INFORMATION BRIEFING THIS BRIEFING CONTAINS PREDECISIONAL INFORMATION

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INFORMATION BRIEFINGTHIS BRIEFING CONTAINS
PRE-DECISIONAL INFORMATION

• REFINEMENT OF THE
• SEMI-CENTRALIZED PROMOTION SYSTEM

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OBJECTIVES

• IMPROVE ABILITY TO SELECT THE BEST-QUALIFIED
  SOLDIERS BY ADJUSTING CEILINGS AND WEIGHTS FOR
  COMPUTATION OF PROMOTION POINTS.
• ELIMINATE PERCEIVED PERCEPTION OF UNFAIRNESS BY
  INCREASING OBJECTIVITY AND TIE MORE CLOSELY TO
  MEETING PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (2001 ATLDP NCO
  STUDY)
• ADAPT PROCESSES TO WORK EFFICIENTLY AND
  EFFECTIVELY REGARDLESS OF THE UNITS OPERATIONAL
  / SECURITY ENVIRONMENT
• LEVERAGE MAXIMIZE TECHNOLOGY WHILE ELIMINATING
  ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS IN SUPPORT OF
  PERSONNEL SERVICES DELIVERY REDESIGN (PSDR).
• STANDARDIZE POINT COMPUTATIONS ACROSS ALL
  COMPONENTS TO ACCOMMODATE THE OVERALL POSTURE AND
  NEEDS OF THE ARMY.

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POLICY ADJUSTMENTS

• DIFFERENT WEIGHTS CEILINGS FOR SGT AND SSG, TO
  PRODUCE CHANGES IN BEHAVIOR BETWEEN THE RANKS
• MINIMUM SCORE EQUATES TO MINIMUM PASSING SCORE
  ON APFT AND WEAPONS QUAL 73 POINTS TO SGT AND 43
  POINTS TO SSG
• SOLDIERS INTEGRATED BY HQDA (TO SGT) RECEIVE 72
  POINTS WILL NOT BE SELECTED FOR PROMOTION
  UNLESS NO OTHER SOLDIERS ON THE LIST

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POINT ADJUSTMENTS
CURRENT (SSG SGT)
MEASUREMENT
PROPOSED
SSG
SGT
NONE
NONE
150 18.75 of score
COMMANDERS POINTS
GO / NO-GO VALIDATION
GO / NO-GO VALIDATION
150 18.75 of score
BOARD POINTS
165 20.625 of score
125 15.625 of score
100 12.5 of score
AWARDS
280 35 of score
260 32.5 of score
200 25 of score
MILITARY EDUCATION
100 12.5 of score
75 9.375 of score
100 12.5 of score
CIVILIAN EDUCATION
255 31.875 of score
340 42.5 of score
100 12.5 of score
MILITARY TRAINING
800
800
800
TOTAL

• ARI TECH REPORT 1145, MAY 04, ARI RESEARCH
  REPORT 1807, JUN 03 AND ARI SPECIAL REPORT 52,
  AUG 02
• SMA / BOARD OF DIRECTORS INPUT
• G-1 STAFFING (8 JUL 05) PROPOSED CHANGES WITH
  MACOM FEEDBACK
• SEMI-CENTRALIZED SME WORKGROUP (NOV-DEC 05)

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PROMOTION BOARD

• BATTALION CSM VALIDATES COMPANY COMMANDERS
  RECOMMENDATION TO THE PROMOTION AUTHORITY
  (GO/NO-GO).
• BOARDS WILL BE CONDUCTED EXCEPTIONS MAY BE
  AUTHORIZED AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROMOTION
  AUTHORITY WHEN COMBAT/ SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
  WARRANT.
• NO HANDS-ON TESTING BUT GREATER
  LATITUDE/FLEXIBILITY TO ACCOMPLISH MISSION
  REGARDLESS OF OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENT.

