Navy Jobs With the Fastest Promotion in 2026
Promotion speed in the Navy depends heavily on your rating's manning levels and advancement exam competition. Ratings with high promotion velocity have more open billets at senior paygrades and lower competition for advancement — meaning talented sailors move up faster and earn more, sooner. Scores run from 1 (very slow) to 10 (very fast).
- Promotion Velocity8/10 — Fast
- Promotion Velocity8/10 — Fast
- Promotion Velocity7/10 — Fast
- Promotion Velocity7/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity7/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity7/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity7/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity6/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity6/10 — Average
- Promotion Velocity6/10 — Average
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