Milper Message Number 16-089 Proponent AHRC …

1 Milper Message Number 16-089 Proponent AHRC-EPF-S Title SELECT-TRAIN-EDUCATE-PROMOTE (STEP) NCOPDS scheduling PROCEDURES ..Issued: [29 Mar 16].. A. AR 350-1 (ARMY TRAINING AND LEADE R DEVELOPMENT), 19 AUG 14. B. AR 600-8-19 (E NLIS TED P ROMOTIONS AND RE DUCTIONS), 2 FEB 15. C. AR 601-280 (A RMY RE TE NTION PROGRAM ), 31 JA N 06, (RAPID ACTION REVIS ION (RA R) 001, 15 SEP 11). D. AR 614-200 (E NLIS TE D ASSIGNMENTS A ND UTILIZA TION MANAGEME NT), 26 FEB 09, (RA R 002, 11 OCT 11). E. HQDA E XORD 236-15, ARMY-WIDE IMPLEME NTA TION OF NONCOM MISS IONED OFFICE R PROFESSIONA L DEVELOPMENT SYS TEM (NCOPDS ). 1. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIA TELY, SELECT, TRAIN, EDUCA TE, AND PROMOTE (S TEP) WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR JUNIOR ENLIS TE D SOLDIERS SELE CTED FOR PROMOTION TO SGT A ND SSG. STEP WILL TAKE EFFECT FOR SSG SELECTE D TO SFC BEGINNING WITH THE JUN 16 SFC BOARD.

2 2. TRAINING REQUIREME NTS FOR THE NONCOM MISS IONED OFFICE R EDUCA TION SYSTEM (NCOES) A ND S TRUCTURE D SELF DEVELOPMENT (SSD) A RE AS FOLLOWS: PROMOTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR RECOMMENDA TION REQUIREMENT FOR P ROM OTION SGT SSD 1 BLC (WLC)* SSG SSD 2 ALC SFC SSD 3 SLC MSG SSD 4 MLC (W HEN ANNOUNCE D)* SGM SSD 5 (AFTER M LC ANNOUNCE D) SMC * WARRIOR LEA DER COURSE (WLC) NAME CHANGED TO BASIC LEA DER COURSE (BLC) * MLC, MAS TER LEA DER COURSE, EFFECTIVE FY 18. 3. BASIC LEADE R COURSE (BLC) S CHE DULING: BLC IS SCHE DULED A T THE INS TA LLA TION LEVEL. ONLY SOLDIE RS WHO HAVE COMPLE TED B LC ARE FULLY ELIGIB LE FOR P ROM OTION TO SGT (REF B ). ARMY COMMA NDS AND A RMY SERVICE COMMANDS MUS T ES TABLISH A QUOTA MA NAGEME NT PLAN TO SUPPORT BLC A ND ENS URE ATTE NDANCE OF FULLY QUALIFIED SOLDIE RS. IN ORDER TO BE CONS IS TENT W ITH ES TABLIS HED ARMY TRAINING PRIORITIES, COMMA NDS M US T MANAGE QUOTAS TO ENSURE THA T SOLDIE RS WITH THE HIGHES T P ROMOTION POINTS ON A N ORDER OF MERIT LIS T (OM L) A TTE ND BLC PRIOR TO SOLDIE RS WITH LOWER PRIORITY.

3 4. ADVANCE D LEA DER COURSE (ALC) S CHE DULING: A. ARMY HUMAN RES OURCES COMMA ND (HRC) WILL SCHEDULE AVAILABLE SEATS 90-120 DAYS IN A DVANCE ( , IN JAN, HRC WILL SCHE DULE AVAILAB LE SEATS FOR THE MONTH OF APR). SOLDIE RS WITH THE HIGHES T PROMOTION POINTS IN THEIR M ILITARY OCCUPA TIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) WILL BE SCHEDULE D FOR ATTE NDANCE FIRS T. SOLDIE RS WILL BE SCHE DULED REGARDLESS IF THE UNIT IS ON THE PA TCH CHA RT. IF COMMA NDE RS DE TERM INE A SOLDIER CANNOT A TTE ND TRA INING, A DEFERME NT RE QUES T M US T BE SUBMITTE D TO HRC IN ACCORDA NCE WITH A R 350-1 A ND THIS Message . B. SOLDIE RS WILL BE SCHE DULED TO A TTE ND E ITHE R A PROP ONE NT SCHOOL OR AN APPROVED RESE RVE COMP ONE NT (A RNG OR USAR) REGIONAL TRAINING INS TITUTE. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENS URE SOLDIE RS ASSIGNED TO OR WITH DUTY A T APPLICABLE TRAINING LOCA TIONS ARE TRA INE D A T HOME STA TION TO AVOID E XCESS IVE TRAVEL EXPENSES.

