NAVAL RESERVE AUG 2008 ADVANCMENT TEST MESSAGE NAVADMIN: 090/08

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SUBJ/AUGUST 2008 (CYCLE 083) NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT IN
RATE OF NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL TO PAYGRADES E-4 THROUGH E-6//
RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES CYCLE 083 NAVY-WIDE EXAMINATIONS FOR
ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OF NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL.  RESERVE ADVANCEMENT
EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED IN AUG 08 FOR E-4/E-5/E-6 CANDIDATES.
ALL CANDIDATES SERVING ON VOLUNTARY RECALL, ACTIVE DUTY TRAINING, OR
ACTIVE DUTY UNDER ANY PRESIDENTIAL RECALL AUTHORITY, INCLUDING
MOBILIZATION, WILL COMPETE FOR ADVANCEMENT AS SELECTED RESERVE INACTIVE
(USNR-INACTIVE) IN (CYCLE 083).  INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR)
PERSONNEL WHO ARE MOBILIZED ARE CONSIDERED UNDER THE SELECTED RESERVE
(SELRES) REQUIREMENTS FOR ADVANCEMENT.  MOBILIZED IRR AND SELRES
PERSONNEL WHO ARE HIGH YEAR TENURE (HYT) FOR THEIR CURRENT PAY GRADE
MUST SATISFY ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY AS OUTLINED IN MILPERSMAN 1160-130
PARA 7.  REFER TO NAVADMIN 336/07 REGARDING ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION
OPTIONS FOR SAILORS WHO ARE PENDING DEPLOYMENT TO, OR ARE DEPLOYED AND
OPERATING IN IRAQ, AFGHANISTAN, OR THE HORN OF AFRICA, AS THIS
SUPERSEDES THE SIMILAR SECTION IN CHAPTER
6 OF BUPERSINST 1430.16F.
2.  TIMELINE OF EVENTS:
A.  MAY 08:  INTERNET REVIEW AND MODIFICATION OF TIME IN RATE
(TIR) LISTS FOR EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE.  USE NETPDTC
WEB SITE AT HTTPS://NEASOS.CNET.NAVY.MIL/NEAS TO REVIEW THE TIR LIST.
COMMAND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES OFFICERS (ESO) WITH INTERNET ACCESS MAY
REGISTER FOR ACCESS AT THE ABOVE WEBSITE.
B.  MAY-JUN 08:  RATING EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE AS
FOLLOWS:  COMMANDS WITH CRYPTOLOGIC TECHNICIANS (COLLECTION-CTR),
(INTERPRETIVE-CTI) OR (NETWORK-CTN) CANDIDATES MUST ORDER SENSITIVE
COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION EXAMINATIONS BETWEEN 5 MAY 08 AND 18 MAY 08.
REQUEST SUPPLEMENTAL ORDERING FOR CTR, CTI AND CTN RATINGS VIA MESSAGE,
FAX (COMM 850-452-1214/DSN 922), OR EMAIL
(SFLY_CRYPTOLOGIC.PRODUCTS(AT)NAVY.MIL) FROM 19 MAY 08 TO 5 AUG 08.
OTHER RATING EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM 12 MAY 08
THROUGH 6 JUL 08.  SUPPLEMENTAL EXAMINATION ORDERING WILL BE AVAILABLE
FROM 7 JUL 08 TO 4 AUG 08.  (NOTE:  RECALLED MOBILIZED SAILORS AND
RESCORE CANDIDATES ALL MUST ORDER VIA MESSAGE, AS INTERNET ORDERING IS
NOT AVAILABLE TO THOSE PERSONNEL).
C.  MAY-JUN 08:  COMMANDS REVIEW TIR ELIGIBILITY LISTS AND TAKE THE
FOLLOWING ACTIONS:
(1) ELIGIBLE CANDIDATES NOT LISTED:  COMMANDS MUST ADD NAME,
SSN, AND RATE TO THE TIR LIST.
