promotion
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.
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:
- 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, 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.
So who actually promotes to O5 and O6? In general, the officer who promotes is:
- Board certified.
- Has 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.
- They have no PFA failures, legal problems, declining fitreps, or potentially adverse fitreps.
- They have updated their record, and if they previously failed to select they reviewed their record with their Detailer and actively worked to improve it.
So what do you do if you were passed over and 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) 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.
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/Associate Residency Director
- Department Head at a small/medium sized MTF
- Senior Medical Officer or Medical Director
- Chair of a hospital committee
- MEC member
If you are a CDR who got passed over for CAPT, try to get one of these jobs and excel at it:
- Residency Director
- Department Head in a large MTF
- Associate Director or Director
- Officer-in-Charge (OIC)
- MEC President
- Division, Group, or Wing Surgeon
- CATF Surgeon
- Specialty Leader
- Chief Medical Officer (CMO)
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.
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.
Those are my tips for those who find themselves above zone. Most importantly, if you want to promote, NEVER STOP TRYING. You can stay in as a LCDR for 20 years, and I personally know of people who got promoted their 9th look!
FY-19 Active-Duty Navy Commander 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 1420.2A.
4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each
line. The numbers following each name indicate the relative
seniority among the selectees within each competitive
category. Members are directed to verify their select status via
BUPERS Online.
Medical Corps
Abels Lisa Leith 0138 Alfieri Keith A 0012
Allen Lee Reynolds 0016 Allwein Alex Travis 0004
Balazs George C 0085 Balmer Russell Paul 0109
Banks Taylor Allen 0127 Baran Jeremy Paul 0058
Barksdale Nadine Smith 0054 Bielawski Anthony M 0005
Bigornia Veronica E 0091 Blair Keisha Natasha 0008
Blevins Benjamin R 0083 Blevins Erin Mckenzie 0097
Boggswilkerson Denise 0051 Brainard Tamara 0001
Brandau Jack R 0036 Branham Andrew M 0046
Brink Erik D 0067 Bronaugh Stephen M 0064
Cann Helen L 0045 Capp Shannon M 0102
Chamberlin Brett M 0093 Cherry Darren 0002
Chesnut Gregory Thomas 0075 Chiaruttini Robert D 0060
Chou Eva 0014 Clifford James C 0052
Clingan Mary Jennings 0065 Conley William K II 0146
Cooke Jonathon 0043 Cortes James Shannon 0033
Coseo Mark Peter 0114 Cox Tiffany Candace 0137
Crimm Hampton A 0088 Cudnik Raymond J III 0128
Cunningham Michael E 0077 Cuozzo Francis P 0025
Cutler Nathan S 0071 Davis Bennett Lynwood 0119
Dechambeau Amber N 0136 Dicarlomeacham Angela 0056
Donahue Timothy Joshua 0135 Doxey Michael Lloyd 0070
Dutta Eryn Jennifer H 0011 Eisenberg Charles Seth 0144
Ennis Jeremy S 0047 Falls William L 0007
Fitch Jamie Lynn 0131 Foerschler Derek Lyle 0147
Foley Brian C 0130 Foster Christopher W 0015
Fox Janelle Ann 0068 Frankston Amy Joy 0081
Gadbois Kyle D 0048 Gaspary Micah J 0020
Giberman Anthony Allen 0022 Glassman David Michael 0057
Granger Sarah Lynne 0129 Graning Rolf E 0099
Green Michael S Jr 0010 Harder Justin A 0030
