RTTUZYUW RUOIAAA9874 1101614-UUUU--RUOIAAA ZNR UUUUU R 191512Z APR 16 PSN 352971H27 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN BT UNCLAS PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// NAVADMIN 089/16// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/APR// SUBJ/MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM UPDATE// REF/A/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/121505ZJUN15// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/2NOV07// NARR/REF A IS ALNAV 050/15, DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY TALENT MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES. REF B IS BUPERSINST 1430.16F, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces continuing the Navy’s efforts toward innovative ways to attract and retain highly talented Sailors per reference (a), this NAVADMIN provides policy and guidance for the FY-16 Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) to include the expansion of MAP to shore commands and Professional Apprenticeship Career Track (PACT) Sailors. The increase in MAP quotas and expansion to PACT Sailors and shore commands empowers commanding officers (CO) to recognize sustained superior performance through immediate advancement. MAP is not intended to continue Sailors on active-duty that would otherwise be facing separation due to high year tenure, denied final active (DFA) reenlistment, or to advantage Sailors in rates with low advancement opportunities. Sailors with a DFA reenlistment who are subsequently nominated for MAP will only receive one additional Career Waypoints look for a reenlistment quota. 2. MAP Strategic Working Group. The MAP modifications are the result of a strategic working group comprised of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy’s Leadership Mess and Senior Enlisted Leaders throughout the fleet which was established to examine greater opportunity and flexibility for command leadership triads to recognize their best Sailors. The working group assessed lessons learned from FY-15 MAP, incorporated input from the fleet, and evaluated impact to enlisted rates (specifically community health and continuing advancement opportunities). As a result, community health concerns and time-in-rate (TIR) requirements will be considerations for MAP eligibility. Quotas will be distributed to individual commands according to MAP eligible E3 to E5 billets authorized (BA). 3. Community Health. The need to maintain healthy communities exists to effectively balance the enlisted force and continue to provide Sailors advancement opportunity via the Navy Wide Advancement Exams (NWAE) across all rates. a. To help ensure community health, provide advancement opportunity via the NWAE, and to mitigate risk of zero NWAE opportunity for future exam cycles, echelon II commanders will have limited opportunity to approve quotas in the controlled rates listed below. Commands who wish to nominate a Sailor in one of these rates must submit their request via their chain of command to the designated echelon II command for consideration. Quotas not approved by the echelon II Commander will be returned to the originating command for an alternate Sailor in an unrestricted rate. b. The following rates, by component, are controlled for the FY -16 MAP Season (i.e., echelon II approval required to be MAP advanced into the rates listed): (1) Active Component: AME1, AWF1, AWO1, AWV1, BM1, CTM1, EO1, GSM1, MR1, SH1, UT1, AWF2, AWR2, CSS2, GSM2, MR2, SH2, STS2; (2) Full Time Support: AME1, AO1, AS1, ATI1, ATO1, AZ1, CS1, ET1, IT1, NCC1, PR1, AME2, AS2, ATI2, AZ2, EM2, ET2, PR2, AO3, AWF3, ET3, PR3. c. A COs request for a controlled rate quota must be submitted to their designated echelon II command via their chain of command by 15 June 2016. Controlled rate quota requests may be submitted upon release of this NAVADMIN. Echelon II adjudication and notification will be completed by 30 June 2016. If approved, the Echelon II controlled rate quota authorization must be submitted as an enclosure with the MAP certification letter (MCL) in accordance with paragraph 8. 4. Command MAP Quotas. The quota formula as defined in reference (b) is cancelled. The total number of quotas, by paygrade, will now be calculated based on eligible E3 to E5 BA only. The specific number of quotas, if any, will depend on the size of the E3 to E5 BA at the command level. This may result in an increase or decrease in quotas from previous years. The list of MAP quotas by unit identification code (UIC) can be found on the Navy Personnel Command website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/career/talentmanagement/Pages/MAP.aspx. 5. Echelon II MAP Quotas. For units without sufficient minimum number of BA to generate a MAP quota(s), their designated echelon II command will be allocated a small number of MAP quota(s) that may be distributed to subordinate commands. All COs with MAP eligible Sailors, whether or not command quotas are authorized, can request quotas from their designated echelon II command. These echelon II quotas provide additional opportunity for units to recognize top performing Sailors. 6. De-activating and Pre-commissioning Units. Due to the unique nature and dynamic manning of deactivating units and pre-commissioning units, BA may not accurately reflect manpower at these units. Therefore, deactivating and pre- commissioning units may request an exception to policy (ETP) to use current on board manning of E3 - E5 personnel as of 1 July 2016 to determine if and how many MAP quotas are authorized. An ETP request is not required if the deactivating or pre-commissioning unit receives command MAP quotas as discussed in paragraph 4. 