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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 4 - OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICES › Section 141-31-4-3 - OFFICER EVALUATION REPORTS (OER)

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a. The Officer Evaluation Report (DA Form
				  67-7) is a significant command responsibility at all levels. Accurate and
				  prompt completion of these reports are to be essential to the proper
				  functioning of the OPMS in the WVARNG
is a must
:
				  Particular care must be exercised by everyone concerned with the timely
				  preparation of these OER's.
b. The
				  Officer Evaluation Reporting System is designed to provide:
(1) A continuing appraisal of every officer's
				  performance of duty while in the WVARNG.
(2) An assessment of his potential duty
				  performance for use in assignment to positions of increasing
				  responsibility.
(3) Information to
				  make decisions concerning the award of or revocation of primary and alternate
				  specialties (SSI's and ASI's).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 4 - OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICES › Section 141-31-4-4 - FORMS AND QUESTIONNAIRES BY MAIL

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(Note: See Annex A to this publication for
					 examples.)
a. The judicious use of
				  various forms and questionnaires forwarded to and returned by individual
				  officers of the WVARNG on the subject of Career Management and Classification
				  can be a valuable tool, both for the State as well as the Command OPMS Manager
				  (See Annex "A" for examples).
b.
				  Caution should be used in the use of such methods however. The direct, personal
				  contact will always be used if possible. When obtaining data and background
				  information through the use of forms by mail, the following guides should be
				  remembered:
(1) Solicit only that data and
				  information that is strictly pertinent.
(2) Furnish full and complete details
				  concerning the subject to insure understanding by the recipient.
(3) Include current references in the
				  instructions that pertain to the subject. Insure references are those that can
				  be easily obtained by the recipient (those regulations that are normally
				  maintained at the unit level library).
(4) Include suspense dates for return of
				  requested information.
(5) Include
				  a self-addressed franked enveloped for use by the individual in returning the
				  requested information.
(6) Include
				  names and telephone numbers of persons who are qualified to furnish additional
				  assistance to the officer if needed.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 4 - OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICES › Section 141-31-4-5 - PERSONAL INTERVIEW

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a. The
				  conduct of a personal interview involving the officer, career manager and the
				  individual officer concerned is by far the best method to determine
				  qualifications for proper officer classification and career development
				  procedures involving the award, changing, and/or withdrawing of specialties and
				  skill identifiers as well as other factors necessary for officer career
				  development.
b. The individual
				  officer will be notified of the purpose of the interview and informed of the
				  data that he will be required to bring to the interview. The interview will be
				  scheduled far enough in advance for the officer to obtain required records and
				  data needed by him for the meeting.
c. The complete service records of the
				  officer being interviewed will be brought to the meeting for reference and for
				  comparing of data.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 4 - OFFICER PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONTROL DEVICES › Section 141-31-4-6 - ANNUAL REVIEW OF CLASSIFICATION

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a. In accordance with the instructions
				  contained in AR 611-101, the SSI and ASI designated for the individual officer
				  will audited (reviewed) on an annual basis. This will be completed on a regular
				  scheduled date for review by each officer of his qualification record (DA Form
				  66 and/or DA Form 2-1). The purpose of this review is to update qualifications
				  of the individual as they occur.
b.
				  Recently acquired data on individual officers as a result of this annual
				  records review will be forwarded to the DCSPA who will make final
				  determinations concerning classification and reclassification actions. As
				  previously stated, the following factors are some of the indicators that can be
				  utilized to substantuate changes in officer specialties and skill identifiers.
(1) Quality and length of military experience
				  and training.
(2) Quality and
				  length of civilian occupations and schooling completed.
(3) OER's which include definite
				  recommendations for specialty changes.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 5 - OFFICER CAREER COUNSELING › Section 141-31-5-1 - PURPOSE

