The weekly newsletter from the Navy Personnel Command Force Master Chief provided information on historical naval events, announced the dates for the September 2013 Navy-Wide Advancement Exams, and outlined guidelines for the annual recertification of Sailors' Special Duty Assignment Pay (SDAP). It also provided an update on the ongoing transfer of the Pay/Personnel Administrative Support System (PASS) program between the Navy Personnel Command and Navy Installations Command scheduled for October 2013.

1. NPC FORCM WEEKLY
29 April – 3 May 2013
Career progression, community management, personnel matters, and general information from the desk of
the Navy Personnel Command Force Master Chief, FORCM(SW/AW/EXW) Leland E. Moore
TODAY IN NAVAL HISTORY
April 29th
1944 - Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence two day bombing of Truk.
April 30th
1798 - Congress established Department of the Navy.
May 1st
1898 - Battle of Manila Bay, Admiral Dewey defeats Spanish at Manila, Philippines.
May 2nd
1975 – U.S. Navy departs Vietnamese waters at end of evacuation.
May 3rd
1949 - First Navy firing of a high altitude Viking rocket at White Sands, NM.
“He who has never learned to obey cannot be a good commander.”
~ Aristotle
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
NAVADMIN 116/13 announced the Cycle 220, September 2013 Navy Wide Advancement Exam dates. The
E-6 exam will be held on 5 September, E-5 exam will be held on 12 September, and the E-4 exam will be
held on 19 September. Take a look at the NAVADMIN to review the ratings that require a security
clearance and review the guidelines for ordering exams. If you have Sailors who will require a security
clearance for the exam, ensure they start the process now. Additionally, encourage your Sailors to start
studying early and be prepared for the exam. Points of Contact are NPC Customer Service Center
1-866-U-ASK-NPC cscmailbox@navy.mil, SCI examinations sfly_cryptologic.products@navy.mil,
Examination orders sfly_n321_exam_ordering@navy.mil, Examination discrepancies
sfly_n321_discrepanc@navy.mil, General examination questions sfly_exam_questions@navy.mil, General
advancement questions sfly_navy_advancement@navy.mil.
SEPTEMBER 2013 NWAE DATES ANNOUNCED
NAVADMIN 114/13 outlines the annual recertification process for SDAP for FY13. Sailors must be serving
in an authorized billet designated for SDAP to be eligible for SDAP. Any changes to SDAP recipients in your
commands must be annotated on section SP of the EDVR; furthermore, the CO’s signature must be on
section SP and the endorsement must read the following “I have reviewed and certify all members' of the
Command are receiving the correct SDAP entitlement and are eligible for SDAP."
Forward the CO certified SP section to Marie.Bates@navy.mil via encrypted email. To effect Sailors’ pay
changes, commands must coordinate with the local PSD to ensure the Sailor’s records are updated to
reflect SDAP. Commands are strongly encouraged to forward their EDVR no later than 31 July to ensure it
is processed before the deadline of 31 August. Point of contact is PSC Marie Bates, (901) 874-3260 (DSN
882), marie.bates@navy.mil.
SDAP RECERTIFICATION GUIDELINES
PASS TRANSFER UPDATE
Activities are well underway and close coordination continues between the staffs of the Navy Personnel
Command and the Navy Installations Command to transfer day-to-day operating responsibilities for the
Pay/Personnel Administrative Support System (PASS) program effective 1 October 2013. The PASS
program delivers pay, personnel and passenger transportation services through a worldwide network of 67
PSD/CSDs. Aligning the PSD/CSDs under NPC is designed to reduce fragmentation across policy, process
and execution of Navy's pay and personnel service delivery and build on CNIC's management successes of
the PASS program. Additional goals of the functional transfer are to continue improving the accuracy of
service records and enhance the quality of pay and personnel services to Sailors and their families.