"After an MOS is (screened under QSP), promotions should continue, and back to normal." "If we do this right, soldiers only will be given a QSP screening once," Bragg said. Under QSP, soldiers in the ranks of staff sergeant and above are subject to possible involuntary separation or early retirement if their MOS is overstrength or has poor promotion prospects or the future. "That is really what it comes down to," Bragg said. "With the retention control point for specialists now at eight years, they will have to get promoted after their first re-enlistment if they want to stay in the Army. Soldiers need to look for specialties that have a viable career path."Īs part of the ongoing reduction in the size of the active component, personnel managers are using the Qualitative Service Program to align the MOS structure of the force to meet future manning requirements. If it is overstrength, promotion prospects in that specialty are not very good. When researching possible candidates for reclassification, soldiers should look at the strength status of an MOS one grade above their current rank. "If a soldier's MOS is overstrength at the current grade, that's an indicator he or she may want to reclassify," he said. While soldiers do not need to be in promotable status, they must meet time-in-service and time-in-grade requirements for advancement to the next higher grade.įor specific criteria and application procedures, soldiers should contact their local career counselor.īragg said it is important for soldiers who are interested in changing their MOS to consult the latest version of reclassification In/Out calls, which will indicate the relative strength status of the various specialties.For the latest in/out calls click here. 25E (electromagnetic spectrum manager).Specialties in the SMAPP program allow soldiers in an overstrength MOS to move to a specialty with good career prospects, and upon re-enlistment and completion of training are promoted to sergeant or staff sergeant. If the application is approved by the proponent, HRC will then process the soldier for final approval and reclassification.Īnother good place to research possible reclassification candidates is the Special MOS Alignment Promotion Program. "Career counselors not only can tell prospective applicants if they meet the minimum criteria, but they can assist soldiers in putting together an application packet," Bragg said. Soldiers who are interested in a possible transfer to one of these specialties can conduct their own research, but eventually should contact their local career counselor, according to Jim Bragg, chief of the enlisted reclassification and retention branch here at Human Resources Command. 89D (explosive ordnance disposal), a special operations MOS.79R (recruiter), a career specialty for soldiers who have successfully served as detailed recruiters.
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