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FORT BLISS BUGLE May 24, 2018 11A 10A May 24, 2018 FORT BLISS BUGLE Best of the best > FRIENDLY TRAINING COMPETITION 1 These guys have done some tough, realistic training, and they have shown great grit and excellence in their abilities. >> SGT. 1ST CLASS REAG WOOD Iron Training Detachment GRIT AND EXCELLENCE Forby, Jung take top honors at grueling event Staff Sgt. Jason S. Mueller / 2nd Sqdn., 13th Cav. Regt., 3rd ABCT, 1st AD 2 Sgt. Christopher Schmiett / 1st AD Sust. Bde. Public Affairs ITD holds 1st AD Best Warrior Competition 3 Story and photos by SGT. CHRISTOPHER SCHMIETT, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs > Sgt. Christopher Schmiett / 1st AD Sust. Bde. Public Affairs 4 6 Staff Sgt. Jason S. Mueller / 2nd Sqdn., 13th Cav. Regt., 3rd ABCT, 1st AD 5 Staff Sgt. Jason S. Mueller / 2nd Sqdn., 13th Cav. Regt., 3rd ABCT, 1st AD 1 Sgt. Austin Cole Forby, a Cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, completes part of the call for artillery portion of the 1st AD Best Warrior Competition on Fort Bliss May 10. Forby took first place in the noncommissioned officer bracket. 2 Staff Sgt. Samuel Machtinger, right, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st Armored Division Sustainment Brigade, coaches Soldiers through passing the guard, a level one Modern Army Combatives technique, during the 1st Armored Division Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bliss May 11. 3 Staff Sgt. Samuel Machtinger, left, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Special Troops Battalion, 1st AD Sustainment Bde., and Spc. Vincent Jung, assigned to the HHB, 1st AD Artillery, cross the finish line after a six-mile ruck march during the competition. The ruck march was one of the last physical events of the competition. 4 Forby completes the Tactical Combat Casualty Care portion of the competition. 5 Soldiers participating in the 1st Armored Division Best Warrior Competition climb an obstacle at the Fort Bliss Air Assault Obstacle Course May 9. 6 Forby checks his map during the land navigation course during the 1st AD Best Warrior Competition on Fort Bliss May 10. 7 Forby poses for a picture while wearing his Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear protective mask and the Joint Services Staff Sgt. Jason S. Mueller / 2nd Sqdn., 13th Cav. Regt., 3rd ABCT, 1st AD Lightweight Suit Technology during the 1st AD Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bliss. Six noncommissioned officers and two specialists competed in this year s 1st Armored Division Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bliss May 8-11. The 1st AD Best Warrior Competition tested the Soldiers abilities to perform physically changeling tasks, demonstrate critical thinking and complete warrior tasks and battle drills. The winning Soldier was Spc. Vincent Jung, a petroleum supply specialist assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 1st AD Artillery. The first place noncommissioned officer was Sgt. Austin Cole Forby, a Cavalry scout assigned to 2nd Squadron, 13th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st AD. An event like this gave me more tools to be a better (noncommissioned officer) and leader, Forby said. Now I know that I can take my Soldiers to the obstacle course on Thursday mornings and schedule call for fire training on my own. Jung said the best training he did for the competition was physical training. I knew that it was going to be a physical competition as well as a mental competition and I had been studying for the promotion board, Jung said. Call for fire was the most challenging. Being a petroleum sup- ply specialist, that was the first time I have ever done anything like that, so it was foreign to me. I know the things that I have to work on now. I know my strengths and weaknesses; I know more of what to expect. Forby said he also learned a lot about himself during the competition. It showed me where I need to improve and what I am really good at, he said. The Iron Training Detachment ran the competition, and Sgt. 1st Class Reag Wood, assigned to the ITD, said leaders designed the competition to assess and select the best Soldier and NCO within the 1st AD to represent the division at the III Corps Best Warrior Competition, which would then follow on to the Army Best Warrior Competition. The three-day competition had many events to test the competi- tors mentally and physically. We started with an Army Physical Fitness Test, they then went and conducted the Air Assault obstacle course, and then they conducted a Tactical Combat Casualty Care lane, Wood said. After, they were issued a weapon that was not their assigned weapon that had iron sights, that had been battlefield zeroed, and they were given the minimum number of rounds needed to zero and qualify with that weapon. Wood said the Soldiers had to simulate calling for artillery; find four points in four hours on a land navigation course; be able to don a Chemical, Biological, Radiological suit, nuclear protective mask and the Joint Services Lightweight Suit Technology properly in an allotted amount of time; complete a 50-question test; write an essay; finish a six-mile road march while carrying approximately 45 pounds; and appear before a board of senior noncommissioned officers. With the fast pace, some of the Soldiers performed tasks they have never done before but were still able to gain some knowledge and experience during the competition. Some of the Soldiers had to adapt and overcome some obstacles inherent with the Army while preparing for the competition. The Soldiers worked hard and should be proud of their accomplishments, organizers said. They are really soaking up what they can while they are here, Wood said. These guys have done some tough, realistic training, and they have shown great grit and excellence in their abilities. 