The Army on Thursday released the names of the first lieutenants who have been selected for promotion to captain.
The 2016 Army Competitive Category promotion board met April 19 through May 3.
More than 92 percent of officers being considered for the first time were selected for promotion. Among those who had been previously considered, 67.9 percent were selected.
First lieutenants in the cyber branch did the best overall, with 100 percent of them being picked up for promotion. The aviation branch came in second, with 98.6 percent selected, and finance was third with 97.4 percent selected.
See the list of names here.
Click here for the selection statistics.
The 2016 boards for the Nurse Corps, Medical Service Corps and Medical Specialist Corps also met in April.
In the Nurse Corps, the selection rate for officers being considered for the first time was 67.6 percent. It was 45 percent for those who had been previously considered.
Among Medical Service officers, 76.9 percent of first-time candidates were selected for promotion. Almost 57 percent of those previously considered were selected.
Medical Specialist first lieutenants had a 100 percent selection rate among first timers and those previously considered.
See the list of names here.
Click here for the selection statistics.
Michelle Tan is the editor of Army Times and Air Force Times. She has covered the military for Military Times since 2005, and has embedded with U.S. troops in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kuwait, Haiti, Gabon and the Horn of Africa.