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AWARDS/DECORATIONS

• TABS (SF, Ranger, Sapper) and NCOES achievements
  (Honor Grad, Leadership Award, etc.) previously
  granted points in this category are re-designated
  to military education category

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BADGES
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MILITARY EDUCATION

• NCOES SIGNIFICANT EMPHASIS ELIMINATES
  UNATTAINABLE POLICY AND SERVES AS FORCING
  FUNCTION TO GET RIGHT SOLDIER TO NCOES AT THE
  RIGHT TIME.
• SPC RECEIVES 80 POINTS FOR WLC COMPLETION
• SGT RECEIVES 80 POINTS FOR BNCOC COMPLETION
• THREE MEANS OF ACCUMULATING POINTS
• POINTS LINKED TO OFFICIAL TRAINING COURSES LISTED
  IN ATRRS.
• BCT, IET, MOS-PRODUCING AND LANGUAGE COURSES WILL
  NOT EQUATE TO PROMOTION POINTS.
• ALL SQI, ASI, AND OTHER TRAINING COURSE WILL
  RECEIVE POINTS AS THEY INCREASE SOLDIERS SKILLS
  REGARDLESS IF MOS REQUIRES THE TRAINING.
• POINTS FOR ACCP AWARDED BASED ON COURSE
  COMPLETION (INCREMENTALLY, BASED ON TOTAL HOURS
  OF COURSE).
• POINTS AWARDED FOR INSTALLATION TRAINING (DA FORM
  87) LIMITED TO SOLDIER TRAINING COURSES
  AUTHORIZED IN AR 350-1 (CHAPTER 4).

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ACCP DA FORM 87
NO PROMOTION POINTS UNLESS THE COURSE IS FORMALLY
LISTED IN ATRRS OR ESTABLISHED IN AR 350-1
MUST COMPLETE COURSE TO GET POINTS
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CIVILIAN EDUCATION

• CIVILIAN EDUCATION MUST BE REFLECTED ACCURATELY
  ON THE ENLISTED RECORD BRIEF (ERB) IN THAT THE
  ERB WILL BECOME THE SOURCE TO DETERMINE PROMOTION
  POINTS.
• SOLDIERS ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SINGLE,
  COMBINED TRANSCRIPT FROM THE COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY,
  BUSINESS OR TRADE SCHOOL CURRENTLY ENROLLED IN.
• SOLDIERS WITH MULTIPLE TRANSCRIPTS WHO ARE NOT
  CURRENTLY ENROLLED MAY REQUEST SUPPORT FROM THE
  EDUCATION CENTER TO SEEK AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
  TOTAL NUMBER OF NON-DUPLICATED CREDITS PRESENTED
  ON THE TRANSCRIPTS.
• ACCREDITED COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, BUSINESSES,
  TRADE SCHOOLS CONVERT TO SEMESTER HOURS (SH)
  AND AWARD 1 POINT PER SH (REDUCED FROM 1.5 PER
  HOUR - ALLOWS FOR ACCUMULATION OF EDUCATION WHILE
  LOWERING OVERALL IMPACT TO TOTAL SCORE).
• TOTAL SH GRANTED BY INSTITUTION TOWARDS A DEGREE
  WILL RESULT IN ERB ENTRY AND DICTATE TOTAL
  PROMOTION POINTS AWARDED.
• CLEP/DANTES 1 POINT PER HOUR (IF NOT ALREADY
  INCLUDED IN TRANSCRIPT).
• POINTS FOR EDUCATION IMPROVEMENT (DEGREE
  COMPLETION)
• TECHNICAL CERTIFICATIONS 10 POINTS PER WITH 5
  MAXIMUM CERTIFICATIONS.

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MILITARY TRAINING

• SCALED (DIFFERENT) APFT SCORES FOR SGT AND SSG
• SCALED (DIFFERENT) WEAPONS QUALIFICATION FOR SGT
  AND SSG
• COMBAT EXPERIENCE
• LIMITED TO AREAS IN WHICH SOLDIER RECEIVES
  HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY
• SIX CUMULATIVE DEPLOYMENT MONTHS TO QUALIFY (20
  POINTS PER PERIOD)
• AUTOMATION CAPABILITY LINKED TO DEPLOYMENT
  COUNTER (ERB) OR AUTHORIZATION OF OVERSEAS
  SERVICE BAR (AR 670-1, CHAPTER 28) DECISION
  PENDING

