Administrative And Personnel Actions

Question 1

Who goes in the To line of an award?

Answer 1

The Commander, BTN can can approve AAM, BDE CDR = Arcom, Div CDR = MSM

Question 2

Who is the from line of award?

Answer 2

The company commander (it goes to BTN or higher)

Question 3

What “style” of writing is used for awards?

Answer 3

Awards use sentence/narrative format NOT BULLETS

Question 4

How is the proposed citation written?

Answer 4

All caps, summary of the bullets, 9 lines or less

Question 5

What makes a soldier not eligible for awards?

Answer 5

Flags, adverse actions etc

Question 6

What is PAC?

Answer 6

S1, HR, whatever

Question 7

PAC services?

Answer 7

• Process personnel actions
• Provide notifications of annual records review
• assist w survor benefit plan
• process finance actions

Question 8

Form for personnel actions?

Answer 8

4187

• Training
• MOS change
• EFMP
• separate rats
• change name/ssn/DOB
• E1-E4 promotion

Question 9

Principal HQ for promotions?

Answer 9

department of army HQDA
or
DOD

Question 10

Who promotes what ranks?

Answer 10

Company/troop/battery: SPC and below (Decentralized)
Field grade: SGT-SSG (semi centralized)
CDR, ARMY, HRC promotes SFC, MSG, SGM (centralized)

Question 11

DOD decorations

Answer 11

Defense distinguished service medal
Defense superior service medal
Defense meritorious service medal
Joint service commendation medal
Joint service achievement medal
Purple heart

Question 12

Army decorations

Answer 12

medal of honor 
Distinguished service cross
Distinguished service medal
Silver star
Legion of merit
Distinguished flying cross
Soldiers medal
Bronz star
Meritorious service medal
Air medal
Army commendation
Army achievent

Question 13

Campaign and service medals

Answer 13

POW
NDSM
Antarctica service
Armed forces expeditionary medal
Vietnam
Iraq
Afghanistan 
Etc

Question 14

Service ribbons

Answer 14

Army reserve component
Overseas training
Overseas service
Army service
NCOPD
AF reserve 
Korean service 
Etc

Question 15

What is loco parentes?

Answer 15

You were raised by someone other than parents and you put them into deers as loco parents you can use emergency leave for them too

Question 16

What form is a flag?

Answer 16

DA 268

Question 17

Non-transferrable flags

Answer 17

Adverse actions
Involuntary separation
Removal from selection list
Referred OER/relief for cause
Commanders investigation
Family care plan
Security violation
Drug/etoh offenses

Question 18

When is the effective date for a flag?

Answer 18

The day the incident happened, not the day the CDR placed the flag

Question 19

What form is a bar to reenlistment?

Answer 19

DA form 4126-R

Question 20

Who initiates bar? Who approves? Who else is involved?

Answer 20

Company CDR initiates
BTN CDR approves
Legal is consulted

Question 21

When is a flag removed?

Answer 21

Flags based on legal problems are removed as soon as charges are dropped or punishment/adverse action is complete

APFT fail/Wt fail removed as soon as soldier passes

Question 22

Reasons to bar a soldier?

Answer 22

Pattern of misbehavior
AWOL
Loss of equipment
Overweight/APFT
Failure to manage personal affairs
Failure to adapt