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Soldier Support Institute Vision
SSI, as the Army's Soldier Support Integration Command strives to fully integrate within the Sustainment War Fighting Function by providing state of the art education and training to Soldiers and Civilians, developing adaptive leaders and building capabilities across the Human Resource and Financial Management domains in order to strengthen an all volunteer U.S. Army as America’s force of decisive action.
Brigadier General David K. MacEwen Commanding General
Brigadier General David K. "Mac" MacEwen is a native of Girard, Pennsylvania, he attended Clarion University of Pennsylvania, graduating in 1981 as a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Army ROTC program. Brigadier General MacEwen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Business from Clarion and a master's degree in National Security and Strategic Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.
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Adjutant General School
Train and develop agile leaders and Soldiers who provide human resources and music support to the force. Develop human resource (HR) concepts, doctrine, training and organizational designs to support an expeditionary Army in war and in peace.
Financial Management School
Provide trained, ready, and agile military and civilian Leaders and develop complementary concepts, doctrine, organization, and material across the spectrum of Financial Management (FM) in support of America's Armed Forces in war and peace.
Recruiting and Retention School
Train and develop agile leaders and Soldiers who provide recruiting and retention support to the force. Develop recruiting and retention concepts, doctrine, training and organizational designs to support an expeditionary Army in war and in peace.
Army School of Music
Army Band Mission "The Army School of Music trains and educates Army band Soldiers and leaders; designs, develops and implements training; integrates unit capabilities, concepts and doctrine in order to build Army bands that are versatile and adaptable in Full Spectrum Operations."
Non Commissioned Officer Academy
Train and educate noncommissioned officers through relevant, objective evaluation to support ARFORGEN; growing adaptive leaders fostered in an environment that facilitates competence, confidence, creativity, and team-building to achieve success in any operating environment.
Soldier Support Institute Library
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SSI Significant Activities 20 Sep 2012
SSI Significant Activities (6-19 Oct 12)
A. Commander’s Summary:
B. TRADOC Commander’s Priorities.
1. Design
the Army of 2020.
a. Grade
Plate reductions. The AG School
Proponent continues to work with the field on impact as the result of proposed
grade plate changes across the force to meet targeted reduction requirements by
the Army G1. Final proposals and
approved recommendations are expected in November.
b. AAA
Audit draft response. The AG School
provided comments to a draft of the Army Audit Agency’s report on AG Force
Structure and the recommendations for how to best employ future structure. A VTC is scheduled to receive an out brief at
the end of October.
2. Leader
Development.
a.
Financial Management Captains’ Career Course 901-12 :
During the fourteenth week of training, 32 students
were trained on disbursing (paying agent operations, completing the DD 1081, DD
2665, DD 2657, and SF 1219). The classes
consisted of practical exercises designed to apply knowledge and evaluate
problem solving skills. The week
concluded with a comprehensive disbursing test.
During the fifteenth week, students trained on additional disbursing
topics (opening and closing a Disbursing Station Symbol Number (DSSN), Limited
Depository Account (LDA), resolving irregularities, and conducting central
funding activities). The week ended with
student briefs and conducting manual disbursing and utilizing the Deployable
Disbursing System (DDS).
b.
Hazing Prevention and Training. The
EO Training Proponent Chief participated in a teleconference with the DA Equal
Opportunity Training and Policy Chief, TRADOC Representatives, and other
individuals from HQs DA staff to discuss the proposed Hazing Prevention and
Training brief to the Institutional Training Council of Colonels scheduled for
23 Oct. Recommendation for training
follows 3 distinct lines of effort:
- Revise the training program for EOAs at the
Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute (DEOMI) to include hazing
prevention;
- Initial, direct commander led Equal Opportunity training on
Hazing Prevention to be completed by 2d quarter FY13 (or 3d Qtr), slide deck to
be created that ensures all Army personnel are familiar with the current policy
outlined in AR 600-20, Army Command Policy, paragraph 4-20, Hazing. The slide deck will be located on the Army
Training Network Site. G-1 will collect
training completion data;
- Incorporate Hazing Prevention in curriculum at
IMT and PME.
c. AGS
Dining-In. On 11 October, the AGS conducted a student and cadre
dining-in. Participants included
students from three Captains Career Courses and four Basic Officer Leaders
Courses, totaling over 250 students. BG David K. MacEwen, SSI Commanding
General, was the guest speaker.
3. Concepts
& Doctrine.
a. 307th BSB RCAAT. The Chief of Proponency attended a Reverse Collection and Analysis Team (RCAAT) meeting via Defense Connect Online hosted by CASCOM on 16 October. The unit recently returned from operations conducted in Afghanistan and discussed sustainment operations and capabilities provided. The AG School provides subject matter expertise on HR Support operations which is an integrated part of the Sustainment Warfighting function.
