MILNET Message for 8 Feb 2019

FMNet Members:

1.                   COL Richard J. Hoerner and CSM Gennaro A. Penn, the Chief and the Command Sergeant Major of the Finance Corps, are happy to announce that the Financial Management School will be hosting the 2019 Regimental Week at Fort Jackson, SC from 29 April to 3 May 2019.  All interested parties can read details on the FMNet.

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2019/02/04/regimental-week-2019)

(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCTJiV4oK6wI9hjLhanWIFk7E3qT4mL8i)

2.                   What are your thoughts on an all-volunteer military?  An article shared on the FMNet states, “A side effect of choosing a professional all-volunteer military is that it widens the divide between the armed forces and civilians” (Ulrich, 2019) with such a strong statement, it arises several thoughts.  Please, read the complete article and leave your thoughts.

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2019/02/04/mind-the-civil-military-gap-the-republic-depends-on-all-citizens)

Training Opportunities:

1.                   (Updated) Do you have a passion to work with data, then Tableau is a course designed for you.  Users study and apply important concepts and techniques, which allow them to move simple and complex visualizations to an interactive dashboard.  The Tableau course is part of the Army Financial Management School (AFMS) Credentialing Opportunity and March 31, 2019, is the deadline to sign up. 

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-323258)

2.       Upcoming Functional Courses and classes at the University of South Carolina are:

Title                                                       Class Number                    Start Date                            Finish Date

ICAM                                                     003-19                                                   25 February                        3 March

PPBE                                                      003-19                                                   25 February                        3 March

For registration, information see: https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-234603 or visit the Functional Courses Community of Interest (COI).  https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses

(http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)

Basic BAC                                            002-19                                                   25 February                        1 March

For registration information, course syllabi, welcome letters, travel memorandum, and other schedules see the USC COI https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc

(https://www.army.mil/article/168209/finance_school_usc_extend_partnership)

General News and Information:

1.                   (New)  Join the General Fund Enterprise Business System (GFEBS) discussions about Army National Guard (ARNG) access, error codes, and Standard Procurement System (SPS) Purchase Request (PR).

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)

2.                   (New) View the current US Army Reserve pay messages on Total Force Integrator milBook site:

a.       Reserve Pay Message 19-03

b.       Reserve Pay Message 19-04

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-financials)

3.                   (New) Recently shared with FM Company Grade COI the January 2019 Unit Commanders Finance Report, for Army Reserve Commanders.

https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc

4.                   (New) Brigade S8 COI Subscribers can review a draft of the latest DOD agreement, on the site.

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/brigade-s8)

5.                   (New) For all interested parties March 5, 2019, is the next Defense Collaboration Services (DCS) Session.  Please visit DoD FM Certification COI for details.  (https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-certification)

6.                   (New) A quick reminder to all FMNet subscribers, The Lessons Learned (L2) mission is to create an information sharing culture within the Army in which every Soldier, regardless of rank, is a collector of positive (sustain) and negative (improve or change) information.  Please visit and share with the FM Lessons Learned milBook site.

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/fm-lessons-learned)

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

(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/209012)

3.                   Army Directives are on the Army Publishing Directorate at

(http://www.apd.army.mil/Search/ePubsSearch/ePubsSearchForm.aspx?x=ARMY+DIR)  

4.                   DFAS For DOD Library

(https://dfas4dod.dfas.mil/library/)

Social Media: Share these links with your peers.

 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       

 FMtube: Visit the FMtube for video job aids https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrFUP9pi9QR6d4mDZ4-cW8Q      

 One Stop: Visit us at the Home of the Army Financial Management School on the One Stop http://www.finance.army.mil/  

 Follow the Financial Management School (FMS) on Twitter

https://twitter.com/FMS29207  

This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,708 members as of February 7 compared to 5,676 as of the January update.