promotion
How to Get the FY22 Medical Corps Promotion Lineal List (Even Though You Don’t Really Need It)
The spreadsheet with the FY22 O5/O6 promotion board zones can’t be posted publicly, but you can find it here as long as you have your CAC card:
https://esportal.med.navy.mil/bumed/m00/m00c/M00C1/SitePages/Home.aspx
It is posted under down the right side under “Career Management.” The O4 lineal list is delayed due to COVID.
P.S. If you are Medical Corps, you actually don’t need the lineal list to find out when you are in zone. Because the Medical Corps is DOPMA exempt, you can just use chapter 2 of the Promo Prep to figure out when you are in zone for promotion.
Throwback Thursday Classic Post – How to Be Considered for Promotion if You’ve Been on Active Duty for Less Than 1 Year
The first FY22 promotion board NAVADMIN was released in December. If you are in-zone or above-zone for an upcoming promotion board but you’ve been on active duty for less than 1 year, you should read #8 from the NAVADMIN, which says:
8. In-zone and above-zone eligible officers in the grades of lieutenant commander and commander, whose placement on the Active- Duty List is within one year of the convening dates of these boards, are automatically deferred unless they specifically request to be considered. The officer may waive this deferment and request consideration for promotion, in writing, emailed to NPC_Officer_SELBD_Elig_Waivers.fct(at)navy.mil or mailed to:
Commander, Navy Personnel Command (PERS-802)
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055-0000For in-zone and above-zone eligible line officers in the grade of commander, the request must be received by PERS-80 not later than 2359 CST 15 days prior to the convening date of the respective board. For in-zone and above-zone eligible staff corps officers in the grade of commander and in-zone and above-zone eligible line and staff corps officers in the grade of lieutenant commander, the request must be received by PERS-80 not later than 2359 CST 30 days prior to the convening date of the respective board. Specifically:
Selection To Convening Date Due Date / Time
URL/RL Captain 13 JAN 21 28 DEC 20 / 2359 CST
URL/RL Commander 16 FEB 21 16 JAN 21 / 2359 CST
Staff Corps Captain 1 MAR 21 29 JAN 21 / 2359 CST
Staff Corps Commander 3 MAY 21 2 APR 21 / 2359 CST
What does this mean and why would it apply to you? Maybe you had prior service, you went to medical school, and now you’re a senior LT who is in-zone for LCDR right away. Maybe you did a civilian NADDS residency and you are in-zone right away for LCDR. There might be other situations that would put you in this position, like getting time-in-grade credit for a PhD.
I recognize that due to COVID the above referenced NAVADMIN doesn’t deal with the O4 board and only is talking about the O5 and O6 boards, but you can expect that the same language will be in the NAVADMIN that talks about the O4 board when it is released, so consider this your early warning to think about this.
If you believe you are in this position, here is what I’d do:
- Confirm you are in-zone or above-zone. How can you do this? The easiest way is to read Chapter 2 of the Promo Prep.
- If you wish to be considered for promotion to LCDR, CDR, or CAPT, do what it says above. Send the letter simply requesting this. It can probably be a very short letter. There is no need to be verbose.
- Finally, contact PERS-802: Selection Board Eligibility Branch because I know people who did only #2 (sent a letter) and were not considered. Here’s what their website says:
If you have questions concerning promotion boards, eligibility for promotion boards, please contact the MyNavy Career Center at (833) 330-MNCC or askmncc@navy.mil.
PERS-802, Branch Head: (901) 874-4537
Officer Active and Reserve Eligibility Section, Lead: (901) 874-3324
Enlisted Active and Reserve Eligibility Section (E7-E9), Lead: (901) 874-3217
- Also, here is a great article on this topic from the August 2018 Medical Corps Newsletter:
FY22 Promotion Boards – What are They Looking At and How Can You Get Ready?
Here are the Powerpoint slides:
Here is the screencast:
Throwback Thursday Classic Post – You Made CDR! Now What?
