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MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-171
AHRC-OPL-L
FY06 COHORT YEAR GROUP (YG) 1999 CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION (CFD) BOARD
Issued: [06/15/2006]...
1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE NLT 30 SEPTEMBER 2007.
2. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES ZONES OF ELIGIBILITY, METHODOLOGY, AND ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE BY THE FY06 COHORT YG99 CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION (CFD) BOARD.
3. THE CFD BOARD WILL CONVENE ON 12 SEPTEMBER 06 TO SELECT CAPTAINS IN COHORT YG99 FOR CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION AS DESCRIBED IN DA PAM 600-3 AND MILPER MESSAGE 05-175.
4. OFFICERS WHO MEET THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION BY THIS BOARD:
A. ALL OFFICERS OF THE ARMY COMPETITIVE CATEGORY IN THE FOLLOWING COHORT YEAR GROUP:
DOR GRADE
YG 99 20020401 - 20030228 CPT
B. OFFICERS NOT SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO THE ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS (AAC) BY THE YG99 U.S. ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND (AHRC) ACQUISITION CANDIDATE ACCESSION BOARD.
C. OFFICERS ACCESSED INTO SPECIAL FORCES BY THE ARMY SPECIAL FORCES ACCESSION BOARD MUST SUBMIT CFD PREFERENCES. G1 POLICY STATES THAT SPECIAL FORCES OFFICERS WITH A FIRST PREFERENCE TO REMAIN IN THEIR BRANCH WILL BE LOCKED FOR CFD AND WILL NOT BE SEEN BY THE BOARD. SPECIAL FORCES OFFICERS WHO DO NOT SUBMIT CFD PREFERENCES WILL BE DESIGNATED ACCORDING TO ARMY REQUIREMENTS.
D. OFFICERS ACCESSED INTO PSYOPS AND CIVIL AFFAIRS BY THE FY06 ARMY SPECIAL FORCES ACCESSION BOARD WILL BE LOCKED FOR CFD AND WILL NOT BE SEEN BY THE BOARD.
5. OFFICERS IN YG99 WITH AN APPROVED SEPARATION DATE WITHIN 90 DAYS OF THE BOARD CONVENE DATE (I.E. SEPARATION DATE THRU 11 DECEMBER 06) ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD.
6. THE ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS (AAC) WILL ACCESS OFFICERS FROM YG99 BY A SEPARATE ACCESSION BOARD FROM 31 JULY 06 - 4 AUGUST 06. OFFICERS DESIRING TO ACCESS INTO THE AAC SHOULD VISIT THE ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT BRANCH WEBPAGE AT (HTTPS://WWW.HRC.ARMY.MIL/SITE/PROTECT/ACTIVE/OPFAM51/AMBMAIN.HTM). OFFICERS GOING BEFORE THIS ACQUISITION CANDIDATE ACCESSION BOARD MUST ALSO SUBMIT PREFERENCES FOR THE YG99 CFD BOARD. OFFICERS SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO AAC, HOWEVER, WILL NO LONGER BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE YG99 CFD BOARD. OFFICERS NOT SELECTED FOR ACCESSION INTO AAC WILL STILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS CFD BOARD.
7. DEADLINE FOR CFD PREFERENCE SUBMISSION IS 11 AUGUST 2006. ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS WILL RECEIVE INFORMATION VIA THEIR ARMY KNOWLEDGE ONLINE (AKO) EMAIL ACCOUNTS EXPLAINING HOW TO ACCESS THE HRC OFFICER CAREER MANAGEMENT KNOWLEDGE CENTER AND SUBMIT AN ONLINE CFD PREFERENCE STATEMENT. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE CFD HOME PAGE (https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/protect/active/opfamdd/cfd_upcoming_boards.htm). OFFICERS MAY NOT APPEAL THE RESULTS OF THE BOARD ON GROUNDS OF AN INCOMPLETE OR ABSENT PREFERENCE STATEMENT. OFFICERS MAY SELECT AS PREFERENCES ONLY THOSE FUNCTIONAL AREAS FOR WHICH THEY MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA.
A. MINIMUM CRITERIA FOR EACH FUNCTIONAL AREA IS DEFINED IN DA PAM 600-3, WITH CURRENT UPDATES LISTED ON HRC’S CFD HOME PAGE. SELECTIONS OF FUNCTIONAL AREAS FOR WHICH AN OFFICER DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM CRITERIA WILL BE DELETED FROM THE OFFICER’S PREFERENCE STATEMENT PRIOR TO THE BOARD. THE BOARD WILL ONLY SEE THOSE FUNCTIONAL AREA PREFERENCES FOR WHICH THE OFFICER MEETS THE MINIMUM CRITERIA. THEREFORE, IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT OFFICERS SELECT THEIR PREFERENCES CAREFULLY.
