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Military Personnel: Factors Affecting Approval Time for Officer Appointments

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 27, 2019
Release Date June 27, 2019
Report No. GAO-19-527R
Summary:

About 360,000 officers serve in the U.S. military. Officers must be appointed to their positions. This report describes the appointment process and factors that determine how long it takes.

Appointments that require presidential approval and Senate confirmation took about 7 additional weeks after DOD approved them

Appointments for officers transferring between active and reserve components may be redundant, but are legally required

Military services often submit inaccurate information in appointment packages, which can delay them

DOD is taking steps to address these factors such as working with a think tank to identify process improvements.

Department of Defense Appointment Packages

Two DOD appointment packages: one for original appointment and one for promotion.

Two DOD appointment packages: one for original appointment and one for promotion.

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