(2) CANDIDATES NOT ELIGIBLE OR NO LONGER RECOMMENDED FOR
ADVANCEMENT:  COMMANDS MUST CLICK NO AND SUBMIT BUTTON TO DELETE NAMES
FROM TIR LIST.
3.  BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
A.  SELRES CANDIDATES MUST MEET THE BASIC ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
PER BUPERSINST 1430.16F, MILPERSMAN 1160-030 AND THE LATEST CAREER
REENLISTMENT OBJECTIVES (CREO) NOT LATER THAN 1 JUL 08.
CANDIDATES MUST MAINTAIN THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE COMMANDING OFFICER
TO REMAIN ELIGIBLE FOR ADVANCEMENT.
B.  TO RECOMMEND FOR ADVANCEMENT, COMMANDS MUST VERIFY CANDIDATES
HAVE AN EVALUATION IN CURRENT PAYGRADE TO ESTABLISH THEIR PERFORMANCE
MARK AVERAGE.
C.  LEADERSHIP CONTINUUM:  REFER TO NAVADMIN 339/06 FOR ADVANCEMENT
REQUIREMENTS.  MOBILIZED IRR SAILORS ARE EXEMPT FROM NAVY LEADERSHIP
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (NLDP) REQUIREMENTS.
4.  EVALUATIONS USED TO COMPUTE PERFORMANCE MARK AVERAGES MUST BE
INCLUSIVE OF THE PERIODS LISTED BELOW:
PROSPECTIVE           EVALUATION    COMPUTATION
PAYGRADE              PAYGRADE      PERIOD
E-4                   E-3           1 JAN 08 TO 31 JUL 08
E-5                   E-4           1 JUN 07 TO 31 JUL 08
E-6                   E-5           1 AUG 05 TO 31 JUL 08
IF A SERVICE MEMBER DOES NOT HAVE AN EVALUATION WITHIN THE PERIOD
SPECIFIED, PREPARE A SPECIAL EVALUATION WITH BLOCK 15 REFLECTING 31 JUL
08 FOR E-4, E-5, AND E-6 CANDIDATES.
5.  GENERAL EXAMINATION INFO:
A.  EXAMINATIONS WILL BE ADMINISTERED PER CHAPTER 6 OF BUPERSINST
1430.16F.  DO NOT ADMINISTER ANY OTHER (CYCLE 083) EXAMINATIONS PRIOR
TO 1 AUG 08 UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED BY COMNAVPERSCOM (PERS-812).
B.  EXAMINATIONS FOR RECALLED RESERVISTS WILL BE ORDERED BY THE
COMMAND HOLDING THE SERVICE RECORD OF THE MEMBER.  AUTHORITY IS GRANTED
TO ADMINISTER EXAMINATIONS TO SELRES CANDIDATES ON ACTIVE DUTY WITH
REGULAR NAVY CANDIDATES 4 SEP 08 FOR E-6, 11 SEP 08 FOR E-5, AND 18 SEP
08 FOR E-4.  THESE CANDIDATES ARE STILL REQUIRED TO TAKE THE RESERVE
EXAMINATION (CYCLE 083) AND NOT THE ACTIVE DUTY EXAMINATION.
C.  ADVANCEMENT TO E-4 AND RATING ENTRY FOR NON-DESIGNATED
PERSONNEL ARE GOVERNED BY THE LATEST RATING ENTRY FOR GENERAL
APPRENTICES (REGA) NAVADMIN.  NON-DESIGNATED MEMBERS WHO REQUIRE AN "A"
SCHOOL WAIVER FOR ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION PARTICIPATION PER THE LATEST
REGS MUST SUBMIT A REQUEST TO PERS-812 POSTMARKED BY 15 JUN 08.
