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Gentlemen, I am thinking about starting a project but I need some help. When you gentlemen made rank did you start at PVT, PFC, L/CPL, CPL and then SGT? Anyone higher rank then SGT. Randy, Ryan, William, Mickey, Tracy, Brandon, have I forgotten anyone?

Pvt - Nov 1993 PFC - May 1994 LCpl - January 1995 Cpl - Nov 1995 Yeti was gained in June of 1994, but fully took root around Aug/Sep of 1996. [8D] Yeti

Thanks, I know sometimes PVT is skipped. NEXT???

Graduated Nov. 7, 1991 --- Pfc. (Will find the date later)1992 ----LCpl Dec 2005 ------ Spc. T.B.A. ------ Sgt. **Less than a year**

Thanks Mikey, I don't need the dates, thanks anyway, just the ranks you made. NEXT??? Good job on making SGT.

Kathy, every enlisted Marine starts as a Private. Upon graduation some are promoted to PFC, a select few to LCpl (didn't happen in the 60's). I am unaware of any Marine since the Korean War who 'skipped' a rank. I made SSgt during my second enlistment.

Thanks for that information, what I meant is that not everyone graduates from boot as a PVT, Daf was a PFC when she graduated. I didn't mean any disrespect.

Came out of Boot as a Private. Made PFC just out of ITB and L/Cpl pretty quick after that... Spent a LONG time as a L/Cpl, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! How many E3's get to run a TOW Plt out in the Field? I could Land Nav better then my Lt. who became a Capt.

Thank you Tracy. NEXT????

Pvt out of boot, PFC 1t 6 mos TIG, LCpl at 8 mos TIG, Cpl at about 16 mos TIG, Sgt about 24 Mos TIG. Out, then SGT again in the SMCR, not TIG. Now a Sgt with 26 mos TIG And no, I wont post the dates, I dont want to hear all the snickering and laughing.

Thank you, Brandon, I said I didn't need dates. Sheesh. NEXT????

If he posted the dates.. it would make me look like a turd!

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Originally posted by DumbGrunt
If he posted the dates.. it would make me look like a turd!

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That certainly isn't true.

Tracy...date's don't make you look like a turd...but that shirt does....OWNED!!! Kathy, I was in NJROTC in high school, so I was guarenteed PFC once I went in. I was payed as a PFC, but treated like a bruised turd until I earned the title. Graduated boot in Oct 97. LCpl-April 1st 1998 Cpl-September 1 2000 Sgt-November 1 2003 SSgt-??? Hopefully November or December of this year.

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Originally posted by DumbGrunt
If he posted the dates.. it would make me look like a turd!

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Randy, Oh Randy, where are you? SGT Ryan, I'd like your info as well. I figured I'd have trouble getting Brandon's.

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Originally posted by SgtG27
Tracy...date's don't make you look like a turd...but that shirt does....OWNED!!!

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Kids.. Leave the room. You don't want to see this! No one likes to see a Sgt cry...

C'mon, we should be joining forces to make the newbie's cry. Last thing I need on my fitrep is that I'm making LCpl's "feel bad"

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Originally posted by SgtG27
Tracy...date's don't make you look like a turd...but that shirt does....OWNED!!!

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Kids.. Leave the room. You don't want to see this! No one likes to see a Sgt cry...

Ok, I'm lost????

Tracy has butt hurt because I made fun of his shirt.

OOOOOKKKKK.???

Your still on that tye dye shirt ain't you, Sgt? Don't be mad and jealous... just ask someone to send you one! I would love too...

I went in under what was called the QEP (Quality Enlistment Program) in the mid 1980s. Instead of the normal 4 years, we signed a 6 year Active Duty contract and received 3 guaranteed promotions. My memory is bad on this but I recall that though I didn't wear rank until graduation, my date of rank was from my first day at MCRD. The other guarantees were for LCpl at 6 months and Cpl at 13 months. I know I was promoted to Cpl in November of 1986, and that was 13 months after I set foot at MCRD, that is why I am thinking my DOR was Oct and not the day I graduated boot camp in Jan 1986. (Of course I could be wrong). I was promoted to Sergeant (the only promotion I actually earned) in July 1989. We did have a QEP Series Honorman that graduated boot camp as a LCpl. But I don't know of any other "skips" of rank.

You need a hug, don'tcha T?

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Originally posted by DumbGrunt
Your still on that tye dye shirt ain't you, Sgt? Don't be mad and jealous... just ask someone to send you one! I would love too...

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Todd, I'm soooo sorry I forgot about you.

Us Secret Squirrel types usually are, but that's the way we like it! I'll see if I can find my original contract (I'm still not sure on that PFC thing or not).