Rank Promotional Opportunities in a Sea Cadet and League Cadet Unit     Sea Cadet Advancement Rate Time in Rate Courses Exam TWT E - 1 (Recruit) 0 Months None None None E - 2 (Apprentice) 0 Months BMR None Boot Camp E - 3 (Seaman) 6 Months SN/AN/FN/CN None 10 days E - 4 (PO 3) 6 Months PO 3 PO 3 10 days E - 5 (PO 2) 6 Months PO 2 PO 2 10 days E - 6 (PO 1) 6 Months PO 1 PO 1 10 days E - 7 (CPO) 6 Months PO C None POLA 1. All advancements require the recommendation of the Commanding Officer 2. Cadet must attain a score of 3.2 or higher on correspondence courses 3. Cadet must attain a score of 2.5 or higher on exams 4. Cadets must complete 10 days of advanced training with at least 5 of those consecutive 5. Recruiting duty may only be used once for a cadet as TWT 6. POLA may be completed any time between E - 3 and CPO     League Cadet Advancement Rate Time in Rate Time in NLCC Syllabus Exam LC - 1 (Recruit) None 4 Months None None LC - 2 (Apprentice) 4 Months 8 Months I I LC - 3 (Able) 4 Months 12 Months II II LC - 4 (PO 3) 4 Months 18 Months III III LC - 5 (PO 2) 6 Months 18 Months IV IV LC - 6 (PO 1) 6 Months 24 Months V V Commanding Officer may make advancements at his / her discretion when it comes to League Cadets     Billet Availability Based on Unit Size Billets 1 to 25 Cadets 26 to 30 Cadets 31 to 40 Cadets 41 to 50 Cadets 51 to 60 Cadets 61 Plus Cadets (E-7) CPO 1* 2 3 3 4** 4** (E-6) PO1 2 3 4 5 6 6*** (E-5) PO2 3 4 6 8 10 10*** (E-4) PO3 No Limit No Limit No Limit No Limit No Limit No Limit * 15 NSCC Cadets Minimum ** Maximum of 4 CPOs Per Unit *** Add 1 PO1 and 2 PO2s for every 10 additional cadets   Site last updated on 20 Jan 2009 Email any comments or suggestions about this site to the web master.