Can Promotion for E-1 to E-2 be denied if there is no negative actions against someone?

2014-08-21T09:02:52-04:00

When I was a young E-1 out of basic, I was promoted to E-2 by my company but it didn't show on my ERB and I didn't have promotion orders. I then volunteered for a deployment with a sister company and deployed with them. 2 months into deployment my squad leader was helping me get my ERB fixed but was having a hard time because there were no promotion orders. He was then told that when I got to my new unit my promotion was denied even though I have had no negative action toward me. So now we are still currently trying to get the right date fixed on my ERB. Can I be denied a promotion with no negative actions?

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 21 at 2014 9:25 AM

2014-08-21T09:25:55-04:00

Short answer is yes. As I have stated on many of these type discussions, promotions are not automatic. Are you now a PFC as your profile here states? If so then at some point you had to have been promoted to PV2.

We are talking less than a year of service likely. What do your LESs reflect? That would be a good indicator of when the promotion to PV2 took effect.

Response by PO1 Glenn Boucher made Sep 17 at 2015 1:23 PM

2015-09-17T13:23:53-04:00

I always thought the E-1 to E-3 was automatic unless you have issues. I really don't know how the Army or other services do business for promotions though.