4. Training and Education for the Future:
a. Rapid Action Revision (RAR) of AR 600-20
Lesson Updates. The EO Proponent is updating one common core lesson for OES
and NCOES and one lesson plan for the EO Leader’s Course in order to
incorporate changes from the RAR of AR 600-20. In conjunction with the Training
Development Directorate, the EO Proponent is completing training to allow the
input of EO TSPs in the TDC network. The EO Training Proponent is currently
performing annual maintenance of the Army Service Specific Training TSPs as
well as the EO NET.
5. Army
and Joint Training.
a. Adjutant General (AG)/Human Resources (HR)
Sustainment Course. The "Adjutant General (AG)/Human Resources (HR)
Sustainment Course" is now available on the Army Learning Management
system (ALMS) for reach back/sustainment training for all Active Army, Reserve
Component (RC and NG) military and civilian personnel serving in a Battalion or
Brigade S1 position. Interested
personnel can execute a "catalog search" on the ALMS to enroll in and
complete the training.
b. ALM 2015 Site Visit to Fort Huachuca, AZ. CW5 Pam Johnson (SSI Learning Innovation Officer)
and Mr. L.Z. Harrison (Branch Chief of AG Individual Training) visited Fort
Huachuca, Az 10-11 Oct 12. Fort Huachuca
is at the vanguard of Army Learning Model (ALM) 2015 implementation,
specifically as it relates to product design/redesign and leveraging
technology. The purpose of the visit was
to meet with the Learning Innovation Office (LIO) and the Military Intelligence
NCO Academy to glean lessons learned, discuss implementation strategies, and to
review training and training products.
In support of ALM 2015, Fort Huachuca LIO has committed project
managers, instructional designers, developers, and SMEs to collaborate,
analyze, and design/redesign existing MI courses. Equally vital is the Military Intelligence
NCOA philosophy about training being hands-on, doctrinally based, and student
centered. The Military Intelligence NCOA
on boarding process for instructors is a vital part in the indoctrination. On boarding exposes instructors to NCOA
processes and procedures, such as Staff and Faculty development courses,
Instructor Resources Website, and a Student Website with a plethora of tools on
self-directed learning.
c.
GFEBS Financials. The Training Development
Directorate’s Financial Management Branch has revised the GFEBS Financials Course
and is conducting a joint internal review with the Financial Management School
prior to the 29 October 2012 class start.
Five of the eight modules have been internally validated and the
remaining three are scheduled to be internally validated no later than 19
October 2012. Tests are complete, the
Blackboard Master is created and 75% complete, the instructor and assistant
instructors are identified, and the training schedule and welcome letter have
been sent to the students who will attend the class. All actions will be complete by October 25th.
d. Postal Mobile Training Team (MTT). The F5 Postal MTT course at Fort Hood, Texas started on 9 Oct and will conclude on 16 Nov 2012. The MTT will train 27 Soldiers, the majority of which are assigned to the Special Troops Battalion, 4th SUS BDE. Two certified postal instructors, GySgt Merriweather and SFC Grayer, are providing the training.
6. Plans and Operations.
a. Faculty
Development Phase 1 (FDP1) Class Attendance
The Total Force Integrator for the Financial Management School (FMS), is
registering all FMS assigned Drilling Individual Mobilization Augmentees to
obtain the entry level instructor certification course as a requirement to
teach the Reserve Component (RC) Captains Career Course. This course is conducted at the Soldier
Support Institute by the Staff and Faculty Development and introduces
instructors to the “Command and General Staff College Experiential Learning
Model,” or ELM. The ELM serves as the
methodology for both lesson plan design as well as the dominant teaching
methodology for delivering curriculum.
One of the three assigned RC instructors is attending this class from
15-19 Oct 2012. The other two
instructors will be scheduled at a later date.
Completion of this course will provide our instructors the roadmap for
how the Army will transform its training and education system to meet the Army
Training and Doctrine Command initiative.
7. Capabilities Development Process and Sync.
a.
Army FM Transformation. CDID continues to provide support to the Army FM
Transformation Main Exercise (MAINEX), which is scheduled for 16-18 Oct 2012 at
Ft. Jackson. The pros and cons of
various Courses of Action (COA) will be discussed by more than 80 SMEs attending
the MAINEX. The Secretary of the Army
and the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management &
Comptroller (ASA (FM&C)), directed a review of Army FM along four lines of
operations:
1.
Processes/Procedures/Policies
2. Organizational
Constructs
3. Workforce Composition
4. Technology
8. Adapt
TRADOC. Nothing Significant.
9. Accessions
Command Closeout. Nothing Significant.
