1. HAPPY 103D BIRTHDAY TO THE WARRANT OFFICER CORPS! From CW5 Yolondria
S. Dixon-Carter, Senior Warrant Officer Advisor to the CSA: “It was July
9, 1918 when the first warrant officers were sanctioned. We started out
with 40 warrant officers that shared one branch and one single rank.
All specialized with the Army Mine Planter Service as a part of the
Coastal Artillery Corps. Warrant officers were experts then and even
more so today. Today our cohort has close to 27,000 leaders, combat
operators and multipliers, technicians, systems integrators, trainers,
and advisors across all three components of the Army: Active, Guard, and
Reserves; in 17 unique branches and over 60 Military Occupational
Specialties. I am incredibly proud of our warrant officers. Each and
every day they make a difference all over the world, doing the hard work
to make our Squads, Teams, and Army — Strong! Thank you for your
dedicated service and rich history. I am honored to be a part of this
cohort.” Visit the following link for the entire message. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
2. COUNTRY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS, GERMANY AND ITALY. From the IMCOM-Europe
G-1: Recently there have been several instances where military family
members have arrived to Italy and Germany without the proper
documentation and have been refused entry. This results in the SM
having to purchase tickets out of pocket to return family members back
to CONUS. Please ensure that Soldiers and DoD Civilians with family
members accompanying them on assignment to Italy or Germany possess the
following mandatory documents required for entry. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
a. COUNTRY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS (ITALY): In accordance with the
Italian Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA), No-Fee Passports and
“Missione” Visas are required for all DoD civilians and Eligible Family
Members of both US military and DoD civilian personnel. Special
Issuance (No-fee) Passports and Italian Entry Visas are mandatory prior
to departure for Italy. Failure to comply will result in expulsion of
dependents from Italy at personal expense, causing financial hardship
not reimbursable by the U.S. government. For the most up to date
information on this critical requirement, visit https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/f
b. COUNTRY ENTRY REQUIREMENT (GERMANY): In accordance with the
SOFA and the DoD Foreign Clearance Guide, all dependents accompanying
their military or DoD Civilian sponsor on PCS to Germany must have
either a Special Issuance (No-fee) Passport (SIP) or, as a temporary
measure, a memorandum from a DoD Passport Agent stating the SIP
application was submitted prior to departure from the point of origin.
The memorandum must identify each applicant, date of submission, country
of travel and DoD VPAS ID. For a limited time, boarding a flight while
on official travel status with a Regular (blue tourist) Passport is
permissible ONLY with such a memo, which is to be presented to boarding
officials, upon request. NOTE: The temporary exception allowing official
travel on a Regular Passport with memorandum (in lieu of a SIP), will
expire on 30 September 2021. Effective 01 October 2021, official travel
must be conducted with a SIP. For the most up to date information on
this critical requirement, visit https://www.fcg.pentagon.mil/f
3. FINANCIAL FRONTLINE. From Soldier & Family Readiness Division,
Army G-9: The Army’s Financial Readiness Program is a military
life-cycle-based financial education and counseling program to bolster a
Soldiers’ financial fitness throughout their career. The National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 implemented a change in
the military retirement plan instituting the Blended Retirement System
and required financial literacy training at personal and professional
milestones as mandated common military training requirements across the
military lifecycle. Financial literacy training provides the pathway
for sustaining financial well-being and resiliency with benchmarks of
meeting all financial responsibilities, building wealth and obtaining a
sound financial future, and a secure retirement. Standardized course
completion can now be recorded via Digital Training Management System.
Visit the following link for more information. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
4. AC FLAG SNAPSHOT – JUNE 2021. HRC can provide a drill down, by unit,
installation and individual at the request of COL Commanders and above.
Note: C and X Flags will be purged on 5 August 2021. Units must close
these flags appropriately and, if a valid reason still exists, initiate a
flag with a more appropriate authorized flag code. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
5. Recently published 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/defa
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 21-240, SCHOOL OF ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES
(SAMS) ADVANCED MILITARY STUDIES PROGRAM (AMSP) 2023 SELECTION, ISSUED:
[7/9/2021 6:24:16 AM]. This message announces the selection process for
the School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS), Advanced Military
Studies Program (AMSP). This selection is to source students to attend
resident AMSP 2023 Course, which begins on 28 June 2022 at Fort
Leavenworth, KS. https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milpe
7. FORSCOM WIAS POSITIONS (UPDATED A/O 9 JUL 21). Hot openings listed at the following link. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/
a. ECAB DCO in support Spartan Shield. Interested Service Members
must be in the MOS of 15A/B within the rank of LTC-COL and will have the
responsibility of supporting the command to achieve mission success.
Location: Kuwait. https://www.milsuite.mil/
b. Budget Team Chief in support Operation Inherent Resolve, and
Office of Security Cooperation. Interested Service Members must be in
the MOS of 36A within the rank of CPT(P)-LTC and will have the
responsibility of managing all financial operations. Location: Baghdad
Embassy Complex, Iraq. 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. SPECIAL PROJECTS OFFICER – VACANCIES (O2-O3), INSCOM G2X, FORT BELVOIR, VA. https://www.milsuite.mil/book/