1. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2025-13, FACIAL HAIR GROOMING STANDARDS, 7 JUL 25. The Army is updating its facial-hair grooming policy through this new Army Directive (AD) that reinforces the Army's long-standing policy that all Soldiers must be clean-shaven when in uniform or civilian clothes while on duty. Temporary exemptions may be authorized for medical reasons and permanent exemptions may be authorized for religious accommodations. The Army is taking a phased approach to implementing the updated policy to help Soldiers manage their shaving challenges and to reduce the need for temporary exemptions. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=8d074c10-4685-4c0c-9e42-8dae1e3a7f72
2. 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. ALARACT 072/2025, CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 MAJOR GENERAL HAROLD J. GREENE INNOVATION AWARD, DTG: R 082030Z JUL 25. This message provides guidance for submitting nominations to AFC for the fiscal year (FY) 2025 MG Harold J. Greene Innovation Award. Each submission category will have an individual and group winner. https://armypubs.army.mil/ProductMaps/PubForm/Details.aspx?PUB_ID=1031275
3. 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 https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper.
a. MILPER MESSAGE 25-270, FY26 CYBER ACS AND TWI OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGULAR ARMY, ISSUED: [9 JUL 25]. The purpose of this message is to announce the FY26 Cyber Advanced Civil Schooling and Training with Industry opportunities and application instructions. This MILPER message pertains only to Active Component, Cyber, 17-Series. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=5487f5a0-0a0b-4300-90a6-52ca44669e84
b. MILPER MESSAGE 25-271, FY 2026 ARMY-UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY (UK) MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK (MSW) PROGRAM APPLICATION PROCEDURES, ISSUED: [9 JUL 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), Texas. 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. Applicants must have a conferred baccalaureate degree from a college or university that is accredited by an agency recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=de192032-fb34-48af-8c4c-c45fecf02f37
c. MILPER MESSAGE 25-272, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS REQUESTING TO DEFER PROMOTION CONSIDERATION (OPT-OUT) FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC), ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) ARMY NURSE CORPS (AN), MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS (MS), MEDICAL SPECIALIST CORPS (SP) AND VETERINARY CORPS (VC), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS (PSB), ISSUED: [9 JUL 25]. This MILPER message describes the specific eligibility criteria for officers to request deferral of consideration for (opt-out of) the FY26 AC AMEDD colonel (COL), lieutenant colonel (LTC), or major (MAJ) AN, MS, SP or VC PSBs. This message only applies to officers in the primary zone (PZ) of consideration. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=59a0cc9d-939b-4850-aaa3-415d47385689
d. MILPER MESSAGE 25-273, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR OFFICERS REQUESTING TO DEFER PROMOTION CONSIDERATION (OPT-OUT) FROM THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 (FY26) ACTIVE COMPONENT (AC) MEDICAL CORPS (MC)/DENTAL CORPS (DC), PROMOTION SELECTION BOARDS (PSB), ISSUED: [9 JUL 25]. This MILPER message describes the specific eligibility criteria for officers to request deferral of consideration for promotion and opt-out of the FY26 AC colonel (COL), lieutenant colonel (LTC), or major (MAJ), MC/DC PSB. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=be222633-124f-4875-a20b-6565d820bebe
4. FORSCOM INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 30 JUN 25). 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. AFN / LMR TECH | CP LEMONNIER, DJIBOUTI | E-5 | 25Q/H | S | May 25 | 365 DAYS.
b. IO PLANNER | AL UDEID AB, QATAR | O-5 | 01A/30A | S | AUG 25 | 365 DAYS.
c. AVN MAINT TECH | ARIFJAN, KUWAIT| W-3 | 151A | S | AUG 25 | 180 DAYS.
d. SIGNAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS SPECIAL | AL UDEID AB, QATAR| E-5 | 25B | S | AUG 25 | 180 DAYS.
5. USARPAC INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTATION (IA) REQUIREMENTS, NUMEROUS IA OPENINGS IN TAIWAN FOR ACTIVE DUTY. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=f78f2673-c14f-4e1d-9d41-543cf3e4f0da
6. 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. 2ND BATTALION 135TH AVIATION REGIMENT EXECUTIVE OFFICER, MDAY MOB, O3-O4 VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT, AURORA, CO. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=68ab8278-44dd-4bdc-815d-e36d3f8c61ea
b. 95TH TRAINING DIVISION, TPU, E-8, S-4 MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, FT. SILL, OK. https://actnow.army.mil/forums/html/topic?id=364ad062-ce98-4f85-8526-fdb923fdd290