What type of service is used to compute HYT date?

MILLINGTON, Tenn. (NNS) -- The Navy’s High Year Tenure (HYT) program is a force management tool used to size and shape the active-duty and Reserve enlisted force, officials said March 26.

HYT sets the maximum number of years an enlisted Sailor may serve based on rank before he or she must advance, separate or if eligible, retire.

“High Year Tenure assists in force management by limiting the number of years a Sailor may serve without showing professional growth via the advancement system,” said Senior Chief Personnel Specialist John Gigliotti, Navy Total Force Policy Advancement Planning for HYT Policy, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations.

By limiting how long Sailors can remain in the Navy, the HYT program increases advancement opportunity for high-performing Sailors across paygrades and Length of Service (LOS).

“HYT policy recognizes Sailor performance by separating Sailors who have not advanced after a set amount of time,” said Gigliotti. This gives other Sailors who are performing at or above Navy standards better advancement opportunities, because the Navy advances Sailors to fill openings in the next higher rank. Actively working towards advancement to the next higher pay grade is critical, because advancing is the only way a Sailor can maximize the length of their career.”

The following HYT LOS gates have been established based on pay grade:

* E1/E2 - Active-duty/Full-Time Support (FTS), 4 years; Reserve, 6 years;

* E3 - Active-duty/FTS, 5 years; Reserve, 10 years;

* E4 - Active-duty/FTS, 8 years; Reserve, 12 years;

* E5 - Active-duty/FTS, 14 years; Reserve, 20 years;

* E6 - Active-duty/FTS, 20 years; Reserve, 22 years;

* E7 - Active-duty/FTS/Reserve, 24 years;

* E8 - Active-duty/FTS/Reserve, 26 years;

* E9 - Active-duty/FTS/Reserve, 30 years.

Command master chiefs may exceed 30 years of service with certain provisions, according to Gigliotti.

Continuing beyond 30 years isn’t associated with the advancement system like E1 to E9, but it is associated with incentivizing professional growth and increased responsibility for senior enlisted leaders in command leadership positions for flag/general officers.

Officers are not subject to HYT, but instead limited to statutory service limits by paygrade. In addition, the Navy uses other force-shaping initiatives to manage the officer community, including the Selective Early Retirement Board and Probationary Officer Continuation and Redesignation Boards.

HYT waiver requests are considered on a case-by-case basis for approval. Requests to continue beyond a Sailor’s current HYT date in support of an urgent and immediate operational requirement, in a deployed or soon to be deployed unit, or in an undermanned rating have the best chance of being approved.

All waiver requests for active-duty and Reserve Sailors must arrive at Navy Personnel Command (NPC) ten months prior to the service member’s HYT date.

Gigliotti encourages Sailors to take advantage of every advancement opportunity possible. Command Career Counselors can advise Sailors on what’s required to be advancement eligible, show them how to study and assist them with getting the study material they need for their rate and pay grade.

MILPERSMAN 1160-120 is a revision of the HYT policy that will incorporate both active-duty and Reserve policy, and will be effective July 1, 2012.

For more information, visit the HYT Web Page on the NPC website at www.npc.navy.mil/CAREER/RESERVEPERSONNELMGMT/ENLISTED/Pages/HYT.aspx or call the NPC Customer Service Center at 1-866-U-ASK-NPC or 1-866-827-5672.

Ensuring Sailors are fully aware of the issues that affect their careers is an important element of the continuum of service area of the 21st Century Sailor and Marine initiative which consolidates a set of objectives and policies, new and existing, to maximize Sailor and Marine personal readiness, build resiliency and hone the most combat-effective force in the history of the Department.

High Year Tenure (HYT) is a term used by the United States Armed Forces to describe the maximum number of years enlisted members may serve at a given rank without achieving promotion, after which they must separate or retire.[1] HYT is applicable to enlisted of all six military branches of the United States.

Officers are not subject to HYT, but are instead limited to statutory service limits by pay grade.[2] See Defense Officer Personnel Management Act for officer information.