B. OFFICERS MUST SUBMIT THREE PREFERENCES. OFFICERS WHO FAIL TO SUBMIT A PREFERENCE STATEMENT OR SUBMIT AN INCOMPLETE PREFERENCE STATEMENT WILL GO BEFORE THE CFD BOARD WITHOUT A PREFERENCE AND WILL BE CAREER FIELD DESIGNATED BASED ON ARMY REQUIREMENTS.
C. OFFICERS SELECTING FA48 (FOREIGN AREA OFFICER) AS A PREFERENCE ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT TRANSCRIPTS FOR THEIR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE. IF AN OFFICER DOES NOT MEET THE MINIMUM GPA OF 2.7 ON A 4.0 SCALE, THIS REQUIREMENT IS WAIVERABLE TO A 2.5 GPA IF AN OFFICER HAS A GRE SCORE OF 500/500/4.0 OR HAS ALREADY COMPLETED A MASTER’S DEGREE PROGRAM. IF THIS IS THE CASE, THE OFFICER IS REQUIRED TO SUBMIT GRE SCORES AND/OR MASTERS DEGREE TRANSCRIPTS TO BOTH THEIR BASIC BRANCH AND FA48. ADDITIONALLY, OFFICERS MUST BE WILLING TO ACCEPT DESIGNATION INTO ANY FA48 AREA OF CONCENTRATION (AOC). OFFICERS THAT ARE DEPLOYED TO COMBAT ZONES AND ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN THEIR COLLEGE TRANSCRIPTS AND/OR GRE SCORES CAN SEND A LETTER TO BOTH THEIR BASIC BRANCH AND FA48 EXPLAINING THEIR SITUATION. OFFICERS ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO HAVE DLAB SCORES POSTED ON THEIR ORB. THE MINIMUM DLAB SCORE IS 105 WHICH CAN BE WAIVED TO 95 IF AN OFFICER HAS A RECENT (WITHIN 12 MONTHS) DLPT SCORE OF 2/2 (THAT IS ALSO REFLECTED ON THE ORB). NOTE THAT THE DLPT IS NOT A SUBSTITUTE FOR A DLAB. THESE ARE ONLY TWO OF THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS TO BE CONSIDERED AND OFFICERS MUST READ DA PAM 600-3 FOR ALL REQUIREMENTS. FINALLY, OFFICERS MUST FILL OUT A FOREIGN AREA OFFICER QUESTIONAIRE THAT IS TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE FAO PROPONENT. THE QUESTIONAIRE CAN BE FOUND AT WWW.FAO.ARMY.MIL. OFFICERS SHOULD CONTACT MAJ BRIAN LAMSON, FAO PROPONENT REGIONAL MANAGER, AT DSN 224-3026, COMMERCIAL 703-614-3026; EMAIL BRIAN.LAMSON@HQDA.ARMY.MIL; FAX 703-614-8909 FOR ANY ISSUES REGARDING THIS QUESTIONAIRE OR OTHER ELIGIBILTY REQUIREMENTS INTO THE FAO PROGRAM.
D. IAW DA G-1 POLICY, OFFICERS WHO HAVE RECEIVED ARMY FUNDED ADVANCED CIVIL SCHOOLING (ACS) IN SUPPORT OF A FUNCTIONAL AREA OR BASIC BRANCH WILL HAVE THEIR CFD DESIGNATION LOCKED TO THAT RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONAL AREA OR BASIC BRANCH. OFFICERS BEING DESIGNATED INTO THEIR FUNCTIONAL AREA OR BASIC BRANCH BECAUSE OF ACS TRAINING SHOULD NOT SUBMIT A PREFERENCE STATEMENT AS THEIR RECORD WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
E. THE CFD PREFERENCE SUBMISSION WINDOW WILL BE MODIFIED TO ACCOUNT FOR DESIGNATIONS MADE DUE TO ARMY REQUIREMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT SOME FUNCTIONAL AREAS WILL BE CLOSED FOR DESIGNATION AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE AS A SELECTION OPTION IN THE PREFERENCE SUBMISSION WINDOW. SPECIFICALLY, FA37, FA38 AND, FA51 (ARMY ACQUISITION CORPS) ARE CLOSED FOR YG99.
