OPMS: Officer Personnel Management System

Question 1

What is covered in OPMS?

Answer 1

Deals w:

• strength management
• accessions
• assignments

Question 2

Who exercises personnel management authority over AMEDD officers?

Answer 2

Surgeon General

- exception is general officers

Question 3

OPMS functions

Answer 3

• Accessions
• Assignment process and considerations
• strength management
• professional development

Question 4

What is included in strength management (accessions)

Answer 4

procurement sources

• OCS
• USAREC
• HPSP
• direct accessions
• ROTC
• USMA
• branch transfers
• interservice transfers
• Reserve/guard -> AD
• Financial assistance program
• civilian education delay

Question 5

What are the AMEDD Corps Branches? (Strength management distribution)

Answer 5

1. Medical corps (MC)
2. Dental corps (DC)
3. Veterinary corps (VC)
4. Nurse corps (AN)
5. Medical specialist corps (SP)
6. Medical service corps (MS)

Question 6

What drives strength management assignment?

Answer 6

• needs of army
• med dept officer distribution plan
• availability
• professional development needs
• education and training
• other considerations
• personal preferences and compassionate factors

Question 7

Who is responsible for strength management?

Answer 7

Responsibility of:

• AMEDD branch
• OTSG personnel
• AMEDD personnel Proponent Directorate (APPD)

Question 8

Goals of strength management?

Answer 8

Adjust accessions, promotions and separations based on gains and losses - to meet army needs

Question 9

Types of separations?

Answer 9

Voluntary:

• voluntary separation incentive (VSI)
• Special separation Bonus (SSB)
• Voluntary early release program (VERP)

Involuntary:

• Selective early retirement board (SERB)
• Reduction in force (RIF)

Question 10

What is included in Officer Education system (OES)?

Answer 10

pre-commissioning
- Pre-appointment/pre-commissioning training 
Primary
- BOLC
Intermediate
- CCC - cpts career course
- ILE - intermediate level ed
Senipr
- SSC/AWC - Senior service college/army war college
General/flag officer 
- General officer training
- Advanced civil schooling

Question 11

What form is OER?

Answer 11

DA Form 67-10X

Question 12

What form is the academic evaluation report?

Answer 12

DA Form 1059

Question 13

What form offers a snapshot or resume of assignments and qualifications?

Answer 13

DA form 4037 - ORB

Question 14

Types of promotion systems?

Answer 14

Decentralized

• 2LT -> 1LT; WO1 -CW2
• no limits - CDR (O5) recommendation

centralized promotions

• numerical limits
• based on qualification criteria
• OML

Question 15

What are the army competitive categories ACC (for centralized boards)

Answer 15

Infantry
Quartermaster
Engineers
Signal

Question 16

What makes up the “special branches” and what makes them different?

Answer 16

AMEDD (all 6 corps)
JAG
Chaplain

• separate promotion boards
• special pays (speciality dependent)

Question 17

What are the key documents for promotion boards?

Answer 17

DA Photo
OMPF
ORB

Question 18

Who sits on a promotion board? What regulates them?

Answer 18

Min 5 active duty officers (MAJ and above)

Guided by MOI

Question 19

How are board announcements ordered?

Answer 19

Below the Zone (BZ) - promoted ahead of peers due to record

Primary zone (PZ) - all officers in a year group are considered

Above the zone (AZ) - previous non-selects

Show case for non-fully qualified