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I'm just confused here. How does a SSG have 6 service stripes, that would mean he has been in for 18 plus years since each stripe represents 3 years of service. Any ideas?
Thank you,
PFC O'Hara
Thank you,
PFC O'Hara
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18 years of service is not uncommon for SSG. Many retire with over twenty and still SSG.
As an e-4 you should know that.
As an e-4 you should know that.
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I retired after 22 years as a SSG. I did 4 1/2 years active duty and the rest in the National Guard. All of my promotions were while on active duty. I had no bad paper. In the Guard they promoted the military technicians of the favorite people first. I was on a waiting list for ANCOC and the BN S1 sent someone further down the list over me because "he needed it more".
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Don't take the test after E-6, like me. Didn't want sea duty at the time.
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Gotta take into account some circumstances. Many support MOS's were on the chopping block from 2009 to 2014. This was called the sequestration. Many E4's and E5's got kicked out (RCP or barred from reenlistment) when the promotion points got locked out at 798 for those years. And the the ones that didn't get kicked out had to remain stagnant until the 2014 when the promotion points finally came down.
^^^ This scenario was true for tens of thousand active duty members during that time frame. It was rough seeing most of my old transportation company get booted out between 2011 - 2013.
I barely survived myself. Heck, I was a E5 at 14 years before I got promoted to E6. I had to hunker down and gut it out with college classes to gain more points. Still retired though. But it was DAMN tough.
^^^ This scenario was true for tens of thousand active duty members during that time frame. It was rough seeing most of my old transportation company get booted out between 2011 - 2013.
I barely survived myself. Heck, I was a E5 at 14 years before I got promoted to E6. I had to hunker down and gut it out with college classes to gain more points. Still retired though. But it was DAMN tough.
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Service stripes or "hash marks" signifying timne in service are normally worn on the left sleeve. At one time (and may still continue today), each hashmark on the right sleeve reprsented 6 months in combat or 6 months overseas service. Either / both are proudly worn.
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I thought E6 gets kicked out at 20 yrs? Not sure cause I got out of active duty at 21.
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He easily could have started his service in the reserves or national guard and then joined active. Or even in an MOS that had high promotion points as well. It's not impossible. I've seen it a few times.
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We have a few E6 that are unable to get promoted before retiring. I'm currently in a Field Artillery unit. It's not strange.
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