Have you gotten paid for your SSD-1/2?

Reservists get paid for doing ssd? Wtf

Squeaky wheel get the grease.

Well, for starters your unit didn't make it mandatory....Big Army did.....especially if you want to get promoted to SGT. As for getting paid, it boils down to two facts...1) If funds are available....2) The proper paperwork needs to be submitted. More than just the cert needs to be submitted. The cert, a memo and another document or two need submitted as well. The best place to find out what documents are needed, talk to your finance and admin sections.

Ok. I'm going to address a couple of points here.
A. It is mandatory(Army wide. AD, NG, USAR) for ALL enlisted Soldiers to complete their appropriate SSD to be eligible for promotion. Why wouldn't you be jumping at the opportunity to complete and be ahead of your peers?
B. Each new Training Year money is allocatated for EBDL courses. With the current budget restraints that are being put on us some things are a priority and some HAVE to take a back seat. So with that being said at the time (7 months) the money may have been available, and maybe it wasn't.
C. Why did you HAVE to take time off from work? I'm not buying off on that you had to take off from your civilian job to do this. I've had Soldiers spend a hr or 2 a day working on them and getting them finished fairly quickly. I've also had Soldiers come to my Armory to work on them during their off time. I've also had Soldiers stay late at drill and work on them. Yes that is true they won't be getting paid for it, but I also explained to them that money is tight, and they may not get paid, but the benefit of having them finished will PAY off for them in the long run to get promoted ahead of their peers.
D. I have a 41 Soldier Platoon. Of those 41 I have over half that are complete. Of those that are SPC and below 4 have been promoted to SGT, 2 to SSG, and 1 to SFC over the course of 3 years. Ive only been able to get 3 paid, and that required a lot of aggravating phone calls and emails. Key point there is I tried my best to get them paid, and if I couldn't I explained to them why. Did they like it? Nope, but they also understood the problems with funding because I kept them informed.

I didn't push it because I know that funding is so low, I figured I'd just be screwing myself out of any chance of going to ALC by draining the units pockets...

All ways remain vigilant, just remind them that either your still waiting or you would like to know the status

It usually requires more than just a certificate. Most Brigades require a memorandum from your commander and an official RMA request document. Also routinely funds are depleted so any requests can be delayed for months depending on when the budget gets re- established. So I would definitely at least bring up the issue every BTA until you get paid.

If you complete training, outside of IDT (BA) or other paid status, you are entitled to be paid. RMAs and ADAs are there to pay Reserve Soldiers for duty outside the norm. Talk with your FTS person and S1 to generate the paperwork. Too easy, but many do not understand how it works. Google can help as well.

I would take it up with your 1SG, or make sure you get to your RPAC to get the pay in but let 1SG work for you!!!