1. This MILPER message is effective on 25 August 2025 and will expire no later than 24 August 2026. Reference C is rescinded on the effective date of this message.
2. In response to personnel shortages and the expansion of Army structure, the Army will prioritize critical military occupational specialties (MOSs) within growth career management fields and will use incentives to shape behavior for these specialties in accordance with those stated priorities.