This category-specific counseling is required pursuant to CCI 332.01 and provides opportunity for senior HSOs to assist HSOs who may need assistance with career development, general advice, and promotion preparation. The goal is to help officers understand what they need to do to improve their chances for advancement in the coming promotion year and to focus on broader professional development principles.  Counselees include officers who scored in the lowest quartile of officers eligible for temporary promotion during the last promotion cycle. Counselors are typically senior O-6 HSOs.

Below, you will find a breakdown of activities and timelines for both counselees and counselors.

Counselees

• Notified by CPO (~July/August)
• Participate in a one-time category-specific career counseling session with your assigned counselor. Your assigned counselor will reach out to you directly to schedule (~August/September). NOTE: You must complete this session with your assigned counselor.
• Meet with your supervisor and complete Form B. Upload Form B to your eOPF via the eDOC-U system (select Counseling Form B). Form B should be uploaded NLT 30 September.

Counselors

• Solicited by the Mentoring Subcommittee and approved by the CPO (~June/July)
• Attend a brief orientation webinar with the Mentoring Subcommittee chairs to receive instructions and a walk-through of available resources (~July/August)
• Matched by the Mentoring Subcommittee chairs with between 1 and 4 HSOs (~July/August)
• Meet either in person, when possible, or via teleconference to conduct a one-time individual session with each assigned HSO (~August/September)
• Complete Form A as part of the counseling process and submit Form A to the Mentoring Subcommittee chairs NLT 30 September.
• Provide instructions for the officer to complete Form B.

Link to Form A

Link to Form B

Please send any questions to the Mentoring Subcommittee chairs.