PMK-EE Career Information for E-4 Advancement Q&A Updated

For E4 through E6 personnel, which of the following information is used in the FMS computation? - ANSWER-Service-in-paygrade Commanding Officers are permitted to advance Sailors by using which of the following programs? - ANSWER-MAP What specific information on the performance evaluation is used to compute a Sailor's performance mark average? - ANSWER-NOT trait average For promotion to paygrades E4 through E6, the advancement-in-rate examination score, performance evaluations, service in paygrade, awards, and previous examination performances are factors of what system? - ANSWER-Final Multiple Score (FMS) The most important recommendation for advancement eligibility resides with which individual? - ANSWER-Commanding Officer In order to participate in the STA-21 program, you should meet which of the following criteria? - ANSWER-NOT have four or more years time-in-service As an opportunity to convert to a new rate, a Sailor in an overmanned rate should use which of the following force shaping tools? - ANSWER-C-WAY When submitting a C-WAY application, during the first month of review, you are eligible for which of the following options? - ANSWER-In-rate, convert, or SELRES The Navy uses duty designation to identify commands for establishment of sea/shore rotation. These designations are broken up between what total number of duty types? - ANSWER-Five An E3 has automatic SGLI coverage in what amount, unless reduced or declined by the member? - ANSWER-$400,000 The official history of a person's Navy career is considered what record type? - ANSWER-Service record When you have an unauthorized absence, you should find it recorded on what NAVPERS document on your Navy Standard Integration Personnel System (NSIPS) Electronic Service Record (ESR)? - ANSWER-1070/606 If you need supervision, you always provide exceptional work with no rework required, and you maximize your resources, you should get a 5.0 in what block of the evaluation report? - ANSWER-Quality of work Information pertaining to the evaluation system is contained in which of the following instructions? - ANSWER-BUPERINST 1610.10 When reading your exam profile sheet, to determine if you were selected for advancement, you should use what two numbers? - ANSWER-The minimum multiple required and your final multiple score Guidance for reduction in rate of enlisted personnel due to incompetency is found in what MILSPERSMAN article? - ANSWER-1450-010 To calculate an FMS, which of the following information is NOT used? - ANSWER-Time-in-service The minimum time require in a paygrade prior to taking the advancement exam at the next higher paygrade is defined by what term? - ANSWER-NOT time-in-rank or time-in-grade What commissioning program afford the selected applicant an opportunity to earn a baccalaureate degree on a full-time basis? - ANSWER-STA-21 Sailors selected for the STA-21 program must be able to earn a Bachelor's degree within what specific time period, if any? - ANSWER-NOT 48 months or none Which of the following conditions is a requirement for appointment to Officer Candidate School? - ANSWER-NOT possess a minimum of an Associate degree C-WAY applications begin what specific number of months before a Sailor's projected rotation date? - ANSWER-NOT 15 or 12 Sea duty is considered to be which of the following applicable type duty code(s)? - ANSWER-Type 2, 3, and 4 Immediate Reenlistments are recorded on what electronic service record page? - ANSWER-NAVPERS 1070/601 When should you specifically update RED/DA information in your electronic service record? - ANSWER-As soon as status information changes Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) scores are entered on what service record page? - ANSWER-NOT NAVPERS 1070/602 or 1070/605 A concurrent evaluation is used for which of the following reasons? - ANSWER-NOT to provide for superior performance of for a recipient of the navy achievement award or higher On your performance evaluation, performance traits are graded on what total points scale? - ANSWER-Five What number of advancement points should be awarded for a Letter of Commendation signed by a Flag Officer? - ANSWER-NOT two or three A Sailor should be allowed to take a substitute advancement exam under which of the following circumstances? - ANSWER-The Sailor's command did not order them an exam For eligibility to take the advancement exam, what is the time-in-rate requirement from E3 to E4? - ANSWER-6 months Passed Not Advanced (PNA) points are calculated using what information? - ANSWER-NOT performance mark average and service-in-paygrade When does a C-Way quote expire? - ANSWER-NOT 6 months after application date When applying for the STA-21 program, which of the following exams is required to be taken? - ANSWER-NOT college level examination For active duty personnel desiring to continue their off-duty education, major financial support should come from what system? - ANSWER-Tuition assistance Service members who are ordered to make a permanent change of station (PCS) move are entitled to personal travel and transportation allowances that can be found in the JFTR under which chapter? - ANSWER-NOT JFTR, Volume 1, Chapter 4 To become eligible for basic allowance for housing (BAH) at the dependent rate, you should update what service record page? - ANSWER-DD 93 To ensure NSIPS/ESR data is accurate and up-to-date prior to detaching from a duty station, which of the following should be verified? - ANSWER-Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS)