Is the Date of Rank (DOR) automatically the first day of the promotion month?

2019-11-26T16:45:16-05:00

When I get promoted to SGT, is the DOR automatically the 1st of the promotion month? For example, if promoted in December would my DOR automatically be 1 DEC 2019? PFC Private RallyPoint Member SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSG(P) James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" LTC Stephen F. CPL Dave Hoover SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth SSG Private RallyPoint Member Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Jack Durish SGT Private RallyPoint Member SGT Ben Keen

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Nov 26 at 2019 4:50 PM

2019-11-26T16:50:23-05:00

I believe it starts the day you are promoted, or the day that they sign the order.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 26 at 2019 4:50 PM

2019-11-26T16:50:41-05:00

When the promotion list is published, the DOR is the 1st day of the following month. So if you make the promotion list in November, your DOR is 01DEC2019

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 26 at 2019 4:58 PM

2019-11-26T16:58:30-05:00

Possible. It is what ever date is stated within the Promotion orders. For example, my SFC orders were cut on 26 September but the effective DOR was 1 Oct.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 26 at 2019 5:18 PM

2019-11-26T17:18:20-05:00

For E5 and above it will always be the first day

Response by WO1 Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 26 at 2019 8:04 PM

2019-11-26T20:04:56-05:00

Yes.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 26 at 2019 10:08 PM

2019-11-26T22:08:51-05:00

Do people even look now before they ask random questions?

Response by LTC Ray B. (Ret) made Nov 26 at 2019 11:26 PM

2019-11-26T23:26:56-05:00

Day you pin

Response by GySgt Thomas Vick made Nov 27 at 2019 5:25 PM

2019-11-27T17:25:12-05:00

Not always, field promotions, especially in combat situations used to be the day of promotion.