Soldier Support Institute The Soldier Support Institute ( SSI ) at Fort Jackson , South Carolina is a U . S . Army organization and major subordinate command of the Combined Arms Support Command and part of the Sustainment Center of Excellence ( SCoE ) . It is also part of the Training and Doctrine Command ( TRADOC ) . Mission . Train and educate Soldiers and Civilians in Financial Management , Human Resources Support , Music Support , Postal Operations , and Recruiting and Retention ; develop complementary concepts , doctrine , organizations , and material to strengthen an all volunteer U . S . Army as America ' s force of decisive action . SSI organizations . The SSI consists of three major schools ; Adjutant General , Financial Management , and the Recruiting and Retention Schools . It also includes the Noncommissioned Officer Academy , the 369th Adjutant General Battalion , and the Training Support Battalion . The Adjutant General and Financial Management Schools are “ home ” to their respective Army branches , the Adjutant General ’ s Corps and the Finance Corps . The two branch schools offer the Basic Officer Leadership Course for newly commissioned lieutenants and the Captain ' s Career Course for first lieutenants and captains in their third or fourth year of commissioned service . The School Commandants are the proponents for their branches and oversee the development of Doctrine , Organizations , Training , Leader Development , Material , and Personnel within their corps ( Active and Reserve Components ) . The Soldier Support Institute ’ s Concepts Development & Integration Directorate and Training Development Directorate assist the Commandants with these tasks . Both schools frequently assemble Mobile Training Teams ( MTTs ) to go to specific geographical regions to train Soldiers . < / nowiki > The Adjutant General School also includes the Bands Program , and The Army School of Music ( see United States Armed Forces School of Music ) currently located at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort Story ( JEBLCFS , ) Virginia . The Interservice Postal School is also an element of the Adjutant General School which trains enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from all of America ’ s military services in modern postal operations . The Adjutant General School also conducts Basic Warrant Officer and Advanced Warrant Officer courses within human resources management . The Noncommissioned Officer Academy ( NCOA ) is located in Mabry Hall . The NCOA provides enlisted leadership training for Soldiers holding military occupational specialties in the human resource management , financial management , recruiting and retention , and religious support areas of Army operations . The 369th Adjutant General Battalion conducts Advanced Individual Training ( AIT ) for the Army ' s Human Resources Specialists and Financial Management Technicians . The Training Support Battalion consists of all Soldiers assigned to the SSI ( except the 369th and NCO Academy ) . This organization also runs the Warrior Training Area which hosts the culminating exercise for all schools ( except RRS ) to apply classroom learning in a simulated operational environment . The Training Support Battalion also includes the International Student Office , which oversees the attendance of International Students to courses offered on Fort Jackson . Commander . Colonel ( P ) Paul Chamberlain Insignia . Shoulder sleeve insignia . Description On a light blue shield arched convexly at top and edged with a 1 / 8 inch scarlet border , 3 inches in height overall , a gray torch enflamed yellow and surmounted in base with a dark blue cord intertwined as a heneage knot . Symbolism The torch is used to symbolize scholarship and leadership . The heneage knot is representative of the multiple training missions . Silver gray and golden yellow are the colors of the Finance Corps . Blue and scarlet are colors of the Adjutant General Corps . Light blue is the color used to represent Defense organizations and indicates the mission of the organization in training for all military services . Background The shoulder sleeve insignia was originally approved for the U . S . Army Administrative Schools Center on 10 January 1973 . It was redesignated for the U . S . Army Administration Center on 10 December 1974 ; redesignated for the U . S . Army Soldier Support Center on 4 November 1980 ; and authorized for the U . S . Army Soldier Support Institute on 1 October 1994 . Distinctive unit insignia . Description A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1 / 8 inches in height overall consisting of a green enamel shield bearing at center between two white enamel five - pointed stars , a white enamel torch with flame of gold and scarlet enamel and in front of the lower half of the torch a blue enamel heneage knot with a small loop in base ; below the shield a gold scroll bearing in blue enamel letters " PRAECIPERE MILITI . " Symbolism The green background represents the green of the countryside near Fort Benjamin Harrison , Indiana , the original location of the organization . The torch and heneage knot are adapted from the shoulder sleeve insignia of the original unit ' s parent organization at the time the insignia was adopted , the U . S . Army Administrative Schools Center . Gold and silver represent the enduring value of the knowledge imparted by the schools that comprise the Institute . The two white stars are symbolic of guidance and leadership . The Latin motto is " Teaching the Soldier " . Background The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the U . S . Army Institute of Administration ( a subordinate element of the U . S . Army Administrative Schools Center ) on 23 July 1973 . It was redesignated for the U . S . Army Soldier Support Center effective on 3 June 1980 and redesignated for the U . S . Army Soldier Support Institute effective 1 October 1994 . Flag . Description The organizational flag for the Soldier Support Institute is Teal Blue with a yellow fringe . The Soldier Support Institute device is centered on the flag .