UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 191853Z MAY 20 MID110000709029U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 145/20 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/ADVANCEMENT ELIGIBILITY RELATED TO CHANGES TO THE NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAM AND PHYSICAL FITNESS ASSESSMENT SCHEDULES DUE TO COVID-19 MITIGATION// REF/A/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/181759ZMAR20// REF/B/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/182232ZMAR20// REF/C/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/271705ZAPR20// REF/D/DOC/BUPERS/19SEP18// REF/E/NAVADMIN/OPNAV/261427ZMAR20// AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 071/20, PHYSICAL READINESS POLICY UPDATE. REF B IS NAVADMIN 072/20, POSTPONEMENT OF SELECTION BOARD SCHEDULE. REF C IS NAVADMIN 121/20, SUPPLEMENTAL NUMBER TWO FOR E-4 THROUGH E-7 FEBRUARY 2020 (CYCLE 106) SELECTIVE RESERVE AND MARCH 2020 (CYCLE 247) E-4 THROUGH E-6 ACTIVE-DUTY, FULL-TIME SUPPORT AND CANVASSER RECRUITER NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATIONS. REF D IS BUPERSINST 1430.16G, ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVE. REF E IS NAVADMIN 089/20, VOLUNTARY EXTENSIONS FOR ACTIVE COMPONENT NAVY MEMBERS WITH APPROVED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATES.// RMKS/1. As a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the Cycle 1, 2020 physical fitness assessment (PFA), senior enlisted selection boards, and the spring Navy-wide advancement exam (NWAE) schedules were changed as detailed in references (a) through (c). The intent of this NAVADMIN is to clarify and update policy with regard to the impact of these changes on enlisted advancement eligibility and commissioning. 2. NWAE Eligibility. Eligibility for the March 2020 cycle 247 and cycle 106 NWAE has been established, and thus Sailors cannot become eligible for the NWAE as a result of the exam postponement. Additionally, E-3 Sailors who are in a PFA failure status will not be eligible to advance via the rank-order method outlined in reference (c). 3. High Year Tenure (HYT) Limits. Sailors who reach their prescribed HYT limits: a. E-4 through E-6 candidates: In line with reference (d), E-4 through E-6 candidates must have a HYT date that is on or after 1 July 2020 in order to have been eligible for the spring 2020 Cycle 106 and 247 NWAE. Due to postponement of the exams, the results for advancement may not be released until after 1 July 2020. Therefore, Sailors approaching their HYT date may request to remain in service beyond their HYT limits until advancement status can be determined. b. E-7 through E-9 candidates: In line with reference (d), E-7 candidates must have a HYT date on or after 1 September 2020, and E-8 through E-9 candidates must have a HYT date on or after 1 July 2020 in order to be eligible for advancement. Sailors impacted by the postponement of selection boards outlined in reference (b) may not receive results of those boards until after their HYT date. Sailors approaching their HYT date may request to remain in service beyond their HYT limits until advancement status can be determined. c. All Service Members approaching their HYT limits may submit a HYT waiver request via command-endorsed Electronic Personnel Action Request (ePAR/1306) to MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) via MyNavy Portal or by e-mailing the ePAR request directly to askmncc(at)navy.mil. The request should state that the HYT date of the Service Member exceeds (1 July 2020 or 1 September 2020) and that they desire to remain in service beyond their prescribed HYT limits in order to receive their advancement results. 4. PFA Failures. All Sailors with PFA failures, including those with two or more consecutive PFA failures, will be able to regain eligibility for advancement by passing the official Cycle 2 2020 PFA or a mock PFA prior to the official Cycle 2 2020 PFA. Guidance for conduct of the PFA will be promulgated after COVID-19 restrictions have been relaxed. This allows Sailors, who were not given a chance to regain eligibility during the Cycle 1 2020 PFA, the opportunity to regain eligibility as quickly as possible. Sailors may not gain eligibility for the Cycle 247 or Cycle 106 advancement exams as eligibility for those has already been closed. All mock PFAs must be entered in the Physical Readiness Information Management System (PRIMS) under the fitness enhancement program tab of the Service Member to officially document the passing score. 5. Advancement withheld due to PFA failure(s). Sailors who were selected for advancement during NWAE cycle 105 (August 2019) or cycle 244 (September 2019) and had their advancement withheld due to failing one or more PFAs are required to pass a subsequent mock or official PFA. The same applies to Sailors enrolled in auto/ accelerated advancement programs (selective training and reenlistment, professional apprenticeship career track, accelerated advancement program, etc.) who were scheduled for advancement but could not due to PFA failures. The exception to policy (ETP) guidelines outlined in reference (d), paragraph 104, will be permitted for these Service Members and must be received by 31 December 2020. The ETP will allow Sailors to be advanced past the 30 June 2020 limiting date for the cycle. A commanding officer (CO) or officer-in-charge (OIC) letter is required to be sent via e-mail to Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDTC) at sfly_N321_discrepanc(at)navy.mil with a copy of the PFA completion documentation of the Sailor, indicating that the advancement is reinstated (no longer being withheld) and requesting the original advancement date to be effected. Requests submitted after 31 December 2020 will require adjudication by the Board for Correction of Naval Records. 6. Multiple PFA failures and Soft End of Active Obligation of Service (SEAOS) in 2020. Sailors who have failed two or more consecutive PFAs and whose SEAOS is in calendar year 2020 will be given the option to extend their SEAOS to 31 December 2020 in line with reference (e). This will give Sailors an opportunity to pass a mock PFA or the Cycle 2 2020 PFA, thereby regaining eligibility to reenlist, participate in the NWAE and be advanced. In accordance with reference (e), SEAOS extension requests should be forwarded on a command endorsed ePAR/1306 to MNCC via MyNavy Portal or by e-mailing the ePAR/1306 directly to askmncc(at)navy.mil. 7. Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) Candidates: Changes to the NWAE and PFA schedules do not affect the MAP season. However, those ineligible to be MAP-advanced due to PFA failures may regain eligibility by passing a mock or official PFA as outlined in paragraph 4. 8. Enlisted Commissioning Programs: The requirement for Active Component and Reserve Component enlisted personnel to have successfully passed a PFA for their particular commissioning program (e.g. Limited Duty Officer/Chief Warrant Officer (LDO/CWO), Seaman to Admiral-21 (STA-21), Medical Enlisted Commissioning Program (MECP)) is immediately suspended. In order to ensure candidates are qualified, they must have successfully completed their most recent PFA and, if a Service Member is medically exempt, passed the most recent PFA prior to being medically exempt. 9. The guidance outlined above is intended to ensure no Sailor is disadvantaged as a result of the COVID-19 mitigations. Questions and concerns regarding these policy changes may be referred to MNCC at askmncc(at)navy.mil or 1-833-330-MNCC (6622). 10. Released by Vice Admiral John B. Nowell, Jr, N1.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//