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At PSD Guam we order, maintain custody of,and administer performance tests and Navy-wide Advancement examinations for eligibleSailors assigned to our customer commands.  We also prepare Service Record entriesthat effect enlisted advancements.
AdvancementExams
The E-4 through E-6 exams now have 200questions instead of 150. The time limit remains three hours.

NAVADMIN 189/00 announced several changes to the Navy Enlisted Advancement System.

The Final Multiple Score (FMS) computationfor E4 through E6 was revised to more evenly balance the three factors of knowledge,performance, and experience used to rank order candidates for advancement.  FMS wasoriginally devised to give equal weighting to each factor, however, the original FMScomputation provided more emphasis on exam score and less emphasis on performance andexperience. The implementation of the new performance evaluation system in 1996 improvedthe emphasis given to performance, but the exam score continued to dominate theprocess.  Additionally, as the Navy began the "draw down," the length ofservice (LOS) factor became insignificant. The following changes to FMS were approved andwere implemented in the August (Selected Reservist) and September (Active Duty /TAR) 2000advancement exams:- weighting for Performance Mark Average (PMA)    was increased by 20 percent. The new maximum points for PMA factor is 84; 
- length of service factor was eliminated; and 
- weighting for passed-not-advanced (PNA) points    was doubled and the limit on total PNA points was removed. The new maximum possible total    for PNA points is 30.

**The new FMS computation for E-4/5 candidates:****Factor****Computation****Maximum points****Percentage**Exam Standard ScoreAs indicated on profile    sheet
8034 percentPerformance Factor(PMA*60) - 1568436 percentService in    Paygrade(SIPG)(2*sipg) + 153013 percentAwardsPer worksheet104 percentPNA points2*PNA (indicated on    profile sheet)3013 percent
**The    new FMS computation for E-6 candidates:****Factor****Computation****Maximum points****Percentage**Exam Standard ScoreAs indicated on profile    sheet8030 percentPerformance Factor(PMA*60) - 13011041.5 percentService in    Paygrade(SIPG)(2*sipg) + 193413 percentAwardsPer worksheet124.5 percentPNA points2*PNA (indicated on    profile sheet)3011 percent
To provide additional emphasis onprofessional development and to reinforce the objectives of the Navy's leadership trainingcontinuum, all advancement exams were modified to increase the emphasis on professionalmilitary knowledge section. A new professional military knowledge section replaced the 15military requirements questions on the exam, They vary in size depending on the pay gradeof the exam. The exam questions for this section are designed to reinforce the objectivesof the leadership training continuum, Navy military training, and general militarytraining. The new exam questions cover both rating specific knowledge and generalprofessional military knowledge, with the mixture of questions as follows:

**Candidates for**
**Rating Specific Questions****Professional    Military Questions**PO3    PO2    PO1    CPO150    135    115    10050    65    85    100NonresidentTraining Courses
Several commands have requested additionalguidance concerning changes to the Rate Training Manual (TRAMAN) and NRTC requirementsannounced in NAVADMIN 189/00. The purpose of this change was to streamline the process forexam administration and to change the emphasis of TRAMANs and NRTCs from merely checkingthe block for completion of a requirement to fully integrating NRTCs in the professionaldevelopment of every Sailor.

Previously, a Sailor who completed a NRTCover 10 years ago would still receive a check in the block from their ESO or PSD formeeting the NRTC completion requirement. In reality, merely completing a course so far inthe past did little, if anything, to help that Sailor prepare for the advancement exam.TRAMANs and NRTCs are continually being revised to keep up with changes in technology inevery rate.

Instead of merely completing a requirementonce in a career, completion of the NRTCs, as well as continuing review of the TRAMANs andrepeating all or portions of the course under the guidance of a CPO or other mentor,should be the standard practice throughout the Navy. This element of professionaldevelopment cannot be effectively managed by issuing an OPNAV instruction nor can it beverified by an administrative checklist. It must be accomplished through leadership withinthe command.

At a minimum, all Sailors should complete themost current revision of the NRTC for their rating, including military requirements, andstudy the bibliography to prepare for advancement. NETPDTC recommends that all Sailorscomplete NRTCs within six months of every exam date, each time they take the exam. Eachcommand should monitor completion of NRTCs and other advancement preparations in the samemanner that they monitor completion of watchstation qualification, PQS, warfarequalification, leadership continuum training, and any other significant professionaldevelopment milestone.

In short, NRTCs continue to be an essentialpart of the advancement process that are to be monitored and enforced within the command,with an emphasis on continual use of the NRTC in the professional development of theSailor, instead of one time completion.

The Catalog of Nonresident Training Courses (NAVEDTRA12061), published and distributed by the Naval Education and Training ProfessionalDevelopment and Technology Center (NETPDTC), is automatically distributed to commands,available through the Navy supply system, and available in electronic form. Beginning this year, the catalog is available ONLY in electronic form. Paper copies willno longer be distributed or available through the supply system.

***Course Ordering Procedures* -**NAVADMIN333/00, signed on 22 December 2000, outlined the process for distributing and grading ofNonresident Training Courses (NRTCs) (formerly known as "Rate Training Manuals"or "TRAMANS").  The process features direct contact between the Fleet andthe Navy Advancement Center (NAC) whereby Sailors "enroll" in a course insteadof "ordering" a course as before. Once a Sailor is enrolled in a course, the NACwill print and ship the course. The NAC will also grade courses and provide coursecompletion confirmation. Sailors will have the ability to grade their assignmentsinstantly by logging on to the web site, courses.cnet.navy.mil. This web site is the primary means of course enrollment and grading. Assignment answersheets may be submitted via the web site or mailed to the NAC for grading. 
Officer Programs
Broadened Opportunity for Officer Selectionand Training (BOOST) provides an upward mobility opportunity to enlisted personnel whohave demonstrated qualities necessary for careers as Unrestricted Line Navy Officers,Nurse, or Marine Corps Officers, but whose past academic performance does not qualify themfor immediate selection into an officer accession program.The Seaman to Admiral Program provides outstanding enlisted personnel in the USN, USNR(TAR), USNR-R, and SELRES with an exceptional education and commissioning opportunity.Selectees will be ordered to one of eight Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC)affiliated universities, collocated with one of three main fleet concentration centers inJacksonville, Norfolk, or San Diego, on permanent change of station (PCS) orders. Afterobtaining a baccalaureate degree and upon successful completion of Officer CandidateSchool (OCS) in Pensacola, Florida, selectees will be appointed as permanent Ensign,USNR. Enlisted Commissioning Program (ECP)Officer Candidate School has been designed by Navy officers and educators to give anindividual a basic working knowledge of the high-tech naval establishment afloat andashore, to prepare that individual to assume the responsibilities of a Naval officer andbegin developing them to their full potential.
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