Harrell Travis E 0032 Henderson Gregory S 0076
Henry Antonia Jocelyn 0069 Hoefler Matthew F 0100
Humphreys Matthew A 0108 Hurvitz Andrew Peter 0073
Jardine Dinchen Anna 0059 Jensen Shane D 0029
Johenk Paul D 0027 Johnson Kevin Donald 0133
Johnson Lucas A 0080 Johnson Mark Stephen 0072
Johnson Rebecca Lynn 0104 Kapur Jaime Heather 0063
Keller Matthew William 0142 Kemp Jean Dobson 0028
Kempner Benjay Joshua 0121 Kendall Shellie Marie 0082
Keuski Brian Michael 0139 Kim Tim Inchul 0123
Krause Joanna Register 0095 Kung Andrew C 0087
Lauer Laura Michelle 0140 Leader Michael Reed 0122
Liu Scott 0039 Lydon John Manning 0062
Lynch Michelle M 0105 Maddox John Specht 0042
Margaron Franklin C 0031 Matiasek April Sample 0013
Metzger Paul D 0143 Michalowicz Matthew M 0079
Miller Jessica Marie 0112 Miller Jonathan Paul 0021
Miller Russell Jason 0110 Minyard Joshua William 0006
Moore David Allen 0024 Moore Erin Koelling 0098
Mueller Lucas A 0035 Neal Meredith Richard 0092
Olson Niels Halden 0023 Ormeno Monica D 0126
Ortizpomales Yan Tomas 0055 Parsons Andrew Mitchel 0117
Paul Michael Buchanan 0037 Phariss Aaron J 0050
Pinkos Kevin A 0053 Platt Bryan James 0090
Polk Kristina Marie 0086 Poole Aaron T 0018
Reed Aaron David 0009 Rice Jason Patrick 0038
Rigler Shannon Lee 0116 Rivera Victor Antonio 0145
Rolfe Darin Matthew 0003 Russell Crystal A 0103
Sag Leah S 0026 Savitz Julia A 0111
Schlocker Caroline M 0041 Scully Michael Sean 0089
Seguin Peter Gilbert 0034 Shibley Heather Lynn 0061
Sischy Adam Charles 0134 Smith Christopher S 0066
Stetler Christopher A 0125 Strawn Alan Anthony 0120
Suvatne Jimmy 0049 Terpstra Eric Richard 0124
Tompkins Andrew J 0019 Trask Adelaine D 0118
Trask Scott A 0101 Utz Edward R 0074
Vega Jaime 0017 Viers Angela Gale 0107
Volk David Mathew 0132 Volk William Robert 0084
Walton Robert B 0044 Warnock Alicia Lynn 0113
Weber Lauren Ann 0115 Wells Nicholas James 0040
White Dennis A 0094 Young Colin Raymond 0078
Yuan Jerry 0141
Dental Corps
Abdolazadeh Laleh 0042 Boggess William Paul 0023
Braud Martin James 0015 Burkes Jason Neal 0017
Cheng Katherine Loree 0040 Chow Lora Lon 0010
Culbreath Jeffrey L 0033 Devin Corinne Celeste 0011
Dow David Michael II 0050 Downey Danika Jo 0022
Eliot Colin Alexander 0034 Fitzharris Benjamin D 0025
Frazer Rebecca Ann 0038 Geller Jared Adam 0020
Gomez Eduardo 0016 Gonzalez Jesus Manuel 0046
Grau Michael James Jr 0037 Harper Fred J III 0014
Hocker Scott Andrew 0039 Hogan Jacqueline Anne 0030
Honl Daniel Joseph 0052 James Jaime Lee 0047
Johnson Brock Jonathan 0029 Lago Benjamin James 0018
Lazaro Darien Gonzalo 0044 Lisell Andrea Decerce 0007
Martinsen Bradley D 0026 Mcmurray Geoffrey L 0009
Morrell Patrick Thomas 0045 Nghiem Hoan Boi 0019
Nocera Mark Alan 0028 Obrien James Michael 0031
Park Andrew C 0021 Parks Christopher Don 0049
Payne Michael Lee 0027 Perez Leonel Jr 0043
Rasmussen David M 0051 Ricks Benjamin Leon 0041
Ringler Gregory Ernest 0002 Rogers Justin Leonard 0035
Ross James Mitchell 0036 Rumford Frederick J IV 0012
Sessa Angela Catherine 0003 Silvestri Andrew D 0001
Soden Derek Donald 0005 Stires Sara Ann 0006
Tang Clarence Spencer 0008 Wade Stephen Michael 0013
Wallace Leslie Harper 0048 Williamstreesh Mary N 0024
Yapshing Donavon A 0004 Young Christopher L 0032
Medical Service Corps
Amell Lynda Sue 0031 Barnes Christopher E 0026
Bennett Allison Leigh 0018 Bennett William O 0024
Brinston Edward 0027 Brossard Hyrum Tae 0015
