papacarter
College Student
Hey guys, SNA prospect here. If I were to do Naval Avaition, I would want to make Navy a career. However, there's not much info on this forum about promotion rates from O-3 to O-4 and beyond. I mean there's some, but not much to really go off of. Found this but 2013 isn't really current (https://www.airwarriors.com/community/threads/making-o-4-competitive-or-shoe-in.40833/).
It's understood that since you have an 8 year commitment, you're pretty much guaranteed to get O-3 (given that you don't do stupid shit). Reading elsewhere, it seems that after completing the "aviation appreciated tour," you're pretty much shown the door if you're not selected for O-4. 50%ish selection rate does does seem to be cutthroat to make O-4 compared to other communities.
Honestly, what can you do to even make yourself competitive (besides fitness) when the time comes?
For NAs (https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/activedutyofficer/archive/Pages/default.aspx)
FY19: 70.77%
FY18: 70.02%
FY17: 82.65%
FY16: 71.60%
FY15: 56.22%
FY14: 65.56%
FY13: 66.93%
It's understood that since you have an 8 year commitment, you're pretty much guaranteed to get O-3 (given that you don't do stupid shit). Reading elsewhere, it seems that after completing the "aviation appreciated tour," you're pretty much shown the door if you're not selected for O-4. 50%ish selection rate does does seem to be cutthroat to make O-4 compared to other communities.
Honestly, what can you do to even make yourself competitive (besides fitness) when the time comes?
For NAs (https://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/activedutyofficer/archive/Pages/default.aspx)
FY19: 70.77%
FY18: 70.02%
FY17: 82.65%
FY16: 71.60%
FY15: 56.22%
FY14: 65.56%
FY13: 66.93%
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