SEPTEMBER 2020 (CYCLE 107) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR SELECTED RESERVE E-4 THROUGH E-6 PETTY OFFICERS

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SUBJ/SEPTEMBER 2020 (CYCLE 107) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR 
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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.
REF C IS NAVADMIN 312/18, ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE.  REF D IS 
NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET.//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the September 2020 (cycle 107) Navy-
wide advancement exam (NWAE) for advancement-in-rate of Selected 
Reserve (SELRES) Sailors.  Due to the postponement of the February 
2020 (cycle 106) NWAE, the administration month for cycle
107 NWAE has been shifted from August 2020 to September 2020.
Commencing with cycle 107, Canvasser Recruiters with special program 
indicator (SPI) code of *W* will take the SELRES exam and be rank- 
ordered for advancement with other SELRES candidates.  Full-Time 
Support personnel with a SPI code of *V* will take cycle 248 Active- 
Duty NWAEs.
    a.  All candidates serving on voluntary recall or mobilization 
will compete for advancement as a SELRES.
    b.  This NAVADMIN supplements reference (a).
    c.  In addition to the requirements in chapter 6 of reference
(a) 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 chapter 2 of reference (a), with 
the following information specific only to cycle 107:
    a.  The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate
(TIR) for E-4 through E-6 is 1 January 2021.
    b.  The minimum TIR date must be on or before
        (1) E-6 - 1 January 2018
        (2) E-5 - 1 January 2020
        (3) E-4 - 1 July 2020
    c.  E-6 candidate TIR requirements for early promote Sailors can 
be waived by 1 year with commanding officer (CO)/officer-in-charge
(OIC) approval, in line with paragraph 214 of reference (a).
    d.  High-year tenure (HYT) date for E-4 through E-6 must be 
effective 1 January 2021 or later.  Any HYT waiver must be approved 
prior to 1 August 2020.  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.
    e.  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 2020.
If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, it must be 
entered in JPAS prior to 1 August 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.
    f.  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 January 2020 to 31 July 2020
        (2) E-5 exam - 1 June 2019 to 31 July 2020
    g.  For candidates taking E-6 exams, calculate the Reporting 
Seniors 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:
        (1) E-6 exam - 1 August 2017 to 31 July 2020
    h.  For guidance in establishing PMA for new accessions that have 
graduated from *A* school and do not have a current evaluation, refer 
to paragraph 308.b of reference (a).
    i.  Guidance on professional military knowledge eligibility exam 
(PMK-EE).  PMK-EE is mandatory for cycle 107 candidates and must be 
completed prior to 1 August 2020.
    j.  Prior service reenlistment (PRISE-R) Sailors required to 
participate in the NWAE to complete their rate conversion are only 
required to complete the PMK-EE if they are an E-3 and are eligible 
for advancement in conjunction with testing to complete rate 
conversion.
    k.  For guidance on establishing enlisted advancement worksheet
(EAW) user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (d).
EAW is mandatory for cycle 107.  EAW will be the authority for PMA, 
RSCA PMA and awards.

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.  Sensitive compartmented information (SCI) exams.
Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI), Cryptologic Technician 
Networks (CTN) and Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) SCI exam 
ordering dates can be found on the NEAS website via MyNavy Portal at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso.  ESOs 
must verify initial TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for exam 
ordering.  Supplemental SCI exams are ordered via preferred message 
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 additional orders is 1 July 2020.
    c.  Non-SCI Exams:
        (1) Initial exam ordering for non-SCI exams will be available 
until 16 June 2020.  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 17 June 2020 to 19 July 2020.  The deadline to 
order supplemental SELRES exams is 30 September 2020.
    d.  Exams ordered after the TIR lists have closed and exams for 
prior service reenlistment eligible Reserve Sailors shall be ordered 
using preferred message formatted e-mail or naval message following 
the guidelines in 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 107 SELRES exam and not the cycle 248 
Active-Duty exam.
    f.  When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, 
do not destroy the exam prior to 1 October 2020.
    g.  Cycle 107 exams should only be administered during the month 
of September due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) impact.  Requests 
for late exams should be made only for those candidates who, through 
no fault of their own, are unable to participate on the regularly 
scheduled NWAE administration date.
        (1) Since SELRES may take the NWAE anytime in the month of 
September, Annual Training (AT) and Additional Duty for Training
(ADT) orders are not a valid reason for Sailors to take the late exam.  
ESOs shall ensure that Sailors take the NWAE prior to going on AT/ADT 
orders or when Sailors return from their AT/ADT.  If a Sailor will be 
on AT/ADT during the entire month of the scheduled advancement exam, 
then the ESO shall coordinate with the gaining command to forward the 
Sailors exam and EAW.
       (2) Naval Education and Training Professional Development 
Center (NETPDC) (N321) has the final approval for all late exam 
requests but all SELRES late exam requests must come through the Navy 
Reserve Force ESOs prior to contacting NETPDC.  The Command ESO may e-
mail the Navy Reserve Force ESOs at 
CNRFC_Reserve_Forces_ESO(at)navy.mil and carbon copy their Immediate 
Superior in Commands ESO for validation of their late exam request.
Once the Reserve Force ESOs validate the reason of the request, the 
Command ESO will request approval from NETPDC to allow the Sailor to 
take the late exam.  A request for approval from NETPDC 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 October 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 NETPDC (N321) 
as listed in the NEAS website at 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 can be found at the NEAS website 
via MyNavy Portal.  For guidance on discrepancy correction 
requirements, refer to reference (a), chapters 3 and 7.
    d.  Post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence 
with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam 
administration comments function, refer to reference (d).
All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation 
included as attachments.  Education point corrections require 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 chapter 6 of reference (a).
    f.  The deadline to administer regular exams is 30 September 2020.  
Approved late exams must be administered no later than 31 October 
2020.

5.  Examination results.  Refer to chapter 7 of reference (a).

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
(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.  NWAE exam records, and discrepancies by phone at (850) 473- 
6148/DSN 753 or via EAW on MyNavy Portal at 
https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso.

8.  Any additional information regarding this cycle, to include the 
exam verbatim and other related documents, will be posted on MyNavy 
Portal 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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