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Congrats to new E-4s, E-5s, E-6s!

The lists of active-duty, full-time support and canvasser recruiters who will move up this fall are out.

In all three paygrades, the chance to advance is 20.89 percent, up from 18.6 percent last fall. It was the highest shot at advancing since spring 2009, when 24.08 percent of eligible sailors moved up. Last cycle’s opportunity was 18.6 percent.

Overall, there were quotas for 19,814 sailors to move up in the ranks, 1,998 more than this spring. The overall opportunity was also helped by the fact that 913 fewer sailors passed their tests this cycle — 94,870, compared with 95,783 in the spring.

At E-6, the chance to advance crept up, coming in at 10.75 percent, up from 9.28 this spring. Of 29,537 who passed the test, 3,174 will join the Navy’s first class mess.

There were quotas for 7,221 sailors to get a second stripe on their crows, out of 34,919 eligible test passers. The increase of 542 quotas, coupled with a 1,118 drop in test passers, boosted the shot at second class to 20.68 percent from 18.53 percent six months ago.

But the biggest increase was in the number of those entering the petty officer ranks, with 9,419 quotas. That’s a bump of 1,033 from the 8,386 who moved up last cycle. However, competition here was a bit stiffer, with 313 more eligible test passers competing for those openings, 30,414 up from 30,101 this past spring