How long to I have to wait?

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:50:35 -0400

I got demoted back on October 2017 to PV2 when I was suppose to get my specialist. And I was on a bar of re-enlistment and flagged for 5 months but I got un-flagged and got promoted back to PFC on July 2018. So do I have to wait 6 months to get promoted or since I had PFC for over a year, can I get it whenever?

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2018 12:57 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 12:57:29 -0400

Your TIG would start over from your promotion back to PFC in July.

Response by SSG Brian G. made Oct 31 at 2018 1:41 PM

SSG Brian G. — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 13:41:54 -0400

Your time in grade resets when you get promoted. From the day you pin on PFC, providing you have noting further that is negative you should pin on specialist 6 months roughly thereafter. Exceptions can be made if there was a clerical screw up as happened to me and two others back in the day but it is case by case.

Response by SGM Bill Frazer made Oct 31 at 2018 10:02 PM

SGM Bill Frazer — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 22:02:16 -0400

It starts all over again, but they could give you a waiver on some of it.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 2 at 2018 8:27 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 02 Nov 2018 08:27:43 -0400

Hopefully your question has been answered already. One quick correction. You were not demoted you were reduced. Advancement is used instead of promotion for lower enlisted while reduction is used instead of demotion.