Field Artillery Targeting Technician

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Warrant Officer Division PERSCOM

Field Artillery Targeting Technician MOS
131A Personnel Update
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Agenda

• Mission
• Strengths
• Promotions
• Evaluations
• Items of interest
• Questions

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Mission
To make worldwide assignments of warrantofficers
to support Army readiness. To develop the
professional capabilitiesof warrant officers
through plannedschooling and assignments. To
provide support to all warrant officersand
career managers by processing allpersonnel
actions. Communicate "Officership" to
WarrantOfficer Corps.
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My Mission
Manage the Assignments and Professional
Development of Field Artillery Warrant Officers
in order to provide the best trained Artillery
Leaders and technicians at the Right Time, in the
Right Place, for our Army. Educate FAWOs on
emerging trends and changes in personnel
policy. - Do what is Right!
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Agenda

• Mission
• Strengths
• Promotions
• Evaluations
• Items of interest
• Questions

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MOS 131A Strength

102 73 1
127/140/102 79/51/73
7/1/1
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Totals Auth 213 CURR 176 PROJ 214
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Agenda

• Mission
• Strengths
• Promotions
• Evaluations
• Items of interest
• Questions

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Promotions

• How are we doing?

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Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3)
Floor19

• CFO
• FAIO
• Targeting Officer
• CTC O/C
• Instructor/Writer

( ) FA
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Chief Warrant Officer Four (CW4)
Floor4

• FAIO
• Targeting Officer
• Combat Developer
• Instructor/Writer

( ) FA
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Chief Warrant Officer Five (CW5)

• Targeting Officer
• Proponency
• USANCA
• DA System Integrator
• Sr. Instructor/Writer

( ) FA
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Agenda

• Mission
• Strengths
• Promotions
• Evaluations
• Items of interest
• Questions

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Field Artillery Targeting Technician
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OER Feedback

• Field Reaction
• Increasing confidence in new system still some
  angst.
• Greatest fear COM report will hinder selection.
• Board Feedback
• New OER is significant improvement.
• Greater tendency to read the words.
• Population entries highlight small populations.
• Board Results
• All boards selected officers for promotion with
  at least one 67-9 COM report (CW3, CW4, CW5).
• All boards non-selected officers with at least
  one 67-9 ACOM report.
• Advice to Raters/SRs
• Submit on time.
• Counsel, get ratee signature.
• Recommend career field and future jobs (3-5 years
  out).

Know Your Profile.
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The Latest...

• Impact on Officer Corps
• The power to select the best is being returned to
  the field, to commanders and Senior Raters.
• "Center of mass is a killer" myth, currently
  affecting junior officers, will be put to bed by
  end of this year.
• Board member faith in the selection board system
  is being reinforced.
• Selection Board members returning to the field
  will spread confidence in new OER.

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Clear signals to selection boards!
Stress Job PerformanceThe Bedrock
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Agenda

• Mission
• Strengths
• Promotions
• Evaluations
• Items of interest
• Questions

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Items of Interest

• Move the average AFS to TWOS goal of 5-8 years
  AFS on accession
• Better distribution of Warrant Officers by grade
• Assignment Oriented Training (AOT)
• Career Path Models

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What Commanders Can Do To Help BRANCH and the
ARMY

• Enforce service obligations (ADSOs).
• Allow promotable CW2/3/4 to go to the advanced
  course as soon as eligible.
• Carefully analyze warrant officers positions to
  determine where warrant officers can perform the
  job adequately.
• Mentor and counsel junior officers on Army career
  opportunities.

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Commanders and Senior Warrant OfficerInvolvement

• Get Senior Warrant Officers involved in Mentoring
• Career importance of DA Photo, civilian and
  military education goals
• Emphasize ORB/OMPF maintenance
• Counseling and developing Junior Warrant Officers

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Managing Your Officers Careers
Mentorship
Utilization
Education
Officership
What You Can Do to Help Them?
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New Automation

• Check your own OMPF online
• Got to https//www.us.army.mil/portal/portal_home.
  jhtml
• Enter your AKO account name and password
• Cross check against ORB
• Send supporting documents to Career Manager

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What you can expect from me..
Manage Military And Civilian Education Opportuni
ties
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Warrant Officer DivisionKey Phone List
Division Chief (CW5 Morgan)DSN - 221-5255COMM
- 703-325-5255 Leader Development Branch (CW5
Cox)DSN - 221-5254COMM - 703-325-5254 Personne
l Actions Branch (CW3 Asercion) DSN -
221-5285COMM - 703-325-5285 Technical Service
Branch Chief (CW5 Edinger)DSN -
221-7841/5234COMM - 703-325-7841/5234 FAX DSN
221-5232
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Career Manager Functions

• Must meet today's army requirements - does not
  create them
• Must professionally develop officer to meet
  tomorrow's
• requirements
• Normally assigns to MACOMs and installations in
  CONUS
• Tries to equitably distribute overseas tours
• Must adhere to changing policies
• Cares about each warrant officer but not at the
  expense of others
• Remember Im not part of promotion or selection
  process and do
• not communicate with promotion/selection boards
• Is Human

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Assignment Considerations
EFMP

• Needs of the Army
• Officer qualification
• Qualified volunteers
• Your preference
• Joint domicile
• Compassionate consideration
• GO Involvement
• Professional Development
• Field Commanders Demands

Time on Station
Tour Equity
Availability
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Hot Points!

• CW3 Population
• Developmental Jobs
• Mentorship
• Education
• Civilian
• Military

Good News
Career Manager
Bad News
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Contact

• E-mail is best
• You outnumber me 200 to 1
• Read the Web Page
• Contact Mrs. Braswell
• Fiche- Officer Records
• Orb Corrections- PSB first
• Update Contact Data

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Points to Ponder

• Transition
• Career Opportunities
• Promotion Boards
• Assignments
• Civilian Education
• Multiple COAs
• Family
• Deployments
• Increase ODP for
• OCONUS

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CW4 Don F. Cooper
Questions ?
Career Manager
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Thanks for all you do!