ARMY RESERVE CAREERS GROUP

TPU Warrant Officers should contact their Career Managers for WO MOS specific guidance.
Warrant Officers (All Branches) usarmy.usarc.arcg.mbx.cmo-wo@army.mil

• Scheduling of BOLC and unit vacancy slotting, contact the Initial Military Training branch here.
• Career progression:
  1. Obtain your four-year degree from an accredited college or university
  2. IMT will automatically schedule you for BOLC. Must have DA 71, Appointment Memo, and Hire/re-Hire order in iPERMS.
  3. Complete your BOLC, ensure schoolhouse uploads DA 1059 to iPERMS database
  4. Contact your Career Management Officer to review your career path and discuss future
• Educational requirements for promotion to 1LT:
  1. Completion of any BOLC, with DA 1059 uploaded into iPERMS
  2. DA 71 (Oath of Office) uploaded into iPERMS
  3. Letter of Appointment (Commissioning Source uploads into iPERMS)
  4. Meet 18 Months time in grade. HRC will automatically promote.

Promotion to CPT: Bachelor's Degree completed, transcripts uploaded into iPERMS. Transcripts must be official and state what degree is "awarded" or "conferred".

1LT are authorized to enroll in Captains Career Course.

• Promotion to MAJ: Enroll in, and complete, your Captains Career Course (CCC) as soon as you promote to Captain.  These are typically four phases, with phases 1 and 3 being distance learning and phases 2 and 4 being resident courses. All officers must complete Common Core (9-00-C23(DL)) prior to attending Captains Career Course phases.
    
• Enrolling in CCC:
  1. Get with your ATRRS operator to check the availability of course seats for the dates you would like to attend.
  2. Have the ATRRS operator submit a A1 application for the course you want, and ensure you follow up on the progress so that it gets approved at the HRC level.
  3. Keep your APFT, HT/WT, PHA, HIV, and Security Clearance current to receive a reservation.  If you are not 100% green you will NOT get a seat or have orders cut.
  4. HRC will email you a Request for Orders (RFO) worksheet that must be completed within the specified timeline or you may lose the seat.
           
• Be competitive.  Take the tough jobs early, and fight for the opportunity to lead Soldiers as a Company/Detachment Commander! Command is the pinnacle of what it means to be an officer and many of your peers shy away from it. Don't be that gal/guy! Knock out CCC as soon as you can to allow you to compete for certain Additional Professional Development Education (APDE) opportunities open to captains that are PME complete, which will make you more competitive as you go through your career. Take the time to complete a Master's Degree program before you have to start ILE, which is a graduate-level course.

• Promotion to LTC: Enroll in, and complete Intermediate Level Education (ILE) Common Core (CC) as soon as you promote to Major.  Common core consists of three phases which can be completed via distance learning or via blocks of school house training.  Reserve Officers may also compete for the complete 10-month resident course at Ft. Leavenworth. Only CPTs selected for promotion to MAJ will be boarded for resident and satellite ILE opportunities.  All officers not selected by the board must complete via TASS or DL.

• Enrolling in ILE CC:

1. Get with your ATRRS operator to check the availability of course seats for the dates you would like to attend.
2. Have the ATRRS operator submit a A1 application for the course you want, and ensure you follow up on the progress so that it gets approved at the HRC level.
3. Keep your APFT, HT/WT, PHA, HIV, and Security Clearance current to receive a reservation. 
4. If you get a reservation, you'll receive an email from Mr. Bradford at HRC with a worksheet attachment that you must complete and submit in order to receive your orders. If you are not 100% green you will NOT get a seat or have orders cut.

• Stay competitive.  Take the tough jobs early and knock out your ILE. Seek out the opportunity to serve as a Battalion Executive Officer or S-3. Completing ILE-CC and the Advanced Operations Course will make you 100% CGSOC complete and will allow you to compete for Additional Professional Development Education (APDE) opportunities, increasing your chances at being competitive for O-6.  

