Two Points away...

[grunt0311]

So I missed picking up CPL by 2 measly points this month. Kinda irratating. Anyone else ended up missing my the skin of your teeth?

[DaveIn3D]

Originally Posted by grunt0311

So I missed picking up CPL by 2 measly points this month. Kinda irratating. Anyone else ended up missing my the skin of your teeth?

Sorry to hear dude. I am guessing your pissed you didnt talk that one guy into joining now...

-3D

[grunt0311]

No, got those points already. 0311 is just rediculously high cutting score. With luck next month I'll be good

[JohnP]

Originally Posted by grunt0311

So I missed picking up CPL by 2 measly points this month. Kinda irratating. Anyone else ended up missing my the skin of your teeth?

If it makes you feel better, I missed E-5 the 1st time by a half a point. That's less than 1 guess on either test of even an Air Force Achievement medal.

Hit the books harder and you'll make it Marine.

[armysc_25b]

The closest I've come is missing cutoff by 5 points. Cutoff the last month they promoted E-4 25B's to SGT was 621, and I had 616. That said, I'm sitting at 672 as of today, and waiting for them to bring the cutoff back down and start picking up E-4's again. Sucks being in an MOS overstrength at the E-5 and E-6 level...

[skf_atc]

I've got to start studying for the OS3 (E-4) exam. My understanding is that OS3 is pretty easy to pick up and so is OS2 but once you go for E-6 and up it starts bottlenecking.

[03_SHOOTER]

Originally Posted by grunt0311

So I missed picking up CPL by 2 measly points this month. Kinda irratating. Anyone else ended up missing my the skin of your teeth?

Don't feel too bad, I sat as an E-3 for 26 months, time in grade, before being promoted simply because we were over our TO&E. There were times that there were semi-serious discussions among the "perpetual E-3's" about which dirtbag we would have to KILL in order to get promoted. There was one guy that I went through Tech School with who was STILL an E-3 when he left the unit nearly 3 years later!! You can ask JohnP what it was like trying to get promoted back then.

[Wolfy]

My senior Lance just missed picking up by (his new nickname) one point.

I missed it by 6 points the month before I got my blood stripes.

[Ivan_The_Mute]

Originally Posted by 03_SHOOTER

Don't feel too bad, I sat as an E-3 for 26 months, time in grade, before being promoted simply because we were over our TO&E. There were times that there were semi-serious discussions among the "perpetual E-3's" about which dirtbag we would have to KILL in order to get promoted. There was one guy that I went through Tech School with who was STILL an E-3 when he left the unit nearly 3 years later!! You can ask JohnP what it was like trying to get promoted back then.

Are you kidding me? 26 months TIG? Hell, I was a SrA at 26 months time in service! 26 months as an A1C is freakin' nuts. How much TIS did you have at that time?

[grunt0311]

Originally Posted by 03_SHOOTER

Don't feel too bad, I sat as an E-3 for 26 months, time in grade, before being promoted simply because we were over our TO&E. There were times that there were semi-serious discussions among the "perpetual E-3's" about which dirtbag we would have to KILL in order to get promoted. There was one guy that I went through Tech School with who was STILL an E-3 when he left the unit nearly 3 years later!! You can ask JohnP what it was like trying to get promoted back then.

thats a morale booster right there...i'll be at 2 years TIG in November...