USN Selection Board Prep
Selection Board Preparation
Things to do to be more competitive when going before any U.S. Navy
selection board:
- Order your permanent Personnel Record (microfiche copy) & PSR
and review them.
- Submit corrections as shown below.
- Become a FITREP/Performance Evaluation expert - make sure bullets
quantify what you did for the command, how many $$$ or man-hours
you saved, etc.
- Be on top of your FITREP/Evaluation administratively too -
administrative errors reflect on your admin skills.
- Off-duty Education - make sure it's on your page 4.
Microfiche Management
Order your Microfiche at least 6 months before the board convenes.
Corrections to your record take approximately 10 days after your request
is received . When you review your record you can identify those documents
that are not retainable and then include them in your package to the
Board. You can order your microfiche online at BUPERS
Access. It will be mailed to your command - (to your command's
official address) No fax or signature required! Log on to BUPERS Access,
click Programs and then Microfiche Req. BUPERS Access should be your
primary source for obtaining your Microfiche.
If you cannot access BUPERS
Access you can download the Microfiche
Request form and mail or fax it to PERS-313C.
Note: You can also order a pocket viewer for $4 - but if you have
access to a regular viewer, you might want to use that instead.
Review your microfiche
Once you receive your Microfiche, pay attention to the details. Look
for:
- Missing documents. Evaluations, enlistment's, re-enlistment's,
extensions, page 4s or 5s
- Personal Awards. Unit citations and service medals such as
the Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal are listed on your
page 4. The certificates for these types of awards are not retainable
documents.
- Documents that pertain to someone else. Is that someone with
the same name but a different SSN?
Documents that contain errors. Did you find an error in your
field service record after that document was originally microfilmed?
- Documents that are unreadable. Make sure the entire document
can be read! In particular, look a few lines down from the top & a
few lines up from the bottom for a horizontal line that obscures the
document. If you are having trouble reading it, think about the selection
board member who's read 400 service records today before he got to
yours!
- Duplicates of documents.
Making Corrections
If you have a FITREP or Eval that is missing or contains errors
or is difficult to read and needs to be replaced, send it to PERS-311.
Some Fitrep or Eval corrections may require BCNR (Board for the Correction
of Naval Records) action. If you have a FITREP or Eval in your microfiche
that isn't yours, send a request to PERS-313D (Technical Corrections)
to remove it. After the corrections have been made, it is
recommended that you reorder your record.
Performance Summary Record (PSR)
You can also view or download your PSR
ONLINE! Visit the new Center
for Career Development (CCD) website. The PSR is fully explained
in the block-by-block "Item Header."
This is a valuable tool for determining if/what/how corrections are
to be made. The web should be your primary source for obtaining your
PSR. Utilize the online help screens for each item to obtain corrections.
The new online feature eliminates the need to request paper copies
of the PSR.
If you cannot access the web you should download the PSR
Request form and mail or fax it to PERS-313C.
A fact sheet accompanies every PSR. This fact sheet assists you in
interpreting your PSR and tells you how to make corrections. Fax to
(901) 874-2664 - DSN 882
Important addresses & phone numbers for Permanent Personnel Record
(Microfiche) Management:
Mail FITREPs and Evaluations to:
Navy Personnel Command PERS-311
5720 Integrity Drive Millington
TN 38055-3110
(901) 874-3316, 3313, 3315 - DSN 882
If mailing FITREPs and Evaluations by FedEx or Certified Mail:
Navy Personnel Command PERS-311
BLDG 769 Wood Hall 5751 Honor Drive
Millington TN 38055-3110
(901) 874-3316, 3313, 3315 - DSN 882
Mail ODC (Officer Data Cards) Corrections to:
Navy Personnel Command PERS-312G
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington TN 38055-3120
(901) 874-3290/3392 - DSN 882
To submit new items for inclusion in your Permanent Personnel (Microfiche)
Service Record:
Navy Personnel Command PERS-313C1
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington TN 38055-3130
(901) 874-3596 - DSN 882
To request technical corrections to your Permanent Personnel (Microfiche)
Service Record:
Navy Personnel Command PERS-313D
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington TN 38055-3130
(901) 874-3596 - DSN 882
Submit Missing Personal Awards to:
(SECNAV Awards Board & Unit Awards)
Navy Department Board of Decorations and Medals ATTN:
N09B13 2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-2000
(202) 685-1770 - DSN 325
or
(CNO Awards Board & Personal Awards)
Chief of Naval Operations Board of Decorations and Medals ATTN:
N09B13 2000 Navy Pentagon
Washington, DC 20350-2000
(202) 685-1770 - DSN 325
(202) 685-1761 - Fax
(See your Admin Office/PSD to have them submit items for record inclusion.)
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