7 Sgt. Christopher Schmiett / 1st AD Sust. Bde. Public Affairs

12A May 24, 2018 FORT BLISS BUGLE Staff Sgt. Sierra A. Melendez / U.S. Army Sgt. Zachary Downey, a combat advisor team medic assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade and Columbus, Ohio native, prepares to evacuate a simulated casualty during the unit s rotation at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, La., Jan. 15. The Army s Selective Retention Bonus Program now includes bonuses of up to 52,000 for those who reenlist for critical Security Forces Assistance Brigade positions. Army announces changes to retention bonuses, kickers Some Fort Bliss Soldiers eligible for bonus to stay here By Sean Kimmons Army News Service WASHINGTON Officials released new guidance Tuesday on the Army s Selective Retention Bonus Program, which includes first-ever bonuses up to 52,000 for those who reenlist for critical Security Forces Assistance Brigade positions. SRB kickers that incentivize Soldiers who reenlist early will also go into effect at the end of this month. Details are included in Military Personnel Message 18-156. Kickers will now only be available to those eligible to reenlist on a long-term basis between 10 and 15 months from their contractual ETS date. A 3,000 kicker will be for a five-year reenlistment, and there is a 6,000 kicker for a six-year enlistment. Soldiers who reenlist under the NCO Career Status Program must also meet the term length requirement for the corresponding kicker amount. Soldiers with less than 10 months from their ETS date can still take advantage of a kicker before May 31, when the new policy rolls out. I highly encourage Soldiers and command teams to seek out their servicing Career Counselor to understand how this bonus message change will affect their unit and their Soldiers, said Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Thompson, the Senior Army Career Counselor. Some Soldiers stationed at Fort Bliss will also be eligible for an SRB bonus to remain at the Texas installation. The stabilization bonus will be the Army s first one in years for a specific location, Thompson said. Based off critical shortages in the military occupational specialties of 11B, 13B and 88M The Army has a cost savings for not having to move somebody if they reenlist for stabilization, he said. So we re passing on that cost savings to the bonus even if it s not the same pot of money, but that s the mentality behind it. >> Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Thompson at Fort Bliss, those Soldiers could receive a bonus. The Army has a cost savings for not having to move somebody if they reenlist for stabilization, he said. So we re passing on that cost savings to the bonus even if it s not the same pot of money, but that s the mentality behind it. The message also includes bonuses for Soldiers who possess critical skills. For example, a 12R interior electrician who has a parachutist badge may qualify for more money to reenlist. If they are not Airborne qualified in an Airborne position, or reenlisting to move into an Airborne position they don t get a bonus, Thompson said. If they are, they do. Bonuses are also on the way for Soldiers interested in joining SFAB units. These will be on top of the 5,000 assignment incentive pay already in place for those who volunteer to go into the Army s new train, advise and assist units. The bonus is for those very critical MOSs that the Army needs, the sergeant major said. Those MOSs include 25L/S, 92Y, 35F/M/N/P as well as positions in the 11, 12 and 13 career field series. Many of those jobs will be able to receive Tier 8 bonuses. A staff sergeant or sergeant first class eligible for a Tier 8 bonus, for instance, could earn 46,000 to reenlist for five or more years. A potential 6,000 kicker would then leave that Soldier with 52,000 in hand, on top of the 5,000 assignment incentive pay. The money spent on bonuses helps the Army get a return on its investment for the time spent on molding well-trained Soldiers, Thompson said. If they are in an MOS that the Army deems as critical, we want them to stay in longer, he said. The MILPER message can be found at https://www.hrc.army.mil/milper/18-156. HAVE A SAFE, RESTFUL MEMORIAL DAY

