USS Fitzgerald

I was Army and did my damnedest to stay away from deep water.
I'm sure that the Navy already has a damn good idea as to what happened but they ain't talking yet.
As for the kid not making rank.
Man I didn't ever think I was going to see E-4! I was an E-3 for two years! But I made E-3 in less than 10 months.
But in all honesty that was my fault. I let myself get caught up in a female and that was 100% my fault. Got rid of her and things started happening. I wasn't E-4 long and made E-5 quick. By the time I made E-6 I was on track with or ahead of my peers.
Keep in mind I was in combat arms (Field Artillery) so getting promoted wasn't tough.
I've heard that compared to the Army, the other branch's promote slower.
I looked into going Air Force between enlistments and the slower promotion rate is what scared me off. Had a guy come from the Navy into the Army because he felt he wouldn't make rank. He was a commo guy and his MOS transferred right over. He was a E-3 when he came over and when I last saw him he was E-6 on the E-7 list.