Chronister Alan Deen 0039 Colter Kathleen Alicia 0013
Davis Roderick Jr 0005 Deangelis Christopher 0016
Dohm Kyle Dale 0017 Donald Korrina R 0028
Dutton Nicole Jane 0040 Espiritu Ashlee Colvin 0029
Ford Joseph James Jr 0002 Gomez Reina 0021
Immeker Daniel Lee 0019 Jimenez Elmer Legaspi 0014
Keener James Matthew 0034 Littel Kimberly Layne 0010
Martin Nicholas James 0012 Mcclellan Felecia E 0008
Mccoy Kinau Yolande 0003 Morales Wilfredo 0022
Murriel Markeece L 0041 Nogle James Michael 0023
Oelschlager Kimberly A 0007 Olabisi Ayodele O 0011
Owens Emily Ann 0020 Palacios Cindi L 0032
Prouty Michael Glenn 0030 Rariden Mathew Brian 0033
Scancella Jenifer M 0035 Simons Mark Paul 0037
Sohl David Jeremy 0001 Thomas Lisseth Carmen 0036
Thompson Jesus Stefan 0009 Toler Ayessa B 0004
Towers Tyler John 0006 Westcott Jeremy Heath 0042
Williams Brandon John 0025 Yasuda Chadwick Yoshio 0038
Judge Advocate Generals Corps
Bailey Matthew S 0013 Battisti John J 0016
Baykan Deniz Mary 0019 Bloomrose Michael W 0004
Christenson David A 0023 Cottrill Sarah Jane 0017
Henderson Justin C 0003 Holt William Andrew 0009
Hussey Michael John 0006 Loftuswilliams Jocelyn 0024
Lorenz Joshua Richard 0012 Lovastik John Albert V 0022
Melson David Andrew 0005 Montague Michael Gavin 0010
Nelson Cameron R 0008 Ostrom Peter Robert 0014
Pollio Jennifer Lee 0021 Pyle Jessica L 0025
Reynolds Tracy Lynn 0011 Shovlin Katherine E 0018
Trest Rachel E 0001 Ward Allison Elizabeth 0015
Werner Meredith S 0002 Whitehead Lena E 0007
Yost Adam Bryant 0020
Nurse Corps
Abanes Jane J 0013 Barnet Eduardo Farias 0033
Birkla James Russell 0007 Blosser Colleen C 0037
Braybrook Connie J 0012 Burdick Brian K 0043
Butler Patricia Daniel 0038 Cantu Rhonda Helvitia 0061
Centaure Marcelo A 0056 Cook Molly Aleese 0008
Cornell Michael J 0044 Cuento Robert Ferrer 0029
Dent Teresa Charlene 0039 Dewees Ronald Glenn 0001
Drake Elizabeth M 0018 Ellison Carolyn Howard 0048
Estoesta James Lee 0003 Ferguson Ebony J 0045
Fierros Suzanne N 0064 Flanagan Karen A 0031
Foura Candace Renee 0021 Galera Abdon Floresca 0053
Garciaduenas Danilo A 0046 Gentry Sarah Elizabeth 0035
Goff Jason Alan 0060 Guzman Jason M 0017
Heiges Penelope Jo 0052 Hernandez Andrea M 0006
Holmes Elisabeth B 0049 Hoyos John A 0014
Jenkins Davy J 0009 Johnson Joanna Tiaira 0011
Kennedy Maria 0065 Kimberling Robert Jose 0027
Kirk Heather Linnea 0016 Krauss Tracy Ranea 0028
Lampert Duane Joseph 0026 Law Lyla Evelyn 0062
Lebeau Derrick 0025 Levenson Jonathan D 0022
Lopez Jacqueline 0068 Macapagal Kathleen M 0010
Macdonald Scott M 0005 Maguire Jennifer Jean 0041
Mcgill Scott Anthony 0054 Mcmahon Matthew P 0063
Mercado Jose A 0042 Middlebrooks Reginald 0015
Miles Jeffrey Allen 0070 Moore Chad Brian 0036
Morris Theresa Diane 0050 Naczas Sara Lynn 0030
Nyilas Peter I 0055 Pagulayan Ted Ubina 0002
Paone Stephanie Marie 0067 Pennington Kendra L 0058
Peterson Travis J 0059 Reynolds Margaret M 0066
Reza Matthew V 0047 Rotruck Shannan C 0034
Schaffeld Amanda E 0051 Schroeder Rebecca Ann 0057
Schulz Katie Elizabeth 0024 Silfies Marc Alan 0019
Sorenson Jamie M 0040 Stiller Andreas 0023
Storz Damian Michael 0069 Tolbert Randy L 0032
Trout Kelly Ann 0020 Westcott Michelle L 0004
Supply Corps
Albano Jonathan David 0041 Ambrosino Vincent M 0025
Blake Karlie Mcclellan 0039 Bryant Clinton S 0004
Calandruccio Jason Don 0042 Coffeen William I IV 0048
Colburn Brian D 0003 Combs Suquon Donte 0023
Coomes Eric John 0011 Dalphonse Diana I 0034
Daniel Autumn Leigh 0008 Dawson Eugene Jr 0006
