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UNCLASSIFIED

Army Regulation 600 – 8 – 19

Personnel-General

Enlisted

Promotions

and

Reductions

Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC 16 May 2019

SUMMARY of CHANGE

AR 600 – 8 – 19

Enlisted Promotions and Reductions

This administrative revision, dated 3 June 2019—

o Corrects an effective date for certain Soldiers to take the Master Leader Course (para 1–29 a (8) (b) ).

This major revision, dated 16 May 2019—

o Establishes exception authority to the Director of Military Personnel Management as appropriate (para 1–4 a (10)).

o Incorporates (from AR 600 – 20) date of rank policies upon enlistment, subsequent enlistment/reenlistment, and call/ordered to active duty or active duty for training (paras 1–13 a through 1–13 c ).

o Incorporates policy from AD 2015– 31 (paras 1–29 a (2) through (8), para 1–33 d (1), and para 1–33 d (1)(a)).

o Adds graduation of the Master Leaders Course as a promotion requirement to master sergeant (para 1–29 a (8)).

o Establishes a temporary promotion authority under certain conditions (para 1 – 36 ).

o Revises intent, purpose, and concepts of the semi-centralized promotion system (para 3–1 a ).

o Incorporates Army Directive 2017 – 23, hereby superseded (para 3–5 c ).

o Establishes a Headquarters, Department of the Army bar to continued service when Soldiers fail to qualify themselves for promotion board appearance (para 3–11 b (1) (b) l).

o Requires commanders who reduce a Soldier for inefficiency from the grade of staff sergeant or sergeant, who meets the criteria for mandatory list integration, be required to initiate a bar to continued service against that Soldier (para 3 – 24 ).

o Removes service remaining requirements for some Army Reserve promotions to sergeant and staff sergeant (para 3 – 33 ).

o Incorporates Army Directive 2017 – 28 (throughout).

o Changes noncommissioned officer education system to noncommissioned officer professional development system (throughout).

o Incorporates the Distributed Leader Course (throughout).

o Provides clarifying language (throughout).

o Changes regional support commands to readiness divisions (throughout).

o Updates numerous other policies (throughout).

