AUGUST 2019 (CYCLE 105) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR SELECTED RESERVE E4-E6 PETTY OFFICERS

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SUBJ/AUGUST 2019 (CYCLE 105) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR SELECTED 
RESERVE E4-E6 PETTY OFFICERS//

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NARR/REF A IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, 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 UNCLASSIFIED.  
REF C IS NAVADMIN 312/18, ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE.
REF D IS NAVADMIN 313/18, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM 
BUSINESS RULES.  
REF E IS NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the August 2019 (Cycle 105) Navy- Wide 
Advancement Examinations (NWAE) for advancement-in-rate of Selected Reserve 
(SELRES) personnel.
    a.  SELRES exams will be administered in August 2019.
    b.  All candidates serving on voluntary recall or mobilization will 
compete for advancement as a SELRES.
    c.  This NAVADMIN supplements reference (a).
    d.  In addition to the requirements of reference (a), chapter 6 and this 
NAVADMIN, Educational Services Officers (ESO) must follow the pre-exam 
preparation requirements in the exam verbatim located on the Navy Enlisted 
Advancement System (NEAS) website via MyNavy portal at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso.

2.  Eligibility Requirements.  For all E-4 through E-6 candidates, 
eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2, with the 
following information specific only to Cycle 105:
    a.  The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 
1 January 2020.
    b.  The minimum TIR date must be on or before
        E-6 - 1 January 2017
        E-5 - 1 January 2019
        E-4 - 1 July 2019
    c.  E-6 candidate TIR requirements for Early Promote Sailors can be 
waived by 1 year with commanding officer (CO)/office-in-charge (OIC) 
approval, in line with reference (a), paragraph 214.
    d.  High-year Tenure (HYT) date must be effective 1 January 2020 or 
later.  Any HYT waiver must be approved prior to 1 August 2019.
    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 by the Department of Defense Central 
Adjudication Facility reflected properly in the Joint Personnel Adjudication 
System (JPAS) prior to 1 August 2019.
If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated 
prior to 1 August 2019.  Candidates must maintain security clearance 
eligibility throughout the advancement cycle to be eligible for advancement.  
If for any reason a clearance is denied or revoked, an exam is not authorized 
until a new clearance is granted.  Ratings requiring a security clearance are 
AC, AE, AG, AO, AT, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AZ, CTI, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, ETR, 
ETV, FC, FCA, GM, HT, IS, IT, ITS, LN, MA, MC, MMA, MMW, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, 
SO, STG, STS, and YN.  Refer to references (a) and (b) for additional 
guidance.
    g.  For candidates taking E-4 and E-5 exams, compute performance mark 
average (PMA) using all evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate 
with an ending date that falls within the following time periods:
         E-4 exam - 1 January 2019 to 31 July 2019
         E-5 exam - 1 June 2018 to 31 July 2019
    h.  For candidates taking E-6 exams, calculate the Reporting Senior 
Cumulative Average (RSCA) PMA, as outlined in reference (c), using all 
evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate with the ending date 
that falls within the time period:
         E-6 exam - 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2019
    i.  For guidance in establishing PMA for new accessions, refer to 
reference (a), paragraph 308.b.
    j.  For guidance on Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam 
(PMK-EE), refer to reference (d).  PMK-EE is mandatory for Cycle 105.
    k.  For guidance in establishing Enlisted Advancement Worksheet
(EAW) user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e).
EAW is mandatory for Cycle 105.  EAW will be the authority for PMA/RSCA and 
awards.
    l.  Branch class and special program indicator (SPI) code.
        (a)  All SELRES are required to take a Cycle 105 SELRES NWAE.  Full-
Time Support and Canvasser Recruiter personnel with a SPI code of V and W, 
respectively, will take Cycle 244 active-duty NWAE.

3.  Exam ordering.  Order exams in line with chapter 4 of reference (a).
    a.  Deploying commands and candidates departing to Congressionally-
Designated Combat Zones and Approved Contingency Operations Areas (CDCZ/ACOA) 
can order exams up to 6 months prior to the scheduled exam date.  For 
additional guidance refer to chapter 4 and paragraph 614 of reference (a).
    b.  SCI Exams.
        (1) Initial TIR Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI)/Cryptologic 
Technician Networks (CTN)/Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) SCI exam 
ordering dates can be found on the NEAS Website.  ESOs must verify TIR 
eligibility lists on Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website for 
initial exam ordering.
        (2) Supplemental TIR SCI exams are ordered via preferred formatted e-
mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or naval message following the 
guidelines in line with chapter 4 of reference (a).  The deadline for 
supplemental orders is 5 June 2019.
    c.  Non-SCI Exams.  Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins 26 May 2019.  
ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the 
following time periods:
        (1) Initial TIR lists will be available 26 May 2019 to 18 June 2019.
        (2) Eligible candidates that were not added to the initial TIR list 
can be added to a supplemental TIR list.  Supplemental TIR lists will be 
available 19 June to 21 July 2019.  Deadline to order supplemental SELRES 
exams is 31 August 2019.
        (3) Exams required after the TIR lists have closed as well as exams 
for prior service reenlistment eligibility, reserve Sailors shall be ordered 
using preferred formatted e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or 
naval message following the guidelines in line with chapter 4 of reference 
(a).  Ensure a point of contact is included in the message.
    d.  Exams for CDCZ/ACOA 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 
active-duty candidates.  However, these candidates are still required to take 
the Cycle 105 SELRES exam and not the Cycle 244 exam.
    e.  When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not 
destroy the exam prior to 1 October 2019.
    f.  Cycle 105 exams should only be administered during the month of 
August.  A request must be submitted 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 September 2019.  Ensure the 
reason for a requested delay is included.
    g.  ESOs must verify the exam orders at the "View Previous Exam Orders" 
link via the NEAS website within 7 to 10 days of placing the order.  If exam 
order discrepancies are noted, contact the Naval Education and Training 
Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Exam Ordering and Discrepancies 
Branch (N321) as listed in the NEAS website NETPDC (N321) Point of Contact 
Table.

4.  Exam Administration and Answer Sheet Returns.
    a.  For exam administration and answer sheet return instructions, refer 
to chapter 6 of reference (a).
    b.  ESOs must check the exam tote board on the NEAS website often 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.  A detailed discrepancy list will be maintained on the NEAS website 
and is viewable via NEAS/View Exam Discrepancies pulldown menu.  For guidance 
on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to reference (a), chapters 3 
and 7.
    d.  Commencing with Cycle 105, all post-exam administration discrepancy 
correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) will be submitted using the EAW 
post-exam administration change function, refer to reference (e).  All 
corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included as 
attachments.  Education point corrections requires a submission of the Joint 
Service Transcript indicating the degree type and date of completion.
    e.  For guidance on E-4 through E-6 candidates with missed exams due to 
assignment in CDCZ/ACOA, refer to reference (a), chapter 6.
    f.  The deadline to administer regular exams is 31 August 2019.
Approved late exams must be administered no later than 30 September 2019.

5.  Examination Results.  Refer to reference (a), chapter 7.

6.  Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the 
NEAS website.

7.  Points of contact:
    a.  MyNavy Career Center (MNCC), is available 24/7 by phone at 1-833-330-
MNCC (1-833-330-6622) or via email at askmncc(at)navy.mil.
    b.  SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473- 5867/DSN 
753 or via e-mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil.
    c.  Non-SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473-
6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil.
    d.  Non-SCI exam records and discrepancies can be reached at
(850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via EAW.

8.  For further information, to include exam verbatim and other related 
documents, visit the NEAS website.

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

10.  Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.//

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