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OFFICER BRANCH NEWS
Branch Chief Notes by:
LTC William J. L. Gregory
Finance & Comptroller
Leaders,
Summer is here and so is
PCS season. We will have
many FC officers moving
to new posts and
opportunities. As you
settle into your new
positions, make sure you
make the effort to learn who LTC Gregory
make the effort to learn who
else is on your installation.
else is on your installation. FC is a small
community but a resourceful one. Reach out
to new personnel and lend a helping hand –
LTC BROWN
your experiences can help save someone else
from encountering a similar issue. Newly
arriving officers should make the effort to
reach out to those senior FC officers and get
on their calendars and introduce yourself.
As summer closes, the next round of
promotion boards begins. The FY25 LTC
& COL boards are scheduled to open in
October. For those officers who will compete
in either board, make sure that all of
evaluations and awards are in your file – so
when it comes time to validate your board file,
it is an easy process for yourself.
In the coming weeks, we begin planning for
the 25-02 marketplace. This market covers
PCS movers with YMAVs from April –
September 2025. We will be reaching out via
email to confirm you are or aren’t a mover. If
you are a mover, help yourself by ensuring
your information is up to date – especially
your EFMP status. If your status is set to
expire in 2025 – go see your PCM and get it
updated; that way there will not be any issues
with your move.
As you complete your PCS move – update
your mailing address and contact information
in IPPS-A. Log into IPPS-A - in the search bar
type "Modify a Person". This will one, and improve the organization.
bring to a search page, enter in your
Employee ID that will bring up result to your
If you need anything or have a question, feel 28
free to reach out telephonically or email
branch to assist you with answering any of
your career questions. MAJ Souza, SFC Park,
profile. Click on the link and it will bring you to
the Modify a Person page. Here you can update
your personal information under the contact
information tab. Add your current mailing
address and phone number(s). This will help
speed up the process when we need to contact
you regarding an issue or snag in the
assignment process. This past cycle, we had
several issues with EFMP requirements.
If you need anything or have a question, feel
free to reach out telephonically or email
branch to assist you with answering any of your
career questions. MAJ Souza, SFC Park, and I
are here to help in planning out your career
based upon your goals. Your career manager
can potentially offer you options that you have
not considered or know about.
Company Grade Officers Notes by:
MAJ Thomas Souza
CAREER MANAGER NOTE
The best career manager in
the Army is YOU. Only you
know what is best for you and
your family, and it is your
responsibility to manage your
career. This means ensuring
your Year Month Available
(YMAV) date is correct to
support your timeline because
it determines when you move. MAJ Souza
The 25-02 market is next in
September and will move officers with a YMAVs
of 202504-202509. If you believe this is when
you should be moving, please reach out to me.
Please continue to reach out early and often, I
cannot help you if I do not know what you need.
One of the biggest takeaways from last quarter
was that officers do not know their senior raters'
priorities. If you have not had an office call with
your senior rater I recommend getting on their
cal endar and asking what their biggest concern,
issues, improvements, they want to see from
your position. Once they tell you crush number