FEBRUARY 2020 (CYCLE 106) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION FOR SELECTED RESERVE E-4 THROUGH E-7 CANDIDATES

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SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2020 (CYCLE 106) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION FOR SELECTED 
RESERVE E-4 THROUGH E-7 CANDIDATES//

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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 February 2020 (cycle 106) Navy- Wide 
Advancement Examination (NWAE) for advancement-in-rate of Selected Reserve 
(SELRES) Personnel.  In line with Sailor 2025 transformation efforts to 
modernize personnel management and improve transparency, changes to cycle 106 
include:
a.  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:
        (1) E-4 exam - 1 June 2019 to 31 January 2020.
        (2) E-5 exam - 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2020.
    b.  For candidates taking E-6 and E-7 exams, calculate the reporting 
seniors cumulative average (RSCA) PMA, as outlined in reference (c), using 
evaluations in the current paygrade of the candidate with the ending date 
that falls within the time periods:
        (1) E-6 exam - 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2020.
        (2) E-7 exam  1 February 2017 to 31 December 2019.
    c.  Refer to reference (c) and paragraph 308 of reference (a) for 
additional guidance on RSCA PMA and PMA.
    d.  For guidance on Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam 
(PMK-EE), refer to reference (d).  PMK-EE is mandatory for cycle 106.
    e.  For guidance on establishing Enlisted Advancement Worksheet
(EAW) user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e).
EAW is mandatory for cycle 106.  EAW will be the authority for PMA, RSCA PMA 
and awards.

2.  Administration
    a.  SELRES exams will be administered in February 2020.
    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 (MNP) at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-
center/my-eso.

3.  Eligibility Requirements.  For all E-4 through E-7 candidates, 
eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2, with the 
following information specific only to cycle 106:
    a.  The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate
(TIR) for E-4 through E-6 is 1 July 2020 and for E-7 is 1 January 2021.
    b.  The minimum TIR date must be on or before
        (1) E-7 - 1 January 2018.
        (2) E-6 - 1 July 2017.
        (3) E-5 - 1 July 2019.
        (4) E-4  1 January 2020.
    c.  E-6 and E-7 candidates 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 for E-4 through E-6 must be effective 1 
July 2020 or later.  HYT date for E-7 must be effective
1 September 2020 or later.  Any HYT waiver must be approved prior to
1 February 2020.
    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 (DoDCAF) reflected properly in the Joint Personnel 
Adjudication System (JPAS) prior to 1 February 2020.  If the CO of the 
candidate grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to 1 
February 2020.  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, TM (previously MMW), MN, ND, 
OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS and YN.  Refer to references
(a) and (b) for additional guidance.
    g.  Branch class and special program indicator (SPI) code.  All SELRES 
are required to take a cycle 106 SELRES NWAE.  Full-Time Support and 
Canvasser Recruiter personnel with a SPI code of V and W, respectively, will 
take cycle 246 (E-7) or cycle 247 (E-4 through
E-6) Active-Duty NWAEs.

4.  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.  Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Exams:
        (1) Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI), Cryptologic Technician 
Networks (CTN) and Cryptologic Technician Collection
(CTR) SCI exam ordering dates can be found on the NEAS website.
ESOs must verify initial TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for 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 22 January 2020.
    c.  Non-SCI Exams:
        (1) Exam ordering for non-SCI exams will be available from 1 December 
2019 to 10 December 2019.  ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS 
website.
        (2) Eligible candidates who were not added to the initial TIR list 
can be added to a supplemental TIR list.  Supplemental TIR lists will be 
available from 11 December 2019 to 22 January 2020.
The deadline to order supplemental SELRES exams is 29 February 2020.
    d.  Exams ordered after the TIR lists have closed and exams for prior 
service reenlistment eligible Reserve Sailors shall be ordered using 
preferred formatted e-mail or naval message following the guidelines in line 
with chapter 4 of reference (a).  Ensure a point of contact is included in 
the submitted e-mail or message.
    e.  Exams for CDCZ/ACOA Sailors or recalled reservists will be ordered by 
the command holding the service record of the Service 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 
106 SELRES exam and not the cycle 246 (E-7) or cycle 247 (E-4 through E-6) 
exams.
    f.  When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not 
destroy the exam prior to 1 April 2020.
    g.  Cycle 106 exams should only be administered during the month of 
February.  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 March 2020.
Ensure the reason for a requested delay is included.
    h.  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.

5.  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 can be found at the NEAS website via MNP.  
For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to reference (a), 
chapters 3 and 7.
    d.  All post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence 
with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration 
comments function, refer to reference (e).
All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included 
as attachments.
    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 29 February 2020.  
Approved late exams must be administered no later than 31 March 2020.

6.  Results.  Selection board eligibility results will be provided via BUPERS 
On-line to authorized command representatives prior to the release of profile 
sheets.  See chapter 7 of reference (a) for additional information on 
selection board eligibility and advancement results.

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

8.  Any additional information regarding this cycle, to include the exam 
verbatim and other related documents, will be posted on MNP at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso.

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

10.  Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.//

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