SGT Private RallyPoint Member 5907314 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am an army reserve (USAR) TPU NCO with a little under a year left until I ETS. I was picked up for E6 but told the orders would not be published because I needed to reenlist so that I had 36 months time-in-service (TIS) remaining from the promotion date. I did some digging, and as far as I can tell, the TIS remaining required for E6 has never been 36 months. It was 12 months for USAR TPU soldiers in the 2017 version of AR 600-8-19 (see 3-32), but it was removed completely in the current, 2019 version of the AR (see 3-33). Although, the TIS remaining requirement was and still is 36 months for SFC and above (senior/centralized promotions), so maybe that is where the individual who told me this got their information from? Am I correct that there is no minimum TIS remaining requirement for E6, or that it is only 12 months? If not, can someone point me to where in a reg it says 36 months? Thank you! 2020-05-18T17:56:42-04:00 SGT Private RallyPoint Member 5907314

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I am an army reserve (USAR) TPU NCO with a little under a year left until I ETS. I was picked up for E6 but told the orders would not be published because I needed to reenlist so that I had 36 months time-in-service (TIS) remaining from the promotion date. I did some digging, and as far as I can tell, the TIS remaining required for E6 has never been 36 months. It was 12 months for USAR TPU soldiers in the 2017 version of AR 600-8-19 (see 3-32), but it was removed completely in the current, 2019 version of the AR (see 3-33). Although, the TIS remaining requirement was and still is 36 months for SFC and above (senior/centralized promotions), so maybe that is where the individual who told me this got their information from? Am I correct that there is no minimum TIS remaining requirement for E6, or that it is only 12 months? If not, can someone point me to where in a reg it says 36 months? Thank you!

2020-05-18T17:56:42-04:00 2020-05-18T17:56:42-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 5907327

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You must maintain the rank for 1 year IOT to retain the rank. The 36 months is probably referring to the &quot;High Three&quot; for years to wear it IOT to retire with the best SSG rank pay possible. I can&#39;t remember where that particular literature is...but I can try and do some digging.

2020-05-18T17:59:53-04:00 2020-05-18T17:59:53-04:00 MSG Private RallyPoint Member 5907335

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Found it: AR 135–180 • 28 April 2015

2020-05-18T18:02:51-04:00 2020-05-18T18:02:51-04:00 SFC(P) Private RallyPoint Member 5910180

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>You are correct, there is no SRR for promotion to SSG.<br /><br />AR 600-8-19 dated 16 May 2019 is the most recent version.

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