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OFFICER BRANCH NEWS (CONT’D)

          24-01 MARKETPLACE CLOSED                              FCCCC ATTENDANCE

          be notified of their market assignments with           FCCCC is offered twice a year with classes
          anticipated report dates around the first week        beginning in January and July. Ideally, newly
           of July via email notification. If you require a     promoted officers should immediately attend
          report date change, please reach out with the         FCCCC within 12 months of gaining
                                                                promotable status. Currently, we have a

           first seven (7) days of the assignment               backlog of officers requiring FCCCC. This is a
          notification IOT request a change of report
          date. RFOs will be pushed to IPPS-A late July         result of limited seats and officers delaying
           with the early report dates gaining priority.        attendance. As such, this is creating an issue
                                                                 with obtaining the previously mentioned goal
          Once again, some important changes have                of immediate attendance for newly promoted
            occurred with the implementation of IPPS-A.         officers.
          RFOs are no longer pu
                                                 blished to officers via   Delays to attend FCCCC should not be the
          AIM2. Officers are now notified by IPPS-A that        norm. This avoids unforeseen pitfalls in your
                                         MAJ Schwemmer
           a new assignment requires them to complete           timeline which may or may not occur. It also
          member elections. Once you complete your              allows officers the chance to experience a


           member elections, your local MPD will begin          variety of opportunities during their O3
          the orders process. Another change, orders            progression while preparing for the next level.
          are no longer pages and pages long, but only
           a simple page or two with codes reflecting           I would ask for the support and promotion of
          your entitlements.                                    the above from all leaders IOT stress the
                                                                importance of planning a career timeline.
          We continue to see forward progress with the
          IPPS-A transition. However, the transition has
          not been without challenges. With any new             Active Guard/Reserve (AGR) Assignment
           system of record, transferring data from an old      Officer Notes by: MAJ Kyle Schwemmer
          system to a new system can create                     Financial Management
           unexpected issues.                                   Leaders,

          24-02 MARKETPLACE (Summer 2024 PCS)                   IPPS-A is providing new
                                                                and exciting challenges.
                                                                The Army Reserve (AR)
           The marketplace for the 24-02 PCS (Summer            Active Guard Reserve
          PCS from 1APR24 thru 30SEP24) is scheduled
          to be conducted this 29SEP-13NOV23. This              (AGR) 24-01 movement
          will be a normal market with a large population       cycle is about two months
          of officers. Officers anticipated to be in the 24-    delayed and Soldiers
          02 market will be notified this later this            Identified to Move (SIM)
           Summer. If you do not receive notice by              will not see assignment         MAJ Schwemmer
          15AUG and believe you should be in the                preferences until early
                                                                August 2023. RPMD/OMD is working more
          market, please reach out.
          This is expected to be a larger than normal           processes into IPPS-A and the 24-02 (APR –
                                                                SEP 24) SIMs will be identified in the months to
          market and should offer a lot of opportunities
           throughout CONUS and OCONUS.                         follow; please be monitoring your emails sent
                                                                by your Talent Manager as the notification
          CAREER COUNSELING
                                                                could come through IPPS-A or the traditional
          All officers are strongly encouraged to reach         DA4187.
          out to me at any time IOT schedule a career
          counseling session. You do not need nor have
           to wait until FC Branch schedules a visit to
          your location. Honestly, it is the easiest and
           most convenient way to speak with an officer
          about their career and answer your questions.
          It also ensures I have connectivity to all
          systems for the counseling session.

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