1. TEMPORARILY INCREASE PERSONALLY PROCURED MOVE (PPM) REIMBURSEMENT. From SECDEF: Relocating our personnel is critical to the military mission, putting human resources and expertise where they are needed to defend the Nation. The timely moving of household goods is critical to successful permanent change of station (PCS) moves for our Service members and civilians. Therefore, in keeping with the Secretary of Defense's priority to restore trust in our military and under his directive, a temporary increase for reimbursement on all personally procured move (PPM) from 100% to 130% of the Global Household Goods Contract rate has been approved in the Joint Travel Regulations (JTR) from 15 May 2025 through 30 September 2025. This is not retroactive. Please contact your servicing Transportation Office for details. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=e0ff8fe9-0bc9-4e0d-b4bf-26f6ebe24437
2. iPERMS NEW RECORD REVIEW TOOL 2.0 TOWN HALL MEETING AND LPD, 29 MAY 25. Come join us for live demonstrations of the newly redesigned Record Review Tool 2.0. When: May 29, 2025, 0900-1000 and 1300-1400 (ET), MS Teams. Additional Dates: 5 Jun 25 and 17 Jul 25. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=bf28ed3b-a274-4f31-874b-776d9d40f4b8
3. EMBALMERS NEEDED TO SERVE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) MORTUARY INSPECTION PROGRAM TEAM. From Casualty and Mortuary Affairs, ASA M&RA: HQDA is seeking skilled and Licensed Embalmers to serve on the Department of Defense (DoD) Mortuary Inspection Program Team. Applicants must have a functional knowledge of the mortuary process, a thorough understanding of service mortuary regulations/instructions, knowledge of Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, how to enforces the standards for DoD Mortuary Facilities, and how to draft a Performance Work Statement for DoD Contracted Mortuary Services. The applicant must be a DA civilian or military service member (Active, Reserve or National Guard). Visit the following link for more information. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=ca39f2f6-cb7f-4016-be87-4db0257ed924
4. Recently published Army Directives and All Army Activity (ALARACT) messages, and HQDA Principal Officials guidance. These documents are also posted on APD at the following link. armypubs.army.mil/default.aspx
a. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2025-08, HOME OF RECORD DESIGNATION OR CHANGE REQUEST, 21 MAY 25. This directive standardizes the Army's definition of home of record (HOR) and prescribes Department ofthe Army (DA) policy and procedures for requesting a change to the HOR after commission, appointment, enlistment, induction, or order to active duty. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=b42dc6e8-ac5c-40c4-9da9-d9f0d17a75c3
b. JUMPMASTER SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT PAY, 20 MAY 25. From the Secretary of the Army: Effective 1 October 2025, all Regular and Reserve component Jumpmasters may qualify for special duty assignment pay (SDAP), acknowledging the demanding nature of their role. This designation underscores the exceptional level of responsibility, complexity, and specialized qualifications required to serve as a jumpmaster. Eligible jumpmasters will receive an SD-2 payment of $150 per month upon meeting all the criteria outlined in this memo. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=97537f50-573a-4d26-bd43-3c044d8941b0
c. ALARACT 058/2025, OVERPAYMENT OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
OFFICERS, DTG: R 221820Z MAY 25. The purpose of this message is to
provide guidance for the identification of HPOS who may have received
longevity credit for time as a participant in the U.S. Army Health
Professions Scholarship Program (HPSP) or as a medical student at the
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) and to
outline remission request procedures for overpayments. Time spent in
HPSP or as a medical student at USUHS is statutorily excluded from
credit for pay or retirement eligibility. Servicemembers who received
longevity credit for pay purposes for time spent in one of these
programs may be considered for debt remission once the pay error is
identified, corrected, and a letter of indebtedness is issued by the
Army Military Pay Office (AMPO). https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=eece9eb0-7214-49d9-be16-5676046e5bf3
