Lion Battalion

Lion BN Staff BN CDR C/LTC DaCosta S-1 1LT Salters C/SFC Russell S-2 C/CPT Mitchell C/1LT Burrow S-3 C/CPT Gates C/SFC Bowens S-4 1LT Fleming C/SFC Grimes S-5 C/CPT Robinson Provost Marshall C/CPT Vincent XO C/MAJ Watson CSM C/SGM Jenkins

Lion Bn Task Organization BN CMDR DaCosta A CO Cornell Eaddy 1 ST PLT Anderson Lee 1 ST SQ SSG 2 ND SQ SSG 3 RD SQ SSG 2 ND PLT Tobo Hopkins 1 ST SQ SSG 2 ND SQ SSG 3 RD SQ SSG B CO Williams Mitchell 1 ST PLT Middlebrook Marzen 1 ST SQ SSG 2 ND SQ SSG 3 RD SQ SSG 2 ND PLT Bowens Smith 1 ST SQ SSG 2 ND SQ SSG 3 RD SQ SSG

Promotion Criteria General –No ISS or OSS for current evaluation period. –No disciple problems/issues. –Know general cadet knowledge; i.e. Cadet Rank, Cadet Creed, Chain-of-Command, Specific –CPL At least 75 merits Meet all requirements under General Promotion Criteria Satisfactory grades in all academic areas. Score 80% or higher on Cadet Knowledge Test (CKT) 1.

Promotion Criteria Con’t SGT– SSG –Meet all requirements under General and Specific Promotion Criteria. –Score 90% or better on CKT I SFC and Above –Meet all requirements under General and Specific Promotion Criteria –Score 95% or better on CKT II –Score 80% or better on the writing requirement –Pass a promotion board

Promotion Procedures Promotion Ceremony will be conducted monthly in conjunction with the monthly Battalion Formation. Personnel who meet promotion eligibility requirements must submit their promotion packet not later than (NLT) the 15 th of the month. (Promotions for CPL and above) The S-1 will verify all promotion data before submitting packet cadre.

Promotion Procedures (con’t) Step One: Assemble Promotion Packet –Cover Letter –Progress Report –Essay (Required for SFC and above) –Cadet Knowledge Test Score (Required for CPL and above) –Endorsement from Cadet Bn CDR & CSM Step Two: –Submit completed packet to S-1 –Complete writing requirement –Go before the Promotion board Step Three: –Attend monthly Battalion Formation

Promotion Board Cadet Battalion Commander* Cadet CSM Cadet S-3 Army Instructor* Senior Army Instructor* *Voting Member

Merit Schedule Extra-curricular Events (Color Guard, Drill, Raider, Rifle) Merits (Routine 5 Special 10 Competition 15) Volunteering to assist cadre (Ushers, Parking Attendants, parades or other school/community events) 5-10 Merits Positive Spot Reports3-5 Merits ***Only Cadre can issue merits/demerits. Cadet C-O-C & staff can only recommend using spot report format

Staff Task S-1 –Responsible for inputting and updating cadet merits into JUMS –Responsible for reviewing promotion packets to packets are complete before submitting to cadre –Responsible for scheduling monthly promotion boards S-3 –Develop Cadet Knowledge Test I & II –Develop Study Guide for Cadet Knowledge Test CSM –Responsible for oversight of promotion policy –Responsible for reviewing promotion packets