The Navy announced, May 5, in NAVADMIN 111/17 that it will reconvene the FY-18 Active-Duty Advancement Selection Board for Master Chief Petty Officers (AE9) on July 31.

The FY-18 AE9 Board was suspended, April 12, after the Navy received a report that board deliberations may have been compromised.

Here are four things you need to know about the E-9 board reconvening:

1. The eligibility list will remain the same. All eligible candidates at the time of the original board's suspension will remain eligible.

2. High Year Tenure (HYT) waivers: Senior chief petty officers who are board eligible and have a HYT date between July 1, 2017, and Nov. 30, 2017, may request a HYT waiver to remain selection board eligible. HYT waiver requests must be submitted via NAVPERS 1306/7 to Navy Personnel Command's Career Progression Eligibility Branch (Pers-802). The waivers are valid through Dec. 31, 2017. Reason for request: "To maintain eligibility for the FY-18 Active-Duty Advancement Selection Board for Master Chief Petty Officer." Email command-endorsed requests to Lt. Beau Blanchard (beau.blanchard@navy.mil), Linda Coffield (linda.coffield@navy.mil), and Elizabeth Vaughn (elizabeth.vaughn@navy.mil) no later than June 30, 2017.

3. Communications to the board: The deadline for letters to the board was March 13. No further correspondence will be accepted for the reconvening of the E-9 board. All previous board correspondence remains on file and will be provided to the board members.

4. The reconvened board's president will be a flag officer and members will be comprised of a mix of senior officers and master chief petty officers. This will include Fleet, Force and Command Master Chiefs, as well as in-rate Master Chiefs who will ensure current technical expertise is represented in the process.

For more information read NAVADMIN 111/17 at http://www.npc.navy.mil.

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