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• ii AR 600–^8 – 19 • 16 May
• Policy, page Section III
• Promotion authorities • 1 – 9, page
• Non-promotable status • 1 – 10, page
  • tion list (promotion to sergeant first class and above) • 1 – 11, page Suspension of favorable personnel actions for Soldiers on a Headquarters, Department of the Army centralized promo-
• Precedence of relative rank • 1 – 12, page
• Date of rank and effective date • 1 – 13, page
• Computing time in grade and service • 1 – 14, page
• Security clearance requirements • 1 – 15, page
• Erroneous promotions and de facto status • 1 – 16, page
• Students • 1 – 17, page
• Soldiers categorized as missing • 1 – 18, page
• Promotion of terminally ill Soldiers • 1 – 19, page
• Promotion of Soldiers in the Disability Evaluation System • 1 – 20, page
• Soldiers returning for duty from the temporary disability retired list • 1 – 21, page
• Posthumous promotion • 1 – 22, page
  • 1563 • 1 – 23, page Consideration of proposals for posthumous and honorary promotions and appointments under provision of 10 USC
• Promotion ceremonies and certificates • 1 – 24, page
• Declination of promotion • 1 – 25, page
• Electronic military personnel office and/or Enlisted Distribution and Assignment System transactions • 1 – 26, page
• Counseling of Soldiers not recommended for promotion • 1 – 27, page
  • tion • 1 – 28, page Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System requirement for promotion and conditional promo-
• Suspension of favorable personnel action • 1 – 29, page
• Pay inquiries • 1 – 30, page
• Active duty for operational support • 1 – 31, page
• Promotion eligibility during reclassification • 1 – 32, page
• Physical profiles resulting from combat-related operations • 1 – 33, page
• Special military occupational specialty alignment promotion • 1 – 34, page
• Temporary promotion • 1 – 35, page
• Chapter
• Decentralized Promotions, page
• Managing Decentralized Promotions, page Section I
• Overview • 2 – 1, page
• General • 2 – 2, page
• Processing Enlisted Promotions to Private E – 2, Private First Class, and Specialist, page Section II
• Rules • 2 – 3, page
• Computing Waiver Allocations, page Section III
• Steps • 2 – 4, page
• Rules (specialist and below) • 2 – 5, page
• Steps (Regular Army only) • 2 – 6, page
• Correcting Erroneous Promotions (Specialist and Below), page Section IV
• Rules • 2 – 7, page
• Steps • 2 – 8, page
• Chapter AR 600– 8 – 19 • 16 May 2019 iii
• Semi-centralized Promotions (Sergeant and Staff Sergeant), page
• Managing Semi-Centralized Promotions, page Section I
• Promotion system • 3 – 1, page
• Delay of promotion (sergeant and staff sergeant) • 3 – 2, page
• Waiver authority • 3 – 3, page
• Promotion packet • 3 – 4, page
• Special promotion categories • 3 – 5, page
• Soldiers hospitalized because of service-incurred disease, wound, or injury • 3 – 6, page
• Geographical separation from the promotion authority • 3 – 7, page
• Vacancy calculation • 3 – 8, page
• Promotion Eligibility Criteria, page Section II
• Eligibility criteria for recommendation and promotion • 3 – 9, page
• Reason codes (Regular Army only) • 3 – 10, page
• Unit Level Promotion Procedures, page Section III
• Identifying Soldiers for promotion to sergeant and staff sergeant • 3 – 11, page
• Conducting promotion boards • 3 – 12, page
• Processing results of the promotion board • 3 – 13, page
  • ponent units) • 3 – 14, page Convening authority responsibilities (U.S. Army Reserve troop program units, Army Reserve elements, and multi-com-
• Promotion Points, page Section IV
• Computation of promotion points • 3 – 15, page
• Military training (weapons qualification, and Army Physical Fitness Test) • 3 – 16, page
• Awards, decorations, and achievements (permanent awards) • 3 – 17, page
• Military education • 3 – 18, page
• Civilian education • 3 – 19, page
• The Promotion Recommended List, page Section V
• Rules • 3 – 20, page
  • ments, and multi-component units) • 3 – 21, page Format of the permanent promotion recommended list U.S. Army Reserve (troop program units, Army Reserve ele-
• Selecting Soldiers for Promotion, page Section VI
• Rules • 3 – 22, page
  • units, Army Reserve elements, multicomponent commands or units only) • 3 – 23, page Department of the Army command list integration to sergeant and staff sergeant (U.S. Army Reserve troop program
• Mandatory List Integration (Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve)) only • 3 – 24, page
• Processing promotion point re-evaluations (U.S. Army Reserve only) • 3 – 25, page
• Re-computation of promotion points (U.S. Army Reserve only) • 3 – 26, page
• Promotion point adjustment (U.S. Army Reserve only) • 3 – 27, page
• Recommended List Maintenance, page Section VII
• Removal from recommended list • 3 – 28, page
• Rules for conducting a removal board for Soldiers on recommended list • 3 – 29, page
• Steps • 3 – 30, page
• Rules for reinstating Soldiers to recommended list • 3 – 31, page
• iv AR 600–^8 – 19 • 16 May Contents—Continued
• Processing Promotions, page Section VIII
  • Reserve Active Guard Reserve only) • 3 – 32, page Rules for Headquarters, Department of the Army promotion point cutoff scores (Regular Army and United States Army
• Rules for processing service remaining requirements • 3 – 33, page
• Rules for processing promotions upon arrival at gaining organization (in-processing) • 3 – 34, page
  • serve)) • 3 – 35, page Rules for processing administrative records correction (Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve (Active Guard Re-
• Chapter
• Centralized Promotions (Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, and Sergeant Major), page
• Managing Centralized Promotions, page Section I
• Overview • 4 – 1, page
• Eligibility criteria • 4 – 2, page
• Selection boards • 4 – 3, page
• Information provided to boards • 4 – 4, page
• Personal appearance and written communication • 4 – 5, page
• Board results • 4 – 6, page
• Monthly promotions • 4 – 7, page
• Service remaining requirement • 4 – 8, page
• Preboard Processing for Noncommissioned Officers in Zone of Consideration, page Section II
• Rules • 4 – 9, page
• Steps • 4 – 10, page
• Processing Selection List Results and Orders, page Section III
• Rules • 4 – 11, page
• Steps • 4 – 12, page
• Processing Request for Standby Advisory Board Consideration, page Section IV
• Rules • 4 – 13, page
• Steps • 4 – 14, page
• Processing Removal from a Centralized Selection List, page Section V
• Rules • 4 – 15, page
• Steps • 4 – 16, page
• Removals from a centralized selection list by Headquarters, Department of the Army • 4 – 17, page
• Appeals of removal from a centralized promotion list • 4 – 18, page
• Chapter
  • nent commands or units, page Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to troop program units, Army Reserve elements, or multi-compo-
• Introduction, page Section I
• Scope • 5 – 1, page
• Authority to promote • 5 – 2, page
• Consolidated selection, promotion authority, and procedures • 5 – 3, page
• Vacancy determination • 5 – 4, page
• Promotion to Sergeant First Class, Master Sergeant, and Sergeant Major, page Section II
• General • 5 – 5, page
• Announcements by the promotion authority • 5 – 6, page
• Eligibility criteria for selection board consideration • 5 – 7, page
• Review of promotion files • 5 – 8, page
  • tion • 5 – 9, page Declination of promotion consideration or Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development System course selec-
• Enlisted promotion selection boards • 5 – 10, page
• Selections • 5 – 11, page
• Reporting selection board results • 5 – 12, page
• Convening authority responsibilities • 5 – 13, page
• Publication of the selection lists • 5 – 14, page
• Longevity of selection lists • 5 – 15, page
• Announcement of promotions • 5 – 16, page
• Accepting promotion to sergeant first class and above • 5 – 17, page
