CY 2024 NAVY RESERVE FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS SEASON ONE ANNOUNCEMENT

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NARR/REF A IS ALNAVRESFOR 019/23, UPDATE TO THE 2023 NAVY RESERVE
FORCE MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR SELRES SAILORS (MAP-R)
SEASON TWO ANNOUNCEMENT. REF B IS ALNAVRESFOR 029/20, SELRES
MAP-R AUTOMATION. REF C IS MILPERSMAN 1510-030, ADVANCED ELECTRONICS
FIELD, ADVANCED TECHNICAL FIELD, AND NUCLEAR FIELD PROGRAMS. REF D
IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL
OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVISTS. REF E IS NAVADMIN 201/20,
PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM REVISED BUSINESS
RULES.//
RMKS/1. This ALNAVRESFOR message supersedes reference (a) and
provides guidance for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 Season One (S1)
Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) for Selected Reserve (SELRES)
Sailors, beginning 1 March and ending 30 April 2024.
2. To improve MAP in the Navy Reserve, we are empowering
reserve command triads to identify and recognize their
most talented Sailors through the meritorious advancement process.
Our Reserve Force is largely prior service with unique accession
pathways. SELRES overall rating health and advancement outlook is
similar but not identical to AC/TAR planning factors. Reserve MAP
has specific controls to ensure our force maintains a healthy and
balanced total advancement opportunity for each rating.
3. For MAP-R CY24 Season One, Navy Reserve Force will convene
an Echelon II MAP board for E-4 to E-5 and E-5 to E-6 candidates
in non-CNIFR readiness units and all E-5 to E-6 controlled ratings
for operational and CNIFR units. The ECH II MAP board will ensure
MAP selections are determined utilizing a board precept, convening
order and selection standards consistent with promotion boards.
4. CY24 Reserve MAP-R Season One
 a. Each MAP-R season is aligned with the Navy-wide advancement
exam (NWAE) cycles to reward the best performing Sailors. This
will require command triads to select their best and fully qualified
Sailors for MAP-R nominations, without regard to NWAE results;
however it does not relieve Sailors from the need to study for the
technical rating information tested by the NWAE.
 b. Season one window: 1 March - 30 April 2023.
 c. Action: All Navy Reserve Units must request Unit Approver
access using NSIPS. Readiness and Mobilization Commands (REDCOMs)
and Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC) Commands must request
REDCOM (RCC) Approver and ISIC Approver access respectively. MAP-R
NSIPS tutorials are located at https://www.nsips.cloud.navy.mil
under the training tab. Reference (b) contains guidance on NSIPS
MAP-R user roles.
5. Eligibility. MAP-R is open to all E-3, E-4 and E-5 Sailors who
meet MAP-R advancement eligibility requirements per references
(c) and (d) and are in a valid pay billet. Prior Service
Re-enlistment Eligibility - Reserve (PRISE-R) Sailors are eligible
only if their new rate is permanent before 1 March 2024.
 a. Sailors may only meritoriously advance one paygrade.
Sailors in a frocked status are not eligible for advancement to the
next higher paygrade until advanced (i.e., frocked E-5 cannot be
meritoriously advanced to E-6).
 b. MAP-R Time-in-Rate (TIR) requirements. The minimum TIR dates
must be on or before:
 (1) E-6: 1 January 2023
 (2) E-5: No TIR requirement
 (3) E-4: No TIR requirement
 c. Mobilized, Definite Recall, ADOS, and Canvasser Recruiter
(CANREC) Sailors. Sailors who are currently mobilized or serving
on Definite Recall, ADOS, or CANREC orders may compete for a SELRES
MAP-R nomination opportunity but are ineligible for AC/TAR quotas.
Nomination packages for Sailors on Mobilization, Definite Recall,
and ADOS orders must be submitted in NSIPS via the automation tool
by the Sailor's respective Navy Reserve Unit (specifically their
Unit Mobilization Unit Identification Code (UMUIC)). Nomination
packages for Sailors on CANREC orders must be submitted manually to
CNRF via their respective recruiting region. Nomination packages
for Sailors supporting the Navy Reserve Center on long term ADOS or
Definite Recall orders must be submitted manually to the REDCOM.
 d. PMK-EE. Per reference (e), Sailors must complete PMK-EE for the
desired advancement paygrade to be eligible for the Meritorious
Advancement Program.
 e. Required attachments for E-4 to E-5 and E-5 to E-6 MAP-R
candidates (all readiness units and operational units submitting
a Sailor in a controlled rating listed in paragraph 10):
 (1). MAP-R nominations must contain a minimum of two
evaluations from 1 March 2022 through 1 March 2024. Packages
submitted without the required evaluations will be determined
ineligible for MAP-R unless a waiver is submitted in the NSIPS MAP-R
package on tab 2.
 (2). MAP-R nominations must contain the two most recent
physical fitness assessment (PFA) data. Packages submitted without
the required PFA data must submit a waiver in the NSIPS MAP-R
package on tab 2.
6. Nominations. Readiness units receive one nomination to E5 and one
nomination to E6. Additional MAP-R nomination opportunities are
allocated as follows:
 a. CANREC. Each Talent Acquisition Group (NTAG/RTAG) will
compete for nominations within their respective region (East, West
or Reserve). Region East and Region West both are allotted one E-6
nomination. Recruiting Reserve Command is allotted two E6
nominations. Navy Recruiting Command HQ and PERS-9 are allotted one
E-6 nomination each.
7. Quotas. Non-CNIFR Readiness units receive one E3 to E4 quota. The
list of MAP-R quotas by UIC for Operational and CNIFR ISICs will be
loaded into the NSIPS automation tool and will be visible after the
guidance sheet is released.
