1. Process Decentralized Promotions
MOS 42A – Human Resources Specialist
Advanced Individual Training / MOS-T
Process Decentralized Promotions
October 2017

2. TLO 2.0 – Personnel Actions
ELO 2.8 – Process Decentralized Promotions
LESSON OUTCOME:
Student will gain a basic knowledge of junior enlisted promotion policies and how to compute promotion waivers.
Students will gain a basic understanding of the purpose, content, format, preparation, and processing of the Enlisted Advancement Report (AAA-117).
Students will demonstrate the ability to process various promotion transactions using eMILPO.
INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGY: Direct / Collaborative / Interactive Instruction
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Structured overview
Demonstration
Drill and Practice
Simulation
Practical Exercises
ENABLING LEARNING OBJECTIVE
ACTION: Process Decentralized Promotions (PV1-SPC)
CONDITIONS: In a classroom environment, given access to AR (Enlisted Promotions and Reductions), eMILPO training database, eMILPO Functional User’s Guide, student handouts, and awareness of Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors.
STANDARD: Perform the following enlisted promotion actions with a minimum of 70% accuracy:
Determine Soldier eligibility for advancement.
Compute promotion waiver allocations.
Process enlisted advancements.
Process deny advancements.
ACADEMIC HOURS: 9.6
LEARNING ACTIVITIES
Lesson introduction
Interpret the Enlisted Advancement Report (AAA-117)
Determine Soldier eligibility for advancement
Update Soldier promotion data in eMILPO
Special Category Promotions
Process the Enlisted Advancement Report (AAA-117)
Compute promotion waivers to PV2, PFC and SPC
ASSESSMENT
Practical exercises.
Students are required to complete a knowledge-based assessment delivered via the Blackboard Academic Suite and obtain a passing score of 70% or higher.

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVE Action: Process Decentralized Promotions
Conditions:
Given access to AR , student handouts, practice exercises, the eMILPO training database, and awareness of Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors.
Standards:
Determine eligibility for advancement; compute waiver allocations; process enlisted advancements, and deny advancements.

4. EVALUATION
YOU WILL BE GIVEN TWO PRACTICAL EXERCISES AT THE CONCLUSION OF THIS LESSON. AFTER WHICH TIME, YOU WILL HAVE 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THE EXAMINATION. THE MINIMUM PASSING SCORE IS 70%.

9. (Date the report was printed)
Date of Report
(Referred to as the
promotion month )
As of Date
(Date the report was printed)

15. Eligibility Criteria for Advancement
(Fully Eligible)
Advancement Automatic With Waiver
To TIS TIG TIS TIG
PV mths mths
PFC mths 4 mths mths 2mths
SPC mths 6 mths 18 mths 3mths

20. PFC Eligible with Waiver PFC Not Eligible for Promotion
AAA-117 Report – Unit Enlisted Advancement Report UNCLASSIFIED
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Date of Report:
PFC Eligible
Advancement
PHY Action
Name SSN MOS Rank BASD TIS DOR TIG PSS CAT YES NO Remarks
AKE ARTHUR ALAN B PFC Y A YES NO
BEADLE DANIEL JEFFREY B PFC Y A YES NO
DAVIS DEMARICO ARTWAN B PFC Y A YES NO
GARCIA ALBERTO RAPHAEL B PFC Y A YES NO
PFC Eligible with Waiver
LENART JANUS RYSZARD B PFC Y A YES NO
STRELSKY RICHARD Y PFC Y B YES NO
PFC Not Eligible for Promotion
CROSBY CHRISTOPHER JON B PFC Y A YES NO WEIGHT CTL
PRGM
MULLEN CHRISTOPHER B PFC Y B YES NO APFT FAILURE
Total Number of Soldiers Total Allowance with Waiver Number of soldiers with Total Waivers Authorized
Assigned Less Than Required TIS
WILLIAM H. DORMAN ALBERT D. BLACKMON
CPT, AG LTC, AG
COMMANDING REVIEWING AUTHORITY
As of Date

