promotion boards
FY17 O6 Selection Stats Broken Down by Specialty
Here are the FY17 O6 selection stats broken down by specialty:
How to Read Your Performance Summary Report (PSR)
One of the most important documents viewed during promotion boards is your Performance Summary Report or PSR. It is the document that summarizes all of your FITREPs for the board, and it can be difficult to interpret. I created a screencast that will show you how to read your PSR. Here are the PPT slides and the screencast:
FY17 O4 Promotion Board Members and Convening Order Released
The FY17 O4 promotion board just concluded. As usual, the promotion opportunity for LCDR was 100%. This means that the board COULD select every eligible officer for promotion if they wanted to. They never do, but they could. If you read the convening order, you’ll see that Medical Corps is the only community that has a 100% promotion opportunity:
FY17 CAPT Board Statistics and Basic Promotion Board Math
The FY17 Staff Corps O6 promotion board basic statistics are here. I don’t have the specialty specific ones yet, but I’m sure they’ll be coming soon.
Let’s go over the basic stats for Medical Corps so that everyone understands them as they can be very confusing.
According to page 2 of the convening order, the promotion opportunity was 70%. The number of people in zone was 91. In order to find the total number of officers they could select for promotion, you take the promotion opportunity x the size of the zone:
(70% promotion opportunity) x (91 officer zone size) = 64 officers could be selected for promotion
As you see in the stats, they selected exactly 64:
- Above Zone – selected 32 of 183 or 17.5%
- In Zone – selected 31 of 91 or 34.1%
- Below Zone – selected 1 of 150 or 0.7%
As you can see, even though the promotion opportunity was 70%, the chance you got selected in zone was only 34.1% because selects came from above and below zone.
What are AQDs and How Do You Get Them?
Additional Qualification Designation Codes or AQDs are 3 letter codes that:
- Identify special skills required by a billet.
- Identify a qualification awarded to an officer for serving in a specially coded billet.
In other words, they are tools used by Navy Personnel Command (PERS) to assign officers to billets.
They also serve another purpose, though, because they feed the “Special Qualifications” section in the lower left of your Officer Summary Record (OSR), which is seen by promotion boards. (This section is noted the the lower left circle on this fabricated OSR.) This is why officers try to get as many AQDs as they can. The more things are in your Special Qualifications section, the better it looks to a promotion board. (That said, I have to tell you that some officers can get a little carried away with AQDs. Get as many as you can that make sense for your specialty and career, but don’t chase AQDs because you think they’ll get you promoted. AQDs, in general, don’t get you promoted. Competitive EP fitreps do.)
The full list of AQDs can be found here, and the list of medical AQDs can be found here, but I think a very useful list to have would be a list of all the AQDs that any physician can get irrespective of their specialty. That list is below, and if you qualify for any of them you’ll have to send your Detailer the proof that you qualify in order to get them added to your record.
What’s the bottom line? To make sure you have all the AQDs you can get, you have to do 4 things:
- Review the chart below and see which general AQDs you qualify for.
- Review the AQDs for your specialty in this document.
- If you had a prior career before you became a Medical Corps officer of any kind, you’re stuck reviewing the complete list of AQDs and seeing if there are any you qualify for that weren’t covered by #1 or #2 above.
- For any AQDs you qualify for, you send your Detailer the 3 letter code, the year you qualified, and the proof that you qualify (usually scanned copies of fitreps, certificates, etc.).
