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NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR THE ENLISTED 

PERSONNEL OF THE 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 266/14 

SENIOR ENLISTED ACADEMY. REF E IS BUPERSINST 1610.10D, NAVY PERFORMANCE 

EVALUATION SYSTEM.

 

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN provides guidance for eligibility, communication to 

the boards, and board membership or recorder application procedures regarding 

the FY-17 Navy Active-Duty and Reserve Enlisted Selection Boards for Master 

Chief and Senior Chief Petty Officer.  The reserve board will consider 

personnel serving on active-duty as Full Time Support (FTS) and Selected 

Reserve (SELRES), to include those serving on voluntary and involuntary 

recall and mobilization orders.  Mobilized Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) 

personnel are considered under the SELRES requirements for advancement.

 

2.  Timeline

    a.  23 October 2015.  Navy Personnel Command (NPC) (PERS-802) compiles 

and submits initial time-in-rate (TIR) eligibility list of candidates to 

Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center 

(NETPDTC) (N321).

    b.  13 November 2015.  Examination Status Verification Reports (ESVR) 

will be available at:  https://prod.neas.netc.navy.mil.

    c.  29 January 2016.  Reserve Component (RC) E8/E9 board candidates 

changing ratings must be in their new rating to be considered as a candidate 

in the new rating.

    d.  8 February 2016.  Letter to the board (LTB) deadline to the RC E8/9 

selection board.

    e.  28 February 2016.  Active Component (AC) E9 board candidates changing 

ratings must be in their new rating to be considered as a candidate in the 

new rating.

    f.  29 February 2016.  RC E8/E9 selection board convenes.  All 

eligibility requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval 

prior to this date.

    g.  7 March 2016.  LTB deadline to the AC E9 selection board.

    h.  11 March 2016.  RC E8/E9 selection board scheduled to adjourn.

    i.  18 March 2016.  AC E8 board candidates changing ratings must be in 

their new rating to be considered as a candidate in the new rating.

    j.  28 March 2016.  AC E9 selection board convenes.  All eligibility 

requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this 

date.

    k.  28 March 2016.  LTB deadline to the AC E8 selection board.

    l.  8 April 2016.  AC E9 selection board scheduled to adjourn.

    m.  18 April 2016.  AC E8 selection board convenes.  All eligibility 

requirements, to include any waivers, must have final approval prior to this 

date.

    n.  6 May 2016.  AC E8 selection board scheduled to adjourn.

 

3.  Eligibility Criteria.  Candidates must meet the eligibility requirements 

outlined in chapter 2 of reference (a) prior to the scheduled board convening 

date.  Requirements achieved after the scheduled board convening date will be 

considered late and not entitle a candidate for an enlisted special selection 

board.  The authoritative source to determine if a candidate is selection 

board eligible or not is the profile sheet.  The AC/FTS/SELRES cycle is 229.  

Because eligibility status can change without direct notification, candidates 

should verify their profile sheet on a continuous basis up to the board 

convening date.  Commands must verify their ESVR weekly.  The ESVR is updated 

as changes are processed by PERS-802.  If necessary, take the following 

actions per reference (a).

    a.  If eligible candidates are not listed, mail or send an encrypted e-

mail containing a completed Advancement in Rate or Change in Rating worksheet 

(NETPDTC 1430/3 Rev 06-14) along with a letter of transmittal to NETPDTC 

(N321) and info PERS-802.

    b.  If listed candidates are ineligible or later become ineligible, 

submit a message to NETPDTC N321 and Navy Personnel Command (NAVPERSCOM) 

PERS-802 requesting invalidation of eligibility status and provide 

explanation for invalidation.  Per reference (a) paragraph 721b, withdrawal 

of advancement recommendation must be completed and documented prior to 

message transmission.

    c.  If candidates are validated in wrong competitive category, submit a 

message notification to NETPDTC N321 and NAVPERSCOM PERS-802 detailing the 

discrepancy.

    d.  Sailors not selected to continue from a Senior Enlisted Continuation 

Board are ineligible for advancement.

    e.  Candidates who do not have a recommendation for advancement on their 

most recent chief evaluation shall be invalidated. Evaluations that restore a 

recommendation for advancement must be made available to the selection board 

prior to the board convening date.

    f.  Terminal eligibility date used to compute the TIR is 1 October 2016.  

