Complete this block for personnel in paygrades E-7 through E-9 only. For personnel in paygrades E-1 through E-6, enter an X in the Not Observed column for this trait. BLOCK  39  -OVERALL  EVALUATION. Enter an overall evaluation mark that expresses an assessment of the member’s overall value to the Navy. This mark should be consistent with the marks assigned in blocks 27 through 38; how- ever, it need not be in direct agreement with the graded column that has received the majority of the marks assigned. Do not determine the overall evaluation mark through numerical averaging. Mark this block based on your judgment. A mark of 4.0 in the overall evaluation block requires specific support as to why the member deserves the highest available mark. Explain the basis for the mark in block 56 (Evaluations Com- ments). While showing the member’s relative ranking among his or her peers is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged, especially in the senior paygrades. If you choose to show the member’s ranking, instead of placing an X in the grade column desired for block 39, enter a number that reflects the person’s ranking in relation to all others who received the same overall evaluation grade. If you assign more than one member the same overall evaluation grade and you choose to rank personnel, rank all personnel who received that same overall evaluation grade. BLOCK 40 -SUMMARY. You do not have to complete this block on reports for personnel in paygrades E-3 and below. ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDA- TION—BLOCKS 41 THROUGH 43 Enter an X in one, and only one, of the blocks. BLOCK 41 -RECOMMENDED. Check this block if, in your view as the reporting supervisor, the person is fully capable of satisfactorily performing the duties and responsibilities of the next higher paygrade. You may check this block regardless of the person’s qualification or eligibility for advancement. Checking this block constitutes an official recommendation for ad- vancement, requiring appropriate service record entries. BLOCK  42  -PROGRESSING  TOWARD. Check this block if, in your view as the reporting supervisor, the person is making progress toward being recommended for advancement, but is not at that time fully capable of satisfactorily performing the duties and responsibilities of the next higher paygrade. IF THE MEMBER HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY RECOMMENDED FOR ADVANCEMENT, USE OF THIS BLOCK IS NOT AUTHORIZED. BLOCK 43 -NOT RECOMMENDED. Check this block if, in your view as the reporting supervisor,  the  person  is  not  capable  of satisfactorily  performing  the  duties  and responsibilities of the next higher paygrade and is not making progress toward that end. If the person has been previously recommended for advancement but, in your view, is not now capable of performing satisfactorily at the next higher paygrade, use of this block is mandatory. Such action constitutes a withdrawal of the member’s recommendation for advancement, which requires appropriate service record entries to be made. Since checking this block is an adverse action, you must explain the basis for the mark in block 56 (Evaluation Comments) and refer the matter to the member in writing. SIGNATURES—BLOCKS 44 THROUGH 49 BLOCK 44 -SIGNATURE OF MEMBER. BLOCK  45  -SIGNATURE  OF  RE- PORTING SENIOR. If you are the reporting senior, sign your name in this block. On reports for personnel in paygrades E-5 and above, sign the BUPERS copy; make sure the carbon copy of your signature is legible on the Field Service Record and Activity copies. Do not sign or make any marks on the original copy. Personnel may sign evaluation reports as authorized in the following  paragraphs: Commanders, commanding officers, and of- ficers in charge, regardless of commissioned rank, may sign enlisted performance evaluation reports. Commanders, commanding officers, civilian directors, and officers in charge may delegate authority to sign enlisted performance evaluation reports except where prohibited. They may delegate that authority only to naval officers in the rank of lieutenant commander (LCDR) or above, officers of another U.S. military service in an equivalent rank, or civilian personnel GM-13 or above. Officers and civilian personnel delegated 2-24