Promotion after "A" school graudation

[FlyNavy]

Originally Posted by 17kberg

Navy IT "A" school is almost 7 months long so I will have met my TIR requirements. Does the "A" school offer the petty officer exam and petty officer indoc course?

You're not eligible to take the Petty Officer's exam until you've been rated, which doesn't happen until you fully complete A-school. Until that point, you're just a Seaman (SN, not ITSN). So until you graduate from A-school, you're not eligible to take the exam.

Upon completion of A-school, and assuming you meet all other requirements, you would then be allowed to take the exam during the next cycle. The exam happens twice a year and advancement rates for IT3 are very good right now, so I wouldn't sweat it too much. Just do your time, finish your A-school, and it shouldn't be much longer after that.

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