MILPER Number: 24-180

Proponent

DAJA-CW

Title

Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) Judge Advocate General’s Corps Warrant Officer Accessions

Guidelines

...Issued:[10 May 2024]...

A. AR 135-100 (Appointment of Commissioned and Warrant Officers of the Army), 1 September

Competencies), https://www.army.mil/g-1#org-g-1-publications

F. Smartbook DA PAM 611-21, Ch. 8, Warrant Officer MOS Specifications and Standard of

Grade, https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/smartbookdapam611-21

G. Judge Advocate Legal Service Publication 1-1, Personnel Policies, December

2023 https://www.jagcnet2.army.mil/Sites/jagc.nsf/88EADE44CD6B8F0385257A63005BC264/$Fil

1.pdf

H. Refer to the Warrant Officer Recruiting website for 270A MOS specific requirements,

https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/270A/. Visit the packets download area on the Warrant

a. Active Duty Component applicants will submit applications in accordance with Warrant Officer

Selection Board (WOSB) MILPER message and checklist. This document is to clarify 270A

requirements. WOSB for 270A convenes annually between September and November. Submit

questions and completed applications electronically to usarmy.knox.usarec.mbx.9sbn-new-

warrant-packets@army.mil.

b. Submit National Guard 270A applications at any time; applications must include the

documents listed in the Army National Guard (ARNG) Warrant Officer Predetermination

Checklist and the documents listed in Paragraph 4 of this MILPER. Documents referenced in

both the ARNG Checklist and Paragraph 4 only need to be included once. State Warrant Officer

Strength Managers will submit applications through the National Guard Bureau Warrant Officer

email: usarmy.usarc.arcd.mbx.hq-ops-spcmsn-organizational-mailbox2@army.mil. Submit

USAR Packets in accordance with the board scheduled located

at https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/WHEN_TO_APPLY/.

3. Requirements for Appointment to 270A Candidacy.

a. Military Education (Not Waiverable). Successfully complete the “270A Prerequisite Course"

on JAG University (JAGU).

(1) The “270A Prerequisite Course” is completed by distance learning (DL) through the JAGU

platform.

(2) To self-enroll in the course, applicants login to JAGU at https://jagu.llc.army.mil, log-in with

(1) Not Waiverable. Applicants must possess an associate degree or at least 60 semester hours

of college credit towards a bachelor’s degree. Applicants must have six semester hours of

college English Composition. Speech and public speaking courses may not be substituted for

this requirement. All civilian education must be from an accredited institution.

(2) Desired civilian education and credentials. Bachelor’s degree or higher in the following

concentrations: business, human resources, management, legal administration, or project

management; Project Management Professional (PMP)®, Certified Associate in Project

Management (CAPM)®, Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt, or Master Black Belt),

Certified Scrum Master (CSM), Project Management Institute Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-

that make them a desirable legal administrator applicant.

(1) Enlisted Army applicants must be a noncommissioned officer (E5) or above, with at least 60

months time-in-service as a 27D, 36B, 42A, or 51C. Intraservice applicants must have at least

60 months of time-in-service in the following: USAF – AFSC 3E6XX, 3F0XX, 3F2XX, 3F3XX,

3F5XX, or 5J0XX; USN – Rating LN or PS; USMC – Job Code 01XX, 44XX, or 34XX. Time in

service is waiverable with exceptional performance and potential as indicated by evaluations,

letters of recommendation, applicant resume, and the structured interview. Feeder MOS

waivers may be granted based on significant management and leadership experience as well

as experience in the 270A core competencies listed in DA PAM 600-3.

(2) Commissioned officer applicants must be in the rank of MAJ or below (Not Waiverable) and

Deputy Judge Advocate General. All other commissioned officer applicants will request an MOS

1) Applicants should demonstrate a history of sustained excellent performance and potential

observable in, for example, annual evaluation reports/performance appraisals, and academic

evaluation reports. Sustained excellent performance, though not all encompassing, can be

demonstrated as:

“Among the Best” with strong Senior Rater comments.

b) DA Form 2166-9-1. “Met Standard” in Part IVc-h, with strong Rater comments in Part IV i.

