How is date of rank and promotion timeline affected when transitioning from Reserve TPU to AGR?

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:40:33 -0400

I can't find any information that explains the impact of the transition on an officer's date of rank and subsequent promotion timeline. If the date of rank remains the same, the officer will have less time on active-duty, compared to his peers, to gain experience before the next promotion board. Hopefully, an AGR officer who has transitioned from TPU can share their experience.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 10:58 AM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 10:58:57 -0400

Ok, after talking to a few different people, I finally reached the right HRC representative who cleared this issue up for me. Date of rank remains the same, so long as there was not a break in service. Thus, if a TPU officer transitions to AGR their DOR remains the same. Perhaps, this info will also be helpful to someone else in the future.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 22 at 2015 2:39 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 22 Oct 2015 14:39:06 -0400

LTC Private RallyPoint Member nothing changed but the months of federal active service. They calculate how many days were equivalent to AC time and that is used only to convert you over to the AC retirement. Though you get 20 year letter and can retire with reserve pension as well.

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 9 at 2015 4:37 PM

LTC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:37:34 -0500

What's particularly different in the transition is that your TPU time is calculated and you are provided a Basic Active Service Date, which we typically didn't have in TPU status -- or it was the same as our PEBD. The BASD provides you the new date from which you calculate when you're eligible for a 20-year AD retirement. It considers deployments, mobilizations, ATs, some ADT, but not battle assemblies, membership points, or correspondence credits.