| CODE | TITLE | CRITERIA TO GET IT |
| BT1 | Parachutist, Static-line Qualified | Qualified IAW MILPERSMAN 1220-030. |
| BT2 | Parachutist, Freefall Qualified | Qualified IAW MILPERSMAN 1220-030. |
| BX2 | Fleet Marine Force Warfare Officer | Qualified IAW current fleet instructions and SECNAVINST 1412.10. |
| BX3 | Expeditionary Warfare | Successfully completed at least 18 months in an operational expeditionary warfare billet within the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command Force. |
| JS7 | Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) Phase I | Successfully completed JPME Phase I from schools defined by the Joint Staff:
(a) Naval War College for classes commencing March 1989 and beyond (to include the Distance Learning, Non- Resident curriculum), OR (b) Other service colleges for classes commending August 1989 and beyond (to include the Distance Learning, Non- Resident curriculum), OR (c) Selected Foreign War Colleges, OR (d) Selected Fellowship programs. |
| JS8 | JPME Phase II | Successfully completed JPME Phase II from schools defined by the Joint Staff:
(a) Joint Forces Staff College, Joint & Combined Warfighting School, OR (b) Senior Level Service War Colleges. |
| J1M | Joint Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J2M | Multinational HQ Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J3M | Combatant Commander Level Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J4M | Fleet/Division Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J5M | Joint Task Force Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| J6M | Other Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Interservice Interagency Coalition) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| LA7 | Qualified Medical Department | Officer who has qualified as a Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer IAW OPNAVINST 1412.8. |
| U1M | Joint Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U2M | Multinational HQ Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U3M | Combatant Commander Level Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U4M | Fleet/Division Staff Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U5M | Joint Task Force Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| U6M | Other Medical | Successfully completed assignment to an Individual Augmentation (Intra Service) for a minimum period of 6 months. |
| 233 | White House Fellowship | Participant in White House Fellowship Program. |
| 2C1 | Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Green Belt Certified | Certified as a Green Belt per local command policy and recommended by the Commanding Officer via the local command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt. The command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt (NMSC CPI/LSS PMO for Navy Medicine Corps) will validate completion of the following requirements:
(a) Formal training (A-557-0003 or A-557-3100); AND (b) The DON approved JQR standards have been met: – Lead two LSS full DMAIC projects; OR – Lead two KAIZENs/RIEs; OR – Lead one full DMAIC project and one KAIZEN/RIE. |
| 2C2 | CPI Black Belt Certified | Certified as a Black Belt per local command policy and recommended by the Commanding Officer via the local command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt. The command’s Certified Black Belt/Master Black Belt (NMSC CPI/LSS PMO for Navy Medicine Corps) will validate completion of the following requirements:
(a) Formal training (A-557-0009 or A-557-3005); AND (b) The DON approved JQR standards have been met: – Lead two LSS full DMAIC projects and one KAIZEN/RIE; AND – Mentor two Green Belts through one full DMAIC project each or two KAIZENs/RIEs. |
| 234 | Legislative Fellowship | Successfully completed at least 9 months in a Legislative Fellow assignment. |
| 24F | SECDEF Corporate Fellow | Successfully participated in the Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellows program. |
| 6AA | Aviation Medical Examiner | Medical Corps Officer from the Primary Care medical subspecialty codes who has successfully completed Aviation Medical Examiner training at the Naval Aerospace and Operational Medical Institute. |
| 6AB | General Flight Officer | Medical Corps Officer who has successfully completed a formal flight surgeon training program and is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon. |
| 6AC | Naval Aviator (Naval Flight Officer (NFO))/ Aeromedical Officer | Medical Corps Officer who is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon and NFO. |
| 6AE | Naval Aviator (Pilot)/ Aeromedical Officer | Medical Corps Officer who is a designated Naval Flight Surgeon and Naval Aviator (Pilot). |
| 6AG | Aerospace Medicine (Preventive Medicine) | Medical Corps Officer who has successfully completed:
a. formal Flight Surgeon Training program at NAMI; b. a tour as a flight surgeon; c. an approved Master’s degree program in public health; and d. an approved Aerospace Medicine residency program; or e. is eligible for the Aerospace Medicine specialty examination offered by the Board of Preventive Medicine. |
| 6FA | Marine Corps Medical Department Officer | Successfully completed a deployment of 90 or more consecutive days with the Marine Corps. |
| 6FC | Fleet Marine Force Medical Logistics | (a) Successfully completed the USMC Ground Supply Officer School, AND
(b) Holds AQD 6FA. |
| 6FD | Surface Experienced Medical Officer | (a) Successfully completed an internship with sufficient primary care training to operate within the needs and operations of the fleet, AND
(b) Has successfully completed a tour of duty with the Surface Fleet. |
| 6FE | Senior Marine Corps Staff Officer | Successfully completed a senior Marine Corps staff position.