D.  EFFECTIVE THIS RESERVE EXAM (CYCLE 083), SAILORS COMPETING FOR
ADVANCEMENT TO PAYGRADES E-4, E-5, AND E-6 WILL BE AWARDED TWO POINTS
FOR AN ACCREDITED ASSOCIATES DEGREE AND FOUR POINTS FOR AN ACCREDITED
BACCALAUREATE DEGREE OR ABOVE.  EDUCATION POINTS WILL BE AWARDED FOR
THE HIGHEST DEGREE HELD, AND WILL INCREASE THE TOTAL OVERALL FINAL
MULTIPLE SCORE (FMS) POINTS WITH NO REDUCTION IN POINTS FROM OTHER
FACTORS.  RESERVE SAILORS SHALL ENSURE OFFICIAL COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS ARE
FORWARDED TO THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER USING PROCEDURES LISTED IN PARA 4
OF NAVADMIN 301/07.  TO ALLOW SUFFICIENT TIME FOR THE NAVY COLLEGE
CENTER TO PROCESS ALL DOCUMENTS, TRANSCRIPTS FOR SAILORS COMPETING FOR
ADVANCEMENT MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER NO LATER THAN 1
AUG 08.  THE NAVY COLLEGE CENTER WILL VALIDATE THE TRANSCRIPT AND ENTER
EDUCATION DATA INTO THE NAVY COLLEGE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
(NCMIS).  NCMIS WILL UPDATE THE SAILOR/MARINE CORPS AMERICAN COUNCIL OF
EDUCATION REGISTRY TRANSCRIPT
(SMART) AND BE USED TO CALCULATE THE FINAL MULTIPLE SCORE.
E.  ENSURE BLOCKS 12 AND 13 OF THE ADVANCEMENT IN RATE OR CHANGE OF
RATING WORKSHEET (NAVEDTRA 1430/2) ARE COMPLETED.  AT THE EDUCATION
SERVICES OFFICER'S DISCRETION, WORKSHEETS MAY BE SIGNED EITHER PRIOR TO
EXAMINATION OR AT THE EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION SITE.
F.  LATE EXAMINATION ORDERS MUST BE HELD TO A MINIMUM TO ALLOW TIME
FOR ADEQUATE PROCESSING AND QUOTA DETERMINATION.  REQUESTS FOR LATE
EXAMINATIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED USING SAMPLE FORMAT ON TABLE 4-3 OF
BUPERSINST 1430.16F, VIA MESSAGE TO NETPDTC (N321), WITH COMNAVPERSCOM
MILLINGTON, TN (PERS-812) AS INFO ADDRESSEE.  REQUESTS MUST INCLUDE
MEMBERS NAME, RATE, LAST FOUR OF THE SSN, AND JUSTIFICATION FOR MISSING
REGULAR SCHEDULED EXAMINATION.  NO ACTION WILL BE TAKEN ON REQUESTS
RECEIVED WITHOUT REQUIRED INFO AND/OR JUSTIFICATION.  ENSURE "ADMIN
ERROR" AND "OPERATIONAL COMMITMENT" ARE CLARIFIED WHEN USED AS
JUSTIFICATION.  REQUESTS RECEIVED BY NETPDTC AFTER 14 SEP 08 WILL BE
DISAPPROVED.  LATE EXAMINATIONS MUST BE ADMINISTERED NO LATER THAN 21
SEP 08.  WHEN A CANDIDATE JUSTIFIABLY MISSES A REGULAR SCHEDULED
EXAMINATION AND THE EXAMINATION IS ONBOARD, DO NOT DESTROY THE
EXAMINATION.  SUBMIT A REQUEST AS ABOVE FOR PERMISSION TO RETAIN THE
EXAMINATION FOR LATE ADMINISTRATION.
G.  FORWARDING EXAMINATION RETURNS.  EXAMINATION GRADING REQUIRES A
90 PERCENT RECEIPT OF RETURNS TO NETPDTC.  FORWARD EXAMINATION ANSWER
SHEETS IN THE FOLLOWING MANNER:
(1) CONUS INSTALLATIONS:  MAIL EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS VIA
FEDEX UNDER THE CURRENT GSA CONTRACT BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS OF THE DAY
FOLLOWING EXAMINATION ADMINISTRATION (MONDAY AFTER DRILL WEEKEND).
