FMNET Message 8 NOV 2018

The "Chief of the Corps Sends" is a message from Colonel Hoerner reflecting on his first year as the Commandant and Chief of the Corps containing several important events which have impacts across the branch. This message supplements other communication methods (FMNet, Quarterly Council of Colonels, Army Financial Management Workshop, etc.) to ensure significant information is provided to our FM Warriors.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/blog/2018/10/29/chief-of-the-corps-sends     ttps://twitter.com/FMS29207/status/1057659516492374019)

 

 

The Operational Support Team (OST) at USAFMCOM in Indianapolis, IN will host a Train-the-Trainer event 11- 15 March 2019.  The classes offered include Cashier, Commercial Vendor Service (CVS), and Deputy Disbursing Officer/Deputy Agent (DDO/DA) Operations.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/204722    https://vdocuments.site/cashier-training-united-states-army-financial-management-command-usafmcom.html)

 

 

1. FY19 Army Financial Management School (AFMS) Credentialing Opportunities.  The Army Financial Management School is proud to sponsor credentialing initiatives for Army Financial Management Soldiers.  Register now, before the December 18, 2018 deadline.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-323258    http://www.finance.army.mil/CourseCatalog/FMSCourseCatalog.pdf)

 

2. (New) The Regimental Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Penn would like to reintroduce the Financial Management Council of Advisors (CoA) CSM/SGM Community of Interest (COI).  The CoA community is restricted to Master Sergeants, Sergeant Majors, and Command Sergeants Major in the 36B Career Management Field.  Recently shared on the site is MILPER message 18-182 Fiscal Year 20 (FY20) Regular Army (RA), Army Special Forces (ARSOF)/Special Management Unit (SMU), and United States Army Reserve, Active Guard Reserve (USAR (AGR)) Brigade/Battalion Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Centralized Selection List (CSL) Board.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/csmsgm)

 

3. (New) Read the new Army Strategy, which establishes four lines of effort with speci?c objectives to chart a path of irreversible momentum towards 2028.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/206625    https://www.army.mil/standto/2018-10-25)

 

4. (New) In a continued effort to provide the latest unit training readiness information and guidance for FM leaders to plan, conduct, and assess battle-focused unit training IAW Objective-T.  The Proponency Division has completed three TRGs, based on current Army training readiness guidance. Each TRG supplement the Combined Arms Training Strategies (CATS) by preparing the FMSC, FMSU, and FMSD to “Fight Tonight” in support of LSCO.  The how-to/one-stop training guides also consolidate all specific FM training information that helps leaders use their standardized mission essential tasks (METL) to incorporate crawl/walk/run training events into their unit training plans. 
(https://atn.army.mil/financial-management-school/financial-management-(fm)-training-readiness-guide)

 

5. (New)  Recently shared with all subscribers to the DOD FM Certification COI, a copy of the most recent DCS session held on November 6, 2018.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-542088)

 

6. The Best of milSuite Awards Contest is in full swing, and the FMNet has received a nomination for the Best Connect category.  Please visit the Best of milSuite Awards site to cast your vote and see the types, rules, guidelines for submissions and voting.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/milsuite/best-of-milsuite-awards/pages/boma-2018)

 

7. (New) FM retirees can tell you they miss the camaraderie and fellowship shared in uniform.  As Soldiers go their separate ways, pursuing other careers or retiring, there is a longing to get together, relive our days together, and retell war stories.  So, why not RAFINO?
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/thread/206444    https://www.rafino.org/)

 

8. 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)

 

9. 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)

 

10. (New)  The Total Force Integrator COI recently updated their site with a list of available positions for Financial Managers.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/tfi)

 

11. University of South Carolina Partnership applicants can now review their application status on the University of South Carolina Partnership COI.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/usc)

 

12. (New)  Recently shared with the subscribers of the FM Company grade COI, Army Regulation (AR) 637–2 Separation Pay (Non-disability) and Levels of Payment, with major revision, dated 9 October 2018.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/cc/blog/2018/11/06/update-to-army-regulation-637-2)

 

13. (New) Recently shared with GFEBS Cost COI a presentation explaining how to interpret Lines of Accounting (LOA) within GFEBS.
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/community/spaces/afms/functional-courses/gfebs-cost)

 

14. (New) As shared by the Pay and Entitlement milBook site, DFAS has temporarily shut down the automated UCFR due to a vulnerability found during a compliance review with Federal Information System Controls Audit Manual (FISCAM).
(https://www.milsuite.mil/book/docs/DOC-541376)
 

 

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/)

 

 

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/

 

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This post identifies our total membership count for the FMNet (Army FM School Community of Interest) with 5,443 members as of November 8 compared to 5,424 as of the October update.