G-1
Information contained in the G1 AKO webpage highlights important information and provides details regarding the section. Detailed contact information regarding each of the functional groups (i.e. Human Resources Division, Operations Division, Full Time Support Division, Reserve Personnel Division and the Command Surgeon’s Office) can be found on the site. In addition, Command Policy Letters, Promotion Information, Unit Vacancies just to name a few our also available.
To visit the site go to https://army.mil/suite/page/556795
G-2
Do you need a Security Clearance?
Many Soldiers are unsure if they are required to have a Security Clearance. It is the policy of the 108th Training Command that every Soldier SFC and above hold at least a Secret clearance. Soldiers can check to see if their MOS(s) require a Security Clearance by going into 2X Citizen and pulling up their record. There will be a box on the right that will list the Primary, Secondary and Additional MOS(s) the Soldier holds and if there is a Security Clearance required. The Soldier’s current Security Clearance will be in the center of the screen in the Retention/Readiness area. If you need a Security Clearance or have questions, contact your unit Security Manager.
G-3
APFT and Weapons Qualification
The 108th Training Command headquarters will conduct its next APFT on April 17th and 18th. Annual weapons qualification will be held on May 15th at Ft. Jackson, SC. There will be no RST available on these dates. The Chief of Staff conference call is conducted every Tuesday before Battle Assembly. Directorates and select staff will receive an email with dial-in number; pass code and further instructions prior to the conference call.
G-4
The 108th Training Command (IET) headquarters company supply section has been selected as one of three nominees in the 2010 Unit Level I (B) –TDA United States Army Supply Excellence Award competition. The results of the DA competition will be announced April 10th and the awards will be presented in the Washington D.C. on June 10th. In 2009, the 108th Tng. Cmd. (IET) was named runner-up in the in Unit Level I (TDA) United States Army Supply Excellence Award, Army Reserve category.
G-5
Restationing Actions
Growing Drill Sergeants. We are all focused on growing Drill Sergeants as the primary weapon system for the Command. As our units aggressively pursue this, let me mention a couple things that need to be understood down to Detachment level as it relates to Force Development when you move out to execute the CG’s intent to find locations where we can grow Drill Sergeants.
To officially occupy a building and all the other advantages and resources that are associated with occupancy (access to IT, mail service, USARC LAN, etc.) a Permanent Order is required. Without a Permanent Order you are in at the benevolence of the units that are officially authorized to occupy the facility as well as the Facility Manager. So, if you are working on a handshake agreement or a MOA to occupy and utilize building space without a Permanent Order, you need to keep your chain of command informed as well as your supporting Force Development Directorate. Submit a formal request for a feasibility study up through your chain of command to the G-5 (DSCFOR) so that they can coordinate the study with the supporting RSC. Once the feasibility study is completed and the green light is given, a full stationing packet can be generated by the BN/BDE/Div and submitted through the Division to the G-5/DCSFOR 108th Training Command.
Bear in mind that a Permanent Order is the product of restationing requests and is the optimal document authorizing occupancy. This is what USARC, RSCs, and facility managers understand and point to when issues arise. You should be cognizant of this when you are dealing with facility managers and host units.
Full-Time Management Analyst POCs for Force Development:
108th Training Command (IET)
Ms. Bobbie Austin, at e-mail bobbie.austin@usar.army.mil
95th Training Division (IET)
Mr. Andrew Fairchild, at e-mail andrew.fairchild@usar.army.mil or Ms. Pamela Reeves-Straw
98th Training Division (IET)
Mr. John Compitello, at e-mail john.compitello@usar.army.mil
G-6
New computer lab opens
By Maj. Donna Hamlin, G-6
108th Training Command (IET)
The 108th Training Command G6 has opened a general purpose computer lab at its headquarters in Charlotte. The intended purpose is to provide a location where Soldiers can have access to unclassified computers for online training and to assist in accomplishing the mission.
Soldiers should not save documents, pictures or music on the hard drives due to licensing and privacy concerns. Additionally, the hard drives are periodically wiped clean. The Army Knowledge Online file communities are handy for storing files while using the lab. The file communities are also more secure than the hard drives.
The lab can also be used for unclassified classes and training and anyone who needs to schedule the lab for such activities should contact the G-6 section. Also, if there are any problems with the equipment or there is a need for paper or toner for the printers, Soldiers should contact the G-6 section as well.
Future plans for the lab include adding a permanent projector, projector screen and new chairs. In the meantime, a portable projector can be signed out from the G-6 section as needed. The lab is located in building 1412 on the second floor, classroom 6, and contains 16 Dell desktop computers and 2 HP LaserJet printers.
