Tuesday, June 9, 2026

MILPER Number: 26-214 Calendar Year 2026 Major General, Army Competitive Category, Promotion Selection Board (CY26 MG, ACC, PSB) Zones of Consideration

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-214

A. Title 10, United States Code (U.S.C.).

B. Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 1320.04, (Military Officer Actions Requiring Presidential, Secretary of War, or Under Secretary of War for Personnel and Readiness Approval or Senate Confirmation), 3 Jan 14, Incorporating Change 1, Effective 30 Jun 2020.

C. DODI 1320.14 (Commissioned Officer Promotion Program Procedures), 16 Dec 20.

D. AR 600-8-29 (Officer Promotions), 9 Sep 20.

E. AR 623-3 (Evaluation Reporting System), 14 Feb 25.

F. AR 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Records Management), 29 Jun 23.

G. HQDA Policy Notice 600-2 (Policies and Procedures for Active Duty List Officer and Department of the Army Selection Boards), 23 November 2021.

H. DA Pam 600-8-104 (Army Military Human Resource Record Management), 2 May 25

I. CJCSI 1330.05B, Joint Officer Management Program Procedures, 6 Jul 20.

J. MILPER 26-141 (subject: Calendar Year 2027 Major General, Army Competitive Category, Promotion Selection Board (CY27 MG, ACC, PSB) Zones of Consideration), 20 Apr 26. 


1. This MILPER message will expire no later than (NLT) 9 June 27 and MILPER 26-141 (reference J) has been REVOKED.


2. A promotion selection board is scheduled to convene on or about 29 Jul 26 to consider eligible brigadier generals for promotion to major general in the Army Competitive Category (ACC). The MG PSB will not consider BGs of the Chaplain Corps, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, or the Army Medical Department.


3. The considered population for this board is based on the needs of the Army and includes all BGs in the ACC (Operations, Operations Support, Force Sustainment, and Information Dominance) serving on the Active Duty List (ADL) with a permanent Grade Entry Date (GED) of 30 Jul 25 or earlier. The Promotion Zone includes those officers with permanent GED from 29 Jul 24 thru 30 Jul 25. Those officers with a permanent GED from 28 Jul 24 and earlier are “Above the Promotion Zone.” Officers Above the Promotion Zone will be afforded the same opportunity for selection as those officers “In the Promotion Zone.”