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a. The conduct of
				  proper career counseling of officers is a responsibility of command at all
				  levels and when properly executed will strengthen the officer corps of the West
				  Virginia Army National Guard. Career counseling is an accurate and complete
				  presentation of information on the opportunities, challenges, and benefits of a
				  career as an officer in the West Virginia Army National Guard.
b. The most vital counseling is administered
				  to the newly commissioned officer early in his career. It is during this period
				  that the young officer forms the impressions that he will carry throughout his
				  service career as he is exposed to new experiences and opportunities. In order
				  to better prepare the young officer to meet the challenges and obstacles, each
				  commander must take all necessary actions to reassure and to assist the junior
				  officer and to contribute to his maturing process.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 5 - OFFICER CAREER COUNSELING › Section 141-31-5-2 - GENERAL DESCRIPTION

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a. As the
				  title implies, officer career counseling must be a continuing on-going-process.
				  Genuine interest and concern demonstrated by the commander in his subordinates
				  will substantially contribute to the qualities of loyalty and trust that the
				  young junior officer must cultivate for a successful career in the West
				  Virginia Army National Guard officer corps.
b. The success of the program depends on part
				  on the periodic career counseling session with individual officers in order to
				  properly establish and guide the individual careers of the WVARNG Officer.
				  Career managers also use such period in order to establish qualifications in
				  order to award, change, or withdraw primary/alternate specialties and
				  additional skill identifiers which will benefit both the individual officer as
				  well as the unit which he serves.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 5 - OFFICER CAREER COUNSELING › Section 141-31-5-3 - CONSIDERATIONS FOR OFFICER CAREER COUNSELING

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a. Counseling serves as a vehicle for
				  communication between the rater and the rated officer when involved in OER's as
				  to the establishment of definitions and boundaries of the rated officer's
				  performance of assigned duties. It is through this process that the rated
				  officer is made aware of the specific nature of his job assignment and
				  influences the decisions as to what should be accomplished. For the rater, it
				  is the process through which he gives directions to subordinates, systematic
				  plans for the accomplishment of the mission, and gains valuable information
				  concerning the rated officer in his relationship with the organization to which
				  he is assigned. The essence of the process is:
(1) Before the fact discussion between the
				  rater and the rated officer of expected performance and the establishment of a
				  specific duty description and setting of performance objectives.
(2) Continued communication during the rating
				  period between the rating and rated officer in order to up-date and revise the
				  duty description and continued performance objectives.
(3) After the fact agreement as to what
				  occurred during the rating period, or period of observance if not being rated
				  for OER purposes.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-1 - PURPOSE AND SCOPE

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a. The purpose
				  of this chapter is to provide instructions and general guidance to assist
				  officer career managers, commanders, and staffs, as well as the individual
				  officer, in career planning and professional development for all officers
				  assigned to the WVARNG.
b. Career
				  planning and management of professional development of officers in the West
				  Virginia Army National Guard are mutually supportive in that one cannot
				  function in the absence of the other.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-2 - BASIC ELEMENTS

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a. OPMS
				  Career Planning for all WVARNG officers involves the entire field of personnel
				  management and facilitates the realization of the following objectives:
(1) Provide for the maximum development and
				  full utilization of an officer's inherent abilities; aptitudes and interests,
				  and the best use of his required skills and accumulated knowledge. It must be
				  recognized that an officer makes maximum use of his/her talents and skills when
				  their duty assignments are consistent with their capabilities.
(2) Proper career planning assists in
				  building and maintaining a coprs of highly motivated and competent officers.
				  This results in a more efficient and proficient Army National Guard for West
				  Virginia.
(3) Careful career
				  planning enables the WVARNG to fulfill its obligation to our national
				  interests.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-3 - RESPONSIBILITIES