21. UNIT ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT REPORT (AAA-117)
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UNIT ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT REPORT (AAA-117)
UIC: WAZ2C Date of Report:
PV1 Eligible
Advancement
PHY Action Remarks
Name SSN MOS Rank BASD TIS DOR TIG PSS CAT YES NO
MALTMAN SCOTT JOSEPH B PV Y A YES NO whd
JOHNSON SHANNON L PV Y A YES NO whd
REED RICHARD B PV Y A YES NO whd
SAMPSON SHANNON A PV Y A YES NO whd
PV1 Eligible with Waiver
TAYLOR, KIMBERLY B PV Y A YES NO
PV1 Not Eligible for Promotion
BUCHANAN DINO VIRGILIO B PV Y A YES NO ADVERSE
ACTION
Total Number of Soldiers Total Allowance with Waiver Number of soldiers with Total Waivers Authorized
Assigned Less Than Required TIS
Commander’s Annotation
& Initials
As of Date

22. PFC Eligible with Waiver PFC Not Eligible for Promotion
AAA-117 Report – Unit Enlisted Advancement Report UNCLASSIFIED
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Date of Report:
PFC Eligible
Advancement
PHY Action
Name SSN MOS Rank BASD TIS DOR TIG PSS CAT YES NO Remarks
AKE ARTHUR ALAN B PFC Y A YES NO
BEADLE DANIEL JEFFREY B PFC Y A YES NO
DAVIS DEMARICO ARTWAN B PFC Y A YES NO
GARCIA ALBERTO RAPHAEL B PFC Y A YES NO
PFC Eligible with Waiver
LENART JANUS RYSZARD B PFC Y A YES NO
STRELSKY RICHARD Y PFC Y B YES NO
PFC Not Eligible for Promotion
CROSBY CHRISTOPHER JON B PFC Y A YES NO WEIGHT CTL
PRGM
MULLEN CHRISTOPHER B PFC Y B YES NO APFT FAILURE
Total Number of Soldiers Total Allowance with Waiver Number of soldiers with Total Waivers Authorized
Assigned Less Than Required TIS
WILLIAM H. DORMAN ALBERT D. BLACKMON
CPT, AG LTC, AG
COMMANDING REVIEWING AUTHORITY
SIGNATURE
BLOCKS
As of Date

23. has BASD of 20140915 and DOR of 20140915. Where
SITUATION:
PV1 Paul E. Jameson, , arrives at our unit after AAA-117 has been prepared. PV1 Jameson
has BASD of and DOR of Where
Should PV1 Jameson be placed on the AAA-117?
Report Date
- Basic Active Service Date (BASD)
Time in Service (TIS)
- Date of Rank (DOR)
Time in Grade (TIG)
6 months TIS
6 months TIG 7

24. UNIT ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT REPORT (AAA-117)
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
UNIT ENLISTED ADVANCEMENT REPORT (AAA-117)
UIC: WAZ2C Date of Report:
PV1 Eligible
Advancement
PHY Action Remarks
Name SSN MOS Rank BASD TIS DOR TIG PSS CAT YES NO
MALTMAN SCOTT JOSEPH B PV Y A YES NO
JOHNSON SHANNON L PV Y A YES NO
REED RICHARD B PV Y A YES NO
SAMPSON SHANNON A PV Y A YES NO
JAMESON, PAUL E A PV Y A YES NO
PV1 Eligible with Waiver
TAYLOR, KIMBERLY B PV * Y A YES NO
PV1 Not Eligible for Promotion
BUCHANAN DINO VIRGILIO B PV Y A YES NO ADVERSE
ACTION
Total Number of Soldiers Total Allowance with Waiver Number of soldiers with Total Waivers Authorized
Assigned Less Than Required TIS
Eligibility Criteria for Advancement
(Fully Eligible)
Advancement Automatic With Waiver
To TIS TIG TIS TIG
PV mths mths
PFC mths mths mths 2 mths
SPC mths mths mths 3 mths
As of Date

25. PFC Larry K. White, 979-99-0001, arrives at our unit
SITUATION:
PFC Larry K. White, , arrives at our unit
after AAA-117 has been prepared. PFC White has BASD of and DOR of Where should PFC White be placed on the AAA-117?
Report Date
- Basic Active Service Date (BASD)
Time in Service (TIS)
19 months TIS
Report date
- Date of Rank (DOR)
Time in Grade (TIG)
5 months TIG 9

