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08-13-2005, 06:29 PM
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#241 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 13,274
Country:  | Ur a Petty Officer 1st Class, right?
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08-13-2005, 06:37 PM
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#242 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country:  | No, a Master Seaman. Our enlisted rank structure is entirely different, but the way it was explained to me is that it works out to approximately the same as an E-6 in the US Navy, so yeah I guess I'd be like the PO1 there. It doesn't look like I'll ever see my P2's. I can live with it. Who knows, maybe next year. (Yeah, right.)
Ours goes:
Recruit
Ordinary Seaman
Able Seaman
Leading Seaman
Master Seaman
Petty Officer 2nd Class
Petty Officer 1st Class
Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class
Chief Petty Officer 1st Class (the big cheese) | |
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08-13-2005, 06:46 PM
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#243 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Originally Posted by lesofprimus Im pretty sure Adler is an E-5..... Same as me I thought.... FBJ was also an E-5 wasnt he?? | Yup - I was a 2nd class. To confuse things (as I know Les knows this, for the benifit of NS) the USN also goes by your rating. I was an Aviation Machinists Mate, and "AD." As a second class I would be an AD2, or a PO2 or a Petty officer second class or an E-5. 
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08-13-2005, 06:47 PM
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#244 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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Chief Petty Officer, 1st class (premier maître de 1re classe)Coat of Arms of Canada
Chief Petty Officer, 2nd class (premier maître de 2e classe) Crown within laurel wreath
Petty Officer, 1st class (maître de 1re classe) Crown
Petty officer, 2nd class (maître de 2e classe) Maple leaf above three chevrons, point down
Master seaman (matelot-chef) Maple leaf above two chevrons, point down
Leading seaman (matelot de 1re classe) Two chevrons, point down
Able seaman (matelot de 2e classe) One chevron, point down
Ordinary seaman (matelot de 3e classe) No insignia
__________________ "After That Second Kill, I Knew It Was Time To Get The Hell Outta There..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case
To See My IL2 Sturmovik Video Tribute to My Grandfather, Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk | |
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08-13-2005, 06:51 PM
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#245 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Country: | Me. | |
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08-13-2005, 07:02 PM
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#246 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 13,274
Country: | Me...
__________________ "After That Second Kill, I Knew It Was Time To Get The Hell Outta There..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case
To See My IL2 Sturmovik Video Tribute to My Grandfather, Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk | |
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08-13-2005, 07:09 PM
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#247 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country: | I'm better looking. | |
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08-13-2005, 07:21 PM
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#248 | | Minister of Whoopass
Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
Posts: 13,274
Country: | God I hope so....
__________________ "After That Second Kill, I Knew It Was Time To Get The Hell Outta There..."
-- Lt. William Northrop Case
To See My IL2 Sturmovik Video Tribute to My Grandfather, Click Here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtzN5RuNNJk | |
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08-13-2005, 07:25 PM
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#249 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 13,520
Country: | Me (Previously)
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08-13-2005, 08:11 PM
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#250 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,187
Country:  | Actually I am still a E-4. Have been one for the last 3 years. Our promotion system in the Army is very dumb. It is based of of points not job performance. I am very good at my job and I do my job well and fly a lot so I dont have much time to sit around and get points by taking stupid online promotion point classes such as infantry squad tactics and such not. People that dont do there jobs sit around and do the classes and get promoted.
I am hoping to make points this month and and be pinned and E-5 on Sept 1.
__________________  US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-13-2005, 08:17 PM
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#251 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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Country: | Good Luck Dude! 
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08-13-2005, 08:21 PM
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#252 | | He who does not skim
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
Posts: 8,957
Country: | Yeah, best of luck man.
Our promotion system in the Canuckian Navy is a bit f*cked too. I spent ten years as a leading seaman, and not because I don't know my job, brother. No way. Nothing but outstanding write-ups from my bosses, and the gear always worked on time. An awful lot of guys get stuck in a certain rank in our navy. The Army isn't nearly as bad. I dunno. I stopped trying to figure it out years ago. At this point in my career it hardly makes much difference anyway. The pay is good, and I have a decent enough level of responsibility as a master seaman. | |
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08-13-2005, 08:23 PM
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#253 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,187
Country: | I just think that it should be based of your job skills. A friend of mine was in the army for 6 years and was one of the best Crew Chiefs and Blackhawk mechanics that I have ever seen. He tought so much good stuff to me and the other new guys and he got out of the army as an E-4. They tried to get him to stay in and he told them, why should I. I cant get promoted, go **** your self.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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08-13-2005, 08:39 PM
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#254 | | IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO
Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 13,520
Country: | In the Navy you take a rate exam and that score with awards and other cudos are the basis for promotion, although the commander could do a command promote.
My command tried to get me to stay in when my hitch was up. I told them I wanted a CP to first class, they told me if I do good on the rate exam it will be considered - I told them to kiss my ass! If I was that valuable, they will CP.
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08-13-2005, 08:44 PM
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#255 | | Der Crewchief
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
Posts: 30,187
Country: | Good for you, I would have done the same. I am getting out. The Army is getting to political for me. I can not do it anymore.
__________________ US Army Blackhawk Crewchief 2000-2006 Classic ww2aircraft.net quotes: fly boy said: "isn't that the first jet bomber? becasue i have flown one in a flight sim before and i know how it handles" "wait what ok who made the b-2 crash come on people that messed up its a b-2" "ah yes the mistel those things are so annoying is games and in real life" | |
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