1. UPDATE TO SELECT/TRAIN/EDUCATE/PROMOTE ENLISTED PROMOTION POLICY, 28 APR 25. Memo from the Army G-1: This memorandum extends the modification for the requirement to complete a requisite level of professional military education (PME) to qualify for promotion to Sergeant Major and below. The Army's use of temporary promotions to Sergeant through Master Sergeant in support of the Army's STEP policy remains suspended. When necessary, temporary promotions for pregnancy/postpartum will continue to follow established policy. The Army will continue to use the NCO Professional Development System (NCOPDS) levels noted in para 5, this memo, to qualify Soldiers for promotion. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=becfce87-579e-4df6-b617-b56a4b8515aa
2. HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT QUALIFICATION COURSE (HRMQC). The Human Resources Management Qualification Course (HRMQC) is an Adjutant General Corps (AGC) branch-producing course in accordance with DA Pamphlet 600-3, Commissioned Officer Professional Development and Career Management, paragraph 36-5. Army National Guard and Army Reserve commissioned officer graduates satisfy all requirements for award of Area of Concentration (AOC) 42B or 42H, dependent upon their current grade. All RC commissioned officers are welcome to attend provided they have previously completed any Captain's Career Course (CCC). This course is also open to Warrant Officers and Non-Commissioned officers as well as DA Civilians who are required to provide HR support to the force. The current course schedule through FY27 is posted at the following link. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=668c66e1-7831-483a-ad45-1a9f573778cb&ps=25
3. US TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TAP TALK - EPISODE 16/TOPIC: MILITARY SPOUSE. TAP Talk - Episode 16 aired on Wednesday, April 30, at 1300. In this episode, the discussion centered around the crucial role spouses play in supporting their Soldiers during the transition process. The conversation highlighted how their involvement can make a significant difference in helping Soldiers navigate the challenges of reintegration into civilian life. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=64ecefdc-48e3-4b58-9d75-f8b9415a25e8
4. BRANCH/COMMAND ITEMS.
a. 8TH ARMY RECRUITING AND SPONSORSHIP TOWN HALL. On 15 May 24, 8th Army is leading an open forum to allow Service Members assigned to Korea as well as any who are interested to learn more about 8th Army and Korea Peninsula Positions. Join us at our upcoming Recruiting & Sponsorship Town Hall via MS TEAMS on 15 MAY 24 from 1800-1700 EST. Joining this combined team offers key development assignments, promotion opportunities throughout the division and on the peninsula, opportunities to apply for joint credit, and a unique experience working with the Republic of Korea Army, Korean Nationals, and KATUSAs (Korean Augmentees to the U.S. Army). https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=647e2976-9fab-4329-8345-5c79b2aac955
b. JOINT INTEL COMMAND AFRICA EMC 26-02 E7 35F VACANCY. Joint Intelligence Command AFRICOM invites all Sergeant First Class and Staff Sergeant who have low OML with a High Potential to Promote Intelligence Analysts (35F) to consider a crucial role in AFRICOM's Strategic Intelligence entity! We conduct intelligence analysis for the entire African Continent in support of National level priorities. Your assignment to RAF Molesworth United Kingdom, will provide a unique opportunity to conduct analysis at the Strategic level within a Joint Command. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=53c46bc2-a30b-4a0d-b924-beb419599724
5. Recently published Army Directives and All Army Activity (ALARACT) messages. None. New ALARACTs and ADs are also posted on APD at the following link. armypubs.army.mil/default.aspx
a. ALARACT 046/2025, CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES REPLACEMENT CENTER LIMITED OPERATIONS DURING 17 DECEMBER 2025 THROUGH 6 JANUARY 2026 (CUI), DTG: R 011420Z MAY 25. This message establishes limited operations period for the CRC during holiday period, 17 Dec 25 - 6 Jan 26. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1030882
6. Recently published Military Personnel (MILPER) messages and Military Pay Messages. We are transitioning S1NET from milSuite to Army Career Tracker (ACT). All the below links are on ACT. If you are not able to access ACT yet, you can always find MILPER message on the HRC website at www.hrc.army.mil/Milper.
