More than 23,000 sailors will learn in time for Thanksgiving that they\u2019ll be moving up in rank as the Navy announces fall advancement results for active duty, full-time support and selected reservists for grades E-4 through E-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Navy released the figures Monday<\/a>. Commands are expected to be notified of names Tuesday with the results of those moving up through the Navy-wide advancement exam being made public Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A total 84,639 sailors passed this fall\u2019s exam, making them eligible for at least 17,238 slots through the test\u2019s advancement quota, according to figures provided to Navy Times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those numbers show that the opportunity to advance by exam remained on par with<\/a> the spring exam cycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among active duty sailors, the opportunity to move ahead by exam also remained about the same, or about 19 percent. According to Navy data, 74,971 sailors passed fall exams, competing for 14,119 petty officer slots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But since announcing in the winter that the service would align the Meritorious Advancement Program<\/a> with its twice annual exam, the service wants to send the message to sailors that exams are not the full picture and other opportunities exist to move up the career ladder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n