• Enlisted standby advisory board • 5 – 18, page
• Removal from a selection list • 5 – 19, page
• Reinstatement to promotion selection list • 5 – 20, page
• Reassignment prior to promotion • 5 – 21, page
• Special Promotions, page Section III
• Military technicians • 5 – 22, page
• Drill sergeants and Total Army School System instructors • 5 – 23, page
• Chapter
  • tive Status List) Soldiers, page Promotion of Individual Ready Reserve, Individual Mobilization Augmentee, and Standby Reserve (Ac-
• Scope • 6 – 1, page
• Promotion authority • 6 – 2, page
• Eligibility • 6 – 3, page
  • command directive • 6 – 4, page Specified individual mobilization augmentee duty positions requiring a nomination and selection process prescribed by a
• Administration • 6 – 5, page
• Waivers • 6 – 6, page
• Selection boards • 6 – 7, page
• The recommended promotion list • 6 – 8, page
• Promotion to sergeant first class, master sergeant, or sergeant major • 6 – 9, page
• Acceptance of individual mobilization augmentee promotions • 6 – 10, page
• Removal from recommended list • 6 – 11, page
  • advisory board • 6 – 12, page Individual Ready Reserve, individual mobilization augmentee, and Standby Reserve (active status list) enlisted standby
• Chapter
• Enlisted Promotion of Army National Guard Personnel, page
• General, page Section I
• Scope • 7 – 1, page
• Special terms • 7 – 2, page
• Convening and promotion authorities • 7 – 3, page
• Policy, page Section II
• Non-promotable status • 7 – 4, page
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• Delay of promotion due to suspension of favorable personnel actions • 7 – 5, page
• Establishment of retroactive effective dates • 7 – 6, page
• Computation of time in grade, time in service, and cumulative enlisted service • 7 – 7, page
• Service remaining obligation • 7 – 8, page
• Acting noncommissioned officers • 7 – 9, page
• Frocking • 7 – 10, page
• Lateral appointments • 7 – 11, page
• Promotion instruments • 7 – 12, page
• Promotion ceremonies and certificates • 7 – 13, page
• Special Advancements and Promotions, page Section III
• General • 7 – 14, page
• Promotion to enter training programs • 7 – 15, page
• Advancement and promotion as a part of training programs • 7 – 16, page
• Promotion based on stripes for skills • 7 – 17, page
• Promotion based on Civilian Acquired Skills Program • 7 – 18, page
• Promotion based on stripes for buddies • 7 – 19, page
• Promotion to Sergeant Through Sergeant Major, page Section IV
• Criteria • 7 – 20, page
• Military occupational specialty conversion • 7 – 21, page
• Promotion actions • 7 – 22, page
• Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development System requirements for promotion • 7 – 23, page
• Courses creditable for the Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System • 7 – 24, page
  • courses • 7 – 25, page Availability of Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development System phase II or subsequent resident
• Constructive credit for Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development System • 7 – 26, page
• Promotion Process Overview, page Section V
• Overview • 7 – 27, page
• Promotion process • 7 – 28, page
• Announcement of promotion consideration boards • 7 – 29, page
• Processing Soldiers for Promotion Consideration, page Section VI
• Consideration for promotion • 7 – 30, page
• Individual Soldier actions • 7 – 31, page
• Correspondence with the board • 7 – 32, page
• Denying Soldiers consideration for promotion • 7 – 33, page
• The Evaluation Process, page Section VII
• General • 7 – 34, page
• Evaluating Soldiers for promotion • 7 – 35, page
• Approving and Publishing Promotion Lists, page Section VIII
• Promotion lists approval • 7 – 36, page
• Determining selection objective • 7 – 37, page
• Publishing promotion lists • 7 – 38, page
• Select Soldiers from Promotion Lists, page Section IX
• General • 7 – 39, page
• Selecting Soldiers from promotion lists • 7 – 40, page AR 600– 8 – 19 • 16 May 2019 vii
• Selecting or nominating Soldiers to fill first sergeant and command sergeant major vacancies • 7 – 41, page
• Declining promotion and assignment • 7 – 42, page
• Hardship affecting promotion and assignment • 7 – 43, page
• Removal of Soldiers from Promotion Lists, page Section X
• Administrative removal • 7 – 44, page
• Command initiated removal • 7 – 45, page
• Integrating Soldiers into Promotion Lists, page Section XI
• General • 7 – 46, page
• Inter-State transfers • 7 – 47, page
• Soldier reclassification • 7 – 48, page
• Standby advisory board • 7 – 49, page
• Sergeant Administrative Points, page Section XII
• Awards (maximum 50 points) • 7 – 50, page
• Weapon qualification (maximum-75 points) • 7 – 51, page
• Army Physical Fitness Test (maximum 75 points) • 7 – 52, page
• Other resident training (maximum 50 points) • 7 – 53, page
• Self-development courses (maximum 75 points) • 7 – 54, page
• Civilian education (maximum-75 points) • 7 – 55, page
• Verification of NGB Form 4100 – 1A – R – E • 7 – 56, page
• Appraisal for sergeant boards • 7 – 57, page
• Total score and verification of NGB Form 4100 – 1A – R – E • 7 – 58, page
• Chapter
• Promotion of Special Bandspersons, page
• Overview, page Section I
• Bandspersons • 8 – 1, page
• Special band units • 8 – 2, page
• Processing Promotions for Special Bandspersons, page Section II
• Rules • 8 – 3, page
• Steps • 8 – 4, page
• Chapter
• Merit Promotions, page
• Marksmen and/or gunsmiths • 9 – 1, page
• Rules for processing promotions for personnel assigned to the Army Marksmanship Program • 9 – 2, page
• U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit competitive marksmen/gunsmiths • 9 – 3, page
• Rules for processing promotions for personnel assigned to the U.S. Army Parachute Team • 9 – 4, page
• U.S. Army Parachute Team competitive parachutists • 9 – 5, page
• U.S. Army Recruiting Command Merit Promotion System • 9 – 6, page
• U.S. Army Recruiting Command recruiters • 9 – 7, page
• U.S. Army Recruiting Command U.S. Army Reserve Active Guard Reserve recruiters • 9 – 8, page
• U.S. Army Recruiting Command U.S. Army Reserve annual award winners • 9 – 9, page
• Merit Promotion Orders • 9 – 10, page
• Chapter
• Reductions in Grade, page
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• Reduction Management, page Section I
• Administrative reductions • 10 – 1, page
• Administrative-reduction and board-convening authority • 10 – 2, page
• Reduction for Misconduct, page Section II
• Rules • 10 – 3, page
• Steps (civil convictions) • 10 – 4, page
• Reduction for Inefficiency, page Section III
• Policy • 10 – 5, page
• Criteria • 10 – 6, page
• Reduction Boards, page Section IV
• Policy • 10 – 7, page
• Rules • 10 – 8, page
• Steps • 10 – 9, page
• Soldier Rights and Appeal Policy, page Section V
• Rights of the Soldier • 10 – 10, page
• Appeals • 10 – 11, page
• Reduction Orders and Restoration to Former Rank, page Section VI
• Reduction orders • 10 – 12, page
• Effective date of reduction • 10 – 13, page
• Restoration to former rank • 10 – 14, page
• Other Reasons for Reduction, page Section VII
• Approved for discharge from the service under other than honorable conditions • 10 – 15, page
• Reductions for failure to complete training • 10 – 16, page
• Reduction for unsatisfactory participation • 10 – 17, page
• Voluntary reduction • 10 – 18, page
• Reduction upon return from active duty (mobilization) • 10 – 19, page
• Other reasons for reduction • 10 – 20, page
• Chapter
• Battlefield Promotions, page
• Introduction • 11 – 1, page
• General guidance • 11 – 2, page
• Eligibility criteria • 11 – 3, page
• A. References, page Appendixes
• B. Internal Control Evaluation, page
• Table 1 – 1: Records management (recordkeeping) requirements, page Table List
• Table 2 – 1: Promoting enlisted Soldiers to private 2, first class, and specialist, page
• Table 2 – 2: Computing waiver allocations, page

