20. Counseling for Officers Who Fail of Selection for Promotion. Per reference (j), article 1420-050, CHNAVPERS shall provide, upon request, counseling for officers who fail of selection for promotion to grades 03 to 06. Counseling shall consist of reviewing the officer's record and indicating any factors that may account for not having been selected.
a. The counselor will be an officer experienced in officer personnel matters who is senior to and when practicable, in the same competitive category as the officer requesting counseling. The counselor may not be an officer who served as a member, recorder, or administrative assistant for a promotion selection board which failed to select the requesting officer for promotion.
b. Requests for counseling should be submitted to NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4).
a. The counselor will be an officer experienced in officer personnel matters who is senior to and when practicable, in the same competitive category as the officer requesting counseling. The counselor may not be an officer who served as a member, recorder, or administrative assistant for a promotion selection board which failed to select the requesting officer for promotion.
b. Requests for counseling should be submitted to NAVPERSCOM (PERS-4).
From SECNAVINST 1420.1B "PROMOTION, SPECIAL SELECTION, SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT, AND SELECTIVE EARLY REMOVAL BOARDS FOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS" of 28 March 2006
This counseling is part of our leadership covenant with our subordinates. We have a moral and professional obligation to do this for our officers.
This counseling is part of our leadership covenant with our subordinates. We have a moral and professional obligation to do this for our officers.
2 comments:
Captain Metts and LCDR Franklin do an excellent job of this for the IW Community. Requests for such feedback need not be anything formal...call or e-mail will suffice.
Thanks for the comment Sean. Since FOS for promotion usually comes as a complete shock to the affected officer, they don't know what to do and may be reluctant to seek help. Being proactive has to be our starting position. Waiting for that FOS officer to seek that guidance may not be the right approach. It would be a thoughtful change to reexamine the way the community approaches this and perhaps evaluate why the officer wasn't selected and formally offer some counseling to show then we have looked at their record and can offer something constructive guidance - even if that happens to be "your peers have outperformed you for the past 4 years in the following areas and you don't have a chance at selection." Sometimes a harsh truth, delivered thoughtfully can be better than the silence.
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