S1NET Message Summary - 3 Apr 23

1. IPPS-A UPDATE 31 MAR 23: ENHANCEMENT REQUEST FEATURE, ABSENCES, PCA/PCS CHANGES, EVENTS, PAI, MOBILE UPDATES, STP, KNOWN ISSUES AND RESOURCES. From COL Rebecca Eggers, IPPS-A FMD: “This is a long update, but worth your time. Please pass this information broadly. To date, over 650K Soldiers have logged into IPPS-A. We average nearly 100K users each day. HRC, TRADOC, IMCOM and the team here are doing all we can to get the assignments caught up so that we can begin to settle the system.” Some key points in this update follow. See the entire update on S1NET at the following link. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1242024

     a. NEW ENHANCEMENT REQUEST FEATURE. Sharing your feedback is about to be easier! When you put in a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) ticket, there is a new dropdown category titled “Enhancement Request.” Any user can select this category. We are working an update that will allow direct routing to the team here; however, in the meantime, the case will route to the S1 Pool. S1s, please select the “FMD Enhancement Request” provider group and the request will come to us. 

     b. ABSENCES AND PCS. When submitting an absence in conjunction with a PCS, the end date must be the day prior to the report date. Previous regulatory guidance indicated the absence ended on the report date, however, this has changed. In accordance with the attached (at above link) SECARMY memo, IPPS-A users should refer to the user manual for guidance to avoid any outdated regulations. We are aware that there is conflicting guidance in the user manual, and a request is in to provide an update with clarification. 

     c. ASSIGNMENT CHANGE FROM PCA TO PCS. For Soldiers that are seeing assignment revocation orders sent to their iPERMS, please share the following: HRC revoked approximately 7.5K assignments with report dates later than 1 July 2023 that were previously loaded as PCA assignments. This is the action that is triggering the revocation order. As a follow-up, HRC has pushed new PCS assignments for these Soldiers. This change alleviates the MPDs from having to do legacy orders and allows more rapid processing of assignments. Soldiers will receive a follow-up notification when placed back on assignment with instructions to complete elections in IPPS-A.

     d. PERSONNEL ASSET INVENTORY (PAI). The current IPPS-A Go-Live Validation PAI continues through 30 April 2023. For information on how to Validate Unit Level Accountability (Using the Readiness Roster), check out the IPPS-A Replays demo. This action ensures all Soldiers are reflected on the Readiness Roster in their current duty status. It’s critical that you document any changes that cannot be completed in IPPS-A during the PAI window. HRC and the IPPS-A team will assist as much as possible to help units get accurate accountability.

     e. MOBILE APP UPDATES. We’ve made some updates to the IPPS-A Mobile App! These changes include: updated log in features, instructions (for DoD root certificate installation and DS Logon Account Setup and Two-Factor Authentication requirements), customer support information, IPPS-A and Army news feeds, and a new button to Call DMDC Help Desk to Resolve DS Logon Issues. 

     f. “P” STATUS ON THE SOLDIER TALENT PROFILE (STP). For officers, the “(P)” next to the rank indicates officers are on an active roster and promotion select. For Semi-Centralized Promotions and officers, the “(P)” next to rank indicates the SPC or SGT is on the Promotion Recommended Roster (PRR). For SSG and above, NCOs/Units should disregard the “(P)” as it does NOT indicate the NCO is promotable and we are putting in a fix to remove it. The Promotion Consideration Code (PCC) indicates if the NCO is either most qualified “(MQ)” or fully qualified “(FQ)” as a result of their placement on an Order of Merit List (OML) stemming from a HQDA NCO Evaluation Board. The PCC doesn’t mean they will be promoted, but they are otherwise eligible (from a board perspective) to be potentially selected for promotion. 

     g. KNOWN ISSUES. For updates on IPPS-A issues pertaining to promotions, benefits, assignments, onboarding, and more, please reference https://ipps-a.army.mil/ipps-a-known-issues. This resource includes updates on items we know matter to you, and offers answers to common questions we get from the field.

     h. RESOURCES. We have a lot of great IPPS-A products created by units located on S1Net. On the left-hand side of the IPPS-A landing page, https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/ipps-a, find the SUB-TOPICS column, and click “IPPS-A SOPs/Tools” underneath that. Please feel free to “donate” any IPPS-A SOPs and products that have worked for you team!

