How to get promoted in the Navy 8 Articles

by Shawn Vilmaire

There are only a few ways to get promoted in the Navy. The easiest way to get promoted is to do the right thing before you join and contract for the promotions. With some college education you can get two promotions to E...read more

by Cyn Bagley

When planning your Navy career, you need to research Navy rates and promotional opportunities before you join. While you are talking to your recruiter, ask about the Navy jobs, which are called rates. Find out which of the...read more

by Erik M. Dell

The Navy like other military branches relies on annual evaluations and advancement tests. I'm speaking strictly from an enlisted point of view as I served in the Navy from 1994-2000 as a nuclear machinist mate on the USS ...read more

by Morgan Johnson

It's hard to believe at first glance that there could be one set formula for promotion in the Navy. Especially since the enlisted ranks are broken into more than sixty-five separate ratings. The ratings vary widely fro...read more

by Matthew Brendal

There are three different types of paygrade communities within the U.S. Navy. Enlisted, Warrant Officer and Commissioned Officer. All three paygrade communities have somewhat different and similar ways to which they are ad...read more

by Melinda Hardeman

There are many misconceptions to how one gets promoted in the enlisted ranks, E1-E6, of the navy. I've heard it all from, "it's who you know" to "you have to be stationed with the president" to "a herd of...insert rate......read more