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REVIEW 1 QUESTIONS - 12018_540
Service Ratings

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) - Requirement for military advancement
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Supplemental board members include the— Division officer, Division chief, and the Division career counselor. ENLISTED CAREER STRUCTURE Learning Objectives: When you finish this chapter, you will be able to— Recognize the paths of advancement and recall the requirements for advancement of nonrated personnel. Identify  the  eligibility  requirements  for advancement to E-2 and E-3 and petty officer. Recognize  selection  criteria  for  advancement and preparation for advancement. Identify the career enlistment objectives. The objective of the enlisted advancement system is to provide qualified petty officers to operate the Navy’s ships, squadrons, and shore stations. Advancements, in turn, provide the opportunity for the orderly progression of  qualified  enlisted  personnel  to  higher  levels  of r e s p o n s i b i l i t y   t h r o u g h o u t   t h e i r   n ava l   c a r e e r. Information about the advancement system is contained in BUPERSINST 1430.16. The advancement system offers you increased pay, prestige, and privileges, as well as additional responsibilities and authority. PATH OF ADVANCEMENT The enlisted advancement structure is organized into paygrades. E-1 is the lowest enlisted paygrade and E-9 is the highest. The path of advancement from E-1 to E-9, along with the title of each paygrade, is shown in figure 16-2. The lowest three paygrades (E-1 to E-3) are referred to  as  apprenticeships  and  identified  as  one  of  the following: Seaman apprenticeship (SR, SA, SN) Fireman apprenticeship (FR, FA, FN) Airman apprenticeship (AR, AA, AN) Constructionman apprenticeship (CR, CA, CN) Hospitalman apprenticeship (HR, HA, HN) Dentalman apprenticeship (DR, DA, DN) Petty officers (E-4 to E-9) and designated strikers belong  to  a  rating.  Ratings  are  divided  into  two categories—general ratings and service ratings. General Ratings A general rating is a broad occupational field (a group  of  jobs)  that  requires  the  same  general qualifications and includes similar duties. Boatswain’s Mate, Quartermaster, and Storekeeper are all examples of a general rating. Each rating has its own rating badge. These rating badges are shown in chapter 10 of this manual. In some cases, two or more related general ratings will combine at the E-8 or E-9 level to form a new 16-3 Student Notes: Figure 16-2.—Path of advancement.







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