NOTE: Brigade, Group, Wing, Division and Force Surgeons, Force Preventive Medicine Officers, and the Headquarters Director for medical programs qualify. |
| 6OB | Shipboard Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days aboard a ship (other than a hospital ship). |
| 6OC | Hospital Ship Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days aboard a hospital ship. |
| 6OH | Humanitarian Assistance/ Disaster Response | (1) Served a minimum 90 days in one or more foreign or domestic HA/DR missions and demonstrated operational competence relevant to assigned position in the following HA/DR mission elements: mission leadership and planning (operations, manpower and logistics), international diplomacy, cultural awareness, host nation centered HA/DR health care, IT, communications and administration. AND
(2) Completed two of the following: (a) Military Medical Humanitarian Assistance Course (MMHAC), (b) Combined Humanitarian Assistance Response Training (CHART), (c) Joint Humanitarian Operations Course (JHOC), (d) Joint Operations Medical Managers Course (JOMMC), (e) UM-CMCoord IMPACT Course, (f) NATO CIMIC Basic Course (NCBC), (g) Health Emergencies in Large Populations (H.E.L.P .), (h) Joint Planning Orientation Course (JPOC), (i) Joint Medical Planners Course (JMPC) , (j) Joint, Interagency, and Multinational Planner’s Course (JIMPC), (k) JTF Senior Medical Leader Seminar, (l) Asia-Pacific Orientation Course (APOC), (m) SWMI Humanitarian Assistance Course, (n) CATF Surgeons Course, (o) DMRTI Medical Stability Operations (MSO) Course, (p) Alternate course(s) deemed to have sufficient didactic content comparable with other qualifying courses by the Mission Commander, T-AH Commander, MTF Commanding Officer, CATF Surgeon, Navy Medical Mission Commander, or USMC Task Force/Group Surgeon or USMC Medical Element Commander. NOTE: Verification that member has met the above prerequisites must be provided via endorsement by the Mission Commander, T-AH Commander, MTF Commanding Officer, CATF Surgeon, Navy Medical Mission Commander, USMC Task Force/Group Surgeon, or USMC Medical Element Commander. |
| 6OR | CATF Surgeon | Any Medical Department Officer who has:
(a) Successfully completed CATF Surgeon course; OR (b) Successfully completed a tour as CATF surgeon; OR (c) Successfully completed: 1. Surface Warfare Medical Officer Indoctrination course or holds AQD 6OB or 6FA; AND 2. Medical Regulating course; AND 3. Landing Force Medical Staff Planning course; AND 4. Amphibious Indoctrination course.