“Most Qualified” or “Highly Qualified” with strong Senior Rater comments in Part V.

2) NCOs must have always “MET STANDARD” for character relating to the Army Values,

SHARP, EO, and EEO as documented on DA Forms 2166-9-1 or 2166-9-2, PART IVc. Officers

documented on DA Form 67-10-1, PART IVc., or DA Form 67-10-2 PART IV d1. All applicants

not have any Capable or Qualified ratings on any evaluations.

f. Administrative Qualification Requirements. Warrant Officer applicants must meet the basic

qualifications IAW Army requirements. Refer to the USAREC Qualifications page for Army

Portfolio). All current documents and templates are located on the Warrant Officer Recruiting

website. Before submitting, ensure your application is complete and submit IAW paragraph 1 of

this Enclosure. See paragraph 2h for the hyperlinks. Before completing the application

requirements, refer to the sample packet on the https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/270A/.

b. DA Form 61 (Application for Appointment). Effective 1 April 2023, applications are required to

include the ACFT fitness verification statement in block 41 of the DA Form 61. Height and

weight verification and first level UCMJ signature remain an application requirement in block 41

of the DA Form 61 unless the applicant has achieved an ACFT score of at least 540 and obtains

civilian assignments should capture duties and responsibilities that indicate why the applicant

qualifies to serve in MOS 270A. The resume summary will conclude with an explanation of each

of the following:

(1) Why should you be an Army JAG Corps Warrant Officer?

core competencies in DA PAM 600-3?

e. Panel Interviews. Interviews will be conducted by members of the Judge Advocate General’s

Corps serving as the SJA/LOD Commander/State JA (Active duty applicants must be

interviewed by Active duty OSJAs), Deputy Staff Judge Advocate, Senior Legal Administrator,

arrangements. See Enclosure B, Interview Guidance, for guidance on conducting the structured

should be sent to the NGB Chief Legal Administrator. Applicants will submit a confirmation

memorandum located on https://recruiting.army.mil/ISO/AWOR/270A/ in place of the interview

memorandum (in the application packet) when submitting the completed packet.

f. USAREC Form 3.3 - Letters of Recommendation. Applicants must submit one letter of

you are applying. The letter attests to your technical and tactical competence. A maximum of

two additional letters of recommendation may be included in the application. The two additional

letters of recommendation must come from individuals who have worked with the applicant in

the last five years, but do not need to be from the chain of command. All letters of

recommendation must be submitted on USAREC Form 3.3.

i. DA Form 160 (Application for Active Duty). Not required for National Guard applications.

j. Statement of Understanding (SOU). Refer to the website packet download area for current

paragraphs.

website download area and take with you for your physician to complete when completing your

l. Security Clearance Verification Review Form. At a minimum, applicants must have an

adjudicated SECRET security clearance (non-waivable). Security managers must complete the

Security Clearance Verification Review form found on the website download area.

n. Request for Waiver(s). Waiver requests will be in memorandum format and must be included

waivers.

(a) The prime candidate for accession has 5 - 8 years of active federal service (AFS) and meets

all other prerequisites. An active federal service waiver is required if an applicant has more than

12 years of service at the time the DA 61/NGB 62E is signed by the applicant.

(b) An age waiver is required if the applicant will be older than 46 years old when they pin

WO1.

(c) Tattoos must comply with Army Regulation 670-1, paragraph 3-3, dated 26 January 2021.

Tattoos are not authorized below the wrist, above the neck, or on the hands. Service members

ordinance, including traffic violations involving a fine or forfeiture of $100 or more. Information

on when conduct or moral waiver is required and a template is available on the USAREC

Waivers/ETP(s) webpage.

(2) If a commissioning physical medical waiver is recommended IAW AR 40-501, Chapter 2,

disability, medical treatment records and pharmacy records for disqualifying condition(s) and

with diagnosis, treatment performed, treatment/monitoring required, and any restrictions. Refer

to the website for detailed submission instructions.

(3) The 270A Proponent will act upon requests for waiver(s) other than those listed above.