Retiring at the highest position held during your service.

SFC Aaron Finley — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:25:59 -0500

So there I was, attending my first meeting with Retirement Services today after receiving my packet from my Brigade S1 and as the counselor was screening my packet she noticed on my ERB that the highest position I've held during my career was as a First Sergeant with the "M" identifier. She mentioned that there was a possiblity of retiring as a E8, but i'm not getting my hopes up. I'm currently not promotable, don't have a sequence number, and I'm not on any promotion list. Is there any truth to this and if so where can I find this information? I did notice that it's sometimes done when Soldiers are unvlountarily retired through the MEB process.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2014 10:42 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:42:24 -0500

Your retirement services office which should be at your onestop.

Response by SSG Zachery Mitchell made Feb 24 at 2014 10:43 PM

SSG Zachery Mitchell — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:43:40 -0500

SFC Finley,

I've never heard that before. I did find this article that may be helpful to you though:

http://arba.army.pentagon.mil/agdrb-overview.cfm

Army Review Boards Agency (ARBA)

The Army Review Boards Agency serves as the highest administrative level for review of personnel actions taken by lower levels of the Army and administers a number of boards including those listed bel...

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 24 at 2014 10:50 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 24 Feb 2014 22:50:48 -0500

AR 600-8-7

Response by 1SG Michael Blount made May 28 at 2015 11:30 AM

1SG Michael Blount — Thu, 28 May 2015 11:30:27 -0400

@SFC Aaron Finley - never heard of that happening before. Usually, you retire at your "highest three". In your case, I'm guessing your pension will be based on your last three years' pay.