The minimum TIR date must be on or before 01 July 2013.

    g.   High Year Tenure (HYT) date or approved HYT waiver must be on or 

after 1 July 2016.

    h.  Members who have submitted voluntary Fleet Reserve (FLTRES)/retired 

requests to NPC are not eligible.  Voluntary FLTRES are those not mandated by 

HYT; requests due to HYT are eligible for advancement and selection board 

consideration provided their HYT date for the present paygrade is 1 July 2016 

or later per reference (a).  An approved or pending voluntary FLTRES/ 

retirement request must be successfully disapproved, canceled, or modified to 

an involuntary date prior to the board convening to render a candidate 

selection board eligible.

    i.  Commissioning Programs.  Candidates 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 

consideration.  Selection to any other officer commissioning program renders 

candidates ineligible. Commands are required to request those candidates be 

invalidated by PERS-802.  Per reference (b), nuclear candidates will be 

assigned Navy Enlisted Classification (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.

    j.  Security clearance requirements.  Candidates in a rating requiring a 

security clearance must have a favorable investigation adjudication issued by 

the Department of Defense Central Adjudication Facility.  If the candidates 

Commanding Officer (CO) grants an interim clearance, documentation must be 

received by PERS-802 prior to board convening.  Refer to reference © for 

additional guidance.  Once Sailors have a clearance they must maintain that 

clearance eligibility.  Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, 

AG, AO, AT, 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.  This guidance 

supersedes reference (a).

    k.  Branch class (BRCL) and special program indicator (SPI) code.  The 

Navy accounting status for BRCL 32 Sailors must be verified via the command's 

Enlisted Distribution Verification Report.  BRCL 32 with a blank SPI code is 

an invalid Navy accounting status.  Commands must correct the error via the 

Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System or the Sailor may seek relief via 

petitioning the Board for Correction of Naval Records.  Sailors in this 

accounting status as of the board convening date will be invalidated.

    l.  Competitive group specific eligibility requirements. Candidates must 

meet special requirements (citizenship, medical, etc.) for certain ratings as 

outlined in paragraph 204 of reference (a).  Commands must verify and submit 

a message to NETPDTC N321 and NAVPERSCOM PERS-802 requesting invalidation of 

those selection board eligible Sailors who no longer meet the qualifications 

listed in reference (a) or below by the scheduled board convening date.

        (1) Air Traffic Controllers must possess a valid Federal Aviation 

Administration 7220-1 ATCS Certificate and meet requirements established in 

NAVMED P-117.

        (2) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) personnel.  To be eligible for 

advancement to E8 and E9, Sailors must hold the master EOD technician NEC 

(5337).

        (3) Navy Diver personnel.  To be eligible for advancement to E8, 

Sailors must hold the first class diver NEC (5342) for group 2 or the master 

diver NEC (5341) for group 1.  To be eligible for advancement to E9, Sailors 

must hold the master diver NEC (5341).

        (4) Nuclear trained personnel:

            (a) To be eligible for advancement to E8, submarine sailors in 

nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3363, 3364, 3365, 3366).  

Personnel must also hold a nuclear qualified secondary NEC 3302 (engineering 

department master chief (EDMC)).  A NAVPERS 1221/6 requesting a secondary NEC 

of 3302 must be submitted to OPNAV N133 by 8 April 2016.  E-mail the NAVPERS 

1221/6 and copy of qualification card to bullnuke(at)navy.mil via Force EDMC.

Additional contact information is available via

http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-

npc/enlisted/community/nuclear/Pages/NuclearEnlistedPrograms.aspx.

            (b) To be eligible for advancement to E8, surface Sailors in 

nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3393, 3394, 3395, 3396).

            © To be eligible for advancement to E9, submarine

Sailors in nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3363, 3364, 3365, 

3366). Personnel must also hold a secondary NEC 3302 and have served or be 

currently serving as an EDMC of a submarine.  Acceptable documentation of 

EDMC service for review by the advancement board includes an evaluation with 

"EDMC" in Block 29/41 or a letter from the CO via the member providing dates 

of EDMC service.  Sailors without EDMC service documented in their service 

record must submit documentation with their LTB providing dates of EDMC 

service.

