ARMY RESERVE OFFICER PROMOTION PROSPECTS IN CIA ARMY RESERVE UNIT

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-04718A000500180033-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: September 27, 2000
• Sequence Number: 33
• Publication Date: October 1, 1952
• Content Type: MEMO

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TO: Assistant Director (personnel)
FROM: Chief, Military Personnel Division
SUBJECT: Army Reserve Officer Promotion Prospects in CIA Army
Reserve Unit
To determine whether a Reserve officer's affiliation with
a CIA Mobilization Unit (Reserve) increases or decreases an
individual officer's opportunity for promotion in the Army
Reserve.
c. There are approximately
known to be employed by CIA, who have indicated an In-erest
in participating in Reserve activities. This figure includes
those who are affiliated with The true
total number of reservist employees is not known, except that
the
d. Army Reserve promotions are dependent upon vacancies
in Reserve Unit Tables of Distribution or Tables of Organization.
e. As a general rule, the officer assignment turnover in
a Mobilization Designation (T/D) Unit creates more usable vacancies
than in a more conventional unit organized under a Table of Organ-
ization.
f. Approximately 50% of the strength o
have received promotions during the past year. This promotion
activity has resulted primarily from assignment turnover (transfers
overseas, resignations, etc. which create vacancies).
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g. Turnover in is of
sufficient magnitude to permit practically any reservist-
employee, who wants to affiliate, to be assigned to the
Detachment without undue delay, and,'if otherwise qualified,
be promoted in accordance with the grade vacancies which
exist.
a. In spite of the disparity between the number of
reservists employed by CIA and the number of grades author-
ized in promotion prospects
are good.
b. Promotion activity in within the
past year appears adequate. Comparison o' is promotion
activity with like situations in other Army Reserve units
is obviously impossible.
c. No Reserve unit can offer promotion to a Reserve
officer who contemplates affiliation, since individual quali-
fications and effort determine eligibility. Reserve units
can maintain a moderate number of vacancies as a means of
preventing stagnation through lack of promotion opportunity.
In this respect, continues to
offer promotion opportunity to qualified Reserve officers who
participate in its program.
4. ACTION RECONMgNDED.
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