How does an E6 have 6 service stripes?

Warrior learn about rcp points then you will realize he has achieved enough to retire start questioning if he is wearing more then 8 x 3 =24 uncommon for a ssg but still common for sfc to sgm question a sgt or spc with 6 to 7 service strips because they are past rcp then make sure you achieve ssg if you have plans to do 20 plus and retire

Maybe you are confused because you dont know how the promotion system works in the army read a regulation or teo an you will figure is out 600-8-19

I think you should just worry about yourself. And not that E6 why don't you ask him your self. Could of been busted. Could have a mos that does not move up too fast. Could be a number of things.

I'm an E-6 with five stripes, though if I hadn't taken a break in service for college and grad school, I'd actually have 7. I enjoyed being the ranks I was because of the roles I was in. People very often confuse gaining rank with personal and professional development. I like being an infantry squad leader. In my present role, I enjoy being a staff sergeant in a support battalion staff role. When I go back to a line platoon, I don't want to be a platoon sergeant. I want to still be a squad leader.

I'm also in the Guard with an incredible civilian career as a programmer, which has been the case for the last 10 years. I don't do it for the money, so there's no pecuniary incentive to seek higher ranks. There are a lot of people that end up out of their depth, even with the appropriate leadership schools, in the military, precisely because we marry gaining rank to advancement. I know I'm not one of them, but I've seen the responsibilities of a platoon sergeant, and I wouldn't derive as much satisfaction as the subordinate role.

Everyone's got to hike their own hike in the military. That SSG in the picture has the look of a dude satisfied with his career. Good enough for me.

I'll answer that! I am a RETIRED SSG myself with 23 years. How did this happen? My MOS for one and 2 halfway through my career I left active duty to join the guard. In the guard higher ranks are harder to achieve since they are allocated slots and many folks stay in till age 60 so it's harder to get promoted. In my MOS I was a 15T helicopter repairmen. A job where you can be a flight crew member. If one decides they like to fly more than getting promoted then you can make it happen where you ride it out flying till retirement ,otherwise you have to move around to many other not exciting jobs. I think your question is valid but at the same time you could of figured it out on your own. I too think you were trying to ruffle feathers.

Lots of reasons, some good some bad. Some MOS's promote slower and downsizing doesn't help. You can be fully qualified but not selected just because there is not a need for more people. Btw 18 plus years in uniform is nothing to sneeze lots dang good people retire as SSG . I'll never be a MSG, does it bother me ? A little bit but I still go and do my job everyday.

SSG can go to 20 years of service. No brainer.

This could be due to MOS. I fall in this same situation. For me, I have a stellar record that most would be promoted with, but it am victim to a MOS that was mismanage by HRC and now in a shrinking Army. In my case, HRC has only promoted 3 SSG's to SFC in the last 6 years and this year is not looking any better.

I had a friend that got into some trouble very early in his career and it hindered his progression dramatically. He retired after 20 years of service but never made it past SSG. He was a great NCO, an outstanding leader but because of that mistake he would never make it past E-6. I don't know if that is what happened to this NCO or if he was just in one of those MOSs where promotions are very hard to get.

Not uncommon in the Reserve Component.