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responsible to ensure the promotion of the Army Reserve Soldiers are expeditious as
qualifications allow. Coordination:

1) Each Area Command/Direct Reporting Unit (Donor Command/Unit) is responsible for
the promotion consideration file or packet is on each Army Reserve TPU Soldier who is
mobilized. These commands will coordinate with the Soldier's active duty commander to ensure
there is no pending disciplinary action and the Soldier remains eligible for consideration.
2) The DRU, theater Army Reserve Affairs (ARA), brigade level S-1 section to include
Special Troop Battalions (STB) of GO level organizations, TSC Special Troops Battalion (STB)
or TSC
G-1 and USARC will coordinate to resolve issues arising from this requirement.
3) Commanders of IRR/DIMA Soldiers mobilized within CONUS will coordinate with HRC
(HRC-EPO-P), hrc.epmd.arepbranch@conus.army.mil.
4) The TSC will establish procedures within the theater of operations to implement this
guidance. The TSC will coordinate with USARC (ARRC-PRP-E), the respective RSCs, and
HRC (HRC-EPO-P), hrc.epmd.arepbranch@conus.army.mil.

Commanders of TPU Soldiers mobilized within CONUS will coordinate with the Soldier's
donor/home of record command to ensure accurate and timely promotions.

9-12. NCOES
As a minimum, the request will include DA Form 4187 (Request for Personnel Action), with
justification by the commander and deployment orders. If available, include a personnel
qualification report (DA Form 2a) and an ATRRS print out.

9–13. Commissioned Officer Promotions

On 17 December 2003, the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)
modified the Army's existing policy for promoting RC officers to the ranks of Captain through
Colonel in the Selected Reserve (includes both the ARNG and USAR) and the Individual Ready
Reserves (IRR).

a. The revised RC Promotion Policy impacts TPU, M-Day (ARNG), AGR, IMA (including
DIMA), and IRR officers involuntary mobilized to support current contingency operations under
provisions of 10 USC sections 12301(a), 12302, and 12304 and are on an approved mandatory
selection board promotion list. On 14 January 2005, the ASA (M&RA) added policy for the
promotion of officers performing duty UP 10 USC 12301(d) whereby officers on orders in excess
of 90 days can be promoted under the same rules as mobilized officers.

b. Time-in-Grade Requirement By law, all RC officers, mobilized or non-mobilized, whose
promotions are not delayed (voluntarily or involuntarily), or declined, must be promoted on the
date on which they complete the maximum time in grade: five years for First Lieutenants, and
seven years for Captains and Majors. Mobilized officers promoted upon reaching their maximum
time in grade will transfer immediately to the IRR upon demobilization.

c. Mobilized Officers and Officers on ADOS: Officers mobilized (UP) 10 USC, 12302) and
officers other than Army Reserve officers on ADOS tours (UP 10 USC 12301(d)) may be
matched against a vacant higher-grade SELRES position to be promoted. Upon
REFRAD/completion of the tour of active duty on which the officer is promoted, the officer will
be assigned against that position within 180 days. Mobilized RC officers selected for promotion
by position vacancy boards convened under the provisions of 10 USC sections 14101(a)(2) and

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