MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 493164 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-25183"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-is-the-hardest-rank-to-replace-in-the-military-and-why%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=What+is+the+hardest+rank+to+replace+in+the+military+and+why%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fwhat-is-the-hardest-rank-to-replace-in-the-military-and-why&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AWhat is the hardest rank to replace in the military and why?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/what-is-the-hardest-rank-to-replace-in-the-military-and-why" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="58f3803532a9f9705c4198731d10283a" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/025/183/for_gallery_v2/worlds-best-entry-level-employee-mug.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/025/183/large_v3/worlds-best-entry-level-employee-mug.jpg" alt="Worlds best entry level employee mug" /></a></div></div>I argue private (E-1) because you can alway promote someone if needed but recruiting... 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What is the hardest rank to replace in the military and why? 2015-02-23T12:17:43-05:00 2015-02-23T12:17:43-05:00 TSgt Joshua Copeland 493219 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Right now, due to the recent downsizing. Good quality mid level NCOs and Officers Response by TSgt Joshua Copeland made Feb 23 at 2015 12:42 PM 2015-02-23T12:42:24-05:00 2015-02-23T12:42:24-05:00 Cpl Clinton Britt 493232 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>The hardest rank to replace for me was when I joined the Army National Guard and the Gave me FING SPECIALIST. Gave me a bad taste from the start. Response by Cpl Clinton Britt made Feb 23 at 2015 12:50 PM 2015-02-23T12:50:44-05:00 2015-02-23T12:50:44-05:00 CW5 Private RallyPoint Member 495772 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Good point about E-1, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="84196" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/84196-11a-infantry-officer-jfhq-la-milpac-region-v">MAJ Private RallyPoint Member</a>. I'm going to say that the hardest rank to replace in the military is CSM, CW5, or any General Officer rank, because it takes so long and so much experience to reach those high ranks. It could take decades to replace those personnel in those ranks. Response by CW5 Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2015 7:25 PM 2015-02-24T19:25:12-05:00 2015-02-24T19:25:12-05:00 2015-02-23T12:17:43-05:00