Why is there such a long wait for reserve component officer and warrant federal recognition/promotion?

CW4 (Join to see) - You and me both!

Woke up this morning to see U01-17 showing this update: Published: SO# 74; 2017-04-17

Finally!

CW5 (Join to see) - lol mine just updated to 186 days....when will it be over!?! Congrats though Chief!

1LT (Join to see) - Sir, I thought for sure you would have had similar news. Leave it to the process to continue to frustrate everyone. I hope yours is in the hopper coming out next. Thanks!

I posted this last week in this thread...the tracker does not have the most up to date info. Here is what NGB sent me (copy/paste from their email): U01-17 was approved by the SecDef on 28 March 2017. However, orders have not been published as of yet. Once FEDREC receives the approved signed scroll orders will be published. This normally takes 2 to 4 weeks after approval. Personnel will still receive the effective and DOR date of 28 March 2017.

CW5 (Join to see) - That is literally word for word what I heard back from them on L01-17. As stated prior, the good news is that if the scroll was already signed, then your getting promoted! Just have to use that MRT to "hunt the good stuff" until the orders are published

That's a nearly 30 day improvement from what I experienced ...."hunt the good stuff!"

K Spouse - Outstanding

Where do I go on the G1 site to track this scroll thing?

CPT(P) David Thorp - https://arngg1.ngb.army.mil/SelfService/CareerCenter/Home.aspx Then go to "My Soldier data" then scroll down to the lower left, it will say "Fed Rec Packet Status"

I actually was able to find it, I'm on L01-17 so I guess it will be a lot longer based on these comments

CPT(P) David Thorp - I believe L01-17 already published. If you're on that one, you should already be a 1LT.

*LO3-17

CPT(P) David Thorp - It'll be a long time for that one. One of my buddies is on that scroll as well, and the counter was still on 0 days last time she checked about a week ago.

Travis, that is great news. If you hear more please post, I am on AT with no CAC computers/mil email for a few more weeks.

Will do, she mentioned that she was at a school, something about computer access and that she was working receiving scrolls from the SEC DEF...Anyways, hopefully there is a good reason why promotion scrolls have stopped and it has been fixed.

Finally at SECDEF, last step....I think

Fianlly, U10-17 is published!

Unfortunately the better process is in the private sector. I often use the analogy of this is why Americans do not enjoy soccer. Not many activities have a clock that counts up and suddenly ends. Just think if NASA launches operated in a similar manner. We'd never know quite when the rocket was going to launch. Periods in a football, basketball or hockey games would suddenly end at an arbitrary time with fans all looking at each other in wonder.
A count down holds people accountable to deadlines and completing tasks in a timely manner. Government just doesn't work that way.
I am in the National Guard for a reason. Seven years of active duty taught me why I needed to go private sector.

CPT (Join to see) - Very true sir and that's a interesting way of looking at the problem. Still IMO, this is clearly a process that is in need of a tune-up. There's no reason that it should take this long to process a promotion. I will at least get back-pay but many of the others getting promoted to O3 & above won't receive any compensation due to any delay experienced while their packets float from office to office.

Just looked at the number today and noticed it is now at 141, but changed to Awaiting Off of Sec of Defense. According to the work flow, that should be the final step for O5 & below. Maybe the soccer game is about ready to end.

Day 173 and still counting. Insanely long process. I am going to stop looking at this point. Some day it will publish.

I was able to get in this morning and yesterday,but now I get "An error was experienced that could not be recovered from." This happens from time to time and will be back up in the next couple of days.

CPT Michael Ludwick - Roger. I was in this morning too. It'll get resolved once someone gets a ticket that the website is having issues.

Man...as if this this whole process wasn't annoying enough! Glad to hear its not just me

Roger, sir. I wanted your assessment since you've had some experience with these things up at DA level. I was hoping you'd have that response. That's what I was thinking, too, but I wasn't sure since our BN S4 is in the same boat as me and was a scroll behind me. His hasn't changed so I was worried that there was a possibility that something was wrong. I'll retag this to include it in the personnel lane and see if we can get a 42-series perspective.

LTC Tim Ellis - You were correct, sir. It looks as though the scroll number for the otehr guy in my BN has also changed to reflect the new FY. He was on 14-16 and is now on 02-17, still one scroll behind mine. Just thought I'd let you know you were right.

sometimes I amaze even myself.

My understanding is that the process has increased due to the fact that they are conducting background checks on folks as soon as your packet goes up but I'm not sure when that takes place. From what my state OPM told me, they had to conduct the background checks as folks that had DUIs DWIs, and other infractions were getting promoted. This process apparently weeds those folks out early.I'm at 55 days in and sitting at the same place you are and few answers.

Its amazing that there is no published directive on how this process works...very much smoke and mirrors. The G1 Tracker is more of a hindrance then a help at this point, as I've been told by numerous folks that it rarely gets updated.