Can a soldier get promoted on his promotion date and get back pay after being medically flagged for 8 months?

SPC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:14:33 -0400

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2016 12:19 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 12:19:33 -0400

Yes, talk to your HHC (or whatever you call your Headquarters CO) MEDO. If the flag ended up being erroneous, due to a medical condition (say, them failing a tape test was proven to be genetics--or something like that), then the flag would be removed and basically, any record of the period they were flagged would be scrubbed from their record/ERB.

Response by CSM Private RallyPoint Member made Apr 28 at 2016 1:14 PM

CSM Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 13:14:32 -0400

No a Soldier starts receiving Pay increase on the effective day of the orders.

Response by CPT Mark Gonzalez made Apr 28 at 2016 6:39 PM

CPT Mark Gonzalez — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:39:51 -0400

What is a medical flag? That is new to me.

Response by CPT Mark Gonzalez made Apr 28 at 2016 6:54 PM

CPT Mark Gonzalez — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 18:54:45 -0400

You cannot be retroactively promoted unless the flag was erroneous. From reading your posts you were flagged for ht/wt, but have a medical condition. AR 600-9, para 3-11 defines how a provider could issue a temporary extension in ABCP, but it is very rare to qualify for this. No medical condition will waive your flag and you have to return to standard to overcome the flag. If your medical condition is truly that bad the extension will give your docs time to work and try to control it. Once the extensions end, max 12 months, you must meet standard or you'll be chaptered in time. If that becomes the case maybe you can be medically separated if the medical condition is bad enough. Otherwise, I wish you the best in your care and all of this is outlined in AR 600-9.