BUPERINST 1610.01C (W/CH 2) Ch. 2/3

Question 1

Personnel at or below what paygrade may have their reports signed by an enlisted OIC in the grade of E9 or civilians in command positions who hold the grade of GS-9 through GS-12?

Answer 1

E5

Question 2

Personnel at or below what paygrade may have their reports signed by a CPO or SCPOs?

Answer 2

E4

Question 3

Personnel at or below what paygrade may have their reports signed by GS-13’s or their equivalent?

Answer 3

E9

Question 4

EVALs for enlisted personnel at or below what paygrade require the signatures of a rater, senior rater, and reporting senior?

Answer 4

E6

Question 5

What civilian grade/equivalent must delegated reporting seniors for officer reports be?

Answer 5

GS-14

Question 6

The reporting senior authority for officers may be delegated to heads of those components without prior NAVPERSCOM (PERS-311) approval in shore commands having components that are permanently located more than how many miles from the headquarters?

Answer 6

50

Question 7

Reports on members in the grade of E5 through E9 including members frocked to E5 may not be delegated below the grade of O4, what civilian grade, or equivalent?

Answer 7

GS-12

Question 8

Reports on members in the grade of E4 and below may not be delegated below what military grade?

Answer 8

E7

Question 9

The CO must sign any report that withdraws a recommendation for enlisted advancement after
advancement authorization for the member has been received. A flag officer may delegate this authority to
what grade or above?

Answer 9

O6

Question 10

Who assumes the reporting senior responsibility and authority of a subordinate commanding officer that
dies, becomes incapacitated, is summarily relieved or detached for cause, or becomes seriously delinquent
in submitting reports?

Answer 10

ISIC

Question 11

What grade should the rater be for E5 and E6 personnel whenever possible?

Answer 11

E7

Question 12

What grade can the rater be for E4 and below personnel?

Answer 12

E6

Question 13

What type of reports are now considered to be regular reports for both officers and enlisted?

Answer 13

Special

Question 14

What is the only type of report that provides continuity?

Answer 14

Regular

Question 15

No more than how many months may be covered by regular reports, including letter-extensions, without
NAVPERSCOM (PERS-311) approval?

Answer 15

15

Question 16

Periodic reports may be omitted if the member received an Observed Regular report ending no more than how many months prior to the Periodic report date?

Answer 16

3

Question 17

Detachment of Reporting Senior reports are not required from an interim reporting senior who has been on board for how many months or less if the reporting senior’s permanent relief agrees to cover the period in the next Regular report?

Answer 17

3

Question 18

Detachment of Reporting Senior reports are optional for personnel in what paygrades?

Answer 18

E1-E9

Question 19

Periodic reports may be omitted and added to the next period if Detachment of Reporting Senior reports
were submitted for a particular paygrade, and, if the next report is the periodic report but is less than how

many days from the previous Detachment of Reporting Senior report?

Answer 19

90

Question 20

A Promotion/Frocking EVAL must always be submitted upon promotion or frocking to what paygrade?

Answer 20

E7

Question 21

Promotion/frocking reports for officers or enlisted members who have been promoted should not be
submitted unless the change in Periodic report dates will result in more than how many months between

Regular reports?

Answer 21

15

Question 22

A new reporting senior who has not written an ”Observed” report on a member may submit a Special report on an officer or CPO who is eligible before a promotion selection board if the individual has performed significant duties under that reporting senior for at least how many months?

Answer 22

3

Question 23

An E6 may receive a Special report for a promotion selection board who has performed duty at a new command for at least how many months who has not yet received an Observed report?

Answer 23

3

Question 24

A Special report may not be submitted for the sole purpose of raising what?

Answer 24

Performance Mark Average

Question 25

A report is considered “declining” when the promotion recommendation is reduced (other than due to
summary group size change) or because of a reduction in at least how many trait grades in the same paygrade by the same reporting senior?

Answer 25

Two

Question 26

What are Detachment of Reporting Senior reports that are optional for E1-E6 submitted as?

Answer 26

Special reports

Question 27

Special FITREPs for superior performance or recommendations are specifically prohibited for what personnel?

Answer 27

Officers

Question 28

For up to how many months, unless it was submitted for the reduction-in-rate of an enlisted member, may a Special report be extended for?

Answer 28

3