Quote (Surfpunk @ Feb 10 2017 12:50pm)
If you've got 9 years of service in the Army, and are only an E-5 (Sergeant), you're not doing very well. Primary zone TIS requirements for promotion to E-5 are 36 months total, with TIG of 8 months as an E-4.
National Guard takes longer to promote, and I was eligible for promotion many times, I just didn't care to get e-6 because I was gonna get a commission instead.