Seems pretty old for an E-3
Maybe there isnโt a lot of advancement opportunities in his EOS or he is just a degenerate that is a real f/u.
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He either enlisted at an older age, or was possibly an E-4 and lost a stripe. Air Force basically gives you E-4 at 36 months. They also have an up or out policy, so you couldn’t sit as a Senior Airman (E-4) for years on end, you either have to make Staff by a certain number of years in or be shown the front gate.
Up through Senior Airman (E-4) is pretty much automatic based on time and not screwing up. Doesn’t rely on having positions open to move up. That only impacts Staff Sergeant (E-5) and above. Thirty-plus years ago, it was mathematically impossible for me to make E-5 the first two times I sat for the test. Not enough open positions and too many of us testing for them. The third time I screwed up on my own and didn’t make it (no one to blame but myself). By the time it rolled around again, I’d already made the decision to not re-enlist, so I purposely didn’t test so as not to take a slot from someone else who was staying in.