The NEAS and AHs are available in electronic form at the Naval Education and Training Professional Development and Technology Center (NETPDTC) at www.cnet.navy.mil/netpdtc/nac/download/ah_intro. htm. Naval Standards NAVSTDs are military requirements for a paygrade. They apply to all enlisted personnel in the Navy. NAVSTDs are skills and knowledges required for enlisted personnel to be able to perform their duty. They include military requirements and essential qualities of professionalism and pride of service in support of your oath of enlistment. They also include basic skills and knowledges relating to the maintenance of good order and discipline, as well as those that directly contribute to the mission of the Navy. To be qualified for a paygrade, you are responsible for knowing all the naval standards for that paygrade and all the naval standards for all lower paygrades. Occupational Standards OCCSTDs are a listing of the things you must be able to do to be considered professionally qualified for a rate. OCCSTDs are the minimum occupational requirements of a particular rate and are separate and different from NAVSTDs. In other words, to be an SN you would have to fulfill the OCCSTDs for SN as well as the NAVSTDs for E-3. If  you  wanted  to  look  at  the  OCCSTDs  for  a particular rate, you would need to look at the OCCSTDs for that rate and all lower paygrades in the same rating as well   as   the   OCCSTDs   for   the   appropriate apprenticeship. For example, to see all the OCCSTDs for Boatswain’s Mate second class (BM2), you would have  to  look  at  the  OCCSTDs  for  BM2,  BM3,  and Seaman (SN). ELIGIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT In  addition  to  all  the  naval  and  occupational standards for a rate, other requirements must be met for you  to  be  eligible  for  advancement.  However,  being eligible  does  not  guarantee  advancement.  To  be advanced, you must be selected for advancement. Eligibility for Advancement to E-2 and E-3 The  eligibility  requirements  for  E-2  and  E-3  are relatively simple. The requirements are as follows: Have a certain amount of time in rate Be recommended by your commanding officer Complete   Basic Military Requirements, NAVEDTRA 12018 Additionally,  your  command  may  require  you  to pass  a  written  examination.  An  examination  for  E-2 would be prepared by your command. For an E-3, the examination  would  either  be  prepared  locally  or prepared  by  the  Naval  Education  and  Training Professional  Development  and  Technology  Center (NETPDTC). Remember,  these  are  eligibility  requirements. Meeting these requirements means you are eligible for advancement;   but   they   don’t   mean   you’ll   be automatically advanced. Selection for advancement is discussed later in this chapter. Eligibility for Advancement to Petty Officer Advancement to petty officer has more eligibility requirements  than  advancement  to  E-2  or  E-3.  The eligibility requirements are as follows: Have a certain amount of time in rate Complete   all   personnel   advancement requirements (PARs) Demonstrate  knowledge  of  material  in  your mandatory rate training manual Be recommended by your commanding officer (CO) TIME IN RATE.—You  must  fulfill  time-in-rate requirements  to  be  eligible  for  advancement  to  petty officer. That means you must have been in your present paygrade for a specific minimum period of time to be eligible for the next paygrade. 16-5 Student Notes: