My other years of service have been in the personnel arena and the military education system. JPME phase II, and the Naval War College. Similar to any other organization, branch has an object, mission, and strategy for operations. Field Artillery Branch provides a career management service to Field Artillery officers in the grades of 2LT to LTC by managing an officers' career through duty and educational assignments in order to foster progressive professional development. Under this strategy, assignment officers engage their respective populations via telephone, computer, and installation visits.
Engagement entails responsibility for the assignment officer and the officer to be assigned.
The assignment officer's responsibility is to know and discuss personnel policy and trends. The officers being assigned have the responsibility to articulate personal needs particularly those relating to his or her family or others that the assignment officer may not be aware of. Engagement is a confidence-building strategy where officers make sound career decisions based upon relevant information. We at branch recognize that assignment considerations often compete with each other. Y. Nevertheless, engagement allows a pragmatic approach which keeps the officer to be assigned informed and in the decision loop.