Raters may request a waiver of the mandatory requirement to document civilian convictions for good cause.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Only for certain ranks
• D. Never allowed

Answer: (A)

The concept being tested is that there is a formal path to waive a mandatory documentation requirement when there is good cause. In the promotion process, documenting civilian convictions is required, but raters can request a waiver if there’s justification that makes the documentation inappropriate or unnecessary in a given case. This acknowledges that not every conviction should automatically influence a promotion decision, such as situations where the conviction is old, resolved, or not reflective of current behavior, or where disclosure would be unfair or prejudicial. Because the policy allows this discretionary exception with proper justification, the statement is true. It isn’t limited to certain ranks and it isn’t never allowed; the waiver exists to provide a fairer, context-aware assessment.