If you are one of the lucky people who made CDR, I have some things for you to consider:
- The next 2-3 years of fitreps may mean very little to your overall career. First, you are soon going to be in the most competitive group in the Medical Corps, Commanders scratching and clawing to make Captain. If you are at a medium to large command, no matter what you do as a junior Commander, you are likely to get a P (promotable) on your fitreps. That is just how it works for most commands.
- This first bullet means that now is the PERFECT time to do something “alternative” (off the usual career path for a physician) or take a position that you know will get you 1/1 fitreps or be part of a very small competitive group. Go to the War College. Take a senior operational job where you’ll get a 1/1 fitrep. Become a Detailer. Apply for fellowship because the NOB fitreps won’t hurt you as a junior Commander or Commander Select. Now is the time to do these type of things. You don’t want to wait until you are a few years below zone for Captain. When you reach this stage you’ll need competitive EP fitreps.
- After you are selected for your next rank is also a great time to move/PCS. Have you ever been OCONUS? If not, now would be a great time to go. You can PCS somewhere for 2-3 years and then PCS to the command where you are going to set up shop and try to make Captain. At OCONUS commands there is more turnover of staff, so major leadership jobs like MEC President, Department Head, and Director positions open up more frequently, setting you up to get a senior position when you return to CONUS.
- You may think I’m crazy, but it is time to start thinking about how you are going to make Captain. As I mentioned in the first bullet, getting a job that will make you a Captain is tough and competitive. Now is the time to do the things that will make you an excellent candidate for one of those jobs. Want to be a Residency Director? Maybe you should get a degree in adult or medical education. Want to be a Director? Maybe you should get a management degree like a Masters in Medical Management or an MBA. Want to be a senior operational leader? Now is the time to do Joint Professional Military Education I and/or II.
- Here is a list of the jobs that I think will likely make you a Captain. Read the list…figure out which of these jobs you are going to use to make Captain…and get busy preparing yourself to get them:
- Residency Director
- Department Head in a large MTF
- Director
- Chief Medical Officer
- Officer-in-Charge
- Major committee chair
- Medical Executive Committee President
- BUMED staff
- Specialty Leader
- Deployment requiring an O-5 or O-6
- Detailer
- Senior operational leader
- Division/Group/Wing Surgeon
- CATF Surgeon
- Amphib or CVN Senior Medical Officer
Optimally you’ll have the time when you are an O5 to do multiple jobs on the preceding list. For example, as an O5 I had been a Detailer, a Specialty Leader, Department Head, Associate Director, and CO of a deployed unit. My next step was to become a Director at a major MTF, and while I was a senior LCDR and CDR I obtained a Naval Postgraduate School MBA as well as achieved certification as a Certified Physician Executive to try and make myself a competitive candidate for a Director position. Ultimately, I became the Director for Healthcare Business at NMC Portsmouth.
Congratulations on making Commander…take a deep breath…and start thinking about some of the things I mentioned in this post. Before you know it you’ll be in zone for Captain.
Throwback Thursday Classic Post – What Should You Do If You Didn’t Promote?
If you are particularly interested in this post, I’m sorry. You or someone you care about probably failed to promote. In reality, nowadays it is normal and expected to fail to promote to O5 and O6, so you have company. Here are my suggestions for those that fail to promote.
Try to Figure Out Why You Didn’t Promote
First, try to figure out why you didn’t promote. Because the promotion board members are not allowed to speak about your board, you’ll never actually find out why you failed to promote, but you can usually take a pretty educated guess if you talk to the right people (like me).
If any of these things happened to you, they are likely a main reason you didn’t promote:
- Any PFA/BCA failures.
- Legal issues, such as a DUI or any other legal trouble.
- Failure to become board certified.
There are other things that could happen to you that make it difficult but not impossible to promote. They include:
- You have not been operational or deployed at all, or you have done so much less than your peers. The FY21 O6 convening order emphasized that everyone needs to be operational.
- Coming into zone while in you were in GME.
- Having non-observed (NOB) fitreps before the board, such as those in full-time outservice training.
- Spending too much time in the fleet as a GMO, Flight Surgeon, or UMO. This is mostly because it causes you to come into zone for O5 while you are still in GME or not board certified yet, and is more of a problem if your residency is long.
