Posted on Jul 25, 2025
Is ELD required to promote from E4 to E5 in the Navy Reserves?
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Hello all, my advancement exam is next month and they told me that I do not need to have ELD completed for an E5 promotion but they called today and said I might not be eligible for promotion because of it. I have conflicting information. Can anyone help me out? Thank you
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Navy Reserve YN: Yeoman
Posted 4 mo ago
Responses: 1
Updated: Mistakenly posted a response for promotion to E6, not E5.
According to the Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website*, ELD is NOT required for E5.
A more authoritative source is NAVADMIN 032/25* (para 4e) which states, that while ILDC completion is mandatory for E6, "ELD course completion is not mandatory for E-5 candidates."
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* Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/
Hmm.... NAVADMIN
* NAVADMIN 032/25 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2025/NAV25032.pdf
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Having the requisite Enlisted Leader Development completed in order to take the test is a requirement starting this year.
According to NAVADMIN 237/23*, "beginning in the calendar year 2025, ELD completion will be a prerequisite to take the Navy-wide advancement exam for E-6 and E-7 ..."
Specifically, for E6 the ELD needed is the Advanced Leader Development Course (ALDC).
This change has been in the works for a number of years as it was announced it was coming back in November 2021 (NAVADMIN 254/21*).
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NAVADMIN 237/23 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2023/NAV23237.txt
NAVADMIN 254/21 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2021/NAV21254.txt
According to the Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website*, ELD is NOT required for E5.
A more authoritative source is NAVADMIN 032/25* (para 4e) which states, that while ILDC completion is mandatory for E6, "ELD course completion is not mandatory for E-5 candidates."
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* Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/
Hmm.... NAVADMIN
* NAVADMIN 032/25 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2025/NAV25032.pdf
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Having the requisite Enlisted Leader Development completed in order to take the test is a requirement starting this year.
According to NAVADMIN 237/23*, "beginning in the calendar year 2025, ELD completion will be a prerequisite to take the Navy-wide advancement exam for E-6 and E-7 ..."
Specifically, for E6 the ELD needed is the Advanced Leader Development Course (ALDC).
This change has been in the works for a number of years as it was announced it was coming back in November 2021 (NAVADMIN 254/21*).
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NAVADMIN 237/23 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2023/NAV23237.txt
NAVADMIN 254/21 - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Portals/55/Messages/NAVADMIN/NAV2021/NAV21254.txt
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COL Randall C.
PO3 (Join to see) - Apologies ... I clearly saw PO3 and my brain glitched and I looked up the info for PO2.
It's unclear in the NAVADMIN, but on the Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website* it states, "the Foundational Leader Development Course (FLDC) is highly encouraged, but not a requirement for participation in the NWAE/RKE" (not a requirement' is emphasized)
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* Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/
Hmm.... NAVADMIN
It's unclear in the NAVADMIN, but on the Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website* it states, "the Foundational Leader Development Course (FLDC) is highly encouraged, but not a requirement for participation in the NWAE/RKE" (not a requirement' is emphasized)
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* Navy's Enlisted Career Advancement website - https://www.mynavyhr.navy.mil/Career-Management/Community-Management/Enlisted-Career-Admin/Advancement/
Hmm.... NAVADMIN
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SGT Ruben Lozada
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ELD (Enlisted Leader Development) courses are available for E-4 sailors, but they are not mandatory for advancement to E-5. The Intermediate Leader Development Course (ILDC) is specifically designed for E-5 sailors, and while ELD courses are part of the training continuum, they do not replace the requirement for ILDC to be completed for advancement to E-6.
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ELD (Enlisted Leader Development) courses are available for E-4 sailors, but they are not mandatory for advancement to E-5. The Intermediate Leader Development Course (ILDC) is specifically designed for E-5 sailors, and while ELD courses are part of the training continuum, they do not replace the requirement for ILDC to be completed for advancement to E-6.
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