Milper Message Number 16-094 Proponent AHRC-EPF-R Title …

1 Milper Message Number 16-094 Proponent AHRC-EPF-R Title FY 2016 enlisted SECONDARY MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY RECLASSIFICATION FOR FEMALE enlisted PERSONNEL INTO 11B, 11C, 12B, 13B, 13D, 13F, 13M, 13P, 13R, 19D, 19K, 91A, 91M, AND 91P ..Issued: [04 Apr 16].. A. AR 601-280 (ARMY RE TENTION PROGRAM), 31 JAN 06, (E XPE DITED REVIS ION, 15 SEP 11). B. AR 614-200 (ENLIS TE D ASSIGNME NTS AND UTILIZA TION MANAGEME NT), 26 FEB 09, (E XPE DITE D REV ISION, 11 OCT 11). C. DA PAM 611-21 (MILITARY OCCUPA TIONAL CLASSIFICA TION A ND S TRUCTURE ), 22 JA N 07. D. ARMY DIRE CTIVE 2016-01 (E XPANDING POSITIONS AND CHA NGING THE ARMY POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF FEMALE SOLDIERS ), 29 JA N 16. E. Milper Message 16-010, AHRC-EPF-R , SUBJE CT: UPDA TE TO RECLASSIFICA TION IN/OUT CALLS, 12 JAN 16. F. MEMORANDUM, DAPE-ZX, SUBJE CT: E XCEP TION TO POLICY RECLASSIFICA TION OF FEMALE SOLDIE RS SERVING ON ACTIVE DUTY, 28 MA R 16.

2 1. THIS M ILPE R Message IS EFFECTIVE UPON RE LEASE AND E XP IRES NLT 30 SEP 16. 2. WITH THE IMPLEME NTA TION OF ARMY DIRECTIVE 2016-01, THE ARMY NO LONGE R HAS A SEPARATE POLICY FOR THE ASSIGNME NT OF FEMALE SOLDIE RS. THIS M ILPE R Message ALLOWS THE RE CLASS IFICA TION, AS A SECONDARY MILITARY OCCUPA TIONAL SPECIALTY (SMOS), OF FEMALE ENLIS TED SOLDIERS INTO A PREVIOUS LY CLOSED M ILITARY OCCUPA TIONAL SPECIALTY (MOS) WHE N THE RECLASS IFICA TION DOES NOT MEE T THE RULES FOR P RIMA RY MILITARY OCCUPA TIONAL SPECIALTY (PM OS) RE CLASS IFICA TION IN REFERE NCE E. 3. IAW REFERENCE B, SOLDIE RS MUS T BE SERVING IN A N OVER S TRE NGTH PMOS TO REQUEST RECLASSIFICA TION A ND M US T RE CLASSIFY INTO A SHORTAGE MOS. AS AN E XCEP TION TO THIS POLICY, ACTIVE DUTY FEMALE ENLIS TE D SOLDIE RS ARE AUTHORIZED TO REQUEST RECLASSIFICA TION INTO SMOS 11B, 11C, 12B, 13B, 13D, 13F, 13M, 13P, 13R, 19D, 19K, 91A, 91M, AND 91P.

3 THIS ALLOWS FEMALE SOLDIE RS THE OPPORTUNITY TO A TTE ND TRAINING AND SERVE IN A MOS PREV IOUSLY ONLY AVAILAB LE TO MALE SOLDIE RS. ADDITIONALLY, THEY WILL MA INTAIN THE IR CURRENT PM OS FOR P ROMOTION A ND MAY, AT A LA TE R TIME, REQUEST TO CONVERT THE IR SMOS TO THE IR PMOS WHE N THE MOS S TRENGTHS ARE IAW WITH REFE RE NCE E. 4. INTE RES TED FEMA LE ENLIS TED SOLDIE RS MUS T MEE T THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA TO REQUEST RECLASSIFICA TION UNDE R THIS Milper Message : A. MUST BE A SERGEANT NON-P ROMOTABLE OR BELOW. B. CURRENT PM OS AND REQUES TED SMOS M US T NOT MEE T THE RECLASSIFICA TION RULES IN THE CURRENT IN/OUT CALLS. (SOLDIE RS WHO MEE T THESE RULES DO NOT REQUIRE THE E XCEP TION TO POLICY OF THIS M ILPE R Message ). C. MUS T MEE T THE RE QUES TE D MOS S TANDARDS IAW REFE RENCE C, ABOVE. D. MUS T BE RECOMMENDE D BY THE IR IMME DIA TE COMMA NDER.

4 5. SOLDIERS APPROVED FOR SMOS WILL A TTEND TRA INING IN A TDY E NROUTE S TA TUS UNLESS DIRE CTED OTHE RWISE BY HRC. SOLDIE RS WHO DO NOT S UCCESSFULLY COMPLE TE MOS TRAINING WILL BE REASSIGNED IN THEIR PMOS BY THE IR CAREE R BRANCH. 6. INTE RES TED SOLDIE RS WHO MEE T THE CRITERIA IN PARAGRAPH 4 SHOULD CONTA CT THEIR UNIT CA REER COUNSELOR TO REQUES T RE CLASSIFICA TION. ALL REQUES TS ARE SUBMITTE D TO HUMA N RESOURCES COMMA ND (HRC) VIA THE RE TAIN SYSTE M. SOLDIERS APPROVED FOR RE CLASS IFICA TION ARE ASSIGNE D IAW THE NEE DS OF THE A RMY. HRC WILL ENSURE THOSE SOLDIE RS WHO ATTEND TRA INING UNDER THE PROV IS IONS THIS Message ARE ASSIGNED IMMEDIA TELY AFTE R THE IR TRAINING TO A DUTY POSITION IN THEIR SMOS. 7. SOLDIERS WITH QUES TIONS PERTAINING TO REQUES TING A SMOS SHOULD CONTA CT THEIR SERV ICING CA REER COUNSE LOR. SERVICING CAREE R COUNSELORS WITH QUES TIONS REGARDING THIS Message SHOULD CONTA CT THE RECLASSIFICA TION TEAM, RE TE NTION AND RECLASS IFICA TION BRA NCH, HRC, USA D-RE CLASS@MA IL.

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