Interesting. I had always thought making rank at the statutory board was a requirement for consideration at the admin board. How will it work out for for the folks who screened DH and then 2xFOS at their AZ look? Is PERS-43 hoping that being a screened DH will be a forcing function for the statutory board?
As I understand it, the O-4 board occurred a few months ago, while the DH board started and finished last week. As you all know, it takes a while for the statuatory board results to make their way through the system, culminating in Senate Confirmation -- although they announce the results once SECNAV or SECDEF (can't remember) sign off on them.
I would imagine that anybody selected for the administrative DH board that hadn't "officially" screened for O-4 last year is sitting on a list in someones office waiting for a signature, and will put on O-4 in FY15.
Interesting stats to note about this years board compared to last years:
54 VFA 1310s screened OP this year (for FY15)
12 VFA 1320s screened OP this year (for FY15)
ZERO VFA screened OP-T this year (for FY15)
72 VFA 1310s screened OP last year (for FY14)
15 VFA 1320s screened OP last year (for FY14)
1 VFA 1310 screened OP-T last year (for FY14)
I also know that a few of those in the 54 from this year are also planning to resign -- there was no OPT-in to the DH screen board this year, so everyone regardless of intentions, was eligible to be selected.
I'll let y'all parse through the number and draw your own conclusions...referencing previous retention discussions. I don't know if they selected fewer folks this year...or had fewer folks to choose from. Nor do I know how many people actually are needed each FY to fill the required billets. But selecting 20 percent fewer one year over the previous is telling...even if I dont know what its telling!