Secretariat forSecretariat for

PURPOSEPURPOSE

To familiarize you with the Secretariat To familiarize you with the Secretariat for DA Selection Boards & the for DA Selection Boards & the

Centralized Officer Selection Process.Centralized Officer Selection Process.

OUTLINE

• SECRETARIAT OVERVIEW

• BOARD OPERATIONS

• Conduct all centralized active component officer selection boards

• Provide administrative and technical support to DA Selection Boards

• Coordinate membership for DA Selection Boards

Our Mission

OVERVIEW

• Chief, DA Secretariat

• Executive Officer

• Recorders

Our Personnel

OVERVIEW

Selection Boards

PROMOTION: CW3 - MG

OVERVIEW

SCHOOLS: CSC, SSC

COMMAND: LTC/COL, SMU

MISC: CFD, Chief Engineers, Chaplains, SELCON, etc. SPECIAL BOARDS: Omissions, Reconsiderations, & Review

Laws - Title X: United States Code - Armed Forces

- National Defense Authorization Act - Goldwaters-Nichols Act

DoD Directives, Instructions & Regulations Commissioned Officer Program Procedures

Department of the Army Memorandum Policies for Active Component Officer

Selection Boards

Army Regulations/DA Pamphlets- AR 600-8-29 Officer Promotions

- DA Pam 600-3 - Commissioned Officer

Development and Career Management

Authority & References

Title X

DOD

Instructions 1320.14

DA Memo

600-2

AR 600-8-29

DA PAMs

600-3, 600-11, 600-4

OVERVIEW

The Sec Army’s MOI

OVERVIEW

COVER MEMO

• Provides MAX & MIN selection capability

• Provides Special Skill Requirements• Authority for Board

• Board Mission

• Defines Zones of Consideration

• OER Cut-off Authority

• Additional Guidance from SA as required

(OER, Training Base, Reserve Component Duty)

• Joint Duty Goals

• EO Information

ENCLOSURES• DA Memo 600-2 (with DODI 1320.14)

ENCLOSURES

SEC ARMYCOVERMEMO

Board Member Selection

Statute (Title X) Requires:

5 or more active duty members Senior to officers being considered Reserve officer representation Joint representation Cannot sit 2 consecutive boards

Army Policy Requires:

Branch representation Ethnic and female representation LTC (O5) or above 50% O5/O6 CSL Commander

OVERVIEW

Board Preparation Phases

1 Yr1 Yr

C-120C-120

C-DateC-Date

Zone Message OutZone Message Out

C-30 Mtg/Start Branch ScrubC-30 Mtg/Start Branch Scrub

Board ConvenesBoard Convenes

OVERVIEW

Board ScheduleBoard Schedule

C-30C-30

BRANCH REPS LAST REVIEW of UPDATED FILESBRANCH REPS LAST REVIEW of UPDATED FILES

BRANCH REPS. VALIDATE POPULATION

BRANCH REPS. VALIDATE POPULATION

C-15

D.A. Sec. Takes Control of Board File

C-90

C-75

C-60

C-40

C-35

C-85 C-85

Board Proponent Initializes Board in Database

Branch Phase Scrub (Phase 1)Branch Phase Scrub (Phase 1)Eligible Population in Database

Board Proponent Flags OERS (Phase 2)Board Proponent Requests Products

Transfer Board File to D.A. Sec.Board File Built in D.A. Sec.

Initialize

Pre-board

During Board

BRANCH REPS. BEGIN SCRUBBRANCH REPS. BEGIN SCRUB

Board Room Procedures and Security

• No personal knowledge allowed*

BOARD OPS

• All board members & a recorder must be present for board discussions, deliberations and decisions

• No informal office visits (to include career managers)

• All board related material & discussion stays in the board room

• No visitors allowed in the board room

Fully Qualified Best Qualified

(AR 600-8-29)

Fully qualified officers who

“meet specific branch,

functional area or skill

requirements”… to meet the

Needs of the Army.

(Command & most promotion boards)

Numerical Constraints

“… qualified professionally

and morally to perform the

duties expected of an

officer in the next higher

grade.”

(SELCON)

100% Select Rate Capability

BOARD OPS

Board Member Voting

MOI

CONVENING AUTHORITY’S MOI

= VOTE= VOTE

BOARD MEMBER EXPERIENCE &

JUDGMENT

++

SCORING CRITERIA

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BOARD FILE

BOARD OPS

The goal of the centralized selection board process is to

select the best qualified officers for promotion, schooling and

command to lead the Army of the future.

The goal of the centralized selection board process is to

select the best qualified officers for promotion, schooling and

command to lead the Army of the future.

CONCLUSIONCONCLUSION