Structure
Pre-enlistment ranks
Candidate
Pre-enlistment ranks · CDT
Candidate
Statistics How often it is reached, how long it takes, and who has held it.
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Held it
- 1,282
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Typical time to reach
- 1 day
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Promoted in a year
- 137
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Still serving
- 9%
Over time
Promoted to Candidate each year
- 64 2019, 64 promoted
- 289 2020, 289 promoted
- 276 2021, 276 promoted
- 167 2022, 167 promoted
- 225 2023, 225 promoted
- 155 2024, 155 promoted
- 143 2025, 143 promoted
- 108 2026, 108 promoted
Time to reach it
Months from joining to Candidate
Half have 0 mo or less
Who they are
Everyone who has held it, three ways
- 37% Recruit 477 members
- 33% Candidate 422 members
- 16% Private 204 members
- 5% Private First Class 58 members
- 9% Other ranks
- 57% Discharged 732 members
- 27% Application Recycled 344 members
- 6% Regular 81 members
- 4% Retired 45 members
- 6% Other statuses
- 27% United States 347 members
- 25% United Kingdom 326 members
- 4% Germany 52 members
- 4% Netherlands 50 members
- 40% Other nations