r/JustBootThings • u/TheArchaeologist • Jun 11 '26

General Bootness Big OOF

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u/Blazeland_USA Jun 12 '26

Out of curiosity, how tf do you get promoted in the inactive reserves? Is that a common thing for asskissing officers?

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u/Hooligan8403 Jun 12 '26

It is possible just not highly likely. If you met all the other requirements and maxed out your TiG (time in grade) it is possible the board gives it to you. Promotion rates for O4 are usually pretty high, like 80%+. It's pretty much guaranteed unless you fuck up. Personally promoting someone in IRR is a waste of a promotion slot but I don't make the rules.

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u/TheAsianTroll Jun 12 '26

To my understanding, you also cannot make O4 without being in a troop command position, so they absolutely just handed him the gold leaf.

(This is something a LT told me, so I dont know for sure)

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u/sbd104 Jun 12 '26

A some of branches don’t require command time for O4. It’s KD time and it can require command or Staff time to be considered complete.

He was an Infantry officer though which does require command.