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FY22 O6 Staff Corps Promotion List is Out!
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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 Captain.
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
Arnold Michael John 0008 Banks Steven Reid 0034
Barry Michael J 0023 Budzik Carol Lynn 0041
Byrd Kevin Andrew 0043 Cardoso Mario Jorge * 0001
Clark Max Arnold II 0047 Coan Erin Blaire 0019
Demitrack James Gus 0036 Dierks Joy Ursula 0037
Do Tai Anh 0049 Drinkwine Benjamin J 0046
Elliot Jonathan Neil 0032 Elliott Daniel P 0027
Espiritu Samuel G 0022 Fowler Ian M 0042
Frye Marcia Lynne 0038 Gordon Jason Andrew 0028
Hoang Thanh Duc 0048 Holston Alexander M 0018
Humphries Ashley E 0026 Hurst Donald William * 0003
Hurst Nicole Danielle 0009 Kidd Grant Adam 0031
Klimpel Thad Donald 0044 Knipp Brian S 0050
Krause Robert J 0030 Landers John Thomas 0024
Laughlin Ian Michael 0012 Leonard Sean P 0015
Lund Mark Frederic 0040 Lutgendorf Monica A 0035
Marks Robert Murray 0013 Mcdowell Jacqueline C * 0002
Miller Nancy L 0051 Mingo Alicea Marie 0033
Mondzelewski Todd J 0016 Moyadelpino Nicolas B 0045
Nguyen William B 0025 Oreilly Eamon Boyce * 0006
Rockwood Jason H 0039 Servies Tammy E 0014
Sheu Robert Gregory 0021 Smith Linda Colleen D * 0005
Solomon James Benjamin 0017 Stegnerwilson Melissa 0011
Tilley Drake H 0010 Tuttle Ralph Edwin 0020
Velazquez Torrin W * 0007 Worlton Tamara Jean 0029
Dental Corps
Burns Casey Jean * 0001 Checchi Mitchell Roger 0009
Collinsdeisley Carey H 0019 Dart Matthew C 0005
Franzke Joseph Jackson * 0003 Giauque Frederic 0007
Guerrieri Brian James 0006 Haveman Kevin Wade 0014
Henson Joshua Frederic 0011 Hilley Jeffrey William 0010
Jorden Monserrat 0012 Liu David Zen 0018
Noordmans Caleb J 0020 Pasieta Scott Anthony * 0002
Pavel Robert David 0004 Rasmussen Bryan Paul 0017
Smith Jennifer Lynn 0013 Tinucci Raymond F 0008
Ward Nicole Gay 0016 Wier Kirstin Caye 0015
Medical Service Corps
Barnes Timothy David * 0001 Chieves Lakesha Ann 0019
Cline Tiffany Faye 0016 Cooper Christopher L 0008
Dagnachew Eskinder 0003 Dietrich Erich J 0017
Gaskin Adrian Darnelle 0010 Goad Robert Dean 0014
Isaacson Cary James 0006 Kee Kyle Edward 0018
Lang David George 0005 Marty Stephen Anthony * 0002
Olson Nichole Amina 0004 Pyles Jeremy Shawn 0015
Ray Chadwick Edward 0009 Scheeler William R 0011
Senko Robert Patrick 0013 Smith Elizabeth 0012
Vanmoerkerque Jacquel 0007
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Butler Derek 0006 Grant Trevor James 0004
Higson Danielle Marie 0001 Larsen Hayes C 0003
Padilla Geraldo 0007 Sullivan Sean Michael 0005
Troyan Brent E 0002
Nurse Corps
Baldassano Accursia A * 0003 Baudek Aric Vincent 0019
Baudek Rachel Ryan 0013 Bonds Raymond L 0011
Bradford Glenn Allen 0022 Brender Timothy P 0010
Brosinski Carmen Maria 0016 Cook Wendy Anne 0004
Cortez Tymesia V 0009 Cottrell Cheryl Lee 0007
Fuentes Neva R 0020 Hollis Anne Seton H 0005
Kasuske Lalon M 0006 Luna Catherine Anne* 0002
Maldarellidrey Jill M 0014 Malloy Craig Thomas * 0001
Stewart Kathryn M R 0023 Vernon Tarail 0017
Wallace Jerrol B 0015 Weldon Edwardo C 0018
Williams Jacqueline R 0008
Supply Corps
Bannister Anthony Paul 0023 Benham William T 0001
Diaz Andres 0003 Dillon Jeretta Rae 0019
Elston Josh Andrew 0009 Freeman Timothy Ray 0017
Gabriel Terri Lynn 0008 Henwood Andrew Emile 0025
Hill Joshua Robert 0026 James Robert J 0004
Jones Bari Jarrod 0015 Jones David Kent Jr 0016
Kelly Patrick Joseph 0005 Kim Frank Dong 0014
Kovack Robert G Jr 0013 Lancaster Joshua Todd 0012