26. PFC Eligible with Waiver
AAA-117 Report – Unit Enlisted Advancement Report UNCLASSIFIED
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Date of Report:
PFC Eligible
Advancement
PHY Action
Name SSN MOS Rank BASD TIS DOR TIG PSS CAT YES NO Remarks
AKE ARTHUR ALAN B PFC Y A YES NO
BEADLE DANIEL JEFFREY B PFC Y A YES NO
DAVIS DEMARICO ARTWAN B PFC Y A YES NO
GARCIA ALBERTO RAPHAEL B PFC Y A YES NO
PFC Eligible with Waiver
LENART JANUS RYSZARD B PFC Y A YES NO
STRELSKY RICHARD Y PFC Y B YES NO
WHITE, LARRY K PFC Y YES NO
PFC NOT ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION
CROSBY CHRISTOPHER JON B PFC Y A YES NO WEIGHT CTL
PRGM
MULLEN CHRISTOPHER B PFC Y B YES NO APFT FAILURE
Total Number of Soldiers Total Allowance with Waiver Number of soldiers with Total Waivers Authorized
Assigned Less Than Required TIS
WILLIAM H. DORMAN ALBERT D. BLACKMON
CPT, AG LTC, AG
COMMANDING REVIEWING AUTHORITY * DENOTES WAIVER
Eligibility Criteria for Advancement
(Fully Eligible)
Advancement Automatic With Waiver
To TIS TIG TIS TIG
PV mths mths
PFC mths mths mths 2 mths
SPC mths mths mths 3 mths
As of Date

27. Check on Learning
Q: What are the 3 parts to the Enlisted Advancement Report?
A: 1-Fully Eligible Promotion, 2-Eligible for Promotion with Waiver, and 3-Not eligible for Promotion.
Q: How does the commander identify Soldiers he/she wants to advance or deny advancement to on the Enlisted Advancement Report?
 A: Circle Yes or No in the Advancement Action column, and initial next to Soldier's name, sign the Enlisted Advancement Report.
Q: The Enlisted Advancement Report generated in October, is for what projected promotion month?
 A: November.

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Grammar Math ?
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while Betsy and David are 10.
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29. Report month 201503 (Promotion month)
To determine Time in Grade (TIG) – Subtract the Soldier’s Date of Rank (DOR) from the Report month. For example:
Report month (Promotion month)
- Date of rank (DOR) (* )
2 months TIG
To determine Time in Service (TIS) – Subtract the Soldier’s Basic Active Service Date (BASD) from the report month. For example:
Report month
- Basic active service date (BASD) (* )
1 year and 8 months = 20 months TIS
* When computing months for TIG/TIS the number of days are not used for calculations.

30. Computing Waiver Allocation Table
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PV2 PFC SPC/CPL
1. * TOTAL NUMBER OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED *
AND ATTACHED
MULTIPLY STEP 1 BY PERCENTAGE
INDICATED
2. TOTAL ALLOWANCE WITH WAIVER
(DROP EVERYTHING TO RIGHT OF DECIMAL)
3. NUMBER OF SOLDIERS WITH LESS THAN 0 0 1
REQUIRED TIS (subtract from line 2)
4. TOTAL WAIVERS AUTHORIZED 4 3 3
* Only use SPC/CPL authorized strength when computing SPC waiver.

31. Computing Waiver Allocation Table
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PV2 PFC SPC/CPL
1. * TOTAL NUMBER OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED *
AND ATTACHED
MULTIPLY STEP 1 BY PERCENTAGE
INDICATED
2. TOTAL ALLOWANCE WITH WAIVER
(DROP EVERYTHING TO RIGHT OF DECIMAL)
3. NUMBER OF SOLDIERS WITH LESS THAN 0 0 1
REQUIRED TIS (subtract from line 2)
4. TOTAL WAIVERS AUTHORIZED 4 3 3
* Only use SPC/CPL authorized strength when computing SPC waiver.
NOTE: SHOW SLIDE #31 (Computing Waiver Allocation Table PV2) Have Soldiers go to Enlisted Promotion Section and go to current cut-off scores for SGT-SSG Promotions and look at item five to find the authorize percentage for E-4's.
The percentages are determined by HQDA and are usually communicated to the field by message. (*The percentage may vary from time to time).
EXAMPLE: PV2 waiver allocation – There are twenty (20) PV2’s assigned and two (2) PV2’s attached. Zero (0) PV2’s have less than 6 months time in service (TIS):
20 (assigned)
+2 (attached) 22
x20% (HQDA Percentage Restrict
4.4 = 4 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE (DROP FRACTION)
Assigned (PV2’s with less than 6 months TIS)
4 TIS waiver allocations for advancement to PV2
Number of soldiers that the Commander may advance to PV2 with a waiver