8. OFFICERS SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE APPROXIMATELY ONE-FOURTH OF THE COHORT DESIGNATED INTO FUNCTIONAL AREAS (4% OPCF, 1% TO OSCF, 7% TO ISCF, 11% TO IOCF). OFFICERS IN CERTAIN BRANCHES (AD, AV, CM, MI, FI AND TC) WILL HAVE LIMITED OPPORTUNITY TO CFD INTO FUNCTIONAL AREAS DUE TO ARMY REQUIREMENTS. OTHER BRANCHES (IN, AR, FA AND AG) WILL HAVE LARGE PORTIONS OF THEIR POPULATIONS CAREER FIELD DESIGNATED INTO THE FUNCTIONAL AREAS.
9. THE U.S. ARMY HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND (HRC) WILL SUBMIT NAMES OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS TO THE CFD BOARD. HRC WILL FORWARD ALL DOCUMENTS THAT ARE AUTHORIZED AND ACCEPTED FOR FILING ON THE OFFICIAL MILITARY PERSONNEL FILE (OMPF) TO THE CFD BOARD.
10. CODE 21, COMPLETE-THE-RECORD REPORTS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED FOR THE CFD BOARD.
11. HRC WILL ACCEPT LETTERS TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD FROM OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CFD DESIGNATION. OFFICERS SHOULD LIMIT LETTERS TO ONE PAGE TO ENSURE BOARD MEMBERS CONSIDER ALL PERTINENT INFORMATION. INDIVIDUAL AUTOMATED LETTERS WILL BE SUBMITTED THROUGH THE ONLINE CFD PREFERENCE SUBMISSION PORTAL (LINK AVAILABLE AT https://www.hrc.army.mil/site/protect/active/opfamdd/cfd_upcoming_boards.htm). LETTERS SHOULD ONLY INCLUDE INFORMATION DEEMED IMPORTANT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE OFFICER'S DESIGNATION, AND IS NOT CONTAINED IN THE OFFICER’S OMPF OR ORB. AUTOMATED LETTERS MUST BE SUBMITTED PRIOR TO PREFERENCE WINDOW CLOSING ON 11 AUGUST 2006. HOWEVER, OFFICERS HAVE THE OPTION TO SUBMIT INDIVIDUAL WRITTEN LETTERS, IN LIEU OF THE AUTOMATED VERSION. WRITTEN LETTERS SHOULD HAVE THE OFFICER'S SSN, FOLLOW THE SAME FORMAT AS THE AUTOMATED VERSION, AND INCLUDE ONLY THOSE MATTERS DEEMED IMPORTANT IN CONSIDERATION OF THE OFFICER'S RECORD. ADDRESS WRITTEN LETTERS TO: PRESIDENT, FY06 COHORT YG99 CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION (CFD) BOARD, ATTN: AHRC-MSB, ROOM 5S07, HOFFMAN II, 200 STOVALL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22332-0441. WRITTEN LETTERS MUST ARRIVE AT THE DA SECRETARIAT’S OFFICE NLT: 11 SEPTEMBER 06 TO BE CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD.
12. OFFICERS MAY ALSO SUBMIT LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM SENIOR OFFICERS BY SENDING A WRITTEN LETTER TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT WITH THE LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION AS AN ATTACHMENT. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER PARTIES ON BEHALF OF OFFICERS BEING CONSIDERED WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE SELECTION BOARD UNLESS FORWARDED IN WRITING BY THE OFFICER BEING CONSIDERED. ADDRESS LETTERS TO: PRESIDENT, FY06 COHORT YG99 CAREER FIELD DESIGNATION BOARD, ROOM 5S07, HOFFMAN II, 200 STOVALL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22332-0441. LETTERS MUST ARRIVE AT DA SECRETARIAT PRIOR TO THE CONVENE DATE OF THE BOARD TO BE CONSIDERED. COMMUNICATIONS CONTAINING CRITICISM OR REFLECTING NEGATIVELY UPON THE CHARACTER, CONDUCT OR MOTIVES OF ANY OFFICER WILL NOT BE PROVIDED TO THE SELECTION BOARD.
13. ANY LETTERS CONSIDERED BY THE BOARD (INCLUDING ENCLOSURES) ARE PRIVILEGED CORRESPONDENCE. HRC WILL NOT FILE THESE LETTERS IN THE OFFICERS OMPF.