2. PROMOTION POINT CHANGES FOR PROMOTION TO SERGEANT AND STAFF SERGEANT, 11 APR 22. This is a reminder to the field that this memo from the Army G-1 states that, effective 1 April 2023, RA and USAR (Active Guard Reserve (AGR)) Soldiers will begin using their record ACFT scores to determine award of promotion points for promotion to SGT and SSG. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1136517

3. IPPS-A QUESTIONS. (Please assist if you can.)

     a. HOW ARE UNITS SUPPOSED TO ASSIGN A SPONSOR NOW SINCE IPPS-A AND ACTNOW DO NOT TALK? We have a new Soldier arriving between 24 April and 01 May 2023. Soldier has completed their member elections and is not showing up in ACTNOW. Are units supposed to keep their own roster and assign Soldiers that way?    Please provide a "right" and "wrong" way to assign a sponsor for an incoming Soldier.” https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/1019547

4. IPPS-A ITEMS.

     a. UPCOMING IPPS-A LIVE TRAINING - APRIL 2023. This summary details training currently scheduled for April 2023. Unique training CONOPs are posted as training details come available. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241810

5. FY23 MONTHLY USAR STRATEGIC BROADENING SEMINAR (SBS) BOARD RESULTS (APRIL 2023). https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1074627

6. BRANCH/COMMAND ITEMS.

     a. 2ID/RUCD RECRUITING & SPONSORSHIP TOWNHALL. Annyeong haseyo from the “Land of the Morning Calm”! To learn more about our Combined Division, join us at our upcoming Recruiting & Sponsorship Town Hall via MS TEAMS on 6 APR 23 from 1500-1600 CST/1600-1700 EST. The 2nd Infantry/ROK-US Combined Division, the ONLY Combined Division in the Army, is located in South Korea with over 12,000 Soldiers, nearly 900 Families, and over 2,000 Family members. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241727

     b. AGCRA NEWSLETTER # 64.  In this issue:  AGCRA Senior AG Leader Engagement Session featuring LTG Douglas F. Stitt, Army G1, on 6 April 2023 at 1800 hours (EST), and 2023 AGCRA Scholarship Program. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241814

7. NEW/REVISED PUBLICATIONS. The following new/revised ARs, DA Pams, ADPs, ADRPs, ATPs, ATTPs, and FMs have been published on the APD website during the past month. If the links provided do not work for you, go to the APD website at the following link and use the search function to look for the new edition. https://armypubs.army.mil/

     a. AR 190-47, 03/17/2023, The Army Corrections System. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1022440    

     b. AR 638-2, 03/3/2023, Army Mortuary Affairs Program. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1024092    

     c. ATP 1-02.1, 03/7/2023, Multi-Service Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures for Multi-Service Brevity Codes (MCRP 3-30B.1, NTTP 6-02.1, AFTTP 3-2.5). https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1026589

     d. ATP 2-19.3, 03/8/2023, Corps and Division Intelligence Techniques. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1026614

     e. ATP 3-35, 03/9/2023, Army Deployment and Redeployment. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1026590

     f. ATP 4-92, 03/14/2023, Field Army and Corps Sustainment Operations. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1026640

8. Recently published DOD and Army Directives (AD) and All Army Activity (ALARACT) messages. None. New ALARACTs and ADs are also posted on APD at the following link.  https://armypubs.army.mil/default.aspx

9. Recently published Military Personnel (MILPER) messages and Military Pay Messages.  All MILPER messages are available on the HRC MILPER web page at https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper. All Military Pay E-Messages are available on milBook at https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/milpaye-messages.

     a. MILPER MESSAGE 23-122, FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) COLONEL (COL) ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) COMMAND/KEY BILLET BOARD, ISSUED: [4/3/2023 3:04:20 PM]. A HQDA selection board is scheduled to convene 6 - 16 June 2023 to consider eligible AMEDD colonels and promotable lieutenant colonels for CSL designated positions in FY25. The CSL board is the first phase of CSL selection. The CSL board will generate the invitation list for the second phase – the medical command assessment program 25 (MCAP 25). https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/23-122

