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Advancement Quotas for Chief Released
Advancement Quotas for Chief Released
4,170 Sailors Will Put On Anchors
The active duty fiscal year 2016 E7 selection board convened Monday, June 22 to review the records of over 17,600 active duty E6 Sailors to fill about 4,100 quotas for advancement to Chief Petty Officer.
Overall advancement opportunity is at 23.64 percent for this cycle, just a .45 percentage point drop from last cycle and above the 10-year average of 21.94 percent.
Quotas increased more than 200 from last year's board, but a combination of a larger inventory of E6 Sailors and more of those Sailors passing their E7 exam caused the slight reduction in opportunity this cycle.
The Navy advances to vacancies thus opportunity varies by rating, though advancement planners work to smooth overall opportunity across cycles.
This cycle, every rating has advancement opportunity with only Logistics Specialist group 1 (LS GRP1) advancing all eligible Sailors with opportunity at 100 percent.
To ensure only the best and most fully qualified candidates are selected, the selection board is not required to fill every quota.
Click HERE to view the full list of quotas and advancement opportunity by rating.
http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=87777&...
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Permalink Reply by CryptoDad on
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Someday understanding the Navy advancement system will be far more important than mailing mole skin to your recruit. This is the stuff that defines a Navy career.
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My sailor has been in about 9 months now. Went in as E-3. Can't test until September, missed the last one by a lack of a month of active duty. E-6 seems a long way off. Seems like this information would be good to have prior to enlisting, or maybe a little further down the road . I did download the chart and will send it to him .Right now he is looking at finishing C school end of this month and being full time with his squadron. One step at a time.
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Permalink Reply by Concernedad on
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Going for Chief is one of the major moves in the Navy. Good luck to any and all who commit their lives to this achievement.
There is no real way to tell a recruit what it will take, as the numbers are constantly moving. A Chief is an E-7. On average it will take about 15 years to reach.
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This is my daughter's first shot at the E7 selection board, one of the 334 CTR1's in competition for the 57 CTRC openings. Not good odds, but I can dream. Making Chief is about the only thing that will keep her in active service, otherwise she's talking about the Reserves.
The earlier that parents can wrap their heads around the FMS and the Navy's advancement system the better equipped we are to provide support for our Sailors. And it gives us one more thing to worry about. ;)
http://navyformoms.com/forum/topics/whole-person-concept-it-s-not-j...
There is life beyond boot camp.
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Texted your blog link to my sailor .Up to him what he chooses to do with the information. I'll support him whatever he chooses to do. Crypto Dad,your daughter has been in 11 years .How long ago did she achieved E-6? I'm guessing it is mandatory to be E-6 to try for Chief?
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My daughter made E6 three years ago. That's the earliest Time In Rate (TIR) before she could test for E7
Advancement TIR goes something like this:
E1 to E2 - 9 months, automatic advancement.
E2 to E3 - 9 months, automatic advancement.
E3 to E4 - 6 months, then tests and advancement dependent on FMS & quotas
E4 to E5 - 12 months, then tests and advancement dependent on FMS & quotas
E5 to E6 - 36 months, then tests and advancement dependent on FMS & quotas
E6 to E7 - 36 months, then tests and advancement dependent on FMS & quotas
There can be exceptions for outstanding Sailors and total goofballs.
Quotas are the big mystery in an advancement cycle. Only a set number of sailors can hold a particular rate/rating. If the rating is fully manned, the quota is 0 and nobody advances, no matter how great their FMS. If the rating is grossly undermanned, everybody advances.
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K thanks for info. So your daughter has about 1 in 6 shot. Not too bad. If it's what she wants, hope she gets it.
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