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1 Army Regulation 600 8 19 Personnel-GeneralEnlistedPromotionsandRe ductionsHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC18 December 2015 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 600 8 19 Enlisted Promotions and ReductionsThis expedite revision, dated 18 December 2015--o Incorporates a Select-Train-Educate-Promote concept into the enlistedpromotion system (para 1-5).o Expands Enlisted Promotions standards of service (para 1-8c(5)).o Revises nonpromotable status (para 1-10a(1)).o Suspends favorable personnel actions for Soldiers who are on a Headquarters,Department of the Army centralized promotion list (for promotion to sergeantfirst class and above) (para 1-11).o Revises determination of date of rank when promotion occurs from more than onepromotion list (para 1-13m).

2 O Revises policy on the promotion of Soldiers categorized as missing (para 1-18c).o Modifies the Noncommissioned Officer Education System completion requirementfor Soldiers promoted in the Disability Evaluation System (paras 1-20e andf).o Clarifies proper authority to issue the posthumous promotion certificate andsets aside Noncommissioned Officer Education System completion requirementsfor posthumous Promotions (paras 1- 22a and d).o Requires completion of the Basic, Advanced, and Senior Leader Courses inorder to be fully qualified for promotion pin-on (para 1-28a).o Establishes conditional promotion to sergeant major (para 1-28c(1)).o Requires the Basic and Advanced Leader Courses as condition for battlefieldpromotion (para 1-28e).

3 O Eliminates conditional promotion authority for Army Recruiting Commandmerit Promotions (para 1-28f).o Includes applicability of Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) Soldiersto reclassification eligibility for semi-centralized Promotions (para 1-32b(1(a)).o Incorporates requirements to complete the Noncommissioned Officer EducationSystem (para 3-2b).o Clarifies list integration requirements of Regular Army Soldiers for variousspecial promotion categories (para 3-5a(4)).o Incorporates (where applicable) Noncommissioned Officer Education Systemcompletion requirement for special promotion categories (para 3-5a(5)).o Incorporates Interservice Physician Assistance Program into specialpromotion categories (para 3-5d).)

4 O Adds processing requirements for various Promotions (where applicable)stemming from special promotion categories (paras 3-5f through h).o Revises Regular Army and Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve)Noncommissioned Officer Education System eligibility criteria (factor,military education) for promotion recommendation to staff sergeant (table3-1).o Revises Army Reserve (troop program unit, Army Reserve Element, andmulti-compo units) Noncommissioned Officer Education System eligibilitycriteria (factor, military education) for promotion recommendation to staffsergeant (table 3-2).o Revises Regular Army and Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve)Noncommissioned Officer Education System eligibility criteria (factor,military education) for promotion pin-on to sergeant and staff sergeant(table 3-3).

5 O Revises Army Reserve (troop program unit, Army Reserve Element, andmulti-compo units) Noncommissioned Officer Education System eligibilitycriteria (factor, military education) for promotion pin-on to sergeant andstaff sergeant (table 3-4).o Modifies Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) semi-centralized promotiontimelines (para 3-11 and fig 3-3).o Modifies Army Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) processing of promotionboard results (para 3-13a).o Changes promotion point categories and calculations (paras 3-16a, b, andb(2)(c), 3-17d, 3-18, 3-19, and tables 3-8, 3-9, and 3-10).o Incorporates fully qualified requirements for promotion pin-on requirements(paras 3-22b and c).

6 O Applies command list integration policies to Army Reserve (Active GuardReserve) Soldiers (para 3-23a).o Incorporates structured self-development level 2 as a requirement for commandlist integration to staff sergeant (para 3-23a(2)(c)).o Clarifies process for board consideration for all Soldiers following commandlist integration (para 3-23d).o Eliminates immediate list removal for a sergeant(P) who refuses to attendBasic Leader Course post-deployment (previously para 3-27c(16)).o Modifies rules for processing Promotions (paras 3-31a and d(1)).o Expands the administrative records correction process to Soldiers in the Reserve (Active Guard Reserve) (para 3-34).o Adds Headquarters, Department of the Army centralized promotion list policies(para 4-1c).

7 O Adds requirement for Soldiers to be fully qualified for monthly promotioneligibility (para 4-7).o Modifies selection off a centralized promotion list from sequence number tothe individual Soldier s name (para 4-11g).o Expands rules for processing removal from a centralized promotion list forSoldiers who have failed to qualify for by-name selection ( promotion pin-on)(para 4-15a(2)(n)).o Modifies age eligibility criteria for selection board consideration (para 5-7m).o Incorporates changes to support a Select-Train-Educate-Promote concept(paras 7-1d and e, 7-2d, 7-3e and f, 7-4u and v, 7-8a and c(2), 7-11b, 7-18b,7-20b and d, 7-23, 7-25b, 7-26a and b, 7-28, 7-30a, e, and g, 7-34a(3) through(8), 7-38a, 7-39, 7-40c and f, 7-44i, 7-47d, 7-56, 7-57, 7-58, and tables 7-1and 7-4).

8 O Adds Noncommissioned Officer Education System requirements for meritpromotions for the Army Marksmanship Program and for the ArmyParachute Team (paras 9-2b and c, d(5), and e, and 9-4b, c, d(6), and e,respectively).o Adds Noncommissioned Officer Education System requirements for meritpromotions for the Army Recruiting Merit promotion System (para 9-6).o Clarifies proper Noncommissioned Officer Education System requirements Army Recruiting Command merit Promotions (para 9-8d).o Adds Noncommissioned Officer Education System requirements for meritpromotions for the Army Recruiting Command Reserve Annual Award winners(para 9-9).o Clarifies guidance for promotion instruments for battlefield Promotions (para 11-2f).

9 O Modifies the Noncommissioned Officer Education System policy for battlefieldpromotions (para 11-3g(6)).o Implements Army Directive 2015-31 (throughout).o Replaces NGB Form 4100-1-R-E (Army National Guard Enlisted promotion PointWorksheet, Sergeant/Staff Sergeant Boards) with NGB Form 4100-1A-R-E (ArmyNational Guard Enlisted promotion Point Worksheet Sergeant Boards)(throughout).o Changes Warrior Leader Course to Basic Leader Course (throughout).HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC18 December 2015 Personnel-GeneralEnlisted Promotions and Reductions *Army Regulation600 8 19 Effective 1 January 2016H i s t o r y . T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a n e x p e d i t er e v i s i o n.

10 T h e p o r t i o n s a f f e c t e d b y t h i sexpedite revision are listed in the summaryof u m m a r y . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n p r e s c r i b e spolicies and procedures governing promo-tions and Reductions of Army Enlisted per-s o n n e l . T h i s r e g u l a t i o n i n c l u d e s p o l i c ystatements, operating tasks, rules in sup-p o r t o f o p e r a t i n g t a s k s , a n d s e q u e n t i a ls t e p s o f e a c h o p e r a t i n g t a s k . I t i m p l e -ments Title 10, United States Code, Sec-tion This regulation applies tot h e R e g u l a r A r m y , t h e A r m y N a t i o n a lGuard/Army National Guard of the UnitedStates, and the Army Reserve, unlessotherwise and exception proponent of this regulation is theDeputy Chief of Staff, G 1.