The Study Tools You Need for the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam and Rating Knowledge Exam

Bluejacketeer is a Navy advancement exam prep platform built for the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) and Rating Knowledge Exam (RKE). It offers more than 424,727 practice questions mapped to the current Navy Advancement Center bibliography for almost every rating, plus timed practice exams, spaced-repetition study, audio lessons, and a personalized study plan (Verified August 2026). Created by U.S. Navy Sailors and now supported by Kaplan, Bluejacketeer works on the web and through a companion mobile app with offline study for up to 30 days.

While exact totals vary by rate, Bluejacketeer typically offers thousands of practice questions per exam. To see the precise breakdown for your specific rating—organized by chapter straight from your Navy bibs—simply begin the sign-up process and select your exam. Across supported ratings, Bluejacketeer hosts over 424,727 unique questions (totaling more than 5,000,000 question instances across shared bibliographies) to ensure complete coverage (Verified August 2026).

The Navy advancement bibliographies, "bibs", are the lists of occupational references the Navy Advancement Center publishes for each rating and paygrade. They define exactly what can be tested on your exam. Current bibs are published on Navy COOL and MyNavy Portal, and they are updated regularly, so check them each cycle rather than relying on a printed copy. Bluejacketeer mirrors the current bibliography for your rating and maps every practice question to it, so you study only what is actually testable.

These are three different requirements. The Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE) is the 175-question exam given Navy-wide each cycle to select E-4 through E-7 candidates. The Rating Knowledge Exam (RKE) is similar to the NWAE, but specifically for ratings that are participating in the Billet-Based Advancement (BBA) system.  Structurally, both the NWAE and RKE are both 175-question exams built from the references found in your bibliographies. The Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) is a separate online eligibility exam you must pass once per paygrade before you are authorized to sit the advancement exam, but it is not part of the advancement exam itself. Bluejacketeer covers NWAE and RKE preparation for almost every rating.

Yes, the exam still matters significantly; in fact, it directly impacts your advancement prospects twice within the Billet-Based Advancement (BBA) system. First, passing the Rating Knowledge Exam (RKE) serves as the initial gatekeeper to establish baseline eligibility, placing a Detailing Marketplace Eligibility Indicator (DMEI) on your record so you can actively apply for higher-paygrade positions in MyNavy Assignment (MNA) or qualify for Command Advance to Position (CA2P). Second, when you apply for an open billet, your RKE performance matters again because your test score is factored into your overall composite score alongside performance evaluations, service in pay grade, education, and awards. This cumulative score is used to rank and prioritize candidate selection when multiple eligible Sailors compete for the same position, meaning a higher exam score gives you a distinct competitive edge to secure the assignment. Ultimately, while passing the exam no longer automatically promotes you on its own, strong RKE performance is essential both to unlock access to the BBA marketplace and to maximize your chances of being selected for the specific billet required to advance.

Bluejacketeer maps every question to the Navy Advancement Center bibliography and points you to the official references on Navy COOL and MyNavy Portal. Bluejacketeer also includes four timed 175-question practice exams that mirror the real exam format, offline study for up to 30 days, audio study mode, warfare qualification materials, and a study plan that adapts to your weakest topics. Bluejacketeer offers a free trial so you can sample features before subscribing, as well as longer subscriptions to maximize savings on longer-term studies. Bluejacketeer’s annual and semi-annual plans offer lower costs than competitors and have frequent discounts available to come back to the platform.

Yes. The Bluejacketeer companion mobile app supports offline study for up to 30 days at a time. Download your rating's material while you have a connection, study underway or on deployment with no signal, and sync when you are back on the network. Audio study mode adds more than 73,521 professionally voiced lessons you can download and listen to hands-free during cleaning evolutions, in the gym, in your rack, or on your commute, which is very useful when shipboard Wi-Fi is limited or unavailable.

Bluejacketeer offers monthly, semi-annual, annual, and Warfare Only subscriptions, with savings of up to 20% on semi-annual and annual plans. A free trial is available so you can try the question bank and study tools before subscribing. Our subscriptions are $24.99 (Monthly), $124.99 (Semi-Annual), $229.99 (Annual), and $99.99 (Warfare Only - Annual). Subscriptions include access on both the website and the companion mobile app, and you can cancel at any time from your account settings.

Start with your rating's current bibliography and identify your weakest topics; a recent profile sheet is the best guide. Then study those areas using spaced repetition, which spaces reviews at increasing intervals and is well suited to the volume of material on the advancement exam. Work in short, consistent sessions rather than cramming, and take full-length timed practice exams to build endurance for the real 175-question, three-hour format. Bluejacketeer builds a personalized study plan around your weakest areas and tracks your progress by topic.