            (d) To be eligible for advancement to E9, surface Sailors in 

nuclear ratings must hold a supervisor NEC (3393, 3394, 3395, 3396), and must 

have served, or be currently serving as, a division leading chief petty 

officer (DLCPO) of a nuclear division at sea (reactor mechanical, reactor 

electrical, reactor controls, reactor propulsion, or reactor laboratories), 

reactor training division officer (RT DIVO) at sea, or leading crew chief 

(LCC) of a prototype.  E8s who are billeted as Reactor Department Master 

Chief (RDMC) in lieu of DLCPO are also eligible for advancement to E9.

Acceptable documentation of DLCPO, RT DIVO, LCC, or RDMC service for review 

by the advancement board includes an evaluation with DLCPO, RT DIVO, LCC, or 

RDMC in Block 29/41 or a letter from the CO via the member to the board 

providing dates of DLCPO, RT DIVO, LCC, or RDMC service.  Sailors without 

DLCPO, RT DIVO, LCC, or RDMC service documented in their service record must 

submit documentation with their LTB providing dates of DLCPO, RT DIVO, LCC, 

or RDMC service.

    m.  E9 eligibility requirement.  Per reference (d), starting with the FY-

17 Senior Chief selection boards, all newly selected Senior Chiefs are 

required to complete the U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy in Newport, Rhode 

Island or attend either the U.S. Air Force Senior Enlisted Academy, U.S. 

Marine Corps Senior Enlisted Academy, U.S. Coast Guard Senior Enlisted 

Academy, or the Joint Special Warfare Academy in order to be eligible for 

advancement to Master Chief.  This means the first boards where Senior 

Enlisted Academy completion will be required for selection board eligibility 

is the FY-20 Master Chief selection boards.  Senior Chiefs should plan 

accordingly.

 

4.  Competitive Groups.  It is the responsibility of the candidate and 

command to ensure that the candidate is listed in the correct competitive 

group and that any issue is identified and forwarded to PERS-802 prior to 

board convening.  The below listed ratings are separated into competitive 

groups as appropriate for active/FTS components:

    a.  Culinary Specialist (CS), Logistics Specialist (LS),

        Yeoman (YN)

        Group 1 - Submarine

        Group 2 - All Others

    b.  Cryptologic Technician (Interpretive)

        Group 1 - Middle East and North Africa

        Group 2 - East and Far East Asia

        Group 3 - Latin and South America

        Group 4 - Eastern Europe

    c.  Electrician's Mate

        Group 1 - Nuclear (Submarine)

        Group 2 - Nuclear (Surface)

        Group 3 - All Others

    d.  Electronics Technician

        Group 1 - Submarine (Non-Nuclear NAV)

        Group 2 - Submarine (Non-Nuclear COM)

        Group 3 - Submarine (Nuclear)

        Group 4 - Surface (Nuclear)

        Group 5 - Surface (Others)

    e.  Fire Controlman

        Group 1 - All Others

        Group 2 - AEGIS

    f.  Machinist's Mate (MM)

        Group 1 - Submarine (Non-Nuclear AUX)

        Group 2 - Submarine (Non-Nuclear WEPS)

        Group 3 - Nuclear (Submarine)

        Group 4 - Nuclear (Surface)

        Group 5 - All Others

    g.  Musician (MU)

        Group 1 - Special Band

        Group 2 - Fleet Band

    h.  Navy Career Counselor

        Group 1 - Career Recruiter Force

        Group 2  Fleet

    i.  Navy Diver

        Group 1  Master Diver (5341)

        Group 2  First Class Diver (5342)

 

5.  Record review and communication with the E8/9 Selection Board.

    a.  It is the responsibility of the candidate and command to ensure that 

the candidates Official Military Personnel File (OMPF) field codes 30  38 and 

Performance Summary Record (PSR) are up-to-date.  Candidates should not 

include items in their LTB that are already included in their OMPF or PSR 

unless the OMPF version is unreadable or the PSR is incorrect.  Candidates 

should check their evaluation continuity via BUPERS Online (BOL).  Any 

evaluation gaps should be resolved by either submitting the missing 

evaluations or a statement in lieu of missing report per chapter 17 of 

reference (e) in the candidates LTB.

    b.  Communication to the board must originate from the individual Sailor 

and must be accompanied under the candidates signed LTB.  Commands are not 

authorized to submit a message to NPC requesting information be presented to 

the board.  Third party correspondence is any communication to the board 

which is not accompanied by the candidates signed LTB and will not be 

permitted. This supersedes reference (a).  Information received that is not 

under a signed LTB or not received by NPC Customer Service Center (CSC) by 

the established deadline will not be presented to the board.  To verify 

receipt of your LTB, go to 

https://ahdsedstws16.ahf.nmci.navy.mil/OA_HTML/npc.htmlor call the NPC CSC.