     b. MILPER MESSAGE 23-123, FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC) ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) CENTRALIZED SELECTION LIST (CSL) COMMAND/KEY BILLET BOARD, ISSUED: [4/3/2023 3:14:10 PM]. A HQDA selection board is scheduled to convene 6 - 16 June 2023 to consider eligible AMEDD lieutenant colonels and promotable majors for the CSL designated positions projected in FY25. The CSL board is the first phase for command and key billet officer selection. The CSL board will generate the invitation list to the second phase – the Medical Command Assessment Program 25 (MCAP 25). https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/23-123

     c. MILPER MESSAGE 23-124, MAY 2023 AVIATION COMMISSIONED OFFICER AND OTHER CAREER MANAGEMENT FIELD AVIATION OFFICER APPOINTMENT TO AVIATION WARRANT OFFICER SELECTION BOARD, ISSUED: [4/3/2023 3:19:55 PM]. This message announces the procedures for Army Aviation (AV) Commissioned Officers (CO) and Commissioned Rated Army Aviators serving in other Career Management Fields (Medical Service Corps and Functional Areas) to request an appointment to Warrant Officer 1 (WO1) and certification in an Army Aviation Warrant Officer Military Occupational Specialty (MOS).  All eligible applicants are evaluated and selected by an HQDA Warrant Officer Board, convened at HQ, USAREC. https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper/23-124

10. S1NET MEMBER REQUESTS. The following S1NET member requests/questions are pending.  If you can assist, please do so.

     a. IS THERE AN IPPS-A S1 BATTLE RHYTHM. “Is there an IPPS-A S1 Battle Rhythm that already exists or has been created? I am a Reserve Component AGR S1 NCOIC. I was to make sure that my team and the command team are checking their reports regularly; i.e., promotion recommendation in the first 12 days of the month, HRAR once a week, assignment dashboard once a week, ect.” https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/1019263

11. FORSCOM WIAS POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 31 MAR 23). Hot openings listed at the following link.  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/forscom-wias 

     a. DIRECTOR, ARMY & SPECIAL MISSIONS TEAM | BAGHDAD, IRAQ | O-6 | 02A | TS/SCI | JUN 2023 | 365 days. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-871989

     b. U 4 LOGISTICS CHIEF MALI| BAMAKO | O-5 |90A | S | ASAP |180 DAYS. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-871989

     c. ARTILLERY FMS CASE MANAGER | BAGHDAD, IRAQ | O-4 | 13A | TS/SCI | ASAP | 365 DAYS.  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-871989

     d. FIRES & MANEUVER FMS (FOREIGN MILITARY SALES) MANAGER | BAGHDAD, IRAQ | O-4 | 19A | S | SEP 2023 | 365 DAYS. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-871989

12. ARNG/USAR POSITIONS/JOBS AVAILABLE.  S1NET members have posted the following RC position/job vacancy information.  For a listing of all USAR primary vacancies (updated weekly) visit https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-375787. Units/commands who wish to post vacancies on S1NET may do so by following the instructions posted on the front page of the Job Announcements topic at the following link. Those posts which are in the correct location and which are posted in accordance with the instructions provided will be included in a future S1NET Message Summary.      https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/apf/s1net/jobannouncementsmobvacancies

     a. 5TH BDE 102D DIV, TPU, OFFICER VACANCIES (S3/S4/S6), FT. GORDON, GA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241318

     b. Ft. DRUM, NY SOLDIER RECOVERY UNIT (SRU), T10 CO-ADOS, O3/66H, NURSE CASE MANAGER, 365 DAY TOUR. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241502

     c. COLORADO AGR, BATALLION OPERATIONS OFFICER, 2/135TH AVN RGMT, BUCKLEY AFB, CO. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241633

     d. 335TH SC (T), TPU, MULTIPLE VACANCIES O-4-O-5, W-2, E-5-E9, EAST POINT, GA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241725

     e. 1ST BDE (QM), 94 TNG DIV (FS), TPU, LTC/90A92, DEP CDR, ADDITIONAL VACANCIES, CHARLESTON, WV. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241813

     f. WEEKLY ARNG G2 (ADOS / FRA / EXTERNAL) VACANCY LISTINGS - CAO 20230213. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-855974

     g. 341ST MMB - 2 COMMANDER AND 5 1SG/SR. ENLISTED (USAR TPU) POSITION VACANCIES SEAGOVILLE, LUBBOCK AND ROUND ROCK, TX AND SANTA FE, NM. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-1241966

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