The Navy announced today in NAVADMIN 186/16 that officers' full-length photographs will no longer be displayed during promotion selection or administrative boards, starting with the Active-Duty O-8 selection board in the fall of 2016.

After a review, it was determined that removing photos, which do not provide significant value to the selection board process, will lessen an administrative burden. Officers will still be required to have a current full-length photo as part of their official personnel record.

"During selection boards, hundreds of records are reviewed in a short period of time by board members," said Chief of Naval Personnel Vice Adm. Robert Burke. "By enacting this change, it is our belief that we will help selection board members more closely focus their attention on the entirety of Sailors' documented performance records."

Additionally, officers' records fully capture physical fitness assessment and body composition metrics.

More information on the full-length photograph requirement for officers can be found in NAVADMIN 103/07 and MILPERSMAN 1070-180.

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