    c.  The time and date LTBs are received in the NPC CSC inbox  (central 

time zone) 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.

    d.  All LTBs must contain the Sailors full name and full Social Security 

Number.  Additionally, this information must be affixed and legible on all 

enclosures submitted.  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.  Candidates must verify that the correct board 

number is on their signed cover letter.  The board numbers are 205 for SELRES 

E8/9, 206 for FTS E8/9, 210 for AC E9, and 235 for AC E8.

    e.  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.  Trouble with file encryption or 

certificate issues does not justify a late LTB.

    f.  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/safeto 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.

    g.  If unable to email or use the SAFE website, candidates may use 

regular mail to the addresses below:

        (1) SELRES/Mobilized IRR E8/9 Board:

            Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center

            President

            FY-17 Reserve E8/9 Selection Board #205

            5720 Integrity Drive

            Millington, TN 38055

        (2) FTS E8/9 Board:

            Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center

            President

            FY-17 Reserve E8/9 Selection Board #206

            5720 Integrity Drive

            Millington, TN 38055

        (3) Active E9 Board:

            Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center

            President

            FY-17 Active E9 Selection Board #210

            5720 Integrity Drive

            Millington, TN 38055

        (4) Active E8 Board:

            Navy Personnel Command Customer Service Center

            President

            FY-17 Active E8 Selection Board #235

            5720 Integrity Drive

            Millington, TN 38055

     h.  Certified or registered mail is not advised due to delays in 

handling.

     i.  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.

     j.  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.

 

6.  Selection board results.  Official results will be provided online via 

BOL to authorized command representatives prior to the release of the 

official results via NAVADMIN.  Selectee profile sheets will be published by 

NETPDTC within 30 days of both reserve and active selection board results 

being released via NAVADMIN. Educational Services Officers, who are 

registered users, may access results through the Navy Enlisted Advancement 

System (NEAS) website https://prod.neas.netc.navy.miland individual Sailors 

may access personal profile sheets on Navy Knowledge Online

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

 

7.  Additional information regarding this cycle will be posted at:

    a.  AC boards:  http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-

npc/boards/activedutyenlisted/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx

    b.  RC boards:  http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-

npc/boards/reserveenlisted/Pages/GeneralInformation.aspx

 

8.  Board members and recorders

    a.  AC commanders and senior lieutenant commanders are encouraged to 

contact their detailer if they are interested in serving as a member on the 

AC selection board.

    b.  FTS commanders and senior lieutenant commanders are encouraged to 

contact their detailer if they are interested in serving as a member on the 

RC selection board.  SELRES commanders and lieutenant commanders are 

encouraged to contact commander, Navy Reserve Forces Command via their 

community leaders if they are interested in serving on the RC selection 

board.

    c.  AC and RC master chiefs are encouraged to apply to serve on the 

selection boards.  There are no restrictions preventing AC members from 

serving on RC selection boards or RC members from serving on AC selection 

boards.

    d.  Senior chief petty officers and chief petty officers (to include 

frocked) may serve as recorders if not eligible.  In addition, senior chief 

petty officers may apply to be a member on either the RC or AC E7 boards 

only.  Petty officers (E6 and below) may not serve on the boards in any 

capacity, no exceptions.

    e.  Officers shall complete the Officer Selection Board Member/Recorder 

Nomination form (NAVPERS 1400/5) found at http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-

npc/reference/forms/NAVPERS/Pages/default.aspx

    f.  Enlisted applicants shall complete the Enlisted Selection Board 

Member/Recorder Application form (NAVPERS 1400/2) found at

http://www.npc.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/activedutyenlisted/Pages

/GeneralInformation.aspx

 

9.  Points of Contact

    a.  NPC Customer Service Center: 866-U-ASK-NPC/866-827-5672 or via e-mail 

at UASKNPC@NAVY.MIL

    b.  Selection board eligibility (PERS-802):

        - Mr. David Lanham (Branch Head):  david.b.lanham(at)navy.mil

        - Ms. Elizabeth Vaughn (AC):  elizabeth.vaughn(at)navy.mil

        - Ms. Dorothy Harris (FTS/SELRES):  dorothy.harris(at)navy.mil

 

10.  This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled

 

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

 

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