The Army has moved closer to launching a new promotion system for NCOs with the early-December redistribution of promotion points for specialists, corporals and sergeants competing for E-5 and E-6 ...

Army leaders really want soldiers to earn expert badges, with service planners doubling the amount of promotion points awarded to those who earn the honors meant to reflect skill sets useful for ...

Promotable specialists, corporals and sergeants across the Army eagerly anticipate the release of promotion point cut-off scores each month. It’s understandable. Earning enough points for promotion to ...

An Army initiative that alters how points are calculated for promotion to the ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant went into effect this month, giving soldiers a broader array of possibilities to ...

FORT MEADE, Md. (Army News Service, Sept. 26, 2011) -- Due to the unusually high number of Soldiers attaining high promotion points without attending the appropriate schools, the Army is making ...

FORT KNOX, Ky. (March 4, 2011) -- Active-component Soldiers interested in promotion to sergeant or staff sergeant should immediately update their personnel and training records before the Army ...