didnāt he make the E5 list last spring, he must be a 5 by now, or the list is very long, which could be the case, I almost begged my recruiter to let me sign up for the SeaBees, but he was insistent on it being a bad career move, as it is very very crowded and making ārateā is very very slow, and you might spend 30 years and never make Chief (E7) Whereas, say Seals often make Chief in 10 or 12 years for example.
In the Navy, itās tied to your job title, and how critical upper ranks, I think about the earliest anyone in my ārateā was getting E4 was around 2 years.
You canāt make E4 in any less than 2 years.
E1-E4 are automatic with good weapon equals, PT tests, schooling, etc. E5+ is merit and slot basedā¦if thereās no room for you, you arenāt making E5.
Your Commander in Chief is now ānegotiatingā with the Taliban, the same guys we have been told aided and assisted the 9/11 guys. So we can declare Mission Accomplished and repurpose our boys for Iran or Venezuela, whatever.