Decker Erik Andrew 0044 Ellis Duncan Robert 0030
Ellis Krysten Janelle 0027 Engler Kirk Ashley 0014
Findley Kenneth Earl 0028 Frey Monica Madeline 0019
Gardner Maxine Jean J 0040 Harper Jason Patrick 0038
Hunt William Baron 0037 Huttleston Scott T 0010
Ileto Jason Vern 0036 Iliff Ian Grant 0035
Kemper Brennan Jude 0026 Kidd Michael Allen 0033
Lattus Gene Michael Jr 0024 Long Scott Anthony 0018
May Benjamin Isaac 0047 Mcintyre Donald Mark 0049
Mitchell Jamie Lance 0012 Mullerheim Michael J 0031
Nichols Benjamin Scott 0046 Oconnor Christopher F 0021
Phillips Thurman Bert 0032 Quinn Douglas M 0007
Radke Christopher C 0017 Simmons Michelle A 0016
Smith Jarrod Heath 0045 Smoak Donna Louise 0005
Sonon Albert T IV 0013 Sweetser Jared Joseph 0043
Tamez John 0029 Taylor Robin Lee 0009
Tew Andrew Jason 0001 Whittle Blake A 0022
Yau Raymond Chi 0015 Zakar James Paul 0020
Chaplain Corps
Alexander David W 0018 Ault John D 0022
Cates Gregory Alan 0004 Chappell Victoria Anne 0026
Connolly John D 0032 Contreras Samuel 0002
Desousa Cristiano S 0029 Dietz Peter Wilson 0031
Foshee Gary W 0025 Grace Douglas Alan 0030
Hammen Eric P 0034 Hwang Song Sik 0010
Jeltema David John 0024 Johnson Charles Wayne 0001
Kennedy Ronald James 0008 Kim David Dong Jin 0033
Lee Richard S 0016 Martin Russell David 0012
Miller Aaron T 0003 Mitchell Sunny 0014
Nelson Robert S 0011 Oflanagan Thomas P 0027
Peters Robert W 0015 Potter Randal K 0019
Rhoads Carl Philip 0007 Roberton Aaron Donald 0013
Smothers Richard Clay 0028 Thornton Corey Todd 0009
Vandyke John Carden 0021 Vaughan Bruce Allen 0005
Wiese Richard Howard 0006 Woodruff Harold Bowen 0017
Civil Engineer Corps
Anglesey Kory Alan 0008 Casne Christopher S 0012
Charles Joseph William 0030 Christensen Mark Jason 0020
Coleman Brad Gordon 0001 Cowley Luke Allyn 0011
Doble Arce Datu Jr 0004 Dunaway Joseph Aaron 0017
Duplantier Marcel T 0027 Herron Nathaniel Lee 0026
Hunt Andrew Brian 0016 Ingram Sterling P IV 0021
Kiletico Micah Joel 0023 Martens Eric Lee 0009
Mccully Jerod David 0025 Metlen Tate Lando 0007
Montgomery Gareth A 0015 Olson Robert Lorne 0003
Perry Joshua Michael 0029 Ramsey Robert Stephen 0024
Richardson Brent David 0006 Roe Dawn Chase 0022
Schonefeld Brian B 0005 Sowell Kenneth Dean 0028
Stewart James T 0019 Tay Francis Johnson Jr 0013
Uyehara Brent Jiro 0002 Waite Benjamin Charles 0014
Limited Duty Officer (Staff)
Lopezmartinez Javier 0001
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Did Senate Panel Go Too Far on Officer Management Reforms?
This is certainly an interesting read by the Military Officers Association of America:
FY19 O4 Medical Corps Promotion Opportunity is 100%
As usual, the O4 promotion opportunity for Medical Corps officers is 100%. How do I know? Because the day the board starts you can go to the board webpage, download the convening order, and check page 2. It is always there.
Here’s the website:
http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc/boards/activedutyofficer/04staff/Pages/FY-19.aspx
Here’s the convening order. Check page 2:
FY19 O6 Staff Corps Promotion Board Statistics
The Medical Corps statistics were:
- Above Zone: 33 selected of 162 eligible = 20.4%
- In Zone: 30 selected of 73 eligible = 41.1%
- Below Zone: 3 selected of 190 eligible = 1.6%
- Total Selected = 66
The other staff corps board stats can be found in this document:
FY19 O6 Staff Corps Select 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 1420.2A.
