The active duty fiscal year 2016 E7 selection board convened Monday, June 22 to review the records of over 17,600 active duty E6 Sailors to fill about 4,100 quotas for advancement to Chief Petty Officer.
Overall advancement opportunity is at 23.64 percent for this cycle, just a .45 percentage point drop from last cycle and above the 10-year average of 21.94 percent. http://www.navy.mil/ah_online/ftrStory.asp?issue=3&id=87777&cid=social_20150622_47954956&adbid=671409932959462&adbpl=fb&adbpr=126834980750296