Posted on Nov 11, 2024
Is it possible for me to make O-6 if I go before the promotion board next month and my MRD is just under 3 years away?
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I board next month for 06. Depending on when the list is published and if I'm on it, MRD is just under 3 years is it possible?
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Yes. If you are selected for promotion, your MRD is extended to 30 years (MRD for O-5s is 28 years and 30 years for O-5(P)s/O-6s*).
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10 U.S. Code § 633 (Retirement for years of service: regular lieutenant colonels and commanders) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/633
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10 U.S. Code § 633 (Retirement for years of service: regular lieutenant colonels and commanders) - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/633
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COL Randall C.
LTC (Join to see) - Yes, but not in your example. The maximum age was raised to 62 for most officers back in the early 2000s. However, to your general question, both (maximum age and MRD) are "whichever comes first" type of maximums.
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* 10 U.S. Code § 1251 - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/1251
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* 10 U.S. Code § 1251 - https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/1251
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I made LTC in 2018 and I had an MRD 31 DEC 22. I retired on 31 DEC 21.
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COL Randall C. CSM (Join to see) CSM Chuck Stafford LTC Trent Klug
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COL Randall C. CSM (Join to see) CSM Chuck Stafford LTC Trent Klug
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It's possible, and in the Guard I have seen it happen in a tighter window than that, but it does depend on your state (or another state or the USAR) having a valid vacancy to promote you in to.
That said, according to your profile, your year group is 2004, which should make your current MRD of 28 years 2032, and promotion to O6 adds two years to MRD...
That said, according to your profile, your year group is 2004, which should make your current MRD of 28 years 2032, and promotion to O6 adds two years to MRD...
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