That’s generally correct, but see my last post on the PMI program, I think the issue is motre the program requirements and the path he’s taking to get the license/STCW. This issue isn’t unique to Navy time. If you went into the PMI program with 2 years of time as an OS and/or AB on a commercial vessel the same thing would apply, the time copuldn’t be credited in conjunction with the PMI program. If one were applying for the license via the hawse-pipe, yes, but in an approved program, no.