Manpower Authorization The Manpower Authorization (MPA) states the manpower needs of an activity. It gives the Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) and the Enlisted Personnel Management Center (EPMAC) the authority to properly distribute personnel throughout the Navy and to recall reservists.  The  Manpower  Authorization  has  the following uses and applications: Used as a basic document for peacetime and wartime planning of the recruiting, training, and distribution of personnel Used for planning of mobilization during times of crisis Describes billets authorized to reduce manning when a unit’s functions are reduced because they are below the capabilities of the unit Used by division officers to do the following: – Determine billets authorized during peacetime manning – Determine authorized NECs to meet the skill level of each rate ENLISTED DISTRIBUTION AND VERIFICATION REPORT The Enlisted Distribution and Verification Report (EDVR) is distributed monthly by EPMAC. Each activity responsible for maintaining an enlisted account receives two copies of sections 1 through 4 and one copy of sections 5 through 12 for each enlisted account maintained. Manning and assignment decisions are made based upon the information contained in the EDVR. You must keep the account up-to-date and accurate by reporting personnel events as they occur and correcting errors when they are identified. The EDVR lists all personnel assigned and provides the following information: A statement of account of enlisted crewmembers received on a monthly basis for verification by the activity from NMPC A rate and rating summary of the current and projected manning posture of the command The basic decision document for the distribution authority responsible for distributing and detailing enlisted personnel The common denominator in any decision of manning  posture  between  the  distribution authority and the command A permanent historical personnel record of the activity in BUPERS Contents of the EDVR The EDVR is organized into twelve sections. BUPERSINST 1080.52, Format and Procedures for Validation of Enlisted Distribution and Verification Report (EDVR), gives a detailed description of the contents and procedures for validating the EDVR. The following is a brief description of the contents of the EDVR: Section 1–Prospective gains Section 2–Prospective losses Section 3–Personnel on board for temporary duty, in a deserter status, or administratively dropped from Navy strength accounts; followed by an alphabetic list of all members assigned to the activity regardless of duty status Section 4–Total personnel on board in distribution community  sequence  (list  of  crew  by  rating, Quartermasters, Operations Specialists, and so forth) (fig. 6-1) Section 5–Personnel status summary (numeric summary of authorized personnel) Sections 6 through 10-CNO billets authorized; NEC Billet/Personnel Inventory, NEC Inventory Section,  Diary  Message  Summary,  and  Duty Preference Listing Section   11–Security/data   validation   section; contains the pay entry base date (PEBD), time in rate (TIR), and effective advancement date of personnel as well as security data about each person Section 12–TAD/embarked personnel; a listing of both officer and enlisted personnel in an embarked or temporary additional duty (TAD) status to augment normal manning Navy Manning Plan Personnel assets are rarely equal to manpower requirements. Distribution managers (the people who distribute manpower to all units) are always faced with the problem of how best to use assets that are short or are in excess of manpower requirements. Part of the solution to this problem is the use of a manning plan to 6-10