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Old 09-02-2009, 03:04 PM   #3
MCSN Carpenter
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There are definately people who cross rate, but it's tricky. There is a shortage of MCs right now, but the bottleneck is at "A" school - they can only accomodate 24 students every 2 - 3 months.

As for going officer, the last equivalent ended when the four rates merged. There are public affairs officer spots that deal with us somewhat, but that's the closest it gets.

Advancement..... kind of a mixed bag. Because there aren't very many of us, making chief is pretty difficult, but right now because of the rate merge, a whole bunch of senior enlisted aren't very good at their jobs any more and are retiring or moving on. This creates a bit of an advancement bubble for the next couple of years, but its never a sure thing.
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