MILPER Number: 25-461 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Active Component (AC), Captain (CPT), Army Nurse Corps (AN), Medical Service Corps (MS), and Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP), Fully Qualified Certification (FQC) Zones of Consideration.

1. This MILPER message will expire no later than (NLT) 17 Nov 25.


2. Policy:

a. When the needs of the Army require, the SECARMY may recommend the promotion of all 1LTs in the promotion zone who are fully qualified for promotion to CPT using an all-qualified officer list in lieu of convening a Promotion Selection Board (PSB). Promotion Fully Qualified Certification (FQC) screening authorities will convene and begin review of the Army Military Human Resource Record (AMHRR) of eligible First Lieutenants (1LT) on the Active Duty List (ADL) for promotion to CPT, 12 Jan 26. The screening authority will recess on or about 23 Jan 26. Officers eligible for promotion consideration have the following Active Duty Dates of Rank (ADOR):   Officers eligible for promotion consideration have the following grade entry date (GED).

Branch                                   Zone                           From                           To 
AN, MS, & SP                       Above Zone              31 Mar 24                  Earlier 
AN, MS, & SP                       In Zone                      1 Apr 24                     31 Mar 25

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/25-461

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