Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I know, I know. We should be dirty little newbie WOJGs for 12 years before pinning on CW2, and back in your day you received your orders type-written in a crusty Manila folder. But in the here and now, I'm supposed to pin CW2 on 2 April. Is there something MILPER-wise I should be looking for? Will B co just know about it automatically (hahaha)? Anything I need to do? I'm the only one in my class who will be promoting before graduation, so I don't really know anything about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamer Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Make sure your class leader lets your team leader know. The team leader at bravo tracks it and publishes your orders for you. You get to do the rest as far as ceremony and picking someone to pin you. Unless something changed in a the last two months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Can I choose to have no ceremony, haha. But seriously. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 You can do something really small and have sandwiches and soda afterwards (I did Chick-Fil-A platter for my promotion to 1LT - haha). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 It's b co. I want to be in there for literally one minute. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Yeah I don't know how promotions in TRADOC work - see if you can just do something really informal in the conference room that'll take no more than 10-15 minutes and then go do whatever with your buddies afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate04 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 What was your timeline like to be promoted while still in training? I'm new to this forum so please forgive me if you've already answered. I understand it to be 2 years TIG and completion of WOBC. When/how did you complete WOBC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbargs Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Can you take a day of leave for your pin-on date? It's worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Can you take a day of leave for your pin-on date? It's worked for me.Not to hi-jack yet another thread, but is Rucker like any other TRADOC post? 4-days once a month, Christmas exodus, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbargs Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not to hi-jack yet another thread, but is Rucker like any other TRADOC post? 4-days once a month, Christmas exodus, etc.?I hope you aren't asking me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Not to hi-jack yet another thread, but is Rucker like any other TRADOC post? 4-days once a month, Christmas exodus, etc.?Exodus, yes. 4 days only on major holidays, doesn't work out to once a month at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 What was your timeline like to be promoted while still in training? I'm new to this forum so please forgive me if you've already answered. I understand it to be 2 years TIG and completion of WOBC. When/how did you complete WOBC?I completed BOLC (before they split BOLC and WOBC again) back in like June 2014. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbargs Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Exodus, yes. 4 days only on major holidays, doesn't work out to once a month at all. Happy International Women's Day Lindsey. International Women's Day is a major holiday, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Happy International Women's Day Lindsey. International Women's Day is a major holiday, right?It's Shindig's favorite. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Exodus, yes. 4 days only on major holidays, doesn't work out to once a month at all.Awww... oh well, better than nothing. Guess that'll be a change from FORSCOM - oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 It's Shindig's favorite.Sexist creeper - what's not to like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbargs Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 It's Shindig's favorite. I'm pretty sure Shindig is a chauvinist, so, yeah, that's probably not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 I'm pretty sure Shindig is a chauvinist, so, yeah, that's probably not the case.He probably thinks we celebrate by making him Spaghetti Os. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dbargs Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 He probably thinks we celebrate by making him Spaghetti Os.No PB&J? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yamer Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Can I choose to have no ceremony, haha. But seriously.Both guys in my class did it at the flightline and their IP read the riders and spouses pinned them. One brought a veggie tray and the other brought 12 little Caesars pizzas. Very 10 minute type thing then did our brief for the day. Literally the orders is the only thing that Bravo does, everything else is completely up to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
napoleonpp Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Awww... oh well, better than nothing. Guess that'll be a change from FORSCOM - oh well.Oh you are going to love it. You have to type a memo up just to take pass or leave!! Unless things changed since I left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Both guys in my class did it at the flightline and their IP read the riders and spouses pinned them. One brought a veggie tray and the other brought 12 little Caesars pizzas. Very 10 minute type thing then did our brief for the day. Literally the orders is the only thing that Bravo does, everything else is completely up to youOur last day at the flight line is two days prior. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Otherwise that would be ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lindsey Posted March 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Can you promote aka do the ceremony a day earlier if the date falls on a Saturday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dovq2011 Posted March 8, 2016 Report Share Posted March 8, 2016 Oh you are going to love it. You have to type a memo up just to take pass or leave!! Unless things changed since I left.Meh. We had an NCO get a DUI which sparked the most insane drama I could possibly fathom. Every weekend, regardless if it was a regular weekend or a 4-day - every Soldier had to submit their "Weekend Plan of Action" which had a Primary and Alternate plan (front and back) which outlined the 5 W's and a POC of who you were going to be with. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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