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Navy Career Progression Chart
Rating: AD

Commissioning Programs
Average Time to Promotion
Years of Service
Typical Career Path Development
      25
Fourth Sea Tour (36 months) / follow on Shore Tours (36 months)
      24
      23 Billet: Prod/Maint LCPO/CMC/Dept LCPO 
      22 Duty: CV /CVN/SQD/AIMD Overseas 
    AFCM   21
Third Shore Tour (36 Months)
      20 Billet: LCPO/Inspector/Staff/Recruiter 
      19 Duty: TYCOM/CONUS AIMD/NRC 
    ADCS   18
Third Sea Tour (45 months)
      17 Billet: Prod/Maint LCPO/Dept LCPO/QA 
      16 Duty: (LCPO NAVLEAD) CV /CVN/SQD/Overseas AIMD  
      15
Second Shore Tour (42 Months)
  Chief Warrant Officer (E7 over 12)   ADC   14 Billet: Recruiter/Instructor/Recruit Company CDR/Staff/DivLPO  
      13 Duty: (LPO NAVLEAD) SQD/AIMD/NATTC/NAMTRAGRUDET/NRC/NRTC 
      12
Second Sea Tour (48 months)
  Limited Duty Officer (E6 over 8)   AD1   11 Quals: requalify ESWS / EAWS (NAVADMIN 219/97) 
      10 Billet: Maint Tech/WC Sup/Shift Sup/QA/LPO 
      9 Duty: (AD ‘C’ School) CV /CVN/SQD/Overseas SQD/AIMD  
      8
First Shore Tour (36 months)
      7 Billet: Maint Tech/WC Sup/Instructor/Recruting/QA/WC Shift Sup 
    AD2   6 Duty Station: NAS / NAVSTA /AIMD/NAMTRAGRUDET/NRC/NATTC 
  ECP (over 4)     5
First Sea Tour (48 Months)
  Seaman to Admiral (E4 over 4)     4 Quals: ESWS / EAWS 
    AD3   3 Billet: Maint Tech/Plane Captain/CDI/Maint Turn Qual 
  Naval Academy, OCS, NROTC, BOOST     2 Duty: CV /CVN/SQD/Overseas SQD/AIMD 
  See MILPERSMAN for requirements   ADAN   1
Recruit Training (8 weeks) / ’A’ school (8 weeks)‘C’school for aircraft platform or AIMD billet

Information Courtesy of United States Navy

 

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