- Never getting a competitive early promote (EP) fitrep. Many officers who fail to select have never had a competitive EP fitrep in their current rank. This can be because they were stationed places without competitive groups and they get 1/1 fitreps, or it can be because they were in a competitive group and did not break out and get an EP. To me this is the #1 ingredient to promote…competitive EP fitreps. If you don’t have them, you are really up against it.
- Receiving potentially adverse fitreps. This most commonly happens when you are at an operational command and your reporting senior is not someone who is used to ranking Medical Corps officers, although it could happen for other reasons (like your reporting senior felt you deserved this type of fitrep). The most common situation would be if there is a competitive group of 2 officers but both are given must promote (MP) fitreps instead of 1 getting an EP and the other the MP. When both get an MP, it reflects poorly on both officers unless the reason for this is CLEARLY explained in the fitrep narrative, which it often is not. The other thing that happens is that a reporting senior gives you a 1/1 MP instead of a 1/1 EP. If you are ever getting a 1/1 fitrep, make sure you get an EP. You should consider getting a 1/1 MP an adverse fitrep. If there is no way around this, often because the reporting senior has a policy that they don’t give newly promoted officers an EP, make sure that this policy is clear in the fitrep narrative.
- Having a declining fitrep. Mostly this happens when you go from getting an EP to an MP on your fitrep under the same reporting senior. If it is because you changed competitive groups, like you went from being a resident to a staff physician, that is understandable and not a negative. If you didn’t change competitive groups, though, make sure the reason you declined is explained.
- Making it obvious to the promotion board that you didn’t update your record. The most obvious ways a promotion board will know you didn’t update your record is if your Officer Summary Record (OSR) is missing degrees that you obviously have (like your MD or DO) or if many of the sections of your OSR are either completely blank or required updating by the board recorders. Remember that although promotion board recorders will correct your record for you, anything they do and any corrections they make are annotated to the board. While a few corrections are OK, you don’t want a blank record that the recorders had to fill in. It demonstrates that you didn’t update your record.
Who Actually Promotes?
So who actually promotes to O5 and O6? In general, the officer who promotes has:
- Achieved board certification.
- Spent time in both a military treatment facility and in the operational setting.
- A demonstrated history of excellence as an officer. In other words, whenever they are in a competitive group, they successfully break out and get an EP fitrep. Being average is just not good enough anymore.
- No PFA failures, legal problems, declining fitreps, or potentially adverse fitreps.
- Updated their record, and if they previously failed to select they reviewed their record with their Detailer and actively worked to improve it.
What Do You Do If You Failed to Promote?
Realize that it is not the end of the world. Based on the recent promotion board statistics (which you can get in the Promo Prep), most officers were passed over for O5 or O6, but a large number of the officers selected were from the above zone group.
If you do nothing, you will continue to get looked at by promotion boards until you retire, resign, or are forced out of the Navy. There is no limit to the number of chances you get to promote and your record will be evaluated for promotion every year. That said…
You need to try to promote. Consider sending a letter to the promotion board. What do you say in this letter? First, briefly state that you want to be promoted and to continue your career in the Navy. Second, explain what a promotion would allow you to do that you can’t do at your current rank. Answer the question, “Why should they promote you?”
For example, if you want to be a Department Head at a large military treatment facility (MTF), a senior operational leader, or a Residency Director (or whatever you want to do), tell them that you need to be promoted to be competitive for these jobs. The Navy wants to promote leaders. Make it clear to them that you are a motivated future leader.
Try and get letters of support to attach to your letter. These letters should be from the most senior officers who can personally attest to your value to the Navy. In other words, it is probably better to get a letter from an O6 who knows you well than a 3 star who doesn’t. If you are not sure who to ask for letters, ask those more senior to you or your Detailer for advice. Your Specialty Leader is always someone to consider if he/she knows you well and can speak to your contributions to the specialty and Navy.
