Officer Personnel Update

LTC Pat Terrell

Chemical Branch Chief

Human Resources Command

“This Is Not Business As Usual”

OEFOEFOIFOIFOur Nation is at War,

Our Army is at War…while Transforming and Our Officer Corps is Responding

RestructuringRestructuring

StabilizingStabilizing

RebalancingRebalancing

WarriorWarriorModularModular

What does Force Stabilization Mean for the CM Corps?

Improved Readiness for the Force

– Who? Soldiers assigned to Bde Combat Teams, BCTs (Officers: CPTs and LTs)

– How Long? Expect 1 Life Cycle – 36 mo. about 1/3 will Stay For a Second Life Cycle

– How it Works • Will be assigned to a BCT • Can be moved around within the BCT• At the end of the Life Cycle you move to the CPTs Career

Course – Right now its PCS, will become TDY

– SL/SM – Right now Soldiers are SL/SM for deployments– Contracts: Future expect them to be adjusted to cover the

length of the Life Cycle – Active Duty Service Obligations (ADSO): Future expect

them to be adjusted to cover the length of the Life Cycle

Force Structure Change Impacts

• Total Number of Officers from FY03 to FY05 Increased by 48– Modularity impacts of 4 Divisions– Realignment of 23d CM BN– Added 20th Support Group (CBRNE)– Added 110th CM BN (TE)

• Company commands decrease by only one• Majors

– Increased MAJs in UEx to three– More positions with troops

Other Topics

• Officer Professional Development Changes– CMC3

• PCS - Right now • TDY enroute – On to your next duty station• TDY and return – Installations that support career development

– ILE Timing• Warfight is the first priority• 8-12 year point• Some CPT(P)s will go

• Officer Assignment Notification – Was about 9 Months: Goal was 1 Year – Now about 3 Months: Goal is 6 Months

• Officer Retention

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ConclusionConclusion

QuestionsQuestions

Back Ups

Unit Focused Stability:

Lifecycle manning: BCTs - Align Soldier assignments with a unit’s operational cycle (~36 months).

- Soldiers arrive, train, deploy, & depart together.

- Improves cohesion and training effectiveness Cyclic manning: Others - Provide periodic replacements for headquarters and support units.

General Assignments:

Stabilize Soldiers and Families upon initial assignment for about 7 years. Improves stability and predictability for Soldiers and Families. NCOs and junior officers travel to schools and return to the same station. ... But must meet the needs of the Army/branch, the career development requirements of the officer, and the officer’s preference

Initial EntryTraining

~ 7 Years

~ 36 Mos.

Ready

Cyclic Manning (HQs & Support Units)

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~ 14 Mos. ~ 14 Mos. ~ 14 Mos.

Replacement Cycles (1/3 Per Year)

Unit Assignment #2Unit Assignment #1 Training

Lifecycle Manning (Tactical Units)

Stabilizing the ForceStabilizing the Force

Life Cycle Manning

FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07(plus FY04 units)

FY08(plus FY05 units)

FY09(plus FY06 units)

1st QTR

2nd QTR

3rd QTR

4th QTR

SBCT3

3 4

3

4

SBCT4

1

4

SBCT5

2 5

3 6 3

4

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2 2

2

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2 4 1

4

3

4 4

1

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Attrition – CPTs and MAJsAttrition – CPTs and MAJs

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6

8

10

12

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Army

Chemical

Captains Majors

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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9

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Army

Chemical

FY04 is only 2nd time in 5 years at or above Army average

FY04 is 2nd consecutive year CM attrition has increased

Project further increase based on officers currently under Stop Loss who express desire to separate

FY04 is 3rd time in 5 years at or above Army average

FY04 is 2nd consecutive year CM attrition has increased

Unit:Unit:TacticalTactical 2nd CM BN2nd CM BN 23rd CM BN23rd CM BN 110th CM BN (TE)110th CM BN (TE)TSSTSS 82nd CM BN82nd CM BN 84th CM BN84th CM BN Anniston Chem. Act.Anniston Chem. Act. Blue Grass Chem. Act.Blue Grass Chem. Act. Newport Chem. Act.Newport Chem. Act.

Location:Location:

Ft Hood, TXFt Hood, TXKoreaKoreaDugway, UTDugway, UT

FLW, MOFLW, MOFLW, MOFLW, MOAnniston, AL Anniston, AL Richmond, KYRichmond, KYNewport, INNewport, IN

Even Years:Even Years:

Unit:Unit:TacticalTactical 83rd CM BN83rd CM BN 22nd CM BN (TE)22nd CM BN (TE)

TSSTSS Radford AAPRadford AAP Pueblo Army DepotPueblo Army Depot Umatilla Army DepotUmatilla Army Depot Pine Bluff Chem. Act.Pine Bluff Chem. Act.

Location:Location:

Ft Polk, LAFt Polk, LAEdgewood, MDEdgewood, MD

Radford, VARadford, VAPueblo, COPueblo, COHermiston, ORHermiston, ORPine Bluff, ARPine Bluff, AR

Odd Years:Odd Years:

LTC CommandsLTC Commands

Garrison or Recruiting BNsGarrison or Recruiting BNs

Unit:AECDeseret Army Depot

Location:Edgewood, MDStockton, UT

Unit:3rd Chemical BrigadeDugway Proving GroundsPine Bluff Army Depot

Location:FLW, MODugway, UTPine Bluff, AR

Even Years:Even Years:

Odd Years:Odd Years:

COL CommandsCOL Commands

Garrison Commanders: 3 years; can request to leave after only 2 yearsGarrison Commanders: 3 years; can request to leave after only 2 years