Q3. The lowest three paygrades are referred to as—Q4. What are the two categories ratings divided into?a.b.Q5. What is a designated striker?Q6. What manual contains a list of Navy standards(NAVSTDs) and occupational standards(OCCSTDs)?Q7. What’s the difference between a NAVSTD andan OCCSTD?Q8. What three requirements do you need to meet tobe eligible to advance from E-2 to E-3?a.b.c.Q9. List the eligibility requirements to advance toPetty Officer.a.b.c.d.Q10. The final multiple score of a rating exam is basedon what three things?a.b.c.TYPES OF DUTYLearning Objectives: When you finish this chapter,you will be able to—Recall the definitions of sea duty, shore duty, andneutral duty.Recognize the methods used for enlistedassignments.You often hear about three types of duty: sea duty,shore duty, and neutral duty. These three designationsrefer to duty for rotation purposes.Everyone in the Navy has sea/shore rotation. Theamount of time spent on sea duty or shore duty dependson your rate, rating, and individual circumstances. Eachrate and rating in the Navy has a designated sea/shorerotation cycle. You can find out what the currentsea/shore rotation for your rate and rating is from yoursupervisor or career counselor.For example, if your sea/shore rotation is listed as36/36, that means that you spend 36 months in sea dutybillets and 36 months in shore duty billets. In otherwords when you complete 36 months of sea duty, yournext 36 months is shore duty. After 36 months of shoreduty, you have 36 months of sea duty. That is yoursea/shore rotation.You might ask, “What is sea duty, and what is shoreduty”? There are eight types of duty designations usedfor sea/shore rotation. Each of these duty types iscredited as sea, shore, or neutral duty for rotationpurposes.16-9Student Notes:
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