be the same as your PEBD. For the National Guard, it gets a little confusing. It’s all your previous Active
Duty time (BCT/AIT, Active Duty, Deployments, etc), minus todays date. To get an accurate BASD, it
must be drawn from the Retirement Point Account System (RPAS), which your Readiness NCO can get
for you. However, to get a ‘close’ answer, take your total time of Active Duty, and deduct that time from
today’s date, that is your BASD.
Total years of service and PEBD: Enter your total years and months of service and your PEBD: PEBD
is your Pay Entry Basic Date, and can be found on your DD Form 214, or your LES.
Date of birth: Self-Explanatory
Place of birth: List the City and State
Marital status: Self-Explanatory
Home address: List your physical address
Home telephone number: Use your home or cell number
Business telephone number: Leave blank if you have no business phone
Civilian education: List any civilian education you have received. College, and/or Technical courses.
List the degree for college (AA, AS, BS, MBA, etc.), the major, name of institution, and date completed.
If you are currently enrolled, list Estimated Completion Date (ECD) of when you expect to graduate in
parentheses”( )” at the end.
Military education: List your military education in the following order; Professional Military E ducation
(PME), MOS producing schools, and then all other courses. Each group listed in chronological order
(newest school on top). List only completed courses, and do not list single sub-courses.
Decorations, Awards and Citations: You must list all authorized awards and decorations. List all
individual (Federal and State) awards first, then unit awards (Federal and State), then combat, special skill
and qualification badges. Pay very close attention to this area, as promotion board members will compare
the awards on your DA Photo to your biographical sketch and your Enlisted Records Brief (ERB) (you’d
be amazed at the zoom clarity of the DA Photo). List the proper name for the award and the devices
authorized/attached to the award.
Civilian affiliations: List any civilian affiliations, professional, educational and military societies and
organizations you belong to, such as church groups, or memberships in clubs or originations, such as the
NRA, Quad-A, Enlisted Association of the National Guard, etc.
Significant experience: Use this section to highlight the leadership and technical positions you have held,
as well as your current or previous civilian employment which may be pertinent. List the job/position title,
MOS, Grade in parenthesis, unit you were assigned to, the duty status you were in (AGR, AD, M-Day,
SAD, Tech, ADSW, CIV), and dates (Year and months) in which you held the position. List any
significant additional duty positions that you were assigned, such as Fire Marshal, Hazardous Waste
Manager, etc. List anything y ou think the promotion board should be aware of that makes you ‘better’
than the next Soldier. When listing civilian employment, list job title, name of company, and dates. If all
you can list is your MOS job, it’s time for you to ask for leadership roles or additional duties to expand
your military training and experience.
Once you’ve finished writing your biographical sketch, sit back and review it. Does it meet the
instructions listed above, and the attached sample? Set it aside for a couple of days, and then look at it
again. Have your battle buddy review it. Then give it to your Platoon Sergeant to review. I’m sure your
First Sergeant would be happy to review it. Don’t get upset if they find errors or offer suggestions, as they
are trying to ensure your biographical sketch is the best. Once this is done, you can submit it with your
promotion packet. This is a living document, and it must be updated regularly, as your experiences and
training change, so does your biographical sketch.