8. E-3 to E-4 MAP-R process:
 a. The authority to select and MAP-R Sailors to E-4 is delegated
to reserve readiness and operational unit Commanding Officers (CO)
so they may recognize their most deserving E-3 Sailor.
 b. Each Unit CO will receive one E-3 to E-4 MAP-R quota.
 c. Advanced Electronic Field and Advanced Technical Field ratings
are ineligible for E-4 MAP-R due to rating requirements described in
reference (c).
 9. E-4 to E-5 MAP-R process for operational units and CNIFR units:
 a. The authority to select and MAP-R Sailors to E-5 is delegated
to each squadron CO, operational unit CO and NIFR Region CO.
 b. MAP-R quotas for all operational units will be loaded into
the NSIPS automation tool.
 c. Full MAP-R packages are not required in NSIPS but should follow
paragraph 11b guidance if authorized by the respective CO.
10. E-5 to E-6 MAP-R process for operational units and CNIFR units:
 a. The authority to elect and MAP-R Sailors to E6 is delegated to
each squadron CO, operational unit CO, and NIFR Region CO.
 b. In order to control over advancing particular E6 rates and
to maintain rating health, several ratings will be controlled. MAP-R
candidates in controlled ratings will not automatically be advanced.
Instead, they will be reviewed at the ECH II MAP-R board, where a
completed NSIPS MAP-R package will be evaluated.
 c. Controlled ratings: ABF1, ABH1, AC1, AE1, AME1, AO1, AT1, AWF1,
AWO1, AWR1, AWS1, AZ1, CE1, DC1, EA1, EM1, ETV1, FC1, FCA1, FT1, GSE1,
GSM1, ITS1-COMMS, ITS1-EW, LN1, MC1, MM1, MMA1, MR1, ND1, PR1, RP1,
SB1 RS1, STG1, STS1, SW1, and TM1
11. Process:
 a. To utilize E-3, E-4 and E-5 MAP-R quotas, UMUIC must use NSIPS to
process and validate the meritorious advancement. MAP-R Unit
Approvers will use steps 1-5 in paragraph 11b of this message for
MAP-R validation.
 b. NSIPS utilizes mandatory gates for MAP-R submission. Following
 the below steps is crucial for MAP-R quota usage and must be
completed NLT 2359 on 18 March 2024 by the MAP-R Unit Approver.
 (1) MAP-R Unit Approver selects the E-3/E-4/E-5 Sailor in
 NSIPS.
 (2) MAP-R Unit Approver writes the MAP package using the
 "nomination comments" blocks. E-3 to E-4 applications can
use N/A. Readiness units and Operational Units with Controlled
 ratings must submit a full package.
 (3) MAP-R Unit Approver will upload the two most recent PFA
results and current evaluations to satisfy system requirements.
 See paragraph 5(e) for additional information.
 (4) MAP-R Unit Approver will save the document which will
 automatically be forwarded on 18 March 2024 at 2359 to
the respective ISIC.
(5) In the upper right hand corner, the MAP-R submission will
 update from "Not Recommended" to "Recommended when all
 requirements are met.
12. Timeline. The MAP-R automation tool is designed to route MAP-R
packages automatically on the dates below. Failure to comply with
selection due dates is irrevocable, resulting in commands forfeiting
their opportunity to submit MAP-R nomination package(s) for season
one.
 a. 18 March 2024: Deadline for all readiness and
operational units to submit nomination packages in NSIPS. The
automation tool will automatically route the nomination to the
appropriate REDCOM or ISIC on this date at 2359.
 b. 18 March 2024: Deadline for NTAG/RTAGs to submit nomination
packages to their respective region. Navy Recruiting Regions will
provide submission guidance to their commands.
 c. 29 March 2024: Deadline to submit ranked nomination
packages to CNRF for the below commands.
 (1) Operational ISIC HQ units and aviation commands. The
automation tool will automatically route selected and ranked
packages to CNRF at 2359 on the deadline date.
 (2) Readiness and Mobilization Commands. The automation tool
will automatically route selected and ranked readiness unit packages
to CNRF at 2359 on the deadline date.
 (3) Navy Recruiting Command HQ, NRC Region, PERS-9, CANREC
and MARFORRES nominations will be submitted to the POC listed in
paragraph 14 below.
 d. 15 April 2024: MAP-R board convenes for E-4 to E-5 and E-5
to E-6 readiness unit nominations and all E-5 to E-6 operational
unit nominations for controlled rates.
13. MAP-R Board membership. We are seeking MAP-R board membership,
including a Board President and eight Board Members. All MAP-R board
participants must be available 14-18 April 2024 with travel dates
of 14 and 18 April.
 a. All candidates for board president and membership should
submit requests directly to NRFORCM(at)us.navy.mil no later than 11
March 2024 and include the following information: full name, rank,
current command, UIC, NRC, NRC UIC, e-mail address and best phone
number.
 b. TAR or SELRES board president solicitation. The Board
President must be an O-5 or O-6, and be currently serving or
post-tour CO/OIC.
 c. TAR and SELRES board membership solicitation. Board members
must be a Senior Chief or Master Chief and be able to gain NSIPS
MAP-R access upon selection.
14. The MAP-R Board Sponsors are NCCM(AW) Kimberly Cedar, available
at e-mail: kimberly.a.cedar.mil(at)us.navy.mil and NCCM(AW)
Melody Rivas,available at e-mail: melody.b.rivas.mil(at)us.navy.mil.
15. This ALNAVRESFOR message will remain in effect until superseded
or cancelled.
16. Leaders, it is time to identify - and reward by selecting for
advancement - your best performing Sailors. Let's get busy. Released
by Vice Admiral J.B. Mustin, Commander, Navy Reserve Force.//
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