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| Rate |
Time in Rate |
Courses |
Exam |
TWT |
| E - 1 (Recruit) |
0 Months |
None |
None |
None |
| E - 2 (Apprentice) |
3 Months |
BMR |
None |
Boot Camp |
| E - 3 (Seaman) |
6 Months |
SN/AN/FN/CN |
None |
10 days |
| E - 4 (PO 3) |
6 Months |
PO 3 |
PO 3 |
10 days |
| E - 5 (PO 2) |
6 Months |
PO 2 |
PO 2 |
10 days |
| E - 6 (PO 1) |
6 Months |
PO 1 |
PO 1 |
10 days |
| E - 7 (CPO) |
6 Months |
PO C |
None |
POLA |
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- All advancements require the recommendation of the Commanding Officer
- Cadet must attain a score of 3.2 or higher on correspondence courses.
- Cadet must attain a score of 2.5 or higher on exams.
- Cadets must complete 10 days of advanced training with at least 5 of those consecutive.
- Recruiting duty may only be used once for a cadet as TWT
- POLA may be completed any time between E - 3 and CPO
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| Rate |
Time in Rate |
Time in NLCC |
Syllabus |
Exam |
| LC - 1 (Recruit) |
None |
4 Months |
None |
None |
| LC - 2 (Apprentice) |
4 Months |
8 Months |
I |
I |
| LC - 3 (Able) |
4 Months |
12 Months |
II |
II |
| LC - 4 (PO 3) |
4 Months |
18 Months |
III |
III |
| LC - 5 (PO 2) |
6 Months |
18 Months |
IV |
IV |
| LC - 6 (PO 1) |
6 Months |
24 Months |
V |
V |
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Commanding Officer may make advancements at his / her discretion. |

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1 to 25 Cadets |
26 to 30 Cadets |
31 to 40 Cadets |
41 to 50 Cadets |
51 to 60 Cadets |
61 Plus Cadets |
| (E-7) CPO |
1* |
2 |
3 |
3 |
4** |
4** |
| (E-6) PO1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
6*** |
| (E-5) PO2 |
3 |
4 |
6 |
8 |
10 |
10*** |
| (E-4) PO3 |
No Limit |
No Limit |
No Limit |
No Limit |
No Limit |
No Limit |
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* 15 NSCC Cadets Minimum ** Maximum of 4 CPOs Per Unit *** Add 1 PO1 and 2 PO2s for every 10 additional cadets. |
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