Seniors Who Make Lt Col

[JeffDG]

Would the legislative folks fall into the statistics? From what I understand, they are given Lt Col right away. Example: If you look up the governor of my state, he's a Lt Col

State legislative are given Major, federal reps get Lt Col.  The Commander of the Legislative Squadron gets Lt Col.

[MHC5096]

I served as a cadet from 1984-1986 in both NY and FL Wings. In that time I made it up to c/TSgt before I let my membership lapse my junior year due to my extensive involvement in NJROTC at my high school.

I came back into the program in 1990 as a 19 y.o. senior member and worked my through the Flight Officer grades before being appointed as a squadron commander and promoted to Captain in 1992 at age 21. I got a duty performance promotion to Lieutenant Colonel in 2000 and earned the Wilson Award (2169) in 2002.

[ColonelJack]

While I was never a cadet, I did progress through the Senior Member ranks as fast as possible -

Joined at 23 (1981) and made 2d Lt ...
Promoted to 1st Lt one year later (1982) ...
Had Captain eighteen months after that (1984) ...
Major three years later (1987) ...
And in 1991 I got the silver oak leaves.

I left CAP in 1997 and didn't come back until 2009.  My Squadron CC got the Lt Col grade reinstated, and I've been there ever since.

And there I remain.  Forever.

Jack

[Pace]

I would love to read the results of this if it is ever completed.

Eaker (2005)
Capt (2005 - mission related skill)
Maj (2008 - duty perf)
Lt Col (2015 - duty perf)
Have Level IV. Just need NSC for Level V.

[Phil Hirons, Jr.]

Cadet 1982 - 1986
Mitchell (Feb 1984)
Earhart (Nov 1984)
Equivalent of Eaker (Spring 1986) (finished phase IV)

Rejoined as senior March 2002
1st Lt (Oct 2002 special appointment - Earhart)
Capt (Dec 2004 - duty performance)
Maj (Dec 2007 - duty performance)
Lt Col (Dec 2011 - duty performance)
Level V (2014)

So I've held every grade except C/Col, 2nd Lt , Col or flag rank. (including C/WO)

[THRAWN]

Cadet 1982 - 1986
Mitchell (Feb 1984)
Earhart (Nov 1984)
Equivalent of Eaker (Spring 1986) (finished phase IV)

Rejoined as senior March 2002
1st Lt (Oct 2002 special appointment - Earhart)
Capt (Dec 2004 - duty performance)
Maj (Dec 2007 - duty performance)
Lt Col (Dec 2011 - duty performance)
Level V (2014)

So I've held every grade except C/Col, 2nd Lt , Col or flag rank. (including C/WO)

Or Flight Officer...

[SouthernCross]

Correction...

2007 - SM
2007 - Capt (professional)
2010 - Maj (duty performance)
2010 - Wilson #2807
2014 - Lt Col (duty performance)

[AlphaSigOU]

Correction to my promotion history:

April 1981 - Mitchell (2375)
May 1982 - Earhart (1257)
October 1985 - TFO
Feb 1986 - 1st Lt (former cadet - Earhart)
Oct 2005 - SMWOG
Jan 2006 - 1st Lt (grade reinstatement - Earhart)
Jul 2007 - Captain (duty performance)
Jul 2010 - Major (duty performance)
Dec 2011 - Gill Robb Wilson (2901)
Jul 2014 - Lt Col (duty performance - made permanent Jul 2015)

[ColonelJack]

While I was never a cadet, I did progress through the Senior Member ranks as fast as possible -

Joined at 23 (1981) and made 2d Lt ...
Promoted to 1st Lt one year later (1982) ...
Had Captain eighteen months after that (1984) ...
Major three years later (1987) ...
And in 1991 I got the silver oak leaves.

I left CAP in 1997 and didn't come back until 2009.  My Squadron CC got the Lt Col grade reinstated, and I've been there ever since.

And there I remain.  Forever.

Jack

I too shall amend my earlier CV to add ...

Wilson (#1366) - 1991

Jack

[ironputts]

I received my Wilson in 2012 - #2931.

[Tim Day]

According to CAPWATCH, VAWG has 97 active Lt Cols, of which 58 have Level 4 and 35 have Level 5. There's overlap: all those who have Level 5 have Level 4, so those figures aren't additive. The query gets complicated when you try to figure out how many of those Level 4s occurred when it was the prerequisite for Lt Col. Maybe JeffDG has the SQL statement for that. Also, CAPWATCH doesn't (that I can see) track the type of promotion.

