Promoted to 02 AND 03 in IRR?

[GPeters86]

Hey everyone,

I was discharged into the IRR in 2010 due to the backlog in the aviation pipeline. Since then I've been promoted twice - I got my LT letter a few days ago - and I have a few questions.

1. Is this something that happens generally? Since my discharge I've done everything required, but I'm not a drilling reservist (not SELRES) and essentially do nothing but go about my business. Yet I've gone from ENS to LT, if I accept.

2. Do I incur additional obligations if I accept?

Thanks!

 

[Bam Bam]

One of my good buddies in the Army Reserve went thru the same thing. He eventually came back in to the SELRES and wore the new rank permanently. Now he's a Lieutenant Colonel. I'm not sure if he incurred a service commitment for excepting the rank but I'm guessing he didn't care since he went back to SELRES to finish his 20.

 

[HooverPilot]

No commitment for the promotion, but if you get 50 points, that will be a "good year" towards a reserve retirement. So... Click through the NKO's!

 

[xj220]

You can even make O-4, too!

 

[Mr.Innocent]

FYI until they come up with a work around starting AUG 5th NKO /ILE will be going to a new version called ETMDS this version is CAC only and IRR users will no longer have access. I think they will find a way to make it happen but I don't think it will be in the next week or so. If you are currently working on a course you better get it done.

 

[Renegade One]

Hey everyone,

I was discharged into the IRR in 2010 due to the backlog in the aviation pipeline. Since then I've been promoted twice - I got my LT letter a few days ago - and I have a few questions.

Why ask why? Isn't it all a "good thing"?

1. Is this something that happens generally? Since my discharge I've done everything required, but I'm not a drilling reservist (not SELRES) and essentially do nothing but go about my business. Yet I've gone from ENS to LT, if I accept.

Yes, I think it's "normal"…don't read too much into it...Sign the paperwork…be happy..it's all good.

2. Do I incur additional obligations if I accept? Thanks!

If that REALLY matters to you…then disregard my response above. Thought you may have wanted to go for "The Full Monty"…you know…world-class flight training…FRS training…fleet squadron service and deployments…yadda yadda yadda. If you just wanna "do your time"…you seem to be on a good track.

What was/is your "obligation"? Based on commissioned service or "post-wings"? I expect that would answer your question, although I doubt rank has much to do with it…but I could be wrong.

 

[Gatordev]

FYI until they come up with a work around starting AUG 5th NKO /ILE will be going to a new version called ETMDS this version is CAC only and IRR users will no longer have access. I think they will find a way to make it happen but I don't think it will be in the next week or so. If you are currently working on a course you better get it done.

You can still go into the CNET/NETC/whatever they call themselves this year site and do courses that way. Not sure if all of the courses are there (I'm guessing not), but at least a lot of them are.

 

[gaj29]

Is promotion beyond LT common while in the IRR?

 

[Flash]

Is promotion beyond LT common while in the IRR?

No, not nowadays. It has happened to some to O-4 but it isn't common from what I know, doesn't happen to O-5/6.