Semisonic9
New Member
Guys, first let me post that this has absolutely zero effect on which of the following fields I'll be interested in. It may seem strange, but I have a feeling this thread will go a lot smoother if I get that out of the way right up front.
"What's the general promotion timeline for officers in Intelligence, Information Warfare, or Navy Flight Officers (NFOs)?"
A buddy of mine and I were talking this around and he seems to think NFOs would go up the ladder quite a bit quicker than guys in Intel or IW. He's formerly active enlisted, currently in the reserves, so in these matters I give him more benefit of the doubt than I would Joe-blow off the street. Still, I was surprised. He seemed to think an NFO would be O-3 (barring fuck ups, physical causes, etc...we're talking the "average guy" here) by the end of their 4th year in, if not by the end of their first tour. He seemed to think O-4 was possible within the first 6-8 year commitment.
Now I've been haunting the IW forums too, as well as the Intel/IW forums here, and I seem to recall hearing that Intel/IW guys above the rank of O-4/O-5 are fairly scarce. I understand promotion to O-2 is relatively "automatic", as these things go, in regards to time in service. How do the higher ranks sort themselves out?
I realize this may be a sensitive topic for some. The problem is that often times people associate rank with "worth". I get it. I'm not that guy.
But I am curious, if there is this kind of discrepency, how it was established and which specialties tend to move up faster? Is it the difference between being un-restricted line and restricted line officers? The difference between being a "trigger puller" and not? Did a habit just kind of form up, with the overall goal of increasing pilot compensation to reduce attrition of skilled pilots/navigators to the private sector (since I assume NAs would be promoted as fast, if not faster, than NFOs)?
What's the story here?
"What's the general promotion timeline for officers in Intelligence, Information Warfare, or Navy Flight Officers (NFOs)?"
A buddy of mine and I were talking this around and he seems to think NFOs would go up the ladder quite a bit quicker than guys in Intel or IW. He's formerly active enlisted, currently in the reserves, so in these matters I give him more benefit of the doubt than I would Joe-blow off the street. Still, I was surprised. He seemed to think an NFO would be O-3 (barring fuck ups, physical causes, etc...we're talking the "average guy" here) by the end of their 4th year in, if not by the end of their first tour. He seemed to think O-4 was possible within the first 6-8 year commitment.
Now I've been haunting the IW forums too, as well as the Intel/IW forums here, and I seem to recall hearing that Intel/IW guys above the rank of O-4/O-5 are fairly scarce. I understand promotion to O-2 is relatively "automatic", as these things go, in regards to time in service. How do the higher ranks sort themselves out?
I realize this may be a sensitive topic for some. The problem is that often times people associate rank with "worth". I get it. I'm not that guy.
But I am curious, if there is this kind of discrepency, how it was established and which specialties tend to move up faster? Is it the difference between being un-restricted line and restricted line officers? The difference between being a "trigger puller" and not? Did a habit just kind of form up, with the overall goal of increasing pilot compensation to reduce attrition of skilled pilots/navigators to the private sector (since I assume NAs would be promoted as fast, if not faster, than NFOs)?
What's the story here?