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More senior enlisted spot advancements!
The Navy's ongoing experiments in offering spot advancements to enlisted will continue for the second year in the senior enlisted ranks. This year, chief petty officers will get an extra shot at putting on E-8.
By Mark D. Faram
Did you make the list for senior chief?
This year the Navy advanced 1,653 senior chiefs from a pool of 12,764 eligible sailors.
By Mark D. Faram
Why a drop in E-8 advancements is still pretty good news for chiefs
It's not a bad year when a drop in the chance to E-8 is still good news for the over 12,000 chiefs looking to advance this year.
By Mark D. Faram
Why the Navy will make fewer E-9s this year
The Navy is growing but that's not reflected in the master chief quotas for fiscal year 2020.
By Mark D. Faram
This year’s crop of new senior chiefs is in — who made the cut?
The chief of naval personnel released the names of this year’s new crop of E-8s on June 6.
By Mark D. Faram