a. MILPER MESSAGE 25-150, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) VETERINARY CORPS NOMINATIVE COMMANDS (VNCS), LSSUED: [30 APR 25]. A nominative selection board is scheduled to convene 25 June 2025 to consider eligible lieutenant colonels and major promotable for designated positions in FY26. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=0a557507-d52b-44ca-91a1-1270d3c87543&ps=25
b. MILPER MESSAGE 25-151, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) DENTAL CORPS NOMINATIVE COMMANDS (DNCS), ISSUED: [30 APR 25]. A nominative selection board is scheduled to convene 25 June 2025 to consider eligible officers for designated positions in FY26. The DNCs are selected using an "opt-in" command selection process. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=79c1b609-a77f-4fd7-a524-11aa23ca6289&ps=25
c. MILPER MESSAGE 25-152, FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ARMY RESERVE TROOP PROGRAM UNIT (TPU) / INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE (IRR) SERGEANT FIRST CLASS (SFC) NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER (NCO) EVALUATION BOARD ANNOUNCEMENT, ISSUED: [30 APR 25]. The Army Reserve TPU/IRR Sergeant First Class (SFC) NCO Evaluation Board is scheduled to convene at the 81st Readiness Division (RD), Fort Jackson, South Carolina on or about 3 November 2025, to evaluate all USAR TPU / IRR NCOs in the rank of SFC. The board will evaluate the performance and potential of all eligible NCOs for the purpose of creating an Order of Merit List (OML) to inform a myriad of human resource decisions designed to improve readiness, NCO Professional development, and professionalism of the NCO Corps. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=3af2ada6-6ee8-44c1-972f-99bd14a9331c
d. MILPER MESSAGE 25-153, U.S. ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND EXECUTION OF ARMY TEMPORARY (BREVET) PROMOTION PROGRAM, ISSUED: [30 APR 25]. This message describes the procedures for commands to nominate and recommend the temporary brevet promotion of officers to the grade of O3/Captain through O6/Colonel when selected to fill a position on the approved Secretary of the Army (SECARMY) brevet Critical Position List (CPL). https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=0ba28594-fc89-4e40-824f-b50c3b742e56&ps=25
e. MILPER MESSAGE 25-154, 75TH RANGER REGIMENT FIELD GRADE OFFICER RANGER ASSESSMENT AND SELECTION PROGRAM (FIELD GRADE RASP), ISSUED: [30 APR 25]. This message is to inform Active Duty Majors, promotable Captains, and Lieutenant Colonels about the opportunity to attend the Field Grade Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (FG RASP) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, from 23 August - 1 September 2025 to assess for potential assignment to the 75th Ranger Regiment. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=eeee3708-2338-4e5a-ac24-17db23df348d&ps=25
f. MILPER MESSAGE 25-155, FY 2026 ARMY-UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (UK) MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES, ISSUED: [1 MAY 25]. This message solicits applications for the FY 2026 Army-University of Kentucky (UK) Master of Social Work (MSW) program at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCOE), Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA), TX. HQ, US Army Recruiting Division (USARD) will convene a competitive accession board o/a 17 November 2025 to consider qualified applicants for selection and accession as Army Social Workers. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=1cb0c17b-21d5-4e25-a50c-5d5584432c38
g. MILPER MESSAGE 25-156, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS REQUESTING TO DEFER PROMOTION CONSIDERATION (OPT-OUT) FROM THE FY26 COL ACC PSB, ISSUED: [1 MAY 25]. This message describes the specific eligibility criteria to allow officers to request to defer promotion consideration for (opt-out of) the FY26, Army Competitive Category (ACC), Colonel (COL), Promotion Selection Board (PSB). This message only applies to officers in the In Zone (Primary Zone) of consideration. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=ac2ddbc4-4351-4c0e-a666-ec00bcf8fbd9
7. MEMBER REQUESTS.
a. DUTY ASSIGNMENT ADJUSTMENT WHILE ON TCS ORDERS. When TCS orders are generated for a deploying unit, the individual assignments populate in IPPS-A showing their deployed location as part of their current duty assignment. Any attempt to reassign personnel internal or external to the unit by S1 personnel result in the deployed location changing back to the home station location (examples: promoted and moved to different company, reassigned to another battalion while deployed). Is there a way to fix my units slotting while the affected personnel are on TCS assignment and maintain their deployed location? https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=e22c5acc-aca6-4e7e-bad5-44590eadad96
8. FORSCOM INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 25 APR 25). The below hot openings, and others, are listed at the following link on S1NET. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=a4d236a5-15ef-41db-a718-e80124f7f6fa
a. TF PLANS OFFICER | AL UDEID AB, QATAR | O-3 | O2A | TS/SCI | May 25 | 365 DAYS.
b. CHIEF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT | JORDAN | O3 - O4 | 42B/H | S | JUN 25 | 365 DAYS.
c. COMM OPS NCO QATAR | AL UDEID AB, QATAR | E5 | 25B | TS/SCI | JUN 25 | 180 DAYS.
9. USARPAC INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) REQUIREMENTS, OPENINGS IN JORDAN AND SOMALIA. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=f78f2673-c14f-4e1d-9d41-543cf3e4f0da
10. 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 //actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=5c2cd937-935e-447e-a10d-42ea18326c1e. 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://actnow.army.mil/communities/community/S1NETHomepage/JobsMilitary
a. MULTIPLE J2 ADOS OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT US AFRICOM, E4-O4, STUTTGART, GERMANY AND MOLESWORTH, UK. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=d69a094f-b58f-492a-a500-c8d763a95a77&ps=25
b. 302ND TTB HHD, TPU, CPT OR 1LT / 90A, DETACHMENT COMMANDER VACANCY, HONOLULU, HAWAII. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=a1d3f9ee-8749-47c0-a546-03f2b0c6c2b5
c. THE JOINT STAFF IS SEEKING HIGH CALIBER CANDIDATES TO SERVE IN TENURED TPU POSITIONS, STRATEGISTS, CYBER/SIGNAL SPECIALTIES, LOGISTICS, COMBAT ARMS, SIM OFFICERS (57A), LEGAL (27A), FINANCIAL MGR (36A), HR TECHNICIAN (WARRANT), PAO. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=309a1a10-3248-4df7-8562-672b61cce954&ps=25