Week 3 Pro
Topic – Navy Enlisted Personnel
Introduction
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More
have college degrees and credits; Higher training than most receive
Classification
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Military
Enlistment Processing Station (MEPs) – Armed Services Vocational Aptitude
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Navy
Enlisted Classifications (NECs)
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Assigned
at completion of school / special training
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Recruits
classified by either NECs or ASVAB
Service
Schools
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Selection
– rate, time in service, current assignment, quotas, operational schedule of
sailor
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Five
Types
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Class
A – Basic tech knowledge (NEC)
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Class
C – Advanced skills, techniques (NEC)
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Class
E – Professional ed and ac degree
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Class
F – Trains fleet personnel; Refreshers, operator, maintenance, short tech
training <13 days (no NEC)
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Class
R – Boot camp at
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Prepares
recruit for military life with basic skills and knowledge of military subjects
Rating – a duty calling for certain
skills and aptitudes
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Level
of rate is your paygrade
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Badges
– Upper left sleeve: Crow (wings up, head right), Chevrons, Specialty Mark (b/w
chevrons & crow)
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One
of your classmates distributed a gouge on the ratings you need to know
especially well
Enlisted
Rates
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Non-rated: E-1 to E-3
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Stripes
are 3in at 30deg; lower end at front of arm; upper left sleeve
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Fields
(Specific Job is called striker)
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Black
/ White stripes: Seaman (SN), Hospitalman (HN), Dentalman (HN)
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Red:
Fireman (FN) … Green: Airman (AN) … Blue: Constructionman (CN)
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Petty
Officer (E4+; rated personnel) Insignia
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Dark
blue on whites … On blue uniforms: white crow & specialty mark & red
chevrons (gold chevrons, silver eagle & specialty mark for good 12+)
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Chief
Petty Officer: One rocker / arch
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Senior:
single silver star above eagle head
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Master:
two silver stars; one above each wing
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Addressing
Petty Officers: E4 to E6: Petty Officer or
Hospital Corpsman Third Class or
HM3 … E7+: Chief, Senior Chief, Master Chief
Enlisted
Advancement
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E1
to E3 advanced solely on time in rate and CO recommendation
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Chief
of Naval Personnel decides how many
can be advanced in each rate above
E-3
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Promotion
to E-4 - E-6 based on an exam, time in rate, and an evaluation (total score is
called Final Multiple Score)
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The
number of petty officers needed is taken from the top scorers
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Promotion
to E-7: similar to E-6; min. score required then paperwork sent to CPO
Selection Board
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Promotion
to E-8 to E-9 is done similar to officers (promotion board only)
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Advancement
Summation
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Time
in rate
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Understanding
of training manuals
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Completed
service school
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Citizenship
and security clearance
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Special
reqs for certain ratings
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Physical
standards
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Performance
standards
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CO
Reco
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Advancement
Exam
Distinguished
Grads