Navy Flag Officer Selection Board Results (2024)

FAQs

How many Navy flag officers are there? ›

The total number of active duty flag officers is capped at 162 for the Regular Navy, augmented by a smaller number of additional flag officers in the Navy Reserve who are either on full-time active duty, temporary active duty, or on the Reserve Active Status List as part-time drilling reservists.

The most senior officers in the Navy3 are known as flag officers. The phrase “general and flag officers” or “GFO” refers to all officers in paygrades O-7 through O-10, thereby including one- star, two-star, three-star, and four-star officers.

In the United States all flag and general officers must be nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. Each subsequent promotion requires renomination and re-approval.

A monthly NAVADMIN message will be released the last week of each month announcing promotions that will be effective the first day of the following month. These messages can be viewed on the Navy Personnel Command website messages page.

What is the average age of a Navy captain? - Quora. At promotion to grade, around 43–45 years old. Of all serving US Navy Captains in grade (of whom some will be in grade 10 or more years…), the average age is probably 49–51 years, as most will retire around their 5th year in grade.

So for an Admiral (O-10) that retired with 40 years of service in 2020 it would be about (16,442) x (2.5% x 40 years) = $16,442/month indexed to the CPI. A Rear Admiral (O-7) with 28 years would be about (13,880) (2.5% x 28) = $9,716/month indexes to the CPI.

The most senior officers in the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force are known as general officers. The most senior officers in the Navy2 are known as flag officers.

The U.S. Code explicitly limits the total number of four-star officers that may be on active duty at any given time. The total number of active-duty general or flag officers is capped at 219 for the Army, 150 for the Navy, 171 for the Air Force, 64 for the Marine Corps, and 21 for the Space Force.

A rear admiral (RADM) is a two-star officer in the United States Navy who holds the pay grade of O-8. Sometimes referred to as a rear admiral upper half, this rank is equivalent to the rank of major general in other military branches.

Unless retired or separated earlier, each regular commissioned officer of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force serving in a general or flag officer grade shall be retired on the first day of the month following the month in which the officer becomes 64 years of age.

How long do Navy Board results take? ›

A goal of 100 days from adjournment of the board to release of the results was proposed. The reason for a goal of 100 days is that the approval process has several locations where the ROP stops for review. In addition, at each of these locations there is more than one individual or office doing a review of the ROP.

10 U.S. Code § 1253: Mandatory retirement age for general and flag officers is age 64.

Assuming you are not picked early for promotion, you typically promote every six years. You will become a Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) at approximately 6 years, a Commander (CDR) at 12 years, and a Captain (CAPT) at 18 years.

While promotion timelines can often vary, many individuals find that the Army promotes the fastest among the main branches of the military (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard), especially in the enlisted ranks. In the Army, you can become a Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) in as little as three years.

Future sailors and veterans must either enlist or reassess into active duty and ship out before the end of September to qualify. The Navy in February 2022 raised the maximum enlistment bonus to $50,000.

This is set at eight four-star Army generals, six four-star Navy admirals, nine four-star Air Force generals, two four-star Marine generals, two four-star Space Force generals, and two four-star Coast Guard admirals.

The five-star rank is no longer attainable. In the Navy the top rank is “Admiral” (four star) followed by Vice Admiral (three star), and Rear Admiral (two star).

In the Army, a 5-star general has the rank of General of the Army, and in the Navy, a 5-star admiral has the rank of Admiral of the Fleet There have been five 5-star generals, one of whom achieved second 5-star rank in the Air Force. In the Navy, there have been four 5-star admirals.

There are only three Admirals serving at a given time, and in light of their status as the strongest Marine officers, they count among the most powerful people in the World Government's service.