You'll be able to go in and see your promotion points went from 700 to 710, based on completing a course, or receiving an award." There are multiple databases the promotion-point worksheet draws ...

For those seeking promotion to sergeant, that adds up to a 20-point increase in the awards category. The changes, which went into effect April 1, have received a wide range of reviews.

"Their promotion potential will depend on what the rest of their peers are doing in that same MOS," Uribe-Huitron said. "Soldiers must familiarize themselves with how the Army awards promotion points.

Awards are important as they can result in promotion points for sergeant and staff sergeant, and can provide a leg up for officers and senior NCOs being considered by centralized promotion boards.

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