E-1, E-2, or E-3? How did that happen?

[lemonelephant]

At PIR, you will notice that some Sailors have stripes and others do not. No stripes is E-1; 2 stripes is E-2; and 3 stripes is E-3.

Those without stripes would be addressed as Seaman Recruit (SR), Fireman Recruit (FR), Airman Recruit (AR), or Constructionman Recruit (CR).

White/Navy blue (black) stripes are Seaman Apprentice (SA) or Seaman (SN) (may later be HA or HN for someone in the HM rating after A School). Red stripes are Fireman Apprentice (FA) or Fireman (FN). Green stripes are Airman Apprentice (AA) or Airman (AN). Blue stripes are Constructionman Apprentice (CA) or Constructionman (CN).

Here is a link that relates to this, E-1 to E-6 Rate Insignia (clickable link).  Your Sailor won't get the Rating Badge until after completing A School.  I changed the "black stripes" to "Navy blue (black) stripes" after reading the information in the link.  Remember that the Dress Blues are so blue they are black, so the same thing goes for the SA and SN stripes.

These will result in attaining E-3 prior to BC: satisfactorily completed 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours of college credits or 2,160 classroom hours at an accredited vocational/technical school, awarded Eagle Scout or the Girl Scout Gold Award, successfully completed 3 years of any Junior ROTC Program, completed the requirements for Quartermaster in the Sea Scouts, successfully completed 3 years and graduated from an accredited high school-level military academy.

These will result in E2 prior to BC: satisfactorily completed 24 semester hours or 36 quarter hours of college credits or 1,080 classroom hours at an accredited vocational/technical school, received the Civil Air Patrol Billy Mitchell Award, successfully completed 2 years of any Junior ROTC Program, designated an E-5 in the Young Marines, successfully completed 2 years and graduated from an accredited high school-level military academy.

Those who completed the Navy Sea Cadet Corps may be E-2 or E-3 and those who, while in DEP, referred qualified applicants that subsequently join the Navy may be E-2 or E-3.

Some may have it written in their contract that they will be E-2 or E-3 based on their rating. Some may be advanced due to prior service, such as in the reserves.

At BC: A recruit can be advanced to E-2 by successfully completing the DEP GUIDE PQS, passing a written test at Recruit Training Command (RTC), and passing PT-Baseline (the first PFA) with a SAT-MED. Completion of the DEP GUIDE PQS will be confirmed and documented by the Classifier at MEPS. The RDC can meritoriously promote up to 10% of the division one paygrade; this sometimes happens for the RPOC and/or AROC if s/he kept the position for the entire time at the RTC, but could happen for someone who holds one of the other RPO positions as well.

[cynthia/Matt'smom@SanDiego/FN]

Cool!! thank you so much, just being able to be here in tis forum is helping me already.  Now that he is in BC and his things have been sent home, am I suppose to send phone cards now?  just wondering if you knew.  Thank you for the links for other groups to join as well, once he gets into school/training.  Blessings!  Cynthia

[lemonelephant]

Yes, your SR will need a phone card to make any calls since only the "I'm here" and calls for security purposes or to inform you of a problem are paid for by the Navy.  Your SR can purchase one at the NEX, but that takes time and activating the card also takes time away from the call.  You may wish to send an activated phone card or you go to http://callsforrecruits.org/ and send an email to get some free (a phone number and about 20 minutes of phone time for each PIN).  Ronny and Anna do a great job of getting the numbers back to you very quickly.

[kdmac1]

My son is a Nuke E3 to my understanding will he be wearing stripes

[lemonelephant]

Yes.

[mski73]

So Im obviously new to this my daughter went into boot camp E3 as an MA so what exactly would that be?

 

[lemonelephant]

MA is a rating dear to my heart since that is my Sailor's rating.  As an E-3, your daughter will be a Seaman (SN) with 3 white stripes at PIR.  Once she graduates Master at Arms (MA) A School at Lackland Airforce Base near San Antonio, TX, you will write it as MASN.  Sometime before the end of BC, join San Antonio MA's to find out more about A School--especially check out the top 3 Discussions.  You will also want to check out and join MAA Moms at some point.  Security Sailors and New MAA Mom's are also available, but are not as active as the other 2.

(Group names within this reply are clickable links.)

[mski73]

Thanks lemonelephant! I was getting a little confused. Most her friends are corpsman and one is MA but reserve(however I do find he ships out more than all the enlisted) . So She is not addreesed SN till PIR correct? Ive seen others write my SN but havent graduated BC yet . I do not want to write anything that is not proper of course! Im so excited for her, she has wanted to go into the NAvy since she was a Freshman in HS, of course she has changed what she has wanted do in the Navy :) Shes been well prepared for sure, 4yrs NJROTC and 2 yrs Norwich Unv. as a Cadet. I had to laugh when she called from BC and told me Norwich..was harder..lol ,

[lemonelephant]

That is correct, she can be addressed as Seaman (Last name) following PIR.  When you write to her at A School, you will address the letter as SN Last Name, First Name MI, but she is still SR at BC and then after A School graduation, it will be MASN Last Name..... when written, and Seaman Last name when spoken.  All recruits are addressed as SR at BC regardless of what they will be upon graduation even though they are getting paid at the higher rate from he beginning. 

[lemonelephant]

Oops, this time of year, it is 3 black stripes; it's white on the dress blues.

[sharbear36(ship 9 div 288)]

My son is going to be an RP and is an E-3 going in.  I don't see that job posting but I am so lost in all of this but I'm on this site frequently so I learn.  I should have started long before he left. I'll catch on  :)  I hope

[lemonelephant]

The A School for RP is in Fort Jackson, SC.  There is a group for that rating, Religious Program Specialist (clickable link).  He will have 3 black stripes on his dress whites and 3 white stripes on his dress blues.

[sharbear36(ship 9 div 288)]

thank you :)