During my time in the service, after completing PLDC (Primary Leadership Development Course), I was promoted to the rank of Cpl., only to have it changed to Sp4 about 5 months later. The Army was phasing out the Cpl. rank. Clearly, there were some junior NCOs that shouldn't have been. Should the Army bring back the SP4, SP5 and SP6 ranks for specialized skills but not necessarily leadership skills?
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When I joined the Army we Specialist 4-6 (SP7 had just been discontinued). It provided those Soldiers who had technical expertise and experience the opportunity to progress and earn more pay. However they typically were not "green tab" leaders and were subordinate in rank to a "sergeant" of the same pay grade (SSG & SP6). I've often thought over the years that the Army deleted a program that brought added value to the organization by discontinuing these ranks, as not all Soldiers are not going to be good leaders but should have the opportunity to progress based on their occupational expertise.
Should the Army bring these ranks back?
Should the Army bring these ranks back?
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