AG Corps Regimental Association

Army HR Soldiers and Civilians,

The Army’s anticipated theme for 2011 is “Army: Profession of Arms”.  In concert with the Army’s anticipated theme, AGCRA will dedicate its next edition of 1775 to “The AG Team, The Army’s HR Professionals”.

We would like to hear from you what it means to be an Army HR Professional.  Specifically, we are requesting your feedback (e-mail to magazine@agcra.com) or an AG / HR article that covers down on the following topics below.  We intend to post your feedback or article in the next edition of 1775:

* Foundations of our AG / HR Profession

* Professional Ethic

* Professional Culture

* Expert Knowledge

* Leader Development Systems

* Or answer the following question(s):

  – What does it mean to be an AG / HR Professional?

  – What does it mean to be an AG / HR Professional after 9 years of war?

If you write an article, 1775 article specs are provided below.

a.  Suspense Date:  NLT 10 Jan 2011, NOTE – earlier is better and helps get the magazine shaped, proofed and published sooner.

b.  Length:  Minimum of 2 pages, no more than five, single spaced.

c.  Font:  Century Schoolbook, Font Size 12.

d.  Writers should reframe from personalizing their respective articles, i.e., “There I was, surrounded by a thousand bad guys…”

e.  Photos:  If you have any photos for the article, please provide in JPEG format.

f.  Slides:  If you have any slides for the article, please provide in PowerPoint format.

g.  Note – Large picture or slide files may have to be posted to a server (e.g., AKO files) if they’re too big to send through e-mail.

Again, send feedback or articles to magazine@agcra.com.

Thanks ahead of time for your support.

By: LTC C. L. Morelle-Oliveira

CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – The 1^st Theater Sustainment Command wants to ensure troops get their mail promptly this holiday season. 

    “We want to make sure we do everything we can to support our great warriors by insuring their holiday mail arrives in a timely fashion,” said Deputy Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Nick Tooliatos, 1TSC.  “We are closely monitoring the flow of mail to ensure adequate transportation is allocated to keep the mail moving.  We have initiated ‘Operation Santa’s Little Helpers’ to augment postal personnel into Afghanistan to assist with the upcoming rush of holiday mail.”

    For families and friends at home, it’s critical to understand the natural “surge” that occurs during the holidays and plan ahead.  Deadlines are fast approaching if you want to ensure your Soldier gets that Christmas package on time.

  “Sending mail from the US to theater or the Soldier is quite easy,” said First Lt. Jennifer Yurk, postal operations officer- Afghanistan, 3rd Human Resource Sustainment Center, Kuwait.  “Family members or friends need to package the box (the most common way to do this is with flat rate boxes – which means no matter what the weight of the package the cost is a flat rate, take it into their local Post Office.  Fill out a customs declaration form and take it to the counter to be processed.”

    The Postal Service offers free Military Care Kits, designed specifically for military families sending packages overseas. The mailing kits can be ordered by phone by calling 1-800-610-8734 and asking for the Military Care Kit. Each kit includes two “America Supports You” large Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes, four medium-sized Priority Mail Flat Rate boxes, six Priority Mail labels, one roll of Priority Mail tape and six customs forms with envelopes.

    Deadline information is available through your military post office and at USPS.COM.

Deployed personnel should contact MailQuestions@kuwait.swa.army.mil for assistance.

In 2003, in honor of LTG Timothy J. Maude, former Army G-1, and SGM Larry L. Strickland, Army G-1 SGM, both killed in action on 11 September 2001, the Adutant General’s Corps implemented an awards program to formally recognize our Regimental Officer, Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer, Soldier and Civilian of the Year. 

The deadline to submit nomination packets to recognize deserving Soldiers is NLT 1 March 2011.  Submit nominations to the following address/email:

Address:

Chief of Staff, US Army Adjutant General School

ATTN: ATSG-AG (Mr. Bill Villnow)

US Army Soldier Support Institute

10000 Hampton Parkway

Fort Jackson, SC 29207

Email Scanned Packets to: David.Ratliff1@us.army.mil (Mr. Dave Ratliff)

Please see attached Letter and Memorandum of Instruction for details.

AGCRA Regimental Awards 2010 (Letter) (328) 2010 Annual AGCRA Awards - MOI (1330)

Welcome to our new and improved home base on the web, http://www.agcra.com.

We are excited for the changes we’ve made with the new site and are confident you will be as well.  Features you enjoyed on the previous site remain intact, including access to current and archived versions of 1775, newsletters, members only section, etc.

New features include a completely redesigned interface which is much more user-friendly, dynamic content, deep social integration with the ability to share content across the web, and most importantly – a renewed focus on our shared experiences as Adjutant General Corps professionals. These are exciting leaps forward for our association and support the executive council stated intent to:

“Provide a forum for the mutual exchange and discussion of ideas and information of interest to members of the Association.”

We need your help and look forward to hearing and reading about your shared experiences! Here is how you can help support the launch of our new site and engage in the discussion:

• Send us your local chapter news and events, to include recent recipients of association awards

• Send us profile articles of your AG Soldiers making an impact across our Corps and Army

• Share your experiences with us – we want to hear about your successes, challenges and ways you have made a difference in our Corps and Army

• Send us pictures of AG Soldiers in action and photos of local chapter events

• Continue to send professional articles to AGCRA

We look forward to your involvement and encourage you to share our new site with your fellow AG professionals as we embrace the socially-connected framework for our Corps.  Defend and serve!

Send all contributions/articles/photos to: content@agcra.com

COL Robert L. Manning, Chief of the Adjutant General’s Corps, announces the eligibility and nomination requirements for the Adjutant General’s Corps (AGC) Hall of Fame (HOF) and Distinguished Member of the Regiment (DMOR) nominations for 2011.  Nominations are due NLT 1 March 2011.  COL Manning’s cover letter and memorandum of instruction (MOI) are available for download below:

2011 HOF DMOR Cover Letter

2011 HOF DMOR MOI

By Sgt. Jason Kemp

1st Inf Div, USD-S PAO

COB BASRA, Iraq – The 1st Infantry Division human resources’ team of personnel administration professionals contribute much to the service members of United States Division-South.

(Army photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Carney)

They are responsible for monitoring the personnel strength of the USD-S units, awards and personnel actions, battlefield promotions, casualty operations, environmental morale leave management, and much more.

“In my opinion, my entire section makes it happen.  The G1 Section is an all-star team of HR professionals that I would gladly stack up against any G1 section anywhere,” said Sgt. Maj. Teddy Compton, 1st Infantry Division human resources sergeant major and Burlington, N.C., native.

As a team, the 1st Inf. Div. HR section not only works hard to support the USD-S but each other as well.

“I was selected as the Deputy G1 and had to quickly learn a new skill set in support of the G1 and Commanding General,” said Maj. William Bonilla, 1st Inf. Div. human resources deputy and a Lauderhill, Fla., native. “The only way I have been able to survive as the Deputy G1 is through the hard and dedicated work of our Soldiers, NCOs and officers.”

Bonilla said one of his duties sticks out to him as having one the greatest personal meaning.

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