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a. The Adjutant
				  General for West Virginia: Effective career planning of all WVARNG officers
				  begins with the State Adjutant General who possesses an inherent responsibility
				  for personnel management and assistance in career management and professional
				  development of officers by:
(1) Development
				  of policies affecting an officer's career.
(2) Development and implementation of
				  appropriate promotion and retention policies in accordance with existing
				  regulations.
(3) Assignment of
				  officers on a gasis that provides for proper career development
				  opportunities.
(4) Establishment of
				  priorities for attendance of WVARNG officers at Army Service Schools and
				  careful screening applications to insure that requesting schooling is related
				  to the current or contemplated future assignment of the officer.
(5) Establishment of OPMS Management Section
				  within his Office to supervise such operations with necessary personnel in the
				  section to support the OPMS program for West Virginia.
(6) Exercise supervision through the Chain of
				  Command over the function of the OPMS for West Virginia.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-4 - DUAL SPECIALTY DEVELOPMENT

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Under dual specialty development the objective is for each
					 officer to gain and maintain proficiency in both a Primary and an Alternate
					 specialty. The first goal of an officer in the WVARNG will be to properly
					 qualify himself for and be awarded a primary specialty. This is of primary
					 importance while he is in his formative years of his career development (prior
					 to gaining field grade rank). However, all officers should be encouraged to
					 develop skills for the award of an alternate specialty in addition to their
					 primary specialty skill. Alternate specialty designation will not be formally
					 conducted for WVARNG officers until the officer has completed the Command and
					 General Staff College and when the future anticipated assignment in the grade
					 of LTC or higher requires development in a specialty other than the officer's
					 primary specialty. All officers will be encouraged but not required to develop
					 skills associated with an alternate specialty either through civilian education
					 and vocation or military education. The following factors will impact on an
					 officer in the WVARNG who is qualifying for the award of an alternate specialty
					 (ASI)
a. Amount of past military
				  experience and school training in a particular specialty field.
b. Civilian occupation corresponding to their
				  civilian schooling experiences.
c.
				  Various reorganization of the units to which he has been assigned that required
				  changes in assignments, provided that proficiency is being
				  maintained.
d. Availability of
				  funds for school training in the ASI desired.
e. Recommendations and approval by commanders
				  involved and the State OPMS Manager for final approval of award of a SSI, ASI
				  and/or LIC.
f. The personal
				  preference of the officer concerned.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-5 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PHASES AND OBJECTIVES

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a. Generally, there are five phases of
				  officer professional development. They correspond to military grade, typical
				  duty assignments that are expected during each phase, and a progression of
				  education and training opportunities as the officer moves up through the ranks.
				  As a guide, specific professional development objectives are outlined and
				  discussed in Chapters 8 through 28, DA PAM 600-3.
b. The five phases of WVARNG officer
				  professional development and their objectives are:
(1)
Lieutenant
				  Phase
: The objective is to commence training and development in an
				  officer's primary specialty, and to acquire maximum practical leadership
				  experience and basic knowledge of the military profession.
(2)
Captain Phase
:
				  The objective is to continue development in an officer's primary specialty, and
				  encourage development in an alternate specialty, while continuing to grow in
				  practical leadership experience and professional military knowledge.
(3)
Major Phase
: The
				  objective is to continue development in the officer's primary specialty while
				  emphasizing the development in his alternate specialty and acquiring the staff
				  and leadership experience, and professional military knowledge, appropriate to
				  an officer in the grade of Major.
(4)
Lieutenant Colonel
				  Phase
: The objectives of this phase are to continue development in
				  the officer's primary and/or alternate specialties by assignment and
				  utilization in each and continue to acquire leadership, staff experience, and
				  professional military knowledge appropriate to an officer in the grade of LTC
				  and to demonstrate potential for advancement through service in positions of
				  higher responsibility in either his primary or alternate specialty.
(5)
Colonel Phase
:
				  The objective of this phase is maximum utilization of the officer's
				  capabilities, development of managerial skills, and executive talents in
				  positions of high responsibility in either his primary or alternate specialty.
				  Utilization will emphasize the specialty in which the officer is best qualified
				  or most required if possible.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-6 - DESCRIPTION OF CAREER PATTERNS

