PERS-801 is the sponsor for all statutory officer promotion selection boards for ranks of O6 and below. PERS 803 sponsors the Active Duty LDO/CWO In-Service Procurement Selection Board. For administrative boards such as Command Screen, CO/XO, and Department Head, please contact the appropriate sponsor (detailer or community manager).
The May promotion message has been released, NAVADMIN 076/25.
Per Secretary of Defense guidance, the display of official photographs to officer promotion selection boards has been prohibited. Please refer to NAVADMIN 247/20 for more information and requirement to maintain an officer photograph in the official service record. Do not include photographs in letter to the board submissions.
*** Important Information about Letters to the Board ***
Per NAVADMIN 220/19, Electronic Submission of Selection Board Documents (ESSBD) is the preferred method of submitting a Letter to the Board (LTB).
Due to a Google Chrome update, some users may experience an error to the enclosures list on the cover page for an ESSBD Letter to the board. The attachments are included but not shown on the cover page. To circumvent this issue, users should submit an ESSBD Letter to the board using Microsoft Edge in IE compatibility mode. Per NAVADMIN 220/19, if unable to submit letters to the board (LTB) via ESSBD, please submit via encrypted e-mail to cscselboard@navy.mil or send via postal mail or other commercial mail delivery service (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc).
To utilize ESSBD, candidates must access the document services application through MyNavy Portal (MNP) at https://www.mnp.navy.mil/group/advancement-and-promotion/overview or the BUPERS Online (BOL) main menu. If required, an ESSBD Users Guide is available on the NPC Selection Board Support web page accessible through the left hand menu. A submission status of “Accepted” or “Auto-Accepted” indicates the documents were received and transmitted to the board.
Per the National Defense Authorization Act for 2018, LTBs submitted to statutory officer promotion boards must be received by Navy Personnel Command not later than 2359 (central time) 10 calendar days prior to the convening date of the respective board. Generally, administrative boards will follow, at a minimum, the statutory officer deadlines. Deadlines for submission to other boards will be listed in the convening announcement for those boards. In either case, if the board for which you are attempting to submit a LTB cannot be found in the ESSBD drop down menu, the deadline for submission to that board has passed. Submitters are cautioned to not wait until the deadline date to submit LTBs via ESSBD or other available avenues.
If ESSBD is unavailable, LTBs for officer promotion selection boards may be submitted to the MyNavy Career Center (MNCC) in accordance with the selection board NAVADMIN and MILPERSMAN 1420-010 via postal mail or encrypted e-mail to cscselboard@navy.mil. Additionally, the annual notice of convening for officer promotion selection boards (NAVADMIN 290/23) will provide the most up to date information on communicating with the board. Please do not send communications with officer promotion selection boards to your detailer or other PERS code. If you do, you risk your correspondence getting lost or being received too late for the board. Also, you must use your full 10-digit DoD identification number on your cover letter and any document that does not already contain it.
Encrypted emails containing LTB packages shall be sent to CSCSELBOARD@navy.mil. To ensure more efficient processing and for internal tracking purposes, a recommended subject line of your email is "CUI - Promotion Board Package: Active-Duty [Rank][Line/Staff] Board, FY-YYXXX" (where YY represents the last two digits of the fiscal year of the selection board and the XXX represents the actual 3-digit board number and you insert the appropriate parenthetical information). FY-26 Board Schedule. You must encrypt your email due to PII policy. If you send from a .mil e-mail address, you should digitally sign your e-mail. Per MILPERSMAN 1420-010, cover letters must be signed with a wet (pen) or CAC signature that displays DoD ID number.
If experiencing encryption problems sending an e-mail to the MyNavy Career Center the use of DOD Safe is available using the following steps.
1. Go to: https://safe.apps.mil/
2. Select "Drop Off" on the landing page.
3. Enter CSCSELBOARD@NAVY.MIL in the Email Box
4. Select "Add & Close"
5. Click the "Click to Add Files or Drag Them Here" button.
6. Select the file(s) from the Windows Explorer pop-up window.
7. Click "Open".
8. Check box for "Encrypt every file (REQUIRED FOR CUI, PII, AND PHI)" if the files contain sensitive information.
9. Create the Passphrase in the Encryption Passphrase pop-up window, the passphrase is case and space sensitive (DO NOT HAVE CUI or PII in the Passphrase). Send Passphrase unencrypted separately to CSCSELBOARD@NAVY.MIL.
10. Click the checkbox for "Confirm that the files in this upload do NOT contain classified information. By checking this box, you are confirming that the files do not contain classified information."
11. Click "Send Drop-off" to send the file package, wait for the file to upload and verify that the “Drop-off Completed” notification appears. A CSCSELBOARD team member will retrieve and process the submission.
Certified or registered mail is not advised due to delays in handling. For US Postal Service (USPS) and Commercial Express or Overnight Mail (FedEx, UPS, DHL, etc.) use:
For U.S. Postal Service (USPS):
My Navy Career Center (MNCC) Customer Service Center
President, FY-XX (Active Duty or Reserve) (Grade) (Line or Staff) Promotion Selection Board
Board #XXX (Board # may be found on that board's respective page or the board schedule)
BLDG 768 RM E302
5720 Integrity Drive
Millington, TN 38055
For Commercial/Overnight Mail:
My Navy Career Center (MNCC) Customer Service Center
President, FY-XX (Active Duty or Reserve) (Grade) (Line or Staff) Promotion Selection Board
Board #XXX (Board # may be found on that board's respective page or the board schedule)
BLDG 768 RM E302
5640 Ticonderoga Loop
Millington, TN 38055
Many questions about boards can be answered on our Helpful Information or Board Preparation to the right. There is also some valuable information on the General Board Information pages. For other questions concerning Active Duty Officer Promotion Boards or to check the status of your LTB submitted via postal mail or encrypted e-mail, please call the MyNavy Career Center (833) 330-MNCC (6622) or DSN 882-6622) or Email: askmncc@navy.mil
NOTE: Board membership will no longer be released until after the results of the board are released.
NOTE: Requests to defer promotion consideration (opt out) should be directed to BUPERS-31 as explained in NAVADMIN 113/24 and the Promotion Selection Board Deferment (Opt Out) Guidance. Do not direct these requests to PERS-802.