UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 121521Z NOV 19 MID510000690135U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 253/19 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/NOV// SUBJ/FEBRUARY 2020 (CYCLE 106) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION FOR SELECTED RESERVE E-4 THROUGH E-7 CANDIDATES// 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 February 2020 (cycle 106) Navy- Wide Advancement Examination (NWAE) for advancement-in-rate of Selected Reserve (SELRES) Personnel. In line with Sailor 2025 transformation efforts to modernize personnel management and improve transparency, changes to cycle 106 include: a. 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: (1) E-4 exam - 1 June 2019 to 31 January 2020. (2) E-5 exam - 1 February 2019 to 31 January 2020. b. For candidates taking E-6 and E-7 exams, calculate the reporting seniors cumulative average (RSCA) PMA, as outlined in reference (c), using evaluations in the current paygrade of the candidate with the ending date that falls within the time periods: (1) E-6 exam - 1 February 2017 to 31 January 2020. (2) E-7 exam 1 February 2017 to 31 December 2019. c. Refer to reference (c) and paragraph 308 of reference (a) for additional guidance on RSCA PMA and PMA. d. For guidance on Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE), refer to reference (d). PMK-EE is mandatory for cycle 106. e. For guidance on establishing Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW) user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (e). EAW is mandatory for cycle 106. EAW will be the authority for PMA, RSCA PMA and awards. 2. Administration a. SELRES exams will be administered in February 2020. 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 (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement- center/my-eso. 3. Eligibility Requirements. For all E-4 through E-7 candidates, eligibility requirements are found in reference (a), chapter 2, with the following information specific only to cycle 106: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) for E-4 through E-6 is 1 July 2020 and for E-7 is 1 January 2021. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before (1) E-7 - 1 January 2018. (2) E-6 - 1 July 2017. (3) E-5 - 1 July 2019. (4) E-4 1 January 2020. c. E-6 and E-7 candidates 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 for E-4 through E-6 must be effective 1 July 2020 or later. HYT date for E-7 must be effective 1 September 2020 or later. Any HYT waiver must be approved prior to 1 February 2020. 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 (DoDCAF) reflected properly in the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS) prior to 1 February 2020. If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, JPAS must be updated prior to 1 February 2020. 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, TM (previously MMW), MN, ND, OS, QM, SB, SO, STG, STS and YN. Refer to references (a) and (b) for additional guidance. g. Branch class and special program indicator (SPI) code. All SELRES are required to take a cycle 106 SELRES NWAE. Full-Time Support and Canvasser Recruiter personnel with a SPI code of V and W, respectively, will take cycle 246 (E-7) or cycle 247 (E-4 through E-6) Active-Duty NWAEs. 4. 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. Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) Exams: (1) Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI), Cryptologic Technician Networks (CTN) and Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) SCI exam ordering dates can be found on the NEAS website. ESOs must verify initial TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for 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 22 January 2020. c. Non-SCI Exams: (1) Exam ordering for non-SCI exams will be available from 1 December 2019 to 10 December 2019. ESOs must verify TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website. (2) Eligible candidates who were not added to the initial TIR list can be added to a supplemental TIR list. Supplemental TIR lists will be available from 11 December 2019 to 22 January 2020. The deadline to order supplemental SELRES exams is 29 February 2020. d. Exams ordered after the TIR lists have closed and exams for prior service reenlistment eligible Reserve Sailors shall be ordered using preferred formatted e-mail or naval message following the guidelines in line with chapter 4 of reference (a). Ensure a point of contact is included in the submitted e-mail or message. e. Exams for CDCZ/ACOA Sailors or recalled reservists will be ordered by the command holding the service record of the Service 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 106 SELRES exam and not the cycle 246 (E-7) or cycle 247 (E-4 through E-6) exams. f. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 April 2020. g. Cycle 106 exams should only be administered during the month of February. 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 March 2020. Ensure the reason for a requested delay is included. h. 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. 5. 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 can be found at the NEAS website via MNP. For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to reference (a), chapters 3 and 7. d. All post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration comments function, refer to reference (e). All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included as attachments. 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 29 February 2020. Approved late exams must be administered no later than 31 March 2020. 6. Results. Selection board eligibility results will be provided via BUPERS On-line to authorized command representatives prior to the release of profile sheets. See chapter 7 of reference (a) for additional information on selection board eligibility and advancement results. 7. Points of contact a. MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) is available 24/7, by phone at (833) 330-MNCC ((833) 330-6622) or via e-mail at askmncc(at)navy.mil. b. SCI exam questions and orders via phone at (850) 473-5867/DSN 753 or via e-mail at sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil. c. Non-SCI exam orders by phone 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 by phone at (850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via EAW. 8. Any additional information regarding this cycle, to include the exam verbatim and other related documents, will be posted on MNP at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/navy-advancement-center/my-eso. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//