HELP WITH CROSSTRAINING QUESTION

ok first off i am trying to crosstrain into SERE and right now i have my supervisor giving me a 4 on my EPR. all my previous have been 5's. and i was just wondering if that 4 is going to affect my package or ability to crosstrain? thanks for your help and any info will help.

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Permalink Reply by Brian D Lowe on January 4, 2011 at 3:01am

Well, it really depends on how the EPR reads; I mean a 4 is still a good EPR just not OUTSTANDING. SERE is looking for people, I really wouldn't worry about it, one EPR doesn't make an individual...keep your head up and keep pushing for the retrain. If the question is asked about the current report, just be truthful...every different supervisor has different opinions on what a 5 troop should be, a change in supervision can change a rating up or down a point. As long as there was nothing derogatory in the report, I believe you will be GTG. Good Luck.

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Permalink Reply by dericke romo on January 4, 2011 at 3:11am

Ya i was hoping it wouldnt affect anything. there was nothing derogatory at all on my EPR. i have never had paperwork or anything either. My current supervisor just doesnt like me, and plus he is a new SSgt as well. I just want to be given the opportunity to prove myself that i can be a SERE instructor and dont want nothing this small be the deciding factor. thanks for your comment brian.

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Permalink Reply by dericke romo on January 4, 2011 at 4:13am

appreciate the comment JD. that makes me feel better about my situation. ya i was hoping he would put all the disputes we had behind him to, but that didnt work. im just glad that wont affect my package or anything along those lines. good luck on your package as well JD. hope it goes well for you and you get it.

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Permalink Reply by Gary Dean Eyster Jr. on January 4, 2011 at 6:43am

Let me tell you first off that EPR's are rated properly anyway. A 4 is what most people should get. I have a couple of 4's. Mostly due to my own faults. I was approved a few years ago for a cross train with a 3. I was a bit of a knuckle head in my younger years. Brian can attest to this, a 4 four EPR troop is sometimes better than a 5. I recieved a 4 once because my supervisor didn't know me. That didn't reflect who I was, it reflected what my supervisor thought. A 4 won't stop you from getting promoted, hired, approved or anything. If you had a 2 that might be a different story haha. Good luck and don't worry about a 4.

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Permalink Reply by Brian D Lowe on January 4, 2011 at 6:48am

Amen brother!!!

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Permalink Reply by Heath on January 10, 2011 at 6:20pm

Hey Justin, What had happened? Why do you have to wait till OCT?

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Permalink Reply by Heath on January 12, 2011 at 1:13am

What a bummer! Keep at it man!! Im reattempting as well, but i still have a lot of work to do conditioning wise. Ill be CONUS in OCT.

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Permalink Reply by John Long 1 on January 5, 2011 at 9:59pm

Even SERE Specialists get 4's on EPR's. Keep your head up, and charge forward. If you want this that bad, you can make it happen.

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Permalink Reply by dericke romo on January 6, 2011 at 12:53am

thanks everyone for your input on it. i guess i was just worrying to much about it. i just didnt want all this hard work ive put into my training and then when that time came i wasnt able to get into it because of an EPR. Justin i will definetely take you up on that offer and i will send you a message. thanks again everyone.