Today's Focus:
Select-Train-Educate-Promote (STEP) Select-Train-Educate-Promote, also known as STEP, is a policy that represents
the Army's investment in Soldiers' professional military education through a
deliberate, continuous, and progressive process. Since 2008, the Army has
required master sergeants to graduate from the Sergeants Major Course before
attaining eligibility for promotion to sergeant major. Effective Jan. 1, 2016,
the Army will expand this standard for promotion eligibility to the following
NCO ranks by requiring all Soldiers to complete the appropriate level of formal
military education before being determined fully qualified: - --Promotion to sergeant requires completion of the Basic (formerly Warrior)
Leader Course.
- --Promotion to staff sergeant requires completion of the Advanced Leader
Course.
- --Promotion to sergeant first class requires completion of the Senior Leader
Course.
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