Best Way to make rank?

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  1. Salty 20,000 Posts Club
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    Which branch is the best for making higher rank?
     
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    E- 1 - on enlistment
    E-2 - 4 months later
    E-3 - 4 months later
    E-4 (Sp 4) 3 months later
    On the Secondary E-5 list - about 18 months later

    Enlisted with prior service - 9 months after ETS
    E-3 - upon re-enlistment
    E-4 about 6 months later
    E-5 About 2 years later
    E-6 about 4 years later

    ETS as an E-6

    In the Virginia State Guard ( not National Guard)
    promoted to E-7 about after a year
     
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    In the Army, my Company Commander delayed my E-3 rate for several months because he asked if I though a cartoon was funny and I said yes, whereas all the others he asked lied and said no. I am not still mad, as I made E-5 and all those "yes men" couldn't be counted on where the rubber meets the road. OTOH, even though I was doing an E-8 job, I only received E-5 pay.