United States Army Adjutant General School The Adjutant General School and the Soldier Support Institute ( SSI ) are located at Fort Jackson , South Carolina . These provide training and development of doctrine and organization for Army personnel and administrative operations . Along with the U . S . Army Forces Command ( FORSCOM ) , United States Army Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC ) was created from the Continental Army Command ( CONARC ) located at Fort Monroe , VA on 1 July 1973 . Today , TRADOC is the overseer of training of the Army forces , the development of operational doctrine , and the development and procurement of new weapons systems . The reconstructed Adjutant General Corp Regiment ( AG ) was created in 1987 . The U . S . Army administration and finance specialists are trained at the Adjutant General School located at Fort Jackson . Today ’ s AG Corps serves as human resource ( HR ) managers for the Army . Adjutant General School mission statement as maintained by Colonel Robert L . Manning Commandant , " Train and develop agile leaders and Soldiers who provide human resources and music support to the force . Develop human resource ( HR ) concepts , doctrine , training and organizational designs to support an expeditionary Army in war and in peace . " AG School . The Adjutant General School ( AGS ) educates and provides Administrative Specialists for the U . S Army . The training audience consist of personnel from Army Reserve National Guard ( ARNG ) , U . S . Army Reserves ( USAR ) , and Active Army HR units . Army School of Music ( ASOM ) , Finance School , Postal School , NCO Academy , Recruiting and Retention School are among the structure . Newly assigned officers and enlisted students to the Adjutant General Corp receive their training at Fort Jackson nearby Columbia , South Carolina . The Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson provides training to develop confident tactically and technically competent Adjutant General Officers who can lead and prepare Soldiers and units for war . The school emphasize Army values , ethics , leadership , readiness , and service to commanders , Soldiers and families . These educators also develop training products for personnel Soldiers , NCOs , and Officers . The 369th AG Battalion provides the trained , ready and agile Soldiers across the spectrum of Military Occupational Skills ( MOS ) 27D , 36B , 42A , and 42F completing the Initial Entry Training process . The Battalion consists of four Companies . The CMF 42 Soldiers ( Career Management Fields ) must have a valid Secret security clearance processed through respective S2 ’ a for their security clearance upon arrival at units . An example of the Adjutant General assignments can be seen from SSI Collective Training , The Warfighter Training Support Package , Conduct Casualty Operations . At the direction of TRADOC , the AGS developed a concept and road ahead to incorporate gaming with the development of a brigade level HR training database . Each branch of the Army has Career Management Fields ( CMF ) with corresponding Military Occupational Specialties ( Skills ) — MOS . For example , the Infantry Branch has CMF 11 ( Infantry ) with MOS 11B ( Infantryman ) , 11C ( Indirect Fire Infantryman ) , MOS 11X ( Infantry Enlistment Option ) , and MOS 11Z ( Infantry Senior Sergeant ) . Detailed skill level or training degree ( schooling ) follows the MOS , as example , 11X40 would be a section leader . According to " " The US Army Info Site " " run by U . S . Army personnel on a private level , occupational codes is / will be changing in the coming years ( ) . AG Personnel Proponent . The Adjutant General Personnel Proponent , also referred to as the Proponency / Leader Development Division ( PLDD ) , is a division of the U . S . Army Adjutant General School . It is responsible for the eight personnel proponent systems life - cycle functions ( Structure , Acquisition , Distribution , Development , Deployment , Compensation , Sustainment , & Transition ) for the Human Resource ( HR ) field in the following personnel areas : officer branch 42 , warrant officer branch 420A and 420C , enlisted Career Management Field ( CMF ) 42 ( MOS 42A , 42F ) , postal ( ASI F4 and F5 ) , CMF 42 Army Bands ( MOS 42R , 42S ) , and DA civilian career fields 50 and 57 . PLDD functions and responsibilities are to evaluate , coordinate and develop . According to their official website , The Proponency / Leader Development Division ( PLDD ) Reviews , recommends , and coordinates actions related to AR 5 – 22 , AR 600 - 3 , and other DA proponent regulations . PLDD evaluates the AG personnel inventory and recommends adjustments to support authorized positions and force structure changes . The Division develops , coordinates , and maintains the Function Review ( FR ) and the Functional Area Assessment ( FAA ) programs and develops professional development publications for CMF and branch specialties . From these and other consideration , the Division coordinates Manpower Requirements Criteria ( MARC ) studies / standards with U . S . Army Force Management Support Agency ( USAFMSA ) and coordinates with other personnel agencies on proponent issues related to force structure , unit deployment , and the life cycle management process . Today ' s HR ORGANIZATIONS AND HR STAFF ELEMENTS ( Adjutant General ) command structure : ASCC G - 1 / AG , Corps / Division G - 1 / AG , Brigade S - 1 Section , Brigade S - 1 Positioning , Battalion S - 1 Section , HR Operations Branch ( HROB ) , Performance Indicators Monitored by the HROB , HR Sustainment Center ( HRSC ) , Military Mail Terminal ( MMT ) Team . ( Field Manual No . 1 - 0 , 2010 ) . AG history . On 16 June 1775 , the Continental Congress appointed Horatio Gates , a former British Army officer , as the first Adjutant General to George Washington with the commission of a brigadier general . Historically , he was the second officer to receive a commission in the Continental Army , preceded only by George Washington . With that appointment , the second oldest existing branch of the Army was born . On 14 December 1872 , the Adjutant General ' s Department adopted the old topographic engineer shield as its own branch insignia . The shield symbolized the Adjutant General ' s role of speaking " for the commander " . Thirteen embossed stars replaced the " T . E . " on the upper shield , creating the crest worn by all Adjutant General Corps officers and the U . S . Army Band s . The chief administrative officer is normally subordinated to the unit Chief of Staff , and is known as the G - 1 . Adjutant General ' s Department was established by the " Act of 3 March 1813 " . The Department was redesignated the Adjutant General Corps in 1950 . The Career Management Fields at the time consist of Public Affairs ( 46 ) , Administration ( 71 ) , Chaplain Assistant ( 56 ) , Personnel ( 75 ) , Recruiting / Retention ( 79 ) , Band ( 02 ) . As earlier mentioned , the reconstructed Adjutant General Corp Regiment ( AG ) was created in 1987 . The Branch Type Combat Service Support has seen Alphanumeric changes in recent years . In fiscal year 2002 CMF 71D ( Legal Specialist ) moved to CMF 27D . In fiscal year 2005 , Personnel CMF changed from 75 to 42 and about the same time , 75B and 75H merged into a single MOS ( 42A : Human Resources Specialist ) . The Band CMF 02A ( Band Member ) and 02S ( Special Band Member ) moved to the Personnel CMF also in fiscal year 2005 . Administration CMF 71L ( Administrative Specialist ) was deleted by fiscal year 2008 . Administration is no longer a CMF 71 according to the " " US Army Info Site . " "