Yay! Yippy! I was just promoted to specialist! I got promoted in front of the company, and that was a little nerwracking, but I am sooo happy, now! Yippy!
COngratulations, Specialist. Wear that Sham Shield with PRIDE!
It's a really nice jump in pay. I was mad because I wanted to get pinned at the Bayonet Course last summer, but they didn't want to do it there because you aren't supposed to go through the course with Pin-On Rank.
My Squad Leader has mentioned me going to the board more often recently. I am hopeful I can at least get my E4(P) or better yet COrporal before I head out to Huachuca to reclass. It's more fun as an NCO.
And the pay is a whole lot better, too. However,after seeing how NCOs are treated here, I think I'll hold onto my sham sheild for a little while and enjoy the ride. Whew, it's been a long time coming. I was supposed to get it in October, while still in Korea, but because my extension didn't go through I had to wait for my two year mark. But I made it, after a harrowing few months of broken foot and other such nastiness, and yay! It finally paid off. Now I can collapse.
Does this mean a change of stripes? I was Air Force, myself, so I never did get Army ranks straight. (Ducks, admits she knew it once but it was *years* ago...)
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Date: 2004-04-06 05:39 pm (UTC)*salutes*
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Date: 2004-04-06 07:36 pm (UTC)It's a really nice jump in pay. I was mad because I wanted to get pinned at the Bayonet Course last summer, but they didn't want to do it there because you aren't supposed to go through the course with Pin-On Rank.
My Squad Leader has mentioned me going to the board more often recently. I am hopeful I can at least get my E4(P) or better yet COrporal before I head out to Huachuca to reclass. It's more fun as an NCO.
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Date: 2004-04-06 09:55 pm (UTC)Does this mean a change of stripes? I was Air Force, myself, so I never did get Army ranks straight. (Ducks, admits she knew it once but it was *years* ago...)
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