The Navy has released the schedule for announcing the Fall 2016 Petty Officer Advancement Quotas and lists of names Nov. 17. This year, as has become the custom, roughly 20,000 active and reserve sailors should have good news by Thanksgiving.
The results won’t be impacted by the ratings modernization, for now, but sailors will see the quotas and results by both their old ratings as well as their new Navy Occupational Specialty Code, officials say.
Here’s what’s going to happen and when.
On Monday, Nov. 21, the chief of naval personnel will release active-duty, reserve full-time support and selected reserve advancement quotas. Check back with at navytimes.com at 11:00 AM on to see what your rating or NOS chances are.
Tuesday, Nov. 22nd, is when the the fun starts. That’s because command leadership will be notified at 11:00 Eastern Standard Time through Command BUPERS Online access the names of their sailors being advanced.
The public release of all the sailors’s names will happen Nov. 23, also at 11:00 EST. Check back with Navy Times to see the list, which will also be published online by the Navy at the same time.
At the same time every, each sailor’s online records on BUPERS Online will be updated as well, telling them how they scored on the test and final multiple, whether they were advanced or not.