Yes, most ratings are covered. The only ratings not covered are ETV, FT, MT, MU, and STS. Bluejacketeer material includes questions written by rating experts and mapped to each rating's current advancement bibliography. Material is organized by the topics in your bib, so you can study by reference, by topic, or through a personalized plan built from your performance. The platform also includes warfare qualification study materials for ESWS, FMF, EAWS, EXW, and SCW.

Bluejacketeer supports advancement preparation for E-5 through E-7. Questions are drawn from the bibliography for your specific rating and paygrade, so an E-5 candidate and an E-6 candidate in the same rating study different material. Chief (E-7) candidates get bibliography-aligned material for their cycle as well. Warfare Only subscriptions are available if you are studying solely for a warfare qualification.

Sailors use Bluejacketeer because it removes the guesswork from studying: every question is tied to the bibliography for your rating, so you are not studying material that cannot be tested. The most commonly cited benefits are the timed practice exams that mirror the real format, the ability to study offline while deployed, and the personalized plan that focuses time on weak topics. A free trial is available, and Sailor reviews are on our reviews page.

The Bluejacketeer Personalized Study Plan lets you focus on what matters most by targeting the specific books and chapters from your Navy Exam Bibliography. Simply choose your priority books/chapters, and the platform will automatically build custom practice exams and study sessions tailored to your needs. Plus, semi-annual and annual subscribers can generate custom audio playlists to study hands-free during commutes or workouts.  To get started, navigate to Study, select the Personalized Study Plan tile, pick your target references, and launch your tailored study material.

You can add a friend from the Friends section in your Account Settings or by using the invitation option on your dashboard. Enter the email address associated with your friend’s Bluejacketeer account and send the request. Existing users can accept or decline it from their notifications. If your friend has not signed up yet, Bluejacketeer will email them an invitation; when they register using that address, the friend request will be waiting for them. Once accepted, you can see each other in your Friends list and compare progress on the Friends leaderboard.

You earn one point the first time you answer each question correctly and select Normal or Easy—or Correct or Easy for flashcards. Incorrect answers, Hard or Wrong selections, Flash Cards Only mode, and Review Again do not earn points. Daily 20 Quizzes and Practice Exams also award points for correct answers, with bonuses based on accuracy and completion time. Retaking a Daily 20 Quiz does not award additional points, but retaking a Practice Exam does.

Adding your Navy exam profile sheet helps Bluejacketeer identify the topics where you performed lowest and turn those results into a more focused study experience. The Study by Profile Sheet option uses the topic percentages from your most recent cycle information to prioritize your weakest subject areas, helping you spend less time on material you already know and more time where improvement can have the greatest impact. It also lets you track your standard score over time and compare it with the average candidate, Sailors in your rating, and the overall user average.

Add your profile sheet after the Navy releases your exam results and you have your scores by topic. Bluejacketeer does not require you to upload the original document; instead, open the Profile Sheet section, select New Cycle Information, and enter the cycle, exam, exam type, standard score, and the number of questions, score, and percentage for each topic. Review the information carefully before saving it. If you enter multiple cycles, Study by Profile Sheet uses the most recent one to determine which topics need the most attention.

Audio Study is only available to semi-annual and annual subscribers and turns questions and answers into audio playlists for hands-free study. Select Audio Study from the main menu to browse references with available audio, listen by chapter, or create custom playlists. You can also open a chapter’s audio from Study by Reference. In the mobile app, supported audio can be downloaded for offline listening, and your progress is saved so you can continue where you left off.

Visit the Bluejacketeer sign-up page, then choose your rating, paygrade, duty status, exam cycle, and subscription plan. Create your account, enter the required billing information, and complete registration. Web subscriptions include a three-day free trial, with access beginning as soon as sign-up is complete. Unless you cancel before the trial ends, your selected subscription will begin automatically and your payment method will be charged. Subscriptions purchased through the iOS app do not include the three-day trial.

If you find a question that appears incorrect, unclear, duplicated, or based on outdated material, use the Report a Question option while viewing that question. Include a brief explanation of the issue and any relevant details from the current Navy bibliography or official reference, then submit the report. Bluejacketeer sends the question and your feedback to the content team for review. Reporting it directly from the question screen is the best approach because it automatically identifies the exact question you were studying.

First, make sure you have a working internet connection and the latest version of Bluejacketeer from the Apple App Store or Google Play Store. Close and reopen the app, then try signing out and back in. If the issue continues, connect to the internet and allow your study progress to sync before deleting the app. Reinstall Bluejacketeer from the official app store and sign back in with the same account. Reinstalling removes locally downloaded study and audio files, so you may need to download them again. If the problem remains, contact Bluejacketeer Support and include your device type, operating-system version, app version, and a screenshot or description of the error.