I just graduated BLC. How big of a deal is it that I was named to the Commandant's list?

None. It is an opinion of your cadre. When you get back to home station, it will be business as usual. It made no difference in my career, promotions, anything. The Commandants list is simply that you scored in the top of your class, nothing more. If it would have made any difference, I would have been promoted far before my peers. If you employed, it matters less. While I made deployments and my peers did not, they went to collage and earned promotion points while with over a years worth of deployments I got nothing. The promotion system may have changed but in the past, being deployed never helped promotion wise. While on my last deployment, I was E-5, both of the E-7 above me were both relieved and I was put into a E-7 position that I held for over 2 years. Still promotions were very slow in coming. All this will depend on your MOS and cut off scores. Making the Commandants list will have no bearing on your promotion.

It's common. 20% make it. Only thing that matters is you passed and you had a solid GPA. Would be a bigger deal if you were DHG or HG. Now that you are on the commandants list for BLC ensure you do not slack off when it comes time for ALC. this is where it matters more for your first look to the senior NCO ranks.

Well with how the promotion system works now with the step program it's worth 20 promotion points now.

Well the way promotions are working now with the step program it counts as 20 promotion points

It's a big deal. It means that you went above and beyond and have it your all. Cherish that moment.

Not only did you distinguish yourself amongst your peers, but now that the only way to earn points from attending blc is to gain a position on the commandant list an honor graduate, you are closer to the e5 rank. Plus, your unit has that much more confidence in your leadership abilities. Great job!!

Only as big of a deal as you make it. Personally though, even the smallest things are a big deal to me. There are some people who don't like the extra attention, while there are others who go out of their way to receive it. Personally, I'm the type of person who would probably frame the list as a reminder of my accomplishments. You never know when the next time someone would give you recognition for something.

Congrats, it's a great accomplishment! Says right on your 1059 top 20 percent of class. Something to help set you apart from your peers now and in the future, especially as a NG troop, I know promotions can be tricky with units and slots.

Just for your future reference as a junior NCO. Anything covered on your 1059 cannot be covered on your NCOER. Your 1059 covers your rating, for that time in school and a code will be on your NCOER showing you were in a NCOES school.

Lastly I'm tracking CPL don't get NCOERs. With your completion of BLC you should be fully eligible for promotion. Best of luck in your future endeavors.

Can be if it's part of a continuing positive stream of exhibited performance and character. Promotion boards look at trends and ultimately potential, i.e. will that SM be a great one at the next rank? Boards like high odds people. The zone at boards ultimately fall out in these categories:

1. Problem child, why haven't they be Admined out?
2. Doing the minimum but that's it.
3. Spurts of performance but periods of coasting or camping out.
4. Generally energetic and pushing forward.
5. Obvious high performer.
6. Always a critical asset to the mission, superlative care of his people, etc.

In a perfect world the bottom three aren't around. The #4 group gets more whacked in a downsizing environment. When there's a high demand for bodies, we keep the #2s around more but know it's suboptimal. The population of the list is a bell curve. I sat a number of boards that sent a good amount of the #4s home primarily due to the numbers crunch associated with senior ENL and OFF ranks. Similar issues come up with continuation boards. So if you want to pretty much guarantee your career, always be a #5 or 6. That way you're never the long necked turkey around Thanksgiving.

Bottom line, boards have precepts, yardsticks, etc. However it's important to know what executing the process diligently creates as a result and as a culture.

Having been the Honor Graduate of my PLDC class, I can tell you that excelling in your academics is always a great thing. It is something that was noted back then almost thirty years ago and it continues to be a source of pride when it rarely comes up. Always do well at what ever task is in front of you.

It should be an awesome bullet on your NCOER , keep up the good work.

That's a fairly good sized deal. Will be addressed on your 1059 and probably documented on your next counseling form or NCOER.....whichever comes first.

Congratulations! It will be a big deal a bit further down the line.