UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 231340Z MAY 19 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 110/19 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/AUGUST 2019 (CYCLE 105) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS FOR SELECTED RESERVE E4-E6 PETTY OFFICERS (CORRECTED COPY)// REF/A/DOC/BUPERS/19SEP18// REF/B/MSG/SECNAV WASHINGTON DC/052044ZMAR13// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/201449ZDEC18// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/201604ZDEC18// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/272057ZDEC18// 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 UNCLASSIFIED. REF C IS NAVADMIN 312/18, ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 313/18, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM BUSINESS RULES. REF E IS NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the August 2019 (Cycle 105) Navy- Wide Advancement Examinations (NWAE) for advancement-in-rate of Selected Reserve (SELRES) personnel. a. SELRES exams will be administered in August 2019. b. All candidates serving on voluntary recall or mobilization will compete for advancement as a SELRES. c. This NAVADMIN supplements reference (a). d. In addition to the requirements of reference (a), chapter 6 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 reference (a), chapter 2, with the following information specific only to Cycle 105: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) is 1 January 2020. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before E-6 - 1 January 2017 E-5 - 1 January 2019 E-4 - 1 July 2019 c. E-6 candidate TIR requirements for Early Promote Sailors can be waived by 1 year with commanding officer (CO)/office-in-charge (OIC) approval, in line with reference (a), paragraph 214. d. High-year Tenure (HYT) date must be effective 1 January 2020 or later. Any HYT waiver must be approved prior to 1 August 2019. e. 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. f. 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 2019. If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to 1 August 2019. 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, MMW, MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS, and YN. Refer to references (a) and (b) for additional guidance. g. 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: E-4 exam - 1 January 2019 to 31 July 2019 E-5 exam - 1 June 2018 to 31 July 2019 h. For candidates taking E-6 exams, calculate the Reporting Senior 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: E-6 exam - 1 August 2016 to 31 July 2019 i. For guidance in establishing PMA for new accessions, refer to reference (a), paragraph 308.b. j. For guidance on Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE), refer to reference (d). PMK-EE is mandatory for Cycle 106. k. For guidance in establishing Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW) user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e). EAW is mandatory for Cycle 105. EAW will be the authority for PMA/RSCA and awards. l. Branch class and special program indicator (SPI) code. (a) All SELRES are required to take a Cycle 105 SELRES NWAE. Full- Time Support and Canvasser Recruiter personnel with a SPI code of V and W, respectively, will take Cycle 244 active-duty NWAE. 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. SCI Exams. (1) Initial TIR Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI)/Cryptologic Technician Networks (CTN)/Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) SCI exam ordering dates can be found on the NEAS Website. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) website for initial exam ordering. (2) Supplemental TIR SCI exams are ordered via preferred 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 supplemental orders is 5 June 2019. c. Non-SCI Exams. Exam ordering for non-SCI exams begins 26 May 2019. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website during the following time periods: (1) Initial TIR lists will be available 26 May 2019 to 18 June 2019. (2) Eligible candidates that were not added to the initial TIR list can be added to a supplemental TIR list. Supplemental TIR lists will be available 19 June to 21 July 2019. Deadline to order supplemental SELRES exams is 31 August 2019. (3) Exams required after the TIR lists have closed as well as exams for prior service reenlistment eligibility, reserve Sailors shall be ordered using preferred formatted e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or naval message following the guidelines in line with chapter 4 of reference (a). Ensure a point of contact is included in the message. d. Exams for CDCZ/ACOA Sailors or recalled reservists will be ordered by the command holding the service record of the 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 105 SELRES exam and not the Cycle 244 exam. e. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 October 2019. f. Cycle 105 exams should only be administered during the month of August. A request 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 September 2019. Ensure the reason for a requested delay is included. g. 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 the Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) Exam Ordering and Discrepancies Branch (N321) as listed in the NEAS website 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 will be maintained on the NEAS website and is viewable via NEAS/View Exam Discrepancies pulldown menu. For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to reference (a), chapters 3 and 7. d. Commencing with Cycle 105, all post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) will be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration change function, refer to reference (e). All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included as attachments. Education point corrections requires 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 reference (a), chapter 6. f. The deadline to administer regular exams is 31 August 2019. Approved late exams must be administered no later than 30 September 2019. 5. Examination Results. Refer to reference (a), chapter 7. 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 1-833-330- MNCC (1-833-330-6622) or via email at askmncc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473- 5867/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Non-SCI exam questions and orders can be reached at (850) 473- 6148/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil. d. Non-SCI exam records and discrepancies can be reached at (850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via EAW. 8. For further information, to include exam verbatim and other related documents, visit the NEAS website. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral R. P. Burke, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//