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Table 2 – 3: Correcting erroneous promotions (specialist and below), page 25 Table 3 – 1: Eligibility criteria for recommendation (Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve (Active Guard Re- serve), page 34 Table 3 – 2: Eligibility criteria for recommendation (U.S. Army Reserve troop program unit, Army Reserve element, and multicomponent commands or units), page 35 Table 3 – 3: Eligibility criteria for promotion pin-on (Regular Army and U.S. Army Reserve (Active Guard Re- serve)), page 36 Table 3 – 4: Eligibility criteria for promotion pin-on (U.S. Army Reserve troop program unit, Army Reserve element, and multi-component commands or units), page 36 Table 3 – 5: Reason codes for use on the monthly sergeant and/or staff sergeant promotion selection by-name list (Regular Army only), page 37 Table 3 – 6: Promotion codes (Regular Army only), page 37 Table 3 – 7: Weapons qualification for promotion to sergeant (weapons qualification (hits) = promotion points)— , page 45 Table 3 – 8: Weapons qualification for promotion to staff sergeant (weapons qualification (hits) = promotion points), page 46 Table 3 – 9: Army Physical Fitness Test for promotion to sergeant (score=promotion points), page 48 Table 3 – 10: Army Physical Fitness Test for promotion to staff sergeant (score=promotion points), page 49 Table 3 – 11: Awards and decorations, page 50 Table 3 – 12: Badges, page 51 Table 3 – 13: Airborne advantage, page 53 Table 3 – 14: Permanent promotion recommended list status codes U.S. Army Reserve (troop program unit, Army Re- serve element, and multi-component units), page 57 Table 3 – 15: Conducting a removal board for Soldiers on a recommended list, page 62 Table 4 – 1: Preboard processing of Soldiers in the zone of consideration, page 67 Table 4 – 2: Processing list results and orders, page 67 Table 4 – 2: Processing list results and orders, page 67 Table 4 – 3: Processing standby advisory board requests, page 70 Table 4 – 4: Processing command initiated removals from a centralized promotion list, page 71 Table 6 – 1: Time in grade/service for Individual Ready Reserve, individual mobilization augmentee, and Standby Re- serve (active status list) promotion consideration and pin-on, page 85 Table 7 – 1: Time in grade, time in service, Distributed Leader Course, professional military education, and cumulative enlisted service for promotion board consideration, page 99 Table 7 – 2: Centralized promotion boards, page 114 Table 7 – 3: Decentralized promotion boards, page 114 Table 7 – 4: Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development System and timeline requirement after selection or as- signment for promotion, page 116 Table 7 – 5: Weapon qualification levels, page 124 Table 7 – 6: Weapon qualification score/promotion points, page 125 Table 7 – 7: Army Physical Fitness Test, page 126 Table 8 – 1: Processing promotions (sergeant first class through sergeant major) of special bandspersons, page 131 Table 10 – 1: Administrative-reduction and board-convening authorities, page 134 Table 10 – 2: Rules for reduction for misconduct, page 135 Table 10 – 3: Reduction for misconduct (civil conviction), page 138 Table 10 – 4: Conducting administrative reduction boards, page 141 Table 10 – 5: Reduction of students failing to complete training, page 144

