How are the number of officers to be promoted and the promotion zone sizes determined?
In the spring of each year, the Commandant approves an Officer Corps Management Plan (OCMP) prepared by the Assistant Commandant for Human Resources (G-W). This document establishes the number of officers authorized in each grade, the opportunity of selection for each promotion board, and whether to hold certain boards such as Captain Continuation, LT Continuation, and Reserve Extension. G-W then uses the approved OCMP to develop a memorandum authorizing the promotion zone sizes and the number of officers to select. These numbers are approximately equal to the number of vacancies estimated for the next 12 months, less the number of officers on the promotion list for that grade. The same memo from G-W establishing numbers of officers to be promoted also establishes the zone sizes. Decisions about zone sizes and opportunities of promotion for each grade are based on a few factors: the needs of the Service; the estimated number of vacancies available in future years to provide comparable
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