1. FRAGO 9 TO HQDA EXORD 225-21, COVID-19 STEADY STATE OPERATIONS (CUI),
DTG: 110221Z NOV 21. This FRAGO provides guidance for Civilian
vaccination requirements, attestation and verification procedures for
Civilians and Contractors, and publishes additional information related
to vaccination administration. There are 13 additional annexes included
with the FRAGO. Some key provisions in this FRAGO: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
a. (3.D.1.B.1.B.) [Add] All official travel and government-funded
travel for unvaccinated civilian employees, to include civilian
employees with a vaccination exemption, must be determined as a
mission-critical travel by the Under Secretary of Army IAW Annex KKK.
b. (3.D.8.B.6.B.3.) [Add] Soldiers who are denied religious
exemptions by the Surgeon General may appeal the decision to the
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs
(ASA(M&RA)).
c. 3.D.8.B.6.E. (U) [Add] Commanders will inform Soldiers of the
updated counseling forms that may be found in Annex NN and Annex OO.
Effective immediately, previous counselings conducted are still valid
and may be updated as necessary.
d. (3.D.14.) [Change to Read] Total Army completion goals: Compo 1
will achieve 100% complete vaccination NLT 15 December 2021. Compo 2 and
Compo 3 will achieve 100% complete vaccination NLT 30 June 2022.
Civilians will achieve 100% complete vaccination NLT 22 November 2021.
e. (3.D.15.B.) [Change to Read] Individuals (mil,
civ, or ctr) who are unvaccinated or decline to provide information
regarding vaccination status are limited to mission-critical official
travel, both domestic and international. Mission critical is determined
by the Under Secretary of the Army IAW Annex KKK.
f. (3.D.15.B.1.) [Add] Detailed guidance on mission critical
official travel from the Under Secretary of the Army will be
forthcoming.
g. (3.D.15.C.1.) [Add] Additional guidance and direction from HQDA
DCS G-1 will be forthcoming on the submission packet requirements for
indoor and outdoor meetings, events, and conferences sponsored by the
Army, with more than 50 participants.
h. (3.D.16.B.) [Add] Commanders/directors will direct supervisors
to issue a standardized notice memorandum (Annex OOO) to their civilian
employees. The ASA(M&RA), Assistant G-1 (Civilian Personnel) has
provided a numbered message (# 2021082) containing the standardized
memorandum that must be used, Subject: Employee Notification, Mandatory
COVID-19 Vaccination for Federal Employees. Example is provided as Annex
OOO, refer to numbered message for working copy.
2. CONSOLIDATED AND UPDATED APPLICATION OF NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER
TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS, 1 NOV 21. Army G-1 Memo: Effective with the
January 2022 promotion month, the Army will select Regular Army and USAR
Active Guard Reserve (AGR) noncommissioned officers (NCOs) for
promotion to Sergeant (SGT) through Sergeant Major (SGM) based on their
order of merit list (OML) standing or awarded promotion points without
regard to completion of the requisite level of Professional Military
Education (PME) required for promotion. All other eligibility
requirements, to include completion of the appropriate level of the
Distributed Leaders Course, must otherwise be met. This applies to all
Army Components. I authorize the Director, Army National Guard (DARNG)
to publish specific guidance regarding the applicability of this policy,
to include implementation dates, as it relates to promotion for Army
National Guard Soldiers. The Chief, United States Army Reserve (USAR)
will provide implementing guidance and instructions for USAR (less AGR)
Soldiers. A MILPER message is forthcoming which will prescribe
procedures to implement this policy. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
3. IPPS-A FUNCTIONAL COUNCIL OF COLONELS – NEXT SESSION DEC 2021.
*IMPORTANT REMINDER: The IPPS-A Functional Council of Colonels teams
meeting for the month of November 2021 is CANCELLED! The IPPS-A
Functional Council of Colonels teams meeting for the month of December
2021 will take place on Thursday, 16 DEC 21. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
