MILPER MESSAGE NUMBER : 06-180
AHRC-OPC-LTC
FY 06 FA90 CERTIFICATION PANEL
Issued: [06/26/2006]...

1. THIS MILPER MESSAGE WILL EXPIRE NLT 1 AUGUST 2007.

2.  REFERENCE DA PAM 600-3, CHAPTER 29, DTD  28 December 2005.

3.  THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMAND OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT DIVISION WILL CONDUCT A FA90 CERTIFICATION PANEL NLT 10 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE FY06 LTC PROMOTION BOARD RESULTS.  THIS PANEL ONLY APPLIES TO ACTIVE COMPONENT OFFICERS SELECTED FOR LTC IN FY06 IN THE BRANCHES OF OD, QM, TC AND MS WHO HOLD THE FA90 DESIGNATION.  ANY OFFICERS WHO HAD THE FA90 DESIGNATION REMOVED ON PREVIOUS PANELS MAY SUBMIT A MEMORANDUM REQUESTING TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS YEARS PANEL IN ORDER TO REINSTATE THE FA90 DESIGNATION.

4.  The intent of the panel is to ensure that only officers who served in critical fa90 officer developmental ASSIGNMENTS IAW DA Pam 600-3 retain their FA90 Designation.  Multifunctional logistics skills are critical to support and maintain a relevant and ready Army at War.  Only those officers who HAVE OBTAINED THE CRITICAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES BY SERVING as multifunctional logisticians will retain the FA90 designation.

5. IMPACT.  THOSE OFFICERS who RETAIN THEIR FA90 DESIGNATION WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN FA90 designated CSL Command CATEGORies.  OFFICERS that do not retain THEIR FA90 DESIGNATION WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN fa90 designated csl categories.  tHese officers WILL CONTINUE TO BE ELIGIBLE TO COMPETE IN THEIR BASIC BRANCH FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.  Officers who do not RETAIN FA90 are not prohibited from working in FA90 positions in the future.  Officers are STILL ELIGIBLE TO WORK IN FA90 STAFF positions and may be placed in THESE POSITIONS by either the local command or BY HRC assignment. Promotable MAJors and lieutenant colonels who had their fa90 designation removed in the past and who HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY served in critical fa90 developmental assignments   IAW Chapter 29, DA Pam 600-3 may submit a memorandum to the President of the Panel TO REINSTATE THEIR FA90 DESIGNATION.  Officers who ARE REINSTATED AS FA90 can compete for future FA90 commands at the LTC and COL levels IaW their career timelines.

6. FA90 CERTIFICATION PANEL GUIDANCE.

A. THE PANEL WILL CONSIST OF THE CSSD DIVISION CHIEF, THE CSS FIELD GRADE BRANCH CHIEF, THE CSS COMPANY GRADE BRANCH CHIEF, THE FIELD GRADE BRANCH CHIEF OF THE MEDICAL SERVICE CORPS,; A CSS ASSIGNMENT OFFICER FROM SENIOR LEADER DEVELOPMENT OFFICE AND THE FA90 PERSSO AT USA G1.  FOUR OF THE SIX PANEL MEMBERS MUST VOTE “YES” FOR THE OFFICER TO RETAIN THE FA90 DESIGNATION.

B.  THE PANEL RESULTS WILL BE APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR, OPMD. OFFICERS WHO DO NOT RETAIN THEIR FA90 CERTIFICATION WILL BE NOTIFIED WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BOARD TO ALLOW TIME FOR AN APPEAL BEFORE THE FY08 CSL BOARD. OFFICERS WHO RETAIN FA90 WILL RECEIVE A LETTER NOTIFYING THEM OF THEIR STATUS NLT 30 DAYS AFTER THE RELEASE OF THE FY06 LTC PROMOTION BOARD RESULTS.

7. CERTIFICATION CRITERIA: IN ORDER TO RETAIN THE FA90 DESIGNATION, OFFICERS MUST HAVE ServeD 12 months, IN A MAJOR or lieutenant colonel FA90 CODED POSITION AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL (BATTALION, BRIGADE/GROUP, DISCOM, DIVISION, COSCOM, MODULAR BRIGADE/GROUP UNDER A TSC).  iN ADDITION, THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS WILL ALLOW AN OFFICER TO RETAIN their FA90 DESIGNATION:

(a)  CSS observer controller (major-level) at a combat training center,

(b)  Major-level multifunctional logistics command position,

(c)  Major-level functional command position DIFFERENT FROM THE OFFICER’S BASIC BRANCH,

(d)  ANY OF THE CRITICAL DEVELOPMENTAL ASSIGNMENTS LISTED IN THE SEPARATE CHAPTERS of DA PAM 600-3 FOR TC, OD AND qm THAT ARE DIFFERENT FROM THE OFFICER’S BASIC BRANCH,

(e)  FA90 Joint Staff Officer (JSO) or CSS JSO position different from the officer’s basic branch (only IF THE OFFICER HAS ALSO SERVED IN A fa90 POSITION AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL),

(G)  IN ADDITION TO THE QUALIFICATION CRITERIA OUTLINED IN DA PAM 600-3 BASED ON POSITIONS HELD AT THE GRADE OF MAJOR, THE FA90 CERTIFICATION PANEL WILL CONSIDER TIME SERVED AS A CAPTAIN IN ONE OR MORE QUALIFYING FA90 MAJOR CODED POSITIONS FOR A TOTAL OF 18 MONTHS,

(H)  ANY LOGISTICS CAPTAIN THAT SERVES A MINIMUM OF 12 MONTHS AS THE COMMANDer OF A FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY.

8.  NOTIFICATION:  ALL OFFICERS CONSIDERED BY THE PANEL WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION FROM HRC REGARDING THEIR FA90 STATUS AFTER THE DIRECTOR, OPMD APPROVES THE RESULTS.    

9. APPEALS.  OFFICERS who DO NOT RETAIN THE FA90 DESIGNATION CAN appeal the results of the panel at anytime by submitting a memorandum with Subject: Appeal of FA90 CERTIFICATION Panel Decision by mail to U.S. Army Human Resources Command, attn:  AHRC-OPC-l (fa90 panel recorder), 200 Stovall St, Alexandria, VA 22332-0416 or by FAX (703)325-2506.  THE OFFICER MAY SUBMIT ANY RELEVANT MATERIALS TO BE REVIEWED BY THE APPEALS PANEL. Review panels will be held quarterly.  OFFICERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO DISCUSS THE PANEL DECISION WITH THEIR ASSIGNMENT OFFICER PRIOR TO SUBMITTING THEIR APPEAL. Membership of the appeals panel will be no less than SIX Permanent members of the panel and the President. APPEALS WILL REQUIRE AT LEAST FOUR OF THE SIX MEMBERS TO APPROVE THE APPEAL.

10.  THE HRC-ALEXANDRIA POC IS MAJ TOM ELLIS, FA90 PANEL RECORDER, DSN 221-2623, COMMERCIAL (703) 325-2623 OR E-MAIL Thomas.ellis@HOFFMAN.ARMY.MIL.