Passed over again

[JOES66FURY]

Well another year shot to hell...I studied my ass off and missed promotion this year by......2 damn points...

I needed and wanted this promotion this year in a bad way.

I wouldn't be so pissed if I didn't work hard for this, if didn't put effort into it...but when you bust your balls and are passed over by 2 damn points...it hurts...

oh well...I got a job, my kids are healthy and life is okay otherwise...got to look at the bright side. There is always next year.

[ksj2]

Like you say there is next year.Figure out the 2 points that caused it and kick ass!

[SuperBuickGuy]

can you appeal? most times if you miss it by "this" much, you might be able to get a kindly soul to recalculate....

[JOES66FURY]

they don't normally recalculate, there were 20 people that missed it by less....it seems the #1 non select missed it by .02 points. They have it down to a science and pretty efficient at grading and adding up the points...

funny thing is that last year I did not study a certain portion of the test, and scored an above average 60%, this year I studied that crap like a mad man...and my score went down...got a 48%...and was still above the average...grrrrrr.

[Buckeye]

don't get the stapler now?

[Huskinhano]

They're pretty brutal in grading I see. That is very frustrating to say the least. I can imagine the guy who missed by .02 points is not too happy either. I remember my brother saying they use to party the night before tests when he was in the Navy in the mid 60's. Best of luck next year.

[Thumpin455]

Joe if you were a rental you would be a Senior by now. The most I ever missed it by was .8, but I got screwed by the 92 draw down and being out for 7 years meant I lost all my TIG and TIS didnt mean much for anything but pay. So I was testing like a SRA with 1 year TIG/TIS. I had to seriously know my shit to get that close, and yeah I did know it. I usually did really well on PFE, SKT I was always above average though too usually in the mid to high 80s. It sucks when you know the job, all the BS, and you miss it by next to nothing. I dont know how much I missed Tech by, because they had the med board and put me out a couple weeks before the results came out. I bet it was less than a point again.

USAF promotion testing is some hardcore stuff, particularly when you are going for E7 Master Sargent and above. You are up against everyone in your pay grade across the entire USAF, not just your career field. You test on two different subjects, your job knowledge, SKT, and Air Force knowledge such as history, regulations, and basic to leadership knowledge, that is called PFE. You could say it is incredibly competitive, and there are no do overs until next year. The only way ass kissing makes a difference is decorations and performance reports, in the end you still need to know the job and the AF stuff.

[LORENSWIFE]

don't get the stapler now?

LOVE THAT MOVIE!

Better luck next year!
~Gail

[BangShift McT]

2 points blows. I don't know how it compares to the old Army system (they put the new one in place shortly after I left) but 2 points isn't much and .02 is literally if they like your haircut style or not. That sucks, man.

[Dignlif]

I was in the Navy and it took me a couple tries to make it to e-5; 2nd miss-drinking all night in Singapore got me within 4 pts I think. I've always heard that advancement in the Air Force is extremely difficult and you almost have to wait for someone to retire, punch out, or die to make grade...

Keep your head up and keep trying

[onyxxtreme]

army got a new promotion system starting in june or july. Alot of people are losing alot of points just from the army ed and civ ed changes. My MOS has been maxed out for the last year, and they're gonna combine a few of our similar MOS's, so I'm probably gonna reclass

[Caveman Tony]

Joe, I literally said "AWWW.... ^%$#@!" when I saw the thread title, and that it was yours. M'r F'r. I didn't even hafta open it to know what happened.

I have seen lotsa guys who came really close, and some guys who just kept punching the clock until it came to be their time. And some who changed their study styles (check out some books on memory techniques to help with the trivial crap) and then killed it the next time around.

Joe, you are good people, and you'll get there.

Now, go share a beer with those who did make it. (the ones you like anyway!)

[SpiderGearsMan]

retire ...go work for eastern airlines ....whoops

[Stich496]

thought you were looking at retire'n soon.. if they know this, could that be holding you back too.
pensions are under fire, all around,

[66Fury3]

Sorry to hear that Joe..... but you really got it right.... "oh well...I got a job, my kids are healthy and life is okay" Well said!