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| 6OU | Fleet Hospital Assignment | Successfully completed an assignment of 90 or more consecutive days at a deployed fleet hospital/EMF. |
| 6OW | Trauma Team Trained Officer | Completed formal Navy Trauma training at NHSH-SD (NTCC USC-LAC Hospital) or equivalent Army or Air Force course. |
| 6UD | Diver | Qualified in Saturation Diving IAW MILPERSMAN 1210-140. |
| 6UM | Submarine | Qualified in Undersea Medicine IAW MILPERSMAN 1210-130. |
| 6ZA | Instructor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZB | Assistant Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZC | Associate Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZD | Professor | Medical Department Officer awarded the academic faculty position of instructor by an accredited U.S. University consistent with the officer’s field of training. |
| 6ZE | Medical Ethicist | Medical Department Officer who has successfully completed an officially approved program of training in Medical Ethics. |
| 6ZF | Researcher | (a) Completed an IRB approved research project fully consistent with the guidelines as promulgated by HSETC; AND (b) Met the rigorous guidelines of their medical community for publication in a Peer-reviewed journal. |
| 6ZG | Residency Program Director | Medical Department Officer who has met all the established criteria of the certifying agencies (i.e., Residency Review Committees for conducting an accredited training program for officers in training). |
| 62D | Faculty Development | (a) Completed an ACGME approved residency, AND (b) Completed an accredited advanced residency in Faculty Development. |
| 62L | Clinical Epidemiology | Established competence in biostatistics, epidemiology, and informatics. Preferably, a Masters in Public Health degree or comparable training/experience. |
| 67A | Executive Medicine | Met all the competencies of the Joint Medical Executive Skills Program (JMESDP). |
| 67B | Expeditionary Medicine | Completed the Expeditionary Medicine core operational training courses. |
| 67H | Ambulatory Care Administration (ACA) Officer | A master’s degree and has successfully completed: (a) 18 months in an ACA officer related position; OR (b) 12 months in an ACA officer related position provided master’s degree obtained in concentration in ACA. |
| 68H | Health Promotion Coordinator | Completed the Navy Environmental Health Center Health Promotion Director Course and one year experience as a coordinator. |
| 68I | Health Care Management | Completed a Masters of Science in Health Care Management. |
| 68J | Public Health Emergency Officer (PHEO) | (a) Completed an MPH degree or 4 years of public health experience as outlined by BUMEDINST 6200.17A;
AND(b) Successfully completed the following distance learning courses:- FEMA IS-100.A, Introduction to Incident Command System
– FEMA IS-200.A, Incident Command System for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents – FEMA IS-700.A, National Incident Management System, An Introduction – FEMA IS-800.B, National Response Framework, An Introduction; OR (c) Completed the Defense Medical Training Institute tri-service PHEO training course. AND (d) Successfully performed as a PHEO for 12 months. NOTE: Per BUMEDINST 6200.17A, PHEOs must be clinicians, as defined as officers who can diagnose, treat, and prescribe treatment for illness and injury. |
| 68K | Alternate Public Health Emergency Officer (APHEO) | (a) Completed an MPH degree or 4 years of public health experience as outlined by BUMEDINST 6200.17A;
AND(b) Successfully complete the following distance learning courses:- FEMA IS-100.A, Introduction to Incident Command System
– FEMA IS-200.A, Incident Command System for Single Resource and Initial Action Incidents – FEMA IS-700.A, National Incident Management System, An Introduction – FEMA IS-800.B, National Response Framework, An Introduction; OR (c) Completed the Defense Medical Training Institute tri-service PHEO training course. AND (d) Successfully performed as an APHEO for 12 months. |
| 68L | Clinical Informatics | (1) Completed the corps appropriate certification exam or fellowship, OR
(2) Completed a certificate program or graduate degree in Informatics, or the AMIA 10X10, OR (3) Worked >50% of their time in informatics for at least 12 months. |
FY17 O5 Promotion Opportunity Decreased to 65% for Medical Corps
The FY17 O5 Staff Corps Promotion Board just concluded. Here is the convening order and here is the board membership.
Of note, all CDR hopefuls should read the convening order because that is the document that explains what the board was looking for when selecting people for CDR. The language is very similar to the O6 convening order that I already broke down in detail in this post, so I won’t do that again. The major takeaway is that the promotion opportunity was down to 65%. Here is the historical trend taken from Joel Schofer’s Promo Prep:
| FY08 | FY09 | FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | |
| LCDR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | 100% | |
| CDR | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 70% | 70% | 65% |
| CAPT | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 80% | 60% | 60% | 60% | 50% | 70% |
Promotion opportunity. This percentage is multiplied by the zone size to give the number of officers to be selected for promotion. For example, if the promotion opportunity is 60% and there are 100 officers in-zone, then 60 will be selected for promotion. This 60, however, may come from officers who are below-zone, in-zone, or above-zone. For example, maybe 50 of the 60 are in-zone, and 10 are above-zone. That is why the percentage of people in-zone who are selected for promotion is always lower than the promotion opportunity. See below…
| FY08 | FY09 | FY10 | FY11 | FY12 | FY13 | FY14 | FY15 | FY16 | FY17 | |
| LCDR | Average of 94% (best data I could find) | 97% | 89% | 90% | 93% | |||||
| CDR | Average of 62% (best data I could find) | 58% | 66% | 49% | 53% | |||||
| CAPT | Average of 60% (best data I could find) | 55% | 43% | 47% | 39% | |||||
Actual percentage of in-zone candidates selected for promotion.
