Structure
Specialist ranks
Specialist 1st Class
Specialist ranks · SP1 · E-6
Specialist 1st Class
Statistics How often it is reached, how long it takes, and who has held it.
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Held it
- 30
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Typical time to reach
- 2 years 3 months
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Promoted in a year
- 2
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Still serving
- 60%
Over time
Promoted to Specialist 1st Class each year
- 6 2022, 6 promoted
- 11 2023, 11 promoted
- 7 2024, 7 promoted
- 5 2025, 5 promoted
- 2 2026, 2 promoted
Time to reach it
Months from joining to Specialist 1st Class
Half have 28 mo or less
Who they are
Everyone who has held it, three ways
- 37% Specialist 11 members
- 33% Specialist 1st Class 10 members
- 17% Master Specialist 5 members
- 7% Sergeant 2 members
- 7% Other ranks
- 50% Regular 15 members
- 33% Retired 10 members
- 10% Reserves 3 members
- 7% Discharged 2 members
- 33% United Kingdom 10 members
- 10% United States 3 members
- 10% Germany 3 members
- 7% Poland 2 members
- 40% Other nations