How enlisted rank works in todays Army 

When I was in (1982-1985), I automatically got my E-2 and E-3 just like you mentioned. My sergeant at the time told me to go and buy the rank insignia and wear it. We really didn't have promotion ceremonies/orders for those ranks back then. Also, the Army still had the rank of Specialist 5 (E-5) at that time. It was not considered an NCO and the rank was eliminated in October 1985, which at that time all Sp5's automatically became Sergeants.

I made E4 in 14 months because my 1st duty station disbanded 7 months after I got there and they promoted all the E1s-E3s in the unit before we all left to our new units!! This was back in 1987...

Our First Sergeant had 9 yrs Time in Service when he took command of our company.

to get to E-5 in a year or 2 join the 18 series

27 minutes of chaos. Time to get that popcorn! 👍

My Platoon Sergeants loved having promotion ceremonies.. Gotta punch that rank on them lol

My recruiter had me do something to automatically make E2. He was pretty cool.

Corporal isn't always a local or unit assignment. I was permanently promoted to CPL in Korea and it held over to my last duty station at Riley (despite me trying to dump the stripes for my last few months).

You said powerpoint and a chill went down my spine 😁

Love your channel, watching these videos make me extremely excited to go to basic and become a soldier. (I leave June 8th for Ft Leonard wood)

E4 criteria has changed. Specialists are those who didn’t either go through the promotion board or didn’t go through the course. Corporals have been through both but are short promotion points or other requirements So corporal in one unit is a corporal in another now

My co called me into his office back in 1992 and said you got promoted to specialist....had to go buy the sham shields..when I got my e3..they just knocked on my barracks door and gave me the promotion paperwork..lol

there are ways of breaking that early promotion requirements by meeting certain requirements at boot camp and AIT. I have heard of quite a few instances where people were promoted to PFC before 6 months or even specialist after just a year in the Army. But once you get to your unit and have passed up those early promotion opportunities in early training, you are pretty much going to be bound by those early promotion requirements unless you do something extra special like win Soldier of the Quarter or a Best Warrior competition.

Please do the modern officer ranks for modern day next. It will be helpful.

Ahah! I can watch it! I’m still waiting at the airport to go to Fort Leonard Wood. Great success! Hahaha. Thanks for the videos Chris. I’m going to miss them and especially the livestreams over the next 6 months!

You did better than my recruiters. I joined the army because I love the United States 🇺🇸. Either way, I wouldn't join when I found out at meps about not getting a bonus as promised, being placed at E1, etc. They weren't transparent, but I am happy to be in the army

Getting pinned corporal soon n holding it until I get a blc slot, sad day when I officially leave the E-4 mafia

We do thing differently in the Canadian Army/Navy/Airforce (Combined Service) First we do not have the up and out attitude, as a much smaller military consisting of 97,625 Members including the Primary Reserves, we do not have the numbers. This number includes all three services. When we enlist we first sign for a Three to Five Year Contract (Depending on your Military Occupational Component (MOC)) at the end of your first contract you may be offered either another Three to Five Year Contract or an Indeterminate Period of Service (IPS) for 25 Years. At the end of the IPS date, you may then be offered a Indeterminate Engagement (IE), which allows you to remain to Age 60. After the 25 Year mark you may retire with an unpenalized Pension, based on years served and the Best Five Years of your Salary (Usually the last five Years of your Career). If for some reason you are not offered either the IE or IPS, you are automatically released (retired) from service upon completion of your contract. As far as Promotions are concerned you have an automatic promotion from Pte to Cpl (E1 to E4) after a period of 4 Years, this promotion is also dependent upon whether you have been offered either an contract extension or an IPS. After this period your advancement in rank is solely dependent on your Performance Evaluation Report (PER) and the current Promotion Openings within your trade for that year. You must serve an Minimum of Two Years in Rank (E1 to E4) and a Minimum of Four to Five Years in Rank (E-5 to E9) before your PER goes in front of the Merit Board. It not uncommon in the Canadian Forces to see Cpls with 25 Years of service or more. Advancement in Rank is also dependent on Rank openings, for example if your Trade is small there are fewer Rank opening s as people have a tendency to stay longer, which means fewer promotions. I use an example from my former Trade at that time. I knew an individual who was promoted to the rank of Chief Warrant Officer (E-9 equivalent) that person still had 14 years left to serve on their contract which means that they locked up that rank, denying the chance for those below them to move up and since we only had two CWO's in the Trade that reduced the chances of promotion. This effect would then trickle down to the lower Ranks of Master Warrant Officer (E-8) and to a lesser extent the Warrant Officers (E-7), meaning that you literally had to wait for someone to either retire or die to open up the ranks. Again it was not uncommon to see individuals in these ranks with 25 Years or more of Service. Lawrence Tierney Warrant Officer (Ret)

I saw a medic in my unit go from PFC to CPL and I was a SPC promotable and we always joked about who’s the *real* higher ranking lol

I went from E-1 to E-4 in one tour. Talk about combat promotions.

I think members of the Army Band get to come into the Army as an E5 I think

I don't know if they still do this but back in the 80's my room mate became an acting SGT but in the pay grade of a sp/4 (E-4) I think he didn't have the points for E-5. Back then the only Corporals had combat mos's like Infantry or Artillery etc.

