Movin’ up! Nearly 23,000 sailors make E-4, E-5, E-6

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Movin’ up! Nearly 23,000 sailors make E-4, E-5, E-6
By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jun 1, 2008 13:37:03 EDT

The results are in from the spring advancement cycle, and there are 21,739 quotas for active-duty sailors to move up into the ranks of E-4, E-5 and E-6, while there are another 777 spots for sailors in the full-time support community to add a chevron.

Those looking for trends in this cycle will be disappointed: Navy officials say they have delivered on the steady advancements they promised last year.

Even as the Navy finishes its drawdown, the overall opportunity to move up remained stable at 24.69 percent, increasing by 0.07 percentage point over last fall’s 24.62 percent. In raw numbers, there were 23 fewer active quotas compared to last fall, while in the full-time support community, quotas grew by 103.

“Overall opportunity has been successfully maintained at a steady level and remains at the eight-year average as the force structure begins to level out,” said Lt. Cmdr Kim Pizanti, who heads enlisted force-shaping and advancements for the chief of naval personnel in Arlington, Va. “Preventing large fluctuations from cycle to cycle helped provide stable opportunity and should continue.”

Some 22,954 active-duty and FTS sailors ultimately were advanced because of tied final multiples.


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