How long is the timeline for promotion from 2LT to 1LT in the National Guard?

I read that the more you salute 1LTs the faster you will get promoted.

Promotion to 1LT is pretty much automatic. It will take 24 months but it is waiverable to 18. I got mine in 18 months. Also, this is the only rank were they can back date your date of rank. When you get your FEDREC it will be for the day you first became eligible. I was promoted in April but my date of rank on my official orders were for Feb. So I got that back pay. After that it is much more difficult.

Mcquaid, some states take longer than others. I finished BOLC last year and got my state promotion orders in March (still a month after our promo date). My packet is still sitting at JAG according to the FEDREC Tracker. 7 months in since I received my promotion and I'm still waiting. Haha. Best of luck brother! Just gotta wait it out.

Fedrec from 1LT to CPT took 126 days this scroll... Your mileage may vary

Mine was back dated almost two years. I got 5 months backpay. Don't assume smart people are handling your packet. Or that it's not being used as a coaster somewhere. Be sinical and bug everyone who has hands on it.

Wow. The things I never knew about the Guard and Reserves & the newest "battle on paper". Good luck LT ! All my experience was on Active duty during Viet Nam/Cold War, where exactly one year was the date of promotion (generally). Of course both grades of LTs were "dropping like flies" in 'Nam, so, perhaps we were "moved along" for the betterment of the service. However, I personally know several young 2LTs (then) that screwed up badly enough to have received a nice jumbo Article 32 and were held back an additional year and another an additional 18 months. A third was forced to stay active until he had repaid all the damage the men under his command had done at his direction and approval. I'm sure you won't have THOSE kinds of issues. Anyway, best wishes and patience. P.S. I "passed" on several key things during my post Active duty time to become a permanent CPT or above, and regret that to this day.

I was told that it takes 24 months to make 1LT in the Reserves or National Guard, although yes it can be granted in 18. I had a peer recently get promoted in 18 while in the reserves when we were deployed together this year. Just make sure you have BOLC done and talk to HRC.

Mine took about 6 months from packet upload to getting my orders. But you get back pay for that time. It wasn't too bad. The processing time gets slower and slower as you move up in rank though. I'm in WVARNG, date of rank October 2015, orders posted March 2016.

I have seen such promotion happen within 7 months.

Just like everything Guard side, it depends on your state. I commissioned in May and am still trying to get dates for BOLC. Good thing is that I already have my Federal Recognition.