1. Secretariat for

2. PURPOSE To familiarize you with the Secretariat for DA Selection Boards & the Centralized Officer Selection Process.

3. OUTLINE SECRETARIAT OVERVIEW BOARD OPERATIONS

4. Conduct all centralized active component officer selection boards Provide administrative and technical support to DA Selection Boards Coordinate membership for DA Selection Boards Our Mission OVERVIEW

5. Chief, DA Secretariat Executive Officer Recorders Our Personnel OVERVIEW

6. Selection Boards PROMOTION: CW3 - MG OVERVIEW SCHOOLS: CSC, SSC COMMAND: LTC/COL, SMU MISC: CFD, Chief Engineers, Chaplains, SELCON, etc. SPECIAL BOARDS: Omissions, Reconsiderations, & Review

7. Laws - Title X: United States Code - Armed Forces - National Defense Authorization Act - Goldwaters-Nichols Act DoD Directives, Instructions & Regulations Commissioned Officer Program Procedures Department of the Army Memorandum Policies for Active Component Officer Selection Boards Army Regulations/DA Pamphlets - AR 600-8-29 Officer Promotions - DA Pam 600-3 - Commissioned Officer Development and Career Management Authority & References Title X DOD Instructions 1320.14 DA Memo 600-2 AR 600-8-29 DA PAMs 600-3, 600-11, 600-4 OVERVIEW

8. The Sec Army’s MOI OVERVIEW COVER MEMO Provides MAX & MIN selection capability Provides Special Skill Requirements Authority for Board Board Mission Defines Zones of Consideration OER Cut-off Authority Additional Guidance from SA as required (OER, Training Base, Reserve Component Duty) Joint Duty Goals EO Information ENCLOSURES DA Memo 600-2 (with DODI 1320.14) ENCLOSURES SEC ARMY COVER MEMO

9. Board Member Selection Statute (Title X) Requires:  5 or more active duty members  Senior to officers being considered  Reserve officer representation  Joint representation  Cannot sit 2 consecutive boards Army Policy Requires:  Branch representation  Ethnic and female representation  LTC (O5) or above  50% O5/O6 CSL Commander OVERVIEW

10. Board Preparation Phases 1 Yr C-120 C-Date Zone Message Out C-30 Mtg/Start Branch Scrub Board Convenes Board Convenes OVERVIEW Board Schedule C-30 BRANCH REPS LAST REVIEW of UPDATED FILES BRANCH REPS. VALIDATE POPULATION BRANCH REPS. VALIDATE POPULATION C-15 D.A. Sec. Takes Control of Board File C-90 C-75 C-60 C-40 C-35 C-85 Board Proponent Initializes Board in Database Branch Phase Scrub (Phase 1) Eligible Population in Database Board Proponent Flags OERS (Phase 2) Board Proponent Requests Products Transfer Board File to D.A. Sec. Board File Built in D.A. Sec. Initialize Pre-board During Board BRANCH REPS. BEGIN SCRUB BRANCH REPS. BEGIN SCRUB

11. Board Room Procedures and Security No personal knowledge allowed* BOARD OPS All board members & a recorder must be present for board discussions, deliberations and decisions No informal office visits (to include career managers) All board related material & discussion stays in the board room No visitors allowed in the board room

12. Fully Qualified Best Qualified (AR 600-8-29) Fully qualified officers who “meet specific branch, functional area or skill requirements”… to meet the Needs of the Army. (Command & most promotion boards) Numerical Constraints “… qualified professionally and morally to perform the duties expected of an officer in the next higher grade.” (SELCON) 100% Select Rate Capability BOARD OPS

13. Board Member Voting MOI CONVENING AUTHORITY’S MOI = VOTE BOARD MEMBER EXPERIENCE & JUDGMENT + + SCORING CRITERIA Word Picture 1 - 6+ + + + + BOARD FILE BOARD OPS

14. The goal of the centralized selection board process is to select the best qualified officers for promotion, schooling and command to lead the Army of the future. The goal of the centralized selection board process is to select the best qualified officers for promotion, schooling and command to lead the Army of the future. CONCLUSION