Soldiers who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine will not be allowed to reenlist, collect a bonus, put on a higher rank, accept awards, or have college classes paid for under a memo issued by Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth on Tuesday, Nov. 16. The memo (pictured below) presents the clearest guidelines yet for soldiers who […]
The purpose of this message is to provide guidance and procedures in support of the Qualitative Management Program (QMP). QMP boards will be held in conjunction with the FY22 Headquarters Department of the Army (HQDA) noncommissioned officer (NCO) evaluation boards and consider Regular Army (RA) and U.S. Army Reserve Active Guard Reserve (USAR AGR) Soldiers […]
The Army will inactivate Translator/Interpreter Platoons no later than (NLT) 30 Sep 21 in order to support critical emergent Army growth. See MILPER Message 21-172, ‘MOS 09L, Translator/Interpreter, Structure Changes for the Regular Army’ for all the information. All Soldiers currently serving in MOS 09L must reclassify to a new MOS NLT 30 Apr 22. […]
Updated, ALARACT 030/2022 includes revisions to published Grooming Policies authorizing women to wear ponytails in all uniforms on duty.
PENTAGON – If you think the idea of a “social media content czar” sounds like a joke, you may soon be in the minority. It’s an idea that’s gaining steam—and isn’t nearly as farfetched as it sounds. The pandemic has given rise to interesting, quirky, brilliant and questionable new trends. We’ve seen the widespread acceptance […]
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 […]
MILPER Message 21-088 was released with important updates to the ASK-EM, including reenlistment and EFMP. Reenlistment Program Considerations Initial Term Soldiers Soldiers and NCOs on their initial term contract are issued Year-Month-Available to move (YMAV) of “999912”, are not aligned to enlisted manning cycles (EMCs), and are ineligible for ASK-EM market participation until they reenlist. […]
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 […]
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.