All Soldiers should update their profile on AKO. Profiles help people stay in touch with unit members. They also help others understand your blog and forum posts and e-mail messages. It’s a way of introducing yourself without requiring lengthy explanations.
G-7
Can you run five miles in thirty minutes? If so, then you are a candidate for the Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Pentathlon competition. The competition is comprised of seven events and will be conducted in Stavanger, Norway from August 7th through August 15th, 2010. Officers and non-commissioned officers are being recruited to field an Army Reserve team.
The military competition (MILCOMP) consists of seven events: rifle, pistol, land navigation, water obstacles, land obstacles, first aid, and law of land warfare.
US Army reserve candidates will compete with members of other US reserve branches for team positions. Preliminary trials will be held in Vermont from July 18th through July 31. Service members selected will continue to train in Vermont or Stockholm, Sweden. Once the final team is selected and trained they will proceed to Stavanger, Norway and compete against NATO reserve teams from western and eastern Europe.
Point of Contact is Maj. John Tuckwiller: john,tuckwiller@us.army.mil or Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Bish: Thomas Bish Thomas.bish@us.army.mil
G-8
The 108th Training Command (IET) Lodging in Kind (LIK) Program is a tool for Commanders to take care of Soldiers and recruit and retain them from a larger geographical area. This program allows Soldiers not within normal commuting distance to attend Battle Assembly without incurring lodging costs. This program will encourage and promote additional opportunities for career progression for Soldiers outside of their local geographical area.
Lodging-in-Kind (LIK) Program includes Soldiers in areas that were not served by active military installations in the past to include the ranks of: Maj. (0-4) and below; CW2 and below; Master Sgt. (E-8) and below. This program will now be administered by the Battalion utilizing the units government purchase card (GPC) wherever possible. Soldiers will notify the unit of their intent to participate in the 108th Training Command (IET) Lodging in Kind (LIK) Program. Unit Commanders will brief Soldiers on the program and obtain a Statement of Understanding signed by the Soldier.
Business Transformation Office
The Global Assessment Tool (GAT), through Comprehensive Resilience Modules – Self Development (CRM-SD), is the primary method of sustaining and improving the Army’s resilience through Comprehensive Soldier Fitness (CSF). The importance of this is clear: each Soldier will be able to monitor his or her personal growth and resilience while the Army will be able to determine effects of professional and environmental factors, as well as effectiveness of training, through the aggregate data. The end-state of CSF is a fit, resilient, and ready Army comprised of individuals with “strong minds and strong bodies”.
The GAT is a survey-based screening tool that, used throughout a Soldier’s life-cycle will measure a Soldier’s fitness in each of the program dimensions of strength: emotional, spiritual, social, and family fitness. It is primarily used to determine an individual’s baseline, and to link that individual to education and training to help increase his/her strength. The chain of command will be able to monitor completion of the GAT from the global assessment tool, but no one will have access to an individual’s answers.
Based on the relative strengths and weaknesses identified on the assessment, CSF offers a menu of Comprehensive Resilience Modules - Self Development (CRM-SD), so that soldiers can improve in each of the five dimensions.
If you or any of your Soldiers have not completed this survey, please do so within the next couple of days at https://army.mil. The average completion time is 20 minutes; you and your family are worth it.
Fort Family
By Denise Wallace
Family Programs
108th Training Command (IET)
What a blessing it has been the last couple of months with the outpouring of generosity from our local civic and faith based organizations. I would like to personally thank Western Avenue Baptist Church in Statesville, N.C. for all the wonderful Angel Tree gifts they provided for our Soldiers children during the holiday season as well as the many organizations who generously donated gifts and care packages. A special thanks to the 4-H Club the Catawba County After School Care program located in Newton, N.C., and of course all of those who volunteered. Maggie Marie and Brenda Morgan from Charlotte VFW Post 948 provided a number of our deployed Soldiers children with a Christmas Party and gifts here. If you know of a faith based or civic organization in your area that would like to partner with Fort Family direct them to the 108th Fort Family website at www.fortfamily.org and click on Community Connections to complete an application.
Public Affairs
If you are looking for the latest news at the 108th Training Command (IET), 95th Training Division (IET), 98th Training Division (IET) or 104th Training Division (LT) look no further. The 108th has its on webpage located on the United States Army Reserve website. Simply navigate to www.usar.army.mil and select Organization, then select Training Commands, and select the 108th Golden Griffon. The webpage is updated on a regular basis additionally, the 95th, 98th and 104th are listed as subordinate commands to the 108th with links to their respective webpage.