Army Sergeant and Staff Sergeant Promotion Requirements

Army Sergeant and Staff Sergeant Promotion Requirements Army Sergeant and Staff Sergeant Promotion Requirements In the U.S. Army, typically a soldiers time in service the time he or she started boot camp to the present and the performance of that soldier will determine the promotion status of a military member.  Special performance can earn an early promotion in exceptional soldiers, while poor performance may stall a promotion to the next higher rank. Sergeant Requirements The time-in-service requirement for attaining eligibility for promotion to sergeant (SGT) is 36 months Active Federal Service for the primary zone and 18 months for the secondary zone. (Note: The secondary zone is a Below-the-Zone Promotion Program. Commanders can select highly qualified enlisted personnel for early promotion consideration. This is known as Secondary Zone Promotion). The time-in-grade requirement for attaining eligibility for promotion to SGT is eight months as a corporal or specialist (CPL/SPC), waiverable to four months for those recommended in the secondary zone. Soldiers in the secondary zone may be boarded with 16 months time-in-service and four months time-in-grade as of the first day of the board month. Staff Sergeant Requirements The time-in-service requirement for attaining eligibility for promotion to staff sergeant (SSG) is 84 months Active Federal Service for the primary zone and 48 months for the secondary zone. The time-in-grade requirement for attaining eligibility for promotion to SSG is 10 months as an SGT, waiverable to five months for those recommended in the secondary zone. Soldiers in the secondary zone may be boarded with 46 months time-in-service and five months time-in-grade as of the first day of the board month. Other Requirements The minimum promotion point score for attaining recommended list status for promotion to SGT is 350. The minimum score for attaining recommended list status for promotion to SSG is 450. The service remaining requirement is six months for promotion to SGT and 12 months for promotion to SSG. Soldiers competing for promotion to SSG must be graduates of the Primary Leadership Development Course (PLDC) prior to being recommended for promotion. Soldiers competing for promotion to SGT/SSG must possess either a high school diploma, GED equivalency, or an associate or higher degree. Promotions Each month the Department of the Army establishes the total number of soldiers to be promoted based on budgetary and strength constraints. The number of promotions is allocated by Primary MOS (job) within these constraints. Department of the Army promotion cutoff scores are announced monthly. Soldiers who meet or exceed the announced cutoff score are promoted if otherwise eligible. Army SGT/SSG Promotion Snapshot MOS Rank Average Points for Those Promoted (Primary Zone) Average Points For Those Promoted (Secondary Zone) 00B SGT 380 504 00B SSG 450 450 02B SGT 404 412 02B SSG 717 756 02C SGT 658 658 02C SSG 725 775 02D SGT 350 350 02D SSG 736 769 02E SGT 753 753 02E SSG 790 798 02F SGT 681 697 02F SSG 783 798 02G SGT 587 587 02G SSG 788 798 02H SGT 350 350 02H SSG 786 798 02J SGT 350 350 02J SSG 724 759 02K SGT 350 350 02K SSG 787 787 02L SGT 668 668 02L SSG 739 776 02M SGT 798 798 02M SSG 798 798 02N SGT 350 350 02N SSG 771 771 02T SGT 761 761 02T SSG 792 798 02U SGT 661 661 02U SSG 771 798 11B SGT 401 404 11B SSG 538 544 11C SGT 496 505 11C SSG 669 672 12B SGT 423 435 12B SSG 635 640 12C SGT 527 551 12C SSG 705 716 13B SGT 404 417 13B SSG 650 652 13D SGT 408 412 13D SSG 450 450 13F SGT 350 350 13F SSG 542 575 13M SGT 350 350 13M SSG 598 605 13P SGT 455 477 13P SSG 667 712 13R SGT 363 363 13R SSG 655 717 14E SGT 479 692 14E SSG 504 548 14J SGT 589 591 14J SSG 450 450 14R SGT 350 350 14R SSG 519 519 14S SGT 519 524 14S SSG 655 706 14T SGT 570 644 14T SSG 624 624 18B SGT 798 798 18B SSG 629 661 18C SGT 798 798 18C SSG 641 666 18D SGT 798 798 18D SSG 631 631 18E SGT 798 798 18E SSG 554 608 19D SGT 370 374 19D SSG 508 511 19K SGT 354 362 19K SSG 603 622 25M SGT 695 747 25M SSG 755 774 25R SGT 706 798 25R SSG 798 798 25V SGT 659 747 25V SSG 780 792 27D SGT 580 588 27D SSG 770 783 27E SGT 623 683 27E SSG 717 745 27M SGT 457 723 27M SSG 680 798 27T SGT 355 384 27T SSG 642 644 27X SGT 798 798 27X SSG 