MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-146
AHRC-MSL
2006 ARMY RESERVE LIEUTENANT COLONEL/COLONEL JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL CORPS (JAGC) COMPETITIVE CATEGORY ZONES OF CONSIDERATION
Issued: [05/18/2006]...

A.  AR 40-501, DATED 1 FEB 05, STANDARDS OF MEDICAL FITNESS

   B.  AR 135-155, DATED 13 JUL 04, PROMOTION OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND WARRANT OFFICERS OTHER THAN GENERAL OFFICERS  

   C.  AR 600-8-104, DATED 22 JUN 04, MILITARY PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/RECORDS

   D.  AR 623-1, DATED 31 MAR 92, ACADEMIC EVALUATION REPORTING SYSTEM

   E.  AR 623-105, DATED 17 DEC 04, OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTING SYSTEM

   F.  AR 640-30, DATED 28 AUG 05, PHOTOGRAPHS FOR MILITARY PERSONNEL FILES

   G.  MEMORANDUM, ASA, M&RA, SUBJECT:  TWO NEW COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES FOR RESERVE OF THE ARMY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL CORPS OFFICERS, DTD 3 NOV 05    

1.  THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE NLT DEC 07.

2.  THIS MESSAGE APPLIES ONLY TO ARMY RESERVE JA OFFICERS.  ARMY NATIONAL GUARD JA OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE TO BE CONSIDERED IN THE ARMY NATIONAL GUARD ARMY PROMOTION LIST (APL) CATEGORY.

3.  POLICY.

    A.  HQDA PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 7 AUG 06 TO CONSIDER ARMY RESERVE JA MAJORS AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS.  

    B.  OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE OF CONSIDERATION CONSIST OF ALL ARMY RESERVE JA MAJORS WITH A DATE OF RANK (DOR) OF 1 APR 00 THROUGH 31 MAR 01 AND ALL ARMY RESERVE JA LIEUTENANT COLONELS WITH A DOR OF 1 APR 02 THROUGH 31 MAR 03.  OFFICERS ABOVE THE ZONE OF CONSIDERATION CONSIST OF ALL ARMY RESERVE JA MAJORS WITH A DOR OF 31 MAR 00 AND EARLIER AND ALL ARMY RESERVE JA LIEUTENANT COLONELS WITH A DOR OF 31 MAR 02 AND EARLIER.  

    C.  SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE UNDER THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCES B AND G.  A MAJ JA SELECTIVE CONTINUATION (SELCON) BOARD WILL BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE 2006 ARMY RESERVE LIEUTENANT COLONEL JA PROMOTION BOARDS TO CONSIDER THOSE OFFICERS TWICE NONSELECTED FOR PROMOTION AS A RESULT OF THESE BOARDS.

    D.  TITLE 10 USC, SECTION 14105B REQUIRES THAT THE NAME AND DATE OF RANK OF THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE, AS OF THE DATE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, BE IDENTIFIED.  THE JUNIOR AND SENIOR OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE ARE AS FOLLOWS:

LTC

SENIOR OFFICER:          MAJ CARL E. STEINBECK            DOR:        6 APR 00  

JUNIOR OFFICER:        MAJ JUSTIN S. TADE                    DOR:  4 MAR 01        

COL

SENIOR OFFICER:        LTC DAVID C. CANNON                DOR:        1 APR 02          

JUNIOR OFFICER:        LTC CARL J. NARDEI                DOR:        30 MAR 03  

4.  EVALUATION REPORTS.

    A.  EVALUATION REPORTS PREPARED FOR PERSONNEL UNDER CONSIDERATION BY A PROMOTION SELECTION BOARD MUST BE PROCESSED THROUGH THE EVALUATION SYSTEM AND SHOULD ARRIVE AT THE OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS (RC) PRIOR TO CONVENE DATE OF THE BOARD.  OERS THAT ARE OTHERWISE ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECT, BUT ARRIVE AT THE DA SECRETARIAT AFTER THE CONVENE DATE, MAY BE PROCESSED FOR REVIEW BY THE BOARD.  THE DOCUMENT CUT-OFF FOR ADMINISTRATIVELY CORRECT OERS WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AR 135-155, PARAGRAPH 3-12D (2) AND THE BOARD’S MEMORANDUMS OF INSTRUCTIONS.

    B.  CODE 21, COMPLETE-THE-RECORD REPORT:

        (1)  A (CODE 21) COMPLETE-THE-RECORD OER IS OPTIONAL FOR OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF PARA 3-53, AR 623-105.

        (2)  THE REQUIRED "THRU DATE" FOR (CODE 21) COMPLETE-THE-RECORD REPORTS IS 9 MAY 06.

    C.  COMMANDERS AT ALL LEVELS SHOULD MAKE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO ENSURE ANY APPLICABLE EVALUATION REPORTS FOR ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ARE EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCESSED.

5. ALL OFFICERS IN THE ZONES OF CONSIDERATION MAY, IF DESIRED, SUBMIT CORRESPONDENCE TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD.

     A.  INDIVIDUAL MEMORANDUMS SHOULD INCLUDE ONLY THOSE MATTERS DEEMED IMPORTANT IN THE CONSIDERATION OF AN OFFICER'S RECORD. THEY SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO PRESIDENT, 2006 ARMY RESERVE LTC/COL JA PROMOTION BOARDS, AHRC-MSL-PM, 1 RESERVE WAY, ST LOUIS, MO  63132-5200. MEMORANDUMS MUST ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE CONVENE DATE OF THE BOARDS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED.

     B.  ANY MEMORANDUMS/LETTERS CONSIDERED BY A BOARD WILL BECOME A MATTER OF RECORD FOR THE BOARD AND WILL BE RETAINED BY THE CHIEF, OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS (RESERVE COMPONENT).  MEMORANDUMS TO A BOARD (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) WILL NOT BE FILED IN AN OFFICER'S OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF).

     C.  COMMUNICATION OR LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION AND APPRECIATION FROM OTHER PARTIES ON BEHALF OF RESERVE OF THE ARMY OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION SENT DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE BOARD, NOR WILL ANY COMMUNICATION WHICH CONTAINS CRITICISM OR NEGATIVELY REFLECTS UPON THE CHARACTER, CONDUCT, OR MOTIVES OF ANY INDIVIDUAL.

6.  DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ARE FURNISHED TO ALL CENTRALIZED DA OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS.  IN VIEW OF THE EMPHASIS ON OFFICIAL PHOTOS, ALL OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REVIEW THEIR DAPMIS PHOTOGRAPH AND SUBMIT A NEW ONE, IF REQUIRED BY AR 640-30.  A NEW PHOTOGRAPH IS REQUIRED EVERY FIFTH YEAR AND WHEN THERE IS A MAJOR CHANGE IN PHYSICAL AND/OR UNIFORM APPEARANCE, SUCH AS A CHANGE IN WEIGHT (GAIN OR LOSS), AWARDS (ARMY COMMENDATION MEDAL AND ABOVE), AND GRADE CHANGES.  DAPMIS PHOTOGRAPHS ARE VALID FOR FIVE YEARS AND ARE DELETED AFTER THAT PERIOD.

A.  IF THE OFFICER IS ASSIGNED TO AN AREA WHERE THE PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITY DOES NOT HAVE DAPMIS UPLOAD CAPABILITY, THE PHOTOGRAPHER MUST SAVE THE PHOTOGRAPHS AS A .JPG FILE WITH 300 DPI (ABOUT 350K FILE SIZE), 4 INCHES WIDE BY 6 INCHES LONG AND EMAIL THEM TO DAPMIS@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.  

B.  SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO AN AREA (INCLUDING HOSTILE FIRE AREAS) WHERE PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE OR CONDITIONS PREVENT THEM FROM BEING PHOTOGRAPHED, ARE TEMPORARILY EXEMPT FROM SUBMITTING NEW PHOTOGRAPHS EVERY FIVE YEARS.  THESE SOLDIERS WILL BE PHOTOGRAPHED WITHIN 90 DAYS FROM REASSIGNMENT TO AN AREA WHERE PHOTOGRAPHIC FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE.  

C.  SOLDIERS WHO CANNOT OBTAIN AN OFFICIAL DA PHOTOGRAPH MAY SUBMIT AN UNOFFICIAL 4" X 6" COLOR PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN IN CLASS A UNIFORM IN FRONT OF A SOLID BACKGROUND, WITH HEAD AND EYES FACING THE CAMERA, AND THE BODY TURNED AT A FIFTEEN (15) DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RIGHT, PLACING THE LEFT SHOULDER NEAREST TO THE CAMERA.  PHOTOGRAPHS MUST BE SIGNED AND DATED. UNOFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHS SHOULD BE FORWARDED TO CHIEF, OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS (RC), AHRC-MSL-PM (2006 LTC/COL JAGC), 1 RESERVE WAY, ST. LOUIS, MO.63132-5200.

