Promotion Command List Integration - unintended side effect?

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:13:04 -0500

Friendly chat between me & a Soldier formerly in my unit who was promoted out through command list integration.

Response by LTC Stephen F. made Dec 10 at 2015 9:23 PM

LTC Stephen F. — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 21:23:46 -0500

Was this soldier given a choice of being promoted or ETSing or simply out of your unit CPT Private RallyPoint Member?
From this discussion you posted it seems he was weighing the SGLI benefits of staying in.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 10 at 2015 10:22 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 22:22:18 -0500

I have had this happen to a number of my Soldiers. We have a detachment 2.5 hours away but they Arnt being promoted into vacancies in the unit, instead they are going to whatever unit has a vacancy within 50 miles of of their home of record.

Response by CSM Michael J. Uhlig made Dec 11 at 2015 12:18 AM

CSM Michael J. Uhlig — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 00:18:57 -0500

I don't know what kind of funny talk that is between you (CPT Private RallyPoint Member) and the SGT, but it is not military jargon, that's for sure, at least none that I have heard before!

Response by COL Vincent Stoneking made Dec 11 at 2015 7:50 AM

COL Vincent Stoneking — Fri, 11 Dec 2015 07:50:52 -0500

It's definitely true that different units have different personalities. This can be really important to people in the Reserve components, as they can be in the same unit for years and years - and it's not their day job. Transferring can feel like going to a whole new military, for good or for ill. I have known several people who have gotten out (or at least jumped IRR) due to an involuntary transfer and lack of fit with the new unit.

That said, I think it is much better for this new SGT to be in a different unit from the one he grew up in to cut his NCO teeth.

Oh, and I'm so old school that when I played lvl 60 was max!