UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 252154Z MAY 21 MID200000887093U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 105/21 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAY// SUBJ/FALL 2021 (CYCLE 109) NAVY-WIDE ADVANCEMENT EXAMINATION FOR SELECTED RESERVE E-4 THROUGH E-6 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/N1/272057ZDEC18// REF/E/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/161157ZJUL20// 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. REF C IS NAVADMIN 312/18, ADVANCEMENT POLICY UPDATE. REF D IS NAVADMIN 316/18, ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT WORKSHEET. REF E IS NAVADMIN 201/20, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM REVISED BUSINESS RULES.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the guidance for the administration of the fall 2021 (cycle 109) Navy-wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) for Selected Reserve (SELRES) Sailors in paygrades E-5 through E-6 and E-4 Prior Service Reenlistment Eligibility Reserve (PRISE-R) candidates and the use of an alternative final multiple score (FMS) rank-order method without an exam for all other E-4 advancement candidates. As a continued safety measure during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, E-4 exams (with the exception of PRISE-R) have been cancelled and an expanded testing window has been established for E-4 PRISE-R, E-5 and E-6 candidates. These expanded testing windows will allow for smaller groups of test takers to ensure adequate social distancing can be maintained between exam- takers at testing facilities, while maintaining the high standards and continued culture of learning that drives our enlisted advancement system. All candidates serving on voluntary recall, mobilization or as Canvasser Recruiters (CANREC) will compete for advancement as a SELRES. 2. Timeline a. 30 June 2021: Professional Military Knowledge - Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) completion deadline. b. 1 August 2021 - 12 September 2021: E-4 PRISE-R, E-5 and E-6 exam administration. c. 31 August 2021: E-4 Enlisted advancement worksheet (EAW) completion due date. E-4 (with the exception of PRISE-R) exams are cancelled, but EAWs must still be completed by this date. Only exception is that EAW completion date for E-4 PRISE-R candidates can be submitted by 30 Sep 2021 if their exam date occurs 1-12 September 2021. d. 30 September 2021: E-5/6 EAW completion due date. 3. Eligibility Requirements. For all E-4 through E-6 candidates, eligibility requirements are found in chapter 2 of reference (a), with the following information specific only to cycle 109: a. The terminal eligibility date used to compute time-in-rate (TIR) for E-4 through E-6 is 1 January 2022. b. The minimum TIR date must be on or before: (1) E-6 - 1 January 2019 (2) E-5 - 1 January 2021 (3) E-4 - 1 July 2021 c. E-6 candidate TIR requirements for early promote Sailors can be waived by one year with commanding officer (CO)/officer-in-charge (OIC) approval, in line with paragraph 214 of reference (a). d. High-year tenure (HYT) date for E-4 through E-6 must be effective 1 January 2022, or later. Any HYT waiver must be approved prior to 1 August 2021 to be able to participate in cycle 109. 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 Defense Information System for Security (DISS) prior to 1 August 2021. If the CO of the candidate grants an interim clearance, it must be entered in DISS prior to 1 August 2021. Candidates must maintain security clearance eligibility throughout the advancement cycle to be eligible for advancement. If, for any reason, a clearance is denied, revoked or not reflected in DISS, an exam is not authorized and commands will not allow candidates to take the exam until the discrepancy is corrected or a new clearance is granted and is properly reflected in the candidates EAW. Ratings requiring a security clearance are AC, AE, AG, AO, AT, AWF, AWO, AWR, AWS, AZ, CTI, CTN, CTR, CTT, EOD, ET, ETV, FC, FCA, GM, HT, IS, IT, ITS, LN, MA, MC, MMA, TM, 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 including CANREC are required to take the cycle 109 SELRES NWAE. Full-Time Support Personnel with a SPI code of V will take cycle 252 (E-4 through E-6) Active-Duty NWAEs. h. PRISE-R Sailors required to participate in the NWAE to complete their rate conversion are only required to complete the PMK-EE if they are an E-3 and are eligible for advancement in conjunction with testing to complete rate conversion. i. For candidates eligible for advancement to E-4 and E-5, compute performance mark average (PMA) using all applicable evaluations in the current pay grade of the candidate with an ending date that falls within the following periods: (1) E-4 - 1 January 2021 to 31 July 2021 (2) E-5 - 1 June 2020 to 31 July 2021 j. For candidates eligible for advancement to E-6, 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 period 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2021. k. Refer to reference (c) and paragraph 308 of reference (a) for additional guidance on RSCA PMA and PMA including guidance on establishing PMA for new accessions that have graduated from *A* school and do not have a current evaluation. l. For guidance on establishing EAW user roles and completing worksheets, refer to reference (d). EAW is mandatory for cycle 109 and will be the authority for PMA, RSCA PMA and awards. m. PMK-EE is mandatory for cycle 109 candidates, even if no NWAE is being administered, and must be successfully completed once for the administration paygrade. The PMK-EE completion deadline is 30 June 2021, in accordance with reference (e). No Sailor should be permitted to participate in the advancement cycle without having a completed PMK-EE for the administration paygrade captured in EAW. n. Commands must accurately validate, complete and finalize all E-4 EAWs in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System. EAW accuracy is critical since Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) will be reprogrammed to use finalized EAWs rather than the candidate exam answer sheets to create E-4 candidate records. The success of this process will be dependent upon the accurate completion of E-4 EAWs to establish advancement cycle participation. Cycle 109 E-4 EAWs must be completed by 31 August 2021. 