How many promotion points should I have for promotion?

SSG(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 22:42:55 -0400

In October I start to compete in the promotion board to SGT. I just want to know how to estimate how many points I am suppose to have in the 4100 when this one comes. I will post a little of my documents that I think counts as points:
Military funeral honors: 40 hrs/associates degree 54 crs /96 creds towards a bachelors degree/Wqual 33/PT 269/AAM/CLC ROTC advanced camp ( I withdraw from)

Response by SSG Dan Willmont made Jun 21 at 2016 11:01 PM

SSG Dan Willmont — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:01:08 -0400

By any chance have you googled "promotion point calculator" or looked at your promotion point worksheet?

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 21 at 2016 11:17 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 23:17:19 -0400

The Guard doesn't use a point system, so the only things I know about AD promotions is from studying for soldier of the year board.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 12:32 AM

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:32:13 -0400

Have you tried sitting down with your NCOs(team leader/squad leader/platoon SGT/etc) to see if they can assist you in this matter? After all...that's what they're there for... To hell you

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 12:45 AM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 00:45:34 -0400

Do yourself a favor and google "Promotion Point Worksheet" it will tell you exactly what your military records reflect with regards to what is worth promotion points and what isn't. This is an HRC site and the same site that will populate your official PPW after you get your P-Status.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 7:23 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:23:03 -0400

Ok here is your tally. You can get up to 400 from your appearance board which you may or may not "appear" at. A lot of units do this part using what is called a paper board. So that leaves you with the following: Awards, 15 points. Weapons qual, 50 points. College, 60 points. APFT, roughly 60 points.

With that said, first off everything above must be in iPERMS and your RNCO or S1 needs to input everything into 4100. Each category can max at 75 points. The categories are awards, college, self development courses, APFT, weapons qual, TIS/TIG. For college, you can only get to 75 points with a bachelor degree or higher, if not, each semester credit hour is worth 1 point up to max of 60 without degree.

I can rattle off for days, let me know if this helps and if you have further questions. Glad to help.

Response by PVT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 7:37 AM

PVT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 07:37:43 -0400

Promtion point worksheet is on HRC and if you arent tracking points for your mos ask retention or s1

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 9:38 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:38:21 -0400

How many points should you have for promotion? Whatever the cut-off is currently. That is how many you should have.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 9:41 AM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 09:41:36 -0400

Google can answer a lot of questions. If you want to be a NCO you should start learning how to try and look up things before you reach out for assistance. I'm not saying don't ask questions but something simple as this is easily researchable.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 22 at 2016 1:07 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 13:07:50 -0400

On the Army Human Resources Command website (http://www.hrc.army.mil) they have the latest promotion point cutoffs for both SGT and SSG. The cutoff scores and lists of the following month's promotions are usually published around the 20th of each month. I would go to the website and start monitoring the cutoff scores for your MOS starting now, and keep an eye out each month for it. Also be advised that October is the start of the Fiscal Year, so most cutoff scores go to 798 around that time. The scores gradually come back down through the first part of the next calendar year, so again keep track of it each month.
There are a plethora of websites out there that can help you with most if not all your questions, Google is your friend.

Response by SFC Joseph Weber made Jun 22 at 2016 2:35 PM

SFC Joseph Weber — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 14:35:52 -0400

Why are you asking us? DO you have any NCOs? Who wants you to go to the board, why not ask them.

Response by SSG Mark Franzen made Jun 22 at 2016 10:22 PM

SSG Mark Franzen — Wed, 22 Jun 2016 22:22:19 -0400

Well I had a lot of military schools around 30 of them when I went board for E-6 I CAME OFF FROM THE BOARD WITH 889 POINTS GOT PROMOTED 3 MONTHS LATER

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jun 25 at 2016 5:47 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 25 Jun 2016 05:47:04 -0400

It's different for every MOS.. Go to your promotion point worksheet it will tell you how many you have

Response by SFC Bobby Banks made Jun 28 at 2016 11:25 AM

SFC Bobby Banks — Tue, 28 Jun 2016 11:25:02 -0400

Just continue to go to school it will work out for you, and get that Bachelors and your Master degree and than see what happen. just remember a smarter soldier make a stronger FORCE.

Response by SGT Nicholas Eineichner made Jul 2 at 2016 3:58 PM

SGT Nicholas Eineichner — Sat, 02 Jul 2016 15:58:16 -0400

I picked up SGT in March 2013 I believe it was around 370 points

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 15 at 2017 2:25 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 15 Feb 2017 14:25:19 -0500

all of them

Response by CW4 Scott Hyde made Feb 19 at 2017 4:43 PM

CW4 Scott Hyde — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 16:43:36 -0500

Do you have a supervisor?

Response by 1SG Bill Farmerie made Feb 20 at 2017 12:45 PM

1SG Bill Farmerie — Mon, 20 Feb 2017 12:45:55 -0500

If you are looking to be promoted, shouldn't you already know where to look for the points? I am not saying this to put you down, but this is the stuff NCOs are supposed to know. I knew before I went over to the S1 to ensure they had everything what would give me points along with how many points. When I became an NCO, I trained my soldiers to know where to look and to see where they may stand after the board.