Figure List

Figure 3 – 1: Sample format for promotion board proceedings—Regular Army, page 29 Figure 3 – 2: Sample format for board approval, page 30 Figure 3 – 3: Regular Army/U.S. Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) monthly promotion cycle, page 39 Figure 3 – 4: Sample format for promotion board proceedings—U.S. Army Reserve, page 40 Figure 3 – 5: Sample format for a permanent recommended promotion list, U.S. Army Reserve (troop program unit, Army Reserve element, and multi-component units), page 44 Figure 5 – 1: Sample format for a permanent promotion recommended list, page 79

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Chapter 1

Introduction

Section I

Overview

1 – 1. Purpose This regulation prescribes the enlisted promotions and reductions function of the military personnel system. It is linked to the Army Regulation (AR) 600 – 8 series and provides principles of support, standards of service, policies, tasks, rules, and steps governing all work required in the field to support promotions and reductions. It provides the objectives of the Army’s Enlisted Promotions System, which includes filling authorized enlisted spaces with the best qualified Soldiers.

1 – 2. References See appendix A.

1 – 3. Explanation of abbreviations and terms See the glossary.

1 – 4. Responsibilities a. The Deputy Chief of Staff, G – 1 (DCS, G – 1) will— (1) Serve as the Department of the Army (DA) policy proponent of the Army promotions and reductions system. (2) Establish eligibility criteria other than those prescribed in this regulation. (3) Exercise DA responsibility on all matters concerning promotions and reductions. (4) Serve as the senior Army official on all Title 10 matters concerning promotions and reductions. (5) Designate and terminate, in writing, authority to implement the provisions of battlefield promotions (see chap 11) to specific Army service component commands (ASCCs) in support of specified campaigns. (6) Establish and provide enlisted battlefield promotion allocations, by enlisted grade, to each authorized ASCC on a quarterly basis until the provisions are terminated. (7) Designate and terminate, in writing, authority to implement temporary promotions (see para 1 – 35 ) under conditions determined non-conducive for Soldiers to fully qualify themselves for promotion, as determined by the DCS, G – 1. (8) Through the Commanding General (CG), U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC), conduct and supervise all enlisted personnel functions prescribed in this regulation. (9) Through the Commandant, Adjutant General (AG) School, be responsible for branch implementation. (10) Delegates exception authority to the Director of Military Personnel Management (DMPM) on individual requests for exceptions to policy on promotions and reductions set forth within this regulation consistent with controlling laws and regulations. b. The Chief, National Guard Bureau (CNGB) will serve as the senior Army official on all Army National Guard (ARNG) matters concerning promotions and reductions of Title 32 Soldiers. c. The Chief, Army Reserve, has special staff responsibility for U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers and will monitor the USAR enlisted promotions program. d. The Judge Advocate General will, upon request, review DA administrative changes to verify the legality of pre- scribed policies and changes. e. The Director, Army National Guard (DARNG) has responsibility for ARNG and Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS) Soldiers promotion policy and will provide guidance and interpretation of chapter 7. f. Commanders (CDRs) of ASCCs will serve as the promotion authority for battlefield promotions (see chap 11). (1) Upon receipt of written designation, establish internal controls to implement supporting procedures to accomplish the provisions of battlefield promotions until such time authority is terminated. (2) Develop a means to further distribute allocations based on disbursement of Soldiers in the area of responsibility, not to exceed the total allocations established. (3) Forward a by-name listing of battlefield promotions on a quarterly basis to the CG, HRC (AHRC – PDV – PE) no later than 15 calendar days after the last day of the previous quarter. (4) Forward a copy of all promotion instruments as follows:

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(a) U.S. Army Soldiers. One copy of each approved promotion instrument will be provided to the following email address: usarcg1epmb@usar.army.mil (use Battlefield Promotions-USAR as the subject line). (b) Army National Guard of the United States Soldiers. One copy of each approved promotion instrument will be pro- vided to the following email address: NGB – ARH–s2@ngb.army.mil (use Battlefield Promotions-ARNGUS as the subject line). (5) Ensure documentation supporting promotions are permanently filed in the Soldier’s Army Military Human Re- source Record (AMHRR) per AR 600 – 8 – 104.

1 – 5. Records management (recordkeeping) requirements The records management requirement for all record numbers, associated forms, and reports required by this regulation are addressed in the Army Records Retention Schedule-Army (RRS-A). Detailed information for all related record num- bers, forms, and reports are located in ARIMS/RRS-A at https://www.arims.army.mil. If any record numbers, forms, and reports are not current, addressed and/or published correctly in ARIMS/RRS-A, see DA Pam 25-403 for guidance. Table 1 – 1 is a quick reference guide.

Table 1– 1 Records management (recordkeeping) requirements Record number Record title^ Record type^ Duration^ Privacy Act number

600–8-19a Promotion Eligibility Rosters (Decentral-ized) Keep/transfer 2 years/upload toiPerms A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19b

Enlisted Selection Board Files – Office having Armywide responsibility (Central- ized)

Transfer

Keep in CFA until no longer needed; retire to RHA

A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19b2 Enlisted Selection Board Files – Other of-fice and TOE/TDA units (Centralized) Keep 5 years; then de-stroy A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19c Promotion eligibility determinations - Of-fice having Armywide responsibility Keep Keep in CFA untilno longer needed A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19d Enlisted Promotions (Semi-Centralized) Keep 2 years; then de-stroy A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19e Reductions in Grade Keep

Not more than 6 years after event; then destroy

A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19f Promotion Board Results Keep 5 years; then de-stroy A0600 – 8-104bAHRC

600–8-19g Enlisted Promotion Model (EPM) SystemMaster File Keep

(electronic) retain 2 years after event; then delete

A0680 – 31AHRC

600–8-19h Enlisted Promotion Model (EPM) SystemOutputs and Reports Keep

Not more than 6 years after event; then destroy

A0680 – 31AHRC

1 – 6. Objectives The Army’s Enlisted Promotions System provides for career progression and rank that are in line with potential and for recognition of the best qualified Soldier, which will attract and retain the highest caliber Soldier for a career in the Army. Additionally, the system precludes promoting the Soldier who is not productive or not the best qualified, thus providing an equitable system for all Soldiers. The Army’s enlisted promotion system will support a Select-Train-Educate-Promote concept to ensure appropriate training, education, and experience is complete before promotion to noncommissioned of- ficer (NCO) ranks in order to best prepare them to fight and win in a complex world as adaptive and agile leaders and trusted professionals. a. Select. Selection for promotion to a NCO rank is based on a Soldier’s potential to serve at increasing levels of responsibility, stemming from a leader’s (or promotion board’s) assessment of a Soldier in his or her current rank. Soldiers are eligible to appear in front of a unit promotion board based on the recommendation of their chain of command or by virtue of meeting established eligibility criteria for promotion consideration to senior NCO ranks by a DA centralized promotion board. The chain of command takes into account the Soldier’s mastery of their knowledge, skills, and attributes

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(e) Promotions. (f) In- and out-processing.