Have your record reviewed by your Detailer, Specialty Leader, other trusted senior advisor, or by me. Because of promotion board confidentiality, you will never know the reason(s) you did not promote, but most of the time experienced reviewers can come up with an educated guess. They’ll often find things that you were not even aware of, like potentially adverse fitreps, or information missing from your record. My promo prep document will help you as well.
Do everything you can to get “early promote” or “EP” fitreps. This is largely accomplished by continually striving for positions of increased leadership. You need to get a job that has historically led to a promotion while keeping in mind that the new MC career path emphasizes that all need to be operational.
As a LCDR who got passed over for CDR, try to get one of these jobs and excel at it (this list is not exhaustive and these positions are not the only path to CDR, but they are a good start):
- Assistant Program Director
- Division/Department Head
- Fleet Surgical Team (FST) Specialty Staff
- Global Health Engagement (GHE) Staff Officer
- Group/Senior Flight Surgeon (FS)
- Medical Battalion Specialty Staff
- Medical Executive Committee (MEC) Member
- Regimental Surgeon
- Senior Undersea Medical Officer (UMO)
- Ship or Group Senior Medical Officer (SMO)
- SMO/Medical Director
If you are a CDR who got passed over for CAPT, try to get one of these jobs and excel at it:
- Assistant Specialty Leader or Specialty Leader
- Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
- Director/Large Department Head at a NMRTC/MTF
- Division/Group/Wing Surgeon
- FST Officer-in-Charge (OIC) / CATF Surgeon
- GHE, Headquarters, or Navy Personnel Command (PERS) Staff
- Group UMO
- LHA/LHD/CVN SMO
- MEC Chair
- Program Director
- Senior GHE Billet
Meet with your chain-of-command. After you’ve been passed over is not the time to be passive. You need to sit down with your leadership and get an honest assessment from them of how you’re doing and what they would recommend continuing to advance your career. You may not like what you hear, but it is better to find out early if they don’t think you’re doing a good job or that you are unlikely to break out on your fitreps. That way you can try and put yourself in a better situation by changing commands.
Things You Should Not Do
In addition to the above list of things you should do, there are a few things you should not do:
- Do not lie in your letter to the board. In other words, don’t tell them you want to do Executive Medicine if you don’t really want to. Your record reads like a book, and if it tells a story that is contrary to what your letter says, this is unlikely to help you and may hurt you.
- Do not send long correspondence. Promotion boards have to read everything sent to them, and a long letter may not be appreciated. Keep it brief and to the point.
- Do not ask your current CO to write you a letter to the board if they’ve done an observed fitrep on you. His or her opinion about you should be reflected on that fitrep, so they don’t need to write you a letter. If they’ve never given you an observed fitrep or there is some new information not reflected on prior fitreps, they could either write you a letter or give you a special fitrep. Ultimately it is up to them whether they do either of these or none.
- Do not discuss anything adverse unless you want the board to notice and discuss it. This issue comes up frequently and people will ask me for advice, but ultimately it is up to the individual officer. The one thing I can guarantee is that if you send a letter to the board and discuss something adverse, they will notice it because they will read your letter! If you think there is a chance the adverse matter will get overlooked, it is probably better not to mention it and keep your fingers crossed.
Never Stop Trying
Those are my tips for those who find themselves above zone. Most importantly, if you want to promote, NEVER STOP TRYING. You can usually stay in as a LCDR for 20 years, and I personally know of people who got promoted their 9th look!
Basic FY21 O5 Medical Corps Promotion Stats
Here are the basic MC stats from the O5 board:
- Below Zone – 2/349 – 0.57%
- In Zone – 68/136 – 50%
- Above Zone – 35/140 – 25%
Other Corps and board Presidents can be seen in this file:
I’ll probably have the by specialty breakdown next week.
FY21 Active Duty CDR Staff Corps Selections
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RMKS/1. I am pleased to announce the following Staff Corps Officers on the
Active-Duty list for promotion to the permanent grade of Commander.
2. This message is not authority to deliver appointments. Authority to
effect promotion will normally be issued by future NAVADMINs requiring
NAVPERS 1421/7 preparation and forwarding of document to PERS-806.
3. Frocking is not authorized for any officer listed below until specific
authorization is received per SECNAVINST 1420.2B.
