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PS · E-5 · Personnel Specialist · September 2026

Study for the PS 2nd class exam — without drowning in the wrong manuals

Personnel Specialist (PS) at E-5. Your September 2026 E-5 Bibliography is below — start free on the first publication, then move entry by entry.

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September 2026 E-5

25 publications on this Bibliography. Study opens MakinRate Study Notes for each line we have. Grey “Pokemon!” means notes for that entry are not on the open web yet — gotta catch ’em later.

  1. BUPERSINST 1001.39F (WITH CHANGE-1)ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR NAVY RESERVE PERSONNELScope: CHAPTER 5
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  2. BUPERSINST 1080.54BENLISTED DISTRIBUTION AND VERIFICATION PROCESS
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  3. BUPERSINST 1430.16G (WITH CHANGE-1)ADVANCEMENT MANUAL FOR ENLISTED PERSONNEL OF THE U.S. NAVY AND U.S. NAVY RESERVEScope: CHAPTER 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 9
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  4. BUPERSINST 1750.10E (VOLUME-1) (WITH CHANGE MEMO)IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES, THEIR ELIGIBLE FAMILY MEMBERS, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE PERSONNELScope: CHAPTER 10, 2, 4
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  5. BUPERSINST 1900.8FCERTIFICATE OF UNIFORMED SERVICE (DD 214, DD 214-1, DD 214C, DD 214WS, AND DD 215)
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  6. C-WAY USER GUIDE (5/2024)CAREER WAYPOINT (C-WAY) USER GUIDE
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  7. DFAS-CL DJMS MMPADFAS-CL DJMS MMPA GUIDEScope: TOPIC DEDUCTIONS, DJMS COMMON VERBS, ENTITLEMENTS, STATUS
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  8. DOD 7000.14-R VOLUME 5 (7/2023)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION, VOLUME 5: "DISBURSING POLICY" UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER)Scope: CHAPTER 2, 3, 7, 9
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  9. DOD 7000.14-R VOLUME 7A (2024)DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT REGULATION VOLUME 7A: "MILITARY PAY POLICY - ACTIVE DUTY AND RESERVE PAY" UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (COMPTROLLER)Scope: CHAPTER 1, 10, 11, 17, 18, 2, 26, 27, 32, 35, 40, 67, 68, 7
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  10. JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS (JTR) (5/2025)THE JOINT TRAVEL REGULATIONS UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS AND DOD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEESScope: APPENDIX A; CHAPTER 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
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  11. MNA-CMD/CCC INTERACTIVE USER GUIDE (RELEASE 5.0)MNA - CCC/CMD TUTORIAL (HOW-TO GUIDE)Scope: CHAPTER 42
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  12. MYNAVY HR LINKSMYNAVY HRScope: TOPIC CPPA RESOURCES, NDAA, TRANSFERS
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  13. NAVPERS 15560D (WITH CHANGE-91)NAVAL MILITARY PERSONNEL MANUALScope: ARTICLE 1000-025, 1001-260, 1050-010, 1050-081, 1050-210, 1050-220, 1050-410, 1050-415, 1070-320, 1160-010, 1160-020, 1160-030, 1160-040, 1160-120, 1300-302, 1300-316, 1300-700, 1306-102, 1306-124, 1306-1702, 1320-090, 1320-300, 1420-060, 1430-010, 1600-070, 1741-030, 1830-030, 1830-040, 1900-015
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  14. NAVSUP P-727 (PART-1) (2023)NAVY CASH FINANCIAL SYSTEM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDUREScope: SECTION 2, 4
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  15. NAVSUP P-727 (PART-2) (2023)NAVY CASH FINANCIAL SYSTEM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDUREScope: SECTION 5A, 5B, 5D
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  16. NAVY DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDE (2025)NAVY DJMS PROCEDURES TRAINING GUIDEScope: APPENDIX I; PART 1-1, 1-10, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 3-2, 3-4, 4-5, 6-3, 7-1, 7-5, 7-7, 8-6, 9-5
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  17. NSIPS LINKNAVY STANDARD INTEGRATED PERSONNEL SYSTEMScope: TOPIC PERS/PAY
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  18. OPNAVINST 1300.21ENLISTED MANNING POLICY AND PROCEDURES
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  19. OPNAVINST 1420.1B (WITH NAVADMIN 17117)ENLISTED TO OFFICER COMMISSIONING PROGRAMS APPLICATION ADMINISTRATIVE MANUALScope: CHAPTER 4
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  20. OPNAVINST 1740.4EU.S. NAVY FAMILY CARE POLICY
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  21. OPNAVINST 1750.5ASURVIVOR BENEFIT PLAN PROGRAM
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  22. OPNAVINST 7220.12 (WITH CHANGE-1)BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING ENTITLEMENTS
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  23. RESPERS M-1001.5 (WITH CHANGE-13)NAVY RESERVE PERSONNEL MANUALScope: ARTICLE 1100-020, 1100-050, 1570-020
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  24. SECNAVINST 1650.1JDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY MILITARY AWARDS POLICY
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  25. SUPPLEMENTAL IMS CODE AND MAS CODE GUIDANCE FOR RESPERS M-1001.5SUPPLEMENTAL INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION STATUS (IMS) CODE AND MANPOWER AVAILABILITY STATUS (MAS) CODES GUIDANCE FOR RESPERS M-1001.5
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