(2) OVERSEAS SHORE COMMANDS:  SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION
ANSWER SHEETS VIA UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS) THREE-DAY EXPRESS
MAIL SERVICE.  MAIL MAY BE TRACKED AT WWW.USPS.COM.
(3) DEPLOYED SHIPS:  SEND ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION ANSWER SHEETS
IN REGISTERED MAIL WORKING BAG AND ADDRESS TO THE POSTAL OFFICER, FLEET
MAIL CENTER IN THE DEPLOYED AREA, ENDORSED (ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION
ANSWER SHEETS ENCLOSED).  IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THIS ENDORSEMENT IS
PLACED ON THE SECOND LINE OF THE ADDRESS.
THE POSTAL OFFICER WILL THEN HAVE THE PACKAGE SENT VIA USPS THREE-DAY
EXPRESS MAIL TO NETPDTC.
H.  ALL COMMANDS SHOULD MONITOR THE ELECTRONIC TOTE BOARD LOCATED
AT HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL TO VERIFY ANSWER SHEETS ARE
RECEIVED BY NETPDTC.
I.  EXAMINATION RESULTS ARE PROVIDED TO SUPPORTING ESOS ONLINE.
AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES SHALL ACCESS THE OFFICIAL RESULTS, WITH A
PASSWORD, THROUGH NETPDTC'S EXAMINATION ORDERING SITE.  TO VIEW
NECESSARY INFORMATION, CLICK ON EXAMINATION STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT
(ESVR), RATE CHANGE AUTHORIZATION (RCA), PROFILE SHEETS, AND COMMAND
STATISTICS.  THE EXAMINATION STATUS VERIFICATION REPORT AND RATE CHANGE
AUTHORIZATION ARE THE OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR NAVY ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION
RESULTS.  ESOS MUST PROVIDE COPIES TO SUPPORTED ACTIVITIES UPON RECEIPT.
INDIVIDUAL SAILORS MAY ALSO VIEW/DOWNLOAD THEIR OWN PROFILE SHEET FIVE
DAYS AFTER RESULTS ARE RELEASED FROM
HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL UNDER THE MY ADVANCEMENT LINK.
6.  EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES.  TO CLEAR EXAMINATION DISCREPANCIES
CREATED BY INCORRECT DATA, SUBMIT THE CORRECTED INFO AS REQUIRED BY
BUPERSINST 1430.16F (TABLE 7-3) TO NETPDTC (N321) AND MAKE APPROPRIATE
NAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEM (NSIPS) ENTRIES.  A LIST OF
OUTSTANDING DISCREPANCIES WILL BE UPDATED DAILY AND VIEWED AT
HTTPS://WWW.ADVANCEMENT.CNET.NAVY.MIL.
7.  AEROGRAPHERS MATE THIRD CLASS PETTY OFFICER (AG3) CANDIDATES WILL
TAKE A MULTIMEDIA EXAMINATION.  SHORE FACILITIES WILL USE DESIGNATED
EXISTING COMPUTER ASSETS.  AFLOAT ACTIVITIES WILL USE DESIGNATED
EXISTING COMPUTER ASSETS UNLESS PRIOR ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE FOR
COMPUTERS TO BE PROVIDED BY NETPDTC.  COMMANDS WITH AG3 CANDIDATES WILL
RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM NETPDTC.
8.  POINT OF CONTACT IS YNC(AW) KORIN ROSS, PERS-8, AT
(901) 874-4457/DSN 882, OR EMAIL AT KORIN.ROSS(AT)NAVY.MIL.
9.  RELEASED BY MR. PATRICK M. MCLAUGHLIN, N1B.//
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