Sergeants Major Course (Class 72) Selection

Congratulations earning ‘Most Qualified’ or ‘Fully Qualified’ on the recent FY20 MSG Evaluation Board!

You haven’t made it yet!

The FY20 MSG Evaluation Board‘s Order of Merit List (OML) will inform selection by career progression MOS (CPMOS).  Selection requires NCOs meet eligibility criteria not later than below suspense date.

Failure to qualify by the suspense date will result in non-selection, regardless of OML standings.

Now’s your chance to earn selection to the prestigious SERGEANTS MAJOR COURSE (SMC)!

“How do I do that?”

** Check out MILPER Message 20-211 for details! **

The following eligibility criteria must be met not later than 31 Oct 20:

  • be a First Sergeant (1SG)/MSG and be otherwise established as most qualified or fully qualified by the FY20 MSG Evaluation Board
  • have a basic active service date (BASD) not earlier than 2 September 1995 and a date of birth (DOB) not earlier than 2 September 1965
  • have completed the Distributed Leaders Course (DLC) – level 5 (refer to reference I above for DLC-5 requirements and promotion eligibility)
  • be in good standing
  • have a valid interim secret (or higher) security clearance

Official SMC announcement will be on 1 December 2020!

Good luck!