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. Members are directed to verify their select status via
BUPERS Online.
Medical Corps
Alexander Zachary M 0053 Allard Jay E 0029
Aubin Alex L 0022 Axelsen Frank O 0012
Barrows David Allan 0061 Bell Randy S 0065
Biery John C 0014 Boganey Anthony Corey 0004
Bradford Chad 0002 Brito Jorge L 0020
Carney Leo A 0059 Carpenter Robert J III 0040
Cason John Braxton 0028 Clark Susan C 0015
Danko Janine R 0054 Dawson Gray Newton 0027
Devlin John Joseph 0024 Doan Andrew P 0056
Dorey Harlan F 0008 Emerick Jill Ellen 0038
Gallagher Thomas Q 0058 Gardner Todd A 0037
Gleeson Todd D 0013 Grasmuck Elizabeth A 0042
Greer Joy A 0050 Hagan Catherine E 0021
Hawley Daniel B 0064 Hollis Ewell M 0036
Huebner Chadley R 0032 Juba Daniel Richard 0001
Keller Anthony W 0047 Kucik Corry J 0048
Leyva Fernando F 0046 Lin Andrew H 0039
Liotta Robert A 0049 Liu Michelle F 0055
Ly Nam Thanh 0007 Mann William 0003
Manning Debra A 0044 Mcfarland Joel T 0026
Mcgowan Peter Charles 0019 Milder Edmund A 0018
Miller Joe 0033 Minarcik John Robert 0025
Moore Emori Anne 0035 Neal Christopher J 0052
Robson Kristie A 0062 Ropp Corby D 0057
Sanchack Kristian E 0066 Sauter Bettina Mae 0031
Schofer Joel M 0043 Snitchler Andrea N 0017
Soley Leah Kristen 0045 Stevens David M 0010
Stroup Sean P 0063 Taysom Danielle A 0016
Trafeli John P 0005 Vanwagner Tricia E 0023
Walter Robert N 0006 Walters Rustin C 0051
Wells Natalie Yvette 0030 Wilks Timothy M 0009
Woodbridge Mark L 0060
Dental Corps
Alova Rene June 0018 Barndt Peter Ryan 0019
Barrientos Raul L 0005 Berchtold Thomas E 0021
Bissell John Edward 0012 Briggs Preston Charles 0003
Brooks Troy William 0016 Doan Vinh Dang 0004
Evers Martin Ernest 0022 Goodin Kelly Marie 0001
Hamlin Christopher M 0014 Hoyos John Bayron 0017
Jones Bradley Elliot 0020 Kane Christopher James 0002
Khorassani Nima Abbasi 0025 Luu Thu Nhuan 0023
Miller Matthew Braden 0013 Mooney Michael Todd 0027
Perry Johvin 0008 Rudmann Michael Edward 0007
Scott Rodney Vincent 0006 Song Zhengshi 0024
Thompson James M Jr 0015 Turner Joyce Yang 0026
Vanness Howard K 0011 Yun Sabina Sukran 0010
Yune Stephen Sonyoung 0009
Medical Service Corps
Anderson Robert Lee II 0012 Cooperman Kathleen K 0020
Green Darryl Edward 0006 Green Rona Denise 0007
Hagen James Raymond 0021 Hatch Brian Clair 0018
Herwitz Marc David 0017 Holcomb Matthew J 0016
Howard William Rawling 0015 Jones Franca Rebecca 0014
Kindling Leslie Alice 0002 Plummer William J III 0005
Poulin Donna 0009 Quick James Curtis III 0013
Read Margaret Marie 0019 Repass Jeffrey Jordan 0011
Saitzyk Arlene Ruth 0003 Schoonover Ronald Lee 0010
Sharp Thad Jeffery 0004 Wooten Danielle M 0008
Judge Advocate General’s Corps
Burke Hugh 0001 Cruz Tanya 0006
Elkins Kathleen A 0009 Gaston Arthur Lee III 0002
Malik Joan Marie 0003 Miani Wayne A Jr 0005
Smith Megan K 0007 Westbrook Edward K II 0004
Williams Christopher M 0008
Nurse Corps
Allen Paul Robert 0003 Bain Jessica Sacheen 0028
Basabe Laurie E 0021 Byers William Sullivan 0008
Clouser Lana Rae 0001 Couture Darren Joseph 0005
Darling Julie Ann 0020 Fancher Ronald A 0014
Fitzpatrick Patrick J 0019 Giles Tracey R 0016
Guidry Stephen L 0022 Hinds Rhonda O 0007
House Sharon L 0012 Isaac Tracy Reeva 0018
Kase Shawn B 0010 Lawrence Richard Bruce 0023
Lewandowski Jeanne M 0027 Mcmullen Laura L 0006
Olivero Thomas 0025 Shaughnessy Kim P 0015
Sol Darryl B 0013 Tarrant Andrew D 0026
Vass Craig Timothy 0024 Waara Michele A 0009
Wiegmann William W 0017 Wonpat Francisco I 0011
Yaden Steven Thomas 0004 Zablan Kim T 0002
Supply Corps
Adams Jason William 0013 Dellanno Arcangelo P 0008
Demeyer Paul Wayne 0009 Hamilton John H IV 0015
