Ranks and Rates
Time in service
Time in Rate
Course Work/ Exams
Training/PRT
100

LC-7

What is Ship's Leading Petty Officer

100

Required time in service to be a seaman apprentice

What is Three Months

100

Cadets may be advanced to Apprentice Cadet (LC2) when the following requirements are met

What is serve a minimum 4 months in rate as a Recruit Cadet (LC1)

serve a minimum 4 months as an NLCC Cadet.

100

Course you need to pass to become a Seaman (SN)

What is Seaman Course (SN), NAVEDTRA 14067 or the Airman Course (AN), NAVEDTRA 14014A.

100

Training needed to advance to PO2 

(NSCC)

What is POLA

200

Two Chevrons and a crow

What is Petty Officer Second Class

200

Required Time in Service to advance to PO1

(NSCC)

What is 15 months

200

Required time in rate to advance to LC-5 (Petty Officer Second Class)

(NLCC)

What is Serve a minimum 6 months in rate as a PO3 (LC4) 

200

Passing score for a PO2 exam (NSCC)

What is 60%

200

PHYSICAL ACTIVITY NEEDED TO PASS EVERY MONTH SO YOU CAN GO TO SUMMER AND WINTER TRAINING

What is PRT

300

Collar Device - Anchors 

What is Chief Petty Officer

300

Which Petty Officer needs to have 27 months time in service to advance 

what is PO1

300

Requirement time in rate to advance to CPO

What is 6 months

300

Cadets may be advanced to Petty Officer Third Class (E4) when the following requirements are met (NSCC)

What is complete assignments 1 and 2 of the Petty Officer 3 & 2 Course (PO3/2), NAVEDTRA 14504. 

300

Required training to be able to staff

what is POLA

400

Three Chevrons and a crow

What is Petty Officer First Class

400

Cadets may be advanced to Ship’s Leading Petty Officer when the following requirements are met

Complete assignments 1 through 6 of the Basic Military Requirements Course (BMR)

Be at least 12 1/2 years of age 

Serve a minimum 6 months in rate as a PO1 (LC6)

Serve a minimum 30 months as an NLCC Cadet.

400

Required time in rate to advance to PO1

(NSCC)

What is 6 months

400

Cadets must score (blank) or higher to pass each assignment of their corresponding course work 

what is 70%

400
Training needed to advance to Seaman, PO3 and PO1

(NSCC)

What is any advanced training

500

LC-4

What is Petty Officer Third Class

500

Cadets may be advanced to Able Cadet (LC3) when the following requirements are met

Complete Part 2 of the NLCC Syllabus 

Pass the Able Cadet Examination 

Serve a minimum of 4 months in rate as an Apprentice Cadet (LC2) 

Serve a minimum 8 months as an NLCC Cadet.

500

National Headquarters approves 

What is PO1 and CPO only

500

Is there an exam for CPO

What is No

500

Training needed to advance to CPO

what is staff an RT, League Orientation or both 

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