Originally Posted by
SRENNAPS
It did not help that between the different aircraft trades promotion times could be so radically different. i.e. average promotion time for a fairy Sgt to Chief - 4 years. Sooty/Rigger Sgt to Chief, 5-6 years. Fairy Chief to Flt Sgt, 4-5 years. Sooty/Rigger Chief – not even a look in unless you were a God.
I think in all the years I have been in, the Rigger/Sooty trades got promotion much quicker than the Fairy trades.
I know of a few Fairies who went Sgt-Chief after 5 years, but none after 4.
Fairies do at least 7 years Chief to FS, most do not get to FS.
But it doesn't matter to those who stay on AFPS75, the pension is the same.