the GAINS thread

[Cecily]

Vicarious gains: My childhood friend Chris just got promoted to Senior Chief in the Navy! Enlisted rank 8/9.

“Advancement to senior chief petty officer is similar to that of chief petty officer. It carries requirements of time in service, superior evaluation scores, and peer review. In the Navy, it is the first promotion that is based entirely on proven leadership performance; test scores do not play a part. A chief petty officer can only advance to senior chief if a board of master chiefs approves, convened every year around March. Senior chief petty officers make up just 2.5% of the total enlisted force of the Navy and overall fall within the top 4% of the enlisted ranks.”

Him getting chief last year:
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