mariomike said:
Timeline reference for discussion,
I think MarioMike captured something key in his quote from the other thread;
ryanhd20 said:
Good Morning,
First time poster. I will just lay out the facts:
2009 - Promoted to MS
2010 - Completed CF PLQ
2011 - VOT to army trade
2013 - Completed SQ
2014 - Completed Winter Warfare Basic
2015 - Promoted to MCpl (MPRR says substantive)
Now almost 2 years after promotion, I am possibly having to go back to do the PLQ-A or L MOD4. Are there any references for my specific situation or am I just going to have to do it?
The part in yellow is important, IMO. We relinquish our rank when we remuster, and our QL (at least I did...went from Army Sgt to AF Cpl QL0 and then, again back to QLO on my final remuster). So, the question that might need to be answered is, what were the rules for C Army Jnr NCOs to be MCpl Substantive when you were promoted (to the appointment of MCpl 8)) at the time your promotion was Eff? I left the green machine a decade ago and haven't really followed the whole Army PLQ deal that much, but my memory tells me its changed numerous times.
I've some experience with grievances and you might find time spent on that question is worth it, as I think that is what the question would come down to. This is the key IMO, to your question of if you are/are not Substantive. I believe the grievance analyst would also find this very relevant to your situation.
Your CF PLQ would have made you MCpl Substantive when you were still Navy but quite possibly not when you OT to Army and got your Leaf back in 2015. It is possible the Substantive was in error.
I had thought before MarioMike posted that, that you were a purple trade and was going to say that Environmental training can be taken when moving between Environments regardless of Substantive rank on posting. Example, if you were say, a Supply Tech Sgt and got posted to a Wing, you would likely find yourself on the IAEQ (Intermediate Air Environmental Qualification course).
Some more info for you to consider here, in Section 7. http://www.forces.gc.ca/en/about-policies-standards-defence-admin-orders-directives-5000/5031-8.page. Take a look at the Section 7.3 DP2 stuff and consider it WRT your VOT to Army and promotion to MCpl.
I haven't reviewed all the orders etc in detail, and no doubt double-digit amount of CANFORFENs regarding PLQ and the like in the past few years, but...if you grieved and won, you'd probably still end up taking the applic mods the C Army folks have to do IAW the CANFORGENs under the *required environmental course / trg requirements* stuff, much like the Army DEU Supply Tech Sgt would have to do when he/she was posted to a Wing for the first time. :2c: