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I WAS ACTIVE DUTY FROM 1981-1988,AS AN SGT,GOT OUT WENT NATL GUARD IN 1996,AS AN SGT 36B,SHOULD"N I BE ON THE PROMOTION LIST FOR MY MOS EVEN IF I DON'T HAVE PLDC? THIS IS IN THE MISSISSIPPI NATL GUARD.
Every state guard has slightly different rules for how they promote people based on the slots for your MOS that they have allocated. Oftentimes you will find Soldiers that transition either from reserves and guard to active or vice versa that lose rank in the process. This is just due to quotas and slots. You would have to ask your state adjutant's office for a more specific answer should you want one.
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Aaron Shifferly
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I am currently an active duty Army Captain in the Military Police Field. I have been enlisted (Military Intelligence) and attended The United States Military Academy at West Point. I can answer questions related to the Army, posting, jobs, lifestyle, workings... pretty much anything you can throw at me with the exception of very specific recruting or medical questions. I have no expertise in what it takes to get in the military other than the fact that I, myself, joined at one point in time.
Experience
I have experience in both deployed and garrision environments as a Military Police Officer.
Education/Credentials
Bachelor of Science in Arabic and French from United States Military Academy at West Point.
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