Sailors with E-1 through E-4 ranks will now be promoted based on time in service and commander recommendation, the Navy announced through a NAVADMIN last week.
The new policy, which will go into effect on July 1, 2024, is meant to align apprentice-ranked sailors with the billet-based and marketplace advancement the Navy is using for sailors with E-5 through E-9 ranks, Fleet Master Chief for Personnel, Manpower and Training Delbert Terrell told reporters.
Based on the new policy, E-1 sailors will advance after nine months, E-2 sailors after 18 months and E-3 after 30 months, according to a fact sheet released with the NAVADMIN.
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