796 798 31C SGT 359 365 31C SSG 672 688 31F SGT 408 413 31F SSG 625 630 31L SGT 360 366 31L SSG 606 607 31P SGT 493 497 31P SSG 658 659 31R SGT 351 353 31R SSG 574 605 31S SGT 603 700 31S SSG 607 607 31U SGT 509 513 31U SSG 724 729 33W SGT 369 372 33W SSG 460 460 35D SGT 350 350 35D SSG 707 740 35E SGT 798 798 35E SSG 798 798 35F SGT 640 645 35F SSG 737 737 35H SGT 662 736 35H SSG 510 510 35J SGT 368 372 35J SSG 773 789 35L SGT 705 747 35L SSG 774 775 35M SGT 798 798 35M SSG 727 798 35N SGT 668 761 35N SSG 745 775 35R SGT 732 798 35R SSG 721 725 35Y SGT 350 350 35Y SSG 798 798 37F SGT 445 445 37F SSG 661 726 39B SGT 458 593 39B SSG 798 798 44B SGT 711 759 44E SGT 657 712 44E SSG 798 798 45B SGT 593 750 45D SGT 350 350 45G SGT 653 798 45K SGT 359 365 45K SSG 697 748 46Q SGT 401 425 46Q SSG 730 730 46R SGT 486 617 46R SSG 716 724 51B SGT 519 531 51H SSG 632 690 51K SGT 350 350 51M SGT 350 350 51M SSG 450 450 51R SGT 684 724 51T SGT 701 749 51T SSG 740 757 52C SGT 701 741 52C SSG 770 788 52D SGT 663 677 52D SSG 797 798 52E SGT 713 798 52E SSG 726 772 54B SGT 350 350 54B SSG 592 615 55B SGT 433 451 55B SSG 612 655 55D SGT 495 596 55D SSG 467 467 56M SGT 518 523 56M SSG 765 771 62B SGT 612 671 62B SSG 795 797 62E SGT 622 696 62F SGT 441 589 62H SGT 455 649 62H SSG 791 798 62J SGT 671 771 62N SSG 760 783 63A SGT 453 510 63A SSG 713 726 63B SGT 570 580 63B SSG 762 762 63D SGT 525 638 63D SSG 628 636 63G SGT 660 743 63H SGT 455 540 63H SSG 660 671 63J SGT 599 603 63M SGT 352 353 63M SSG 660 664 63S SGT 572 597 63W SGT 622 720 63Y SGT 362 364 67R SGT 574 583 67R SSG 587 619 67S SGT 532 544 67S SSG 682 704 67T SGT 598 651 67T SSG 735 761 67U SGT 443 530 67U SSG 689 743 68B SGT 657 749 68B SSG 742 747 68D SGT 666 749 68D SSG 782 798 68F SGT 662 715 68F SSG 793 793 68G SGT 572 715 68G SSG 751 762 68H SGT 575 695 68H SSG 748 781 68N SGT 691 761 68N SSG 794 794 68S SGT 798 798 68S SSG 783 791 68X SGT 747 798 68X SSG 757 757 68Y SGT 350 350 68Y SSG 692 696 71L SGT 643 655 71L SSG 792 797 73C SGT 671 679 73C SSG 787 788 73D SGT 756 798 73D SSG 785 791 74B SGT 507 557 74B SSG 657 663 74C SGT 625 673 74C SSG 694 713 75B SGT 632 634 75F SGT 632 664 75H SGT 701 707 75H SSG 774 775 77F SGT 593 606 77F SSG 796 798 77L SGT 379 448 77L SSG 768 768 77W SGT 576 614 77W SSG 692 768 79R SGT 798 798 79R SSG 568 704 79S SSG 758 798 81L SGT 721 798 81L SSG 798 798 81T SGT 598 753 81T SSG 696 731 82C SGT 350 350 82C SSG 752 772 82D SGT 350 350 82D SSG 654 714 88H SGT 356 370 88H SSG 790 790 88K SGT 798 798 88K SSG 767 780 88L SGT 798 798 88L SSG 759 759 88M SGT 598 601 88M SSG 761 775 88N SGT 353 355 88N SSG 494 494 91A SGT 747 798 91A SSG 769 792 91D SGT 681 720 91D SSG 780 791 91E SGT 696 782 91E SSG 798 798 91G SGT 788 798 91G SSG 797 798 91H SGT 784 798 91H SSG 790 798 91J SGT 703 733 91J SSG 796 798 91K SGT 759 798 91K SSG 797 798 91M SGT 543 764 91M SSG 721 759 91P SGT 697 737 91P SSG 791 795 91Q SGT 662 749 91Q SSG 776 787 91R SGT 610 708 91R SSG 786 793 91S SGT 726 798 91S SSG 796 798 91T SGT 693 702 91T SSG 776 798 91V SGT 609 747 91V SSG 788 793 91W SGT 511 517 91W SSG 769 775 91X SGT 674 727 91X SSG 774 789 92A SGT 716 717 92A SSG 798 798 92G SGT 448 504 92G SSG 651 658 92M SGT 350 350 92M SSG 630 696 92R SGT 604 685 92R SSG 789 797 92S SGT 546 554 92S SSG 776 798 92Y SGT 350 350 92Y SSG 710 711 93C SGT 671 758 93C SSG 667 677 93F SGT 350 350 93F SSG 450 450 93P SGT 454 508 93P SSG 687 716 95B SGT 415 453 95B SSG 665 672 95C SGT 530 638 95C SSG 705 742 95D SGT 690 798 95D SSG 678 707 96B SGT 350 350 96B SSG 450 450 96D SGT 350 350 96D SSG 478 480 96H SGT 350 350 96H SSG 450 450 96R SGT 523 648 96R SSG 662 714 96U SGT 525 602 96U SSG 450 450 97B SGT 479 479 97B SSG 450 450 97E SGT * * 97E SSG * * 98C SGT 350 350 98C SSG 450 450 98G SGT * * 98G SSG * * 98H SGT 350 350 98H SSG 708 729 98J SGT 350 350 98J SSG 450 450 98K SGT 350 350 98K SSG 450 450 MOS LIST AVG AVG ALL SGT 549 589 ALL SSG 689 706 * Language specific MOS (97E and 98G) have announced cutoff scores by language identifier; therefore the PZ AVG / SZ AVG columns for these MOS are indicated by asterisks. If the MOS is not listed, that means there were no promotions in that MOS/rank during the snapshot. Usually, that indicates an overmanned MOSwith little promotion opportunity. Above information courtesy of the United States Army.