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a.
				  Career patterns are chronological "pathways" or "ladders" followed by WVARNG
				  officers from the time they are commissioned until the time they attain the
				  highest positions of responsibility commensurate with their capabilities. These
				  career patterns are useful as a basis for individual career planning.
b. Career patterns have been developed by the
				  respective branch monitoring agencies within the DA concerning each specialty
				  for officers. They are outlined in DA PAM 600-3, and will be used as a guide
				  for WVARNG officers. This headquarters will develop career patterns of all
				  WVARNG officers.
c. Additionally,
				  this headquarters will develop and devise a Professional Development Plan
				  utilizing figure 4-1, to DA PAM 600-3 as a guide, that will be suitable for use
				  for all WVARNG officers. This plan will be prepared and maintained on each
				  officer in the WVARNG. It will be completed in agreement both with the
				  individual officer, his commander, and the DCSPA.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-7 - APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS IN THE WEST VIRGINIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

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The appointment of officers in the WVARNG is a function of
					 the State Adjutant General. An officer appointed in the WVARNG acquires a dual
					 status by becoming a member of the Federally recognized Army National Guard and
					 as a Reserve Commissioned Officer of the Army. Federal recognition will
					 continue in effect as long as the officer continues to meet the requirements of
					 his grade and position or until recognition is withdrawn. The term of
					 appointment as a Reserve Commissioned Officer of the Army is for an indefinite
					 period, and is not contigent upon continued Federal Recognition in the West
					 Virginia Army National Guard.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-8 - ASSIGNMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF OFFICERS

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The assignment and transfer of officers within the WVARNG
					 is a function of the Adjutant General. Applicable unit TOE or TDA prescribes
					 the grade and branch and or specialty in which an officer may be assigned.
					 Certain exceptions to this policy are made for AMEDD, JAG, CHAPLAINS, and Army
					 Aviators. These exceptions are explained in Chapter 4, to NGR 600-100.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-10 - OFFICER BRANCH TRANSFERS

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a.
				  Branch transfer actions for officers will be initiated by, or with the consent
				  of, the officer concerned in letter form, through channels to the Adjutant
				  General, supported by evidence of the officer's qualification in the new
				  branch, if not already a matter of record. If approved, the Adjutant General
				  will forward request to a Federal recognition Board for action, and a
				  recommendation for a technical waiver to satisfy education requirements of the
				  new branch. Actions listed below involving change of branch are exempt from
				  action by a Federal Recognition Board:
(1)
				  Officer branch transfers incurred as a result of DA directed change in unit
				  structure.
(2) Branch transfers of
				  officers previously found qualified by a Federal Recognition Board in the grade
				  and branch to which transfer is requested.
(3) ARNG and USAR 2LT's who have not
				  completed a Group III Course as shown in paragraph 6-9c(6)(a) above.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-11 - BRANCH SUBSTITUTION

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When an officer is not available for assignment to a
					 branch material MTOE/TDA position, the position may be filled by substituting
					 an officer of another branch. Authorized substitutions are listed in ANNEX "B",
					 this regulation.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-13 - SELECTIVE RETENTION PROGRAM

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a.
				  A continuing program of selective retention is essential to provide for
				  progression of qualified officers at proper intervals in their careers. The
				  broad goals of the WVARNG selective retention program are:
(1) Insuring that only the most capable
				  officers are retained beyond 20 years of qualifying service for assignment to
				  the comparatively few hicrher level command staff positions.
(2) Providing Career Incentive.
(3) Insuring an opportunity for advancement
				  to the higher grade at the peak years of an officer's effectiveness.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 6 - OPMS CAREER PLANNING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT › Section 141-31-6-14 - RETIREMENT