4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each line. The
numbers following each name to the right indicate the relative seniority
among selectees within each competitive category. Note: An (*) by the name
indicates the selectee was merit reordered to the top of the promotion list
in accordance with reference (a). Members are directed to verify their
select status via BUPERS Online.
Medical Corps
Ajao Michael A 0021 Ambrosio Art A 0066
Andrews Shalimar J 0100 Annen Michael J 0083
Armstrong Damon M 0015 Barnes Danielle Marie 0101
Bartle Ryan C 0038 Bernstein Kevin M 0095
Bhatt Nikunj A 0078 Biscotti Mauer III 0062
Brill Jason Bradley 0098 Burger John Mcclure 0096
Camarata Andrew S 0016 Carroll Eric Timothy 0084
Clayton Suzanne Dawn * 0003 Cochran Christopher A 0044
Cook Glen A 0058 Cronin William Andrew 0092
Daughtry Mohenish K 0028 Deforest Christine Ann 0088
Dettmer Jonathan R 0069 Dorsam Jillian Marie 0086
Dye Cicely Anne 0070 Ellis Rachel Michal 0059
Esquivel Christian E 0094 Feist Matthew Philip 0050
Finne Huckelberry A 0053 Ford Gavin W 0073
Gizaw Gabriel T 0054 Glerum Steven Michael 0033
Gomez Reynaldo 0039 Gonzalez Aaron Josue 0022
Guggenbiller Mathew R 0099 Halbach Jonathan Leo 0077
Hanrahan David M 0060 Hanson Robert S * 0006
Hardy Curtis Lamar 0093 Hart Kevin Scott 0012
Hartwell James Andrew * 0001 Harvey Amie Luann 0040
Hodges Sarah D 0030 Hopkins Scott Patrick 0036
Horn Adam Robert 0026 Hwang Daniel Sun 0087
Ismawan Johanes M 0061 Jackson Michael L 0089
Johannsen Marc T 0014 Kaviratne Summanther A 0056
Kehoe John Edward 0048 Keith Kevin Dewayne 0019
Keleher Eamon Carrigan 0091 Kemp Tamara Leigh 0080
Knaus Christopher M 0027 Kohan Matthew William 0103
Lee Michael A * 0007 Lewandowski Louis R 0076
Lizardo Radhames E 0082 Lucas Donald Jay Jr * 0004
Macclary Margaret E 0079 Madsen Clifford Marc 0090
Manley Edwin Jr 0023 Markham Gordon T * 0005
Marvin Blake A 0097 Mccluney Brendan J 0072
Mcdonald Victoria S D 0065 Mcgill April Lynn 0042
Mclendon Anne E 0081 Moore Margrette M 0013
Mukherjee Samir T 0032 Needham Kenneth Eugene * 0008
Oconnor Kristina W * 0009 Oldt Robert James III * 0010
Patton Jared Michael 0052 Penn Ashley B 0064
Prescher Lindsey Miche 0085 Robbins Langan Phelps 0025
Roxo Keith Michael 0057 Ruth Nadine Henley 0041
Rutter Robert P Jr 0049 Sakai Brandi Lyon 0068
Sapida Steven Benjamin 0024 Schuett Dustin Jon 0037
Scully Stephenie A 0104 Shrivastava Vikas 0074
Slotto James Gregory 0034 Smark Charles Thomas 0063
Soderlund Karl Anton 0043 Spinelli Joseph 0051
Stickels Paul A 0071 Sturgill Sarah B 0035
Sulaver Randy K 0102 Tarman Daniel Drew 0045
Tillman Brendon G 0067 Torbert Denise Renee * 0011
Tring Visong 0046 Twerdahl Eric H Jr 0031
Vicente Diego A 0075 Vincent Brian Roy 0018
Vo Joseph Van Jr 0029 Whiting Judd Atwood 0020
Willett Matthew C 0055 Williams Lawrence L Jr 0047
Williams Raquel T 0017 Wooldridge Bryan E Jr 0105
Dental Corps
Bakan Natalie Ranee 0005 Beck Jared Cameron 0018
Bischoff Eric L 0019 Boice Joseph Glenn Rob 0025
Bradley Christopher D 0010 Carey Joseph Francis 0008