32. Computing Waiver Allocation Table
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PV2 PFC SPC/CPL
1. * TOTAL NUMBER OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED *
AND ATTACHED
MULTIPLY STEP 1 BY PERCENTAGE
INDICATED
2. TOTAL ALLOWANCE WITH WAIVER
(DROP EVERYTHING TO RIGHT OF DECIMAL)
3. NUMBER OF SOLDIERS WITH LESS THAN 0 0 1
REQUIRED TIS (subtract from line 2)
4. TOTAL WAIVERS AUTHORIZED 4 3 3
* Only use SPC/CPL authorized strength when computing SPC waiver.
NOTE: SHOW SLIDE #31 (Computing Waiver Allocation Table PV2) Have Soldiers go to Enlisted Promotion Section and go to current cut-off scores for SGT-SSG Promotions and look at item five to find the authorize percentage for E-4's.
The percentages are determined by HQDA and are usually communicated to the field by message. (*The percentage may vary from time to time).
EXAMPLE: PV2 waiver allocation – There are twenty (20) PV2’s assigned and two (2) PV2’s attached. Zero (0) PV2’s have less than 6 months time in service (TIS):
20 (assigned)
+2 (attached) 22
x20% (HQDA Percentage Restrict
4.4 = 4 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE (DROP FRACTION)
Assigned (PV2’s with less than 6 months TIS)
4 TIS waiver allocations for advancement to PV2
Number of soldiers that the Commander may advance to PFC with a waiver

33. Computing Waiver Allocation Table
FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
PV2 PFC SPC/CPL
1. * TOTAL NUMBER OF SOLDIERS ASSIGNED *
AND ATTACHED
MULTIPLY STEP 1 BY PERCENTAGE
INDICATED
2. TOTAL ALLOWANCE WITH WAIVER
(DROP EVERYTHING TO RIGHT OF DECIMAL)
3. NUMBER OF SOLDIERS WITH LESS THAN 0 0 1
REQUIRED TIS (subtract from line 2)
4. TOTAL WAIVERS AUTHORIZED 4 3 3
* Only use SPC/CPL authorized strength when computing SPC waiver.
NOTE: SHOW SLIDE #31 (Computing Waiver Allocation Table PV2) Have Soldiers go to Enlisted Promotion Section and go to current cut-off scores for SGT-SSG Promotions and look at item five to find the authorize percentage for E-4's.
The percentages are determined by HQDA and are usually communicated to the field by message. (*The percentage may vary from time to time).
EXAMPLE: PV2 waiver allocation – There are twenty (20) PV2’s assigned and two (2) PV2’s attached. Zero (0) PV2’s have less than 6 months time in service (TIS):
20 (assigned)
+2 (attached) 22
x20% (HQDA Percentage Restrict
4.4 = 4 MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE (DROP FRACTION)
Assigned (PV2’s with less than 6 months TIS)
4 TIS waiver allocations for advancement to PV2
Number of soldiers that the Commander may advance to SPC/CPL with a waiver

34. Check on Learning
Q: How does waiver allocation computation for SPC/CPL differ from the computation for PV2 and PFC?
A: Authorized strength is used to compute SPC/CPL waivers, assigned and attached strength are used for PV2 and PFC.   
Q: What is the variable waiver ceiling percentage and where is this information obtained?
A: It is used to determine the maximum number of personnel who do not meet the established TIS/TIG criteria for a particular rank. It is a figure provided by HQDA through the promotion cutoff score message E4 is located in the HQDA message and the E2-E3 is located in AR
Q: What does line 3 represent on the Waiver Allocation Worksheet?
A: Line 3 represents the numbers of Soldiers currently using a waiver with less than required TIS/TIG. .

35. A to Z Review A N B O C P D Q E R F S G T H U I V J W K X L Y M Z

36. Summary
During the past blocks of instruction, you learned promotion procedures outlined in AR , Chapters
1 and 2. You learned to identify and process the Enlisted Advancement Report, initiate advancements, reductions, correction actions and lateral appointment transactions according to Military Personnel Classification (MPC) within the eMILPO database. You can now preview, interpret and print The Enlisted Advancement Report (AAA-117) .
What are your questions?

37. LEARNING OBJECTIVE Action:
Process Decentralized Promotions (PV1 – SPC)
Conditions:
Given access to AR , student handouts, practice exercises, the eMILPO training database, and awareness of Operational Environment (OE) variables and actors.
Standards:
Determine eligibility for advancement; compute waiver allocations; process enlisted advancements, and deny advancements.