I personally know at least one Lt Col who was promoted based on military grade and subsequently completed PD through Level 5, so there's some overlap between duty performance Lt Cols and others.

There are 755 total active senior members (seniors and patrons) in Virginia, so 12.8% are Lt Cols.

[The CyBorg is destroyed]

In my former squadron we had a retired Navy Commander (helicopter flight instructor, had flown most of the Navy's rotary-wing aircraft).

A nice fellow, I got on with him quite well.

He got Lt Col straight out of the box.  I don't think I have ever seen that before in all my prior years in CAP.

A real go-getter, wanted to do a lot for the unit.

He came to a few meetings after that...never saw him again; I asked the CC once what happened to him, answer was "I don't know.  Maybe I should call him."

[almostspaatz]

In my former squadron we had a retired Navy Commander (helicopter flight instructor, had flown most of the Navy's rotary-wing aircraft).

A nice fellow, I got on with him quite well.

He got Lt Col straight out of the box.  I don't think I have ever seen that before in all my prior years in CAP.

A real go-getter, wanted to do a lot for the unit.

He came to a few meetings after that...never saw him again; I asked the CC once what happened to him, answer was "I don't know.  Maybe I should call him."

Gotta love that retention strategy.....

[Chappie]

Lt Col 13 Aug 2003  SPECIAL APPOINTMENT

Maj 26 Jun 2001  PROFESSIONAL     GRW - #2095  12/31/01

Capt 27 May 1998  PROFESSIONAL

1st Lt 31 Oct 1996  SPECIAL APPOINTMENT


LV1 30 Sep 1996 
LV2 30 Nov 1998 
LV3 31 Jan 2000 
LV4 31 May 2000 
LV5 31 Dec 2001 

[USACAP]

How, exactly, do military promotions work?
If one is an Air Force or Reserve Captain and, concurrently, a CAP member of the same grade ...
When they get promoted to MAJ, does CAP extend the same promotion to MAJ?
Anyone know?

[lordmonar]

How, exactly, do military promotions work?
If one is an Air Force or Reserve Captain and, concurrently, a CAP member of the same grade ...
When they get promoted to MAJ, does CAP extend the same promotion to MAJ?
Anyone know?

Yes they do.

35-5

3-4. Regular and Reserve Officers of the Armed Forces.
Regular, Reserve and National Guard Officers of the Armed Forces or Coast Guard of the United States, active, retired or resigned, may be advanced to a CAP grade equivalent to their grade in the Armed Forces (but not to exceed lieutenant colonel), in recognition of their military knowledge and experience.  Such promotions are neither automatic nor mandatory, but are at the discretion of the promoting authority outlined in paragraph 1-5.  Additionally, individuals who obtained the grade of warrant officer may be promoted to the CAP grade shown in figure 3 below. NOTE: The unit commander will initiate initial promotion to officer grade based on prior military service only where proper documentation for that grade exists (a copy of DD Form 214, military identification card or promotion order showing the grade requested is considered sufficient).

So....CAP/USAF Capt gets promoted to Major in the USAF....he just brings a copy of his promotion orders, or his new ID card and fills out a CAPF 2 and send it off to NHQ and it is done.

[AirAux]

Hey, Colonel Jack, when was it that we got our Admiralships from the great State of Nebraska?  I can't find my certificate...

[Flying Pig]

In my former squadron we had a retired Navy Commander (helicopter flight instructor, had flown most of the Navy's rotary-wing aircraft).

A nice fellow, I got on with him quite well.

He got Lt Col straight out of the box.  I don't think I have ever seen that before in all my prior years in CAP.

A real go-getter, wanted to do a lot for the unit.

He came to a few meetings after that...never saw him again; I asked the CC once what happened to him, answer was "I don't know.  Maybe I should call him."

Really?  I could name probably 10 people I know who got CAP Lt Col upon joining based on military rank.

[SarDragon]

In my former squadron we had a retired Navy Commander (helicopter flight instructor, had flown most of the Navy's rotary-wing aircraft).

A nice fellow, I got on with him quite well.

He got Lt Col straight out of the box.  I don't think I have ever seen that before in all my prior years in CAP.

A real go-getter, wanted to do a lot for the unit.

He came to a few meetings after that...never saw him again; I asked the CC once what happened to him, answer was "I don't know.  Maybe I should call him."

Really?  I could name probably 10 people I know who got CAP Lt Col upon joining based on military rank.

I have three in my own squadron, and have seen several others in other units.

[The CyBorg is destroyed]

^^
I didn't say it never happened; I just said I'd never seen it.