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JANUARY 2013
Dates to Remember
JANUARY 01 JAN - NEW YEARS DAY 16 JAN - OCS BOARD 21 JAN - MARTIN LUTHER
KINGS BIRTHDAY
25 JAN - TRANSITION
WORKING GROUP
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UPCOMING
PAB SECTION Chief PAB MILPER Message 12-220 issued 17 JUL 12, announced new requirements. Officer Candidate School (OCS) applicants will be boarded for recommendation locally then forwarded to the Human Resources Command (HRC) for final selection. Waivers for time in service, medical conditions, or legal/civil/moral issues have been suspended indefinitely. HRC's FY13-2nd quarter OCS selection board will be held 07-11 JAN 13. OCS Packets are due to the G1 the Friday before the week of the Local Board. The next Fort Irwin OCS Board is scheduled for 16 JAN 13. POC Mrs. Chavez PHONE 380-5418 380-4176 380-5060
Retirement Ceremony The next retirement ceremony is scheduled for 12 FEB 13. In order to ensure a proper tribute to the service of our retiring Soldiers, commands should identify personnel that is attending the retirement ceremony and report that information to the G3 POC, SGT Ayala at 760-380-5417. Meritorious Service Medal and above, award recommendations should be forwarded to the Fort Irwin G1 Awards section NLT 30-60 days to ensure completion for the ceremony. All awards that require MACOM approval require 90 day lead time to G1.
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STRENGTH MANAGEMENT
TIME REMAINING IN SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR MILITARY SCHOOLING
Regulatory guidance on the time remaining in service (TRS) obligation incurred after attending military schools is found in AR 614-200, Chapter 4 (Enlisted Assignments and Utilization Management). Soldiers who are selected for and attend service schools incur a TRS obligation based on the length of the course. The TRS obligation commences upon completion of the course. Soldiers with insufficient TRS to meet the prescribed TRS obligation must reenlist or extend before attending training. The maximum TRS obligation for school attendance is 36 months. TRS requirements for some special training or career development programs may differ from those normally prescribed for military school attendance. Soldiers selected for special training programs must meet the TRS obligation prescribed for the program selected. Soldiers who met the TRS requirement at the beginning of school attendance do not incur any additional TRS obligations if they are held over or recycled. The TRS obligation is six months for Soldiers attending NCO education System courses, regardless of the length of the course, except for attendance at the U.S. Army Sergeants Major Course, which incurs a 24month TRS obligation. Voluntary retirements will not be approved for Soldiers until after they have completed all TRS obligations, to include those resulting from school attendance. Request for waiver will be forwarded through the Soldier's commander to CDR, HRC, ATTN: HRC-EPS-S, Fort Knox, KY 40122. For more information email the Military Schools Branch.
CONTACT INFORMATION
STRENGTH MANAGEMENT Chief Strength Management Officer Strength Manager Enlisted Strength Manager POC Mrs. Harvey Mr. Berenschot Mr. Looney, Virgil PHONE 380-5237 380-3225 380-5697
Congratulations to all the Fort Irwin selectees for promotion, on behalf of the NTC G1 and the Fort Irwin Community
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The upcoming boards will be the first to screen staff sergeants. The QSP panels will meet in conjunction with the sergeant first class promotion boards that convene Feb. 4 at Fort Knox, Ky. The new MILPER Message 12-357 was released on 9 November 2012 regarding the implementation of the SSG QSP Board during the FY 13 SFC Selection board that convenes on 4 February 2013. SSG QSP eligibility criteria: All SSGs with a PMOS identified below who have a date of rank (DOR) of 4 February 2009 and earlier and a basic active service date (BASD) of 5 February 1992 and later: 11B, 11C, 12B, 12V, 13B, 13T, 15J, 15P, 15R, 15S, 15T, 15Y, 19D, 19K, 25L, 31B, 35M, 35T, 36B, 42A, 56M, 68A, 68D, 68E, 68G, 68J, 68M, 68P, 68Q, 68R, 68S, 68T, 68W, 74D, 88H, 88M, 91A, 91B, 91C, 91D, 91E, 91H, 91L, 91M, 92A, 92F, 92G, 92L, 92R, 92S, 92W, 92Y, 94E, 94F, and 94R SSGs having less than 15 years of active federal service are encouraged to request Voluntary Reclassification (See your Career Counselor) into one of the following MOSs: CMF18, 35P, 35Q, 38B, and 51C. For CMF 18 and MOSs 38B and 51C, Soldiers must be pre-approved by MOS proponent prior to submitting reclassification request. Due to the sometimes lengthy application time for various MOS, Soldiers are encouraged not to wait too long to apply for a particular MOS. Also, if the Soldier is considering a Transfer of Educational Benefit (TEB) to allow their dependents use of their Chapter 33 Post 9/11 GI Bill, they are encouraged to apply prior to the board. If they have a service remaining requirement and they apply before the board is approved and they are subsequently selected for separation under the QSP, they will retain the TEB. However, once the board is approved and they are selected for separation, they will potentially no longer be authorized the transfer unless there is no service remaining requirement. As with any variation of the Qualitative Management Program or the Qualitative Service Program, it is imperative that all Soldiers maintain their records and keep every aspect of their records up to date.
Unit
1/11th ACR 2/11th ACR 916TH Support Brigade MEDDAC
POC
SSG Jamison SFC Correa SFC Castro SSG Burns
Phone
380-2546 380-5911 380-3841 380-5215
Command Career Counselor MSG Carter Retention Ops / Ops Group Reserve Component 11th ACR Sr. Counselor SFC Sonnenfeld MSG Floyd SFC Moreno
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Herd said all of these transitioning services are offered to Army family members as well as Soldiers. With 132,000 Soldiers alone transitioning last year, that's a pretty big audience if you include family members, he said. Transition help will get even better in the future. Next spring, the Army is piloting three different two-day seminars in education, entrepreneurial planning and vocational-technical training. Another pilot will be launched around the same time, known as the capstone event. "What this means," he said, "is that Soldiers will sit down with their commander and/or a counselor to ensure everything that needs to be done has actually been done: transition briefing, yes; budget, yes; resume, yes; training seminar, not yet." The three two-day seminars and the capstone event are scheduled to go Army-wide in October 2013, he said. "By October 2014, Army transition efforts will be scattered throughout the lifetime of a Soldier, so you don't begin to think about transitioning the last year or so," he said. "Rather, you start the transitioning process the first year or so so you can prepare yourself with plans, certification, networking and so on throughout your career, whether it's just a 12month mobilization or a 30-year career." Herd said that while the Army is offering a host of transitioning services, "the most important thing that Soldiers can do is to go to their transitioning events early and often. Leadership support is essential to making this happen. This is key to a successful transition."
By David Vergun, ARNEWS
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