Chilcutt Sara Ann 0014 Cooper Thomas Gene 0017
Dantonio Tracy Ann 0023 Darcey Caitlin Dora 0028
Dave Rohit Kumar 0022 Estrada Kristen Merced 0027
Hanson Christopher M 0012 Hassell Aaron Glen 0013
Hicks Jason Larnce 0016 Hoyle Jeffrey Thomas * 0001
Hutton Stephen Brett * 0003 Jackson Shawna Lee 0015
Lam Doris Kamay 0009 Lish James Carbery M 0024
Moody Evan Paul 0020 Pakchoian Andrew John * 0002
Quintero David G * 0004 Reddout Nicole Marie 0021
Rosacker Blake Mitchel 0026 Russell Paul Michael 0011
Suguitan Julie K 0006 Verzosa Christopher Ed 0007
Medical Service Corps
Adwell James Paul 0030 Aldrich Garth W * 0001
Baugh Joseph A 0017 Bennett David George 0021
Blair William A Jr 0014 Clapper Stephanie C 0027
Coe Kaarin Elizabeth 0011 Defang Gabriel N 0013
English Matthew Rustin 0032 Fraser John Joseph 0010
Fromknecht Joseph M 0024 Gao Hong 0006
Gourdine Jinaki S 0009 Havens Linda Diane 0031
Henry Shani Kay 0022 Hooten Hannah Lynn 0020
Jansen Brittany Jean 0028 Jenkins Kenneth Russel 0016
Kumar Sandeep 0036 Lagger James Arthur * 0003
Locke Jesse David 0025 Nevins Robert Patrick 0029
Norris Jacob Neal J 0035 Olabode Olusegun A 0019
Osborn Eugene Daniel 0007 Owen Michael Dennis 0033
Quebedeaux Luke P 0034 Reini Seth Andrew 0015
Romanowski Dominic J * 0002 Segovia Francine * 0004
Thoemke Chad Michael 0018 Tillman Jone Latice 0026
Veseyolah Kirsten E 0012 Walker Peter B 0008
Weiss Andrew J 0023 Woody Jessica Noelle * 0005
Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Barletto Bryan C * 0002 Bode Natasha T 0018
Caetano Christina Rose 0015 Carlson Erik Anders 0013
Connors Jason William 0004 Ericson Ross Stephen 0025
Fletcher Christopher M 0009 Fralick Kyle 0021
Harp Tracy Lynn 0010 Hoy Cara Addison 0014
Kadlec Nicholas John 0023 Krigbaum Dayton A 0011
Leary Daniel Breen 0024 Manz Gregory William * 0001
Murray Andrew David 0006 Oconnor Elizabeth A 0007
Pike Jennifer Myers 0017 Pitterson Ayana B 0005
Rasmussen Mark Thomas 0012 Reintjes Christopher M 0020
Sonn Matthew Robert 0016 Stampfli Nicholas B 0008
Waldo Aaron D 0022 Walker Kevin Michael * 0003
Warning David William 0019
Nurse Corps
Abuzeid Colleen L * 0001 Boese Martin Lewis 0018
Cavanaugh Edward R 0020 Gelenter Katherine M 0024
Goodridge Jennifer L 0007 Hall Monica Leigh 0023
Hanhila Judy Oliveros 0005 Jolly Rose Cheri 0013
Mckay Sonya Lynette 0004 Morgan Brenda Sue 0016
Newnam Rachel Elaine 0022 Oquin Colby J 0011
Orzechowski Jessica M 0006 Purcellmullins Heather 0017
Ragle Harley R III * 0002 Reaves April L 0008
Ryals Teri Rene 0012 Schaub Julie Michelle 0019
Stats Stacy Marie * 0003 Tobin Eric Tyrone 0010
Vesey Kimberly Ann 0009 Weiss Christopher Ryan 0014
White Lillian Waring 0021 White Robyn Vernye 0015
Supply Corps
Allen Christopher L 0061 Anderson Lindsay Renee 0017
Baker Jacob Thomas 0023 Bastola Jatan 0092
Biby Jennifer Marie 0054 Bick George Michael 0002
Cabana Reynaldo R III 0044 Chou Lupei 0041
Collins Michael Jason 0049 Cooper Vaughn B 0075
Cozart Joseph Marion 0012 Davis Heidi Marie 0089
Davis James Antonio 0084 Devoe Justin Thomas 0038
Dipaolo Ryan Patrick 0057 Diprospero Michael B 0042
