Purpose

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• Purpose
• Provide an Overview of the General
  Officer Management Office Functions and
  Responsibilities associated with this process
• Provide Information on the General Officer
• Selection/Promotion Process

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• Agenda
• GOMO Mission Responsibilities
• Do you want to be a general?
• Types of Assignments
• General Officer Assignment Advisory Board and
  Promotion Selection Board
• - Process
• - Packet

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• Proponent for the Army Reserve General Officer
  Management Program (Structure, Acquisition,
  Individual Training, Distribution, Deployment,
  Sustainment, Professional Development and
  Separation)

In Washington DC Office of the Chief, Army
Reserve ATTN DAAR-GO 2400 Army
Pentagon Washington DC 20310-2400 703-601-0636 FAX
703-601-0907 Responsibilities Insures
compliance with laws, regulations, policies and
procedures Principal advisor to the Chief, Army
Reserve General Officer career management
In Saint Louis, Missouri Office of the Chief,
Army Reserve ATTN DAAR-GO 1 Reserve Way Saint
Louis, Missouri 63031-5200 314-592-0470 FAX
314-592-0475 Responsibilities Admin Support -
General Officers Only (Travel Pay, OERs,
Retirement Points, Assignments/Training
Orders) Board Packets Preparation - General
Officers and Colonels
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• Do you want to be a General?
• Use AKO
• Seek Advice
• Command Experience
• Military Education
• Monitor Administrative File Updates
• Timely ABCMR Actions
• Adverse Information Show Cause

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• Ways to Be a General
• Troop Program Unit (TPU)
• Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA)
• Nominative Positions (IMA)
• - Joint
• - Department of the Army
• ACTIVE DUTY POSITIONS
• - Chairmans 10
• - Army Reserve Active Duty

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• Concurrent Boards
• (Electronic Board 2006)
• General Officer Assignment Advisory Board
  (GOAAB) Recommends Assignments for ALL positions
  and may recommend Show cause for further
  retention if warranted.
• General Officer Promotion Selection Board
• (GOPSB) Considers those slated for
  positions for promotions next higher grade

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• General Officer Assignment Advisory Board (GOAAB)
  Eligibility Criteria
• Set by the Secretary of the Army
• Determination/TAPDB-R
• - Military Education
• - Date of Birth
• - Date of Rank
• - Mandatory Removal Date
• Branch
• We will verify everything you and TAPDB-R say

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• The Process
• Yearly November GOAAB
• Assignments
• - 1 April thru 31 March
• Letter of Eligibility/Ineligibility
• Statement of Intent (SOI)
• Memorandum of Instruction (MOI)
• Packet Submission

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• Application Packet (Electronic beginning
  2006 GOAAB)
• Resume/Addendum who is the customer
  
• DA Photo
• Physical Condition Statement
• Documentation
• - Mil Ed
• - OERs
• - Awards
• Preference Statement

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• Promotion if Selected
• Limited by Law Policy
• Policy Support 136 BG/MG positions
• Law 115 GOs (BG or MG)
• Promotion to BG based on
• Presidential Nomination
• Senate Confirmation
• Date of Assignment
• Board year
• DOR to COL
• Current strengththe real details follow

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The paperwork train
Adverse Panel
ASA MRA
GOAAB
VCSA
DA GOMO
CSA
DAIG DODIG
SECA
Army donenow to OSD
OTJAG OGC
Assignments Announced
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SECA
SecDef (can be Deputy)
Executive Secretary
All Agency Adverse Check
OSD Corres. Control
OSD OEPM
OSD MPP
Without adverse
OSD donenow to White House
With adverse
OSD MPP
OSD GC
OSD FMP
OSD FMP
OSD RA
OSD PR
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SecDef
Senate Confirmation
Confirmation Announced
White House Military Office
Presidential Nomination

Promotion BGs to MGs immediately COLs to BGs
Authorization GOAAB Year Date Assigned DOR
to COL
Nomination Announced
Senate Armed Service Committee (SASC)
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• What are your questions?

Office of the Chief, Army Reserve ATTN
DAAR-GO 2400 Army Pentagon Washington DC
20310-2400 703-601-0636 FAX [phone]
Office of the Chief, Army Reserve ATTN
DAAR-GO 1 Reserve Way Saint Louis, Missouri
63031-5200 314-592-0470 FAX [phone]