Promotions and Reductions, AR 600-8-19 Flashcards
What publication covers Promotions and Reductions?
A: AR 600-8-19
What does AR 600-8-19 cover?
A: Promotions and Reductions.
Para 1-6 What does the acronym PROM stand for?
A: Promotion Work Center.
Para 1-6 What what is a Promotion Work Center (PROM)?
A: It is the BDE or Installation equivalent Promotion Work Center.
Para 1-6 What are the three primary work levels for promotions?
- Unit.
- Battalion (BN).
- Installation or Brigade (BDE) equivalent in the tactical force.
Para 1-8 What are the three ranks that Soldiers are automatically promoted to?
- PV2.
- PFC.
- SPC.
Para 1-8 To get automatically promoted what must be met?
- Time in Service (TIS).
- Time in Grade (TIMIG).
- Unit Commander must Authorize the Promotion.
Para 1-8 What two ranks may be placed on the automatic promotion integration list?
A: SPC and SGT.
Para 1-9 Who is the promotion authority for promotions PV2, PFC, and SPC?
A: Company, troop, battery, and separate detachment CDRs.
Para 1-9 What must be done to promote attached personnel?
A: Attached personnel may be promoted with the concurrence of the parent unit.
Para 1-9 Who has promotion authority to the grades of SGT and SSG?
A: Lieutenant colonel (LTC) or above.
Para 1-10 What are reasons that soldiers PVT-MSG can become Non-Promotable?
(1) Convictions by Court Martial.
(2) Soldier is AWOL.
(3) Soldier is in Chapter Process.
(4) If promotion authority is informed to reclassify a Soldier for inefficiency or disciplinary reasons.
(5) If a Soldier becomes ineligible to reenlist.
(6) Soldier loses Security Clearance.
(7) Solider is ineligible to Reenlist.
(8) A bar to reenlistment is approved.
(9) Soldier was punished under UCMJ.
(10) Soldier has been FLAGGED.
(11) Soldier is Command referred to ASAP.
(12) Soldier has a qualifying conviction for domestic violence.
(13) A Soldier has failed, due to his/her own fault to complete necessary.
Para 1-10 What must units do when Soldiers in the grade of SFC-SGM become Nonpromotable and are on a promotion selection list?
A: CDRs must forward the original FLAGG to HRC.
Para 1-10 What happens is a Soldier on centralized or semi centralized is flagged and they would have made promotion?
A: After Flagg is removed they will be promoted with date of rank of date Flagg was removed.
Para 1-12 How do you determine precedence of rank among Soldiers of the same rank?
- According to DOR.
- By length of active federal service (AFS) in the Army when DORs are the same.
- By length of total AFS when 1 & 2 above, are the same.
- By date of birth when 1, 2, 3 above, are the same. Older is more senior.
Para 1-26 What should be done when Soldiers are eligible for promotion to PV2 through SSG without a waiver (fully qualified) but not recommended?
A: Soldiers must be counseled in writing.
Para 1-27 What are the NCOES requirements for promotion?
(1) Warrior Leader Course (WLC) for recommendation to SSG.
(2) Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) for consideration to SFC.
(3) Senior Leaders Course (SLC) for consideration to MSG.
(4) U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course (USASMC) for promotion to SGM.
Para 2-1 What are the three levels of promotion authority and what grades do they manage?
- Decentralized Promotions; Grades PV2-SPC.
- Semi Centralized Promotions; Grades SGT and SSG.
- Centralized Promotions; Grades SFC-CSM.
Para 2-2 What will determine a Soldiers’ TIS?
A: The Soldiers’ Basic Active Service Date (BASD).
Para 2-3 What are the automatic promotion requirements for PV2-SPC without a waiver and are not flagged or barred?
(1) PV2 requirement is 6 months TIS.
(2) PFC requirements are 12 months TIS and 4 months TIMIG.
(3) SPC requirements are 24 months TIS and 6 months TIMIG.
Para 2-3 What must a Company Commander do to deny an automatic promotion?
A: Submit a DA Form 4187 denying the promotion.
Para 2-3 What must the BN HR do once a Company Commander has submitted a DA 4187 denying an automatic promotion?
A: They must initiate a FLAG.
Para 2-3 What are the requirements for TIS and TIG waiver requirements?
- PV2 may be waived at 4 months TIS.
- PFC may be waived at 6 months TIS and 2 months TIMIG.
- SPC may be waived at 18 months TIS and 3 months TIMIG.
Para 2-3 Can Soldiers that were reduced in grade receive a waiver to retain that grade?
A: No.
Para 2-4 What must the Commander do once they receive the advancement report from the BN HR?
- Select YES for select or NO for denial of promotion.
- Prepare DA Form 4187’s for those denied promotion on automatic promotion date, promoted with waiver, or promoted after the automatic promotion date.
Para 2-4 By what date must the BN HR Input appropriate automated system transactions for Soldiers denied automatic promotion?
A: By the 20th of each month.
Para 2-5 What can units that are only authorized fewer than 10 SPC/CPL positions do for waivers to SPC?
A: They are allowed to promote 1 Soldier to SPC with waiver and must wait until that Soldier reaches their TIS before they can grant another waiver.
Para 3-1 For the semi centralized promotions what is the field level responsible for?
A: board appearance, promotion point calculation, promotion list maintenance.
Para 3-1 For the semi centralized promotions what is the HQDA responsible for?
A: Promotion cutoff scores and the monthly SGT/SSG promotion selection by-name list.
Para 3-2 Who prepares the promotion point worksheets for board appearance?
A: BN HR specialist and the Soldier is Required to be there when it is being prepared.
Para 3-2 When are promotable soldiers required to review and initial the recommended list?
A: Each Month.
Para 3-3 Why may a SGT or SSG’s promotion be delayed?
(1) Probability exists that the Soldier was given promotion consideration in error.
(2) Soldier was granted more administrative points than entitled.
(3) Soldier’s promotion packet was lost and must be reconstructed.
(4) A determination is pending as to whether duplicate credit was awarded promotion points.
Para 3-5 What will the promotion packet contain?
(1) All copies of DA Form 3355.
(2) A copy of approved promotion board proceedings.
(3) All supporting documentation used for reevaluation or promotion point adjustment.
(4) a copy of the recommended list dated no earlier than the previous month.
(5) Any document used to confirm promotion points on the promotion point worksheet.
(6) All documents used to confirm promotion points will be date stamped.
(7) Memorandum signed by the Soldier stating his/her responsibility in the promotion system.
Para 3-10 What is the primary zone for SGT and SSG board appearance?
- SSG: 70 months TIS and 8 months TIMIG.
2. SGT: 34 months TIS and 6 months TIMIG.
Para 3-10 What is the secondary zone for SGT and SSG board appearance?
- SSG: 46 months TIS and 5 months TIMIG.
2. SGT: 16 months TIS and 4 months TIMIG.
Para 3-10 What NCOES level must a SGT complete prior to appearing before a SSG board?
A: WLC.
Para 3-10 Can a Soldier in ASAP go to a promotion board?
A: No.
Para 3-10 What is the minimum allowed promotion points for SGT and SSG to be on a promotable?
- For SSG, minimum of 450 points.
2. For SGT, minimum of 350 points