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ALARACT 104/2025
DTG: R 181700Z NOV 25
UNCLAS
SUBJ/ALARACT 104/2025 – NOMINATIONS FOR SELECTION TO ATTEND THE
2026 U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT IRON MAJORS WEEK
THIS ALARACT MESSAGE HAS BEEN TRANSMITTED BY JSP ON BEHALF OF
HQDA OTSG//DASG – HSZ//DAMO – DASG//
1. (U) REFERENCES:
1.A. (U) AR 600 – 8 – 2, SUSPENSION OF FAVORABLE PERSONNEL ACTIONS
(FLAG)
1.B. (U) AR 600 – 9, THE ARMY BODY COMPOSITION PROGRAM
1.C. (U) DA PAM 600 – 4, ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICER CAREER
MANAGEMENT
1.D. (U) AR 351 – 3, PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING PROGRAMS OF
THE ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT
1.E. (U) AD 2025–17, ARMY BODY FAT STANDARD FOR ARMY FITNESS SCORE
2. (U) SITUATION: THE U.S. ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) IRON
MAJORS WEEK (IMW) BEGINS WITH A NOMINATION AND SELECTION PROCESS
TO IDENTIFY OUTSTANDING AMEDD ACTIVE, ARMY NATIONAL GUARD (ARNG),
AND U.S. ARMY RESERVE (USAR) COMPONENT MAJORS AND CAPTAINS
PROMOTABLE, AS WELL AS OUTSTANDING CIVILIAN CORPS LEADERS IN THE
GRADES OF GS 12/13, OR EQUIVALENT, WHO HAVE PERFORMED
EXCEPTIONALLY. IRON MAJORS MUST HAVE DISPLAYED OUTSTANDING
LEADERSHIP, THE ABILITY TO MENTOR JUNIOR OFFICERS AND LEADERS, AND
CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATED THE SKILLS, ATTRIBUTES, AND POTENTIAL
NEEDED TO SHAPE THE FUTURE GROWTH AND INITIATIVES OF ARMY
MEDICINE. THIS MESSAGE DELINEATES THE NOMINATION PROCEDURE AND
SELECTION CRITERIA FOR THE 2026 AMEDD IMW.
3. (U) MISSION: NO LATER THAN 20 NOVEMBER 2025, INDIVIDUALS SUBMIT
NOMINATIONS AND CORPS OFFICES EXECUTE THE SELECTION PROCESS TO
IDENTIFY AMEDD IRON MAJORS TO ATTEND THE 2026 AMEDD IMW
CONDUCTED AT THE FORT SAM HOUSTON COMMUNITY CENTER, BUILDING
1395, CHAFFEE ROAD, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX
78234, FROM 16 MARCH THROUGH 20 MARCH 2026. CORPS OFFICES SUBMIT
SELECTED NOMINATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL FOR
FINAL APPROVAL NO LATER THAN 15 DECEMBER 2025. IF UNFORESEEN
CIRCUMSTANCES ARISE THAT IMPACT IN-PERSON EXECUTION, THE EVENT
MAY BE CONDUCTED VIRTUALLY; ALL SELECTEES WILL BE NOTIFIED
ACCORDINGLY.
4. (U) EXECUTION:
4.A. (U) ELIGIBILITY/SELECTION CRITERIA FOR SOLDIERS:
4.A.1. (U) ACTIVE, ARNG, OR USAR COMPONENT AMEDD OFFICERS IN THE
RANK OF MAJOR OR CAPTAIN PROMOTABLE ARE ELIGIBLE.
4.A.2. (U) MAJORS WHO HAVE BEEN BOARDED FOR PROMOTION TO
LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND NOT SELECTED FOR PROMOTION ARE NOT
ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
4.A.3. (U) PROMOTABLE MAJORS ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR NOMINATION.
4.A.3.A. (U) NOMINEES MUST NOT BE FLAGGED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
REFERENCE 1.A OR PENDING UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE ACTION.
4.A.3.B. (U) NOMINEES MUST BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH REFERENCES 1.B AND
1.E.
4.A.3.C. (U) NOMINEES MUST HAVE AT LEAST 1 YEAR OF SERVICE REMAINING
AFTER COMPLETION OF THE 2026 AMEDD IMW.
4.A.4. (U) PREVIOUS IRON MAJOR SELECTEES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR REPEAT
NOMINATION.
