Hellow everyone and I would like to add to this thread because it is a continuing problem with people getting 0-1E status.
As of November 24, 2003, you do not have to go by "just" the 4 years and 1 day thread. I hear this everyday and I feel like dropping a Nuke on all of you. It says under
10 U.S.C. 12732(a)(2). That E pay will be granted by using "TOTAL" that means "TOTAL" retirment points to qualify. That USC states it can be from Active, Active Reserve, and YES Inactive Reserve membership points COUNT! So in my case, I did 4 years active Marines (1460 active duty points) "thats 4 years and NO 1 DAY!, 4 years Inactive Reserve (60 membership points) which gives me TOTAL 1520 points. I got commissioned into Army as 0-1E with 8 years. It clearly states in section (a) of that US code that points will use all three fields and not just this silly notion I hear of "ACTIVE" points only. IO have got this reassured from DFAS directly and there words were if any financial office cannot understand this simple law. I hope this helps because I'm sick of people thingking that Reserve time points do not count for getting (0-1E) IT DOES!!!! So if a guy has so many years of just reserve time but his TOTAL points go over 1460, HEs IN! rather you like it or not its law. 0-1E he will get!!!!
By the way, do not take "dropping a Nuke" seriously. its a joke because of all the headache IO have got taking me to get the financial office to understand the simple rule of how 0-1E works. Email me if you need help. I got help from DFAS to get mine. They were suprised and could not understand why financial offices could not understand this simple rule that was clearly put in on November 24, 2003 under paragraph 6 of basic pay. I have the pdf file if anyone needs it as well as the link to the
10 U.S.C. 12732(a)(2) code, just google it.