Chapter 1 — THE SONAR TECHNICIAN 



visingyour work have indicated that they consider 

 you capable of performing the duties of the next 

 higher rate. 



5. Demonstrate your KNOWLEDGE by passing 

 written examinations on the occupational and 

 military qualification standards for advancement 

 in rating. 



Some of these general requirements may be 

 modified in certain ways. Figure 1-1 gives a more 

 detailed view of the requirements for advancement 

 of active duty personnel; figure 1-2 gives this 

 information for inactive duty personnel. 



Remember that the qualifications for advance- 

 ment can change. Check with your division officer 

 or training officer to be sure that you know the 

 most recent qualifications. 



Advancement in rate is not automatic. Even 

 though you have met all the requirements, in- 

 cluding passing the written examinations, you may 

 not be able to "sew on the crow" or "add a 

 stripe." The number of men in each rate and rating 

 is controlled on a Navy-wide basis. Therefore, 

 the number of men that may be advanced is 

 limited by the number of vacancies that exist. 

 When the number of men passing the examination 

 exceeds the number of vacancies, some system 

 must be used to determine which men may be 

 advanced and which may not. The system used 

 is the "final multiple" and is a combination 

 of three types of advancement systems . 



Merit rating system 

 Personnel testing system 

 Longevity, or seniority, system 



The Navy's system provides credit for perfor- 

 mance, knowledge, and seniority, and, while it 

 cannot guarantee that any one person will be 

 advanced, it does guarantee that all men within 

 a particular rating will have equal advancement 

 opportunity. 



The following factors are considered in com- 

 puting the final multiple: 



Factor 



Examination score 

 Performance factor 



(Performance evaluation) 

 Length of service (years x 1) 

 Service in pay grade (years x 2) 

 Medals and awards 



Maximum 

 Credit 



80 



50 

 20 

 20 

 15 



185 



All of the above information (except the 

 examination score) is submitted to the Naval 

 Examining Center with your examination euiswer 

 sheet. After grading, the examination scores, 

 for those passing, are added to the other factors 

 to arrive at the final multiple. A precedence 

 list, which is based on final multiples, is then 

 prepared for each pay grade within each rating. 

 Advancement authorizations are then issued, 

 beginning at the top of the list, for the number 

 of men needed to fill the existing vacancies. 



HOW TO PREPARE FOR ADVANCEMENT 



What must you do to prepare for advance- 

 ment in rating? You must study the qualifica- 

 tions for advancement, work on the practical 

 factors, study the required Navy Training 

 Courses, and study other material that is re- 

 quired for advancement in your rating. To pre- 

 pare for advancement, you will need to be 

 familiar with (1) the Quals Manual . (2) the 

 Record of Practical Factors, (3) a NavPers 

 publication called Training Publications for Ad- 

 vancement in Rating , NavPers 10052, and (4) 

 applicable Navy Training Courses. The follow- 

 ing sections describe them and give you some 

 practical suggestions on how to use them in 

 preparing for advancement. 



The Quals Manual 



The Manual of Qualifications for Advance- 

 ment in Rating, NavPers 18068-B (with changes), 

 gives the minimum occupational and military 

 qualification standards for advancement to each 

 rate within each rating. This manual is usually 

 called the "Quals Manual ." and the qualifica- 

 tions themselves are often called "quals." The 

 qualification standards ai-e of two general types: 

 (1) military qualification standards and (2) occu- 

 pational qualification standards. 



MILITARY STANDARDS are requirements that 

 apply to all ratings rather than to any one 

 particular rating. Military requirements for ad- 

 vancement to third class and second class petty 

 officer rates deal with military conduct, naval 

 organization, military justice, security, watch 

 standing, and other subjects which are required 

 of petty officers in all ratings. 



OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS are require- 

 ments that are directly related to the work of 

 each rating. 



Both the military requirements and the occu- 

 pational qualification standards are divided into 

 subject matter groups; then, within each subject 



