Thursday, July 17, 2025

MILPER Number: 25-285 Amendment to Fiscal Year 26 (FY26) United States Army Reserve (USAR) Troop Program Unit (TPU) / Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) Staff Sergeant (SSG) Noncommissioned Officer (NCO) Evaluation Board Announcement

1. This MILPER Message expires NLT 12 Nov 2026.

2. Paragraph 5 as currently read:

a. Time in Grade (TIG) requirement: Soldiers must have a Date of Rank (DOR) of 05 February 2023 or earlier.

b. Date of Birth (DOB) requirement: Soldiers must have a date of birth of 01 February 1969 or later.

3. Paragraph 5a is amended to read as:

a. Time in Grade (TIG) requirement: Soldiers must have a Date of Rank (DOR) of 05 February 2024 or earlier.

b. Date of Birth (DOB) requirement: Soldiers must have a date of birth of 01 February 1970 or later.

4. The DOR requirement is now 05 February 2024 or earlier and the DOB requirement is now 01 February 1970 or later.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/25-285