How come there is payscale for an 0-8 with less than 2 years of service? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is there such a thing as a 0-8 with 2 years of service? Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:45:30 -0500 How come there is payscale for an 0-8 with less than 2 years of service? https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Is there such a thing as a 0-8 with 2 years of service? PO3 Aaron Hassay Thu, 27 Dec 2018 00:45:30 -0500 2018-12-27T00:45:30-05:00 Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2018 1:07 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service?n=4237739&urlhash=4237739 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>And then the 0-9 pay starts at 20 years. That is a great question 1SG Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:07:03 -0500 2018-12-27T01:07:03-05:00 Response by LTJG Richard Bruce made Dec 27 at 2018 1:19 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service?n=4237751&urlhash=4237751 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Political appointees with no prior military service. Usually a wartime situation. Do not believe any exists today. I know of a O-5 with less than two years of service. Football great Otto Graham became an instant full commander as coach at the US Coast Guard Academy. Latter promoted to Captain (O-6). CGA did this to give him the pay and benefits that a usual football coach did not get. LTJG Richard Bruce Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:19:20 -0500 2018-12-27T01:19:20-05:00 Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2018 1:41 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service?n=4237772&urlhash=4237772 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. For example. Vice Admiral Jerome Adams. Surgeon General. <br />If you google USPHSCC, you’ll find what you’re looking for. But essentially, it’s only commissioned officers, and they all receive direct commissions of varying grades, depending on the position. SGT Private RallyPoint Member Thu, 27 Dec 2018 01:41:18 -0500 2018-12-27T01:41:18-05:00 Response by Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS made Dec 27 at 2018 7:35 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/how-come-there-is-payscale-for-an-0-8-with-less-than-2-years-of-service?n=4238045&urlhash=4238045 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The Surgeon General is a political appointee in the USPHS who holds the rank of Vice Admiral. This is the most prominent example, however I believe the NOAA may also have a comparable position. Sgt Aaron Kennedy, MS Thu, 27 Dec 2018 07:35:47 -0500 2018-12-27T07:35:47-05:00 2018-12-27T00:45:30-05:00