Army Officers to Face More Scrutiny as Promotion Boards Gain Access to Restricted Personnel Files
9 Jun 2021
Stars and Stripes | By John Vandiver
Army officer promotion boards will have access, starting this month, to adverse information and restricted files when considering leaders for promotion, the Army said.
The change aligns the Army with Defense Department guidance mandating closer scrutiny of officers as they climb up the ranks, which took effect in December.
Similar changes are taking place in all Pentagon branches. In the Air Force, the new system went into effect in March.
In the past, sensitive or negative information was examined later in the promotion process, said Maj. Gen. Douglas Stitt, director of military personnel management for the Army.
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