1. Enlisted records (AMHRR) and Flagged records.
2. Strength management.

Section II

Principles and Standards

1 – 8. Principles of support The DCS, G – 1 oversees a military personnel system that— a. Provides a centralized promotion selection process for promotion to the ranks of sergeant first class (SFC) and above. b. Provides a semi-centralized promotion selection process for promotion to the ranks of sergeant (SGT) and staff ser- geant (SSG). c. Authorizes CDRs to promote Soldiers to the ranks of specialist (SPC) and below. d. Retains Army wide equity during hostilities as long as the supporting systems (that is, the centralized and semicen- tralized processes) are practical and affordable. e. Supports the Army’s personnel life-cycle function of professional development.

1 – 9. Standards of service a. The Enlisted Promotion System is— (1) A military personnel function. (2) Overseen by the DCS, G – 1. (3) The functional responsibility of the personnel actions work center (and its tactical counterpart). b. To support the semi-centralized promotion system, a human resources (HR) specialist will— (1) Monitor data accuracy to ensure correct calculations of promotion points. (2) Coordinate and communicate with Soldiers to ensure they update their records. Re-compute scores on request to support re-evaluations (USAR (Active Guard Reserve (AGR)) only). (3) Ensure all Soldiers identified for command list integration are reviewed by CDRs before automated list integration occurs (USAR troop program unit (TPU) only). (4) Manage monthly reports and monitor for errors; acting to correct records when errors are found. (5) Ensure list removal of any Soldier who fails to maintain list eligibility status. c. HRC (unit CDR for TPU), except Soldiers on initial active duty for training (IADT)) will— (1) Automatically promote Soldiers to the ranks of private enlisted two (PV2), private first class (PFC), and SPC upon attainment of the required time in service (TIS) and time in grade (TIG) requirements established in this regulation. Unit CDRs will take action to promote all other Soldiers on an individual basis. (2) Automatically remove from the promotion selection by-name list Soldiers in the ranks of SPC and/or corporal (CPL) or SGT who have not been promoted to SGT or SSG respectively. Removal will be effective the 1st day of the 13th month following the date the Soldier was placed on the promotion selection by-name list. (3) Automatically calculate promotion points used in the semi-centralized selection process for Regular Army (RA) Soldiers based on personnel/training information formally recorded as a matter of record (per AR 600 –^8 –^ 104). (4) Automatically integrate (command list integration) SPC onto the SGT recommended list and SGT onto the SSG recommended list upon attainment of specified criteria (para 3 – 23 ), unless denied by the promotion authority (USAR TPU only). (5) Automatically integrate (mandatory list integration) SPC onto the SGT recommended list and SGT onto the SSG recommended list upon attainment of specified eligibility criteria (para 3 – 24 ), unless the Soldier is otherwise ineligible as provided for in paragraph 1 – 10. (6) Automatically impose a Headquarters, Department of the Army (HQDA) bar to continued service against a Soldier who fails to qualify for mandatory appearance before a SGT/SSG promotion board upon attainment of primary zone eli- gibility because he or she did not complete a mandatory SSD/DLC course. (7) Automatically bypass Soldiers for promotion pin-on when the Soldier is not otherwise fully qualified for such pro- motion, to include completion of the required level of NCOPDS. d. An HR specialist will support the centralized system by ensuring eligible enlisted Soldiers are aware of, and informed of, upcoming centralized board criteria and given an opportunity to review their military personnel records in the field in preparation for promotion selection boards.

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Section III

Policy

1 – 10. Promotion authorities a. Principal officials of headquarters, DA, or Department of Defense (DOD) organizations are considered CDRs for promotion authority purposes. b. Company, troop, battery, and separate detachment CDRs (including CDRs of provisional units organized per AR 220 – 5) are authorized to promote Soldiers to the ranks of PV2, PFC, and SPC. RA CDRs will promote Soldiers serving on active duty during IADT. The CG, HRC (AHRC – PDV – PE), as the promotion authority for all individual mobilization augmentee (IMA), Individual Ready Reserve (IRR), and Standby Reserve (active status list) Soldiers, may further delegate (for promotion to PFC, SPC, and CPL) to any agency or command deemed appropriate and within the Soldier’s chain of command. c. Other promotion authorities are listed in chapters 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , and 7. d. Attached personnel may be promoted or recommended for promotion only with the concurrence of the parent unit. CDRs of Joint manning documents may promote, without concurrence of the parent unit, individual augmentee Soldiers who are deployed directly from the training base on temporary change of station orders to their organizations, with waiver, as outlined in paragraph 2–5 i. e. The Chief of Staff of the Army or his or her superiors may promote, without regard to TIG or TIS, a Soldier who is otherwise qualified in accordance with paragraph 1 – 11 , one rank up to the rank of SGT. f. The CDRs of provisional units organized under the provisions of AR 220 – 5 have promotion authority as follows: (1) Company, troop, battery, and separate detachment CDRs of provisional units in the rank of first lieutenant or above are authorized to promote Soldiers who do not require a waiver to the ranks of PV2, PFC, and SPC. Authority to promote Soldiers to PV2, PFC, and SPC who require waivers remains with the CDR of the unit to which the Soldiers are perma- nently assigned. (2) BN and BDE CDRs of provisional units in the rank of major or above have promotion authority to the ranks of SGT and SSG.

