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ENLISTED BRANCH NEWS
Noncommissioned Officer Notes by: SFC 4. Key dates (each year): Opportunities pending
Benjamin A. Richardson DAFRC approval.
Finance and Comptroller Program announced: May 2023
Leaders,
Application Deadline: 1 August 2023
The Training With Selection: End August 2023
Industry (TWI) Program.
The TWI Program was Notifications: 9 September 2023
initiated in the 1970s in
response to the Army’s Program Begins: July 2024
critical need for enlisted
Soldiers with state-of-the- Report date; August 2024
art skills in industrial SFC Richardson Program Ends: Assignment to the industry lasts
practices and procedures not available between 6 and 12 months after the start date.
through military or civilian education
programs. The first students participated Your utilization assignment will last for two
exclusively in programs which supported the additional years immediately following the time
with each industry.
development of material acquisition and
logistics management related skills. Today, 5. Utilization assignment location: Determined
the TWI program has evolved to include
training programs which support marketing, by Proponents.
public affairs, artificial intelligence, physical 6. Eligible population: Regular Army, SGT –
security and finance. MSG.
1. Selection process: Candidates must
submit their application to the HRC Military 7. Number selected per year: The Army has a
Schools Branch at IPPS-A no later than 1 total of 32 TWI allocations for enlisted personnel.
August 2023. The applicant’s career branch Not all career fields/MOS participate.
will convene an internal selection panel to
determine the top candidate(s) for each 8. Military Education Level (MEL) producing: No.
position in coordination with their respective
Proponent. The HRC Force Alignment 9. Proponent: Army G1.
Division Chief is the final approval authority 10. Degree producing: No.
for all TWI selections.
Note: The TWI program is processed as a
2. Obligations: Total Service Remaining normal PCS assignment by the Military Schools
Requirement (SRR) is 3 years from report date
to the industry: One year assignment with the Branch.
industry and two-year utilization assignment TWI Eligibility Requirements
immediately following.
Noncommissioned Officers/Applicants will:
3. Assigned Unit: Non-AMEDD personnel will
be assigned to the Student Detachment, Ft Be on Active Duty.
Jackson, SC w/duty at the host company.
AMEDD personnel will be assigned to the Have completed the appropriate
AMEDD Student Detachment, Ft Sam noncommissioned officers educational programs
Houston, TX w/duty at the host company. for grade and years of service.
Have held the rank of SGT/E5 or higher and have
enough service time left after completing TWI to
fulfill the SRR.
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