Re: Translate military paygrades to rank salutations

Just a word of warning you may want to add. It is technically possible to be one level higher (or even lower) in rank than the actual pay grade.

An example of being a higher rank than pay grade... the position you reside in allows for an E-4 paygrade but you transfer into the unit as a Sgt. (army) - they can only pay you as an E-4. This isn't uncommon in the Army National Guard where the funding is typically controlled by the state (unless mobilized by the federal gov).

An example of being a lower rank than pay grade... you were demoted for some reason (e.g. Article 15). While most demotions also include pay grade reduction, it doesn't always occur. Another is if you transition from one branch of the military to another - but this is rare.

point is that the mapping of pay grade to rank is not always an accurate way of determining rank.

Jason L. Froebe

Team Sybase member

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Re^2: Translate military paygrades to rank salutations by girarde (Hermit) on Jun 02, 2006 at 16:00 UTC
Frocking, promotable status ('Select' in the Navy), spot promotion, and reduced pay based on grade authorized in billet are WELL outside my scope here. :-) This module writes the letter for the grade the guy picked from the picklist.	[reply]
Re^3: Translate military paygrades to rank salutations by jfroebe (Parson) on Jun 02, 2006 at 16:07 UTC
Agreed :) Just thought you might like to add an "fyi" to the comments stating it Jason L. Froebe Team Sybase member No one has seen what you have seen, and until that happens, we're all going to think that you're nuts. - Jack O'Neil, Stargate SG-1	[reply]
Re^2: Translate military paygrades to rank salutations by ptum (Priest) on Jun 02, 2006 at 14:31 UTC
There is also the practice of 'frocking' an officer who is assigned to a position that requires a higher rank (there are a number of reasons this might be so), but who has not yet been promoted to that rank. Officers who are selected for promotion still have to 'wait their turn' according to their seniority, so that two people promoted by the same board will not flip-flop in terms of seniority. There can be a waiting period (as long as a year) while an officer may be 'Promotable' yet not yet actually promoted (or receiving the pay for their new rank). During that time frame, they are entitled to add a (P) after their current rank (e.g., 'MAJ (P)'). They may also be assigned to a position requiring the higher rank (and thus, tying back to my first point, need to be 'frocked').	[reply]