1 – 11. Non-promotable status a. Soldiers (SPC through master sergeant (MSG) except as noted) are non-promotable to a higher rank when one of the following conditions exists: (1) Has not completed the required NCOPDS course for the higher rank (see para 1 – 28 ). Completion of NCOPDS must be made a matter of record within HRC automation systems not later than the 8th calendar day of the promotion month to be considered fully qualified for promotion pin-on (for example, to qualify for promotion pin-on selection on the first day of September, NCOPDS graduation must be made a matter of record not later than the 8th day of August). (a) Per AR 350 – 10, the respective schoolhouse is responsible to post actual outputs (graduation) within two working days (seven working days for ARNG and USAR schools) from the end of each class as announced in class schedules. (b) It is ultimately the Soldier’s responsibility to ensure that the system of record is reflecting the correct Military Education Level (MEL) and Military Education Status (MES). If for some reason the MEL and MES are not updated within two weeks of graduation, the Soldier should contact HRC Military Schools Branch (AHRC – EPF – S) (usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.epmd-ncopds-operations@mail.mil). In the event a schoolhouse cannot update Army Training Re- quirements and Resources System (ATRRS) because of automation issues, every effort (School house/Soldier concerned) must be made to send a copy of the Soldier’s DA Form 1059 (Service School Academic Evaluation Report) to HRC by the 8th calendar day of the month in order for HRC to input the necessary information, preventing a determination that a Soldier is not otherwise fully qualified for promotion. (c) Soldiers promoted per the provisions of paragraphs 1 – 18 , 1 – 19 , 1 – 20 , 3–5 d , 3–5 e , and 8 – 3 are not required to complete NCOPDS to qualify for promotion. (2) Within 12 months following a court-martial conviction. (3) A Soldier is ineligible to reenlist for the following reasons: (a) Absent without leave (AWOL). (b) Pending or has an approved administrative separation. (c) Pending security clearance eligibility determination when it is required for the Soldier’s primary military occupa- tional specialty (PMOS). Soldiers will regain promotable status the day they receive the appropriate level of security clear- ance eligibility approved by the DOD Consolidated Adjudication Facility (CAF). Soldiers who lose their required security clearance eligibility as a result of a denial or revocation determination made by the DOD CAF (and fail to regain eligibility

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b. Because HRC and US Army Reserve Readiness Divisions (RDs) administer promotions to ranks SFC through ser- geant major (SGM), colonel (COL)-level CDRs are responsible for notifying HRC (AHRC – PDV – PE), or RDs, when Soldiers in those ranks whose names appear on a recommended list become non-promotable. When a Soldier has been flagged under the provisions of AR 600 – 8 – 2, COL-level CDRs must forward documentation, to include the initial DA Form 268, explaining the reason for the Flagging action. When the Flagging action is closed, COL-level CDRs must forward a copy of the final DA Form 268, the date the Flag is closed, type of punishment received, date all punishment is completed (including all periods of suspension), and/or date that a memorandum of reprimand was approved for filing. This information (including locally-filed memorandum/letters) will be used to determine the Soldier’s eligibility to remain on a centralized selection list by means of the procedures in chapter 4. For all other cases, the HR specialist will provide the Soldier’s name and a brief summary of circumstances that caused the Soldier to become non-promotable. All corre- spondence will be emailed to Commander, U.S. Army Human Resources Command (AHRC – PDV – PE), 1600 Spearhead Division Avenue, Fort Knox, KY 40122 – 5407 at usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.tagd-sr-enlisted-promotions@mail.mil or mailed to the RD. Include the Soldier’s sequence number, promotion MOS, and the date the Soldier became non-promotable. c. For non-promotable status of ARNG Soldiers, refer also to paragraph 7 – 4.

1 – 12. Suspension of favorable personnel actions for Soldiers on a Headquarters, Department of the Army centralized promotion list (promotion to sergeant first class and above) Soldiers who are flagged while on a centralized selection list are not eligible for promotion selection and pin-on. a. Soldiers flagged will remain on a selection list until such time the flag action is completed. b. If the flag is lifted with the disposition of the case closed favorably, and he or she would have been promoted while the flag was in effect, provided otherwise qualified in accordance with paragraph 1 – 11 and other applicable provisions, he or she will be promoted. Effective date and date of rank (DOR) will be the date the Soldier would otherwise have been promoted. c. If the Soldier‘s final report is closed with “Disciplinary action taken,” or “Other” (as it applies to the Army Body Composition Program, the APFT, and the ASAP), the Soldier will then be eligible for promotion (pin-on) against a future requirement as determined by HQDA. d. If action has been initiated to remove the Soldier from the recommended list, the Soldier will be flagged in accordance with paragraph 1 – 30. The Soldier is ineligible for promotion until the flag is lifted.

1 – 13. Precedence of relative rank Among enlisted Soldiers of the same rank in active military service (to include retired enlisted Soldiers on active duty, drill status or full-time National Guard duty (FTNGD) for ARNG), precedence or relative rank will be determined as follows: a. According to DOR. b. By length of active Federal service (AFS) in the Army when DORs are the same (pay entry basic date (PEBD) for USAR and ARNG). c. By length of total AFS when paragraphs 1–12 a and 1–12 b are the same. d. By date of birth when paragraphs 1–12 a , 1–12 b , and 1–12 c are the same. Older is more senior.

