CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 121529Z MAR 24 MID600117254396U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 052/24 PASS TO OFFICE CODES: FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/MAR// SUBJ/2024 MERITORIOUS ADVANCEMENT SEASON ONE// REF/A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/272200ZJUL23// REF/B/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/101743ZMAY23// REF/C/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/011532ZFEB24// REF/D/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/272200ZJUL23// NARR/REF A IS NAVADMIN 168/23, NAVY-WIDE APPRENTICE (E1-E4) ADVANCEMENT CHANGES. REF B IS NAVADMIN 109/23, DMAP PHASE III. REF C IS NAVADMIN 017/24, DMAP PHASE IV. REF D IS NAVADMIN 201/20, PROFESSIONAL MILITARY KNOWLEDGE ELIGIBILITY EXAM REVISED BUSINESS RULES.// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the policy and guidance for Calendar Year (CY) 2024 season one Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) for Active Duty (Active Component and Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR)) Sailors. MAP season one runs from 15 March through 15 April 2024. 2. MAP quotas are distributed over two seasons during CY24, with roughly half of the available MAP quotas allocated for each season. This aligns MAP with the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) to ensure any unused MAP quotas are included in the NWAE cycle, and to emphasize the intent of MAP to select and reward top-performing Sailors. To meet required Time-in-Rate (TIR) for MAP advancement eligibility to the higher paygrade, Sailors must have a date of rank no later than the following: a. E-5: 1 January 2023 b. E-5 (Nuclear-Trained Sailors): 1 January 2022 c. E-4: No TIR requirement. d. E-3 and junior: There will be no MAP to E2 through E4 this year in order to support transition to time-in-service based advancements to E2 through E4 beginning 1 July in line with reference (a). 3. Future of Apprentice MAP. Beginning in 2025, Navy will offer quotas for Commanding Officers (CO) to conduct MAP advancement to E4 for top performing E3 Sailors who have accrued at least 12 months' time-in-service. Quotas will be provided on an annual basis. There will no longer be MAP advancement to E2 or E3. 4. Timeline: a. MAP Pre-season: 1-14 March 2024. Budget Submitting Office (BSO) quotas will be promulgated separate coordination for planning purposes. b. MAP Quotas Uploaded: 14 March 2024 c. CY24 Legacy MAP Season 1: 15 March 2024 - 15 April 2024 5. In line with references (b) and (c), MAP advancement to ABE2, ABE1, ABF2, ABH2, AME2, AO2, CS2, DC2, DC1, EM2, GM2, GSM2, IC2, MM2, QM2, and RS2 is not authorized due to those Sailors having advancement opportunities within Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy (DMAP). Additional details are located on the MyNavy HRs DMAP website, https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Detailing/Enlisted/Detailing- Marketplace/ 6. Commands are required to have two Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) MAP user roles (command reviewer and command reporting senior) to submit MAP advancements, Exceptions to Policy (ETPs) and additional MAP quota requests through NSIPS. NSIPS Web Afloat users and commands without access to NSIPS should refer to paragraph 6a of this message for instructions on submitting their MAP advancements. The system uses authoritative data to determine eligibility. However, commands are required to locally validate that MAP candidates have successfully completed the Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Examination (PMK-EE) requirement for E5 and E6 MAP advancements only (PMK-EE requirement for E4 was removed in line with reference (a)) prior to the first day of the MAP season (15 March 2024) as outlined in reference (d). For training on user roles, log into NSIPS via https://www.nsips.cloud.navy.mil/, click on training tab, then click MAP tutorial (JPA). a. NSIPS Web Afloat users and commands without access to NSIPS must submit a MAP nomination request via e-mail directly to their Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC), Type Commander (TYCOM) or Budget Submitting Office (BSO)/echelon II command using the Meritorious Certification Letter (MCL). The letter must be signed by the CO and should address any ETP and/or additional quotas requested. Sample MCLs and detailed information regarding the offline process can be found via MyNavy HR at https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/MAP/. b. Quota usage, modifications, and distribution will be managed within the NSIPS environment. BSO and command quotas will be uploaded into NSIPS on 14 March 2024 and can be found under the quota summary report tab. Quotas can also be found via the MyNavy HR website: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/MAP/. c. Additional quotas can be requested using the quota request option by the command reviewer user role in NSIPS. Commands must contact their BSO to determine timeline for additional quota requests. Whether or not command quotas are authorized, all commands can request quotas from their BSO/echelon II command, via their ISIC and TYCOM. d. NSIPS will automatically determine if an ETP is required using predetermined criteria. Service Members in ratings requiring security clearances and rates/pay grades requiring TIR waivers will be automatically routed for adjudication. The request will be routed through the ISIC, TYCOM, and BSO/Echelon II command using a hierarchical workflow. e. NSIPS will not automatically generate an ETP for nuclear- trained Service Members. Commands desiring to advance a nuclear- trained Service Member not meeting the TIR requirement must send notification to the Nuclear Enlisted Community Manager (N133D) at bullnuke@navy.mil. 7. MAP Website. MAP quotas by unit identification code, forms and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community- Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/MAP/. 8. Contact MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) at (833) 330-6622 or email at askmncc@navy.mil. 9. This NAVADMIN will remain in effect until superseded or canceled, whichever comes first. 10. Released by Vice Admiral Richard J. Cheeseman, Jr., N1.// BT #0001 NNNN CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED//