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USN Selection Board Prep

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  • 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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