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Ranking system
I am guessing the ranking system has to with test scores and education level, is this accurate, my son went in as an E3
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Permalink Reply by Anti M on
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He went to boot camp as an E-3 if that is what is in his contract, although they all are addressed as and treated as E-1 while in basic training. There are a number of elements which can determine paygrade when entering boot camp, from the program he qualified for, to things such as college credits or being an Eagle Scout. However, that all must be documented prior to leaving, and in the contract. You can't assume he has E-3 unless he made sure it was in writing.
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Permalink Reply by dcookie27 on
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Yes, E3 was in his contract as well as field medic. He said he can test for E4 when he completes basic.
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Permalink Reply by Angie on
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He will not be able to test for E4 right after bootcamp, he needs to finish his "A" School before he can test, and than the tests are only given in March and Sept. If he is in school during the test, he will not be able to take that one.
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thx, I guess I misunderstood when he could take the test but after A school would make more sense. I went over this with his recruiter because I had a concern that they might try to switch from medic but they assured me that if it is in their contract that is what they will be doing.
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Permalink Reply by lemonelephant on
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He must have been in the Navy as an E-3 at least 6 months in order to take the advancement exam from E-3 to E-4, so the first time he will be able to take the advancement exam will be September 2013.
Since he is going to be an HM, sometime between now and the end of BC, join the group, HM (Hospital Corpsman) A School in San Antonio (clickable link).
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many thx again. you are so knowledgeable it is awesome....I will join the group....I think he said something about an A school in Texas as that is where he wants to go. ..
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You are very welcome. Yes, HM (Hospital Corpsman) "A" School is in San Antonio, TX at Fort Sam Houston.
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ASVAB scores really don't have anything to do with what rank they enter as, other than the fact that higher scores often leads to rates (basically what job they got) that, as incentive to draw people to the program or to meet some other criteria, come with an automatic promotion. (Also, usually those programs require a 6 year commitment as part of the rate requirement as well.)
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E-1, E-2, or E-3? How did that happen? (clickable link) will give you some information on that. Although you didn't ask, the pay depends on your recruit’s rate (rank/paygrade) and recruits are paid at their contracted rate while at BC even though they are all referred to as SR at the RTC until PIR.
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hi lemonelephant - I have to look up what the PIR is....don't mean to sound dumb, but these initials are confusing sometimes.
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PIR is Pass-in-Review, which is another way to say graduation from Navy Boot Camp. The Page, What does ??? mean? (A Guide to Navy Abbreviations and Terminology) (clickable link), will help you with all the new terms you will see/hear.
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