Almost 19,000 captains and majors will be screened by separation and early retirement boards this spring as part of the ongoing drawdown of the active-duty Army.Read it all here.
The Officer Separation Board and Enhanced Selective Early Retirement Board could select up to 20 percent of the considered population for separation from the Army — that’s about 3,800 people. However, not everyone in the group will have enough time in service to qualify for a 15-year retirement.
Officers subject to these boards are Army Competitive Category captains in year groups 2006 to 2008 and majors in year groups 1999 to 2003. Eligible officers must have at least one year active-duty time in grade and not be on a promotion list to the next rank.
“The Army’s drawdown plan is a balanced approach while maintaining readiness and reducing turbulence to the officer corps,” said David Martino, director of the Officer Personnel Management Directorate at Human Resources Command.
A few things. It always irked me that a civilian had any hand in the military's selection and retention system. Next, even if a person survives this first cut there will be others. Last. If you even suspect that you're on the margins then an early out bonus (if they're still offered) might be something to consider.
The Army is getting raped and as usual, Capt/Major---SSgt/GySgt, are where they're going to look first.
Unfortunately those are also the ranks that actually contain the experts in their field.
This is going to be nasty.
