{"id":46851,"date":"2020-03-25T17:03:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T17:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/03\/25\/army-changes-up-promotion-boards-during-covid-19-outbreak\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T02:21:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T02:21:26","slug":"army-changes-up-promotion-boards-during-covid-19-outbreak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/03\/25\/army-changes-up-promotion-boards-during-covid-19-outbreak\/","title":{"rendered":"Army changes up promotion boards during COVID-19 pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Virtual promotion boards, a suspension on military education requirements and extensions to weapons and fitness test qualifications have been announced for enlisted promotion cycles scheduled until the end of the fiscal year, or until terminated, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/api.army.mil\/e2\/c\/downloads\/2020\/03\/24\/dbce6453\/signed-consolidated-promotion-etps-covid-19-23-mar-2020.pdf\" target=_blank>March 23 memo<\/a> from the Army G-1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exceptions come as the Army orders all posts to enter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2020\/03\/25\/army-goes-to-hpcon-charlie-across-all-bases-delta-for-contingency-forces\/\" target=_blank>HPCON Charlie<\/a>, which requires installations to limit access to essential personnel only and limit the numbers of open gates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The policies will impact active duty and reserve soldiers, said Sgt. Maj. Mark Clark, the Army G-1 directorate of military personnel management sergeant major. Many of the alterations will take effect in May. National Guard exceptions will come at a later date, the Army said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/233940?fbclid=IwAR3Z8EgEX8k7fLDUmK8S04YJE5YZDAdAunlL4ZI0H5rk8oHYrRY-oBpebB0\" target=_blank>public release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Get on Zoom or Skype<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commanders can now hold virtual promotion boards, but it\u2019s up to the command team to determine the best way to communicate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe gave some latitude to the command teams, allowing them to be creative on how they want to assess their Soldiers,\u201d Clark said in the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWith all of the different virtual options that command teams will access to\u2026 it gives the commander the option to do [their promotion boards] via the internet or in an environment that supports social distancing,&#8221; Clark added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>PME suspension<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professional military education course requirements will be temporarily suspended in May for staff sergeants and sergeants first class who need to complete the Advanced Leader Course or Senior Leader Course, Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It doesn\u2019t waive the requirement, but moves the course start to a later date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSoldiers who have always been doing the right thing \u2026 by already completing their requisite level of professional military education to qualify themselves for promotion, will be selected for promotion before [those who] have not completed their professional military education,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Fitness and weapons quals<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Army Physical Fitness Test scores will continue to be a promotion eligibility requirement, but soldiers can use their last recorded test score for promotion recommendation and pin-on, according to the Army.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are certain organizations that currently are not resourced to perform the APFT,\u201d Clark said. The exception policy will help soldiers under travel and training restrictions across the force, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expired APFT scores won\u2019t force a soldier off the promotion standing list and commanders cannot flag soldiers for failing to take an APFT during the ongoing outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you previously failed the APFT, you\u2019ll remain flagged, though. More guidance on that will come at a later date, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The same type of extension is also being applied to weapons qualifications, even though those are not tied to a soldier\u2019s promotion recommendation or pin-on eligibility, the release noted. 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