What was the total time you sat on the scroll before getting pinned?

2015-09-04T12:09:54-04:00

Looking for Guard Guys that are caught up in the Post-Board Screening backlog. What was the total time you sat on the scroll before getting pinned?

Response by CW3 Kevin Storm made Sep 4 at 2015 12:16 PM

2015-09-04T12:16:55-04:00

I talked to the HRC rep yesterday concerning my list which has been sitting at one desk for over 90 days. Here is their response:

I haven't heard anything as to why, but just that the list is delayed. The
last I heard is it may be released sometime in October, but I also heard
August and September. I wouldn't take anything for face value until after I
see the release of the Milper message that actually states the release date
and time.

I am currently on day 127, their "counting system" not mine, but as a Guardsman we have 14 desks to go through, and this one desk where it is stuck still has about 10 desks in front of it. For the record I went to the February Board at my state.

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 15 at 2015 12:47 PM

2015-09-15T12:47:44-04:00

Here's the latest:
WO 11-15 Approved (23 Jul 15)
WO 12-15 Approved (23 Jul 15)
WO 13-15 DMPM
WO 14-15 PSS complete routed to Div. Chief
WO 15-15 DMPM
WO 16-15 DMPM
WO 17-15 DMPM
WO 18-15 DMPM
WO 19-15 OTJAG
WO 20-15 OTJAG
WO 22-15 DMPM

So, it appears that the office of the DMPM is the hold-up for EVERYBODY.
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Warning, rant follows:
Dear HRC,

Let's talk taking care of soldiers for a minute, shall we?

A requirement, instituted by your Chain of Command and Congress, mandates a certain process. A process which, unavoidably, results in delays. Noted. However, rather than treat the process with the added attention it deserves, you treat the process with a sort of pseudo-neglect that you would treat a stray dog you feel sorry for but won't adopt. These actions result in a major backlog greater than what would have been had you committed the resources to it at the initial identification of the problem. Now, it's a huge issue to deal with, and one that just keeps getting that much bigger; so much so that the apathy to take it on grows as well.

You have hundreds, if not thousands of deserved-people both officer and enlisted who have worked hard for the military many years and sacrificed a lot to simply just force into waiting inordinate amounts of time to get promoted and deal with a "process". You have a moral and ethical obligation to facilitate that "process" as fast as you possibly can. If the tables were turned, you would be screaming at us to drop everything and take care of the mission first. Consider yourself screamed at from every LTC, CPT, MAJ, WO, SSG, and everyone subject to a DA Promotion board.

Chains of Command demand timely results when instructions are given. We, your soldiers and workforce demand professional treatment from the administrators when we fully comply with the requirements of "the process". Perhaps this is what you want. That is, making it (administratively) harder for people to get promoted and test their patience and resolve so that the drawdown numbers-decision is made easier for you. It certainly makes it easier on the far-removed administrators for people to just give up and leave rather than make you look like the bad guys.

Metaphorically, you're crapping where you both eat AND sleep. Not smart.