Army G357 Mobilization Division Tour Of Duty

What is Tour of Duty?

Tour of Duty (TOD) is an internet site where reserve component Soldiers (USAR, IRR, ARNG, IMA) can find and volunteer for active duty tours. Any command that has positions or missions that could be filled by a RC Soldier can post those jobs on Tour of Duty. TOD allows commands to build and validate their positions so the vacancies can be searched by Soldiers seeking active duty. The positions in TOD must be validated by the command that owns the position or mission before they can be listed. Soldiers can find positions that match their grade and skills and then request the hiring command consider them for the job. If the Soldier does not see a current position they want to volunteer for, they can still post their interest in serving on active duty - the hiring commands will be able to see their name, grade and MOS in a pool of potential volunteers for future openings. The hiring command will review the list of Soldiers interested in their positions and select the best qualified Soldier. Once selected, the Soldier must either accept or decline the position. If they accept, TOD transfers the active duty application (packet) to another internet site, called DAMPS-A, where the Soldier electronically signs their voluntary request for active duty. Once submitted by the Soldier, the DAMPS-A packet is sent electronically to the Soldier's chain of command for review and release. If the Soldier is released, the packet is forwarded electronically to the HQDA approval system - DAMPS - for final review and approval. Approved packets are transferred to the command that issues the orders for the tour. The process usually takes 30-60 days to complete. To learn more, visit the TOD web site at https://mobcop.army.mil and select "Tour of Duty" or Google "MOBCOP".

For agencies or commands designated as FORCE REQUESTORS, TOD offers candidate management and hiring business processes within the system - you can see the volunteers requesting your positions, review documents uploaded by the Soldier, select the best qualified individual and automatically generate a volunteer application in DAMPS-A. For non-ARMY commands, validation of the positions/billets than are not on Army authorization documents will require additional steps to ensure proper validation before positions are posted. Every position in TOD must be authorized and funded at the appropriate level before it is advertised.

To Use TOD to post your commands open positions.

If you are a FORCE REQUESTOR in DAMPS-A, you have may have the ability to add positions in TOD based on your roles in DAMPS-A. Contact your DAMPS-A Administrator or the MOBCOP helpdesk for assistance with access and roles. If your command is not a DAMPS-A FORCE REQUESTOR, your organization will be added into the system before you will be able to post positions.

To learn how to post positions, go to the TOD website and select "Tour of Duty Training" and then the presentations under "Position Management". You can load positions one at a time if you have only a few or you can load all the information into a TOD formatted Excel file and upload as many as needed at one time. The instructions are on the position management training page.