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a. One of the
				  benefits accuring to members of the WVARNG is retirement which is paid to the
				  retired Guardsman without any monetary contributions on his/her part.
b. Retired pay is granted after completion of
				  20 or more years of qualifying service and upon attaining age 60. This pay is
				  based on the highest Federally recognized grade satisfactorily held at any time
				  during the individual's period of service with the following stipulation: "Such
				  service in the highest grade must have been served on either extended active
				  duty or in an active status in a reserve component for at least 185 days or six
				  calendar months, for officers and enlisted personnel, and 31 days for warrant
				  officers". NOTE: This only applies to members retiring on or after 25 February
				  1975.
c. A guardsman must earn a
				  minimum of 50 retirement points for each year of service in order to have that
				  year credited as qualifying service. Accrual of retirement points for each year
				  of service must stand alone. Points that total more than 50 in one year of
				  service cannot be credited to another year of service which had a total of less
				  than 50 points. However, when an individual is in an active status for a period
				  of less than a full retirement year, a prorated number of points must be earned
				  in order to have that portion of a year credited as qualifying
				  service.
d. Some of the ways that
				  retirement points may be accrued are:
(1) One
				  point for each day of active duty, full time training duty, or annual training
				  duty attended.
(2) Fifteen points
				  for each year of membership in an active status in the WVARNG or other Reserve
				  component unit.
(3) One point for
				  each authorized training assembly attended.
(4) One point for each 3 credit hours of Army
				  Correspondence Course lessons completed.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-1 - GENERAL

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a. There are a
				  variety of schools and courses, both resident and nonresident, that provide
				  military education for WVARNG officers. These educational programs, designed to
				  increase and update the professional knowledge, of each officer, have the
				  secondary goal of satisfying promotional prerequisites, The purpose of this
				  chapter is to acquaint WVARNG officers with the educational opportunities
				  available to them and to assist in long range planning of Officer Career
				  Programs (see Annex "E", for educational requirements for promotion of officers
				  in the WVARNG).
b. In considering
				  military educational programs, first priority will be given to branch and
				  primary specialty qualifications,, and finally skill courses that are outside
				  the officer's required field of specialization but which are still designed to
				  improve the proficiency or qualification of an alternate specialty of the
				  participating officer. In his/her career planning, an officer should always
				  give primary consideration to fully qualifying himself to perform in his
				  primary specialty. As time and available funds permit, he can then take
				  advantage of additional training in an alternate specialty field.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-2 - ARMY SERVICE SCHOOLS

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a.
				  Individual officers may be authorized to participate in a course of instruction
				  at any Army Service School, provided such instruction will qualify the
				  individual for his/her present or planned military assignments or will
				  contribute to the military proficiency of their unit. Attendance at Army
				  Service Schools by officers in the WVARNG will be given first priority within
				  funds made available to the State for school training purposes.
b. DA PAM 351-4, as supplemented by pamphlets
				  and directives from TRADOC provides information concerning formal courses of
				  instruction offered at active Army schools and other courses conducted for the
				  Army by various agencies of the Department of Defense. This information
				  includes course title, length, location, scope of instruction, prerequisites,
				  required security clearance, course number, starting date, and specialty (MOS)
				  number for which designated. Courses of particular interest to WVARNG officers
				  are:
(1) Branch Officer Basic Course
				  (resident/non-resident).
(2) Branch
				  Officer Basic Courses (resident).
(3) Branch Officer Basic Courses
				  (non-resident).
(4) Branch Officer
				  Orientation Courses (resident).
(5)
				  Branch Officer Advance Courses (due to limited quotas, only highly qualified
				  and carefully selected captains of the WVARNG are authorized to attend these
				  resident courses).
(6) Branch
				  Officer Advance Courses (non-resident/resident).
(7) Branch Officer Field Grade Refresher
				  Courses.
(8) Command and General
				  Staff College Courses (non-resident/resident).
(9) US Army War College Courses.
(10) Specialist courses for training in
				  specific specialties (MOS) subjects of additional skill qualifications such as
				  airborne.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-3 - USAR SCHOOLS

