An annual AAC accession board selects officers during their eighth year of service. These officers remain members of Engineer Branch, but are managed as FA 51 or FA 97 officers and work solely within the acquisition arena for the rest of their careers. Additional information on the AAC can be found in Part Four. To learn more, visit the Acquisition Corps - U. S. Army. Engineer officers should aggressively pursue fulfilling the requirements of professional registration in the state of their choice.
Registration is a mark of excellence and attests to the individual's technical competence.
Those officers holding professional registration will generally realize a greater latitude of assignments, especially during their field grade years.