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abeyance until the Soldier completes the eligibility-level of NCOES as described within this paragraph. Promotion willbe effective the first day of the month following graduation of the requisite course.c. Soldiers who have been disenrolled from the USASMC for any reason (other than compassionate or medical) arepermanently ineligible for promotion consideration to SGM.d. USAR Soldiers who reach age 55 without NCOES completed for the next higher grade or age 57 with NCOEScompleted for the next higher grade prior to convening date of the promotion board are ineligible for consideration.4–3. Promotion boardsa. Selection boards will be composed of at least five members. The board may be divided into two or more panels.Each panel will be composed of at least three voting members, including commissioned officers and senior NCOs.b. The president of each board will be a general officer. An officer will be appointed to each board to serve asrecorder without vote. Female and minority members will be represented if available.c. The selection board will recommend a specified number of Soldiers by MOS from the zones of consideration whoare the best qualified to meet the needs of the Army. The total number selected for each CPMOS is the projectednumber the Army needs to maintain its authorized-by-grade strength.d. Soldiers who are not selected for promotion will not be provided specific reasons for nonselection. Soldiers mayconsult the statistical analysis portion of the promotion list or they may write to the Career Professional DevelopmentNCO of their respective branch for an analysis on how to enhance their careers.4–4. Memorandum of instructionA separate memorandum of instruction will prescribe reports to be submitted and other administrative details. Thesedocuments will be published as enclosures to the memorandum announcing the results of the selection board.4–5. Personal appearance and written communicationa. No Soldier may appear in person before a DA selection board on his or her own behalf, or in the interest ofanyone being considered.b. Soldiers eligible for consideration may write to the president of the promotion board to provide documents andinformation drawing attention to any matter concerning themselves that they feel is important to their consideration.Although written communication is authorized, it is only encouraged when there is something that is not provided inthe Soldier’s records that the Soldier feels will have an impact on the board’s deliberations. Correspondence must bereceived by the date stated in the zone message, will not be the basis for promotion reconsideration, and will not beincluded in the Soldier’s OMPF. Receipt of correspondence will not be acknowledged.c. Documents authorized for filing in the OMPF will be sent to Commander, U.S. Army Human ResourcesCommand – Indianapolis (HRC-Indianapolis), ATTN: AHRC–EFS, 8899 East 56th St., Indianapolis, IN, 46249–5301(CDR, HRC–St. Louis (AHRC–AR), 1 Reserve Way, St. Louis, MO 63132–5200 for USAR) as soon as they aregenerated. Documents already in the OMPF will not be sent.d. The following documents will not be given to the board and therefore will not be forwarded to HRC–Indianapolis(HRC–St. Louis for USAR).(1) Correspondence received from anyone other than the Soldier concerned.(2) Correspondence that criticizes or reflects on the character, conduct, or motives of any other Soldier.(3) Incomplete appeals such as noncommissioned officer evaluation report (NCOER), academic evaluation report(AER), courts-martial, Article 15, and so on.(4) Only original NCOERs processed through PROM/MPD that have been received and processed by HRC–Indianapoliswill be seen by the board.e. Memorandums (including all enclosures) seen by a selection board become a matter of record for that board andwill not be filed in the OMPF. Nonreceipt of a memorandum by the board president does not constitute grounds forreconsideration by a STAB.4–6. Board resultsHRC–Alexandria (AHRC–MSP–E) (HRC–St. Louis (AHRC–MSL–E) for USAR) will announce the results of aselection board by command memorandum. The memorandum will include the following enclosures.a. Memorandum of instruction.b. Considered/selected list. Names of Soldiers considered for promotion will be placed in alphabetical order.Soldiers who are recommended will be assigned sequence numbers for promotion to SFC, MSG and SGM. Sequencenumbers will be based on seniority within each RMOS and will be determined by DOR, then BASD when DOR arethe same, then age (oldest first) when DOR and BASD are the same.c. Profile analysis. This is an analysis of the board results by MOS and CMF. The analysis provides insight intosome of the areas that might have influenced the board’s decision. The analysis does not include all areas representedin a Soldier’s file and considered by the board.AR 600–8–19 • 20 March 200855