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As we
mention in our Navy
Enlisted Promotion Article, the Army, Air Force, and Marines have "rank," to
denote personnel in various paygrades. For example, a Senior Airman in
the Air Force has the "rank" of Senior Airman, and is in the
paygrade of E-4. You address him/her as "Senior
Airman," regardless to what his/her job actually is.
In the Army,
a Private First Class is the "rank" of a soldier in the paygrade
of E-3. You address him/her as "Private First Class," regardless
if his/her job is a plumber or an Air Traffic Control Specialist.
The Navy
doesn't have "rank." They have "rates," which is
a combination of the person's rating (job) and their paygrade. For
example, the "rate" of an E-6 in the Navy (i.e., what you
call him/her) depends on person's job. A person with the rating (job)
of Sonar Technician (SG) in the Navy, in the paygrade of E-6 would
be an "SG1," or "Sonar Technician First Class." An
E-5 with the rating (job) of Mess Specialist (MS), would have the rate
of MS2, or "Mess Specialist Second Class."
The below
chart shows the minimum requirements for Navy enlisted promotions in the
paygrades of E-2 through E-4.
| Requirements |
E-1
to E-2 |
E-2
to E-3 |
E-3
to E-4 |
| Time-in-Grade |
9 months |
9 months
as E-2 |
6 months
as E-3 |
| School |
Boot
Camp |
None |
A-School
(for ratings with A-schools) |
| BUPERS
Approval to Participate |
None |
Required
for Controlled Ratings |
| PARS |
None |
PARS
Required |
| Performance
Test |
None |
Selected
ratings must complete applicable performance test before taking the
Navy Service-Wide Advancement Exams. |
| Leadership
Training |
None |
Petty
Officer Indoctrination Course |
| Enlisted
Performance Evaluation |
Used
by Commanding Officer when giving promotion approval. |
Counts
as performance factor in Advancement Final Multiple for all E-4 through
E-7 candidates. |
| Obligated
Service Requirements |
There
is no single set of obligated amount of service required to take Navy-wide
advancement exams or to accept advancement to paygrade E-2 to E-6. |
| Examinations |
Locally
Prepared Testing |
NETPDTC
Exams |
Navy-Wide
Advancement Exams are required for all Petty Officer Paygrades |
| Non-Resident
Career Course and RTM |
None |
Required
for all E-3 and Petty Officer advancements unless waived due to completion
of Navy School. Courses need only be completed once. |
| Recommended
by Commanding Officer |
All
Navy Advancements Require the Commanding Officer's recommendation
for advancement on current evaluation. |
The below
chart shows the minimum requirements for Navy enlisted promotions in the
paygrades of E-5 through E-9.
| Requirements |
E-4
to E-5 |
E-5
to E-6 |
E-6
to E-7 |
E-7
to E-8 |
E-8
to E-9 |
| Time-in-Grade |
12 months
as E-4 |
36 months
as E-5 |
36 months
as E-6 |
36 months
as E-7 |
36 months
as E-8 |
| School |
NJS
for rating LN2 |
None |
Navy
School for ratings AGC, MUC, and RPC |
None |
None |
| BUPERS
Approval to Participate |
None |
| PARS |
PARS
Required |
None |
| Performance
Test |
Selected
ratings must complete applicable performance test before taking the
Navy Service-Wide Advancement Exams. |
None |
| Leadership
Training |
P02
Leadership Training Course Continuum |
P01
Leadership Training Course
Continuum |
CPO
Indoctrination Course |
CPO
Leadership Training Course |
None |
| Enlisted
Performance Evaluation |
Counts
as performance factor in Advancement Final Multiple for all E-4 through
E-7 candidates. |
Considered
by Promotion Board when making promotion decisions. |
| Obligated
Service Requirements |
There
is no single set of obligated amount of service required to take Navy-wide
advancement exams or to accept advancement to paygrade E-2 to E-6. |
Must
remain on active duty a minimum of two years to retire at the higher
paygrade. |
| Examinations |
Navy-Wide
Advancement Exams are required for all Petty Officer Paygrades |
Promotion
to E-7 requires Navy-Wide Advancement Exam and selection by the Navy-Wide
CPO Selection Board. Promotion to E-8 and E-9 is accomplish by Navy-Wide
Promotion Selection Board, only. |
| Non-Resident
Career Course and RTM |
Required
for all E-3 and Petty Officer advancements unless waived due to completion
of Navy School. Courses need only be completed once. |
Non-Resident
Career Courses and recommended readings (See NAVEDTRA 10052). |
| Recommended
by Commanding Officer |
All
Navy Advancements Require the Commanding Officer's recommendation
for advancement on current evaluation. |
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