If a soldier did not make the EPS list, but has a clear cut path for E4 to E5 (internal), can they still be promoted?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 26 May 2018 09:03:54 -0400

Question for the National Guard SMEs.

If a soldier did not make the EPS list that was recently out out for 1 June 2018, but has a clear cut path for E4 to E5 (internal), can they still be promoted? I'm only wondering if one Admin NCOs failure to submit the EPS packets will barr an entire group of specialists for a whole year, or is there a bit of commanders discretion involved?

Response by PVT Mark Brown made May 26 at 2018 11:25 AM

PVT Mark Brown — Sat, 26 May 2018 11:25:54 -0400

This is exactly what my situation was in 1969/70. I was authorized to wear E-5 stripes and was assigned to a position with the battalion of great responsibility which was an E-5 slot. On paper (201 file) I was still a Spc E-4 and paid accordingly. Admittedly I had a couple disciplinary issues that may have held me back from being official promoted (the battery commander and I did not get along and that is my fault.)

Response by CW2 Private RallyPoint Member made May 30 at 2018 1:01 PM

CW2 Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 30 May 2018 13:01:06 -0400

If it was the admin clerks mistake then the unit can submit a STAB packet, have them look into that. If the Soldier was not promotable at the time of EPS Packet submission they usually will not do a STAB packet. I am not admin, but during my time as a platoon SGT I had to have the admin clerk in my unit submit STAB packets for errors on their part.

Response by SSG Lyle O'Rorke made Sep 20 at 2018 9:56 PM

SSG Lyle O'Rorke — Thu, 20 Sep 2018 21:56:23 -0400

I was active I had something similar happen with my paperwork where the theater admin unit (G1) for 8th Army failed to submit the paperwork to DA. I watched the list and saw I made points and my name didn’t appear. So I brought the issue up and got it resolved thru an exception to policy and was able to still pin on my appropriate date. The pay took a couple weeks to get straight but it was taken care of ( had to wait for the official approval to get returned from DA). It is possible but not easy