4.B. (U) AMEDD CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES:
4.B.1. (U) THIS PROGRAM IS OPEN TO THE FOLLOWING GS 12/13, OR
EQUIVALENT, ARMY MEDICINE CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES.
4.B.1.A. (U) PERMANENT, CAREER, OR CAREER CONDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS.
4.B.1.B. (U) SCHEDULE A, EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS WITHOUT TIME
LIMITATION.
4.B.1.C. (U) EXCEPTED SERVICE APPOINTMENTS IN THE DEFENSE CIVILIAN
INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL SYSTEM (SECTION 1601, TITLE 10, UNITED STATES
CODE (USC)).
4.B.1.D. (U) TITLE 10 USC PERSONNEL ON TIME - LIMITED APPOINTMENTS
WHERE THERE IS REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.
4.B.2. (U) ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:
4.B.2.A. (U) NOMINEES MUST HAVE A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GENERAL
EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT (GED) CREDENTIAL.
4.B.2.B. (U) NOMINEES MUST HAVE COMPLETED THE CIVILIAN EDUCATION
SYSTEM (CES) FOUNDATION COURSE OR STARTED AS A FEDERAL SERVICE
CIVILIAN ON OR BEFORE 30 SEPTEMBER 2006, AND COMPLETED THE GRADE-
APPROPRIATE CES COURSE OR HAVE EQUIVALENT CREDIT. THE CERTIFICATE
OF COMPLETION OR HEADQUARTERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (HQDA)
APPROVED EQUIVALENT CREDIT MUST ACCOMPANY THE PACKET.
DOCUMENTATION OF FUTURE REGISTRATION OR UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS
TO OBTAIN A CES ATTENDANCE QUOTA FOR THE GRADE-APPROPRIATE
RESIDENT COURSE WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED.
4.B.2.C. (U) NOMINEES MUST NOT HAVE ADVERSE ACTIONS PENDING.
4.B.2.D. (U) NOMINATION PACKET MUST CONTAIN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITY CLEARANCE FOR EACH NOMINEE.
5. (U) RESPONSIBILITIES:
5.A. (U) WITHIN EACH AMEDD CORPS, THE CORPS CHIEF, OR DESIGNATED
REPRESENTATIVE, IS THE AWARDING AUTHORITY FOR NOMINEES SELECTED.
5.B. (U) EACH AMEDD CORPS WILL DETERMINE AND CONDUCT THEIR OWN
SELECTION PROCESS.
5.C. (U) NOMINATIONS ARE ACCEPTED FROM SUPERVISORS, SENIOR
OFFICERS, AREA OF CONCENTRATION CONSULTANTS, OR COMMANDERS
HAVING FIRST-HAND KNOWLEDGE OF THE NOMINEE’S CONTRIBUTIONS AND
POTENTIAL.
6. (U) MILITARY NOMINATION PACKET REQUIREMENTS:
6.A. (U) AMEDD IMW NOMINATION DOCUMENT. FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING
LINK (LOG INTO HTTPS://ACTNOW.ARMY.MIL USING A COMMON ACCESS CARD
BEFORE CLICKING OR PLACING THE LINK IN THE WEB BROWSER):
HTTPS://ACTNOW.ARMY.MIL/COMMUNITIES/SERVICE/HTML/COMMUNITYSTART
?COMMUNITYUUID=F9972703-6FD5-4CD3-ACB4-4E82100DD3F9F9. OR
INDIVIDUALS MAY EMAIL CORPS OFFICE POINTS OF CONTACT (POCS) LISTED
IN PARAGRAPH 11 FOR THE DOCUMENT.
6.B. (U) SOLDIER TALENT PROFILE (STP). ACTIVE COMPONENT NOMINEES
MUST SUBMIT A CURRENT STP WITH REDACTED PHOTO. ARNG AND USAR
NOMINEES MAY SUBMIT THEIR COMPONENT'S STP EQUIVALENT
(BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD BRIEF OR BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY) WITH
REDACTED PHOTO.
6.C. (U) OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS. COPIES OF THE NOMINEE’S THREE
MOST RECENT OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS (OERS) OR ACADEMIC
EVALUATION REPORTS (AERS) WITH ALL SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS REDACTED.
6.D. (U) CURRICULUM VITAE.
