God I hate the cutoff scores.....
#1
Banned
Thread Starter
iTrader: (9)
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Ft Hood, TX
Posts: 1,087
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Im an E4P with what should be around 590 promotion points. My cutoff score finally dropped from the 700's to 660, I stand no chance of making it.
![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
#2
Launching!
iTrader: (4)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: omaha,ne
Posts: 231
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
I feel your pain.... I chased a cutting score for three quarters only to find out I should have been promoted 8 months prior.... ![Headbang](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/headbang.gif)
how does the army's promotion points system work? Is it a composite score like the MC has?
![Headbang](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies2/headbang.gif)
how does the army's promotion points system work? Is it a composite score like the MC has?
#4
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
****, im CPL(P) and my points are at 798
Last month i had 561, now i have around 660's, and still not close
Just got home from airborne school and that ***** nearly 100 PTS.
Owned by the cutoff score
Last month i had 561, now i have around 660's, and still not close
Just got home from airborne school and that ***** nearly 100 PTS.
Owned by the cutoff score
#5
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (23)
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Watertown, NY
Posts: 8,797
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
One of my friends has been an E5(P) for like 4 years, his points have ben 798 for a long time. Ill be a General by the time he makes E6, lol.
Reclass or do online schools like college or corrospondance courses.
Reclass or do online schools like college or corrospondance courses.
Last edited by brad8266; 04-01-2009 at 08:05 PM.
#6
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Evansville, IN
Posts: 1,199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Yup. There are TONS of colleges that will take your military education and transfer it to college credit. One of my guys did that and he got almost 100 pts for civilian education.
Take ALL the correspondence courses you can. The more the better.
My MOS's points were at 798 for about 8 months last year and then one month dropped to 550 and went straight back up to 780.![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
Take ALL the correspondence courses you can. The more the better.
My MOS's points were at 798 for about 8 months last year and then one month dropped to 550 and went straight back up to 780.
![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
![Bang Head](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_banghead.gif)
Trending Topics
#10
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Evansville, IN
Posts: 1,199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Yup, you have to go to a board for E5 and 6 and then its a straight board for anything higher. For E5 and 6 you also have to make points. Which I hate. When an infantry guy (no offense to any grunts here) can make it to E5 with just a PT Test, range and board points its damn unfair that they dont have to do any extra education.
#11
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Yup, you have to go to a board for E5 and 6 and then its a straight board for anything higher. For E5 and 6 you also have to make points. Which I hate. When an infantry guy (no offense to any grunts here) can make it to E5 with just a PT Test, range and board points its damn unfair that they dont have to do any extra education.
Look at it from a different perspective. When soldiers that served in a support MOS terminate service they usually have a skill (gained from their MOS training or the higher education they completed while serving) that more often than not directly translates to a decent to well paying civilian career. When soldiers that served in a combat arms MOS terminate service...well...not too many positions out there for tank drivers, forward observers, scouts, mortarmen, artillerymen etc.
I have a friend who served as X-Ray tech for three to four years and achieved the rank of Specialist (full bird private as we used to say) and suffered from high promotion scores as well. A local college evaluated his MOS training/experience and combined with the only two college courses he ever completed (English), awarded him an associates degree.
Unfair? I believe the infantry soldier would agree with you.
Last edited by azredbird; 04-05-2009 at 05:29 AM.
#12
TECH Fanatic
iTrader: (5)
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Evansville, IN
Posts: 1,199
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
It is unfair. So what if we get a skill coming out of the military. They didnt have to enlist as an infantryman. I didnt because I knew what I wanted out of the military.
It is unfair that some soldiers get to E6 with points in like 400s and other MOS's NEVER get a chance.
Do you think that the military should keep those "skilled" soldiers more than the infantry?
BTW, Im in an infantry battalion, not in the support battalion but actually IN if. So I get plenty of this every month.
It is unfair that some soldiers get to E6 with points in like 400s and other MOS's NEVER get a chance.
Do you think that the military should keep those "skilled" soldiers more than the infantry?
BTW, Im in an infantry battalion, not in the support battalion but actually IN if. So I get plenty of this every month.
#14
Launching!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Posts: 267
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
well mine have been all over the place just not lower than 680. I currently have 666. Not sure if that is going to be good luck or not.
Oh BTW my points rarely drop below 690 and My MOS offers nothing outside of the army. so making guys like me just want to get out.
Oh BTW my points rarely drop below 690 and My MOS offers nothing outside of the army. so making guys like me just want to get out.
#15
TECH Senior Member
iTrader: (23)
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Watertown, NY
Posts: 8,797
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Thats not why the points are low for some MOS's. The point system is designed as a way to keep the manpower for each MOS leveled out for each rank. They dont want or need too many NCO's so in order to keep that ratio they promote based on scores. It has nothing to do with retention. It may just be though that most combat arms junior NCO's get out or reclass after their first enlistment expires so they have to keep the score low in order to keep the junior nco ranks filled in those MOS's.
#16
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (6)
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Fort Lewis, WA.
Posts: 538
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
![](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/ranks/ls1tech10year.png)
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Brads right its all in the slots the Army needs to fill-if theres alot of slots to fill in your MOS then your points will be lower-if not, then they tend to be higher. I think some of the combat arms mos's tend to be lower because those jobs can be very stressful an soldiers do not tend to stay in because of that--so they usually have alot of NCO slots to fill-its just how it works. I see it alot an education is usually what will make or break you when it comes to promotion-im sitting at 684 right now an its mainly cuz i was able to max out my civilian education when i did school option. You could be the baddest **** when it comes to PT an weapons but if you dont have any civilian or military ed then its a pain in the *** trying to get promoted. Hoping i can make it here next month-last month i missed it by 7 points
![Sad](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/gr_sad.gif)
#18
![Default](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/icons/icon1.gif)
Back in 97 when I finally got promoted to Cpl (was a LCpl for 37 months) the cutting score was in the mid 1800's. I was in a very small field (probably around 100 of us in the Corps). I remember other Marines laughing when they saw the score for my field quickly followed by disbelief when I told them I had enough points to get promoted.