Structure
Ranks
Statistics Promotions over time, and how long each rank takes to reach.
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Promotions this year
- 408
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Ranks in use
- 17
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Serving, ranked
- 123
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To Private, typically
- 52 days
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To Sergeant, typically
- 1 year 7 months
Over time
5,304 promotions since 2019
- 191 2019, 191 promotions
- 792 2020, 792 promotions
- 1,102 2021, 1,102 promotions
- 819 2022, 819 promotions
- 874 2023, 874 promotions
- 589 2024, 589 promotions
- 529 2025, 529 promotions
- 408 2026, 408 promotions
Time to each rank
How long each rank takes to reach
- 0 d Applicant, typically 0 days after joining (1780 reached it)
- 1 d Candidate, typically 1 day after joining (1282 reached it)
- 8 d Recruit, typically 8 days after joining (844 reached it)
- 52 d Private, typically 52 days after joining (376 reached it)
- 7 mo Private First Class, typically 7 months after joining (165 reached it)
- 13 mo Specialist 3rd Class, typically 13 months after joining (93 reached it)
- 20 mo Specialist 2nd Class, typically 20 months after joining (38 reached it)
- 28 mo Specialist 1st Class, typically 28 months after joining (30 reached it)
- 40 mo Specialist, typically 40 months after joining (21 reached it)
- 51 mo Master Specialist, typically 51 months after joining (10 reached it)
- 6 mo Corporal, typically 6 months after joining (84 reached it)
- 20 mo Sergeant, typically 20 months after joining (26 reached it)
- 10 mo Staff Sergeant, typically 10 months after joining (37 reached it)
- 17 mo Sergeant First Class, typically 17 months after joining (19 reached it)
- 13 mo Master Sergeant, typically 13 months after joining (14 reached it)
- 20 mo First Sergeant, typically 20 months after joining (1 reached it)
- 71 mo Command Sergeant Major, typically 71 months after joining (2 reached it)
- 15 mo Second Lieutenant, typically 15 months after joining (15 reached it)
- 21 mo First Lieutenant, typically 21 months after joining (9 reached it)
- 33 mo Captain, typically 33 months after joining (6 reached it)
- 36 mo Major, typically 36 months after joining (2 reached it)
- 70 mo Lieutenant Colonel, typically 70 months after joining (1 reached it)
The middle member of everyone who reached each rank after joining, the first time they reached it.
The active force
123 serving members by rank group
- 37% Private 46 members
- 32% Specialist 39 members
- 12% Probationary 15 members
- 11% NCO 13 members
- 8% Other groups
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