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I've held the rank of SGT for over six years. My father told me when he was in the USAF it was not unheard of for officers to hold the rank of Captain for up to 8 years. I met a CSM who told me he was a SSG for 8 years. What say you? Any record holders out there?
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Petty Officer First Class (E-6). I held it for five years, two months. Second place goes to Chief Petty Officer (E-7), at four years.
But I think my present situation probably trumps it all. RETIRED for eight years!! :D
But I think my present situation probably trumps it all. RETIRED for eight years!! :D
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SGT for 5 years, SSGT for 6. I loved my job but the promotion rate sucked ass. Several in my MOS retired as SSGT.
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I was a Captain for over (7) years, most that time I was a Company Commander. I found that taking care of my troops was the most fulfilling time in my life. I found that from the day I received my Commission my goal was to serve my soldiers, and place the needs of them before myself. The hardest part of that dynamics was to trust in the professionalism of those around you. Giving up that trust was the hardest thing I had to do! It did not always workout, but I came to feel that we had to give others around us the opportunity to fail, that is let them rise to the occasion. People will surprise you, and very often exceed your expectations.
Yours, CPT Crane
Yours, CPT Crane
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That would be Chief Petty Officer (E-7) 4 yrs 6 mo.. I was promoted on the first try from E-1 to E-7, then they split our specialty (NEC) out from general population and we were overmanned at the E-7 to E-9 level by 300 to 400%. So, I applied for CWO and was selected.
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For me it was kinda weird how it all worked out with my promotions. I held SPC for about four years, made SGT in the first month after the board and held SGT for about four years, then when it came to SSG i also made it the first month after the board, so for me it feels like it was all meant to happen when it did...Now lets see if i stay a SSG for only four years and get picked up for SFC lol
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My enlisted rank E-5 to E-6, was 5 years which felt like an eternity. My commissioned rank was 0-5 til I retired, which was 7 years. For the 0-6 board, in the zone was 7 years and I had planned my retirement well ahead versus trying to get promoted; and waiting for terminal leave definitely felt much longer than.....eternity!
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I've always been promoted first look so I never held any enlisted rank more than a couple of years. Due to timing of the boards and my DOR, I was a CPT for just over 5 years. Same with MAJ. due to DOR, I missed the cutoff for the first O5 board by 3 days. Then after I was selected, my orders packet had to be resubmitted a couple of times so I wound up holding O4 for just over 6 years. O5, 2 years and 9 months to go until I hit high 3 and then I am retiring.
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