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a. There
				  are over 100 USAR schools located throughout the continental United States
				  whose mission is to provide a progressive system of military education for
				  Reserve compenent officers, not on active duty, that parallel as closely as
				  possible the Non-resident/ resident branch officer basic and advanced courses
				  of the US Army Service Schools and the Non-Resident/Resident courses of the US
				  Army Command and General Staff College.
b. These programs cover a time span of 2 to 3
				  years and are divided into two parts; Reserve Duty Training (RDT) and Active
				  Duty Training (ADT). The Reserve duty Training, conducted during the
				  fall/winter/spring each year, consists of formal classroom instruction
				  presented by USAR School instructors and is normally held in USAR School
				  facilities. The Active Duty Training is composed of two weeks of instruction
				  conducted during the summer period each year at active Army
				  installations.
c. Information as to
				  enrollment procedures can be obtained from the organization of assignment or
				  from this office.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-4 - ARMY AREA SCHOOLS

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a. For
				  certain specialized branches and skills, CONUS Armies are authorized to conduct
				  courses of instruction for members of the WVARNG under the provisions of NGR
				  350-1.
b. For individuals requiring
				  intelligence training, each CONUS Army conducts an annual Intelligence Training
				  Army ARea School (ITAAS) during the summer months. Details of these courses and
				  application procedures are announced by the O&T office, this
				  headquarters.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-5 - ARMY CORRESPONDENCE COURSES

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a. The Army Correspondence Course Program
				  (ACCP) provides progressive education opportunities through correspondence
				  study for WVARNG officers. This type of military educational study has proven
				  to be ideal for WVARNG officers who cannot take advantage of resident courses
				  due to their restrictive time requirements which would take the officer away
				  from his civilian pursuits. Army Correspondence Courses are prepared and
				  administered by the various army schools and offer career development
				  opportunities at the Basic Branch, Advanced, USC&GSC, and the Army, War
				  College levels. They also offer functional correspondence courses that cover
				  the knowledge in a particular job assignment such as: Motor Officer, Food
				  Service Officer, Personnel Officer, Adjutant, and many others concerning
				  various assignments at troop unit levels. These latter courses are available as
				  an additional curriculum for specific areas of assignment.
b. Interchangeable programs are available to
				  officers whereby these courses, except those at the Army War College, can be
				  completed by pure correspondence study of by a combination of correspondence
				  study and resident training at the Army Service schools.
c. Applications for enrollment in Army
				  Correspondence Courses are prepared on DA Form 145, at the unit of assignment
				  and forwarded through channels to Army Correspondence Courses
				  Programs.
d. DA PAMPHLET 351-20
				  prescribes the scope of the courses and the prerequisites for enrollment. Each
				  Army Service School administering the program also publishes a catalog which
				  further lists all courses offered by the particular school and includes subject
				  matter of the course, titles of each subcourse included in the course, credit
				  hours of each subcourse and total credit hours for the course, and complete
				  instructions for completing the course. Each organizational headquarters of
				  troop units will obtain and have on file copies of correspondence course
				  catalogs from all schools which contain courses relevant to assignments within
				  the organization.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-6 - FIELD GRADE REFRESHER COURSES

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Branch refresher courses, usually of 2 week duration, are
					 conducted by branch schools to provide current doctrine in branch matters,
					 nuclear weapons, and other special subjects. While no credit for promotion is
					 given for attendance at these courses, the opportunity to update professional
					 knowledge is of great value to all WVARNG officers.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-7 - SPECIALTY COURSES

