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        | Personnel meeting minimum time-in-rate (TIR) requirements will be advanced automatically to what ranks without local action? |  | Definition 
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        | Advancement candidates E-4 through E-7 take competitive examinations that  are used as apart of a what? |  | Definition 
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        | Advancement to E-7, E-8, and E-9 requires what action? |  | Definition 
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        | What candidates are designated SBE on the basis of their CO/OIC recommendation and the TIR eligibility? |  | Definition 
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        | Selection boards are convened annually by what? |  | Definition 
 
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        | What are normally held annually, or as required, to consider any member who was eligible but not properly considered by the last regular board? |  | Definition 
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        | Applicants must submit a request for a special enlisted selection board to NAVPERSCOM no later that how many months after the regular board convened? |  | Definition 
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        | What is the sole approval authority for convening special enlisted selection boards? |  | Definition 
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        | E-6 personneel must pass the E-7 advancement-in-rate examination prior to submitting a package for what selection board? |  | Definition 
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        | What provides information on selection of senior enlisted personnel for promotion to commissioned officer status? |  | Definition 
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        | What is responsible for developing, publishing, and distributing Navy-wide advancement-in-rate examinations for the purpose of testing and rank-ordering personnel who are qualified for advancement? |  | Definition 
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