FY17 CAPT Board Convening Order Deconstructed
The FY17 Staff Corps O6 Board Convening Order was released after conclusion of the board. The best news was that the promotion opportunity for Medical Corps was 70%, up from 50% last year, which was an all-time low. Aside from that, though, if you read through the convening order, it basically tells you how to get promoted to Captain. I’ve read through it and pulled out quotes that you can turn into actionable items. Enjoy:
“Their personal and professional attributes include…physical fitness…”
ACTION ITEM: Workout and never allow yourself to fail a PFA.
“…successful performance and leadership in combat conditions demonstrate exceptional promotion potential and should be given special consideration.”
“The board may give favorable consideration to those officers who have displayed superior performance while serving in IA (Individual Augmentee)/GSA (Global Support Agreement)/OCO (Overseas Contingency Operations)/APH (Afghanistan-Pakistan Hands) assignments that are extraordinarily arduous or which involve significantly heightened personal risk.”
“Success in these assignments [joint duty assignment billets] should be given special consideration…”
“Navy Medicine needs leaders with knowledge and experience in a variety of settings including operational medicine, joint medical operations, and current peacetime health care delivery initiatives.”
“Navy Medicine greatly values joint experience…”
“You must ensure that Navy Medicine’s future leaders possess the broad knowledge necessary to support the operating forces and are acknowledged leaders within their operational…specialties.”
“The officers selected must have demonstrated exceptional managerial skill and professional competence in executive and staff roles both in support of the fleet and Marine Corps and within the naval shore establishment.”
“…you should select those officers who have served in a broad spectrum of assignments requiring expertise in diverse functional areas.”
“…those you select will be placed almost assuredly in positions that require broad military and medical perspectives beyond the Department of the Navy.”
“Best and fully qualified officers for the rank of captain, will be those who have demonstrated experience and expertise across the spectrum of military treatment facilities, operational platforms in support of the fleet or the Marine Corps, and the intersection with the strategic and tactical issues in provision of military healthcare through experience in headquarters or other associated DoD agencies.”
ACTION ITEM: Deploy, preferably in a combat or joint environment, if available. PCS when you can, and take a variety of assignments, including senior operational positions and positions with other services.
“The board shall give favorable consideration to those officers with relevant graduate education…and Navy and Joint Professional Military Education (JPME).”
“The Navy values completion of graduate education and development of a subspecialty. Degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, the Naval War College and equivalent Service institutions, and civilian education programs…are desirable.”
“Navy Medicine greatly values…formal education to include JPME I.”
“The Navy values completion of graduate education and development within and officer’s subspecialty.”
ACTION ITEM: Get a masters degree, do a fellowship, or do JPME I and/or II.
“The Navy values competitive scholarships and fellowships, examples of which include: Olmsted Scholar, Marshall Scholar, Rhodes Scholar, White House Fellowship, SECDEF Corporate Fellowship, and Federal Executive Fellowships (e.g., Politico-Military and Cyber).”
ACTION ITEM: Consider applying for one of these scholarships or fellowships.
“Duty or service in combined or other staff positions at the senior levels of government should also be considered favorably.”
ACTION ITEM: Don’t be afraid to take positions in senior levels of government organizations when they are available.
“You shall give consideration to an officer’s clinical and scientific proficiency as a health professional to at least as great an extent as you give to that officer’s administrative and management skills. Strong consideration should be given to board certification when a board certification exists for the specialty.”
ACTION ITEM: Get and stay board certified.
FY17 CAPT Promotion Opportunity 70%!!!