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APFT SCALE
TO SSG
TO SGT
MAXIMUM VALUE 160 MINIMUM VALUE 40
MAXIMUM VALUE 135 MINIMUM VALUE 15
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WEAPONS QUALIFICATION SCALE
TO SGT
MAXIMUM VALUE 160 MINIMUM VALUE 33
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WEAPONS QUALIFICATION SCALE
TO SSG
MAXIMUM VALUE 100 MINIMUM VALUE 28
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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT

• An analysis was conducted to compare the current
  promotion point system to the newly proposed one.
  In corroboration with Army Research Institute
  (ARI), data was collected from a Ft Lee battalion
  with 150 promotable Soldiers. Collected data
  included
• Promotion Point Worksheets (with all supporting
  documents)
• Supervisors rating of performance (average of 18
  dimensions, overall rating, and senior NCO
  potential)
• ARI analyzed the relationships between the old
  PPW score, new PPW score, and supervisors
  ratings. Their findings are
• For all Soldiers, Old PPW scoring and new PPW
  scoring are moderated related those high on the
  old list will still be near the top, but the
  order may change
• For Soldiers recommended to SGT, the new PPW
  scoring is more strongly related to the
  supervisors performance ratings than the old PPW
  scoring.
• For Soldiers recommended to SSG, the new PPW and
  old PPW scoring are equally related to the
  supervisors performance ratings.

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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
Promotion to SGT
Promotion to SSG

• Scores will be lower until Soldiers shift their
  focus and behavior
• Soldiers in the sample battalion had very little
  civilian education

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DEMONSTRATION PROJECT
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS
OBJECTIVES/POLICY CHANGES
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LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY

• DIMHRS PROVIDES FULL COMPLETE AUTOMATED
  CAPABILITY
• PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION IN 2008
• FULLY AUTOMATED PROMOTION SCORE
• ALL RELATED ELEMENTS CAPTURED IN SOLDIERS RECORDS
• FACILITATES PERSONNEL INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
• DATA SUBMISSION AND ACCURACY IS KEY
• REAL WORLD (LIVING) SCORE ADJUSTED AS CHANGES
  TO SOLDIERS FILE ARE MADE
• UPON FULL IMPLEMENTATION, ELIMINATES REQUIREMENT
  FOR PROMOTION WORK CENTERS
• REDUCES CURRENT TWO-MONTH PROCESS (RECOMMENDATION
  TO PROMOTION) TO ONE-MONTH RESULTING IN ABILITY
  TO PROMOTE SOLDIERS ONE MONTH SOONER (ONCE ON THE
  LIST) THAN IN THE CURRENT SYSTEM

ADMINISTRATIVE WORKLOAD (ACROSS ALL COMPONENTS)
WILL INCREASE TO SUPPORT THE TRANSITION FROM
CURRENT TO PROPOSED POINT COMPUTATIONS. A NEW
ADJUSTED PROMOTION POINT WORKSHEET WILL BE USED
UNTIL DIMHRS IS FULLY ON-LINE
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DIMHRS WORKFLOW
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DIMHRS WORKFLOW (CONT)
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STANDARDIZED - ALL COMPONENTS

• PROMOTION SCORES FOR ALL SOLDIERS (LESS IRR AND
  IMA) BASED ON IDENTICAL SCALE, CEILINGS, AND
  WEIGHTS
• SUPPORTS SEAMLESS TRANSFER FROM ONE COMPONENT TO
  ANOTHER (AC TO RC AND RC TO AC)
• STANDARDIZED SCORES FOR ALL SOLDIERS ON
  BATTLEFIELD
• SETS CONDITIONS (SHOULD THE REQUIREMENT EVER
  ARISE) TO SUPPORT FULL MOBILIZATION RETAIN
  EXISTING SYSTEM
• ONE SYSTEM DESIGN REQUIREMENT (DIMHRS) FOR ALL
  COMPONENTS SAVING MONEY
• UNIQUENESS OF EACH COMPONENTS PROCESS/PROCEDURES
  REMAIN INTACT

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IMPLEMENTATION TIMELINE