MILPER Number: 26-068 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Warrant Officer Retention Bonus (WORB) Implementation Guidance

1.  This message announces personnel eligibility and processing requirements for the FY26 Warrant Officer Retention Bonus (WORB) program. This program is essential for retaining qualified warrant officers in critical military occupational specialties (MOS) to ensure Army readiness and will expire no later than (NLT) 30 September 2026.

2.  The FY26 WORB dollar amount will be determined using a bidding process. Two virtual town halls will be held via Microsoft Teams to provide additional information on the FY26 WORB program and to answer questions. All eligible warrant officers are encouraged to attend. The sessions are scheduled for 26 February 2026, 1200 Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 12 March 2026, 1200 EST.

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ALARACT 007/2026 FISCAL YEAR 25 ARMY ANTITERRORISM AWARD WINNERS

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MILPER Number: 26-067 Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joint Selection Board

1. This message will expire no later than (NLT) 1 year following publication. 

2. A Department of War Joint Selection Board is scheduled to convene on or about 25 Mar 26 to consider eligible colonels and brigadier generals in the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAGC), on the Active Duty List (ADL), who OPT- IN to compete for selection as the Legal Counsel to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the grade of O7.

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MILPER Number: 26-066 AGR Officer Promotion Sequence Numbers for March 2026

1. This message will expire not later than (NLT) 19 Feb 27.

2. This message announces the promotion sequence numbers for March 2026. S-1s will review current promotion lists and sequence numbers to determine individuals eligible for promotion in March. If the S-1 identifies an officer who is not eligible for promotion (e.g., flagged or separated) but receives a promotion order or identifies an officer who is eligible and did not receive an order, contact HRC, Promotions Branch List Management.

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MILPER Number: 26-065 AC Officer Promotion Sequence Numbers for March 2026

1. This message will expire not later than (NLT) 19 Feb 27.

2. This message announces the promotion sequence numbers for March 2026.  S-1s will review current promotion lists and sequence numbers to determine individuals eligible for promotion in March.  If the S-1 identifies an officer who is not eligible for promotion (e.g., flagged or separated) but receives a promotion order or identifies an officer who is eligible and did not receive an order, contact HRC, Promotions Branch List Management.

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MILPER Number: 26-063 Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26), Reserve Component (RC), Major (MAJ), Army Medical Department (AMEDD), Army National Guard of the United States (ARNGUS), Army Reserve Active Guard Reserve (AR AGR), and Army Reserve Non-Active Guard Reserve (AR No

1. This MILPER message will expire no later than (NLT) 19 Feb 27.

2. Paragraph 2.f. has been amended for the Below Zone USAR Non-AGR populations to include additional AOCs and Below Zone for AGR is no longer applicable. No change to the ARNGUS zones of consideration. The zones of consideration for this board consist of all RASL AMEDD CPTs whose Grade Entry Date (GED) falls within the following dates:

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MILPER Number: 26-062 Announcement of the Calendar Year 2027 (CY27) Army Medical Department (AMEDD) Strategic Billet (SB) Integrated Personnel Pay System-Army (IPPS-A) Special Marketplace

1. This message will expire no later than (NLT) 30 September 2027.

2. This message announces the CY27 AMEDD SB eligibility requirements and marketplace procedures. The CY27 AMEDD SB special marketplace will be held from 9-23 March 2026. The CY27 AMEDD SB special marketplace consists of billet vacancies with projected fill dates from 1 April 2027 - 30 September 2027. A complete list of projected CY27 SB vacancies will be located on the Leader Management Sharepoint located at Leader Management Sharepoint CY27 SB. 

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MILPER Number: 26-061 FY26 Award of the Army Medical Department (AMEDD) “A” Proficiency Designator

1.  This message will expire no later than (NLT) 1 March 2027.

2.  The Health Services Division (HSD), U.S. Army Human Resources Command (HRC), will convene the AMEDD “A” proficiency designator panel on 16-17 June 2026.

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MILPER Number: 26-060 Soldier Referral Program By-Name List for Early Promotion Advancement and the Award of the Army Recruiting Ribbon for February 2026

1. This MILPER message will expire 15 February 2027.

2. This message is to announce the Soldier Referral Program By-Name List for Early Promotion Advancement, and the awarding of the Army Recruiting Ribbon for February 2026 as listed below. 

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MILPER Number: 26-059 Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) Program

1.  This MILPER message is effective on 25 February 2026 and will expire no later than 24 February 2027. Reference A is rescinded on the effective date of this message.  As a temporary exception to the QTI program stratification phase, All Soldiers eligible for a bonus will be quality step 4 until 30 April 2026. Beginning on 1 May 2026, bonuses will be paid from Soldiers Quality Step stratification only. As an exception, 18 CMF will always be paid under quality step 4.

2.  This MILPER message announces changes to the Regular Army Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) program. This message is subject to change without notice as announced in a subsequent MILPER message in consultation with Headquarters, Department of the Army, Deputy Chief of Staff G-1. This message will be brought to the immediate attention of all commanders, retention offices, recruiters, and Army Military Pay Offices (AMPO). To avoid future claims of erroneous or unfulfilled commitments, commanders will ensure AMPO and retention personnel are advised of the contents of this message.

https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/26-059

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