I'm Getting Promoted!

[Rex]

Found out today that on the 1st of August I'll be promoted to Corporal. Been a long time coming. I'll also rate my Good Conduct medal for 3 years of service with no NJP's or Courts Martial.

 

[tiger88]

CONGRADS MANg...WHen are u going to iraq? this fall right?

 

[Rex]

CONGRADS MANg...WHen are u going to iraq? this fall right?

Thanks. I'm waiting on word to whether or not I'm slotted to go, but the company Gunny knows about my shoulder injury and isn't keen on sending a Marine who isn't 100%. I'm waiting on the MRI to come back, but Ortho says the shoulder is pretty jacked up. He wants the MRI to confirm or deny that it's anything else besides the AC joint.

I tried holding out until after Iraq to get it looked at, but a Sgt was trying to charge me for being UA, and when Gunny asked where I was I said medical and that the Sgt knew about I was there [which was true]. I had to fess up about the arm after that.

 

[a10j10]

Congrats!

 

[artrius]

corporal is e-? sorry, I'm navy, don't know your rank structure

 

[Raina]

I got a really sweet promotion. I got WAY more work than I thought I agreed to take on. Then a month later they told me it was a lateral move (despite triple the workload or more) AND they told me that raises were capped at 2%. Sweet.

 

[Rex]

corporal is e-? sorry, I'm navy, don't know your rank structure

E-4. Equivalent to your PO 3/c.

We had to know every damn rank in the Navy and Marines in bootcamp. Too many Chiefs for me to remember.

 

[a10j10]

E-4. Equivalent to your PO 3/c.

We had to know every damn rank in the Navy and Marines in bootcamp. Too many Chiefs for me to remember.

Hehe, ouch what a headache...

 

[Rex]

I got a really sweet promotion. I got WAY more work than I thought I agreed to take on. Then a month later they told me it was a lateral move (despite triple the workload or more) AND they told me that raises were capped at 2%. Sweet.

Ouch. Sorry to hear that, doll. My promotion involves getting to tell mother fuckers off, and getting paid more to do the same job. I also get to have people stand at parade rest when they talk to me.

 

[artrius]

E-4. Equivalent to your PO 3/c.

We had to know every damn rank in the Navy and Marines in bootcamp. Too many Chiefs for me to remember.

we didn't have to do that, thank god. although for the chiefs, its just chief, senior chief, and master chief. pretty easy

 

[Raina]

Congrats to you Rex!

 

[Rex]

we didn't have to do that, thank god. although for the chiefs, its just chief, senior chief, and master chief. pretty easy

When I trained with the Army they were the same way with their Sgt's.

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Congrats bro.