Complete  this  block  for  personnel  in  paygrades E-7  through  E-9  only.  For  personnel  in  paygrades E-1  through  E-6,  enter  an  X in  the  Not  Observed column for this trait. BLOCK   39   -OVERALL   EVALUATION. Enter an overall evaluation mark that expresses an  assessment  of  the  member’s  overall  value  to the  Navy.  This  mark  should  be  consistent  with the  marks  assigned  in  blocks  27  through  38;  how- ever, it need not be in direct agreement with the graded  column  that  has  received  the  majority  of the  marks  assigned.  Do  not  determine  the  overall evaluation  mark  through  numerical  averaging. Mark this block based on your judgment. A mark of 4.0 in the overall evaluation block requires  specific  support  as  to  why  the  member deserves  the  highest  available  mark.  Explain  the basis  for  the  mark  in  block  56  (Evaluations  Com- ments). While  showing  the  member’s  relative  ranking among his or her peers is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged, especially in the senior paygrades. If you choose to show the member’s ranking, instead of placing an X in the grade column  desired  for  block  39,  enter  a  number  that reflects  the  person’s  ranking  in  relation  to  all others who received the same overall evaluation grade.  If  you  assign  more  than  one  member  the same overall evaluation grade and you choose to rank personnel, rank all personnel who received that  same  overall  evaluation  grade. BLOCK 40 -SUMMARY. You do not have to complete this block on reports for personnel in paygrades E-3 and below. ADVANCEMENT RECOMMENDA- TION—BLOCKS  41  THROUGH  43 Enter an  X in one,  and only one,  of  the  blocks. BLOCK  41  -RECOMMENDED.  Check  this block  if,  in  your  view  as  the  reporting  supervisor, the  person  is  fully  capable  of  satisfactorily performing the duties and responsibilities of the next higher paygrade. You may check this block regardless  of  the  person’s  qualification  or eligibility  for  advancement.  Checking  this  block constitutes  an  official  recommendation  for  ad- vancement,  requiring  appropriate  service  record entries. BLOCK   42   -PROGRESSING   TOWARD. Check this block if, in your view as the reporting supervisor,  the  person  is  making  progress  toward being  recommended  for  advancement,  but  is  not at  that  time  fully  capable  of  satisfactorily performing the duties and responsibilities of the next higher paygrade. IF THE MEMBER HAS BEEN  PREVIOUSLY  RECOMMENDED  FOR ADVANCEMENT, USE OF THIS BLOCK IS NOT AUTHORIZED. BLOCK  43  -NOT  RECOMMENDED.  Check this  block  if,  in  your  view  as  the  reporting supervisor,   the   person   is   not   capable   of satisfactorily   performing   the   duties   and responsibilities  of  the  next  higher  paygrade  and is not making progress toward that end. If the person  has  been  previously  recommended  for advancement but, in your view, is not now capable of  performing  satisfactorily  at  the  next  higher paygrade, use of this block is mandatory. Such action constitutes a withdrawal of the member’s recommendation  for  advancement,  which  requires appropriate  service  record  entries  to  be  made. Since checking this block is an adverse action, you must explain the basis for the mark in block 56 (Evaluation  Comments)  and  refer  the  matter  to the  member  in  writing. SIGNATURES—BLOCKS  44 THROUGH  49 BLOCK 44 -SIGNATURE OF MEMBER. BLOCK   45   -SIGNATURE   OF   RE- PORTING SENIOR. If you are the reporting senior, sign your name in this block. On reports for  personnel  in  paygrades  E-5  and  above,  sign the BUPERS copy; make sure the carbon copy of  your  signature  is  legible  on  the  Field  Service Record and Activity copies. Do not sign or make any  marks  on  the  original  copy.  Personnel  may sign evaluation reports as authorized in the following   paragraphs: Commanders, commanding officers, and of- ficers  in  charge,  regardless  of  commissioned  rank, may  sign  enlisted  performance  evaluation  reports. Commanders,  commanding  officers,  civilian directors,  and  officers  in  charge  may  delegate authority  to  sign  enlisted  performance  evaluation reports  except  where  prohibited.  They  may delegate  that  authority  only  to  naval  officers  in the  rank  of  lieutenant  commander  (LCDR)  or above, officers of another U.S. military service in an equivalent rank, or civilian personnel GM-13 or  above.  Officers  and  civilian  personnel  delegated 2-24