Promotion after "A" school graudation

[FlyNavy]

YN3,

Not all IT's are ATF contracts. So if it's not written into his contract then he would not fall into that category.

The ATF folks get extra training to fill critical NECs, which usually require longer training past the general A-school, which is why those sailors are "Push Buttons". If they weren't it would make them less competitive with their year group peers, as the non ATF sailors would be advancing sooner just due to the fact they hit the Fleet faster.

So OP, it depends on what contract your signed. If you're a 6 year guy, you're almost certainly in that category. If you're a 4 year, most likely not. That extra commitment time is supposed to cover the longer training, hence the extra 2 years of service and auto-PO3 for those folks.

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[Jp123]

What's up man, ITSN here with an ATF contract & putting on E4 in 2 months.

Just like everyone said its all based on time in rate. Those who came in as an E3 put on E4 the week after we all graduated school but that's only for ATF.

However, it doesn't sound like you're an ATF I'm pretty sure you'd know if you were. You're gonna have an A and C school. You will put on your IT rate after A school and that's when you'll take your IT3 exam at the next cycle, and yes they do it at Corry. Also, since you are an E3 they will put you into an indoc class at random automatically, it'll be for one weekend, and they tell you before hand.

[FlyNavy]

Originally Posted by Jp123

Those who came in as an E3 put on E4 the week after we all graduated school but that's only for ATF.

Just to clarify, coming in as an E-3 has nothing to do with the ATF program. You can still come in at E-3 and not have that. I know you mention that, I just wanted to make sure that was obvious lol

Originally Posted by Jp123

You will put on your IT rate after A school and that's when you'll take your IT3 exam at the next cycle, and yes they do it at Corry. Also, since you are an E3 they will put you into an indoc class at random automatically, it'll be for one weekend, and they tell you before hand.

Yes the exam can be given at Corry for those that meet the requirements needed to take it. That's actually where I did my CTT3 exam after A-school and before I got to my first command. As far as PO indoc, they may just give it to everyone on the off chance you make it then you'll have it done already. We do that at my current command just to ease the scheduling requirements down the road. We send all eligible candidates through the course regardless.

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