Promotions and Reductions 2
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- What regulation prescribes the policy and procedures governing enlisted promotions and reductions?
- AR 600-8-19, Enlisted Promotions and Reductions
- What should you look for when recommending an individual for promotion?
- Overall performance, attitude, leadership ability, and development potential.
- What is meant by "inefficiency"?
- A demonstration of characteristics that shows that a person cannot perform duties and responsibilities of the grade and MOS.
- What must be done for soldiers (SGT and below) who meet advancement or promotion eligibility, without waiver, but are not recommended for promotion?
- The soldier should be counseled. This counseling should be directed towards those areas in which the soldier needs to improve in order to qualify for the next higher grade.
- What is the purpose of the secondary zone?
- The secondary zone (SZ) provides incentives to those who strive for excellence and whose accomplishments demonstrated capacity for leadership, and marked potential warrant promotion ahead of their peers.
- Name five reasons that a soldier may be administratively reduced.
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# Erroneous enlistment grade
# Misconduct
# Inefficiency
# Approve for discharge from service Under Other Than Honorable conditions
# Failure to complete training (I.e., OCS, Flight School) - What are the three different ways that a soldier may be reduced for misconduct?
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# By Article 15
# By Court Martial
# Conviction by a civil court - What are the normal TIS and TIG requirements for promotion to PFC?
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# TIS: 12 months
# TIG: 4 months - What are the normal TIS and TIG requirements for promotion to SPC?
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# TIS: 24 months
# TIG: 4 months - What are the objectives of the Army promotion system?
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# Fill requirements with the best-qualified soldiers
# Provide an equitable and just system that will objectively consider all qualified soldiers
# Recognize the best qualified soldier and thereby attract and retain the highest caliber solder for a career in the Army - What is the maximum number of waivers that may be requested when recommending a soldier for promotion?
- Two
- Who has the authority to administratively reduce soldiers in the grades E-2 through E-9?
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# E4 and below: Company Commander or higher
# E5 - E6: Battalion Commander (O-5 or higher)
# E7 - E9: Brigade Commander (O-6 or higher) - What are the three levels of promotion?
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# Unit level
# Semi-centralized
# DA centralized - Promotion to SGT/SSG represents what level of promotion?
- Semi-centralized
- An administrative reevaluation may be requested at any time for soldiers who believe they have increased their latest promotion score by __ or more points.
- 20
- How many "zones" are there for promotion to SGT and SSG?
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Two;
# Primary zone (PZ)
# Secondary zone (SZ) - In the event that you have 20 or more points to add, when are you eligible for promotion using the new points?
- On the first day of the third month following the date your request for reevaluation was received at the PSC.
- What are the TIS and TIG requirements for promotion to SGT?
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# Time in service: 36 months (PZ); 18 months (SZ)
# Time in grade: 8 months (PZ); 4 months (SZ) - What are the TIS and TIG requirements for promotion to SSG?
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# Time in service: 84 months (PZ); 48 months (SZ)
# Time in grade: 10 months (PZ); 5 months (SZ) - Who has the authority to promote soldiers in the grades E2 through E9?
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# E4 and below: Unit Commander
# E5 - E6: Battalion Commander (O-5 or higher)
# E7 - E9: The commanders of an Army Command (ARCOM)/General Officer Command (GOCOM)/Reserve Support Command (RSC), and a Commanding General of a command outside the OCONUS. - What is a "total" reevaluation?
- A total reevaluation includes the entire process - from the commander's recommendation to the promotion board and administrative points.
- What is the time requirement for board appearance for both the SGT and SSG board as of the first day of the board month?
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# SGT Board "Primary Zone" - 34 months TIS and 6 months TIMIG.
# SGT Board "Secondary Zone" - 16 months TIS and 4 months TIMIG.
# SSG Board "Primary Zone" - 82 months TIS and 8 months TIMIG.
# SSG Board "Secondary Zone" - 46 months TIS and 5 months TIMIG. - When may a soldier request a total reevaluation?
- 6 months after the latest board appearance, reevaluation or recomputation
- When is a soldier promoted to PV2?
- When they complete 6 months of active Federal Service, unless the commander stops it.
- What are the two types of promotion point reevaluations?
- Administrative and total
- What is the composition of a promotion board?
- There must be at least three voting members and a recorder without a vote.
- What are the three types of promotion point worksheets?
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# Initial
# Reevaluation
# Recomputation - What is the NCOES requirement for promotion to SGM? SFC? SSG? SGT?
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# SGM: Must be a graduate of ANCOC
# SFC: Must be a graduate of BNCOC
# SSG: Must be a graduate of PLDC
# SGT: Must be a graduate of None - Who sits on a promotion board?
- The board may be comprised of all officers, all noncommissioned officers or mixed. In all cases, members must be senior in grade to those being considered for promotion.
- What is DA Form 3355?
- DA Form 3355 is the promotion point worksheet, which must be completed when appearing before promotion boards, re-computation or reevaluating promotion points.
- Soldiers are required to have their promotion points recomputed at least how often?
- Once per year.
- Who is the president of the promotion board?
- The senior member of the board.
- When should soldiers be recommended for promotion?
- Only after they develop the skills and abilities necessary to perform the duties and responsibilities of the next higher grade.
- What is the maximum number of points possible on the Promotion Point Worksheet (DA Form 3355)?
- 800 points