E-2 out of bootcamp?

[Soon to be ABE]

I'm going into boot camp as a E-1 i've finished my start guide packet and will hopefully make E-2 when i pass the test during p-days and then the prt test now whats the best ways to make E-3 while in boot camp after getting the E-2

[bbrandon92]

Originally Posted by Soon to be ABE

I'm going into boot camp as a E-1 i've finished my start guide packet and will hopefully make E-2 when i pass the test during p-days and then the prt test now whats the best ways to make E-3 while in boot camp after getting the E-2

I was told you can only rank up once while in bootcamp

[Soon to be ABE]

Originally Posted by bbrandon92

I was told you can only rank up once while in bootcamp

you can rank up twice in boot camp up to the rank of E-3 nobody can graduate boot camp higher than that, i've seen people go in as a E-1 and come out as a E-3 my best friend did it

[Laworlo]

Isn't ATT school our "A" School (for us AECF's)? The way I'm reading the fact sheet it seems that ATT is 9 weeks, the there is the FC Strand at 12 weeks and ET Strand at 17 weeks. Do all AECF's go through both FC and ET Strands? I was under the impression that after ATT the class basically splits off and FC's go one way and ET's go the other.

[prop827]

Again, I don't know the specifics of AECF, but for any automatic advancement you DO need to pass your PFA. That's why if you're in a program that has auto E4, they often call the official PFA the "dash for cash". Also, frocking is only for first classes and chiefs, until then you will not be frocked (in so far as automatic promotion is concerned). With auto advancement you get your crows pinned on and you get E4 pay almost immediately. When you're frocked, you wear the anchor or crow but you don't get paid for around 6 months from the time you are frocked.

[kforbs126]

Originally Posted by prop827

Again, I don't know the specifics of AECF, but for any automatic advancement you DO need to pass your PFA. That's why if you're in a program that has auto E4, they often call the official PFA the "dash for cash". Also, frocking is only for first classes and chiefs, until then you will not be frocked (in so far as automatic promotion is concerned). With auto advancement you get your crows pinned on and you get E4 pay almost immediately. When you're frocked, you wear the anchor or crow but you don't get paid for around 6 months from the time you are frocked.

Well that's news to me because I definitely did not have to pass a PFA to be auto advanced and I did mine a week after I graduated A school. All the E3's that come to my ship have not had to pass a PFA to be advanced to E4 (FC's, ET's and IC's). Frocking actually is E4 to probably Master Chief. When you get frocked depending on what percentile you advanced is when you get paid. If your one of the last ones advanced expect to not get paid for at least 6 months.

[NAtomS]

Originally Posted by Laworlo

Isn't ATT school our "A" School (for us AECF's)? The way I'm reading the fact sheet it seems that ATT is 9 weeks, the there is the FC Strand at 12 weeks and ET Strand at 17 weeks. Do all AECF's go through both FC and ET Strands? I was under the impression that after ATT the class basically splits off and FC's go one way and ET's go the other.

No FCs and ETs are different. You will know before you leave bootcamp which rate you will actually have. Btw if they said you could pick... you cant sorry. I was stoked to be an ET and got FC. ASVAB has nothing to do with it. But, as far as school both go to the same school and do the same thing until i believe MOD 30 or so. Then the ETs do a little more with radar which is why their school might be longer. Same when you go to A school. FCs go during the day and ETs go during night.

[Laworlo]

Originally Posted by NAtomS

No FCs and ETs are different. You will know before you leave bootcamp which rate you will actually have. Btw if they said you could pick... you cant sorry. I was stoked to be an ET and got FC. ASVAB has nothing to do with it. But, as far as school both go to the same school and do the same thing until i believe MOD 30 or so. Then the ETs do a little more with radar which is why their school might be longer. Same when you go to A school. FCs go during the day and ETs go during night.

So then is the 9 week ATT school our "A" School and the either FC or ET strands are our "C" schools?

[NAtomS]

No, ATT is just like a pre requisite to get to "A" school. So it goes ATT then 'A' school, which is rate specific, then 'C' school which isnt going to be at Great Lakes unless youre an IC. But as far as ET or FC you'll be going to most likely either San Diego or Virginia for C school