ANNEX B -- ACCELERATED PROMOTION
GENERAL
1. A CO may nominate for accelerated promotion members with outstanding ability, leadership, or supervisory potential. Accelerated promotion to Cpl must be in recognition of demonstrated outstanding performance as a tradesperson, whereas nomination for accelerated appointment to MCpl or above must also recognize leadership potential. A Pte may be nominated for accelerated promotion to Cpl or appointment to MCpl but a member of the rank of Cpl or above may be nominated for accelerated promotion only to the next higher rank, including appointment to MCpl.
2. A member's promotion shall not be accelerated through successive ranks or to the same rank twice except as provided for in paragraph 7 of this annex.
3. Except as otherwise indicated, members governed by Tables 3, 4, 5, 7, and 8 of Annex A are not eligible for accelerated promotion.
4. Accelerated promotion of Pte/Cpl to MCpl in the INFMN, ARTYMN FD, ARTYMN AD, CRMN, FLD ENG, FEE Op LMN and RAD OP MOCs shall be in accordance with the Delegated Authority Promotion System (DAPS) as detailed in Appendix 2. Members promoted to MCpl by DAPS must meet the prerequisites prescribed in Table 2 to Annex A and Table 2 to this Annex to be eligible for nomination to accelerated promotion to Sgt.
5. To be eligible for nomination for accelerated promotion, a member must meet the prerequisites prescribed in Table 2 to Annex A and those in the appropriate tables to this Annex. A member may be nominated for accelerated promotion to MCpl without being MOC qualified but may not be promoted until all prerequisites are met. The CO shall negotiate priority coursing with the appropriate career manager (CM).
6. Excepting those MOCs to which the DAPS is applicable, as detailed in Appendix 2, regardless of the date of nomination for accelerated promotion to MCpl or above, a special PER must accompany the submission; however, this does not negate the requirement for an annual or posting PER as applicable.
PROMOTION -- PTE -- CPL
7. A Pte's promotion may be accelerated to AL/Cpl who lacks QL5A qualification because of Service reasons provided the member meets all the other prerequisites in Table 1 to this Annex.
PROMOTION -- PTE -- MCPL
8. Excepting those MOCs to which the DAPS is applicable, as detailed in Appendix 2, a Pte nominated for accelerated promotion to MCpl shall be accelerated to Cpl pending merit board consideration. The effective date of promotion to Cpl will be the date the recommendation was approved. The effective date of promotion to MCpl will be in accordance with merit list position.
COMMAND CEILING -- ACCELERATED PROMOTION PTE TO CPL
9. Each year on 31 Dec, NDHQ/DPCAOR will allocate ceilings for accelerated promotion of Ptes to Cpl. Command ceilings shall not be exceeded without the approval of NDHQ/DGPCOR. Unused portions of annual allocations shall not be carried over into the next calendar year.
ANNEX B, APPENDIX 1 -- PREREQUISITES FOR ACCELERATED PROMOTION
TABLE 1 -- PTE TO CPL
Pte to Cpl Have 3 years, but less than 4 years, qualifying service.
Hold QL5A in current MOC, or hold next lower qualification in current MOC when for Service reasons member has not qualified OL5A.
The norm is that you can only be missing one requirement for promotion. If you are both short time and QL then it can not be done unless you are short the course for service reasons. Service reasons are usually that the course has not been run in a few years. Deployments are normally not considered service reasons as the course was available if the member, his coc and cm felt he was ready for promotion and wanted him qualified. Usually not too hard to replace a pte on a deployment. Of course there are exceptional cases.