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Spring E-4 to E-6 Meritorious Advancement Program Season Announced

16 February 2022

From MC1 Mark D. Faram, Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs

Commands will be able to meritoriously advance Sailors this spring between March 1 and April 15 as the Navy announced the Calendar Year 2022 Meritorious Advancement Season One details in NAVADMIN 038/22 on Feb. 15.

The intent of Meritorious Advancement Program (MAP) is to select the most qualified Sailors to advance to the next paygrade outside of the advancement cycles. 

Deckplate leaders observing Sailors daily know them best.  Through MAP, the Navy gives those leaders a voice in the advancement process by allowing commands to move up their most deserving Sailors twice each year, aligned with the semi-annual Navy-wide advancement exam cycles.

Ahead of the application window, the Navy will release this season's quotas by unit identification code in the Navy Standard Integrated Personnel System (NSIPS) on February 20.

MAP Quotas by Unit Identification Code, along with example forms and frequently asked questions, are available on MyNavy Portal https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/a-enlisted-advancement-resources-and-links. Once on the site, select "Websites" tab in the blue banner.

To control over-manning and maintain rating health, MAP advancement to the AO3 and RS3 rates will be controlled. Meritorious advancements in these rates are still possible, but approval is through a separate process regulated by the Fleet Commanders.  Requesting quotas for the controlled rates is outlined within the NAVADMIN.  Any unused MAP quotas will then factor into those available for the fall NWAE cycle.

MAP advancement to ABH2, ABF2, GSM2 and CS2 is not authorized because these rates have new advancement opportunities under the Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy beginning 1 March.  These include Advance to Position and Command Advance to Position.  More information can be found in NAVADMIN 280/21, Detailing Marketplace Assignment Policy (DMAP) or on the MyNavy HR website DMAP section, located at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/a-enlisted-advancement-resources-and-links.

The preferred way for commands to request all MAP advancements is through NSIPS.  Those without access to NSIPS must submit their Meritorious Certification Letters by e-mail through their chain of command within the same time frames. 

One reminder for commands is that Sailors being meritoriously advanced must have completed their required Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Examination before the first day of the MAP season which is 1 March 2022.

As has been the case in recent years, meritorious advancements will account for roughly 20 percent of all E-4 through E-6 promotions during the 2022 calendar year – approximately half allocated for each of the two seasons during the year. 

Complete details and points of contact are available in the NAVADMIN.

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