Dremann Blake M 0064 Duncan Matthew Elliott 0031
Dziewiatkowski Craig T 0077 Fernandez Jeffgerard C 0022
Flores Heather Marie 0069 Flynn Melissa Shannon 0067
Foster James Leslie 0021 Gillette Casey James 0097
Gonzales Melissa Anne * 0001 Grennan Jeremy Andrew 0083
Gunter Mark Adam 0043 Hamilton Adam Lee 0034
Harding Joshua Ryan 0010 Harnish Jason Eugene 0095
Hartl Richard Patrick 0011 Hays Brian Hunter 0071
Hayward Nathan Taylor 0058 Hockett Michael C Jr 0005
Hodges Luke James 0048 Holch Alejandra 0037
Hughes Ryan Z 0046 Hull Samuel Asa 0027
Key Michael David 0063 Krenz Jonathan Michael 0056
Kundra Suneet 0015 Labbe Michael David 0035
Lanclos Raymond J III 0032 Langhorne Joshua Luke 0091
Lease Quentin Eugene 0045 Lebel Christopher M 0096
Lee Heather Erin K 0020 Lee Sohnhwa 0062
Leung Jonathan Ben 0006 Lewis David Scott 0019
Lovgren Andrew Charles 0007 Marks Jason Polito 0033
Marsh James Rowland 0025 Mazurek Anne Paine 0003
Mccandless Charles E 0094 Mccleery Gregory Thorn 0009
Mikesell Andrew S 0076 Miller Matthew Lewis 0008
Milligan Howard A 0068 Millner Joshua Mackey 0088
Molnar Alexander S 0016 Montano Stephanie C 0072
Monts Jason Aaron 0080 Muniz Benjamin G III 0086
Nelsonwilliams Arthur 0018 Newsome Eric James 0026
Obrien Raymond D 0078 Olabode John Adebayo 0060
Orozco Roel Kalanoc 0081 Ortman Isaac James 0052
Pagnucco Jonathan P 0090 Peters Brady Robert 0029
Poss Matthew Claywell 0055 Prentiss Jacob Matthew 0014
Raigoza Dominic M 0028 Renquist John J 0073
Riester Peter 0098 Riley Leanne Rose 0059
Romps William David M 0065 Rosas Manuel 0087
Sands Christopher M 0051 Schaefer Matthew J 0079
Schotman Jan Douglas 0036 Secrist John Riley 0047
Shaw Jason Andrew 0013 Slaby Gina Marie 0053
Smutz Joseph Anthony 0093 Staines Frederick Mana 0030
Stickel Ryan R 0004 Stone Garrett Daniel 0024
Suarezvillafane Cindy 0085 Sumner John R 0040
Teter Sean Michael 0050 Valle Michael Benjaman 0039
Vargas Julio Antonio 0099 Welday Kurt Alan Jr 0082
Whiteley Jacob T 0074 Williamson Dante E 0070
Windas Edward Patrick 0066
Chaplain Corps
Allen Raynard 0006 Baker Donald A III 0013
Butlersaeger Autumn E 0009 Cain Kimberly 0008
Clark Genevieve M 0010 Constantine Jason M 0016
Deese David Scott 0011 Duprey David Luke 0012
Gardner Calvin B Sr * 0001 Orris Glenn William 0007
Purvis Bryan Edward 0014 Rudd John Clive 0005
Slaughter Robert Atkin 0003 Smith Paul L 0004
Warne Stephen L * 0002 Williams Marlin 0015
Civil Engineer Corps
Angerman James G 0050 Auger Christian J 0032
Augustyn Michael T 0045 Brown Nicholas C 0017
Casilio John Frank 0046 Christner Brian W 0036
Dill Thomas Jonathan 0023 Elles Dane C 0044
Fosson Edward Ashley * 0004 Galloway James Robert * 0003
Gipson Dallas Aaron 0007 Good Crystine Michelle 0009
Gorman Shawn Christoph 0021 Gutierrez Daniel John 0040
Gutierrez Kathryn Anne 0031 Hamrock Phillip Robert 0008
Hansen Carl A * 0006 Hightower Michael Ray 0041
Horner Jonathan Ray 0024 Jackson Brianna E 0022
James Timothy Philip 0015 Kalish Benjamin E 0010
Kvandal John Douglas 0051 Leftwich Robert W 0018
Lenzer Matthew Joseph 0029 Mazur Kimberly Ilene 0030
