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Army Promo

Changes to retention control points providing increased
promotion opportunity for mid-grade Soldiers

by C. Todd Lopez Similar increases in selection ceed for the grade they serve those a ected over the course U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Kimberly Hackbarth
rate to sergeant rst class are in. For instance, the RCP for a of three years, ensuring every
Army News also expected during the 2016 sergeant is 14 years. Sergeants Soldier affected will have at Sta Sgt. Luis Santos is promoted to sergeant rst class,
Sergeants rst class seeking board. Last year’s board selected must either leave the Army at least a year’s notice to plan with March 1, 2013, by Lt. Col. Bruce Moses, at Forward
another stripe saw increased about 25.4 percent of the sta 14 years, or get promoted to their family for their retirement. Operating Base Masum Ghar in the Panjwa’i district of
opportunity during the scal sergeants considered. sta sergeant. e RCP for Afghanistan.
year 2016 master sergeant pro- sta sergeants is 20 years. At e rst retirements due to the
motion board, as the selection Beginning Oct. 1, some 20 years, a sta sergeant must RCP changes will start to take Senior Army Career Counselor. quick, and build more brigades
rate jumped 35 percent, from senior enlisted Soldiers will nd either retire, or get promoted place in October 2017. Most Growing, shrinking, upward and battalions,” he said.
8.4 in scal year 2015, to 11.8 they have a new “expiration, to sergeant rst class in order Soldiers will have well over a
in scal year 2016. term of service,” or ETS, as a to continue to serve. year to prepare. mobility e Army used recruiting
result of changes to their reten- Dailey said, back in 2007 and retention tools to help grow
ose increased opportuni- tion control points. For sergeants rst class, in- Additionally, every Soldier the Army. Another tool they
ties to serve come as a result cluding those who are promot- a ected is already retirement- the Army needed to grow in used was to increase the RCPs
of projected openings in the Those changes roll back able, their RCP will change eligible, has more than 20 years size in order to ght in Iraq for senior enlisted personnel.
master sergeant ranks that will RCPs for sergeants rst class and from 26 to 24 years. For rst of service under the belt, and and Afghanistan.
come as a result of changes to above who are in the Regular sergeants and master sergeants, will be able to take advantage of Now that the con icts in the
retention control points for Army, or who are serving under their RCP will be reduced a full military retirement. “We were at war, and the
sergeants first class, master the Active Guard Reserve pro- from 29 to 26 years. For rst Army needed See PROMO, page 8
sergeants and sergeants major, gram. e changes will shorten sergeants and master sergeants “ is is the best course of ac- to get bigger,
that were announced, May 26, RCPs by two to three years, and who are promotable (upon tion to right-size the Army with
in Army Directive 2016-19. will help reduce the total size graduation from United States regards to a readiness perspec-
of the Army, in keeping with Army Sergeants Major Acad- tive for the future,” said Dailey.
According Sgt. Maj. of the congressional mandates to do emy), their RCP will drop from “It’s the right thing to do. is is
Army Daniel A. Dailey, the so; shape the NCO promotion 32 to 30 years. And nally, for not a small decision. It was eight
changes to RCPs are part of an system and NCO Corps; and command sergeants major and months of running numbers,
e ort to right-size the Army for help ensure upward mobility sergeants major, their RCP will projections and outcomes.”
the current mission, reduce the for mid-grade NCOs. also drop from 32 to 30 years.
need for forced separations, and It’s expected that approxi-
create increased opportunities An RCP indicates the e changes to RCPs will mately 3,000 NCOs will leave
for promotion. number of years of time in be applied incrementally to the Army earlier than anticipat-
service a Soldier may not ex- ed due to the RCP changes, said
Sgt. Maj. LeeAnn M. Conner,

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