Do all ratings provide paths of advancement and career development for paygrades E-4 through E-9?
Although most ratings begin at paygrade E-4 and culminate at paygrade E-9, there are some exceptions. For example, the Legalman rating consists of paygrades E-5 through E-9. In this case, a person progresses to paygrade E-5 from paygrade E-4 of the Yeoman rating. At the other end of the spectrum, some ratings are structured so that a person holding a rating that consists only of paygrade E-9 may have progressed from any one of several related ratings that terminate at paygrade E-8. Paths of progression are provided in each exhibit in the Career Pattern section of an exhibit.
