Before I ask my questions I would like to thank everyone for contributing to this post. I'm sure once I commission a lot of this will make even more sense, but before this post I had no idea how SNAs were graded. So that said Ill get to my point.
1.) Can someone explain what the difference is between the multiple grading methods that have been mentioned? It seems, and I may be wrong, that the Navy is keeping different metrics using the same data.
2.) Can someone explain, briefly, the difference between the grading methods that have been discussed? For instance TIMS, ATS, NSS, MPTS, etc. From where I'm sitting it appears that TIMS and NSS are competing grading systems and you have either one or the other, while ATS is a flight by flight grade. Am I confused?
3.) This thread has, and in general this forum, talks a lot about attrition. Its been said a few times here that your NSS score will not attrite in itself. That being the case what will attrite you? Is it only being below MIF or are there other ways?(in a general sense, I know there are 1001 ways to attrite but my question is more from a grade perspective).
4.) There has been a lot of discussion about what NSS is not used for, but I couldn't seem to determine exactly what it is used for. My best guess that it is used for community selection, however if that were the only thing it was used for it seems that you would drop it eventually, but from the sound of it, NSS continues with you for some time.
5.) Lastly what factors (other than the needs of the Navy) do go into your community selection? Is it only NSS. For example if in a given week there are 3 jet slots, 5 helos, 5 Maritime, etc. what metrics are used to match dream sheets with available slots?
Thanks in advance for the clarification.