If you're putting in for promotion or advancement, it's back to school time -- promotion examination time, that is. Link to your service overview below, and get tips on how to best prepare for promotion examinations.

[Note: The Army and Marine Corps do not have promotion examinations.]

The Navy Enlisted Advancement Examination
The Navy Enlisted Advancement System (NEAS) uses two major components to determine who will advance. After each exam cycle, Final Multiple Scores (FMS) and Quotas are used to select personnel for enlisted advancement in the Navy. The FMS system is based on knowledge, performance, and experience factors and considers the “whole person” in determining who will be advanced to fill the quotas, or vacancies, within each rating community. More...

The Air Force Weighted Airman Promotion System (WAPS) Boards
If you are eligible for promotion, based on TIS/TIG/Skill Level, and your commander's recommendation, then you will be subject to the WAPS points system. If you are among those with the most "WAPS Points" in your AFSC (Air Force Specialty Code) you will get promoted. A portion of your WAPS promotion points are derived from the Promomtion Fitness Examination and the Specialty Knowledge Tests. More...

The Coast Guard Service Wide Examination (SWE)
The Coast Guard advances enlisted personnel to the rates of E-5 through E-9 based on a Service Wide Competition. Candidates are rank ordered based on their SWE final multiple score (FMS). This score is derived from 6 factors. More...