ARMY RESERVE CAREERS GROUP

• 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. Contact IMT to schedule Basic Officer Leader Course (BOLC)
  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)

• 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.
    
  
• 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.
           
     
• 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 or the 15-week satellite resident courses at Fort Belvoir, Fort Lee, Fort Gordon, or Redstone Arsenal. Per DA Message, United States Army Reserve (USAR) Intermediate Level Education (ILE) Selection Board Changes 2019, each officer gets one chance to compete for resident ILE. 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.

FY 23 ILE Enrollment Guide

• 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.  Click here to see if you qualify.
• 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 (Army Directive 2019-19: RESCINDED Q3FY20

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.
• 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.

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

• Air Defense (AD)
• Adjutant General (AG)
• Armor (AR)
• Aviation (AV)
• Civil Affairs (CA)
• Chemical (CM)
• Cyber (CY)
• Engineer (EN)
• Electronic Warfare (EW)
• Field Artillery (FA)
• Finance (FI)
• Infantry (IN)
• Logistics (LG)
• Military Intelligence (MI)
• Military Police (MP)
• Ordnance (OD) [see Logistics]
• Psychological Operations (PO)
• Quartermaster Corps (QM) [see Logistics]
  
• Signal Corps (SC)
• Special Forces (SF)
• Transportation Corps (TC) [see Logistics]

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

If you're looking to transfer into a new unit, you've come to the right place.  Click here for information on how to find a unit vacancy via the links below.

• HRC Vacancy Position Vacancy Tool
  
  
• MilSuite Weekly Vacancy List

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

Points of Contact for all IMA, IRR, and Retired Reserve personnel are:

IRR / IMA DIVISION ORG CHART

Click here for Health Service Division POCs.

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