| Boards | Date | Target Release | Zone Message |
| CY01 CSM/SGM/SMC | 02 Oct - 24 Oct 01 | Late Jan 02 | |
| CY02 MSG | 05 Feb - 01 Mar 02 | Mid May 02 | |
| CY02 SFC | 29 May - 27 Jun 02 | Late Aug 02 | |
| CY02 CSM/SGM/SMC | 01 Oct - 23 Oct 02 | Late Jan 03 | 02-188 |
| CY03 MSG | |||
| CY03 SFC | |||
| CY03 CSM/SGM/SMC |
DA Enlisted Centralized Selection Board
U.S. Army Enlisted Records and Evaluation Center
SUBJECT: RE-SEQUENCING OF THE HQDA ENLISTED CENTRALIZED PROMOTION BOARDS
1. THE DCS, G-1, HAS APPROVED THE RE-SEQUENCING OF HQDA ENLISTED CENTRALIZED PROMOTION BOARDS.
2. THE CURRENT SEQUENCE (MSG BOARD IN FEB, SFC/ANCOC BOARD IN JUN, AND THE CSM/SGM/SMC BOARD IN OCT) PRESENTS CHALLENGES THAT RESULT IN PROVIDING LESS OPTIMAL SUPPORT TO OUR SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. OF NOTE, THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE:
A. INABILITY TO FULLY UTILIZE 1ST QUARTER ANCOC TRAINING SEATS DUE TO THE RELEASE OF THE SFC/ANCOC LIST IN THE AUG TIMEFRAME.
B. EXTREMELY SHORT-NOTICE PCS NOTIFICATION TO BOTH THE GRADUATING AND PROJECTED STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM THE SMC AT USASMA DUE TO THE RELEASE OF THE CSM/SGM/SMC LIST IN MID-JANUARY TIMEFRAME.
3. THEREFORE, TO BETTER SUPPORT THE FORCE, THE HQDA ENLISTED CENTRALIZED PROMOTION BOARDS WILL BE RE-SEQUENCED. THE NEW SEQUENCE WILL RESULT IN THE ANNUAL SFC/ANCOC BOARD IN FEB, CSM/SGM/SMC BOARD IN JUN AND THE MSG BOARD IN OCT.
4. A PLAN TO TRANSITION TO THE NEW SEQUENCE WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BEGINNING WITH THE CY03 SFC/ANCOC BOARD. THE PLAN IS AS FOLLOWS:
| CY03 SFC/ANCOC BOARD | JUN 03 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU MAY 05 |
| CY03 CSM/SGM/SMC BOARD | OCT 03 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU OCT 04 |
| CY04 MSG BOARD | FEB 04 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU JAN 05 |
| CY04 CSM/SGM/SMC BOARD | JUN 04 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU OCT 05 |
| FY05 MSG BOARD | OCT 04 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU JAN 06 |
| FY05 SFC/ANCOC BOARD | FEB 05 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU MAY 06 |
| FY05 CSM/SGM/SMC BOARD | JUN 05 | SELECT TO PROMOTE THRU OCT 06 |
5. AS THE ARMY TRANSITIONS INTO THE NEW SEQUENCE OUTLINED ABOVE, HQDA WILL ENSURE THAT ZONES OF CONSIDERATION WILL BE ADJUSTED ACCORDINGLY. THESE ZONES WILL BE IDENTIFIED IN THE APPROPRIATE MESSAGE ANNOUNCING EACH SEPARATE BOARD. ZONES WILL BE EXPANDED OR CONTRACTED AS WE TRANSITION THROUGH THIS PERIOD, ENSURING THAT EVERY SOLDIER RECEIVES ONE SECONDARY ZONE CONSIDERATION AND THAT THE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS BEING CONSIDERED PROVIDES A REASONABLE LEVEL OF DEPTH FOR THE SELECTION OF THOSE BEST-QUALIFIED FOR PROMOTION.
6. THIS CHANGE WILL RESULT IN BETTER UTILIZATION OF 1ST QUARTER ANCOC TRAINING SEATS WHICH WILL ASSIST IN REDUCING THE NUMBER OF SOLDIERS CONDITIONALLY PROMOTED TO SFC AND WILL PROVIDE FOR MORE TIMELY PCS NOTIFICATION TO SOLDIERS AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR BOTH THE INCOMING AND GRADUATING SMC.
7. POC IS SGM PURCELL, PERSONNEL POLICY INTEGRATOR, DAPE-MPE-PD, DSN 224-7182.
The attached information paper explains in more detail the implementation plan as we proceed forward. This plan is a proposal and is subject to modifications as time goes by. Each board will be announced by message in a timely fashion and the zones of consideration will be finalized at that time.