Here are the convening order and the membership for the O6 boards that just concluded. Of note in the convening order:
-The promotion opportunity was 70%, which is WAY BETTER than last year when it was 50%! This is the highest it has been since FY12 when it was 80%.
-As expected, the order directed the board to equally consider above-zone and in-zone officers.
-The “board shall identify exceptional officers from below the zone and consider selecting them…” We’ll have to wait and see if any below-zone were selected, but this is why it always pays to have a board-ready record. The below-zone selection number was not to exceed 10% of the selections.
More FY17 Promo Board Information
Here is some more of the FY17 promotion board information I scared up from the PERS website for your perusal:
The FY17 Medical Corps Community Brief is a standard document updated and released every year and can give you some insight into what the promotion boards are looking for.
The FY17 Promotion Board Update Active Duty slides explain the changes in FY17 promotion boards. We’ve already discussed the changes in the zone stamps, but the slides also mention a few other changes.
The FY17 Promo Board Precept explains the “rules of the road” for all the promotion boards. You will find more detailed information in each board’s convening order, but those aren’t released yet and this still contains some general information about what promotion boards are looking for.
Promotion Board Changes
The following is from a PDF document created by RDML(s) Swap, Chief of the Medical Service Corps, and adapted for the Medical Corps with permission. Her unedited PDF is here:
Talking Points #33 AZ IZ Stamps
INTRODUCTION
Promotion boards are an integral part of how the Navy identifies the best and most qualified officers to lead in the future. Promotions are an expectation of future potential, not a reward for past performance. Every Medical Corps officer plays an important role in developing our next generation of leaders to include preparation for promotion boards. It is incumbent on our senior MC officers to understand the promotion selection process and be familiar with changes to the system, so appropriate mentoring can be performed.
BACKGROUND
ALNAV 050/15 released on 12 June 2015 outlines new talent management initiatives introduced by the Secretary of the Navy. New initiatives include changes in officer promotion processes to ensure the best and most fully qualified officers are promoted with consideration for current abilities and talents, rather than placement in a particular promotion zone. Therefore, beginning in January 2016, Above Zone (AZ) and Below Zone (BZ) stamps on officer records will no longer be used for records reviewed on promotion boards. These stamps were indicators on the Officer’s Summary Record (OSR) that highlighted the officer’s status within the zone.
KEY MESSAGES
- Beginning in January 2016, AZ and BZ stamps will no longer be placed on records reviewed in “the tank” (which is the promotion board room at PERS).
- AZ records will be reviewed with In Zone (IZ) records as conducted previously, minus the AZ stamp.
- A separate BZ review will still be conducted to review records warranting further consideration.
- Any BZ record selected for further review will be added to the crunch records reviewed in the tank. All BZ records identified for complete review will have no identifying BZ stamps and will be reviewed twice to ensureconsistent appearance among all of crunch records.
- Promotion zone eligibility will continue to be released via NAVADMIN in December of each year.
TALKING POINTS FOR MENTORSHIP SESSIONS
- Removal of the AZ/BZ stamps from the board view is to ensure the selection of the best and most qualified officer and that officers are promoted with consideration for current abilities and talents, rather than placement in a particular promotion zone.
- This initiative does not change the requirement for the OSRs to be stamped with “Letter to the Board”.
- It is still the officer’s prerogative on whether to submit a letter to the board.
- All officers should engage a mentor or senior leader to review their record prior to coming in zone, to identify issues/challenges that may require attention.
- If there are items in an officer’s record that need to be addressed/explained (regardless if BZ, IZ or AZ), it is recommended that a letter to the board be submitted addressing the issue.
- Officers who have previously failed to select may choose not to submit a letter to board if the record is in good order and has no items requiring attention.
HOW DOES THIS CHANGE THE GAME?
These are my comments now, and not RDML(s) Swap’s. First, I think this might make it a little easier to promote if you are AZ. Second, it also might make it easier to promote if you are BZ. In other words, don’t put off fixing your records just because you are BZ. Make sure you go to Joel Schofer’s Promo Prep and update your record if you are BZ, IZ, or AZ as soon as possible.
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