Lee Evelyn Collier 0028 Mcnulty Kevin Sean 0024
Reilly Bruce M II 0027 Saucedo Pamela R 0011
Tan Horacio Garcia 0007 Tate Monica Renee 0022
Tipton John Howard 0006 Vetsch Daniel Joseph 0021
Wallace Larry Scott 0010 Wharton Rachele Anne 0018
Wilson Michael Robert 0002
Chaplain Corps
Bowden Jennifer Dianne 0006 Ekstrom Randall Danger 0002
Fuson Jaisen Eric 0013 Hall Robert Wayne 0003
Hlavin William Alan 0004 Kersten Jay Joseph 0009
Michaelis Kurt A 0011 Peugh James Murle 0007
Quinn Jeffrey 0010 Rutledge Clifford P 0012
Solomon William Nathan 0008 Stroud David Aaron 0005
Civil Engineer Corps
Adamah Sylvester C 0005 Benton Greggory A 0006
Brown Troy M * 0002 Eyrich Catherine U 0011
Fichter Stephen J 0003 Jasinski Jared Adam 0015
Lockhart Jason Howard 0013 Matvay David M Jr 0014
Mccain Michael William 0009 Mccarthy Ancelmo J 0004
Padhi Stephen T 0012 Richer Jeffrey Arthur 0007
Stiles Robert Douglas * 0001 Strieter Juliana M 0008
Taylor Preston Dennis 0010 Williams Matthew T 0016
5. Released by the Honorable Thomas W. Harker, Acting Secretary of the
Navy.//
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What’s New in the FY22 O4 Promotion Board Convening Order?
TL;DR BLUF
- O4 promotion results will be delayed by 5-6 weeks because the board started late.
- Do Joint Professional Military Education.
- Be operationally relevant.
- Be a model of Honor, Courage, and Commitment and don’t get in trouble.
- Going to Guam or Japan certainly can’t hurt.
- Get board certified as soon as you can.
What’s a Convening Order?
Convening orders tell promotion board members what to look for when selecting people for promotion, so it is usually a good idea to examine them for changes. I’ll give you a summary of what is new. Here are the FY21 and FY22 documents:
Date of the Board
The board was delayed from March 24th to May 3rd. Expect the promotion results to be delayed by a similar interval.
Promotion Opportunities
The promotion opportunities changed:
- MC – decreased from 100% to 95% because that is the new maximum promotion opportunity
- DC – decreased from 82% to 73%
- MSC – increased from 60% to 65%
- NC – stayed the same at 80%
Rest of the Changes are Same as the FY22 O5 Convening Order
All the rest of the language changes are a carbon copy of the FY22 O5 changes, which you can read about here.
Translation Please?
What does this mean for an O3 in Navy Medicine? I think it means the following:
- O5 promotion results will be delayed by 5-6 weeks because the board started late.
- Do Joint Professional Military Education.
- Be operationally relevant.
- Be a model of Honor, Courage, and Commitment and don’t get in trouble.
- Going to Guam or Japan certainly can’t hurt.
- Get board certified as soon as you can.
What’s New in the FY22 O5 Promotion Board Convening Order?
TL;DR BLUF
- O5 promotion results will be delayed by 5-6 weeks because the board started late.
- Do Joint Professional Military Education.
- Be operationally relevant.
- Be a model of Honor, Courage, and Commitment and don’t get in trouble.
- Going to Guam or Japan certainly can’t hurt.
- Get board certified as soon as you can.
- Move seamlessly across domains by starting a blog in your free time.
What’s a Convening Order?
Convening orders tell promotion board members what to look for when selecting people for promotion, so it is usually a good idea to examine them for changes. I’ll give you a summary of what is new. Here are the FY21 and FY22 documents:
Date of the Board
The board was delayed from March 24th to May 3rd. Expect the promotion results to be delayed by a similar interval.