7. MAP Eligibility. MAP is open to all Sailors who meet advancement eligibility requirements. a. MAP open season will take place from 1 July 2016 to 31 August 2016. The effective date of advancement is the date of the COs MCL or 1 July 2016, whichever is later. Commands are encouraged to begin their MAP selection process and submit their MCL as early as possible to ensure Sailors are advanced and paid expeditiously. b. MAP redistribution season will take place from 1 September 2016 to 30 September 2016. The effective date of advancement is the date of the COs MCL or 1 September 2016, whichever is later. See paragraphs 9 and 11 for additional information. c. All MAP Candidates must meet the minimum requirement per reference (b) by 1 January 2017. Sailors that took the FY-16 Spring NWAE (e.g. Frocked, Passed Not Advanced) and Sailors eligible for the FY-16 Fall NWAE are now eligible for FY-16 MAP. d. COs may waive up to 12 months of the required TIR for E5 Sailors who have received a promotion recommendation of Early Promote on the most recent observed periodic evaluation. e. COs may use MAP quotas on either active component or full-time support Sailors. f. Sailors must be attached to the MAP authorized command during the FY-16 MAP Season. Planned rotation date change requests are recommended if a Sailor will transfer prior to the start of the MAP Season. g. PACT Sailors are eligible for MAP advancement. PACT Sailors must complete a minimum of 12 months onboard their permanent duty station, meet TIR requirement for advancement to E4 by 1 January 2017 and have an approved quota for rating designation (i.e. approved quota in C-WAY) via the NWAE or Rating Entry Designation. MAP advancement is not authorized for PACT Sailors with designation approval for A-School required ratings. 8. MAP Validation. Commands will forward their MCL (copy to immediate superior in command (ISIC) and type commander) to Enlisted Career Administration/Enlisted Boards (PERS-81) listing their MAP selects. a. PERS-81 will review the record(s) of the selected Sailor(s) and validate the MCL. If there are no discrepancies PERS-81 will inform the command that their MAP selects are valid. Commands are encouraged to notify Sailor(s) immediately upon validation notification to prevent a Sailor from discovering MAP advancement through other means (e.g. pay and personnel IT systems). b. If discrepancies are discovered, PERS-81 will invalidate the MCL and notify the command of the reason(s) for invalidation. Commands would then be able to correct the discrepancy or identify new MAP candidate(s). c. E-mail is the preferred method for submission of the MCL to PERS-81 at: advancements-active(at)navy.mil. An e-mail response validating the MCL should be received within four business days of submission. d. If operational commitments preclude a command from submitting their MCL prior to the deadline, the command must forward the MCL with justification to their ISIC for endorsement and further processing through PERS-81. 9. Quota Request. COs with Sailors meeting the eligibility requirements for MAP advancement may request a MAP quota from their designated echelon II command, via their chain of command. This request may be in addition to the MAP quotas allocated for their command as discussed in paragraph 4. a. COs with command MAP Quotas retain the ability to return unused quotas or petition for more in FY-16. b. Additionally, COs that did not initially receive a quota via command MAP quotas can request echelon II MAP quotas. c. The echelon II commander can distribute unused or allocated quotas to any command within their domain. d. If a command wishes to request unused or echelon II quotas, a quota request letter (QRL) is required to be submitted via their chain of command to the designated echelon II command by 15 June 2016. Commands may submit their QRL upon release of this NAVADMIN. Echelon II adjudication and notification of echelon II MAP quotas will be completed by 30 June 2016. This request is not required if the command had MAP quotas allocated for their command as discussed in paragraph 4 and do not desire additional quotas. 10. Echelon II Quota Distribution. The echelon II commander has final authority to determine which command(s) will receive echelon II MAP quotas. Echelon II commanders may only distribute quotas to COs that submitted a QRL in accordance with paragraph 9. If awarded a quota from the echelon II commander, an additional MCL must be submitted. 11. Quota Redistribution. The echelon II commander also has final authority to determine which command(s) will receive unused quotas during redistribution season. Echelon II commands may only distribute quotas to Cos that submitted a QRL in accordance with paragraph 9. Echelon II adjudication and notification of redistributed quotas will be completed no later than 15 September 2016. If awarded a redistributed quota from the echelon II commander, an additional MCL must be submitted to PERS-81 no later than 30 September 2016. 12. Quota Substitution. Commands are not authorized to substitute paygrades for MAP quotas (e.g. utilize an E6 MAP quota to advance an E3 Sailor to E4 or vice versa). MAP quotas are formulated based upon specific BA, thus substitution of quotas may cause over-execution of advancements at certain paygrades. 13. Subordinate UICs. COs are not authorized to utilize MAP quotas at a subordinate UIC. MAP Quotas are distributed by UIC and must be used to advance a Sailor permanently assigned, or temporary additional duty for greater than 30 days, to that UIC. A CO may request an ETP via their chain of command to authorize use of MAP quota(s) at a subordinate UIC. 14. Selected Reserve (SELRES). In order to preserve and maximize advancement opportunity, there will be a moratorium placed on MAP for SELRES in FY-16. This is due to strength reductions and changes in force structure which have resulted in multiple over-manned rates and created community health challenges in the SELRES force. Navy Recruiting Districts (NRD) are authorized to use one MAP quota per NRD for reserve Sailors filling Canvasser Recruiter billets. 15. MAP Website. Example forms for the MCL, QRL, and echelon II controlled rate quota request can be downloaded via the Navy Personnel Command website at http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/career/talentmanagement/Pages/MAP.aspx. The list of point of contacts for each designated echelon II command and additional frequently asked questions can also be found on this website. 16. Exception to Policy. Director, Military Personnel Plans and Policy (OPNAV (N13)) is the determining authority for MAP. All ETP requests will be submitted to OPNAV (N13) via the chain of command (e.g., ISIC and echelon II endorsements) and copy PERS-81. 17. The points of contact for this matter is Navy Personnel Command (PERS- 812), at (901)874-4457 or via e-mail at advancements-active(at)navy.mil. 18. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever comes first. 19. Released by Vice Admiral W. F. Moran, N1.// BT #9874 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//