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Someone viewed my profile yesterday, and identified himself as a PFC (P). I thought the (P) designator was only used for those who had been selected for promotion by some type of board. Does the designator apply to administrative promotions (E2-E4)?
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Posted 11 y ago
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Yes, I've heard about it, but never actually seen it (kinda like Big Foot)...until now! :)
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MSG (Join to see)
Nice pic...just another case of folks trying to make themselves feel more important!
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CPT Brad Wilson
This picture reminds me of when I was a smartass young PFC. I acquired some CSM rank and cut the top two stripes and bottom two rockers off and wore them to drill (I was National Guard). I got a lot of funny looks and told some people it was a new rank Command Private Major. Then I got caught by the First Sergeant. It wasn’t so fun after that but it was worth it
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SFC Warrick is correct, the regulation term is advancement. I feels good to say promoted, but I have never seen nor heard of PFC (P). It's probably a SOldier who was told he is going to be promoted next month so he thinks he is "promotable". It's good for a laugh though!
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SFC Stephen Carden
Yeah, it made me chuckle. Then, I thought, "wait, is that something new? Did I miss something?" So I had to ask.
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Actually, up to E4 aren't even promotions, they are appointments, so the P designation is incorrect on yet another level!
correction....advancements...thanks SFC Warrick.
correction....advancements...thanks SFC Warrick.
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SFC Stephen Carden
I thought so. It's amazing to me that after 25 years in uniform, something as simple as that still gets me every now and then. I have always told my Soldiers that when you stop learning something new every day, then it is probably time to retire. Thanks for the input.
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SFC Edmund Garrard
1n 1968 I was a PFC and went before a promotion board for specialists. That was before they went to centralized promotion boards for senior NCO's. And all promotions were done at company are battalion level
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SFC Stephen Carden
Another misinformed junior enlisted Soldier, I'm afraid. Somebody probably told him that he was at his minimum TIG/TIS for SPC, but he hasn't gotten orders yet, so call yourself PFC (P).
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Yes. All Privates have the P identifier. They always forget that they hold a D designator as well. It's far easier to achieve the latter.
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Never used that for lower Enlisted when I was an S-1..... heck, I didn’t see one Infantry Officer is it, unless his name may have started with P
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