6.E. (U) THE PACKET MUST BE ASSEMBLED AS ONE CONTINUOUS DOCUMENT,
IN ORDER, IN A SINGLE PDF FILE: 1 – NOMINATION DOCUMENT, 2 – STP, 3 – THREE
MOST RECENT OER/AERS, 4 – CURRICULUM VITAE. DO NOT COMBINE FILES AS
A PORTFOLIO.
7. (U) CIVILIAN NOMINATION PACKET REQUIREMENTS:
7.A. (U) CURRENT RESUME. TWO PAGES MAXIMUM, CONTAINING THE
FOLLOWING INFORMATION, IN ORDER: NAME, CURRENT GRADE, PHONE
NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS, SUPERVISOR NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBER
FOR EACH POSITION, BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK EXPERIENCE FOR EACH
POSITION, EDUCATION (INCLUDE TYPE OF DEGREE, MAJOR, DATES
ATTENDED, AND GRADE POINT AVERAGE), TRAINING/CERTIFICATIONS, AND
AWARDS.
7.B. (U) STATEMENT OF INTEREST. NOT TO EXCEED 500 WORDS ADDRESSING
CAREER ASPIRATIONS AND SUITABILITY FOR THE PROGRAM. HIGHLIGHT
CURRENT RELATED EXPERIENCE, AS WELL AS ADDRESS ANTICIPATED
COMPETENCIES TO BE GAINED IF SELECTED. ADDRESS HOW THE
EXPERIENCE GAINED AND ACQUIRED KNOWLEDGE/COMPETENCIES WILL BE
USED IN CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT.
7.C. (U) LAST TWO PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS. IF THESE APPRAISALS ARE
NOT AVAILABLE, INCLUDE AN EXPLANATION ABOUT THE MISSING APPRAISALS,
VERIFIED BY SUPERVISOR OR HUMAN RESOURCES, AND NEXT RECENT
APPRAISAL(S).
7.D. (U) CES COMPLETION. THE CES APPROPRIATE COURSE CERTIFICATE OF
COMPLETION OR DOCUMENTATION OF HQDA-APPROVED EQUIVALENCY OR
CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT MUST ACCOMPANY THE NOMINATION PACKET.
APPLICATION WILL ALSO BE ACCEPTED IF PHASE I OF THE CES INTERMEDIATE
COURSE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THE CES FOUNDATION COURSE MUST BE
COMPLETED IF THE NOMINEE BECAME A FEDERAL SERVICE CIVILIAN ON OR
AFTER 30 SEPTEMBER 2006.
7.E. (U) ENDORSEMENT(S). NOMINATION PACKET(S) MUST BE FORWARDED
THROUGH CHAIN OF COMMAND AND BE ENDORSED BY AN O – 5/GS – 14 (OR
EQUIVALENT) AT MINIMUM. IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE NOMINEE, SCHOOL
COMMANDANT/EQUIVALENT ORGANIZATION/HQ ACTIVITY HEAD
ENDORSEMENT MUST REFLECT RANK ORDER OF ALL NOMINEES FROM THAT
ORGANIZATION.
7.F. (U) CIVILIAN CAREER BRIEF.
7.G. (U) REMOVE ALL PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION FROM
DOCUMENTS.
7.H. (U) A COMPLETE NOMINATION PACKET WILL CONSIST OF THE FOLLOWING
DOCUMENTS, IN ORDER, IN A SINGLE PDF FILE: 1 – CURRENT RESUME,
2 – STATEMENT OF INTEREST, 3 – LAST TWO PERFORMANCE APPRAISALS,
4 – PROOF OF CES COMPLETION, 5 – ENDORSEMENTS, AND 6 – CIVILIAN CAREER
BRIEF. DO NOT COMBINE FILES AS A PORTFOLIO.
8. (U) SUBMISSION OF NOMINATIONS:
8.A. (U) INDIVIDUAL OFFICER IMW NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED VIA
EMAIL IN A SINGLE PDF FILE IN THE ORDER LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 6, NO
LATER THAN 20 NOVEMBER 2025 TO THE FOLLOWING POCS:
8.A.1. (U) MEDICAL CORPS (MC) OFFICERS: LTC DANA COOK, COMMERCIAL:
(210) 221 – 7373, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-COE.MBX.MEDICAL-
CORPS@ARMY.MIL.
8.A.2. (U) NURSE CORPS (AN) OFFICERS: LTC MEGAN LORENZ OR MAJ AILEENA
FLYNN, COMMERCIAL: (703) 681 – 8012, EMAIL: USARMY.NCR.HQDA-
OTSG.MBX.OTSG-ANC@ARMY.MIL.