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Many military school courses are conducted to provide the
					 knowledge or skills required for a specific assignment. Additionally, some of
					 the Army service schools officer orientation and familiarization courses for
					 junior officers who are graduates of a basic branch course and have undergone a
					 branch transfer due to reorganization or change of unit assignments due to
					 change of residence from one geographic location to another. Complete
					 information concerning this program is contained in the US Army Formal Schools
					 Catalog (DA PAM 350-10).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-31 - Introduction To Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) › Chapter 7 - OFFICER MILITARY EDUCATION PROGRAMS › Section 141-31-7-8 - ARMY MEDICAL DEPARTMENT (AMEDD) PROFESSIONAL POSTGRADUATE SHORT COURSE PROGRAMS

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Short professional courses, usually 3 to 11 days, are
					 conducted at various Army Medical Facilities each year. These courses present
					 an excellent opportunity for the professional members of the AMEDD braches to
					 increase their knowledge in the military aspects of their
					 professionalism.
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West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-1 - REFERENCES

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a. Army Regulations
(1) AR 611-101
(2) AR 623-105
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-2 - PURPOSE

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a. To establish a
				Standing Operating Procedure (SOP) for all units in the West Virginia Army
				National Guard in order that they can properly implement an Officer Personnel
				Management System (OPMS) for all officers of the West Virginia Army National
				Guard.
b. To provide, all units and
				their assigned officers a copy of the West Virginia Army National Guard Master
				Development Plan, which shows progression of officer career assignments by
				specialty and grade.
c. To provide
				an inventory of all officer specialities authorized the state of West Virginia
				by VTAADS documents presently in force.
d. To provide guidance to all custodians of
				MPRJ's regarding proper maintenance and accurate recording of officer
				specialties, alternate specialties, additional skills and/or language
				abilities.
e. To provide and
				implement a systematic plan to insure effective and timely command counseling
				of each officer.
f. To provide an
				adequate statewide system of officer career counseling for officers who wish to
				discuss their careers beyond the scope available in performance and career
				counseling sessions offered by their commanders.
g. To develop a statewide management system
				to monitor and expedite all officer assignments on a timely basis.
h. To provide adequate guidance to all
				commanders within the WVARNG, whereby they can designate a primary specialty
				for every officer within their command, as well as, designating an alternate
				specialty for every LTC and above; and finally, to insure that each officer is
				given an opportunity to qualify for the awarding of any additional skills
				(ASI/LIC) required by his/her MTOE assignment as reflected en appropriate
				VTAADS documents.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-3 - POLICY

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Personnel actions prescribed herein will be accomplished
				  without regard to race, color or national origin and refers to both male and
				  female, unless otherwise specified.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-4 - INVENTORY OF ALL OFFICER SPECIALTIES BY GRADE, AUTHORIZED THE WARNG

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This headquarters has prepared an inventory of all authorized
				  specialties required for the West Virginia Army National Guard. The inventory
				  reflects the number of officers required by the state, in each specialty and
				  authorized grade. This inventory was compiled from a careful review of all
				  VTAADS documents authorized, and in effect for the State of West Virginia, and
				  will be changed and updated as the statewide configuration of specialties
				  change due to any re-organization, modification, and/or augmentation, This
				  inventory is found in ANNEX "A", to. this publication
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-5 - WEST VIRGINIA ARMY NATIONAL GUARD MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR OPMS

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a. General: Under
				OPMS, officer specialties will be identified early in their careers and these
				specialties developed progressively as subsequent officer assignments are made.
				The West Virginia Army National Guard Master Development Plan for OPMS will be
				followed as officers are assigned to each new position.
b. Qualification and Federal Recognition:
(1) Federal recognition must be obtained for
				ail WVARNG officers and will be obtained in each of the following cases:
(a) Initial appointment.
(b) Promotions.
(c) Change in assignment which results in a
				change of primary specialty/branch which would result in transfer of
				assignment, or when a specialty redesignation has been requested by an officer.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-6 - DESIGNATING PRIMARY SPECIALTIES

