Department of the Army
Washington, DC
25 February 2005

o Clarifies promotion dates to 1LT to 18 months (para 3-1a(1) through 3-4).
o States rules for processing frocking requests (para 6-1 and 6-2).
o Adds warrant officers to selective continuation boards (para 7-2b).
o Revises DA Form 78 for electronic media only (EMO).
o Addresses new rules for processing DA Form 78.
o Replaces table 3-1.
o Removes figure 4-1.
This Army regulation, dated 30 November 1994--

o Describes the policies, responsibilities, principles of support, and standards of service governing officer promotions within the military personnel system (chap 1).

Department of the Army
Washington, DC
25 February 2005

revision. The portions affected by this rapid action revision are listed in the summary of change.

policies and procedures governing promo- tion of Army commissioned and warrant officers on the active duty list. It incorpo- r a t e s p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e D e f e n s e O f f i c e r Personnel Management Act as specified in sections 557 through 563 and 601 through 640, Title 10, United States Code, and provisions of the Warrant Officer Man- agement Act as specified in sections 571 through 583, Title 10, United States Code.

Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve commis- sioned and warrant officers on an active duty list. This publication is applicable during mobilization until further notice. Upon termination, functions will be de- centralized to major Army commands or installations. The proponent agency of this regulation will make the announcement.

The proponent of this regulation is the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1. The propo- nent has the authority to approve excep- tions or waivers to this regulation that are consistent with controlling law and regu- lations. The proponent may delegate this approval authority, in writing, to a divi- sion chief with the proponent agency or its direct reporting unit or field operating agency, in the grade of colonel or the civilian equivalent. Activities may request a waiver to this regulation by providing justification that includes a full analysis of t h e e x p e c t e d b e n e f i t s a n d m u s t i n c l u d e formal review by the activity\u2019s senior legal officer. All waivers requests will be endorsed by the commander or senior leader of the requesting activity and for- warded through their higher headquarters to the policy proponent. Refer to AR 25\u201330 for specific guidance.

this regulation and establishment of com- mand and local forms are prohibited with- out prior approval from Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, 300 Army Pentagon, Washing- ton, DC 20310\u20130300.

invited to send comments and suggested improvements on DA Form 2028 (Recom- mended Changes to Publications and Blank Forms) directly to Commander, United States Army Human Resource Command, ATTN: AHRC\u2013MSP\u2013S, 200 Stovall Street, Alexandria, VA 22332\u20130443.

ble in electronic media only and is in- tended for command levels A, B, C, D, and E for the Active Army, the Army National Guard of the United States, and the United States Army Reserve.

Purpose \u2022 1\u20131, page 1
References \u2022 1\u20132, page 1
Explanation of abbreviations and terms \u2022 1\u20133, page 1
Responsibilities \u2022 1\u20134, page 1
Manpower resources \u2022 1\u20135, page 1