Will I Lose Promotable Status due to Weapons Card Expiring?

SGT(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 15:28:17 -0400

I’ve been promotable for so long that my status was integrated into the automatic promotion list. Due to a 6+ month reclass, pregnancy, post partum, and COVID, I’m coming up on my weapons card hitting two years. My marketplace just opened today but it’s only for use for E5 P’s and up. First question, will I lose my promotable status due to hitting two years on the current card. Second, will losing my promotable status remove me from using marketplace even though it is currently open?

*I hit 24 months tomorrow on my weapons card, slotted to go to a range next week*

Response by SFC Michael Hasbun made Oct 13 at 2021 4:10 PM

SFC Michael Hasbun — Wed, 13 Oct 2021 16:10:52 -0400

You would lose your promotion points for marksmanship, but not necessarily your promotable status.

Response by MAJ Byron Oyler made Oct 14 at 2021 1:11 AM

MAJ Byron Oyler — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 01:11:07 -0400

Don't allow this to happen to you and take it up the chain of command as far as you are willing to make a stink about it if it does happen. The Army is huge right now on protecting female soldiers, pregnancy and post partum leave is huge for them to take away a promotable status because pregnancy prevented you from going to the range. Look at your dates, the standard for several years now is FORSCOM does the range every six months, so were you pregnant 18months ago and then COVID prevented the range after your post partum leave? No commander in their right mind would consider taking away your promotable status with what you presented but be prepared with dates and a good explanation why you did not do the range since 2019 before COVID. Get your ducks in a row and have data (dates) to show why you could not have gone sooner.

Response by MAJ Ronnie Reams made Oct 14 at 2021 10:47 AM

MAJ Ronnie Reams — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 10:47:26 -0400

I guess things have changed. When I was in, a weapons card was to put in the butt slot of the weapons rack to account for your weapon not being there. Had nothing to do with qualification, familiarization, just the weapon was assigned to you.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 14 at 2021 12:39 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 12:39:44 -0400

You're just going to lose those points until you qualify again. You won't lose promotable status. If you're boarded and you've graduated BLC, you're promotable.

Just go to the next range if possible.