 June 2015

             E5 - 25 May 2015 to 9 July 2015

             E4 - 25 May 2015 to 16 July 2015

        (2)  Additional TIR lists will be available:

             E6 - 3 July 2015 to 23 July 2015

             E5 - 10 July 2015 to 30 July 2015

             E4 - 17 July 2015 to 6 August 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), chapter 4.  Ensure a POC is 

included in the message.

    d.  Commands must select the appropriate examinations (i.e., NCC/NCR, 

ATI/ATO, ET/ETV/ETR, etc.).

    e.  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 2 October 2015.

    f.  ESOs must verify the examination order at the "View Previous Exam 

Orders" link via NEAS within 14 days of placing the order.

    g.  USN candidates in the following ratings are separated into the 

following competing 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 NEAS website at

https://neasos.cnet.navy.mil/neas/public/toteboard.aspxoften to ensure 

answer sheets have been received and processed.  Answer sheets that are in 

error will not be counted until they are processed successfully.

    c.  Substitute examinations must be administered within seven days of 

receipt.

    d.  A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEAS website.  

For guidance on correcting discrepancies, refer to reference (a), chapter 7.  

In addition to processing discrepancy corrections via letter or message, 

NETPDTC will also accept discrepancy corrections by encrypted e-mail.

    e.  Per reference (e), NWAE correspondence for advancement Cycle 228 and 

all future exam cycles must be processed using the Department of Defense 

Identification Number.  Correspondence sent to the Advancement Center with 

the candidate*s SSN cannot be processed.

 

5.  Exam Results.

    a.  E4-E6 results will be provided via BUPERS On-Line to authorized 

command representatives prior to release of profile sheets.

    b.  Commands are directed to verify the Examination Status Verification 

Report for accuracy before frocking and/or advancement of E4-E6 candidates.

    c.  Individual Sailors may view/download their profile sheet at the 

"Profile Sheets" link on the Navy Knowledge Online (NKO) Navy Advancement 

Center website under the Career Management link.

 

6.  Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted

on the NEAS website.

 

7.  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.  For SCI exam questions and orders, 850-473-5874/5867/DSN 753 or via 

sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil.

    c.  For exam orders, records, and discrepancies, 850-473-6148/DSN 753 or 

via sfly_N321_exam_order@navy.mil or sfly_N321_discrepanc@navy.mil.

 

8.  For further information (Exam Verbatim, Advancement Manual, and other 

related documents), visit the NKO website at

https://www.nko.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center.

 

9.  This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, 

whichever occurs first.

 

10.  Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.//

 

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