Chapter 1 — AEROGRAPHER'S MATE RATING 



but perhaps you still have some that are not 

 answered. Without referring to the training 

 manual, write down the main ideas that you 

 have learned from studying this unit. Do not 

 quote the manual. If you cannot give these 

 ideas in your own words, the chances are that 

 you have not really mastered the information. 



9. Use Nonresident Career Courses (NRCC) 

 whenever you can. These courses are based on 

 Rate Training Manuals or on other appropriate 

 texts. As mentioned before, completion of a 

 mandatory Rate Training Manual can be ac- 

 complished by passing a Nonresident Career 

 Course based on the Rate Training Manual. 

 You will probably find it helpful to take other 

 courses in addition to those based on mandatory 

 training manuals. Taking a Nonresident Career 

 Course helps you to master the information 

 given in the training manual, helps you to see 

 how much you have learned, and can serve for 

 refresher study. 



10. Think of your future as you study Rate 

 Training Manuals. You are working for ad- 

 vancement to third class or second class right 

 now, but someday you will be working toward 

 higher rates. Anything extra that you can learn 

 now will help you. 



Nonresident Career Course 



The Nonresident Career Course (NRCC), 

 formerly called Enlisted Correspondence Course, 

 for this Rate Training Manual (RTM) has been 

 included at the back of the manual. Its pur- 

 pose is to assist you in the training necessary 

 to fulfill your job and advancement require- 

 ments; it will be of benefit to you when pre- 

 paring for the Navy-wide Advancement 

 Examinations; and it reflects the more 

 important information in the manual. 



Included in the course are learning objec- 

 tives which state knowledges you will acquire 

 by choosing the correct answer to each question 

 or by restudying until you can choose the 

 correct answer. The questions are teaching 

 tools that point out important things in the Rate 

 Training Manual. The Nonresident Career Course 

 is an important part of the training package 

 presented within these covers. 



The answer sheets to the NRCC, referred 

 to as IKOR (immediate knowledge of results) 

 sheets, are a separate package and are not 



included with this Rate Training Manual. A 

 separate errata sheet may be included with 

 this training package. If present, it will inform 

 you of any changes in the text of the RTM 

 or the NRCC. For complete instructions on 

 this NRCC, read the preliminary pages thor- 

 oughly before you proceed with the course. 



QUALIFYING FOR ADVANCEMENT 



In general, to qualify (be considered) for 

 advancement, you must: 



1. Have a certain amount of time in your 

 present pay grade. 



2. Demonstrate knowledge of material in 

 your mandatory Rate Training Manual by 

 making a suitable score on your command's 

 test on the manual, by successfully completing 

 the NRCC on the manual, or, in some cases, 

 by graduating from an appropriate Navy school. 



3. Complete the Personnel Advancement Re- 

 quirement (PAR) form, NAVPERS 1414/4. 



4. Be recommended by your commanding 

 officer, after the petty officers and officers 

 supervising your work have indicated that they 

 consider you capable of performing the duties 

 of the next higher rate by recommending you 

 for advancement to the commanding officer. 



5. For petty officer third and second candi- 

 dates only, demonstrate knowledge of military 

 subjects by passing the MILITARY/LEADERSHIP 

 examination based on the military occupational 

 standards for advancement from NAVPERS 

 18068 (Series). 



In addition to these requirements, to qualify 

 for advancement you must demonstrate an under- 

 standing of the technical aspects of your rate 

 by passing a Navy-wide advancement examina- 

 tion based on the occupational standards ap- 

 plicable to your rate (from NAVPERS 18068 

 (Series), those occupational standards listed at 

 or below your rate level). 



If you meet all of the above requirements 

 satisfactorily, you are in a group from which 

 advancements will be made. 



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