How long after BLC graduation does a battalion have to cut promotion orders?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 17:30:12 -0400

(I'm National Guard for clarity)
I graduated BLC 24 May, 1059 was in iPerms about 3 days later. I have been asking my Squad Leader to check on the status but have not heard back, he is mobilized for Covid-19 response in my state. He also has said that my promotion orders are "not the units priority" due to in-state mobilization. Another excuse I have been offered is the new arrival of the IPPS-A system into the state and that the battalion and state level HR personnel are back logged.
Another fun plot twist is that I volunteered for a deployment with another unit, with whom I have been drilling with for 2 months. So I am also getting told by the training and readiness NCO's from my "old" unit that the other should be handling everything. And vice versa.
Anyone have any suggestions?

Response by SrA Ronald Moore made Apr 12 at 2020 7:08 PM

SrA Ronald Moore — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:08:01 -0400

Passing this on up for help!

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2020 7:22 PM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:22:09 -0400

You graduated 24 May 2020? You've already graduated in the future? Did you mean 24 March 2020?

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2020 7:24 PM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:24:28 -0400

Question: if you’re not promoted yet, then why does your profile say SGT?

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2020 7:45 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:45:51 -0400

Start with your Unit Administrator, then your commander, then the BN S1.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 12 at 2020 7:48 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Apr 2020 19:48:11 -0400

My SFC orders took approximately 3 weeks after I graduated SLC. My orders were backdated and I received backpay from the date I graduated SLC. If they do things correctly, your orders should be backdated to the date you met all requirements for promotion (likely your BLC graduation date).

IPPS-A is wreaking havoc on administrative tasks and everything has been bogged down the last few months already in the Guard, now COVID on top of all that... Don't be surprised if it takes awhile to get an order published for your promotion.

Whomever's books you are on should be handling your administrative tasks regardless of where you are drilling. If you haven't yet received an assignment order to your new unit, then your old unit should be taking care of you administratively.

Response by SGM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2020 7:50 AM

SGM Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 07:50:35 -0400

Battalions don't "cut promotion orders".
Your profile does not give a state or unit so I will assume you are in a state that cut off SIDPERS on 29 FEB to transition to IPPS-A on 20 MAR.
In this case, your G1 and BDE are working through both the backlog of personnel actions from that interim as well as developing your state's workflow templates and new personnel actions, all while trying to work through additional daily taskings related to COVID-19 activations, with some or most of their own personnel working remotely or isolating for 14 days.
Even before all of the above became a problem, the process would have been 1 to 3 months to get you a promotion order backdated to your graduation date, assuming you have met all other requirements (time in service remaining, an apft and ht-wt on record, no flags, occupying an E5 position, etc).
You should see orders around May-June-July, and your "old" unit would track that through your BDE. Your BN probably won't have full access to IPPS-A until June, so your BN S1 should send a friendly reminder to BDE S1 that your BLC 1059 is done and needs to be coded along with completing the promotion order.
And once published, your "old" unit will need to submit a TL for your backpay.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2020 11:05 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 11:05:15 -0400

I completed SLC in December and am in an E7 slot and I’m still waiting.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2020 4:30 PM

1LT Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 16:30:01 -0400

From what I’m tracking BLC makes you promotable, not promoted. I have multiple SPCs who have graduated BLC but have yet to pick up because if cutting scores. The NG also promotes off a position slot and availability. Basically a current SGT has to promote or get out or move and you have to take their slot. I was guard for six years where myself and the other SPCs were in the E-4 mafia for multiple years with every requirement met. Unless you believe your unit is truly trying to not promote you, be patient and give them the benefit of the doubt.