What can I do to earn a Promotion from SPC to CPL?

SSD 1, WLC (80 points), take college courses (if not already enrolled), do all the correspondence courses you can, do well on or and weapons qual, locate any and all awards you have, and put all this into a folder. That's your start! DA 3355 is what you use to see how many point s you have.

I have been out since 92. Back then most never made corporal. They simply went from spec to sergeant. I made mine because they wanted an NCO to report to the battalion XO, that was the story. The truth was they needed NCO to cover mandarory posts, and the battalion was short Jr NCO and E5s. Good luck and don't sweat it if you promote strait from spec to sergeant, just stay on path.

I was Laterally promoted to corporal by my Commander at his change of command due to my performance during the change of command inventories. I took control of the entire thing due to my Supply Sergeant being injured. My best advise PFC Tuan Trang would be to do your job to the best of the of your ability, always show up on time, and take charge whenever the opportunity presents its self.

During my last tour in Korea I met a PFC who was working as the liaison for the incoming Soldiers to the unit. Her NCOIC PCSed and she was left in charge. She got promoted from PFC all the way to CPL. This is just an example of how you can get promoted to CPL.

WTF are you talking about community service?

You should probably get promotion points you can look at the NCO promotion criteria and also check the cut off scores for your MOS Code

In order for you to get to that level your chain of command will let you know

You should probably get a SPC rank first

Go to Primary Leadership Course. You will have to be a top performer to get an early slot to attend.

Where in the regs do it says that? I get infantry and Combat receives CPL but not QM.

I see this was 4yrs ago. Usually. You will find corpals in combat arms units.and military police. And its up to the company commander whom to appoint as corpals.

When I received my CPL in Iraq, 2003, it was because my team leader had been sent home on a medical, and we didn't have anybody to backfill his slot. I stayed as a CPL team leader for the remainder of our deployment, and when it was time to ETS, it was as a CPL.

I am corporal (promotable to SGT) and I got this through Lateral Promotion, My 1SG's reason for my advancement was because I was slotted into an NCO Slot. Now, I'm just a little curious because every SPC and CPL that I know is trying to get promoted to SGT. Why try to promote as CPL when you can take another step forward and be a SGT? There's really nothing wrong at being a corporal (You just get E4 pay) It's still an NCO rank no matter what but you're like standing in the middle of being a Specialist and Sergeant. You will be given more duties; Extra Duty Watch, CQ NCOIC, Range Safety, etc. And yes, you will gain a lot of critics (I don't mind, getting professional criticism helps you develop a more sophisticated and effective leadership style) But, since you're trying to take a good leap to become an NCO why not aim for 3 stripes?

For you to get automatic promotion to SPC you will have 24 months as a PFC. However, You can get promoted to SPC with a waiver (18months as a PFC) but that really depends on your leadership. How will they know that you are performing beyond your rank? COUNSELINGS so always ask for your monthly counselings and get credited for your hard work (yes, ask! It's their job to do it for you and its your career that will highly get affected!) It is your squad leader/PSG's responsibility to evaluate your performance and mold you as a leader. If your job performace is outstanding, pass the APFT and no records of adverse action then your Squad leader or PSG will recommend you for advancement to 1SG and then it will be passed to your company commander then they will send up the monthly reports to the battalion, the last stop is your BN Commander (Approving Authority)