FMNet Members:
Training Opportunities:
General News and Information:
1. (New) The Army Financial Management School is proud to sponsor credentialing initiatives for Army Financial Management Soldiers. Register now for the highly anticipated FY19 Army Financial Management School (AFMS) Credentialing Opportunities.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-323258)
2. (New) The General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS), Cost Management course, will be kicking off class 001 December 03, 2018. For all attendees, please review GFEBS Cost Community of Interest (COI) for all appropriate course material.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost
http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)
3. (New) The Planning, Programming, Budget, and Execution (PPBE) course will be kicking off class 001 December 03, 2018. For all attendees, please review PPBE Community of Interest (COI) for all appropriate course material.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/ppbe
http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)
4. (New) The Best of milSuite Awards Contest has started, and the FMNet is one of the nominated sites. Please see the categories, rules, and guidelines for nominations and voting.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/milsuite/best-of-milsuite-awards)
6. (New) Please review the latest changes to the Total Force Integration Community of Interest (COI) where subscribers can now find links to Job announcements and Additional Professional Development Education (APDE).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi)
7. (New) Read about the expectation of Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) to receive additional funding to support Active Duty Operational Support (ADOS) tours in support of One Army School System (OASS) and other areas. The Soldier Support Institute (SSI), will advertise various positions in Tour of Duty (TOD) to fill valid instructor shortages.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi)
8. (NEW) University of South Carolina Partnership applicants can now review the updated syllabi for the Cost Management Certificate Course (CMCC) on the University of South Carolina Partnership COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc)
9. (New) Read the alert on Government Purchase Card (GPC), where US Bank Visa is converting to Master Card, and how it relates to GFEB on GFEBS Cost COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)
10. (NEW) Join in on the discussion within GFEBS Financials COI in reference to downloading reports from GFEBS directly into an Excel spreadsheet.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)
11. (New) Subscribers looking for a current systematic guide and official guidance regarding the new UCFR application can find current Unit Commanders Finance Report (UCFR) guidelines on the FM Company grade (COI).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc)
12. (New) Here at the FMNet, we are pleased to announce the launch of our newest COI, FM Lessons Learned. We encourage all of our subscribers to join, follow, and participate in this new adventure.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-lessons-learned)
13. (NEW) Currently one of our subscribers has started a discussion about Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) and the products available for Training Managers, read more on Diamond Sabers milBook Community.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/784103#784103)
14. (NEW) Currently one of our subscribers has started a discussion about Combined Arms Training Strategy (CATS) and the products available for Training Managers, read more on Diamond Sabers milBook Community.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/message/784103#784103)
15. The Financial Management Support Center (Theater) milBook site has recently updated their site with:
a. Theater Financial Management Support Center (TFMSC) International Treasury Services (ITS) User Access Form
b. Accountability Officer (AO) Instructions
(
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/groups/13th-fmc)
MILPER, ALARACT, Army Directives, DFAS, & FORSCOM Financial Management Messages:
1. MILPER messages available on the HRC MILPER web page at
(https://www.hrc.army.mil/Milper)
2. ALARACTs on AKO at
(https://www.us.army.mil/suite/page/550282.)
3. Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at
(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)
4. DFAS MilPay Accounting Analysis Directorate Year End Processes
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/centers/dfasin/yearend/)
5. DFAS For DOD Library
(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/)
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Join the FMNet by visiting milSuite and signing in with your CAC (signing in establishes your milSuite account if you did not have one). After signing in select milBook and navigate to the Army Financial Management School Community page (FMNet), look for the “Join” widget on the left and click it. Approval is automatic.
https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms
This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,424 members as of October 25 compared to 5,368 as of the September update.