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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
QUALIFICATIONS FOR ADVANCEMENT

Basic Military Requirements (BMR) Revised Edition
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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 responsibility   throughout   their   naval   career. 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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