Promotion Opportunities
The promotion opportunities changed:
- MC – increased from 77% to 90%
- DC – decreased from 83% to 75%
- MSC – decreased from 55% to 50%
- NC – stayed the same at 70%
Pages 3-6 (all page numbers from here on out reference the FY22 convening order)
They inserted language emphasizing awareness of the Great Power Competition (GPC), education, operational support, competence, character, and diversity.
Pages 8-9
They inserted a new concept to me, the 10 Signature Behaviors of a 21st Century Sailor:
They also inserted some language about commitment to personal and professional growth, connecting with yourself and others, loyalty to the Navy’s core values, and championing a culture of excellence.
Fitrep Impacts Due to COVID
They inserted a paragraph cautioning board members that COVID stop movements may have adversely impacted fitness reports and that these fitrep impacts:
“…should not be viewed adversely and the COVID-19 impact must be taken in context when viewed with the totality of the record. The board must take extra care to not disadvantage members for their inability to transfer as a result of the stop movement.”
Page 10
They inserted language emphasizing expertise in the Indo-Pacific Region.
Pages 11-13 – Medical Community Considerations
These were largely unchanged, but they qualified the importance of board certification by inserting the italicized text:
“Strong consideration should be given to board certification when a board certification exists for the specialty, provided they have had sufficient time to meet the requirements.“
They also inserted at the bottom of page 12:
“Special consideration should be given to those officers who have demonstrated the ability to move seamlessly across domains.”
Traditional domains include air, land, and maritime with recent additions of space and cyberspace. Hopefully blogging in your free time is one day seen as “moving seamlessly across domains.”
Translation Please?
What does this mean for an O4 in Navy Medicine? I think it means the following:
- O5 promotion results will be delayed by 5-6 weeks because the board started late.
- Do Joint Professional Military Education.
- Be operationally relevant.
- Be a model of Honor, Courage, and Commitment and don’t get in trouble.
- Going to Guam or Japan certainly can’t hurt.
- Get board certified as soon as you can.
- Move seamlessly across domains by starting a blog in your free time.
FY22 O4 and O5 Promotion Opportunities
Here are the O4 promotion opportunities:
Here are the O5 opportunities:
Here are the convening orders where I got these:
What’s New in the FY22 O6 Promotion Board Materials?
This article is a more detailed breakdown of all the FY22 O6 board material I posted a few days ago.
This looks fairly standard to me, except they inserted this page to emphasize the new policy that you can’t discuss opting out of promotion boards or taking a break for the Career Intermission Program:
Merit Reorder Slides
Here is what I would note from the merit reorder slides:
- To quote, “strict adherence to the career progressions depicted in the slides is not a prerequisite for promotion.” In other words, if your career has not followed these paths, please don’t get too stressed about it.
- Depending on your rank and career stage, I’d use this slide to guide your future decisions. This is what the promotion boards are looking for…
Community Brief
- To quote, “strict adherence to the career progressions depicted in the slides is not a prerequisite for promotion.” In other words, if your career has not followed these paths, please don’t get too stressed about it.
- I’ve done a detailed breakdown of the new career path in this post already, so I’d read that if you want more interpretation of the slides below, which are completely new this year due to the updated career path:
Here is what is new in the FY22 O6 convening order:
- The new maximum promotion opportunity for all boards is 95%. This came from the 2021 NDAA.
- The percent to select went from 91% down to 90%.
- The text on page 2 under “Fully Qualified” and page 4 under “Additional Considerations” has been completely updated. In brief, it now emphasizes knowledge of Great Power Competition (GPC) and the INDOPACOM AOR, professional education (JPME, et.), continual performance improvement, operational employment, character, and diversity. I think this is consistent with the recent push emphasis on JPME and being operationally relevant.
- Page 9 has a paragraph about not disadvantaging anyone whose fitrep was adversely impacted by COVID.
FY22 O6 Promotion Opportunities and the Documents Provided to the Boards
The FY22 convening order is out:
The O6 promotion opportunities are:
- DC – 90%
- MC – 90%
- MSC – 50%
- NC – 50%
You can see the historical MC stats here:
In addition, here are all the documents provided to the promotion boards. When I have time, I’ll break them all down and analyze them, but I wanted to post them here for your reading pleasure:
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.
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