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File: 970612_sep96_decls6_0002.txt
Subject = PROMOTION SEX SHOTS
Parent Organization = ARCENT
Unit = XVIII CORPS
Folder Title = THREATCON MEASURES AND MISCELLANEOUS MEMORANDUMS
Document Number = 8
Box ID = BX000094
Procedures tested
to eliminate administrative workload
As pan of our or)going effort to of points commanders awarded for promotion procedures will r
reduce the administrafrve workload duty performance was 199. The new significant work reduction for the
throughout the Army, we will eflml- areas of evaluation are closely Personnel Administration Center.
nate promotion boards ior advado- aligned with those on the NCO-ER, M&f work savinas Include
lo@ea,nl an@siaff @e@ and are aimed at better identifying the elimin-at=n o
r'oa --board. DEW
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!@@E rvo S s leoe unn7@ best-qualified soldiers for promotion *1!6n 9!@M)OU of 4,
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began testing these now procedures from among all the fully qualified DA Form 6- 0aw Member
which will replaqq2@g f@on boar@d soldiers. and DA Form
r Evaluating soldiers on five
different areas of performance and Board Proceed-
governor personal qualities should also result
the soldier In five areas of pertonTF In a broader range of promotion ed the test
anoe and personal qualities, awarding points among soldiers competing procedures will result in considerably
up to 40 points In each area, for a against Department of the Army ddf orent scores, units selected to test
maximum of 200 points. promotion point cutoff scores. the proposed procedures must
The commander's award of This aspect of the proposed continue the current promotion board
promotion points for duty perform. procedures will Increase in inwr- process during the three-month test
ance has also changed. The oorr@- tance when the Skill Qualffication period.
mander will evaluate the soldier in the Test Is eliminated. The test Includes safeguards to
same five areas as the first sergeant A Form 3355, ensure soldiers being considered for
Instead of simply awarding po!rtts Prnr;:@tic'n Pnio promotion are not affected In arty way
without any point qualification, as Is been revised for the test to acc*m- by the test appraisals.
currently the case. ni-odiitc@a@olhanW.
In the past, the average number " a=pted. the new junior NCO
Proposed legislation allows more efficient
warrant officer management
The Warrant Officer Management Act (WOMA) Is a OW5. pay grade OWS, to serve as a primary means to
Department of Defense Initiative to modernize warrant retain senior warrant officer expertise; managing warrant
officer personnel managemerd for all branches of the officers from date of appointment with an opportunity for
armed forces. 30 years warraryt officer service, with tenure points of 24
WOMA legislation resulted from our Total Warrant years of warrant officer service for OW4 and 30 years for
Off lcer Study and Includes provisions similar to those used CWS (appries to AmTy only); and only establishing a
for commissioned officers under the Defense Ofter selective early retirement mechanism or board to penwn
Personnel Management Act (DOPMA). separation of retirement eligible regular warrant officers In
This legislation was Introduced Into the House Armed times of force strength reductions.
Services Conimiftee In Fiscal Year (FY) 1990. Its adoption Cu rrentty, committee hearings may be hold later to
would grant the secretaries of the amied services the consider the WOMA provisions.
authority to =re off Wively manage warrant ofters under If the provisions are not Included In the FY91 Defense
their jurisdiction. Authorization Bill, h will severely limit our ability to manage
Key provisions of the bill Include eliminating the force reductions because of the Inability to consider all
current dual (temporary/pemianent) promotion system and officers.
adopting a DOPMA-style promotion system; selective Without legislative authority, we will be forced to
continuawn of twice-nonsolected regular warrant officers release only Other Than Regular Army (OTRA) warrant
in critical shortage skills-, increasing separation time for officers in any force reduction under current law.
ed as the legislation makes Rs way
the first day of the seventh month; establishing the rank of through Congressional channels.
SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 1990 PERSPECTIVE
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