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I have only been in for a few years now, and even in the beginning of my career I noticed that everywhere I looked there was always a flock of specialist. When I got to my unit, it was made up of mostly SPC. When I got deployed, there were SPC everywhere. What can one do to get a rank of CPL instead of SPC? Based on what I have observed so far, I have encountered at least 90% SPC.
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Technically, it's it's because lower enlisted make up the work force of the Army and automatical promotions bring everyone with 2+ years in the Army to E4
Unofficially.... The SPEC4 Mafia runs the world at the tactical level. They make things happen, or not happen.
Unofficially.... The SPEC4 Mafia runs the world at the tactical level. They make things happen, or not happen.
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Some units don't bother with CPL rank. Because if you can't get the respect from your peers as a young leader in a leadership position as a SPC, they're not going to respect you just because you've got a couple "give me" stripes on.
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SSG Carl Beerbaur - Exactly, though some people seem to think that being an NCO makes you a leader by default, when we all know of some pretty shit NCOs who wouldn't be trusted to lead a mail room.
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I have only seen a few CPL sir. 1 in my unit and the rest were from the deployment
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We have 5 Corporals in our MI Battalion no where near an infantry unit. They are leaders, they carry themselves as NCOs, they train Soldiers, and they actively looking for a for responsibility.
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