14. PSB/MPD/BCT S-1 WILL NOT BE SENT A LIST OF NAMES OR ORBS OF ELIGIBLE OFFICERS. EACH PERSONNEL ORGANIZATION MUST SCREEN THEIR POPULATION AND NOTIFY EACH OFFICER CONCERNED. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD CAREFULLY REVIEW THEIR OMPF AND THE OFFICER RECORD BRIEF AND MAKE CORRECTIONS PRIOR TO THE CONVENE DATE OF THE BOARD. THE YG99 CFD BOARD WILL OFFER THE NEW CAPABILITY OF MY BOARD FILE (MBF). ONLY THOSE OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE BOARD ARE AUTHORIZED TO ACCESS MBF. MBF WILL OPEN FOR VIEWING ON 3 JULY 2006 AND WILL CLOSE ON 5 SEPTEMBER 2006. TO ACCESS MY BOARD FILE, ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MAY SELECT THE MY BOARD FILE (MBF) ICON AT HTTPS://WWW.HRC.ARMY.MIL/SITE/ACTIVE/INDEX2.ASP OR TYPE THE SPECIFIC URL HTTPS://ISDRAD16.HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL/MYBOARDWEB/MAINPAGES/WELCOME.JSP.
A. MY BOARD FILE HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ALLOW THOSE OFFICERS IN THE ZONES OF CONSIDERATIONS ONE LOCATION TO VIEW THEIR ENTIRE BOARD FILE. MY BOARD FILE INCLUDES THE PERFORMANCE SECTION OF THE OMPF, PHOTO AND ORB. THE SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING:
(1) A WEB-BASED SECURE ENVIRONMENT
(2) AKO SIGN ON AND AUTHENTICATION
(3) EMAIL NOTIFICATION OF BOARD ANNOUNCEMENTS AND CHANGES TO THE BOARD FILE, SUCH AS A NEW DOCUMENT BEING ADDED AFTER AN OFFICER HAS USED THE ON-LINE CERTIFICATION FEATURE.
(4) AN ELECTRONIC NOTE PAD FOR OFFICERS TO ASSIST IN CONSISTENT DISCUSSIONS/COMMUNICATIONS WITH THEIR RESPECTIVE CAREER MANAGERS ON THE STATUS OF MISSING OR INCORRECT ITEMS.
B. SIGNED ORBS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS BOARD. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST CERTIFY THEIR BOARD FILES ELECTRONICALLY THROUGH MY BOARD FILE.
C. MPD/PSB/PD/BCT’S AND COMMANDERS SHOULD ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE OFFICERS ACCESS, THOROUGHLY REVIEW, AND CERTIFY THEIR BOARD FILE.
D. ELIGIBLE OFFICERS MUST SEND DOCUMENTS FOR UPDATE (OTHER THAN
OERS) BY MEMORANDUM TO COMMANDER, U.S. HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND, ATTN: AHRC-MSR-S (SELECTION BOARD PROCESSING UNIT) 200 STOVALL STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA 22332-0444. SUBMIT ONLY DOCUMENTS AUTHORIZED FOR FILING IAW AR 600-8-104. DOCUMENTS FORWARDED FOR UPDATE BY MPD/PSB IN BULK WILL NOT BE EXPEDITIOUSLY PROCESSED, AND THEREFORE MAY NOT BE SEEN BY THE DESIGNATION BOARD.
15. OFFICERS ELIGIBLE FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD REVIEW THEIR RECORDS TO DETERMINE IF THEY HAVE A CURRENT PHOTO. IN THOSE INSTANCES WHERE AN OFFICER'S PHOTO IS NOT CURRENT, THE OFFICER SHOULD UPDATE THE PHOTO EXPEDITIOUSLY SO THAT RECORDS WILL BE AS COMPLETE AS POSSIBLE WHEN REVIEWED BY THE BOARD.
16. THE CFD BOARD WILL PRODUCE A LIST OF CAREER FIELD DESIGNATIONS FOR ALL OFFICERS, WHICH ONCE APPROVED, WILL BE PUBLISHED VIA MILPER MESSAGE.
17. SUMMARY OF CRITICAL DATES INCLUDES:
A. MY BOARD FILE OPENS: 3 JULY 2006
B. CFD PREFERENCE STATEMENTS AND AUTOMATED LETTERS TO THE BOARD PRESIDENT DUE TO HRC: 11 AUGUST 2006
C. MY BOARD FILE CLOSES: 5 SEPTEMBER 2006
D. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION DUE TO DA SECRETARIAT NLT: 11 SEPTEMBER 2006.
E. CONVENE AND RECESS DATES: 12 SEPTEMBER 2006– 29 SEPTEMBER 2006
18. POC IS LTC TODD HENRY, LEADER DEVELOPMENT DIVISION, HRC (AHRC-OPL-L), EMAIL TODD.HENRY@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL, DSN 221- 5100 OR COMMERCIAL 703-325-5100.
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