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By Joe Lacdan Army News Service WASHINGTON A generation gap hasn t stopped the Army s retired community from using its circles of influence to help the service gain new recruits. As Army Recruiting Command continues its push toward its 2018 recruitment goals, it has increasingly turned toward retired Soldiers for help. Late last year, the Army announced that it will attempt to recruit 80,000 new Soldiers, a 14 percent increase over its 2017 goal. While there is a vast age difference between retired Soldiers and potential recruits, retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler said retired Soldiers have access to resources that can impact recruiting differently than recruiters. Chandler, who serves as a co-chairman of the Army Chief of Staff s retired Soldier s Council, said members of the Army s retirement community can also help alleviate some of the burden Army recruiters face when competing with colleges and other military branches for talent. There are not enough recruiters to go to every single town across the entire nation, Chandler said. A lot of America doesn t know the Army anymore; the Army is much smaller and hasn t had a draft for decades. So what they see of the Army is what s on TV or something they ve seen in a movie or read in a newspaper and it s not always the best representation of what the Army actually is. A retired Soldier may have connections to academic institutions and potential venues where recruiters can meet potential candidates, Chandler said. A high school may restrict recruiters access to students, for example. But a retired Soldier may have a connection to the school that allows them to help change that policy, Chandler said. Near his residence in the Orlando, Florida, area, Chandler has spoken to high school and college-age students about the potential benefits of joining the Army. He has also shared with those students some of the realities and benefits of joining the Army, which can contrast with public misconceptions. So if you ve got a person that has credibility inside of the town that can dispel those myths and help the Army with trying to get to the number of people it s trying to get to, you make a difference, Chandler said. A mix of members Every Army installation has a retired Soldiers Council. However, the council is comprised of seven retired officers and seven enlisted members from different installations. A retired lieutenant general and sergeant major of the Army co-chair the council, while one service connected disabled, one Reserve, one National Guard, two females, two permanently residing outside of the U.S. (one must be in Europe), and one warrant officer. To represent each demographic, the council is comprised of one retired National Guard member, one retired Reservist, two women and a warrant officer. Two members must be permanent residents outside the U.S. Retired Lt. Gen. James Lovelace, who serves as a co-chairman for consistency of the council alongside Chandler, said the Army has prioritized fostering a mutually beneficial relationship with more than 900,000 retired Soldiers and 250,000 surviving Army spouses. There s energy out there, said Lovelace. There s people who can and want to help the Army hire and inspire. Since its inception, the chief s council also acts as a liaison between the Army retirement community and the Army chief of staff. Each year, Lovelace and Chandler meet with Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley to discuss the most pressing issues concerning the retired community, and brief him on some of the work retired Soldiers have FORT BLISS BUGLE May 24, 2018 15A Retired Soldiers bolstering Army recruiting efforts Staff Sgt. Jared Crain / U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Christal Crawford, U.S. Army Central Command broadcast specialist, takes the oath of enlistment, May 5, 2017, during exercise Eager Lion in Jordan. The Army Chief of Staff s Retired Soldier s Council helps to recruit new Soldiers as the Army seeks to meet its recruitment goal of 80,000 Soldiers in 2018. been doing in their communities. Lovelace noted while the discussions with Milley are private, the chief has made listening to retired Soldiers concerns a priority. (Working on the chief s council) is an opportunity to give back and serve, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Saundra Matlock-Williams said. It s really a humbling experience to be able to come in and be an advocate for retirees and to be able to talk retired Soldier issues, because they re important, and to be able to represent Soldiers across the world. I really think that is an opportunity to be a voice and to be heard. Recently, an increased Army emphasis on telling Soldier stories has prompted retirees who serve on those councils to tell their stories more often in their representative communities. Our role is important, said Matlock-Williams. Everybody has a circle of influence. We all do. And then we represent so many people. When we talk more and more about our career or just tell folks about the Army, our story is told. And those folks that we know and interact with can learn more and more. Matlock-Williams retired as the garrison command sergeant major at Fort Meade, Maryland, in 2002 after 26 years of service. She