A change to Army regulations now requires that officers who are selected for promotion must now be vetted for mental, physical, moral, and professional fitness and meet the standards for exemplary conduct before their names are forwarded to the secretary of the Army for certification. Army Directive 2016-26 requires that a post-board screening be conducted on officers selected for promotion to captain through colonel and CW3 through CW5. Similar changes have been made for officers who are being considered for promotion to first lieutenant or chief warrant officer.
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