8.A.3. (U) DENTAL CORPS (DC) OFFICERS: MAJ CHARLES A MAZAL,
COMMERCIAL: (210) 221 – 7489, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-
COE.MBX.DENTAL-CORPS@ARMY.MIL.
8.A.4. (U) VETERINARY CORPS (VC) OFFICERS: LTC JENNIFER CWIKLA,
COMMERCIAL: (703) 681 – 6505, EMAIL: USARMY.NCR.HQDA-
OTSG.MBX.MEDCOM-VC-CHIEF-OFFICE@ARMY.MIL.
8.A.5. (U) MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC) OFFICERS: LTC REBECCA SINCLAIR,
COMMERCIAL: (210) 221 – 5447, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-
COE.MBX.MEDICAL-SERVICE-CORPS@ARMY.MIL.
8.A.6. (U) SPECIALIST CORPS (SP) OFFICERS: LTC SHERYL R. BOLIDO,
COMMERCIAL: (210) 221 – 8306, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-
COE.MBX.AMEDD-SP-CORPS-OFFICE@ARMY.MIL.
8.B. (U) CIVILIAN CORPS INDIVIDUAL IMW NOMINATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED
VIA EMAIL IN A SINGLE PDF FILE IN THE ORDER LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 7,NO
LATER THAN 20 NOVEMBER 2025 TO DR. STEPHANIE L. COLON, COMMERCIAL:
(703) 681 – 4239, EMAIL: USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-COE.MBX.CIVILIAN-CORPS-
CHIEF@ARMY.MIL/.
9. (U) SELECTED IRON MAJORS WILL ATTEND AND RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THE
FULL 5-DAY LEADER DEVELOPMENT POST-PROFESSIONAL SHORT COURSE
PROGRAM, WHICH WILL INCLUDE EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF INTERAGENCY
ACTIVITIES AND DIALOGUE WITH KEY/SENIOR LEADERS, EXECUTIVES, AND
EXPERTS FROM MULTIPLE FIELDS. THE AMEDD IRON MAJORS CURRICULUM IS
DESIGNED TO BUILD THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE CRITICAL TO
ADDRESSING FUTURE COMPLEX ISSUES WITHIN ARMY MEDICINE AND THE
JOINT HEALTH SERVICES ENTERPRISE.
10. (U) COORDINATING INSTRUCTIONS:
10.A. (U) SEATS ARE DISTRIBUTED BASED ON THE PROPORTIONATE SIZE OF
THE FOLLOWING SEVEN AMEDD OFFICER CORPS:
10.A.1. (U) MEDICAL CORPS (MC): ALLOCATED TEN (10) ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR
COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.2. (U) NURSE CORPS (AN): ALLOCATED NINE (9) ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR
COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.3. (U) DENTAL CORPS (DC): ALLOCATED FIVE (5) ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR
COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.4. (U) VETERINARY CORPS (VC): ALLOCATED FOUR (4) ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR
COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.5. (U) MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MSC): ALLOCATED ELEVEN (11)
ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.6. (U) SPECIALIST CORPS (SP): ALLOCATED SEVEN (7) ACTIVE/ARNG/USAR
COMPONENT OFFICER SEATS.
10.A.7. (U) AMEDD CIVILIAN CORPS: ALLOCATED FOUR (4) SEATS.
10.B. (U) EACH AMEDD CORPS IS ASKED TO IDENTIFY AN ACTION OFFICER AT
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO – FORT SAM HOUSTON, TX TO PROVIDE IN - PERSON
SUPPORT OF THIS TRAINING AND FACILITATE CORPS SPECIFIC/RELATED
ITEMS.
10.C. (U) CENTRAL FUNDING IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS EVENT. SELECTED
OFFICERS/CIVILIANS WILL SECURE ORGANIZATIONAL FUNDING TO ATTEND.
11. (U) AMEDD CORPS CHIEF OFFICE POC: LTC REBECCA SINCLAR, AMEDD
IMW PROGRAM MANAGER, COMMERCIAL: (210) 221 – 5447, EMAIL:
USARMY.JBSA.MEDICAL-COE.MBX.MEDICAL-SERVICE-CORPS@ARMY.MIL.
12. (U) THIS ALARACT MESSAGE EXPIRES ON 29 MAY 2026.