How does transferring from Reserves to active duty affect my promotion status and Retention Control Point?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 07:39:14 -0500

Greetings, I’m a Specialist E4 that recently transferred from the Army Reserves to Regular Army. While in the reserves I graduated from BLC and had enough time in service and time in grade to promote to Corporal E4. How does this transfer affect my promotion status and Retention Control Point?

Response by CPT Lawrence Cable made Nov 11 at 2021 8:26 AM

CPT Lawrence Cable — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 08:26:34 -0500

I'm not sure you understand Corporal rank in the Army. The rank of Corporal is the same as Specialist, just assigned in a leadership role. RCP is identical, 8 years or 10 years if you are E-4 (P).
Generally going from Reserve to Active Army means that your date of Rank reset to the date you enlisted Active. HRC has some formula for Time in Service coming from the reserve, but it's generally close to your first enlistment date. You should be looking at E-5 instead of a lateral promotion to another E-4 rank.
If you are in your Primary Zone, you can board with 6 months TIG as an E-4 and promote with 8 months TIG. I would hit the Retention NCO about any schools you need to make the list.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2021 9:48 AM

MSG Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 09:48:44 -0500

Your TIS and TIG gets reset IOT remove you from RCP risk. As for the rank of CPL, unless your CPL stripes are DA approved, then you will lose them and revert back to SPC. While troops can be promoted to CPL within a unit, that is always unit based and will be reverted back to SPC once the troop leaves the unit. That is, unless a request a keep CPL is submitted to and approved by HQDA.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 11 at 2021 12:36 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:36:07 -0500

Let me just clear up a few misconceptions of things that have changed over the years.

CPL is now automatic once you have been recommended by the promotion board and you've completed BLC.

HRC will determine whether or not you keep your promotable status, but expect to go before a board to get it back.

Your RCP is calculated from your BASD, so is your time in service.

Your date of rank will remain the same unless you are reduced by HRC when you transfer