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 six 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. Cryptologic Technician Interpretive (CTI), Cryptologic Technician Networks (CTN) and Cryptologic Technician Collection (CTR) SCI exam ordering dates can be found on the NEAS website via MyNavy Portal at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/my- advancement. Educational Services Officers (ESOs) must verify initial TIR eligibility lists on the NEAS website for exam ordering. Supplemental SCI exams are ordered via preferred message formatted e-mail to sfly_cryptologic.products(at)navy.mil or naval message following the guidelines with chapter 4 of reference (a). The deadline for additional orders is 9 June 2021. c. Non-SCI Exams (1) Initial exam ordering for non-SCI exams will be available from 8 June through 27 June 2021. 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 21 June 2021 to 11 July 2021. The deadline to order supplemental SELRES exams is 31 August 2021. d. Exams ordered after the TIR lists have closed and exams for PRISE-R Sailors shall be ordered using preferred message formatted e-mail or naval message following the guidelines in 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 exam administration. However, all SELRES including CANREC candidates are still required to take the cycle 109 SELRES exam and not the cycle 252 (E-4 through E-6) Active-Duty exam. f. When an exam is not used during the normally scheduled event, do not destroy the exam prior to 1 October 2021. g. Cycle 109 exams should only be administered from 1 August through 12 September. Refer to paragraphs 4.g.(1) and 4.g.(2) below for requests to retain exams for late administration on the next drill weekend in September 2021. Approved late administrations must be administered prior to 1 October 2021. (1) Since SELRES may take the NWAE anytime from 1 August through 12 September, Annual Training (AT) and Additional Duty for Training (ADT) orders are not a valid reason for Sailors to take the late administration. ESOs shall ensure that Sailors take the NWAE prior to going on AT/ADT orders or when Sailors return from their AT/ADT. If a Sailor will be on AT/ADT during the entire time of the scheduled advancement exam, then the ESO shall coordinate with the gaining command to forward the Sailors exam and EAW. (2) Naval Education and Training Professional Development Center (NETPDC) (N321) has the final approval for all late administration requests, but all SELRES late administration requests must come through the Navy Reserve Force ESOs prior to contacting NETPDC. The Command ESO must e-mail the Navy Reserve Force ESOs at CNRFC_Reserve_Forces_ESO(at)navy.mil and carbon copy their Immediate Superior in Command ESOs for validation of their late administration request. Once the Reserve Force ESOs validate the reason of the request, the command ESO will request approval from NETPDC to allow the Sailor to take the late exam. A request for approval from NETPDC must be submitted with justification via e-mail to sfly_N321_exam_order(at)navy.mil for permission to retain exams for late administration on the next drill weekend in September 2021. 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 NETPDC (N321) as listed on the NEAS website at NETPDC (N321) Point of Contact Table. 5. Exam administration and answer sheet returns a. SELRES E-5 through E-6 and E-4 PRISE-R exam administrations will occur from 1 August through 12 September 2021. Administration for all late exam administrations will follow guidelines in references (a) and (b). b. Every effort should be made to spread the administration of the exams evenly throughout the exam administration period, in order to minimize the number of exam-takers at any one administration to ensure maximum social distancing. c. All commands should develop a plan to meet COVID-19 mitigations. Every effort should be made to ensure appropriate COVID-19 mitigation measures are in place, to include, but not limited to, face coverings if not fully immunized (two weeks beyond final dose), adequate social distancing, available hand sanitizer, medical (questionnaire) screenings and temperature checks. d. Following the administration of exams, it is critical that ESOs expeditiously mail in answer sheet packages to NETPDC (N321). Do not hold exams until the end of the testing window. Prompt return of answer sheets will help ensure results are released in a timely manner. For answer sheet return instructions, refer to chapter 6 of reference (a). e. 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. f. All candidates serving on voluntary recall, mobilization or as CANREC will compete for advancement as a SELRES and participate in this advancement cycle. 6. Discrepancy Correction a. A detailed discrepancy list can be found at the NEAS website via MyNavy Portal. For guidance on discrepancy correction requirements, refer to chapters 3 and 7 of reference (a). b. Post-exam administration discrepancy correction correspondence with NETPDC (N321) is to be submitted using the EAW post-exam administration comments (PAC) function, refer to reference (e). All corrections must have CO/OIC letter and supporting documentation included as attachments. Education point corrections require a submission of a screen shot of the joint service transcript display indicating the degree type and date of completion. c. For guidance on E-4 through E-6 candidates with missed exams due to assignment in CDCZ/ACOA, refer to chapter 6 of reference (a). 7. Examination results. Refer to chapter 7 of reference (a). 8. Any additional information regarding this cycle will be posted on the NEAS website. 9. Points of contact a. MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) is available 24/7, by phone at (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. NWAE exam records, and discrepancies by phone at (850) 473-6148/DSN 753 or via EAW PAC function. 10. Any additional information regarding this cycle, to include the exam verbatim and other related documents, will be posted on MyNavy Portal at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/command- information. 11. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever occurs first. 12. Released by Rear Admiral James P. Waters, N13.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//