Structure
Specialist ranks
Master Specialist
Specialist ranks · MSP · E-8
Master Specialist
Statistics How often it is reached, how long it takes, and who has held it.
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Held it
- 10
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Typical time to reach
- 4 years 2 months
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Promoted in a year
- 5
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Still serving
- 90%
Over time
Promoted to Master Specialist each year
- 1 2023, 1 promoted
- 3 2024, 3 promoted
- 2 2025, 2 promoted
- 5 2026, 5 promoted
Time to reach it
Months from joining to Master Specialist
Half have 50 mo or less
Who they are
Everyone who has held it, three ways
- 90% Master Specialist 9 members
- 10% Command Sergeant Major 1 member
- 60% Regular 6 members
- 30% Reserves 3 members
- 10% Retired 1 member
- 30% United Kingdom 3 members
- 20% Netherlands 2 members
- 10% Poland 1 member
- 10% Norway 1 member
- 30% Other nations