In early 1943 how long might it take for an US Army inductee to be promoted from private to PFC? What were the requirements?
-
2Surviving combat would seem high on the list of requirements.– Steve BirdCommented May 24, 2023 at 16:18
-
1Documenting preliminary research will improve both the probability of an answer and the quality of the answer(s)– MCW ♦Commented May 24, 2023 at 16:48
-
2Some discussion here - history.stackexchange.com/questions/60723/…– R LeonardCommented May 24, 2023 at 17:27
-
3For the 2023 US Army, army.mil/ranks says for a Private "Eligible for promotion to private first class after 4 months time in rank and 12 months time in service." In actual wartime I suspect that gets shortened pretty quickly...– Jon CusterCommented May 24, 2023 at 18:39
-
2From americansoldierww2.org/topics/assignment-promotion - a graphic shows that as of May 31, 1945, there were 2.2 million private first class and 1.6 million privates. Also 1.5M corporals, 1.0M sergeants, and some 0.8M higher NCOs, that means a lot of privates were promoted to PFC and beyond in 4 years or so.– Jon CusterCommented May 25, 2023 at 16:20
|
Show 1 more comment