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OFFICER BRANCH NEWS
With the beginning of the fiscal year, there are
Branch Chief Notes by:
LTC William J. L. Gregory several boards scheduled to convene – there is
the LTC & COL promotion boards. Make sure to
Finance and Comptrollers tak e the time to use the link and review my
Leaders, board file to ensure all your data is correct
bef ore it goes before the board. The “my board
Summer is winding down, files” updates will close in early October. The
but the summer of 2024 question was asked several times, during the
marketplace will open on promotion board – the board members are
29 September and run briefed and provided with written guidance
through 13 November. This regarding the updates for duty descriptions are
will be a larger sized not the fault of the officer – the issue is with the
market due to the limited transition from legacy systems to IPPS-A.
number of officers that LTC Gregory
As with every organization, we keep
moved in the 24-01 marketplace. For those
changing. We bid a fond farewell to MAJ Danny
movers, once the marketplace opens – review
Vaughn as the CPTs career manager. He is
the options available to you via AIM. If you
are experiencing problems access the heading back to Fort Jackson and the Finance &
LTC BROWN
marketplace, contact me, and will work to Comptroller Schoolhouse – where he will
resolve the issue. assume the duties of the Director of Functional
Training – good luck. MAJ Thom Souza joined
If there are ten options at your rank, make the team and pick up the duties as your new
sure to prioritize each of the possible CPTs career manager. If you have questions
requisitions. If you do not, and stop regarding FC CCC or assignments – please
prioritizing after the fifth position, the reach out to him.
algorithm may select you for a position you
didn’t list as sixth based on no one else Company Grade Officers Notes by:
prioritizing that position – needs of the MAJ Thom Souza
Army. Prioritize each of the assignments.
It is both a pleasure and
We expect in September to see the results of a privilege to serve as the
the MAJ promotion board. The day after the Finance and Comptroller
Branch Company Grade
results are announced, there will be a second Assignment Officer. As I
announcement regarding CGSC
assignments. The options are resident CSGC enter my third month, I
encourage you to reach
at Fort Leavenworth, KN; distance learning out for any questions you
(DL); or satellite. The top 50% of those
may have. I hope that I
selected for promotion will be selected for can provide you with
resident ILE – the remaining will be split guidance and mentorship. MAJ Souza
between satellite and DL. Those selected for
satellite version may opt to be an alternate for I look forward to continuing
to work with all of you during my tenure at
resident CGSC; this is not the case for DL HRC. At FC Branch, we are committed to
selected officers. For DL learners, you must
ensuring the Army’s needs are met while also
complete all three phases in order, and you
striving to meet the professional development
only have six months to complete each phase and personal needs of our officers.
once you start it. If you fail to complete the
phase in six months, then you returned to
phase one once you begin again – don’t do
this to yourself.
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