Mccharen Robert Eugene 0014 Mcguire Seth Thomas 0038
Mckelvie James B 0033 Milkowski Matthew R 0049
Moerbe Sandranell L 0013 Musser Rachael M 0025
Parks Steven Holland 0019 Patton Jeffrey David * 0002
Penrod Ross Averett 0042 Potts Jeremy Rhymes 0012
Rasbach Austin A 0043 Ruggiero John Victor 0048
Sanchez Marcus A * 0001 Sandmel Christopher Ad 0037
Scharar Tyler Robert 0027 Schechter Jason Andrew * 0005
Schwartz Jeremy M 0020 Shambley James Odell 0035
Smith Riley W 0016 Syre Robert Mark 0026
Thrun Ryan Wayne 0034 Turner Joshua Aaron 0047
Woodward Billy Dewayne 0039 Wyckoff Chester John 0028
Zukowsky Joseph Morgan 0011
5. Released by the Honorable Kenneth J. Braithwaite, Secretary of the
Navy.//
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Why Didn’t More GMOs, UMOs, and Flight Surgeons Promote to O4?
I’ve been asked this question multiple times since the FY21 LCDR promotion board stats came out. Many looking at the stats noticed these facts:
- The overall in-zone promotion rate was 83.19%.
- The rate for GMOs, UMOs, and Flight Surgeons were all lower than this:
- GMO – 66.67%
- UMO – 40%
- Flight Surgery – 42.86%
This seems to argue against the recent advice to “go operational” to successfully compete for promotion. What gives? The following is my best guess, and it is a guess. I was not on the board, and if I was I wouldn’t be able to talk about it.
Let’s look at the typical career path for a Medical Corps LT who does GMO, UMO, or Flight Surgery:
- Year 0 – Graduate from medical school and put on LT.
- Year 1 – Finish internship and go GMO, UMO, or Flight Surgery.
- Years 2-4 – Do a 2-3 year operational tour.
- Years 3-4 – Match in a residency program.
- Year 5 – You are in-zone for LCDR.
If in year 5 you are still a GMO, UMO, or Flight Surgeon, you probably haven’t matched in a residency either because you can’t or you’ve chosen to pay back the 3-4 years you owe the Navy and get out. In the latter case, you may have approved resignation orders in the system, which the promotion board will see on your record.
This timeline is obviously not applicable to anyone with prior service, entry-grade credit, or an abnormal promotion timeline, but it is applicable to the majority of Medical Corps LTs. For example, I did internship, 1 year as a GMO, 3 years of residency, and then was picked on-time/in-zone for LCDR, which I put on as a staff Emergency Physician. Back in the day, I showed up in the stats under Emergency Medicine. Anyone in a residency will show up under their specialty’s statistics.
Bottom Line – Why didn’t more GMOs, UMOs, and Flight Surgeons promote to LCDR?
Again, this is just a guess, but if you are in an operational billet your 5th year you either can’t match in a residency or are getting out, both of which do not portend well for promotion.
Takeaway – Your primary job and career goal as a LT is to match in a residency program that will lead to board certification. You can always “go operational” later. Spending too much time in the operational setting can lead to difficulties promoting.
