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Army Milpers Message
Army Career News - 07/10/2006
This is an unofficial posting.

MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-194
AHRC-EPO-P
CONSOLIDATION OF 42L INTO 42A EFFECTIVE 1 OCTOBER 2007

Issued: [07/07/2006]...

A. HQDA MESSAGE, DTG 161608 OCT 04, SUBJECT: MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) SUBSTITUTIONS AND CONVERSIONS FOR MODULAR UNITS (CHANGE 1).

B. MEMORANDUM, COMMANDER, HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND, 15 NOVEMBER 2004, SUBJECT: NOTIFICATION OF FUTURE CHANGE TO DA PAM 611-21, E-0504-28, DELETION OF MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) 42L (ADMINISTRATIVE SPECIALIST) AND REVISES MOS 42A (HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST), CAREER MANAGEMENT FIELD (CMF) 42 (ADJUTANT GENERAL).

C. MILPER MESSAGE 04-247, 30 AUGUST 2004, REALIGNMENT OF OVERAGE MOS THROUGH RECLASS/REENL RETRAINING - FAST TRACK PROGRAM.

D. MILPER MESSAGE 04-336, 8 DECEMBER 2004, APPROVED MOS SUBSTITUTION BETWEEN 42A AND 42L.

1.  This message applies to ALL ARMY COMPONENTS.

2. HQDA ARMY G1 APPROVED the elimination of mos 42L from the army NLT 1 0CT 2007.  THE BALANCE OF THE 42l AUTHORIZATIONS WILL BE CONVERTED TO 42A EFFECTIVE 1 OCT 2007.  in support of this decision, the following guidance is provided:

3.  training.

a.  BASIC AND ADVANCED NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER COURSES FOR MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES (MOSs) 42L AND 42A WILL consolidate effective 30 JUNE 2006.

b. soldiers identified to be reclassified from mos 42L (IN THE GRADE OF E1-E7) to 42A MUST COMPLETE THE ONLINE DISTANCE LEARNING (DL) COURSE FOR 42A.  FAILURE TO COMPLETE THE ON LINE COURSE FOR these SOLDIERS will result in award of MOS 42A with the Y2 ASI (not mos qualified) or may RESULT IN involuntary RECLASSIFICATION TO ANOTHER MOS OTHER THaN 42A TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ARMY.  EXCEPTION TO THE REQUIREMENT TO COMPLETE THE DL COURSE IS HAVING COMPLETED 42L ANCOC, BNCOC OR AIT AFTER 1 JANUARY 2005.  THE CERTIFICATION COURSE IS AVAILABLE THROUGH ATTRS, COURSE NUMBER 805CT13, HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR SKILL LEVELS 1 & 2 OR 805CT36, HUMAN RESOURCES NCO CERTIFICATION COURSE FOR SKILL LEVELS 3, 4, & 5.  DIRECTIONS ON ENROLLMENT CAN BE FOUND ON THE HRC, AG BRANCH WEBSITE AT https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/protect/Active/epag/ag42l.htm.

c.  MSG (E8) and above are not required to complete the HUMAN RESOURCES CERTIFICATION for automatic conversion.  However, the course is highly recommended prior to assignment to a BCT.

4. promotions.

a.  centralized.  EFFECTIVE WITH THE FY07 MSG BOARD, 42A AND 42L WILL compete AGAINST FUTURE 42A REQUIREMENTS.  42L soldiers who are selected for promotion by a centralized selection board must be fully qualified (see para 3b above) or their promotion, if selected, will be held in abeyance pending the completion of the training requirement.  

b.  SEMI-CENTRALIZED PROMOTIONS – effective 1 OCTOBER 2007, promotion to SGT and SSG will only OCCUR in mos 42a.  only qualified 42A will be otherwise eligible for recommendation and selection.  soldiers reclassified to 42a with the y2 asi (have not completed the training requirement) (see para 3b above) will not be otherwise eligible for recommendation or promotion as a 42A until the training is completed and the y2 asi is removed.

5.  reclassification:

a.  VOLUNTARY.  FOR THE PERIOD LEADING TO 1 OCT 07, SOLDIERS IN MOS 42L MAY REQUEST VOLUNTARY RECLASSIFICATION INTO MOS 42A ONLY AFTER THEY HAVE MET THE REQUIRED TRAINING AS IDENITIFED IN PARA 3 ABOVE.  REQUESTS MUST BE MADE THROUGH THEIR CAREER COUNSELORS OR BY SUBMITTING A DA FORM 4187.  ALL RECLASSIFICATION DECISIONS REGARDING VOLUNTARY RECLASSIFICATION WILL BE PREDICATED ON THE STRENGTHS OF THE TWO MOS.  

B.   Army national guard soldiers will be reclassified from 42l to 42a upon completion of the training outlined in paragraph 3.  soldiers will submit records showing completion of the training through their chain of command to their respective state enlisted personnel manager for publication of mos orders.

c.  MANDATORY.  ON 30 sep 07, ALL REMAINING 42L SOLDIERS WILL BE RECLASSIFIED BY HQDA TO MOS 42A.  ALL SOLDIERS WHO HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE MANDATORY TRAINING WILL BE RECLASSIFIED with the Y2 ASI AND WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR PROMOTION UNTIL THE TRAINING IS COMPLETED.  failure to complete the training may RESULT IN involuntary RECLASSIFICATION TO ANOTHER MOS OTHER THaN 42A TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE ARMY

6. HRC POC FOR ENLISTED ASSIGNMENTS IS THE AG ENLISTED BRANCH CHIEF, MAJ Emond, DSN 221-5837, COMMERCIAL (703) 325-5837; Tracy.Emond@hoffman.army.mil OR BRANCH SGM, SGM LAURA FRADY, DSN 221-5837, COMMERCIAL (703) 325-5837, LAURA.FRADY@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.

7. AG SCHOOL POC FOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT IS MAJ WASHINGTON, CHIEF, LDD, DSN 734-8445, COMMERCIAL (803) 751-8445; MICHELLE.WASHINGTON@JACKSON.ARMY.MIL or DSN: 734-8445; COMM: (803) 751-8445; SGM Teresa L. Meagher, teresa.meagher@jackson.army.mil or DSN: 734-8442; COMM: (803) 751-8442.

8.  enlisted assignments for arng soldiers will be managed through their arng chain of command to their respective state enlisted personnel manager.  national guard bureau poc is msg donald w. kiefer, dsn: 327-3401, commercial (703) 607-3401; donald.kiefer@us.army.mil.


COMMERCIAL (703) 325-3936.  E-MAIL IS NORA.VOLZ@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.