In the United States Army, soldiers will finish their enlistment contract if they exceed HYT unless they are reduced in rank.[3]

On 1 August 2017, the U.S. Navy extended the HYT for active component sailors to 10 years from 8 years for third class petty officers, to 16 years from 14 years for second class petty officers, and to 22 years from 20 years for first class petty officers.[4]

On 14 December 2017, the U.S. Navy announced that it will extend the HYT for seamen from its current five to six years on 1 February 2018.[5]

Personnel demoted to a lower grade are subject to the HYT date of the lower grade.[6][failed verification] Extensions to the HYT date can be obtained for various reasons such as personal hardships or base closures.[6] HYT dates vary by rank/rate, as follows:

The USAF increased the HYT for E-4 through E-6 on 1 February 2019.

Pay grade	U.S. Army [3]	U.S. Army (promotable)[3]	U.S. Navy (active)[5][4]	U.S. Navy (reserves)[4]	U.S. Air Force [7]	U.S. Marine Corps (active)[8]	U.S. Coast Guard[9]
E-1	5	N/A	4	6	8	N/A	N/A
E-2	5	N/A	4	6	8	N/A	N/A
E-3	5	N/A	6	10	8	N/A	10
E-4	8	8	10	12	10	8	10
E-5	14	14	16	20	20	12	16
E-6	20	20	22	22	22	20	20
E-7	24	26	24	24	24	22	24
E-8	26[a]	30	26	26	26	27	26
E-9	30[b]	N/A	30[c]	30	30	30	30

^ First Sergeant/Master Sergeant (promotable) has a HYT of 30 years.
^ Command sergeants major (CSMs) and sergeants major (SGMs) (at Headquarters, Department of the Army and Army Commands) serving in nominative positions where the CSM/SGM is rated by a general officer, member of the Senior Executive Service, or equivalent, or is serving as CSM at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Academy or as Executive Officer to the Sergeant Major of the Army are authorized to serve beyond 30 years total active service while serving in the position. The Vice Chief of Staff of the Army must approve exceptions for operational reasons.
^ CMDCM/FORCM (9580) selected for a 1- or 2-star flag/general officer assignment to complete a 3-year tour of duty. CMDCM/FORCM/FLTCM (9580) selected for a 3- or 4-star flag/general officer assignment to complete a 3-year tour of duty. CMDCM/FORCM/FLTCM (9580) selected to serve as the Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) to complete a 4-year tour of duty. Are authorized to serve beyond 30 years total active service while serving in the position.

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^ a b Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs (14 December 2017). "Navy Extends E-3 High Year Tenure". United States Navy. United States Department of the Navy. Retrieved 15 December 2017. As part of ongoing reviews of policies that impact Fleet readiness, the Navy announced it is increasing its high year tenure (HYT) policy for active component and Full Time Support (FTS) E-3 Sailors by one year in NAVADMIN 290/17, Dec. 14. This change will retain experienced Sailors needed for both shore and sea duty as the Navy increases manpower to meet mission requirements and operational tasking. The updated policy sets the maximum length of service (LOS) by paygrade, and will go into effect Feb. 1, 2018, increasing E-3 HYT to six years from the current five years of service. In 2018, 1,280 E-3 Sailors will reach HYT under the current policy, and will now have an opportunity to continue naval service. Increasing HYT also provides these E-3 Sailors two more opportunities to advance. HYT for all other active duty, FTS and Selected Reserve enlisted Sailors paygrades remain unchanged. Sailors in receipt of or have pending HYT separation orders before to Feb. 1, 2018, who wish to remain in the Navy, may request cancellation of those orders by referencing the new HYT policy no later than Jan. 31, 2018. Advancement-eligible Sailors who decide to continue their service in the Navy can take the March, cycle 239, Navy-wide petty officer advancement exam. The Navy will continue to offer HYT waivers for enlisted Sailors who volunteer for sea duty on a case-by-case basis.
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