4. ARMY TALENT MANAGEMENT TASK FORCE (ATMTF) SITREP, 9 NOVEMBER 2021.
This SITREP contains information/updates on Army Talent Attribute
Framework (ATAF) Job Analysis Survey, Army Coaching Program, and Combat
Arms Outreach Engagements. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
5. Recently published DOD and Army Directives (AD) and All Army Activity
(ALARACT) messages. New ALARACTs and ADs are also posted on APD at the
following link. https://armypubs.army.mil/defa
a. ARMY DIRECTIVE 2021-35, ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PROGRAM
OBJECTIVE MEMORANDUM PROGRAM EVALUATION GROUPS, 5 NOV 21. This directive
rescinds AD 2018-25 (Change of Program Objective Memorandum Program
Evaluation Group Co-chairs), 7 December 2018, reassigns co-chairs, and
clarifies responsibilities for the Program Objective Memorandum (POM)
Program Evaluation Groups (PEGs). Its provisions supersede all other
references to PEG co-chair assignment in Army regulations, directives,
or guidance. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
6. Recently published Military Personnel (MILPER) messages and Military
Pay E-Messages. All MILPER messages are available on the HRC MILPER web
page at https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milpe
a. MILPER MESSAGE 21-434, FY23 COLONEL (COL) AND LIEUTENANT COLONEL
(LTC) FUNCTIONAL AREA 26 (FA26) KEY NOMINATIVE BILLET (KNB) SELECTION
PANEL RESULTS RELEASE, ISSUED: [11/10/2021 2:30:28 PM]. This message
announces the release of the FY23 Colonel (COL) and Lieutenant Colonel
(LTC) Functional Area 26 (FA26) Key Nominative Billet (KNB) Selection
Panel. https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milpe
b. MILPER MESSAGE 21-435, ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RESERVE
COMPONENT OFFICERS REQUESTING TO DEFERMENT OF PROMOTION CONSIDERATION
(OPT OUT) FROM THE FY22 RC, MAJ, APL PSB, ISSUED: [11/15/2021 7:18:31
AM]. This message describes the specific eligibility criteria to allow
Reserve Component (RC) officers to defer promotion consideration for
(Opt Out of) the FY22 RC, MAJ, APL PSB. This only applies to officers in
the Primary Zone. https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milpe
7. FORSCOM WIAS POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 28 Oct 21). Hot openings listed at the following link. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
a. J3 Joint Ops Center Chief (11A) in the grade of O5 (LTC). Location: Al Udeid AB. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
b. Food Service Technician in support of OEFF-SS, FS and OIR.
Interested service members must be in the MOS of 922A/ W2-W4 or 92G/
E8-E9 with a SECRET Clearance. Location: As Sayliyah, Qatar. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
c. ECAB DCO in support of Spartan Shield. Interested Service
Members must be in the MOS of 15A/B within the rank of LTC-COL.
Location: Kuwait. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
8. 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/
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/
a. 83RD COMBAT SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT BATTALION, TPU, MAJ/90A, EXECUTIVE OFFICER VACANCY, KAISERSLAUTERN, GERMANY. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
b. 416TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION (AIRBORNE), MULTIPLE TPU COMPANY COMMANDER VACANCIES, FALLBROOK, CA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
c. 3RD LOGCAP SUPPORT BATTALION, TPU, VACANCIES O2-O4/E5-E7, BIRMINGHAM, AL. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
d. 2D BRIGADE, 95TH TRAINING DIVISION (IET) VACANCIES, VANCOUVER, WA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
e. 821ST TRANSPORTATION BATTALION, TOPEKA, KS, TPU OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES (O4-O3) (XO, SPO, S1, S4). https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
f. 478TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BATTALION (AIRBORNE), MULTIPLE TPU ENLISTED/OFFICER OPPORTUNITIES, MIAMI, FL. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
g. 4/104TH (CA/PO) MANY TPU VACANCIES, MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
h. 1ST ARMY, 3X ADOS POSITIONS FOR MOS: 36A (O3 OR O4) OR 36B (E7+), IN, WI, VA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
