1. This message will expire NLT 02 May 2027.
2. The Finance and Comptroller (FC) Key Designated Billet (KDB) Selection Panel will convene on or about 20 July 2026 at the United States Army Human Resources Command (HRC), Fort Knox, Kentucky, to consider nominations for projected Fiscal Year 2028 (FY28) KDB positions.
a. This is the tenth iteration of the COL FC KDB Selection Panel and has replaced the Colonel Army Competitive Category Centralized Selection List (CSL) -Command/Key Billet Board for officers in the Finance Management and Comptroller Corps. This process represents the Army’s and the Army FC’s efforts to refine the talent management strategy at the COL grade plate to select the best-qualified officers (based on knowledge, skills, attributes, and experience) for key and strategic FC positions across the enterprise IOT achieve a high-state of readiness in today's volatile, uncertain, and complex global security environment.
b. The KDB Selection Panel is an “opt-in” Selection Panel. Officers electing to compete for KDB will be considered for all opportunities listed in Paragraph 3 and must take action to be considered.
c. If an officer selected for KDB wishes to defer/decline, he/she must submit a memorandum to the MILDEP, ASA (FM&C) with justification. The MILDEP, ASA (FM&C) will review each deferment/declination request to determine the officer's future eligibility for KDB.
d. The tour length for KDBs is 24 months unless curtailed or extended by the MILDEP, ASA (FM&C), within parameters established by the Chief of Staff of the Army.