E6 in 3 years? Is there such thing as making rank too soon?

Yes of course. You can’t substitute wisdom gained from experience no matter how smart or confident or competent the soldier appears to be. Those who join at an older age who are more mature both emotionally and intellectually can handle quick promotions better though.

Another point to bring up. E-6 in 3years happens often in Military bands. In fact the quickest promotion to E-6 possible, Being selected for the Military premier bands, such as Pershing's Own. promotion to E-6 happens upon completion of Basic Training. From there, they ship to Washington D.C. to join their unit. This is not an easy thing, you have to audition and be a symphony caliber to be selected. This doesn't happen very often.

I will say this and catch some flak but here it goes anyways. You can make rank very very fast if you are well liked by your COC if not you will find yourself on the tail end but additionally your MOS makes a big difference in the Army. (not sure about the rest of the services) I Know that I seen several soldiers that came in after me and were promoted MUCH faster then me but their MOS was needing Leadership. Some of these NCO'S admitted having ART. 15's. Not to say I was the best but I managed to never get an ART.15 and still retired as a SFC With 2 times sitting as a 1SG. for a short time. JMT

No; there is absolutely no such thing as making rank too fast. TIS and TIG are two separate guidelines by which one can measure due promotions in service; more than guideline time means performance hasn't been appreciated and less time than guideline suggests performance has been above expectations. Once civilian and military schooling has been earned; next-level military training and testing has been successfully challenged and; performance has been above average and appreciated with awards and certificates, early promotions, although rare, can be granted by Special Promotion Boards.

In my personal opinion YES... because the maturity of the services member is not the same. There are some growing up that need to happen and acquired some knowledge, experience and expertise too that will comes up with time in service and rank too. But now if yiu stay too long in the same grade you could come up for separation from the service because you are not getting promoted too. What was good yesterday doesn't apply today...

E6 in 3 years, well in the air force that's what we use to call abook burner. Some one who studied all the time, had no problem taking tests and kept an emakqulate (spellin?)uniform. Usually the book burner who be technically proficent but usually poor at hands on practcality. But from what grade did you make E6? TIS is a very important factor in promotions. Usually 3 years TIS is required. That plus awards and decorations. So making E6 even in the ARMY, is quite an achivement for any one, even a boo,k burner.

wow that is fast. I was a grunt crew chief with 2 stripes letting a two star general know the plane could not fly that day or if it could. I went max limiits for E4 before being disabled line of duty in my 6th year. NCO books in hand. An oddity was, I started in air force before a big command change on refueling jets. I left off at thorough 5 level and written as SGT in my education record. Ended up with two AFSC for the same job. Everyone knew me as a Senior airman. My sister flew to E8 in her 30s... still enlisted today. That contrast just adds another strange line on my face. that big void called experience can only reveal a clown when push comes to shove.

I was selected E6 in four years and pinned it on in five. If you excel

Did he meet TIS requirements?

I felt like I was going through ranks quite fast. Joined the Army as an E-2 in May 2015. Promotion waiver to E-3 in January 2016. Promotion waiver to E-4 in December 2016. Alls quite in 2017. Promotion boards in February to early March 2018 (didn't pass). BLC mid-March to late April 2018 (graduated). More promotion boards after BLC. Still didn't pass. Could have made E-5 three years since I joined. Ended up getting out in October 2018. If the promotion board was MOS-specific, I likely would have been better prepared and more likely to stay in. Probably the same for most everyone else.