MAJ Private RallyPoint Member7939459<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello all, <br /><br />I was recently promoted to Major in the National Guard after the completion of a DA board. I have been prior enlisted, and also acting in an O4 slot for many years and on an deployment, but was never actually promotable in that slot. All of my orders state that my promotion rank entry date is 08 July 2022, but that my promotion grade entry date is 08 July 2020. What does this mean? I have asked around at my unit but no one has an answer. Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.What is the difference between promotion date of rank and promotion date of grade?2022-10-19T16:53:25-04:00MAJ Private RallyPoint Member7939459<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Hello all, <br /><br />I was recently promoted to Major in the National Guard after the completion of a DA board. I have been prior enlisted, and also acting in an O4 slot for many years and on an deployment, but was never actually promotable in that slot. All of my orders state that my promotion rank entry date is 08 July 2022, but that my promotion grade entry date is 08 July 2020. What does this mean? I have asked around at my unit but no one has an answer. Thanks in advance for any insight you can offer.What is the difference between promotion date of rank and promotion date of grade?2022-10-19T16:53:25-04:002022-10-19T16:53:25-04:00COL Randall C.7939484<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>For DA Boards, those dates will be the same. <br /><br />If you had a position vacancy promotion or if you were a DA Select officer on active duty who transferred to the reserve component prior to being promoted they might be different. There are a few more 'special situations' where that might happen, but those are even less common.<br />----------------------<br />ref: DoDI 1310.01Response by COL Randall C. made Oct 19 at 2022 5:19 PM2022-10-19T17:19:58-04:002022-10-19T17:19:58-04:002022-10-19T16:53:25-04:00