Do I have a better chance of getting promoted through the regular process or through a supplemental promotion board?
Answer. Your best opportunity for being promoted is through the regular board process. The January 1996 Supplemental Promotion Board considered 204 individuals for promotion and promoted 8 (3.9% rate). This rate is substantially lower than the promotion selection rate during the normal selection process. Therefore, it is very important to closely examine your promotion Data Verification RIP (DVR) to ensure errors are not discovered after the promotion board meets. Also review all enlisted performance reports to ensure the right boxes are “x’d” (senior rater vs deputy, etc.). Finally, follow-up aggressively on any pending decorations since a decoration, which is approved after promotion selections are announced, may not be counted for that promotion cycle.