C. Other Significant Events.
1. Force
Design Division (FDD): Team
FDD is actively engaged in the development of FM Optimization COAs; will
participate in the MAINEX scheduled for 16-18 Oct 12; 10 Oct, FDD participated in a 20th
SUPCOM VTC with ARCIC FDD to review grade plate review recommendations
including those from CMF42 – the proponent relieved 20th SUPCOM
subordinate units from 5 SFC reductions and instead made three SSG reductions,
unit accepted trade off and risk went from high to moderate; FDD continues to
work with MCCoE to resolve ASCC 5.4 shortfalls in CMF 36; FDD has provided ARCIC FDD the numbers of
spaces CMF36 requires relief for in order to lower its high risk assessment to
moderate – CG, TRADOC briefed on CMF36 high risk units 10 Oct; Team FDD
continues to work HROC FDU in concert with AGS, concept paper received from AGS
and Organizational Design is now being prepared; FDD is currently working with
the contracting community in order to re-write its FMSD rules of allocation;
lastly, FMTP continues to reside in the FM Domain of the Army Portfolio
Management System pending realignment by the Army G4, domains being considered
are the Warfighter Mission Area and the Enterprise Information Environment
Mission Area.
2. Financial Management School Change of Commandant COC) and Retirement
Ceremony
The Soldier Support Institute
Commanding General hosted the FMS COC, on 19 October. Colonel Troy A. Clay relinquished his position as the Commandant of the
Financial Management School and Chief of the Corps to Colonel Jeffrey C. Powell and
was recognized for his 28 years
of faithful service upon his retirement.
3. AGS
Commandant Site Visit. COL Garlick conducted a site visit at Fort Bragg on
10 Oct and met with the FORSCOM G-1 to discuss records accuracy and operational
training support. While at Fort Bragg, he visited both the Army Field Band and
82nd ABN Division Band and was the guest speaker for the Iron Mike
Chapter of the AG Regimental Corps Association meeting.
4. Army School of Music (ASOM) Site Visit.
The ASOM Commandant and Command Sergeant Major completed a trip to Kuwait where
they oversaw the transition for the ARCENT Army Band Liaison Officer (LNO),
conducted office calls with the ARCENT G1, and conducted a site visit to Kuwait
National Guard Band, Camp Samoud, Kuwait City.
The ARCENT Army Band LNO reports to Commandant USASOM, USARCENT G1, and
Chief, Army Bands under a MOU. The LNOs
primary responsibilities are to synchronize Army bands operations and theater
entertainment, and ensure support for the Full Spectrum of Operations covering
troop, command and diplomatic support across the AOR, while also serving as an
SME for Commander, USARCENT/CFLCC for all deployed bands operations. The outgoing LNO is CPT Dae Kim and incoming
is MAJ Derrick Shaw.
D. Significant Challenges. Nothing Significant.
E. Upcoming Event/s.
1. Date: 31 Oct 12 BCTCDP Brief (FTL, KS)
2. Date: 31 Oct 12 TRADOC USR SVTC
3. Date: 17 Nov 12 Univ of South Carolina Ssalute to the Military
Appreciation Day
4. Date: 3-5 Dec 12 Active Shooter/MASCAL Exercise
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ATTP 1-0.1 S1 Operations now online. Click here to Download.
Click here to view the 2012 Class of the AG Corps Hall of Fame and Distinguished Members of the Regiment
Click here to view the 2011 2012 Adjutant General Corps of Year Winners
Defense Comptrollership Program
FM 1-06, May 21st, 2010
Finance Corp Regimental Video
Diamond Saber
GFEBS On-Line Training
New Financial School Command Sergeant Major
CSM Jeffrey C. Green is a native of Gober, TX, and entered the Army on 13 June 1985 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. In October of 1985, he graduated from the Financial Management Specialist Course AIT as the Distinguished Honor Graduate from Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
The Warfighter Training Support Package, Perform Disbursing Operations has been posted to the Army Training Network website https://atn.army.mil. It is in an Adobe Portfolio containing material pertaining to Postal Support at the Human Resources Sustainment Center (HRSC) level for AC/RC units.
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RRS now graduates all students in the ASU or Class A's with all awards. ALL STUDENTS must bring their DA Form 348 or OF 346 Military Drivers License.
School students are prohibited from bringing privately owned weapons to school.
All students reporting to the RRS resident courses must have a government credit card!
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The SSI Learning Resource Center is designed to provide access to the latest Adjutant General, Financial Management, and Recruiting and Retention training material. Resources are available for individual, collective, distributed learning to CAC (common access card) and AKO users.
The Lessons Learned Division (L2D) mission is to create an information sharing culture within the Army in which every Soldier, regardless of rank, is a collector of positive sustain and negative improve or change information. Soldiers have an opportunity and responsibility to submit both types of information through their chain of command. FM and HR professionals must keep in mind that Observations and Insights do not become a Lesson Learned until behavior has changed, usually through such mediums as doctrine, organization, training, etc. The L2D has several methods to collect relevant (Observations, Insights, and Lessons Learned (OILs) from the field i.e. Coordinate for an organizational visit to the SSI, review sample OIL inputs, or conduct a L2D on-site visit. The L2D will receive and vet all OILs provided and then submit those OILs identified as trends to the appropriate SSI directorate for their involvement in making appropriate changes to applicable Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership & Education, Personnel, & Facilities (DOTMLPF). The goal of L2D is to assist FM & HR organizations in accomplishing their mission with timely feedback of identified successes or failures from like FM & HR organizations within the Army inventory. Click here for more information.