4 THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WHEN THE SOLDIER S PROMOTION DATE IS JEOPARDIZED. TRAINING TRAVEL GUIDA NCE TO S UPPORT E XE CUTION OF TRAVEL ORDE RS CAN BE FOUND A TR/ TRI/ X. C. ONCE A SOLDIER IS SELECTE D FOR A TTENDANCE TO ALC, THEY WILL NOT BE REM OVED FROM CLASS UNLESS THE SOLDIER NO LONGER MEE TS ELIGIBILITY REQUIREME NTS OR A DEFERME NT IS APPROVED BY HRC. SOLDIERS WILL NOT BE REMOVED FROM CLASS BASED SOLELY ON OTHE R SOLDIERS SUBSEQUE NTLY OB TA INING MORE PROMOTION POINTS. D. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO SCHE DULE TRA INING FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDE NTIFIED FOR DEP LOYMENT, S HORT TOUR, OR UNIT ROTA TION, PRIOR TO THE EVENT, IF THE SOLDIE R WOULD HAVE BEEN SCHE DULED DURING DEPLOYMENT, SHORT TOUR OR UNIT ROTA TION. E. SOLDIE RS WHO ARE SERV ING ON AN OVERSEAS ASSIGNME NT ARE RE QUIRED TO HAVE SIX MONTHS REMA INING TO SERVE IN THE OVERSEAS COMMAND AFTER COMPLE TION OF THE COURSE.

5 F. RE- scheduling SOLDIERS WHO P REVIOUS LY WERE NO-S HOWS, DISM ISSE D FOR FA ILING TO MEET COURSE S TANDA RDS, OR FOR DIS CIPLINA RY, MEDICAL, OR COMPASSIONA TE REASONS WILL RE QUIRE A WRITTE N REQUES T TO HRC WITH E NDORSEME NT BY THE FIRS T GENERAL OFFICER IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND. 5. SENIOR LEA DER COURSE (SLC) S CHE DULING: A. SOLDIE RS WHO ARE SELE CTED BY THE CENTRALIZE D PROM OTION BOARD FOR SFC WILL BE SCHEDULE D TO A TTEND SLC BASED ON ASSIGNE D SEQUENCE NUMBERS BY MOS. SOLDIE RS WILL BE SCHEDULE D REGA RDLESS IF THE UNIT IS ON THE PA TCH CHART. IF COMMA NDE RS DE TE RM INE A SOLDIE R CA NNOT A TTEND TRAINING, A DEFERMENT REQUES T MUS T BE SUBMITTE D TO HRC IN ACCORDA NCE WITH A R 350-1 A ND THIS Message . B. SOLDIE RS WILL BE SCHE DULED TO A TTE ND E ITHE R A PROP ONE NT SCHOOL OR AN APPROVED RESE RVE COMP ONE NT RE GIONA L TRA INING INS TITUTE.

6 EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO ENS URE SOLDIERS ASSIGNE D TO OR WITH DUTY AT APPLICABLE TRA INING LOCA TIONS ARE TRAINED A T HOME S TA TION TO AVOID E XCESSIVE TRAVEL E XPE NSES. THE ONLY EXCEPTION IS WHEN THE SOLDIER S PROMOTION DATE IS JEOPARDIZED. TRAINING TRAVEL GUIDANCE CA N BE FOUND AT IL/ TR/ TRI/ITTG/DEFA X. C. SOLDIE RS WHO HAVE BEEN SELECTE D FOR PROMOTION BY A STAND-BY ADV ISORY BOARD (STAB ) WILL BE SCHEDULED ACCORDINGLY. D. EVERY EFFORT WILL BE MADE TO SCHE DULE TRA INING FOR SOLDIERS WHO HAVE BEEN IDE NTIFIED FOR A DEPLOYMENT, SHORT TOUR, OR UNIT ROTA TION, PRIOR TO THE EVENT, IF THE SOLDIE R WOULD HAVE BEEN SCHE DULED DURING THE DEP LOYME NT, SHORT TOUR OR UNIT ROTA TION. E. SOLDIE RS WHO ARE SERV ING ON AN OVERSEAS ASSIGNME NT AND ARE A TTENDING IN A TDY AND RE TURN S TA TUS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE SIX MONTHS REMAINING TO SERVE IN THE OVERSEAS COMMAND AFTER COMPLE TION OF THE COURSE (AR 614-30).

7 F. BEGINNING WITH THE RELEASE OF THE FY16 SFC P ROM OTION LIS T, SOLDIERS WILL HAVE 18 MONTHS TO COMP LE TE SENIOR LEADE RS COURSE (S LC) OR BE REMOVED ON THE 1S T DAY OF THE 19TH M ONTH. NCOS THA T A RE UNABLE TO COMPLE TE SLC WITHIN THE 18 MONTH PERIOD, DUE TO NO FAULT OF THE IR OWN, MUS T SUBM IT A REQUES T FOR A TRA INING DEFERME NT THROUGH THEIR FIRS T GE NERA L OFFICE R (OR EQUIVA LENT) TO HRC, M ILITA RY SCHOOLS BRA NCH, USA D-NCOES-OPE RA TIONS@MA IL. REQUEST M US T BE RECE IVED NLT THE 17TH MONTH FOLLOWING THE RELEASE DA TE OF THE LIS T IN ORDER TO REMAIN ON THE LIS T AND COMPLE TE SLC. G. RE- scheduling OF SOLDIE RS WHO PREV IOUSLY WERE NO-SHOWS, DISM ISSED FOR FAILING TO MEE T COURSE STA NDARDS, OR FOR DIS CIP LINARY, MEDICAL, OR COMPASSIONA TE REASONS, WILL REQUIRE A WRITTEN REQUES T TO HRC WITH ENDORSEMENT BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER (OR EQUIVALENT) IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMA ND.

