LOL! Actually, it is a bit of the other way around. I got screwed out of OCS, so I'm stuck as a SPC, due to time in service waivers not happening. Once you are on a team you automatically hit E-5, when you become a junior on a team you are promoted to E-6, and a senior is E-7. That said, I live a strange life because I have a MS. I actually have E-5s who take orders from me. I'm actually doing the job of an E-6. I'm on really good terms with the team guys, they want me to go to selection, so even though I'm a red hatter, I still do a lot with them. I'm in my mid-30's and have had 18 surgeries including a rebuilt knee and 2 operations on my elbow. So I'm not 100% sold on the idea yet. Maybe if they guaranteed me a slot at HALO school, I'm not a fan of being a lawn dart. It isn't the jumps, it's the landings. Night jump in 24 hours from now.