Originally Posted by
rickair7777
Title 10 guarantees two O5 looks, and guarantees sanctuary at 18 years but there is usually an air gap between those and only service policy bridges that gap.
But there have been in the recent past shenanigans related to passed over O4's getting shown the door short of 18 years.
Correct, but without the policy, Guard/Reserve without enough points can't claim sanctuary at 18 after being passed over twice (and others are being asked to sign "sanctuary waivers" as a condition of going on orders). Hence my response to the question, you should get to 20 as a matter of policy...absent that, it wouldn't be a sure thing.