Calendar Year 2023 - 2024

National Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Bench Program

Page 2: Senior Enlisted Leader Bench Request Memo Announcement 

Page 3: Eligibility Requirements

Page 4: Application Procedures
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ANNOUNCEMENT

OPEN PERIOD: 06 July 2023 – 30 September 2023

INTERNAL SUSPENSE: State submission processes vary. Contact local leadership for state routing 

process/suspense.

The National Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Bench Program (Senior Enlisted Bench): Provides 

Army National Guard (ARNG) and Air National Guard (ANG) E9s the opportunity to apply for assignments 

and education opportunities to enhance their professional development. It is National Guard Bureau (NGB) 

policy that all Title 10 ARNG and ANG E9 positions that report directly to a general officer (including O7 

and above) and senior executive service (Level 1 and above) personnel, and other critical E9 positions as 

designated by the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (CNGB) be managed by the Senior Enlisted Bench. 

Positions filled from the bench will include, but are not limited to, Senior Enlisted Leader/Advisor to the 

Chairman (SEAC) positions, NGB positions within the Joint Staff, Space Operations, the ARNG and ANG 

staffs, and 1st Air Force.

Application Procedures: Applicants must follow the application requirements specified in this 

announcement. Applicants are encouraged to review the CY23-24 Senior Enlisted Bench Executive-Level 

Education Portfolio, CY23-24 Senior Enlisted Bench Position Listing, CY23-24 Senior Enlisted Bench 

Frequently Asked Questions, ARNG and ANG Templates, etc.

All templates can be found at https://www.nationalguard.mil/Leadership/Joint-Staff/Special-Staff/SeniorLeader-Management-Office/.

Qualification and Selection: Following the Bench Program selection process, individuals will be identified 

on the National Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Panel Results Selection Memorandum, which will be 

distributed from the CNGB to The Adjutants General (TAG)/Commanding General (CG)/Deputy Director 

(DD), and the State Command Senior Enlisted Leader (CSELs), typically around early January 2024.

TIMELINE:

 Summer: Announcement distributed to TAGs/CGs/DDs

 Fall: JFHQ, respective Command Staff or memberssubmits application to NGB-SL

 Fall: Panels convene, applications reviewed, order-of-merit compiled identifying best qualified E9s

 Winter: Selection Memo sent to TAGs/CGs/DDs/State CSELs
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ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

A. Required Grade: E9.

B. Military Occupation Specialty/Air Force Specialty Code: Any.

C. Security Clearance: Current Secret (or higher).

D. Rules of Engagement: If selected to be on the CY23-24 Bench and the nominee no longer wishes to 

participate or TAG/CG/DD (or designated representative) no longer support the members inclusion, submit a 

memorandum, requesting the members name to be removed from consideration. If a member declines a 

nomination or selection, at the discretion of the Command Senior Enlisted Leader Advisory Board (CSELAB), 

they could be removed from CY23-24 Bench consideration with a majority vote. Members removed from 

CY23-24 Bench will receive an email notification from NGB-SL.

E. Assignments: Nominees must be able to meet announcement qualification criteria and position description to 

serve worldwide. Additionally, senior enlisted leaders selected for inclusion on the Senior Enlisted Bench must 

be willing and capable of entering a short notice assignment and may be expected to perform up to three years 

in an assignment, as mission requires. Upon acceptance of an assignment through the Senior Enlisted Bench, 

member must acknowledge that they will not be reviewed through the Force Management and/or Retention 

Process. All tour lengths are determined by NGB-SL. Members assigned to Bench positions not slated for 

a follow-on assignment will be returned to state at the completion of the identified tour length. Members 

are encouraged to continue to apply and compete for follow- on assignments through the bench and/or 

their state development programs.
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APPLICATION PROCEDURES

Applicants must adhere to the below procedures. Do not include any other endorsements, letters of 

recommendations, or other extraneous documents.

A. CY23-24 Senior Enlisted Bench Application Worksheet: Complete in its entirety.

B. TAG/CG or DD (for Statutory Tour) Endorsement Memorandum: Limit to one page, Times New Roman, 

12 Font. For members currently on Title 10 Active Reserve (AGR), must obtain Deputy Director, Army National 

Guard or Deputy Director, Air National Guard approval as applicable to apply; Title 10 Active Duty Operational 

Support (ADOS), Title 32 AGR, M-Day and Drill-Status Guardsmen must obtain written endorsement from 

their respective State Adjutant General and/or Commanding General. Template available.

C. Letter of Intent: Limit to one page, Times New Roman, 12 Font. Template available.

D. Resume (combined military and civilian): Limit to two pages Times New Roman, 12 Font. CY23-24 Senior 

Enlisted Bench Resume Template is optional.

E. Enlisted Record Brief (ERB) or Virtual Military Personnel Flight (vMPF) Record Review/Update (RIP)

(all pages): Must be no more than 60 days old at the time of submission. ERB must be board certified version.

Data Verification Briefs (DVB) or RIPs from MilPDS will not be accepted. Applicant must ensure all personnel 

information reflected on the ERB and vMPF are current.

F. Army Combat Fitness Test, DA Form 705 and DA Form 5500 (if applicable) or MyFitness Report 

with Full History: Must reflect current, passing score established by FM 7-22 or AFI 36-2905, by and through 

the announcement closeout date of 30 September 2023.

G. Army Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOERs) or Enlisted Performance Reports 

(EPRs)/Enlisted Performance Briefs (EPBs): Provide last three required NCOERs or EPRs/EPBs IAW AR 623- 

3/AFI 36-2406. 

H. Military Biography: Remove photo. Template available.

I. Board Memorandum (optional): Nominees may include a memorandum to annotate discrepancies to their 

record or highlight civilian skills/expertise not otherwise evident in their records. If nominee is missing any 

source documents, must provide substantiated documents or supporting justification as proof of the discrepancy.

J. Source Documents: All documents are to be combined, in the order listed (A-H), into a single PDF File 

(PDF Portfolio will not be accepted).

1. PDF File Name: Last Name First Name Initial., Rank-State Abbrevation_CY24SELBENCH (e.g.

SmithJ.,CSM-UT_CY24SELBENCH or SmithJ.,CSM-T10_CY24SELBENCH) 

2. Package Submission Name and Email Subject Line Submission: All complete packets should be 

emailed to NGB-SL ngb.hr.seniorleaderdevorg@us.af.mil. 

Email confirmation stating that your CY23-24 National Guard Senior Enlisted Leadership Bench Package 

was received will be sent within three to five duty days of package submittal. If you do not receive 

confirmation after five duty days, please resubmit package. Questions may be sent to Senior Master Sergeant 

Martina J. Crouse, who will serve as the point of contact.