celtic020

I had 2 consecutive #1/150 Majs from Wg CC plus #3/270 CGOs and #2/80 Jt O-4s at a Joint Command, finishing behind only an Army infantrymen on the way to Battalion Command; same push, no commission DG, no SOS DG and I did not make it 1BPZ. If there was such thing as a late bloomer, it would be me -- truth is you can't make BPZ as a late bloomer. Fine by me. 7 more years until check of the month club.

Pawnman, did not expect PRF to be that good. Big blue 100% did you dirty. This, to me, illustrates 2 things: - the inflation of strats in circulation right now. #2/8 I/APZ is top 25 percent. If promotion rate is 71 percent, how is that not good enough for promotion? The answer is STRAT INFLATION out in the ranks. Awful 2. A lot of strats in middle of C Zone that aren’t among rank, peer group. Not saying that’s your fault, but it shows the important of CGO and O-4 strats vice position strats. In any case, this PRF from my time as an exec esp with a Super P I would’ve bet a lot of money would’ve been picked up. There must have been a ton of illegitimate Super Ps on the board this year and that diluted its power. It frustrates me you obviously have done a good job for our service for 14+ years, have checked all boxes, and they still did you wrong It also makes me nervous for my IPZ Next year. Hang in there amigo

ATZ though. ATZ non select feedback is different than IPZ feedback and BPZ feedback. Maybe they’ve said it’s to be treated the same as IPZ abut it’s not, no matter their newfound ATZ “intent”.

Shack. A large percentage of people get a 1 or 2 strat on an eval. Mathematically, can that many people be truly ranked 1 or 2? Of course not. But commanders manipulate those numbers and if you aren’t a beneficiary, it looks like you’re an average Joe. If a commander actually has the wherewithal and ethical conscious to strat appropriately, and a good officer gets a #7/50 or something in the range, which SHOULD be a good strat, it somehow doesn’t look good. But it is good.

Damnit Pawnman are you F’ing serious? What a joke. Sorry man.

Sorry man. Never fails, not seeing your name on the right list always stings even if you somewhat expect it. Don’t worry, when you leave the Air Force, whenever that is, none of your friends or family will give a shit what rank you were. Be proud of your service.

O-5 board. No BPZ possible to O-4.

Got the gouge. 1BPZ with a DP. My name wasn’t on the list. Here I come IPZ 2020!

Anyone hear anything on bro network yet? I have not.

Seems like a longer dead period than normal for the release roll-out. Normally Wing Exec gets the list early....but not two weeks early.

As Met records for 2019 LAF O-5 board are showing in PRDA.

Question for the squad: I already did my final out with my current base and am on leave in the local area. Can I still visit the finance office to process paperwork or do I need to wait until I arrive at new duty station? It’s a BAH waiver that was just granted by AFPC. I’m instructed to submit to servicing finance office ASAP.

I don’t think it will work. They have tightened the screws on PPM moves as of late. You need weight tickets, registrations, rental contracts (which you wouldn’t have if you did a full service carrier), etc. The last thing you want is to pay out of pocket for a full-service move and then your reimbursement comes up short, or worse, comes up empty. I would just try for expedited TMO....try harping on them to get you to the front of the line on account of your time table.

The LAF O-5 board is moving fast....credit where credit is due on that one. Not sure what's up with the O-4 board being stuck in reverse....brutal.

Thanks pawnman. Same to you amigo.

I’d put myself in the 30-40 percent range...which I think is a pretty decent shot at it. Have A DG, not multiple. Have been an ADO, not a DO. No WIC. En route to CGSC in Res. Been a Wing Exec for a Colonel, not a GO. Have 2 MAJCOM CGO OTY Awds. Bottom line of PRF is “1/3 BPZs....blah blah blah”. PRF signed by Army O-6. Have a couple good 1 of 100 something Wg and Jt O-4 strats. I know I’m still below 50 percent but I think it will be close. I wouldn’t be surprised either way. Hey and IPZ I only gotta come up with 2 lines....how card can it be? 🙂

I’m with you Pawnman — there’s at least one more dude on here (me) that wants to get promoted. 1BPZ this year with a DP....cautiously optimistic. I was put in for a few FGO awards in my time as a Major but have never won anything. I’m at a Joint Command...I sense the awards go to the people who they think may need the help but that could be incorrect. What I do know is I don’t have so much as an FGO of the quarter to my name. Hope that doesn’t burn me IPZ if I don’t make it this year.

Just got the guidance for those needing an N-O En route to school. You can’t get stratted by promotion zone but you can get stratted by peer group. In other words, N-O PRFs will only have one strat, not 2. Additionally, for those already at school, guidance has been sent for those to be rewritten.

MyPers showing results reported to Air Staff and SecAF with an estimated late June release date for the last O-5 board. Hopefully, at least for those of us that want it, we get some good news next month.

Just took that memo to my boss and got a "What the is this?" There are no additional instructions on mypers as Gen Kelly indicates in the memo.

Anyone have any gouge if you’re heading to school this summer what to do? My NO has already been written 9-line format. Am guessing my command will need to re-accomplish with new format.

Good thing I just spent all that time on my narrative only PRF then

Non-concur. I was a P on my major PRF, no SOS DG (or any DG), not a school select off my O-4 board and in my third look for school I got selected for CGSC and heading to my 1BPZ O-5 board with a DP. The first change CSAF made for IDE selection directly helped me by elimating school selects off the O-4 board and broadening the candidate pool (not sure about this recent DA change though). Of course, there are still made guys who are on the way to multiple BPZ promotions, command and in-res school programs...but I'd like to think this track starts around year 12 or 13 now instead of year 7 or 8. I'd also like to think its highly possible, if not highly probable, that a lot of those made guys are actually really solid....of course a few douche canoes get through....would be the case in any system in any org.

Also, if you're en route to school your OPB will list "IDE....SELECT". In such cases the board won't even have to scroll -- they'll know you're headed to IDE in residence. Ipso facto...one more data point to prove that in-res vs distance is easily identifable to the board.

As someone who got picked up last year, third look non-select, I can only hope SRs use their DA on their best non-select. This would be a sure-fire way to ensure SRs got their top 2 folks into school. If you're stratted number 3 or worse, odds will be extremely low...maybe you could pick up alternate and be a late bump to Maxwell.