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RM2(SW) | E-5
USS Shreveport (LPD-12)
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RM2(SW) | E-5
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Just an observation, the ranks some of the posters on here optain in only a few years. I served 20+ years in the Royal Australia Navy, and promotion to ( your E5 ) in less than 4 years was not very common at all. You were called a "Micky Mouse" if prompted before your first good conduct stripe (4 years). I also understand that some promotion streams are faster in some branches due to their size. This is not about officer ranks. The Rupert's have their own way of doing that. 
20 years to be an E-5? That's entry level management in our services. You're a joke if you're an E-5 with that many years of service. I don't even know if they let you serve 20 years at that rank because you've shown zero aptitude.Just an observation, the ranks some of the posters on here optain in only a few years. I served 20+ years in the Royal Australia Navy, and promotion to ( your E5 ) in less than 4 years was not very common at all. You were called a "Micky Mouse" if prompted before your first good conduct stripe (4 years). I also understand that some promotion streams are faster in some branches due to their size. This is not about officer ranks. The Rupert's have their own way of doing that.
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It really depends on the service and the situation. For example in the US Army you can come in as an E-4 if you have a degree.Just an observation, the ranks some of the posters on here optain in only a few years. I served 20+ years in the Royal Australia Navy, and promotion to ( your E5 ) in less than 4 years was not very common at all. You were called a "Micky Mouse" if prompted before your first good conduct stripe (4 years). I also understand that some promotion streams are faster in some branches due to their size. This is not about officer ranks. The Rupert's have their own way of doing that.
That is not what I was talking about.
4 years to E5 is not usual here, the first 4 years, that was my observation.
We had a system that if you had a trade the navy required you were promoted to Petty Officer after basic training bypassing Seaman, Able Seaman and Leading Seaman, we called them 90 day wonders, this ended after Vietnam.
I changed branch when I was a acting leading Seaman to a 'job' that selection was let's say , 'tight' and took 14 months , on this course we had a guy who was promoted to petty officer twice and refused it saying " I would rather be Leading Seaman doing this than a petty Officer in my old job".
Only a hand full passed, he was one. Respect, he earned it.
He paid off after 35 years as a Chief [in recruiting], very few Warrant Officers in our job, so it's not always about the rank.
I was talking about promotion to E 5 in very quick time.
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