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05-30-2002, 08:47 PM
Captains To Be Promoted At 38 Months
Army News Service reports that the Army will promote officers earlier to the grade of captain, beginning in October. The accelerated pin-on of bars should help alleviate a shortage of 1,900 captains, according to Army personnel officials. They said many lieutenants are now filling captain jobs. The Army also has 2,200 more lieutenants than it is authorized and the early promotions will help level that out, officials said. The early promotions will help align the company-grade "inventory" with available positions. Officers promoted to captain in November will have 40 months of service, instead of the current 42 months. Those promoted in December will have 39 months. A new captain's board is scheduled to meet in November. Those promoted in the spring will have 39-40 months of service, and by June the new policy should be fully implemented with all promotions at 38 months.
The Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Authorization Act authorized the Army to promote officers to captain after just 36 months of service, but Army leaders determined that 38 months would help solve the shortage and still allow lieutenants developmental time as platoon leaders. Before 2000, captains were not promoted until they had 48 months of service. The exception to this was wartime, officials said. During the Vietnam War, some of today's generals were promoted to captain with just two years of service.
SOURCE (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/?ESRC=army-a.nl&file=MR_Captains_Promoted)
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Army News Service reports that the Army will promote officers earlier to the grade of captain, beginning in October. The accelerated pin-on of bars should help alleviate a shortage of 1,900 captains, according to Army personnel officials. They said many lieutenants are now filling captain jobs. The Army also has 2,200 more lieutenants than it is authorized and the early promotions will help level that out, officials said. The early promotions will help align the company-grade "inventory" with available positions. Officers promoted to captain in November will have 40 months of service, instead of the current 42 months. Those promoted in December will have 39 months. A new captain's board is scheduled to meet in November. Those promoted in the spring will have 39-40 months of service, and by June the new policy should be fully implemented with all promotions at 38 months.
The Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Authorization Act authorized the Army to promote officers to captain after just 36 months of service, but Army leaders determined that 38 months would help solve the shortage and still allow lieutenants developmental time as platoon leaders. Before 2000, captains were not promoted until they had 48 months of service. The exception to this was wartime, officials said. During the Vietnam War, some of today's generals were promoted to captain with just two years of service.
SOURCE (http://www.military.com/MilitaryReport/?ESRC=army-a.nl&file=MR_Captains_Promoted)
Guess they need to get them ready ... for something! images/icons/frown.gif