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Promotion Process Frequently Asked Questions
Q:    How do I determine when I’m eligible for promotion consideration?
Q:    How do I know what my Training & Experience (T&E) date is?
Q:    How do I know how much time in grade (TIG) I have?
Q:    How do I know how much time in service (TIS) I have?
Q:    Who can be eligible for "Non-competitive" temporary promotions?
Q:    When are "Non-competitive" temporary promotions effective
Q:    What does the "competitive" promotion review consist of?
Q:    Who reviews the records of officers eligible for consideration for promotion?
Q:    When do Promotion Boards meet?
Q:    Is there an Organization recommendation?
Q:    When officers in a category are reviewed, do officers compete against each other? (go to: "What does the Promotion Board use to score officers" section)
Q:    How do the members of a Promotion Board score an officer who is eligible for both a temporary and permanent grade, or Why does it look like I have duplicate score sheets? (go to: “How will an officer know what the Promotion Board scored or recommended” section)
Q:    What documents in the OPF are considered important for review by a promotion board? (go to: “What does/doesn’t the Promotion Board see” section)
Q:    How often may an officer serve as a member of an Annual Temporary Promotion Board (ATPB)? (go to: “What is a Promotion Board” section)
Q:    How many times may an officer be nominated for an Exceptional Proficiency Promotion (EPP)? (go to: "How many times can an officer be nominated for EPP” section)
Q:    My supervisor wants to nominate me for an EPP. What should he/she do? (go to: “How many times can an officer be nominated for EPP” section)
Q:    How can I obtain more information about the Response Readiness Precept and the subsequent requirements?
Q:    Does failure to be promoted to the temporary grade work against an officer when reviewed by subsequent Boards? (go to: “What does/doesn’t the Promotion Board see” section)
Q:    What action, if any, should an officer take who is not promoted