1 – 14. Date of rank and effective date a. On enlistment in the— (1) Army (any component) with no previous military Service, (DOR) of the enlistment grade is the same as the date of enlistment. (2) Regular Army (RA) following discharge from the USAR (Delayed Entry Program (DEP)), the DOR of the enlist- ment grade is the same as the date of enlistment in the RA. (3) Army (any component) of a former commissioned officer or WO with no previous enlisted military Service, the DOR of the enlistment grade is the same as the date of enlistment. (4) Army (any component) of a former enlisted member of the Armed Forces, other than the Army, if enlisted in the— (a) RA, the DOR of the enlistment grade is the date of enlistment in the RA. (b) Army National Guard and enlists—

1. More than 24 months after discharge, the DOR of enlistment grade is the date of enlistment.
2. Within 24 months of the last discharge in the same grade held at the discharge, the DOR will be adjusted to reflect the original DOR plus elapsed time since discharge.
3. Within 24 months of last discharge in a grade lower than held at discharge, the DOR will be adjusted to reflect the original DOR (of the grade in which enlisting) plus elapsed time since discharge.

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(c) USAR and enlists—

1. More than 12 months after discharge, the DOR of enlistment grade is the date of enlistment.
2. Within 12 months following discharge, the DOR will be adjusted to reflect the original DOR (of the grade in which enlisting) plus elapsed time since discharge. b. On subsequent enlistment/reenlistment— (1) Without a break in military Service of more than 90 days, the Soldier retains the DOR of the grade held prior to reenlistment. (2) With a break in military Service of more than 90 days and reenlists in the— (a) RA—the DOR of the enlistment grade is the date preceding the reenlistment date by a period equal to the length of time previously served in the RA in the same or higher grade than that in which reenlisted. Service performed prior to reduction to a pay grade lower than that in which a Soldier reenlists is not creditable. (b) Army National Guard or USAR—
3. More than 24 months following discharge from the RA, ARNG, or USAR, the DOR of the enlistment grade is the date of reenlistment.
4. Within 24 months of last discharge from the RA, ARNG, or USAR. The DOR of the enlistment grade will be adjusted to reflect the original DOR plus elapsed time since discharge. (3) Reserve officer and enlisted— (a) A Reserve of the Army enlisted Soldier serving on active duty for operational support (ADOS) enlists in the RA. The DOR of the enlisted grade is the date of the RA enlistment. An earlier DOR may be awarded on previous RA enlisted Service. (b) A Reserve of the Army officer with prior RA enlisted Service entitled to reenlist in the RA per Section 3258, Title 10, U.S. Code (10 USC 3258). The DOR is the date preceding the reenlistment date by a period equal to the length of time previously served on AD in the same or higher grade than that in which enlisted. For example, a USAR captain leaves the Army as a result of a reduction in force. Previously, they serve as a sergeant. They reenlist and are promoted immediately to staff sergeant. The DOR as a staff sergeant is the date that they were commissioned as a second lieutenant. (4) A former officer or WO with prior enlisted Service in the Army, without reenlistment entitlement under 10 USC 3258, enlists in the Army (any component). The DOR of the enlisted grade is the date of reenlistment back dated to include the time spent in the highest enlisted grade held before being commissioned or appointed. Service performed prior to reduction to a pay grade lower than that in which a Soldier reenlists is not creditable. (5) Temporary disability retired list (TDRL)— (a) On removal from the temporary disability retired list—
5. Immediately reenlists in the component of the Army from which he or she had been placed on the TDRL. The DOR is the original DOR held prior to placement on the TDRL.
6. Subsequently enlists in a component of the Army other than that from which they had been placed on TDRL. The DOR of the enlistment grade will be determined under paragraph 1–14 b. (b) Soldiers promoted to a higher enlisted grade returning from TDRL—
7. Sergeants and below will be considered for promotion if eligible; and, if promoted, their DOR will be the date of current entry on AD.
8. Staff sergeant and above, if they are in the zone for consideration while in TDRL, Soldiers will be considered for promotion. If selected, their DOR will be the date they would have been promoted had they not been on TDRL. DOR with peers will be granted if a Soldier was previously selected for promotion by a DA Centralized Promotion Selection Board and placed on TDRL before promotions were made through their sequence number. c. On call or ordered to active duty (AD) or active duty for training (ADT). (1) An ARNG or USAR Soldier is ordered to ADOS in the RA, to include mobilization, but not including orders to AD under 10 USC 12304 or 10 USC 12302, a call of the National Guard into Federal Service under 10 USC chapter 1211 , or a call of members of the militia into Federal Service under 10 USC chapter 15. The DOR is a date preceding the date of entry on ADOS by a period spent on active status in the grade in which ordered to ADOS subject to the following condi- tions: (a) Only service performed after the most recent break in Service is creditable. For the purpose of this paragraph, a period during which the Soldier was not a member of the Armed Forces is a break in Service if such a period is in excess of 90 days (enlisted Soldier) or 180 days (former officers). (b) Service performed prior to reduction to a pay grade lower than that in which a person enters on EAD is not credita- ble. (2) An ARNG or USAR Soldier is ordered to AGR status, full-time national guard duty (FTNGD), AD for special work, ADOS, AD under 10 USC 12302 or 10 USC 12304, ADT, a call of the National Guard into Federal Service under 10 USC 12301, 10 USC 12302, 10 USC 12303, and 10 USC 12304, or a call of the militia into Federal Service under 10