said she applied for a place on the council so she could continue serving the Army as a civilian. Today, she works at the Warrior Family Center at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. As part of her work now, she said she has had the opportunity to advise Soldiers when she has the opportunity. She said one such Soldier, who volunteers at the center, recently approached her for advice on promotions and later achieved a successful promotion. Chandler, now a senior business consultant for a defense contracting company, said he briefs military veterans at his company and also listens to their concerns. He also meets regularly with a veterans employee resource group. UMUC Salutes Our Military Heroes Vernon Green Jr. brings the values he learned in the military to his service in the community. When you talk to military people about heroism, they ll often tell you about something greater they ve been a part of. During his time in the U.S. Army, Vernon Green put his cybersecurity training to work as part of a team managing a large tactical information network. Today, Vernon puts the values he learned in the military to work in his community as founder of a nonprofit organization mentoring young men and women to build strong character, relationships, and careers. VERNON GREEN JR. Master of Science, Cybersecurity Technology U.S. Army Veteran UMUC salutes the members of our military who inspire us in their daily service. Who inspires you? Share your story about a servicemember who made a positive impact on people s lives at umuc.edu/militaryheroes or share your hero s story using #militaryheroes. 2018 University of Maryland University College

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SABER Awards return to Fort Bliss DWI Statistics for FY18 By Richard Depew Prevention Specialist Units that receive the Sober Armies Bravely Expedite Readiness Award are an elite group of Soldiers who have made a commitment with their command to avoid substance abuse while assigned to Fort Bliss. Soldiers who are drug free maximize their professional careers while maintaining cutting-edge readiness. Soldiers who join this special group of professionals maintain a unit free from alcohol and drug abuse incidents. The Fort Bliss Army Substance Abuse Program coordinates the quarterly SABER Award program. The quarterly program award criteria are as follows: Units who are 100 percent free of alcohol or drug related incidents (military police blotter and non-blottered) IAW AR 600-85 dated Nov. 28, 2016. The unit has not received an illicit positive urinalysis test during the quarter. The unit has completed quarterly substance abuse awareness training (one hour minimum per quarter) and has documented the training (sign in rosters and lesson plan) and turned into the ASAP prevention coordinator. Units that have met the above criteria for a quarter should submit a memorandum requesting the SABER Award with their brigade commander s signature to ASAP no later than the first 10 working days of the following quarter. After the request has been evaluated and all criteria met, a streamer will be provided by the ASAP for the brigade commander s award ceremony. Units will be responsible for their ceremony coordination. The SABER Gold Streamer criteria are as follows: Units must have four streamers for the current fiscal year. Must have conducted 120 percent urinalysis during the current fiscal year, per the commanding general s Standing Order #4. Must have conducted four hours of substance abuse unit education for 100 percent of unit strength. Must have a unit prevention plan and unit standard operating procedure signed by the commander. All the aforementioned criteria with supporting documentation must be submitted to ASAP no later than Oct. 15 of the current fiscal year. The Army Substance Abuse Program would also like to remind everyone that AR 600-85 mandates that all Soldiers will receive four hours of substance abuse awareness training each fiscal year. The fiscal year started Oct. 1, FORT BLISS BUGLE May 24, 2018 17A Courtesy photo Soldiers assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 43rd Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, receive a Sober Armies Bravely Expedite Readiness Streamer at Fort Bliss Sept. 28, 2012, for having zero drug positives and zero alcohol related incidents. 2017 and ends Sept. 30. If units are conducting the training, all sign-in rosters or memorandums of training need to be submitted to Richard Depew or Thomana Flores in Bldg. Drug Statistics for FY18 21000 Minue Dr. If your unit needs additional resources to conduct SAAT, contact Flores or Depew at 744-2537 or 744-1403. アハ ート 吀爀愀眀漀漀搀䐀爀椀瘀攀 Ⰰ 匀甀椀琀攀䈀 㤀㔀 㠀㔀㔀 ⴀ 㐀 眀眀眀 愀瀀椀氀愀搀漀昀愀洀椀氀礀搀攀渀琀椀猀琀爀礀 挀漀洀 䐀攀渀琀愀氀䌀愀爀攀䘀漀爀夀漀甀爀䔀渀琀椀爀攀䘀愀洀椀氀礀 䈀攀挀愀甀猀攀猀漀洀攀琀椀洀攀猀愀猀洀椀氀攀椀猀攀瘀攀爀礀琀栀椀渀最 䔀䴀䔀刀䜀䔀一䌀夀吀伀伀吀䠀匀䔀刀嘀䤀䌀䔀뜀圀䔀䄀䌀䌀䔀倀吀吀刀䤀䌀䄀刀䔀 䐀爀 倀愀甀氀嘀 䄀瀀椀氀愀搀漀 Ⰰ 䐀䐀匀 圀攀漀 û 攀爀攀洀攀爀最攀渀挀礀琀漀漀琀栀愀挀栀攀猀攀爀瘀椀挀攀昀漀爀爀漀漀琀挀愀渀愀氀猀 Ⰰ 氀氀椀渀最猀 Ⰰ 挀爀漀眀渀猀 挀漀猀洀攀琀椀挀搀攀渀琀椀猀琀爀礀 䌀愀氀氀甀猀渀漀眀 眀攀 氀氀眀漀爀欀礀漀甀椀渀 ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE of El Paso 7256 La Junta, Canutillo, TX (915) 877-5002 www.arlep.org

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