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a.
				General: A primary specialty is one in which an officer of the WVARNG will
				receive chief emphasis in professional development, both through military
				education and WVARNG assignments.
b. Preliminary steps in Designating Primary
				Specialties: Primary specialties will be designated
only
				after
the following preliminary steps have been accomplished:
(1) Development of the State Master
				Development Plan.
(2) Review of
				commanders' evaluations and recommendations regarding officers (OER's). NOTE:
				This is a continuing on-going process.
(3) Review of individual officers' experience
				and credentials, both military and civilian (DA Form 66 and/or DA Form 2-1).
				NOTE: Again, this is a continuing on-going process.
(4) Consideration of individual officers'
				assignment preferences. (Review of the personal data collection for OPMS.)
				NOTE: This is also a continuing on-going process. (See ANNEX "B"
				attached).
(5) Consideration of
				geographic constraints on assignments in the State of West Virginia and the
				likely influence on the individual officers' available duty
				assignments.
(6) Counseling of
				individual officers to insure that they understand the impact on their careers
				of assignment of a specialty contemplated, including familiarity with MTGE/TDA
				positions and educational requirements associated therewith.
(7) Medical constraints, as reflected on
				health records (DO. Form 722 and Standard Forms 88 and 93).
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-32 - Officer Personnel Management System SOP › Section 141-32-7 - OFFICERS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR DESIGNATION OF A PRIMARY SPECIALTY

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Officers who are not qualified for the designation of a
				  primary specialty will be notified by letter (See ANNEX "D") concerning the
				  deficiencies which must be overcome before an award of a full SSI qualification
				  can be designated. For officers whose qualifications are inadequate for the
				  award of a primary specialty, the State OPMS Manager will assign a code of the
				  first three
(3)
digits of VTAADS requirement followed by
Ø
and either T, U, V, or W as appropriate to the
				  individual, until such time he/she becomes qualified for an appropriate
				  designation.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-33 - TRAINING - NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER'S EDUCATION SYSTEM › Section I - GENERAL › Section 141-33-1 - REFERENCES

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a. NGR 351-5 (State
				  Military Academies)
b. NGR 351-3
				  (Noncommissioned Officer Education System)
c. WVMR (Army) 351-5 (West Virginia Military
				  Academy)
d. WVMR (Army) 10-1
				  (Organization and Functions)
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-33 - TRAINING - NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER'S EDUCATION SYSTEM › Section I - GENERAL › Section 141-33-2 - PURPOSE

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This regulation outlines policies and procedures for
					 conducting the RCNCOES by the West Virginia Military Academy.
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The West Virginia Military Academy is responsible for the
					 operation of the RCNCOES courses. The courses are conducted under the direction
					 of the Deputy Commandant NCOES, who is responsible to the Commandant, WVMA. The
					 WVMA is under the direct supervision of the Deputy Chief of Staff for
					 Operations DCSOPS), WVARNG.
West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 141 - Adjutant General › Title 141 - LEGISLATIVE RULE ADJUTANT GENERAL › Series 141-33 - TRAINING - NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER'S EDUCATION SYSTEM › Section I - GENERAL › Section 141-33-4 - OBJECTIVES

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Provide career development instruction to actual and
					 potential noncommissioned officers of the West Virginia Army National Guard by
					 instilling in them
a. A thorough
				  understanding and willingness to assume their responsibilities.
b. Self-confidence to apply their technical
				  knowledge.
c. Leadership techniques
				  that apply to their duties.
d. A
				  thorough knowledge of NCO responsibilities of taking care of and leading
				  soldiers.
e. High personal and
				  professional standards that must be maintained in the NCO corps.
f. Role of training their soldiers in "how to
				  train, how to fight" skills I AW FM 25-100, dtd NOV 88 and FM 25-101 dtd SEP
				  90.
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a. Students will be
				  those applicants who have met the prerequisites for the course
				  presented.
b. The WVMA staff and
				  faculty will consist of instructors, administrative, and supply personnel and
				  other such soldiers necessary for the effective conduct of the RCNCOES
				  schools.