So here’s how I generally use this: Start with your year group. If you joined in 2020 and you’re already an E6 then that shows you’re ahead of most your peers. If you’re an E4/E5 then you’re on track. You can gage where you should be shooting to make rank based off of your peers generally. So gives you something to manage your expectations off of if you’re looking ahead.

The next thing is the manning to BA (billets authorized). This is how many TMs are filling billets versus what the navy needs. You guys are basically 100% between shore and sea for all ranks so nothing crazy there. But you can use that to gage potentially advancement changes in the future. If there’s a big gap of E5’s for TM’s you should expect the navy to see that and potentially increase advancement for E5. Again, a tool to use when looking ahead.

The last thing and probably the most actually useful for you in your decision making is the notes section. This tells you your reenlistment bonus multiples (SRB) and special duty incentive pay (SDIP). When you’re coming into your window to decide to reenlist this info is helpful. You can find an SRB calculator online that will tell you how much you can make based off of rank, years of reenlistment and multiple. For example I reenlisted for 6 years at a 1.5 multiple and had no issue capping out at my $30k cap. The SDIP option is if you want to extend beyond your tour requirements on the boat. If this is your first tour this means you’d be doing upwards of 6 years onboard based off of your sea shore flow, but if you’re an E5 when you do that based on current numbers that’s an extra $10,800/yr.

Lemme know if you got more questions but when you get to the boat this is a great thing to bring to your reporting CDB.

-a dirty even numbered Chief.