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Navy Advancement Center (NAC)

The Navy Advancement Center (NAC) develops and distributes enlisted advancement examinations for Navy-wide administration, evaluates and rank-orders all candidates for advancement, applies advancement quotas from Chief of Naval Operations, and issues authority for advancement of enlisted personnel to pay grades E-4 through E-9. The NAC also produces and publishes advancement-related products, such as exam-specific reference lists, and serves as the principle advisor to OPNAV N132 on advancement policy issues.
Review policy guidance in the Advancement Manual for Enlisted Personnel of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Navy Reserve (BUPERSINST 1430.16G).
View Advancement Bibliographies (BIBs) for lists of occupational and professional military knowledge references developed to help guide Sailors in their studies for advancement exams.

EAW

Review and submit your Enlisted Advancement Worksheet (EAW) via NSIPS.
View the Naval Administrative Messages library.

Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE)

Armed Forces Classification Test (AFCT).

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PMK-EE

The Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) is required as part of the enlisted advancement process for E4/5/6/7 paygrades.

View the Time-in-Rate and Exam Computation Table to verify eligibility requirements for the next higher paygrade.

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Advancement Examination Readiness Review (AERR)

About AERR

AERR Application Process

AERR Preparation

Useful Resources

Additional links to systems and sites.

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Frequently Asked Questions, Acronyms and Glossary.

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