UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 201449Z DEC 18 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 312/18 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/19FEB18// REF/B/DOC/BUPERS/1MAY15// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/021910ZOCT06// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/291556ZMAY07// 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 BUPERSINST 1610.10D, NAVY PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SYSTEM. REF C IS NAVADMIN 273/06, TASK FORCE INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (TFIA) UPDATE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 136/07, TASK FORCE INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (TFIA) UPDATE.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces changes to enlisted advancement policies within reference (a) with the goal to reward talented Sailors who show sustained superior performance. This aligns with Sailor 2025 talent management initiatives by making changes to the current final multiple score (FMS) advancement process that add greater weight to performance measures. 2. FMS updates and timeline. The following changes have been made to the FMS and will be effective for E-4 through E-6 Selected Reserve (SELRES) candidates in the Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) February 2019 cycle (Cycle 104) and for E-4 through E-6 Active Duty (AD), Full-Time Support (FTS) and Canvasser Recruiter (CANREC) candidates in the March 2019 cycle (Cycle 243). The E-7 FMS will be updated for AD, FTS and CANREC chief petty officer candidates beginning with the January 2020 NWAE (Cycle 246) and for the February 2020 SELRES E-7 NWAE (Cycle 106). Any Sailor who is competing for advancement in a past cycle will be scored with the FMS computation used during the missed cycle. For example, Sailors who were unable to take an earlier exam or missed an exam while deployed to an approved operational area or Sailors who missed an exam through no fault of their own with approved exception to policy request or Board for Correction of Naval Records petition. a. Performance Mark Average (PMA) for E-6 and E-7 Candidates. Individual trait average (ITA) and reporting senior cumulative average (RSCA) will be used to determine RSCA PMA for Sailors competing for advancement for E-6 and E-7. This change is intended to reward our most talented Sailors who display sustained superior performance. The revised PMA computation process will be computed as follows: (1) Convert the *promotion recommendation* of all NAVPERS 1616/26, Evaluation Report and Counseling Record (E1-E6) (active/inactive) in the respective paygrade, including frocked, for the computation period announced in the respective cycle NAVADMIN, to the value indicated in paragraph 308 of reference (a). Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance on evaluations. Evaluation reports are also accessible through the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) electronic service record (ESR) of the Sailor to arrive at the evaluation value (of 4.00, 3.80, 3.60, 3.40 or 2.00). (2) For each evaluation within the PMA computation period, subtract the RSCA value from the ITA value. If the difference is negative or 0.04 or less, no additional points are added to the evaluation value. If the difference is 0.05 or more above RSCA, the additional RSCA calculation points as indicated below will be added to the evaluation value to get a RSCA evaluation value. RSCA for evaluations from previous commands or reporting seniors can be found at NSIPS in the performance section under the FITREP/Evaluation link or at BUPERS Online (BOL) in the *ODC, OSR, PSR, ESR* section under the Evaluations Summary (1996 to present) link. POINTS ABOVE RSCA ADDITIONAL RSCA CALCULATION POINTS 0.05 to 0.19 0.20 0.20 to 0.34 0.40 0.35 to 0.49 0.60 0.50 to 0.64 0.80 0.65 to 0.79 1.00 0.80 to 0.94 1.20 0.95 to 1.09 1.40 1.10 to 1.24 1.60 1.25 or greater 1.80 (3) Each of the RSCA evaluation values will be added together and divided by the number of evaluations to get the RSCA PMA (rounded to two decimal places). EXAMPLE: EVAL 1: EP; ITA = 4.71; RSCA = 3.77; POINTS ABOVE RSCA = 0.94 EVAL 2: MP; ITA = 4.29; RSCA = 3.86; POINTS ABOVE RSCA = 0.43 EVAL 3: P; ITA = 3.14; RSCA = 3.58; POINTS ABOVE RSCA = 0.00 RSCA EVAL1 = 4.00 + 1.20 = 5.20 RSCA EVAL2 = 3.80 + 0.60 = 4.40 RSCA EVAL3 = 3.60 + 0.00 = 3.60 RSCA PMA = (5.20 + 4.40 + 3.60)/3 = 4.40 Note: The RSCA value for each evaluation will be a requirement for computing RSCA PMA. If the RSCA value is missing for any of the evaluations in the PMA of the advancement cycle computation period, then RSCA PMA will be equal to 0.00 and will be considered a discrepancy until resolved by the command. (4) A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will be available on the Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website at https://prod- neas.ncdc.navy.mil/ and the Navy Personnel Command (NPC) Career Administration Department (PERS-8031) page at https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/Advancement/Pages/default2.aspx. Links to these websites can also be found in paragraph 7. The spreadsheet will assist commands with the revised RSCA PMA calculation for candidates competing for E-6 advancement in the Spring 2019 cycles (Cycles 104 and 243). Accurate RSCA PMA calculations are vital to the selection and promotion of the right Sailors. The RSCA PMA calculation will be included in the automated enlisted advancement worksheet (EAW) application starting with the Fall 2019 cycles (Cycles 105 and 244). Prior to the automatic EAW application availability, commands shall ensure each manual RSCA PMA calculation performed by the educational services officer (ESO) and is verified by a second E-7 or above person (or the senior enlisted leader in commands that do not have E-7 or above personnel). Note: Active and Reserve candidates competing for advancement to chief petty officer will not use RSCA PMA until the 2020 advancement cycles. b. Individual Augmentee (IA) Points. Based on current operational requirements, the awarding of IA points for E-4 through E-6 candidates will no longer be factored into the FMS score. This change discontinues the awarding of IA points in references (c) and (d). c. Pass Not Advanced (PNA) Points. To reward superior rating knowledge, PNA points for E-4 through E-6 candidates will continue to be added when the FMS is computed. However, in an effort to allow first time test takers an opportunity to compete on a more equal level, PNA points will continue to be awarded for the top 25 percent of eligible candidates but PNA points will only accumulate for the 3 previous advancement cycles. Current PNA points from previous cycles will be retained. d. Service in Paygrade (SIPG) Factor. To reward experience, SIPG points for E-4 through E-6 candidates will continue to be added when the FMS is calculated. However, in an effort to allow first time test takers an opportunity to compete on a more equal level, SIPG will be changed by dividing SIPG by 5 for eligible candidates. 3. The revised FMS computations are summarized below: a. E-4 and E-5 computations starting with Cycles 104 and 243: FACTOR COMPUTATION MAX POINTS MAX PERCENT PMA (PMA*80) 256 64 38 SS Exam standard score 80 47 Awards Per reference (a) 10 6 PNA Points for top 25 percent exam 9 6 standard score and PMA for last 3 exam cycles SIPG SIPG/5 2 1 Education 2 points for AA/AS, 4 points for 4 2 BA/BS or higher TOTAL 169 100 b. E-6 computations starting with Cycles 104 and 243: FACTOR COMPUTATION MAX POINTS MAX PERCENT RSCA PMA (RSCA PMA*30) 60 114 51 SS Exam standard score 80 36 Awards Per reference (a) 12 6 PNA Points for top 25 percent exam 9 4 standard score and PMA for last 3 exam cycles SIPG SIPG/5 3 1 Education 2 points for AA/AS, 4 points for 4 2 BA/BS or higher TOTAL 222 100 c. E-7 computations starting with Cycles 106 and 246: FACTOR COMPUTATION MAX POINTS MAX PERCENT RSCA PMA (RSCA PMA*30) 54 120 60 SS Exam standard score 80 40 TOTAL 200 100 4. Responsibilities. To ensure a fair, transparent and timely process for processing and determining RSCA PMA for our Sailors, the following reminder and administrative change to reference (b) applies: a. Command leadership shall adhere to reference (b) timelines by promptly mailing evaluations within 15 days for AD, FTS and CANREC candidates, and 30 days for SELRES candidates, from the ending date of the evaluation. This timeliness is critical to the ability of NPC to receive the evaluations, conduct the RSCA calculations and promptly update RSCAs into NSIPS ESR. Evaluations sent outside these timelines must have a late letter justification attached. b. Reporting seniors shall incorporate their post summary group (PSG) RSCA score for E-5 and E-6 reports into evaluation Block 43, as a required admin comment, beginning the date of release of this NAVADMIN. This will provide more transparency for our Sailors and will enable ESOs an ability to calculate RSCA PMA if RSCA is not available within NSIPS ESR. In cases where the RSCA value documented in evaluation Block 43 differs from the RSCA provided by NSIPS after an evaluation has been accepted and processed by PERS-32, ESOs shall use the NSIPS ESR RSCA value when computing the RSCA PMA. 5. Procedure for reporting seniors to calculate PSG RSCA (a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet will be available to assist commands with the PSG RSCA calculation): Step 1: Log onto BOL at https://www.bol.navy.mil Step 2: Click on CCA/FITREPS/Eval Reports Step 3: Click on Reporting Seniors Cumulative Average Report Step 4: If current paygrade RSCA is equal to Summary Group Average, place current RSCA on Block 43 of evaluation to finish this procedure Step 5: If current paygrade RSCA is not equal to Summary Group Average, then continue with procedures below to determine new PSG RSCA Step 6: Click on appropriate paygrade, E-5 or E-6 Step 7: Scroll to bottom of list and identify Total Trait Count and Total Trait Sum Step 8: Identify the total trait count and total trait sum for your current summary group Step 9: Add the two total trait count numbers together Step 10: Add the two total trait sum numbers together Step 11: Divide the new total trait sum by the new total trait count to get new PSG RSCA Step 12: Insert new RSCA into Block 43 of evaluation Example: Current RSCA for E-5 has a total trait count of 124 and the total trait sum is 594 for a current RSCA of 4.79 (rounded to two decimal places). New summary group has three Sailors being evaluated as follows: Sailor 1: 6 traits; 5,4,4,4,5,4 = trait sum of 26 Sailor 2: 6 traits; 4,4,4,4,4,4 = trait sum of 24 Sailor 3: 6 traits; 4,4,3,3,4,3 = trait sum of 21 For a total trait count of 18 (6+6+6) and a total trait sum of 71 (26+24+21). Summary Group of three Sailors being evaluated is 3.94. Combine the two trait counts (124+18 = 142) Combine the two trait sums (594+71 = 665) Divide 665 by 142 to get new PSG RSCA of 4.68 (rounded to two decimal places). Sample entry for block 43: PSG RSCA: 4.68. Refer to reference (b) for additional guidance on evaluations. 6. To allow sufficient time to manually process all documents (evaluation reports and RSCA information) during advancement worksheet verification, command leadership is responsible for ensuring all Sailors, ESOs and command career counselors are familiar with these updates. 7. Points of contact and links. a. Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) N321: (850) 473-6148, sfly_n321_discrepanc(at)navy.mil. b. MyNavy Career Center (MNCC): (833) 330-MNCC (6622) or askmncc(at)navy.mil. c. NEAS Web service: https://prod-neas.ncdc.navy.mil/. d. NPC NEAS guidance: http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers- npc/career/enlistedcareeradmin/Advancement/Pages/default2.aspx. 8. This message will remain in effect until superseded or canceled. 9. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//