Week 3 Pro Topic

 

Introduction

-          More have college degrees and credits

-          Higher training

 

Classification

-          Military Enlistment Processing Station (MEPs)

o        Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB)

o        Classification Interviews

o        Hobbies, job experience, education, what he’d like to do in Navy

-          Navy Enlisted Classifications (NECs)

o        Assigned at completion of school / special training

 

Service Schools

-          Locations

o        Port Hueneme, CA

o        Great Lakes, IL

o        Gulfport, MS

o        Meridian, MS

o        Memphis, TN

o        Norfolk, VA

-          Selection

o        Rate, time in service, current assignment, quotas, operational schedule of sailor

o        Sometimes temporary additional duty (TAD)

o        Usually permanent change of station (PCS)

-          Five Types

o        Class A

§         Basic tech knowledge (NEC)

o        Class C

§         Advanced skills, techniques (NEC)

o        Class E

§         Professional ed and ac degree

o        Class F

§         Trains fleet personel

§         Refreshers, operator, mantainence, short tech training <13 days (no NEC)

o        Class R

§         Boot camp

§         Prepares recruit for military life

§         Basic skills and knowledge of military subjects

§         All of this at Recruit Training Center, Great Lakes, IL

 

Ratings

-          A duty calling for certain skills and aptitudes

-          Level of rate is your paygrade

-          Badges

o        Upper left sleeve

o        Crow (wings up, head right), Chevrons, Specialty Mark (b/w chevrons & crow)

o        Scarlet Service Stripes (hashmarks)

§         Each = 4 years of service (active or reserve)

o        Petty officers with 12 years and successive good conduct (Navy Conduct Medal) have gold badges, stripes

 

Enlisted Rates

-          Non-rated: E-1 to E-3

-          Stripes are 3in at 30deg; lower end at fdront of arm; upper left sleeve

o        Fields (Specific Job is called striker)

o        Black / White stripes: Seaman (SN), Hospitalman (HN), Dentalman (HN)

o        Red: Fireman (FN) … Green: Airman (AN) … Blue: Constructionman (CN)

-          Petty Officer (E4+; rated personel)

o        Insignia

§         Dark blue on whites … On blue uniforms: white crow & specialty mark & red chevrons (gold chevrons, silver eagle & specialty mark for good 12+)

§         No specialty mark on dungarees and coveralls

§         Ratings and specialty marks on peacoats for petty officers, no spec mark working jackets

§         Chief Petty Officer: One rocker / arch

§         Senior: single silver star above eagle head

§         Master: two silver stars; one above each wing

o        Addressing Petty Officers

§         E4 to E6: Petty Officer … Hospital Corpsman Third Class … HM3

§         E7+: Chief, Senior Chief, Master Chief

 

Enlisted Advancement

-          Chief of Naval Personnel decides how many can be advanced in each rate above E-3

-          E-4 to E-6 goes to Naval Ed and Training Prog Dev Training Center (NETPDTC) – Pensecola, FL

-          E-7 to E-9 goes to selection boards; quotas

-          Advancement Exams: 150 4xMC Qs; given same day worldwide to minimize any compromise

o        Determines who is best qualified (all assumed to be qual)

-          CO Reco very important – sailor must be competent and qualified

-          Final Multiple Score (FMS)

o        E4-E6: Points for exam, performance marks, total active service, time in rate, awards, passed-not-advncd. Pts

o        E7-E9: exam score, performance average … selection boards in DC once per year

§         Must demonstrate leadership skill, sufficient mil & prof knowledge, reco by CO

-          Summation

o        Time in rate

o        Understanding of training manuals

o        Completed service school

o        Citizenship and security clearance

o        Special reqs for certain ratings

o        Physical standards

o        Performance standards

o        CO Reco

o        Advancement Exam

 

Etiquette

-          CPOs and Wos: uniforms similar to officers; white gloves with FD, Dinner D, Ceremonial D, Service D

-          Formal Dress – year round for O6+; opt for other officers

o        White bow necktie, black necktab; rank on sleeve

-          Black Tie Uniforms

o        Dinner Dress Blue Jacket / White Jacket – CPO, O-4+, opt for O3-; rank on sleeves (shoulders for male dinner dress)

o        Dinner Dress Blue / White – enlisted and O3-; CPO+ wear respective service coat, E6- wear dress jumper

-          Ceremonial Uniforms

o        Full Dress Blue – midn FDB w/no lapel anchors; E6- blue jumper & nckchief; swords (O1+) and medals worn

o        Full Dress White – midn chokers; rank on sleeve for female / enlisted; shoulders male; black socks/shoes for E6-, white for others; swords

-          Service Uniforms

o        Service Dress Blue / White – Worn when dress is coat and tie for civies; ribbons instead of medals; white only for summer; SDW (E6- black shoes/socks)

o        Summer/Winter Uniforms – office work, wach, business ashore

§         Summer Khaki (CNT, Polywool) – officers and CPO w/ribbons and pins; collar insignia

§         Summer White (CNT) – officers and enlisted; ribbons, large pins; shoulder board officers, collar CPO, sleeve other enlisted (E6- black shoe/socks)

§         Winter Blue (Cotton) – officers and enlisted w/ribbons & large pins; collor for CPO+; sleeve E6-

o        Working Uniforms

§         Working Khaki – summer khaki no decorations (cotton instead of CNT); E6- do not wear this

§         Winter Working Blue – winter blue w/o ribbons; E6- rank on sleeve

§         Dungarees – only for E6-; only when other uniforms could get soiled or dangerous to wear; dixie cup (male), garrison cap (female); rank on sleeve

§         Poopie Suits / Coveralls – Working uniforms for all personel on surface and sub vessels; rank on collar, warfare pins embroidered on left breat pocket

§         Aviation Working Green – flight suits; rank embriodered on collar; squadron patch worn