I'm a 2LT in the Army Reserves, I've completed BOLC, met the time requirement but I haven't been promoted to 1LT. How should I proceed?

2021-03-07T10:51:46-05:00

I'm a 2LT in the Army Reserves, I've completed BOLC, met the time requirement (18 months) but I still haven't been promoted to 1LT. This is an automatic promotion so I'm not sure what the issue could be or how to address this and our Unit Administrator was not able to help. Does anyone know what I need to do?

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2021 11:58 AM

2021-03-07T11:58:56-05:00

Nothing is automatic in the military. More of a hurry up and wait mentality.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2021 12:12 PM

2021-03-07T12:12:56-05:00

Make sure ATRRS reflects you completing BOLC, ensure iPERMS has your 1059 and DD214, verify you are not flagged, and it if all are good then email an inquiry to the HRC Army Reserve Promotions section. The Adobe Flash expiration might be holding up something on HRC’s side of the house. Be prepared to email them your 1059 and DD 214 as well.

Response by SFC Kenneth Hunnell made Mar 7 at 2021 3:01 PM

2021-03-07T15:01:01-05:00

Have patience, if all is good. You should get back pay. Assuming you actually did your part

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 7 at 2021 3:04 PM

2021-03-07T15:04:43-05:00

It’s exactly what it is. A minimum time in grade. Just because you have the minimum doesn’t mean you get it.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 8 at 2021 3:34 AM

2021-03-08T03:34:04-05:00

Sir, YOU gotta do the paperwork. It's not like E1 to E2, there is a process.

Response by MAJ Ronnie Reams made Mar 8 at 2021 9:09 AM

2021-03-08T09:09:08-05:00

As I remember, a Reserve Commissioned Officer in the AUS has a wait time of 3 years for a USAR promotion to 1LT. However, if on AD as an AUS officer, the wait can be from 18 months to 24 months, depending on the needs of the Army. The AUS rank goes away when leave AD. For example, a friend of mine was on AUS AD 12 months, and he was promoted to 1LT and 12 months later he was told to extend for 12 months, and he was a CPT. After 36 months he left AD and was a brand-new USAR 1LT with zero time in grade. Depends on how badly the Army needs company grade officers. The current conflicts do not seem to have excessive losses of Company grades, so no need to rush them.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2021 1:34 PM

2021-03-09T13:34:36-05:00

I had a similar issue with my promotion because I was missing documents in IPERMS. I visited my local RPAC office and they were able to tell me what I needed and upload it to IPERMS for me. Then my promotion went through.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2021 2:46 PM

2021-03-09T14:46:52-05:00

The most common systems that interfere with a promotion are DTMS, RLAS, ATRRS, and iPerms. Ensure that your APFT/ACFT and HT/WT are current, that you were marked as a graduate in ATRRS, RLAS reflects that you are PME complete, and that your 1059 is in iPerms. Your S3 or unit training team can check your APFT/ACFT and HT/WT as well as your ATRRS status. Your ARA or S1 can check your iPerms and RLAS. If you didn’t have a passing APFT in DTMS or if you went incurrent prior to March, 2020, you may need a record APFT. DTMS doesn’t update the other systems until the next business day. If all of those systems are up-to-date and you are still having issues, I would send an inquiry up through your CoC or S1.

Response by MSG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 9 at 2021 9:04 PM

2021-03-09T21:04:55-05:00

Your Unit Administrator or ARA needs to submit the packet through eLAS. I can assist if you want to PM me.

Response by 1LT Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 11 at 2021 9:38 AM

2021-03-11T09:38:42-05:00

Update: As of this morning, I've received the promotion according to iPerms. For anyone who may be in a similar position, I followed the advice on this thread and ensured my 1059 and DD214 BOLC orders were updated in IPERMS (which they were). I then reached out to my branch manager at HRC, whose email was easily found on the HRC directory page. He took a look at it, pushed it up and my orders were posted the next day. Thanks everyone!