Kevin Smith 3242043 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> I'm thinking of joining the Army as a 27D. After completing AIT, am I then made a Specialist with the bump in pay? 2018-01-09T17:50:55-05:00 Kevin Smith 3242043 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div> I'm thinking of joining the Army as a 27D. After completing AIT, am I then made a Specialist with the bump in pay? 2018-01-09T17:50:55-05:00 2018-01-09T17:50:55-05:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 3242050 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>No. You will have to meet Time in Service and Time in Grade for SPC before you get advanced to SPC. Unless you already have a college degree and enter the service as a SPC already, that is. Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2018 5:54 PM 2018-01-09T17:54:41-05:00 2018-01-09T17:54:41-05:00 SSG Private RallyPoint Member 3242058 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Private (E-2)—Six months time-in-grade (TIG) as a private (E-1).<br />Private First Class (E-3)—Four months TIG as a Private (E-2) and 12 months time-in-service (TIS).<br />Specialist/Corporal (E-4)—Six months TIG with 24 months TIS<br /><br />Those are the time in grade and time in service requirements for your first 3 promotions in the Army. If the unit is undermanned in specific grades, the Army may allow the unit commander to waiver TIG and TIS requirements. When specifically authorized, the commander can waive up to 2 months TIG for promotions to E-2, 6 months TIS/2 months TIG for promotions to E-3, and 6 months TIS/3 months TIG for promotion to E-4.<br /><br />You can come into the service at a higher pay grade for things like being an eagle scout or having a college degree. <br /><br />The &quot;Specialist&quot; part of the MOS title doesn&#39;t mean you automatically get bumped up to the Specialist rank just for completing AIT. Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 9 at 2018 6:00 PM 2018-01-09T18:00:46-05:00 2018-01-09T18:00:46-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 3266553 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I’m an active 27D. If you’re good at your job, it will be easy for you to compete for one of the waivers previously mentioned. Our corps is under strength as well, so as a result promotions to NCO grades have increased significantly. Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 17 at 2018 2:10 PM 2018-01-17T14:10:50-05:00 2018-01-17T14:10:50-05:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 3322931 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Would you say you have a normal “9-5”? Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 4 at 2018 2:10 PM 2018-02-04T14:10:04-05:00 2018-02-04T14:10:04-05:00 SPC Trina Cox 3374439 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Not necessarily you have to be promoted 3 times before you hit specialist Response by SPC Trina Cox made Feb 20 at 2018 9:16 PM 2018-02-20T21:16:09-05:00 2018-02-20T21:16:09-05:00 PV2 Private RallyPoint Member 3541796 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Nope lol Response by PV2 Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 13 at 2018 11:16 PM 2018-04-13T23:16:33-04:00 2018-04-13T23:16:33-04:00 2018-01-09T17:50:55-05:00