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Revision as of 14:03, 19 September 2018
This is the Document Release Information | |
Article Number: | 7CAV-R-005 |
Scope: | Enlisted, Noncommissioned, and Officer Promotion and Reduction Guidelines |
Version: | Version 1.0.2 |
Effective Date: | ***DRAFT*** |
Last Modified Date: | DDMMMYYYY |
Approving Authority: | Regimental Commanding Officer |
Point of Contact: | Regimental Chief of Staff |
Chapter 1 Introduction
Section I: Overview
Purpose
This regulation prescribes the enlisted, noncommissioned, and officer promotions and reductions function within the 7th Cavalry Regiment (7CAV). It provides principles support, standards of service, policies, tasks, rules, and steps governing all work required in the field to support promotions and reductions of ranks. It provides the objectives of the 7CAV’s promotion system which includes filling authorized billets with the best qualified member. Additionally, the system precludes promoting the member who is not productive or not the best qualified, thus providing an equitable system for all members.
Responsibilities
- a. The Regimental Command Staff (Regimental Commander and Executive Officer) will serve as the senior officials on matters concerning promotions, and will provide supervision of promotion policy formulation, procedures, goals, system and standards.
- b. The Regimental Chief of Staff (COS) will be responsible for the implementation of this regulation within the Regiment. Furthermore, the COS will supervise promotion functions prescribed in this regulation and serve as the final promotion authority for all combat units and departments.
- c. Unit Commanders will support and follow these regulations and will carry out promotions as delegated to them by the COS as established by this regulation.
Section II: Principles and Standards
Principles of Support
The 7CAV Command Staff will provide a centralized process for promotion to all grades from Private to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC). Promotion of grades above LTC will be made by Regimental Command Staff.
This regulation will:
- a. Provide a promotion selection process for promotion from the grades of Private through to Lieutenant Colonel which include minimum requirements for each grade.
- b. Authorize commanders to promote members to the grades as established by these regulations.
- c. Provide the procedure and framework for Officer Promotion Selection Board.
- d. Provide guidelines for promotion requirements based on billet or position.
Standard of Service
The standards of service are as follow:
- a. The Personnel Department (S1) will track and maintain personnel records to include time-in-grade (TIG), time-in-service (TIS), and Non-Commissioned Officer Academy graduations, as well as, all other pertinent records for each member. These records will be deemed as the official records for all members.
- b. S1 will review and adjust member MILPAC records with authorized to do so by COS.
- c. S1 will automatically promote members to the grades of Private First Class (PFC), Specialist (SPC) and Corporal (CPL) / Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) upon the attainment of the required TIS, TIG and other requirements established in this regulation.
Section III: Policy
Promotion Authority
The Promotion Authority table below details the commander’s promotion authorities. Commanders listed are authorized to promote troopers within their chain of command per the guidelines set forth in this document.
Billet | Command Authority to Promote |
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Recruit Training Command | Recruit up to and including Private/Private First Class (Honor Grad) |
S1 Department | Private up to and including Corporal/Warrant Officer 1 |
Company Commander | Sergeant/Chief Warrant Officer 2 up to and including Sergeant First Class/Chief Warrant Officer 4 |
Battalion Commander | NCO Promotions up to and including First Sergeant
Officer Promotions up to and including Major (1) |
Regimental Chief of Staff | NCO Promotions up to and including Battalion Sergeant Major
Officer Promotions up to and including Colonel |
Regimental Commanding Officer | Promotions to flag officer grades
Promotion of Command Sergeant Major |
(1) or up to one rank below their current rank.
Commanders' Responsibilities
Commanders with promotion authority are responsible to ensure all regulations and requirements set forth in this document are adhered to for all promotions they approve.
Nonpromotable Status
A member becomes nonpromotable or their promotion is automatically delayed when the member is:
- a. Absent without leave (AWOL)
- b. Serving a court-martial sentenced or being punished under Article 15, UCMJ. They are considered to be serving a sentence or undergoing punishment, and therefore nonpromotable, through the last day as specified by the court-martial or Art 15, UCMJ.
- c. Under undisposed court-martial charges (that is, charges that have been preferred, but not dismissed or withdrawn, nor has the member been tried and acquitted or sentenced).
- d. Under investigation that may result in disciplinary action of any kind being taken against them.
- e. Under suspension of favorable personnel actions.
Authority to announce promotion of members
Unit commanders with promotion authorization may post a promotion, in the appropriate forum as specified by S1 procedures, or may delegate this responsibility to a subordinate who will make a post in their name. S1 personnel or general staff officers or the Regimental CSM are the only personnel authorized to post the actual promotion orders
Date of rank and effective date
The DOR for promotion to a higher grade is the date specified in the promotion announcement or, when no date is specified, the date the announcement is posted.
Computing time in grade and service
The S1 Personnel Department will maintain and compute time-in-grade and time-in-service and those computations will be deemed as the official figures for the purpose of evaluating eligibility for promotion.
Chapter 2 Commissioned Officer Promotions
Section I: Overview
Commissioning of Second Lieutenants is based on Officer Development School (ODS) results. Spots will be assigned based on the needs of the regiment and the outcome of ODS.
Minimum Requirements
The minimum requirements for application to the Officer Development School are as follow:
- Minimum rank of Specialist
- Completion of NCOA
- Completion of Server Admin Course
- Any individual prerequisites set by Company Commanders for their assigned seats.
*Exceptions may be made by General Staff or Officer Development School Lead
Section II: Commissioned Officer Promotion Guidelines
Overview
- Promotions from the rank of 2nd Lieutenant to the rank of Colonel are based on defined minimum requirements set forth in this section.
- Promotions above the rank of Colonel are based on the needs of the Regiment.