This was awesome thank you!

**** At 4, That's where *Everybody, Gets Stuck !

What's the dynamic between very experienced NCOs and young Commissioned Officers? My understanding, correct me if I'm wrong, is that a lieutenant fresh out of the academy outranks a sergeant who has twenty years of service. Does this cause issues when a twenty year sergeant and a twenty-year-old lieutenant disagree?

i came in in 2022 as an E3 w/o JROTC or an associates, I got a referral and passed a ot test before leaving for BCT

*** PFC - PROUD F*CKING CIVILIAN ?

So why won't they call an E2 a PFC and an E3 a sub-corporal or lance-corporal, just to distinguish those E1s and E2s?

I got out at 5 yrs, 11 mos as an E-4 mostly because I hated not being with my kids!

* I Have A Problem, With Automatic Promotions,Because, The Person being promoted should be Able to Show some progress and the willingness to Try to Learn the Job they are doing and Excell in what they do ! When being Promoted, Leaders/Leadership, Should Have A discussion, If that Person Is Capable of or Should Be Able to Move to A Higher Grade, if Not, Should Not be Upgraded, because they are not Up to Standard !

Chris, love the chanel ! but I always thought the rank of corporal pay grade E 4 Is the begining of the NCO corps ?

Please do this for commissioned officer ranks

Is 22 years old to old to join? I’m thinking about it but not sure if it’s the right move

Anyone here an Eagle scout who joined the army and got rank? What rank did you get?

* I Made *SGT, Within 1 Enlistment ! *True ! *BEAT ! *THAT ! * And ! Would * Never ! Re Up ! Ever !

Can't people stay in the guard as an E4 for 20 years?

E6 to E7, E7 to E8, and E8 to E9 known as the centralized promotion board used to have their records reviewed a by a promotion board to review their records. The NCOS do not have to appear before a panel as done when a E4 goes to the E5 board and a E5 goes to the E6 board. But E7 to E9 promotion boards are given the NCOs records where NCOs were given a grade point system of 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 or 1 by each voting board member. the board would look at DA Photos, the NCOs OMPF as well as NCOERS and are reviewed by a panel of CSMs, SGMs and one officer over the voting panel. NCOs, if selected, are based on the graded points given by the voting panel. and how many slots for promotion based on that MOS. the NCO will be then awarded a sequence number which was given based on the points awarded by the board panel and the time in grade and time in service of that NCO. Now its changed to a OML point system of how many NCOs are in the MOS from most qualified to the least qualified, A NCO can check their ranking number in their AKO accounts to see where they rank. E6 to E7 promotion or OML review board happens every February of that year, E8 to E9 promotion review panel happens every June. and E7 to E8 every October. NCOs non selected for promotion are usually told by the their leadership and usually a AAR of board results and available on the HRC website and NCOs can look to see where in their careers they are progressing and where they are falling short. Leadership time may not be enough. so many variables can fall into play as to why some NCOs make E7, E8 and even E9 and as to why some NCOs never get passed E6.

Slick sleeve e-1 I saw a man retire at 20 years as an E-1

Notification platoon.

Hey odd question how does an army scholarship work?

Hi you did not mention lance corporal , but I will like to know is why a specialist gets the same pay as a lance corporal.

I’ve heated if you have a EMT certification you can enlist as a 68W and go straight to E4

Does Time in Grade Transfer over from prior Service?

just enlisted 13F option 40 I need advice and guidance I leave may 31st, what can I do to prepare

Private E-0 I heard my time in the US Army Army training

** Some People, Should Not be Promoted, If They Don't Deserve It ! What A Travesty ! *I Seen A Guy Fail Drug Tests, Get Promoted To SGT ! ** ABSOLUTELY TRUE !! Just Because the Leadership, Liked the guy !

so someone could ssgt in 5 years. thats wildddd

for E2 (for example) Where it says automatic promotion, is it automatic promotion from E1 to E2 or from E2 to E3??

Are there combat officers? Like officers who are in the front line leading their men like in WW1

Can you waive the time in service to get from E-4 to E-5

Does anyone know 1SG or CSM. With only 10 years in the army.

How does joining the army as an e-4 or e-5 with six years of time in service affect promotions?

1SG = Detached battalion clerk.

What about prior service? Do they have to be in the “Army” for X months to go E-5 to E-6 or does their prior years count. Example if one did 8 years in the Marines and got out e-5 and they went into the Army as an e-5.

Does anyone know an E9 with only 9 or 10 years in.

Is it true that you need to take college classes to make it to e-5

There are talks about putting ranks back on the collars because females are complaining during promotions that commanders are touching their chest

Sergeant major is special rank

Actually most e4 marines get offered e5 when joining the army

Chris do this TIS applicable to the Army reserve or NG

Failure to promote then GOMAR them right? So you really don't get to hit a RCP date

E4 mafia baby

What about warrant officer from sgt.

As a contracted cadet my drill pay is the same as an E5.

Does this work the same for the Army Reserves?

4th

When did they start the “1st Sergeant academy “?

US rank are so totally different from Swedish Army ranks...

Do they still do BNOC AND ANOC

there is no such thing as a First Sergeant Academy ... the Army has the US Army First Sergeants Course

If they don't buy slide-on rank for their cold/wet weather top, have they really been promoted?! 😆😆😆