Scandall said:
Action he can take?...aren't we assuming a bit here?
...and look at this realistically...11 years? he must not have been trying very hard...
Scandall
(Beware: Acronyms used abundantly; too lazy to write everything out)
And...
The guy was still an E-4/Specialist after 6 years in the Guard????
Of all the military components, the Guard has the highest incidence of promotions and of upward mobility in general.
No promotion board, no primary/secondary zones, no nada.
No PLDC before you get your E-5, BNCOC before your E-6, etc. You simply have to have a "slot" on a unit's MTOE and be MOS-qualified.
I'm not sure if the Guard has a RQP (Retention Quality) but I know if you find yourself staring at ten years as an E-4 on AD, they boot you out.
6 years as an E-4 in the Guard?
I'm sorry but the guy couldn't be the brightest crayon in the box.
Or I suppose I should say, for the sake of embellishing upon Scandall's points, he couldn't have been a highly motivated person.
I can see why it might have taken him 11 years to get everything straightened out.
Disclaimer: I am in no way insulting any National Guard or other reserve component soldiers/sailors/airmen.