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f. Corrections may be made or new administrative points may be added up to and including the date the boardproceedings are approved.g. All dates on DA Form 3355 will reflect year, month, and date (YYYYMMDD).3–12. StepsThe steps used to identify and process recommendation for promotion to SGT and SSG are shown in table 3–5.Table 3–5Identifying and processing recommendation for promotion to SGT/SSGStep Work center Required action1 BN HR(HRC–St. Louis forUSAR)2 BN HR(HRC–St. Louis forUSAR)By the second duty day of the month prior to the board month, print the Enlisted PromotionReport using the automated system.Review report for accuracy and forward the report to the appropriate unit CDR no later than thethird duty day.3 Unit CDR Review the report for accuracy and identify Soldiers to be recommended for promotion. CDRwill annotate YES for those recommended or NO for those not recommended.4 Unit CDR Personally initial each entry and sign the report. The unit CDR completes a recommendationmemorandum for Soldiers recommended for board appearance which includes points to beawarded in Section A(2) Duty Performance Evaluation on the DA Form 3355.5 Unit CDR Return completed report and recommendation memorandum(s) to the BN HR no later than the5th duty day of the month prior to the recommended board month.6 PROM authority Designate a primary and secondary representative to process automated DA Form 3355.BN HRBN HRPrepare DA Form 3355 on Soldiers fully eligible but not recommended for board appearance.Forward DA Form 3355 to first line leader for appropriate counseling in accordance with paragraph1–26.Schedule appointment with Soldier recommended for board appearance.7 First-line leader Counsel Soldiers who are fully qualified but not recommended for board appearance.8 First-line leader Coordinate with CDR and provide a copy of counseling to the BN HR for the promotion authority’sapproval and for filing with the Enlisted Promotion report.9 BN HR File report and counseling for 2 years.10 BN HR/Soldier BN HR prepares DA Form 3355, prints ERB, and conducts appointment for Soldiers recommendedfor board appearance no later than the 15 th of the month. (Soldiers must bring all promotionrelated source documents to the appointment).11 BN HR/Soldier Soldiers review DA Form 3355 for accuracy, note any discrepancies, and provide the sourcedocuments to correct discrepancies.12 BN HR/Soldier PROM updates Soldiers record or coordinates with the enlisted records section to update thefile no later than the 20 th of the month.13 BN HR Print updated DA Form 3355 for those Soldiers who had discrepancies.14 BN HR Provide DA Form 3355, updated ERB, CDRs recommendations, and source documents used inSection B, Items 1, 2 and 3 of the additions form on Soldiers recommended for board appearanceto the board recorder.Section IVTask: Conducting Promotion Boards3–13. Rulesa. Promotion board will be conducted by the 15th of every month.b. The boards will use question and answer format only. Soldiers will not be required to perform hands-on tasks.c. CDRs will ensure that Soldiers are fully qualified in their PMOS prior to signing Section A.d. The promotion authority will appoint in writing, an odd number (at least three) of unbiased voting members and arecorder without vote. The board president may be designated as one of the voting members. The voting members maybe all officers, all noncommissioned officers (NCOs), or mixed.AR 600–8–19 • 20 March 200827