Originally Posted by Cookenbauer

My only concern would be if that declining/regression FITREP would raise potential flags at an interview. Everything on paper will still say great things...just that the promotion part will be a downgrade because of timing. But I feel like I can comfortably explain it, and I still have good, normal progression of making AC/MC/IP/NATOPS Eval without any blemishes.

I'm banking on the idea that the thinktank for military promotion at Millington is different than one of an interview panel. Let's hope so anyway.