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members on board who are TIR eligible to participate.
At least 6 weeks before the deadline date for submitting
eligibility requirements, start sending weekly notices to
all the department heads listing who is qualified and who
is not and why. Request that they indicate which
personnel on the list are not recommended to participate.
By recommending that such personnel be allowed to
take the advancement examination, the commanding
officers (COs) certify that minimum qualifications have
been met and that these personnel are fully competent
to function at the next higher paygrade.
The advancement system is based on a combination
of credit from the following three factors:
l Performance
. Examination
l Longevity or seniority
A composite score, known as the final multiple
score (FMS), is generated from these three factors. The
computation of the FMS is discussed in the
Advancement Handbook for Petty Officers,
NAVEDTRA 7100 (Series). The names of all qualified
candidates for a given population who have passed the
same advancement examination are then ranked
according to their FMS. The name of the candidate with
the highest FMS is ranked first and so on down to the
last qualified person in the population of that rating and
paygrade. NOTE: One of the first qualifying factors for
a candidate to be placed on this list is that of passing the
examination. For the PO3, PO2, and PO1 levels,
BUPERS advancement authorizations are issued by
beginning at the top of the respective lists and counting
that number of persons who are needed to fill the
existing vacancies in that rate and rating.
Candidates for E-7 whose FMSs are sufficiently
high are designated PASS SELBD ELIG (passed the
Navywide examination and have a total FMS high
enough to have their names placed on the list of eligible
candidates for selection board consideration). The Chief
of Naval Personnel convenes a selection board and
authorizes the advancement of candidates who are
selected to fill the vacancies in paygrades E-7 through
E-9. Candidates for E-8 and E-9 are not required to
participate in the Navywide advancement examination.
The Navy enlisted advancement system also
provides the opportunity for top performers to be
advanced earlier than they would have ordinarily been
advanced. The early advancement process is available
to all enlisted Navy personnel and is designed to select
outstanding people who can show that they are in the
top percent of their rate.
A candidate who meets all other advancement
requirements except total active federal military service
(TAFMS) is considered “early” and may compete with
“regular” candidates for advancement. The number of
early advancement quotas within each rate and rating is
determined by manning requirements during the
advancement cycle. To be selected for advancement, the
early candidate must usually have a higher FMS than
regular candidates competing for the same rating. The
advancement handbook provides guidance for
determining regular and earl y eligibility dates for
advancement candidates.
From this population of qualified people, it is the
function of the advancement examination to pick out the
best of the qualified. The population must be spread
along a common yardstick. The exam represents the
yardstick and the exam score the individual measure.
Who, then, are the individuals most likely to be
advanced? They are petty officers who are not content
to simply qualify for advancement but who strive to
excel in the areas of leadership and job performance to
the point where their motivation and efforts guarantee
that their name is placed on the best qualified list.
Further, their service records will demonstrate to
selection board members that they are high-caliber
individuals.
Although it does not guarantee everyone will
advance, the advancement system does guarantee that
all persons within a particular rate will compete equally
for the vacancies that exist.
REWARDS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Advancement brings increased rewards and
responsibilities. The time to look ahead and consider the
rewards and responsibilities of advancement is while
you are preparing for advancement to YN1 or YNC.
By this time, you arc probably well aware of many
of the advantages of advancement–higher pay, greater
prestige, more interesting and challenging work, and the
satisfaction of getting ahead in your career field. Also,
you have probably discovered that one of the most
enduring rewards of advancement is the personal
satisfaction you find in developing your skills and
increasing your knowledge.
The Navy also benefits by your advancement. By
each advancement you increase your value to the Navy
in two ways: you become more valuable as a specialist
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