Leave earned from 01 October 2020 thru 30 September 2021 (FY21), is NOT protected by Special Leave Accrual (SLA) and will be lost if not used or before 30 September 2021. SLA continues to be authorized to Soldiers serving in qualifying Hostile Fire Pay and Imminent Danger Pay locations per AR 600-8-10 and DoD 7000.14–RLeave […]
A message from the 16th Sergeant Major of the Army In our continued efforts to improve the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), we knew there would be changes along the way. Today, we formally announce ACFT 3.0, effective 1 April. What has changed? First, the Plank has been added as a full 100-point alternative to […]
The Army released ALARACT 016?2021 and accompanying slides for implementation and use. ALARACT 016/2021, US Army Appearance and Grooming Modifications & Slides ALARACT 015/2021 (Inactive) Tab B – Appearance & Grooming Slides Authorizes– Male & female Soldiers to wear highlights No minimum hair length for female Soldiers Medium length ponytails for female Soldiers Females to […]
25D – Cyber Network Defender Needs You The Army is looking for Soldiers in the ranks of Sergeant and Staff Sergeants to join the cyber community. This is a great opportunity for Sergeants to get promoted by reclassifying through the SMAPP program. Sergeants who have not completed Advanced Leaders Course (ALC) will receive ALC credit […]
The ArmyReenlistment Team welcomes Sergeant Major (SGM) Kenyatta Gaskins, Directorate Military Personnel Management (DMPM) SGM, Army G-1 (The Pentagon) to discusses the Army’s NCO Evaluation Board System and answers viewer’s questions.
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Monday signed an executive order repealing the ban on transgender people serving openly in the military, a ban that former President Donald Trump had put in effect, the White House said. In a statement, the White House said Biden’s order “sets the policy that all Americans who are qualified to serve in […]
On 12 February 2021, the GoArmyEd system will be deactivated. To facilitate the migration of the Tuition Assistance (TA) program data from GoArmyEd to ArmyIgnitED, the ArmyIgnitED system will be offline from 25 February-8 March 2021. Soldiers, Army Education Counselors, and Educational Institutions (EIs) will not be able to access TA data or functionality during […]
The FY22 Regular Army (RA)/United States Army Reserve (USAR) Active Guard Reserve (AGR) SFC Evaluation Board will evaluate all NCOs in the zone of consideration. All considered NCOs will either be: Most Qualified (MQ); Distinctly annotated Full Qualified (FQ) Not Fully Qualified (NFQ); Name not included Individual OML standing (MQ, FQ and NFQ) will be […]
The current Selective Retention Bonus (SRB) Program, MILPER Message 20-321, is set to expire on 8 Jan 2021. This means that the last day to reenlist (if eligible) under the current message is 7 Jan 2021. The new MILPER Message, 20-434 (SRB), goes into effect on 8 Jan 2021. Many MOSs are currently eligible for […]
With the Holidays quickly approaching and having a pandemic on the rise the Alaska Air National Guard is still holding their traditions true. Even during COVID and having to scale back Operation Santa Clause is still in effect. The mission is to successfully deliver wrapped gifts and supplies to the small villages in Alaska. COVID […]
