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Navy Career Progression Chart
Rating: AME

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 or AIMD Overseas 
    AFCM   21
Third Shore Tour (36 Months)
      20 Billet: LCPO/Inspector/Staff/Recruiter 
      19 Duty: TYCOM/AIMD/NRC 
    AMCS   18
Third Sea Tour (42 months)
      17 Billet: Prod/Maint LCPO/Dept or Div LCPO/QA 
      16 Duty: (LCPO NAVLEAD) CV /CVN/SQD/Overseas AIMD  
      15
Second Shore Tour (36 Months)
  Chief Warrant Officer (E7 over 12)   AMEC   14 Billet: Recruiter/Instructor/Recruit Company CDR/DivLPO/Staff 
      13 Duty: (LPO NAVLEAD) SQD/AIMD/NATTC/NAMTRAGRUDET/NRC/NRTC or AME ‘C’  
      12
Second Sea Tour (48 months)
  Limited Duty Officer (E6 over 8)   AME1   11 Quals: requalify ESWS / EAWS (NAVADMIN 219/97) 
      10 Billet: Maint Tech/WC Sup/Shift Sup/QA/LPO 
      9 Duty: CV /CVN/SQD/Overseas AIMD/Air capable ship  
      8
First Shore Tour (36 months)
      7 Billet: Maint Tech/WC Sup/Instructor/Recruting/Special Programs 
    AME2   6 Duty Station: AIMD/NAS/NAVSTA/SQD/NRC 
  ECP (over 4)     5
First Sea Tour (51 Months)
  Seaman to Admiral (E4 over 4)     4 Quals: ESWS / EAWS 
    AME3   3 Billet: Maint Technician 
  Naval Academy, OCS, NROTC, BOOST     2 Duty: SQD/Overseas AIMD/Air capable ship 
  See MILPERSMAN for requirements   AMEAN   1
Recruit Training (8 weeks) / ’A’ school (10 weeks)‘C’school for aircraft platform or AIMD billet

Information Courtesy of United States Navy

 

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