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DA PAM 600-25
U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Guide
DA PAM 600-25 lays out the professional development path for NCOs by career management field and grade: schools, assignments, and self-development milestones. Soldiers use it to plan the next five years instead of the next five months. The September 2023 edition supersedes the December 2018 version.
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- DA PAM
- Edition verified
- September 2023
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What to take from it
- Maps NCO professional development by rank and career management field.
- Covers the three domains of development: institutional, operational, and self-development.
- Identifies the key assignments and schools expected at each grade.
- Useful for building a development plan a rater can actually counsel against.
These points are our summary, written for recall. They are not a substitute for the publication and they will not cover everything a board can ask. Read the source.