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1 Army Regulation 135 155 Army National Guard and ArmyReservePromotion ofCommissionedOfficers andWarrant OfficersOther ThanGeneral OfficersHeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC13 July 2004 UNCLASSIFIEDSUMMARY of CHANGEAR 135 155 Promotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers Other Than GeneralOfficersThis revision dated 13 July 2004--o Replaces Army Reserve Personnel Command with Army Human ResourcesCommand St. Louis throughout the Replaces AR-PERSCOM with HRC St. Louis throughout the Changes Army Personnel Command with Army Human Resources Commandthroughout the Changes PERSCOM to HRC throughout the Replaces ODCSPER with DCS, G-1 throughout the Replaces DCSPER with DCS, G-1 throughout the Changes supplementation statement to reflect a different Changes suggested improvements statement with a different revision dated 24 October 2001--o Incorporates Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act provisions throughoutthe Revises Promotion TIG dates (table 2-1).

2 O Eliminates time-in-service requirement for Promotion (table 2-1).o Eliminates Senate confirmation for Promotion to lieutenant colonel (para 4-10).o Establishes competitive categories for mandatory promotions (para 2-5).o Provides for Active Guard Reserve and troop program unit position vacancypromotions (paras 2-13 and 2-14).o Adds new policy on special selection board consideration versus promotionadvisory board consideration (para 3-19).o Addresses entry on active duty during Promotion consideration (para 3-18).o Adds policy on voluntary delay of Promotion (para 4-22).o Discusses declination of Promotion (para 4-28).o Replaces unit vacancy promotions with position vacancy Promotion (paras 2-13and 2-14).

3 O Restricts Promotion of Army Medical Department in below-grade positions andoverstrength position to Medical Corps and Dental Corps Officers (para 4-9).o Requires a baccalaureate degree for Promotion to captain except in certaincases (para 2-9).o Provides for evidence of required civilian and military education not laterthan the day before the selection board convening date (paras 2-8 and 2-9).o Revises requirements for de facto status (para 3-18).o Changes requirements for transfer procedures (para 3-17 and throughout).o Establishes an involuntary delay procedure for AGR Officers (para 4-9).o Establishes date of rank and effective date of Promotion after an involuntarydelay (para 4-9).

4 O Revises requirements for Promotion on transfer to the Retired Reserve (para4-20).o Adds procedures for Promotion ceremonies that specifically preclude frockingfor the Reserve of the Army (para 5-3).o Includes revised formats for Promotion memorandums (figs 4-3 through 4-15).o Lists a format for voluntary delay endorsement (figs 4-16 and 4-17)).o Revises format for declination endorsement (figs 4-18 and 4-19).o Changes format for second nonselection for Promotion to captain, major, andlieutenant colonel (figs 4-23 through 4-25).o Prescribes a format for Promotion ceremonies (fig 5-1)HeadquartersDepartment of the ArmyWashington, DC13 July 2004 Army National Guard and Army ReservePromotion of Commissioned Officers and Warrant Officers Other Than GeneralOfficers*Army Regulation 135 155 Effective 13 August 2004H i s t o r y.

5 T h i s p u b l i c a t i o n i s a na d m i n i s t r a t i v e r e v i s i o n . T h e p o r t i o n saffected by this administrative revision arelisted in the summary of This regulation provides pol-icy for selecting and promoting commis-sioned Officers of both the Army NationalGuard of the United States (ARNGUS)and the Army Reserve (USAR), andwarrant Officers of the USAR. This regu-l a t i o n a l s o c o v e r s p r o m o t i o n e l i g i b i l i t ya n d q u a l i f i c a t i o n r e q u i r e m e n t s , b o a r dschedules and procedures, and procedureso n p r o c e s s i n g s e l e c t i o n b o a r This regulation applies toc o m m i s s i o n e d o f f i c e r s ( e x c e p t c o m m i s -sioned Warrant Officers ) of the ARNGUSand the USAR on the Reserve Active Sta-tus List (RASL), and to Warrant Officers ( w h e t h e r o r n o t c o m m i s s i o n e d ) o f t h eUSAR who are in an active status.

6 Theregulation does not apply to Warrant offi-cers (including Commissioned Warrant of-ficers) of the ARNGUS, nor does it applyto Promotion to Reserve general officerg r a d e s . P o l i c i e s c o n c e r n i n g p r o m o t i o n sand Federal recognition of ARNGUS offi-cers within their State vacancy promotionsystems will be under NGR 600-100. Pro-m o t i o n o f w a r r a n t o f f i c e r s ( i n c l u d i n gc o m m i s s i o n e d w a r r a n t o f f i c e r s ) o f t h eARNGUS will be per NGR 600-101. Pro-motion to Reserve general officer gradeswill be per AR and exception proponent of this regulation is theDeputy Chief of Staff , G-1.

7 The DeputyChief of Staff, G-1 has the authority toapprove exceptions or waivers to this reg-ulation that are consistent with controllinglaw and regulations. The proponent maydelegate this approval authority, in writ-ing, to a division chief within the propo-nent agency or its direct reporting unit orfield operating agency, in the grade ofcolonel or the civilian equivalent. Activi-ties may request a waiver to this regula-t i o n b y p r o v i d i n g j u s t i f i c a t i o n t h a tincludes a full analysis of the expectedbenefits and must include formal reviewof the activity s senior legal officer.

8 Allwaiver requests will be endorsed by thecommander or senior leader of the requ-e s t i n g a c t i v i t y a n d f o r w a r d e d t h r o u g ht h e i r h i g h e r h e a d q u a r t e r s t o t h e p o l i c yproponent. Refer to AR 25 30 for management control regulation contains management con-t r o l p r o v i s i o n s i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h A R11 2, but it does not identify key manage-ment controls that must be u p p l e m e n t a t i o n . S u p p l e m e n t a t i o n o fthis regulation and establishment of com-mand and local forms are prohibited with-out prior approval from HQDA, DeputyChief of Staff, G-1.

9 Submit requests toD e p u t y C h i e f o f S t a f f , G - 1 , A T T N :D A P E - M P O - D , 3 0 0 A r m y P e n t a g o n ,Washington, DC 20310 improvements. Users areinvited to send comments and suggestedimprovements on DA Form 2028 (Recom-m e n d e d C h a n g e s t o P u b l i c a t i o n s a n dBlank Forms) directly to Deputy Chief ofS t a f f , G - 1 , A T T N : D A P E - M P O - D , 3 0 0A r m y P e n t a g o n , W a s h i n g t o n , D C20310 This publication is availa-ble in electronic media only and is in-tended for command levels B, C, D, andE for the Active Army; and A, B, C, D,and E for the Army National Guard of theU n i t e d S t a t e s a n d f o r t h e U.

10 S . A r m (Listed by paragraph and page number)Chapter 1 Introduction, page 1 Purpose 1 1, page 1 References 1 2, page 1 Explanation of abbreviations and terms 1 3, page 1*This publication supersedes AR 135 155, dated 24 October 135 155 13 July 2004iUNCLASSIFIEDC ontents ContinuedResponsibilities 1 4, page 1 Approving Promotion board recommendations 1 5, page 1 Promotion authority 1 6, page 1 Employment and volunteer work of Officers spouse 1 7, page 1 Chapter 2 Promotion Eligibility and Qualification Requirements, page 2 Section IGeneral, page 2 Consideration without board action 2 1, page 2 Service computation 2 2.