Hornyak Albert Lee 0004 Johnson Wesley Parks 0003
Lewis Andrew Justin 0012 Lookabill Ryan Davis 0016
Naley Erik Ronald 0010 Obellos Ernan S 0007
Schemm Cory Douglas 0002 Thomas Johnetta C 0005
Triggs Shawn M 0014 Warner Jason Carl 0006
Yarbrough Lagena Kerri 0001
Chaplain Corps
Bagrow Philip Benjamin 0013 Cline David Lee 0003
Foskett Michael Edward 0016 Haddad Wayne M 0002
Hoffman Roy E 0012 Holcombe Henry F Jr 0019
King Philip David 0001 Mcclellan Hagan R Jr 0006
Rupe Ryan R 0005 Ryan Richard H Jr 0018
Stallinga Beth Ann 0008 Stuart Clifford Allen 0015
Thames David Blake 0017 Todd David Michael 0014
Tremblay Paul Scott 0010 Varsogea Charles E 0004
Weigelt Brian D 0009 Williams Teddy L Jr 0007
Yang David Sunghton 0011
Civil Engineer Corps
Chan Paul Chun 0002 Doss Gary Ward 0006
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‘Push Button’ Captains in the Navy Now One Step Closer to Reality
This program would allow entry up to the O-6 paygrade to “any scientific or technical field designated by the Secretary of Defense” that “requires a high level of skill and that an insufficient number of officers possess in the military department concerned.” Largely focused on cyber skills and not medicine, you can read about it here:
‘Push Button’ Captains in the Navy Now One Step Closer to Reality
Navy Asks Congress for More Authority to Sidestep ‘Up-or-Out’ Personnel System
This article is an interesting read about continued efforts to revise the Navy personnel system:
Navy Asks Congress for More Authority to Sidestep ‘Up-or-Out’ Personnel System
You Should Care About Promotion Board Precepts and Convening Orders
Whenever a promotion board starts, the members are provided two items to guide them as they decide who to promote, the board precept and the convening order. These documents are available on-line and should be used to figure out how to promote and write your fitrep.
The Board Precept
The precept is released in December and can be seen anytime afterwards. For example, if you go to the FY19 O4 Staff Corps Promotion Board page and click on the link marked with an arrow, you’ll get the board precept even though this board hasn’t started yet:
The Convening Order
The convening order for a promotion board is not released until it starts. If you monitor the board page closely, you’ll usually be able to get it within 1-2 days after the board begins. You just click the link that reads “Board Convening Order”:
Incidentally, this is how I always find out the promotion opportunity for all the boards and post it on the blog. It is in the convening order.
Why You Should Care
You should care about the precept and convening order because they tell you how to promote to the next rank. Go to this page and download them from the most recent boards of your next rank. You can see all the different boards circled in red here:
Click on the board for the next rank you’ll be competing for, and download the precept and convening order. If the board hasn’t happened yet (like the FY19 O4 board), then you’ll have to look at last year’s convening order (FY18).
Use these documents for two things. First, to figure out how to promote. For example, I deconstructed a past O6 convening order here.
Second, use them to come up with wording for your fitrep bullets, as discussed here where I showed you how to pull phrases for your block 41.
The Bottom Line
- Go to this page.
- Get the precept and convening order for your next rank. You might have to go to last year’s board for the convening order if the board hasn’t started yet.
- Use them to figure out how to get promoted and for writing your fitrep.
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