ATO2 NAVY ADVANCEMENT EXAM CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026 COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT

ATO2 NAVY ADVANCEMENT EXAM
CERTIFICATION EVALUATION 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
⫸ Minimum Time to advance E-2 to E-3. Answer: 9 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-3 to E-4. Answer: 9 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-4 to E-5. Answer: 6 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-5 to E-6. Answer: 12 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-6 to E-7. Answer: 36 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-7 to E-8. Answer: 36 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-8 to E-9. Answer: 36 Months


⫸ Minimum time to advance E-9 to MCPON. Answer: 36 Months


⫸ (1) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Documentation of completion of
two years in JROTC

, ⫸ (2) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Complete the Delayed Entry
Program Personal Qualification Standards and pass a written test and
physical training baseline at SAT-MED at RTC


⫸ (3) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Complete 24 semester hours or 36
quarter credit hours at an accredited educational institution


⫸ (4) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Complete 1,080 classroom hours at
an accredited vocational institute


⫸ (5) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Complete two years and
subsequently graduate from an accredited high school level military
academy


⫸ (6) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Documentation of advancement to
E-2 in the Naval Sea Cadet program


⫸ (7) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Documentation of Quartermaster
requirements in the Sea Scouts


⫸ (8) Advancement to E-2. Answer: Documentation of designation as
E-5 in the Young Marines


⫸ (1) Advancement to E-3. Answer: Documentation of completion of
three years in JROTC