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Originally Posted by Abbott Shaull
In wartime they are very particular to make sure enlisted personnel get their regular promotions, and IIRC after one year in service in enlisted you were E-3 and after 2 years you should be E-4. As long as there weren't other circumstances that would prevent.
One thing about the military it would take them awhile even after 1998 to realize that re-inforcement wouldn't be on the way. Most commanders would want their enlisted, if killed to be of the rank they had earned.
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Just by dint of having a college degree and doing a good job, I came in as a PFC and got SPC after four months. SGT took about 3 years more, though I could have been eligible as soon as one year if I hadn't pissed so many people off.
If you are killed in combat, your corpse is generally promoted one rank before they put you in the ground.