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FY19 Medical Corps O5 Promotion Stats
| FY19 MEDICAL CORPS COMMANDER SELECTION BY SUBSPECIALTY | |||||||||
| SELECTION OPPORTUNITY 85 % | |||||||||
| # IZ | #SEL IZ | % SELECT IZ | # AZ | #SEL AZ | % SELECT AZ | # BZ | #SEL BZ | % SEL BZ | |
| FLT SRG | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0 | 0.00% |
| RAM | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 9 | 1 | 11.11% | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
| ANESTH | 12 | 6 | 50.00% | 9 | 5 | 55.56% | 23 | 1 | 4.35% |
| SURG | 20 | 11 | 55.00% | 15 | 7 | 46.67% | 34 | 0 | 0.00% |
| NEURO SURG | 6 | 1 | 16.67% | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
| OB GYN | 8 | 4 | 50.00% | 10 | 6 | 60.00% | 11 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GMO | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 9 | 0 | 0.00% |
| OPHTH | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| ORTHO | 13 | 8 | 61.54% | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 26 | 0 | 0.00% |
| OTO | 6 | 5 | 83.33% | 4 | 3 | 75.00% | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
| URO | 2 | 2 | 100.00% | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | 8 | 0 | 0.00% |
| PREV MED | 2 | 2 | 100.00% | 7 | 2 | 28.57% | 2 | 0 | 0.00% |
| OCC MED | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
| PHYS MED | 2 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0 | N/A | 1 | 0 | 0.00% |
| PATH | 3 | 2 | 66.67% | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | 4 | 0 | 0.00% |
| DERM | 5 | 2 | 40.00% | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 11 | 0 | 0.00% |
| EMERG | 10 | 3 | 30.00% | 9 | 6 | 66.67% | 30 | 0 | 0.00% |
| FAM PRAC | 18 | 5 | 27.78% | 16 | 7 | 43.75% | 51 | 0 | 0.00% |
| INT MED | 17 | 12 | 70.59% | 18 | 5 | 27.78% | 36 | 0 | 0.00% |
| NEURO | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 6 | 0 | 0.00% |
| UMO | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 3 | 1 | 33.33% | 5 | 0 | 0.00% |
| PEDS | 10 | 7 | 70.00% | 6 | 2 | 33.33% | 16 | 0 | 0.00% |
| NUC MED | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | 0 | #DIV/0! |
| PSYCH | 9 | 7 | 77.78% | 4 | 1 | 25.00% | 19 | 0 | 0.00% |
| DIAG RAD | 15 | 8 | 53.33% | 12 | 1 | 8.33% | 21 | 0 | 0.00% |
| RAD ONC | 1 | 1 | 100.00% | 2 | 1 | 50.00% | 3 | 0 | 0.00% |
| TOTAL | 173 | 90 | 52.02% | 149 | 56 | 37.58% | 351 | 1 | 0.28% |
| FY19 MC CDR SELECTIONS BY ZONE | |||||||||
| # OF PEOPLE | # SELECTED | % SELECTED | |||||||
| ABOVE ZONE | 149 | 56 | 37.58% | ||||||
| IN ZONE | 173 | 90 | 52.02% | ||||||
| BELOW ZONE | 351 | 1 | 0.28% | ||||||
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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4. For proper alphabetical order read from left to right on each
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relative seniority among selectees within each competitive
category. Members are directed to verify their select status via
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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
Flood Lance Michael 0005 Franco Ana I 0007
Greene Luke B 0011 Harder Joseph D III 0010
Harmeyer Randall E 0008 Lorenzana Chad O 0004
Mclemore Thomas B 0003 Miller Edward B IV 0009
Straub Nathaniel R 0001
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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.
FY19 Medical Corps Promotion Opportunity 85%
Here is the just released FY19 Active O5 Staff Corps Promotion Board Convening Order. The promotion opportunity was 85%, the highest in a long time:
| FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | |
| CDR | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 65% | 75% | 85% |
How to Encrypt E-mails to a Promotion Board
Many people who have tried to encrypt their e-mail message to the promotion boards have been frustrated when the encryption was denied by Outlook. Here is the process you need to follow to encrypt e-mails to the promotion board. I found it in the recently updated Officer Record Management document from PERS, which you can find here:
The email account CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil remains available to receive encrypted correspondence to selection boards. The sender must choose to encrypt the email. If the sender is unable to send encrypted email, any sensitive information or PII should be removed. To download the mailbox certificate for encrypted email, users must:
- Visit https://dod411.gds.disa.mil
- Type uasknpc@navy.mil or CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil in the “Email address” field, then click “Search”
- Click the “BUPERS” or “CSC” link under “Last Name”
- Click on the link “Download Certificate(s) as vCard”
- Click “Software Certificate for uasknpc@navy.mil” or “Software Certificate for CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil”
- Click the “Open” button on the File Download pop-up. The certificate will open. Click “Save and Close.”
- The certificate is then saved to the profile and can be used to send encrypted email.
The 90% CAPT Promotion Opportunity and a Promotion Board Math Review
People are very excited about the 90% promotion opportunity for the recently concluded FY19 Staff Corps O6 promotion board. But it is easy to misinterpret this opportunity. It does not mean that 90% of CDRs will be selected for CAPT. Let’s review promotion board math…
Where Does the Promotion Opportunity Come From?
The short answer is from manpower projections. How many physicians are getting out or retiring? What is the current Medical Corps manning level for that rank? What are future needs anticipated to be? What is the size of the promotion zone?
The answers to all of these questions determines the promotion opportunity and guides PERS and BUMED when they are making their decision.
As you can see here, the promotion opportunity varies from year-to-year:
| FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | |
| LCDR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| CDR | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 65% | 75% | |
| CAPT | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 70% | 80% | 90% |
Historical promotion opportunities for FY13-19.
But as you can see here, the percentage who are promoted from the in zone group is substantially lower:
| FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | |
| LCDR | 97% | 89% | 90% | 93% | 88% | 85% | |
| CDR | 58% | 66% | 49% | 53% | 44% | 40% | |
| CAPT | 55% | 43% | 47% | 39% | 34% | 37% |
Historical percentage of in-zone candidates selected for promotion for FY13-18.
FY19 O6 Promotion Board Math
The FY19 lineal list shows that there are 74 CDRs in the FY19 zone. If you take the 90% promotion opportunity and multiply it by 74, you’ll see that they could have promoted 67 CDRs to O6 during the board:
90% opportunity X 74 people in zone = 66.6 (rounded up to 67) people they can pick for O6
These 67, though, could have been picked from CDRs who were below zone, in zone, or above zone. Usually, there is one person picked from below zone, and a number from the in zone and above zone categories. The exact mix won’t be known until they release the results in May.
The Bottom Line
I’d much rather have a 90% promotion opportunity for O6 than the 50% in FY16, but the actual percentage of CDRs who were picked from this year’s zone won’t be known until May. If I had to guess, the 90% promotion opportunity will lead to approximately 40% of those in zone being selected, but my guess could be way off. We’ll just have to wait and see.
FY19 O6 Promotion Board Members Released
PERS always releases the members of the promotion boards. They used to do it as soon as the board started, but after the E-9 board had to be cancelled last year they now do it after the board is over. Here are the members of this year’s O6 board:
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