Whats the quickest way to become petty officer?

By the end of Feb I will E3 and should be an C B Builder. I want be an E4 petty officer as soon as possible, and hopefully go to officers school... but is there any cuts or corners I should know before I take the Petty officer's test.

Whats the quickest way to become petty officer?
Study, study, study. Talk to other petty officers within your rate to see if they have any advice for you. If you are an E3 in February, then I think you'll have to wait until September (possibly even the following March) to take the E4 exam, rather than take it that March.





Good luck!
Reply:you still need your time in grade before you can even take the test for E-4. Check with your LPO and Division Officer if they could give your any suggestions to check points and better evals so you have a better chance. Any extra jobs they want done do them, go the extra mile. Do qual book above your pay grade, its shows them your a team player.
Reply:Become a "Push-Button" E4. I was promoted automatically to E4 after my A School (Fire Controlman), with less than 1 year in the Navy. Made E5 with just over 2 years of service.
Reply:you must have time in Grade before you can take the E4 exam. whether or not you make E4 depends on the final multiple and your score and how many they need to promote each cycle. study the Pubs from top to bottom inside and out and backwards and forwards. make sure you can do PMS in your sleep.





BTW.Officers require a 4 year degree. If you do not have that, you will NOT be going to OCS.
Reply:First off if your gonna be an officer learn how to form a sentence. secound how many years did you sign for if your a seabee Bu then you have the choose to sign for 6 years and you get 3rd when you have done your time. e1-e3. push button crow. if you are the top of your class you get the chance of advancement to 3rd if your and e3. other than that do your time.
Reply:Study real hard. Unless you get high scores on advancement tests, kiss OCS good bye.





Good luck. I had, on average, a lot more respect for the mustangers I knew, than most of those Acadamy creeps I had to deal with.
Reply:If you want BU3 study hard and get your SCW's pin ASAP
Reply:become an officer and do petty things?