MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-183
AHRC-MSL
2006 ZONE OF CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION TO RESERVE OF THE ARMY, LIEUTENANT COLONEL/COLONEL CHAPLAIN
CORPS SELECTION BOARDS
Issued: [06/27/2006]...

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

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

   C.  AR 623-3, DATED 15 MAY 06, EVALUATION REPORTING SYSTEM

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

   E.  DA MEMO 600-4, DATED 9 FEB 04, POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR RESERVE COMPONENTS OFFICER SELECTION BOARDS

1.  THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE NLT DEC 07.

2.  POLICY.

    A.  MANDATORY DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, WILL CONVENE ON OR ABOUT 2 OCTOBER 2006 TO CONSIDER RESERVE OF THE ARMY MAJORS (MAJ) FOR PROMOTION TO LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) AND LIEUTENANT COLONELS FOR PROMOTION TO COLONEL (COL) IN THE CHAPLAIN CORPS COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES.  

    B.  OFFICERS IN THE PROMOTION ZONE OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE ABOVE LISTED COMPETITIVE CATEGORY CONSIST OF ALL RESERVE OF THE ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS MAJORS WITH A DOR OF 1 APRIL 2000 THROUGH 31 MARCH 2001 AND CHAPLAIN CORPS LIEUTENANT COLONELS WITH A DATE OF RANK OF 1 APRIL 2002 THROUGH 31 MARCH 2003.   OFFICERS ABOVE THE ZONE OF CONSIDERATION FOR THE ABOVE LISTED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES CONSIST OF ALL RESERVE OF THE ARMY CHAPLAIN CORPS MAJORS WITH A DOR OF 31 MARCH 2000 AND EARLIER AND CHAPLAIN CORPS LIEUTENANT COLONELS WITH A DOR OF 31 MARCH 2002 AND EARLIER.

    C.  SELECTIONS WILL BE MADE UNDER THE METHODS DESCRIBED IN REFERENCE A & E. A MAJOR SELECTIVE CONTINUATION (SELCON) BOARD WILL BE HELD AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROMOTION BOARDS TO CONSIDER THOSE OFFICERS TWICE NON-SELECTED FOR PROMOTION AS A RESULT OF THE 2006 LTC CHAPLAIN CORPS BOARD.  

    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:

MAJORS:

SENIOR OFFICER:  MAJ JAMES FRANCIS BETZ                   DOR: 28 JUNE 2000                                              

JUNIOR OFFICER:  MAJ WAYNE WALTERS SANTOS            DOR: 23 MARCH 2001                                                  

LIEUTENANT COLONELS:

SENIOR OFFICER:  LTC HUDSON FRANKLIN                     DOR: 3 APRIL 2002                                    

JUNIOR OFFICER:  LTC ANDREW WARREN AQUINO            DOR: 28 MARCH 2003                                      

3.  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, AND THE BOARD’S MEMORANDUM OF INSTRUCTION.

    B.  CODE 09, COMPLETE-THE-RECORD REPORT:

        (1)  A (CODE 09) COMPLETE-THE-RECORD OER IS OPTIONAL FOR OFFICERS WHO MEET THE CRITERIA OF PARA 3-60, AR 623-3.

        (2)  THE REQUIRED "THRU DATE" FOR (CODE 09) COMPLETE-THE-RECORD REPORTS IS 4 JULY 2006.

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

4. 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 CHIEF, OFFICE OF PROMOTIONS (RC), 2006 LTC/COL CHAPLAIN CORPS PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS, AHRC-MSL-P, 1 RESERVE WAY, ST. LOUIS, MO 63132-5200. MEMORANDUMS MUST ARRIVE PRIOR TO THE CONVENE DATE OF THE BOARD 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 (RC).  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.

5.  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 RANK CHANGES.

   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-P (2006 LTC/COL CHAPLAIN CORPS), 1 RESERVE WAY, ST. LOUIS, MO.63132-5200.

6.  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.  

7.  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 7B 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-P (2006 LTC/COL CHAPLAIN CORPS), 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 18 SEPTEMBER 2006, 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.    

8.  ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST SEND DOCUMENTS TO UPDATE THEIR BCF TO THE ADDRESS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7A, ABOVE.  OFFICERS SHOULD ONLY SUBMIT DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR FILING BY AR 600-8-104 THAT ARE NOT ALREADY IN THE BCF.

9.  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-P (2006 LTC/COL CHAPLAIN CORPS), 1 RESERVE WAY, ST.LOUIS, MO 63132-5200 TO ARRIVE NLT 14 JUNE 2006.  

10.  OFFICERS WHOSE ESTABLISHED SEPARATION OR RETIREMENT DATE IS WITHIN 90 DAYS OF 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 31 DEC 06.

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