8 6. NCOES DEFERME NT POLICY: A. ALL DEFERME NT REQUES TS MUS T BE SIGNE D BY THE FIRS T GENE RAL OFFICE R (OR EQUIVALENT) IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND. DEFERMENT REQUESTS MUST PROV IDE AN ALTE RNA TIVE DA TE(S) WHE N THE SOLDIER WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR TRAINING. B. OPERATIONAL DEFERME NTS ARE APPLICABLE TO UNIT DEPLOYME NTS, UNIT ROTA TIONS, OR A MAJOR TRA INING E XERCISE IN SUPPORT OF A UNIT DEPLOYME NT OR ROTA TION. THE FIRS T OPERA TIONAL DE FERME NT REQUES T FOR NCOES A TTENDA NCE M US T BE SIGNE D BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER (OR EQUIVALENT) IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND AND FORWARDED TO HRC FOR APPROVAL. THE SECOND OPERA TIONAL DEFERME NT RE QUES T FOR THE SAME NCO A ND FOR THE SAME NCOES COURSE MUS T BE SIGNE D BY THE NE XT, HIGHE R-LEVEL GENERAL OFFICER (OR EQUIVALENT) IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND AND FORWARDED TO HRC FOR APPROVA L.

9 C. COMPASSIONA TE DEFERME NTS MAY BE REQUES TE D IN E XTE NUA TING CIRCUMS TANCES THAT REQUIRE THE SOLDIER S PRESENCE ELSEWHERE FOR PERSONAL REASONS. THE REQUEST M US T BE SIGNED BY THE FIRS T GENE RAL OFFICER (OR EQUIVALENT) IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND. D. MEDICAL DEFERME NTS ARE APPLICABLE WHE N A SOLDIE R IS NOT MEDICALLY QUALIFIED TO ATTE ND THE RE QUIS ITE NCOES COURSE AS DETE RM INE D BY AN ARMY MEDICAL PROV IDE R. IF AN ARMY MEDICAL P ROV IDE R IS NOT AVAILABLE BASED ON GE OGRAPHICA L LOCA TION, SOLDIERS M US T PROV IDE DOCUME NTA TION FROM ANOTHE R SERVICE OR CIV ILIA N PROV IDE R. ALL MEDICAL DE FERME NT REQUES TS MUS T BE SIGNE D, AT A MINIMUM, BY THE FIRST GENERAL OFFICER IN THE SOLDIER S CHAIN OF COMMAND. 7. SCHE DULING P RIORITIES: A. PRIORITY 1: BEGINNING 1 JA N 16, PROMOTABLE SOLDIE RS WITH THE HIGHES T PROM OTION POINTS TO SSG WILL BE SCHE DULED FIRS T FOR ALC AND SOLDIE RS SELECTE D FOR SERGEANT FIRS T CLASS (CY16 LIS T) WITH THE HIGHES T SEQUENCE Number WILL BE SCHE DULED FIRS T FOR SLC.

10 B. PRIORITY 2: ALL PROM OTABLE SOLDIERS IDE NTIFIE D FOR DEPLOYMENT, SHORT TOUR, OR UNIT ROTA TION PRIOR TO THE EVENT; PROVIDE D THE SOLDIER WOULD HAVE OTHERWISE BEEN SCHE DULED DURING SUCH DEP LOYME NT, SHORT TOUR OR UNIT ROTA TION. IF UNABLE TO DO SO, THEY WILL BE SCHE DULE D FOR TRAINING A T THE END OF THEIR S TABILIZA TION PERIOD OR UPON REASS IGNMENT BASED ON THEIR PROMOTION POINTS OR SEQUE NCE NUMBE R AND MOS. C. PRIORITY 3: SOLDIERS IN THE LEGACY BACK LOG DEEMED A T RISK FOR QUA LITA TIVE MANAGEMENT P ROGRAM (QMP) (37 OR MORE MONTHS TIME IN GRA DE). D. PRIORITY 4: SOLDIERS IN THE LEGACY BACK LOG WITH LESS THAN 37 MONTHS TIME IN GRA DE AND SOLDIE RS IN REGE NERA TION UNITS. E. PRIORITY 5: TRAIN AHEA D SOLDIE RS (NOT IN A PROM OTABLE S TA TUS ) THA T CAN BE SCHE DULED FOR CLASS THA T DO NOT MEET P RIORITY 1-4 CRITE RIA TO E NSURE CLASSES ARE CONDUCTED A T OP TIM IZED CAPACITY.