• Promotion to COL: Promotion to Colonel is the first truly competitive promotion board many reserve Officers will encounter. Only 30% of those boarded are selected for promotion. Enroll in, and complete, Intermediate Level Education (ILE) Advanced Operations Course (AOC) as soon as you complete ILE-CC.  ILE-AOC is a 52-week long distance learning course that is required for promotional consideration to O-6. Officers with certain Functional Areas, certain branches, or those that have completed certain special programs and fellowships receive AOC equivalency and do not have to complete AOC.  Contact your career manager to see if your Functional Area is equivalent to AOC.

• Enrolling in ILE AOC:

1. Get with your ATRRS operator to check the availability of course seats for the dates you would like to attend.
2. Have the ATRRS operator submit a A1 application for the course you want, and ensure you follow up on the progress so that it gets approved at the HRC level.
3. Keep your APFT, HT/WT, PHA, HIV, and Security Clearance current to receive a reservation.

• Alternate AOC Approved Courses (DA Memo: HRC Career Managers update to Officer's records who complete recognized AOC Credentialing Program, dated 15 OCT 2025)

1. Naval Post Graduate (NCS-DL and ILE Preparatory Course)
2. Inter-Agency Fellowship Program
3. Army Congressional Fellowship Program
4. Stability, Security, and Development in Complex Operations (CA and PO Officers)

5. Inter-Agency/Inter-Government Course (SF Officers)

• Military Intel Officers only (must complete ILE-CC and one of the following programs
  1. National System Development Program
  2. Junior Officer Career Cryptologic Program
  3. National Intelligence University MS in Strategic Intelligence
  4. Inter-Agency/Inter-Government Course
  5. Select Naval Post Graduate School Program 
• Senior Service College:
  You should have completed ILE-CC and ILE-AOC in order to be eligible to compete for the opportunity to attend a resident SSC or distance Army War College.  Although not a requisite for promotion to Colonel, having SSC shows that you've put in the hard work, have been dedicated to your profession and are serious about your desire to promote to O-6 and lead at the BDE and higher level.

• AOC Approved Credentialing Memorandum

• Stay competitive. Take the tough jobs early, and fight for the opportunity to once-again lead Soldiers as a Battalion Commander! Take command as early as possible, then allow yourself the ability to tackle broadening assignments and educational opportunities, especially SSC and any other APDE opportunities that may arise.  The harder you worked, the better your chances will be when the time comes to stand before the promotion board.

Board File- Access your board file on the new system 24/7 and make updates with your S1.

Board Details- Access board schedules, preparation, results, regulations and FAQs.

After completion of BOLC or WOBC, you must submit the documents listed on the OAB Checklist through your unit, to the pay team to initiate payment. The OAB packets should be sent to the USAR Pay Center at usarmy.usarc.usarc-hq.mbx.rcpsotmbonusscan@mail.mil. 

The OAB Written Agreement must be completed at the time of your application. To obtain a copy of your OAB Written Agreement, you can look in iPerms. If it is not in iPerms you can reach out to your Officer Accession NCO, who can provide a copy of the written agreement and DA 61.

More incentive information can be found at https://xtranet/usarc/g1/MANDiv/BIB/Pages/Selected-Reserve-Incentive-Program.aspx

• Review your branch's DA PAM 600-3 Smart book or learn about a branch

• https://www.army.mil/g-1#org-g-1-resources

• Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC)
• Captains Career Course (CCC)
• Intermediate Level Education (ILE)
• Senior Service College (SSC)

• Warrant Officer Candidate School (WOCS)
• Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC)
• Warrant Officer Intermediate Course (WOIC)
• Warrant Officer Advanced Course (WOAC)
• Warrant Officer Senior Course (WOSC)
• Warrant Officer Master Course (WOMC)

Scheduling for Basic Officers Leaders Course (BOLC) and Warrant Officer Basic Course (WOBC), is done by the USARC IMT branch. 

Officer IMT Mailbox

Warrant Officer IMT Mailbox

Points of Contact for all IMA and IRR personnel can be reached at:

IMA / IRR Branch Mailbox

HRC Career Managers

Select AGR, IRR, IMA and TPU - Assignment Officer Contact Information

Click here for JAG career management and position vacancies.

SLDO handles all O-6, W-5, and E-9 Soldiers within the Army Reserve.  

SLDO USARMY Reserve OCAR Mailbox SLDO: usarmy.usarc.ocar.mbx.sldo@army.mil