PECD stands for Promotion Eligibility Cutoff Date.

• A. Promotion Eligibility Cutoff Date
• B. Promotion Eligibility Clearance Date
• C. Promotion Eligibility Calculation Date
• D. Promotion Eligibility Date for Board

Answer: (A)

PECD is the date that determines which service members are eligible for promotion in a given cycle. It marks the cutoff by which requirements such as time in service, time in grade, and performance criteria must be met to be considered by the promotion board. Because the acronym matches exactly, “Promotion Eligibility Cutoff Date” is the official expansion. The other options refer to different administrative dates that aren’t used to determine eligibility for promotion: clearance from holds, the moment calculations are performed, or a board date—none of which align with the defined cutoff used for eligibility.