How long to get promoted from an E-3 to an E-5 in the Army or Marines?

Question

How long to get promoted from an E-3 to an E-5? Would it make any difference if you came out of basic as an E-3?

Answer 1

My history



Enlisted as an E-2



E-3 1 yr Time in service



E-4 2 yrs TIS



E-5 3 yrs, 8 mos TIS



E-6 5 yrs, 3 mos TIS



E-7 8 yrs, 3 mos TIS



Faster than normal, but not freakishly so, especially in my career field in the Army.

Answer 2

If you leave Army basic as an E-3, you can expect to make E-4 somewhere between 12 months (superstar) and 24 months (normal). From E-4, you can expect to make E-5 in 18 months (superstar) to 36 months (normal).



So if you are a super squared away Audie Murphy reincarnation, expect to be an E-5 in about 2.5 years. If you are just a normal Joe with normal issues, expect something like 4+ years.



Your MOS will matter a great deal. The numbers above are for an MOS with a 450 promotion points, like 11M or 11B. Other MOSes might be so locked up that you could spend 8 years waiting for the points to drop.

Answer 3

It all depends on what your MOS is and how good you are at your job.

It took me 2 1/2 years to make E-3 then just four months to make E-4 and I could have made E-5 in a little less than a year if I would have re-enlisted, but I wanted out.

I never heard of anybody getting out of basic as an E-3, maybe that's common in the Army.

Answer 4

It is not automatic. You have to prove you can handle added responsibility, have more training behind you, and often be recommended to the rank.In war, some of those rules change, and you may get promoted faster through attrition of the higher ranks.I don't think you get an E3 rating out of boot camp.Maybe pfc, but Lance Corporal, you would have to be some kind of hero.

Answer 5

it depends on what your mos is, and if there are promotion opportunities. there is a set number of e-5, and you cant be promoted if that number never changes.

If you are in a mos where the number of reinlistments is terrible (0300 for example), then it could be around a year.

it will make no difference if you got out of basic as an e3

Answer 6

Alex, Your merchandising would be language dependant. you ought to have the flexibility to look up your score based off the two letter language code after the 35P area. 798 ability the two E-5 is totally manned or there became no person obtainable for merchandising. maximum possibly you fall in the 2d classification. you apart from mght could have the prospect at an computerized merchandising in line with language. I easily have considered that happen with Arabic in the previous and it remains occurring. if it incredibly is the case it is going to bypass formerly your organisation commander and she or he would be able to sign off on your merchandising. what's your language and what unit are you in in case you do not innovations me asking?

Answer 7

What Andy said. Depends on the MOS and the needs of the service at that time..........