7.  OFFICERS UNDER CONSIDERATION WILL BE NOTIFIED THROUGH THEIR ARMY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (AKO) EMAIL ACCOUNT.  THEY SHOULD GO ONLINE USING THEIR AKO ACCOUNT TO VIEW THEIR PROMOTION FILE.  IF THEY DO NOT HAVE AN AKO ACCOUNT THEY MAY GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.US.ARMY.MIL/SUITE/LOGIN/WELCOME.HTML TO REQUEST ONE.  IT IS A REQUIREMENT THAT ALL U.S. ARMY PERSONNEL HAVE AN AKO ACCOUNT.  THERE IS AN AKO HELP DESK WHICH CAN BE CONTACTED VIA EMAIL AT HELP@US.ARMY.MIL OR BY PHONE AT 1-877-256-8737.  

8.  COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT THE LOCAL RECORD OF EACH OFFICER ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION IS REVIEWED TO DETERMINE IF THE OFFICER HAS RECEIVED ALL REQUIRED EVALUATION REPORTS, HAS AN AUDITED COPY OF THE ORB OR DA FORM 2-1 SENT TO THIS OFFICE AS DEFINED IN THE AR 40-501. PLEASE NOTE PARA 8B FOR AGR OFFICER ORBS.

A.  EACH UNIT OFFICER SHOULD BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY TO AUDIT HIS/HER DA FORM 2-1 BEFORE IT IS FORWARDED TO CHIEF, OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS, AHRC-MSL-PM (2006 LTC/COL JAG), 1 RESERVE WAY, ST. LOUIS, MO  63132-5200.  THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT SHOULD BE ENTERED IN SECTION V, BLOCK 27 OF THE DA FORM 2-1:  "I VERIFY THAT EACH ITEM OF INFORMATION ON THIS FORM IS CORRECT AND TRUE".

SIGNED:                                    DATE:

UNAUDITED FORMS FORWARDED TO THE BOARD SHOULD BE ANNOTATED IN SECTION V, BLOCK 27 THAT THE OFFICER WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO AUDIT HIS/HER FORM.

B. ORBS FOR AGR OFFICERS – ON APPROXIMATELY 17 JUL 06, ORBS FOR AGR OFFICERS WILL BE UPLOADED INTO THEIR BOARD CONSIDERATION FILES (BCF).  ORBS ARE NOW AVAILABLE FOR AGR OFFICERS AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE - https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/reserve/news/OfficerORB.htm.  AGR OFFICERS SHOULD FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PAGE TO REVIEW AND REQUEST UPDATES TO THEIR ORB.  IN ORDER TO ALLOW TIME FOR THE CORRECTIONS TO BE MADE PRIOR TO THE BOARD, THEY SHOULD DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.  ORBS FOR AGR OFFICERS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE SUBMITTED FROM SOLDIERS FOR FILING IN THEIR BCF.    

9.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST SEND DOCUMENTS TO UPDATE THEIR BCF TO THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 8A, ABOVE.  OFFICERS SHOULD ONLY SUBMIT DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR FILING BY AR 600-8-104,THAT ARE NOT ALREADY IN THE BCF.

10.  MAJOR COMMANDS WILL RECEIVE A BY-NAME LISTING OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS UNDER SEPARATE COVER.  COMMANDERS WILL ENSURE THAT THE LIST INCLUDES ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ASSIGNED TO THEIR COMMAND.  FORWARD NOTIFICATION OF AN OMISSION OF AN OFFICER OR OF INCLUSION OF AN OFFICER WHO IS NOT ELIGIBLE WITHOUT DELAY TO CHIEF, OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS, AHRC-MSL-PM (2006 LTC/COL JAG), 1 RESERVE WAY, ST.LOUIS, MO 63132-5200 TO ARRIVE NLT 5 JUN 06.  

11.  OFFICERS WHOSE ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE IS NOT MORE THAN 90 DAYS AFTER THE BOARD CONVENE DATE WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THESE SELECTION BOARDS (10 USC 14301).  OFFICERS AFFECTED BY THIS POLICY FOR THESE SELECTION BOARDS ARE THOSE WHOSE ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE IS ON OR BEFORE 5 NOV 06.

12.  POC FOR PROMOTION ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROCEDURAL MATTERS IS THE OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS (RC), TEAM A, AHRC-MSL-PM, DSN 892-1212, TOLL FREE 877-215-9834 OR FAX (314) 592-1206, OR EMAIL ADDRESS, LTCCOLJAG.BOARD@HRCSTL.ARMY.MIL.