d. ALARACT 059/2025, ARMY ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS COORDINATION IN SUPPORT OF ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE TESTING, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION AND TITLE 10 USC 130I FACILITIES AND ASSETS PROTECTION, DTG: R 271400Z MAY 25. This message replaces ALARACT 055/2025 (which is now inactive). This message replaces ALARACT 0028/2025 and provides Army Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (EMSO) coordination timelines and requirements for organizations submitting Electromagnetic Attack (EA) Testing, Training, and Evaluation (TT&E) Spectrum access coordination and 130i Spectrum pre-coordination. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1031179
e. ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SOLDIER EQUIPPING AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM (SEAM), 22 MAY 25. From the Army G-4: This memorandum announces
the initial implementation of the Soldier Equipping and Asset
Management (SEAM) as the Army's new system of record for Organizational
Clothing and Individual Equipment (OCIE). Initially, Soldiers will use
SEAM to review and print OCIE records. At full implementation, SEAM will
replace the legacy OCIE management system, Installation Support
Module-Central Issue Facility (ISM-CIF), which.sunsets FY26, providing a
modern solution to manage and track equipment across the force. https://armypubs.army.mil/epubs/DR_pubs/DR_a/NOCASE-POG_220797-000-WEB-1.pdf
5. 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 25-204, REVISION OF AREA OF CONCENTRATION (AOC) 90A (LOGISTICS) AND DELETION OF AOC 88A (TRANSPORTATION, GENERAL), 91A (ORDNANCE, GENERAL), AND 92A (QUARTERMASTER, GENERAL), ISSUED: [27 MAY 2025]. This message is the first in a series guiding the implementation of the Logistics (LG) branch Area of Concentration (AOC) 90A for Second Lieutenants (2LT) and First Lieutenants (1LT). On 11 March 2025, the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, G1 approved the request to authorize the reclassification of 2LTs and 1LTs to Logistics branch officers (AOC 90A). This decision consolidates the previously separate branches of the TC, OD, and QM into a unified Logistics branch (AOC 90A). All Ordnance (OD), Quartermaster (QM), and Transportation (TC) basic branch officers in the rank of 2LT and 1LT who have already graduated from the Logistics Basic Officer Leaders Course (LG-BOLC) will be designated as Logistics branch officers NLT 1 October 2025. This is a mandatory and permanent change for OD, QM, and TC officers. Effective 1 October 2025, LG branch officers will primarily be appointed to the AOC 90A. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=6be7f187-5b19-4585-86fe-3a8639de42d4&ps=25
b. MILPER MESSAGE 25-205, RELEASE OF THE RESULTS FOR THE
FISCAL YEAR 2025 (FY25) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), LIEUTENANT COLONEL (LTC),
OPERATIONS (OPS), OPERATIONS SUPPORT (OS), FORCE SUSTAINMENT (FS), AND
INFORMATION DOMINANCE (ID), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS (PSB), ISSUED:
[27 MAY 2025]. This message announces the release of the results for
subject
Promotion Selection Boards, (PSB). The official promotion list will be released at 0730 hours EDT, 29 May 2025. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=4a430a2f-f494-42d5-8383-5caab23f46b3
6. MEMBER CONTRIBUTIONS.
a. ARMY FITNESS TEST CALCULATOR & TRACKER. "Team, Hope you find this useful within your formations! It's a pretty simple AFT calculator/tracker with some built in pass/fail logic." Contributed by CPT Edward Fulk. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=8cbe2543-3cb3-4519-85f8-511d532eec64#repliesPg=0
7. FORSCOM INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 22 MAY 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. U4 LOGISTICS OFFICER SOUTH SUDAN | JUBA, SOUTH SUDAN | O-4 | 90A | S | OCT 25 | 365 DAYS.
b. STAFF OFFICER U5 | BANGUI, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC | O-4 | 01A | S | OCT 25 | 365 DAYS.
c. RGNL ENGMT NATL AFF OFFICER | AL UDEID AB, QATAR | O-4 | O1A | S | May 25 | 180 DAYS.
d. J3 SEA | SOTO CANO, HONDURAS | E8/9 | 00G | S | MAY 25 | 365 DAYS.
e. OGP XO | AMMAN, JORDAN | O4 | 02A | TS/SCI | JUN 25 | 365 DAYS.
f. FUEL PLANNING NCOIC | SOTO CANO, HONDURAS | E6/7 | 92F | S | JUL 25 | 180 DAYS.
8. USARPAC INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) REQUIREMENTS, OPENINGS IN GUAM AND DJIBOUTI. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=f78f2673-c14f-4e1d-9d41-543cf3e4f0da
9. 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://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 TPU VACANCIES IN 448 EN BN, SAN JUAN PR - 12A, 90A, 65D O1-O3. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=696eed80-3b05-4a92-8adc-eda08f51edef
b. 9-95TH BN (QM) // TPU INSTRUCTOR AND COMMAND GROUP MULTIPLE VACANCIES ENL/OFF // MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN THE MID AND SOUTHWEST. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=28562a01-808b-4609-9f63-6dd565b19c46