Posted on Feb 19, 2016
Can I lose my NCO rank if I go from Army guard to active duty?
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If I go from army guard to active duty and I'm scheduled for WLC in July but don't attend before I have to report, can they take my E5 rank? I was promoted before the new STEP system.
Posted 8 y ago
Responses: 169
Went through this many years ago, may have changed, but yes they didn't recognize promotions from guard or reserve.
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You will lose your rank anyways even if you had attended wlc. They usuqlly take a rank when you go active. I know 5 soldiers who went active and they all lost 1 rank.
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SGT Gregory Parrott, is going to happen your will lost one rank unless your recruiter get you a E-5 position. I will recommend the you attend WLC now get credit when you are on active duty & don’t have to attend it again. Be smart make the move after the WLC, if you lost the rank is ok because you get it. Ack in 6 months ok.
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Under the new rules not sure , it was last rank held on active duty (Title 10 deployments counted)
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Way back in the day, 1980, I got out of the Air Force but within 3 months came back in. The only thing I lost was the 3 months time in grade while out. But like I said that was a long time ago.
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waaay back in the day, I was a TSgt (E6) in the Air Force, got out and decided to get into the Army Guard. Had to take a "voluntary" reduction to E4.
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