What is the fast promotion, post Korea, from E2 - E7 you've seen?

2016-08-29T20:53:46-04:00

Response by CW3 Matt Hutchason made Aug 29 at 2016 9:58 PM

2016-08-29T21:58:05-04:00

I haven't. But I was in Aviation, which can be slow from E5-E7.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 30 at 2016 3:24 AM

2016-08-30T03:24:18-04:00

I had a cousin who went from E-7 to O-5 in the Air Force in four years.
Long story.
Short version is, he was a language and culture expert on Russia and spent a lot of years in the embassy in Moscow doing sundry work - the substance of which I can only guess at. Nearing 35, he went to OCS, figuring he'd get out as a Captain instead of an E-8.
He gets assigned as a 2LT to a recruiting wing after the USAF cut way back in structure in the mid-'90s in order to be closer to his father who was ailing from recurring brain cancer. Six months later, he gets a call from an office in the Pentagon saying that he is "among the most senior, qualified personnel in the USAF" to fill a senior Russian Affairs billet. After being told to volunteer, he gets frocked to first Captain, then Major in a matter of months.
Ended up getting out as an O-5 a few years later.

Response by SCPO Jason McLaughlin made Aug 30 at 2016 5:31 AM

2016-08-30T05:31:46-04:00

5.5 Years

Response by LT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 30 at 2016 5:59 AM

2016-08-30T05:59:11-04:00

After 9/11 when the Navy rapidly expanded the Master-at-Arms rating you would see E7s that had 5-6 years of service. I have seen some nuclear trained guys make E7 at 7 years.

Response by PO1 Mike Dean made Jul 23 at 2017 9:39 AM

2017-07-23T09:39:02-04:00

Mine. Selectee for E7 in 7 years, 10 months. I didn't extend for the promotion for a number of reasons.