Headquarters, 256th Infantry Brigade Mech Louisiana Army National Guard

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Headquarters, 256th Infantry Brigade
(Mech)Louisiana Army National Guard
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Ready for the Future

• FY 00 Implementation Plan Backbrief
• 26 September 1999

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PURPOSE

• To provide the 256th Infantry Brigades
  Implementation Plan that will enable attainment
  of the Fiscal Year 2000 Goals/Objectives for each
  supported Key Business Driver, and progress
  toward continuos improvement under the Army
  Performance Improvement Criteria program.

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OUTLINE

• Personnel Readiness
• Training Readiness
• Equipment Readiness
• Quality of Life
• Resource Management
• Knowledge Management

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PERSONNELREADINESS
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Personnel Readiness

• OBJECTIVE Attain/Maintain 110 Authorized
  Strength.

• Brief Strength Maintenance at QTB
• Early joint coordination for Charters
• Strength Maintenance Battle Drills
• Aggressive Referral program
• Increased interaction with State RR Force
• Strength Maintenance Workshops
• 1st Line Leader Training
• Retention NCO Workshops
• Support the dedicated Retention NCO initiative

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Personnel Readiness
OBJECTIVE Attain/Maintain not more than 18
turn over rate.

• Strength Maintenance Battle Drills
• Job Placement opportunities within LAARNG
• Rep Platoons - Establish effective programs
• Family Support Group involvement
• Improve Sponsorship Checklist
• Retention Interviews

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Personnel Readiness
OBJECTIVE Attain/Maintain minimum 85 Senior
Grade and MOSQ Available.

• Strength Maintenance Battle Drills
• Utilize NCOES throughout training year
• Aggressively work incumbents-E-4 in E-5 slot
• Support fast track E-4s in E-4 slots to PLDC
• Quarterly USR scrub with BDE Hqs
• Monthly review of UMR vacancy/excess
• Accurate SIDPERS input secondary alternate
  MOSs
• Early identification of Non-MOSQ and enroll in
  Training
• Aggressive use of all Commissioning options (
  OCS,
• ROTC, and Direct Commission)
• Coordination with AMMED Recruiting for vacancies

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Personnel Readiness
OBJECTIVE Graduate not less than 10 Authorized
Officer Strength from OCS

• OCS Preparatory Course
• Mentorship program for candidates
• Increase OCS program awareness
• Participate in OCS PAT Team

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Personnel Readiness
OBJECTIVE Develop/Implement a Career
Development Counseling Program

• Educate Officers/NCOs on career development
  and progression.
• Support development of Best Qualified
  tracking system.
• Development of Career Progression Matrix and
  worksheet.

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Personnel Readiness
OBJECTIVE Attain 100 Participation in SUREPAY.

• In-processing checklist include FMS 2231
• Recruiter involvement- FMS 2231 as part of
  in-process
• Enforce policy - SUREPAY education
• Enroll soldiers while in REP Training
• Increased coordination with soldiers going to
  ADT
• Monthly monitoring and follow-up during MPT

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TRAININGREADINESS
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Training Readiness
OBJECTIVE Manage PLDC by attaining not less than
90 quota utilization, 85 Graduation Rates and
Promoting 90 of the Graduates

• Allocation of quotas to Battalion Separate
  Company
• Standard procedures to ensure soldier
  preparedness
• for PLDC
• Monthly Review of Quota utilization
• NCO chain of command (especially first line
  supervisors) heavily involved
• Support extra PLDC pre-AT00

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Training Readiness
OBJECTIVE Meet Phase 1 Task Standards of RCUCH
in order to respond to state/federal/community
contingencies.

• Validation through Organizational Inspection
  Program
• MOBFIRE execution
• Periodic Physicals Panographs HIV Screening
• Sustain mobilization binders
• MRE to Fort Hood validate Unit
• Use Force XXI transition to validate logistics
  task

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Training Readiness
OBJECTIVE Attain/maintain ARNG pre-
mobilization objectives CA Crew/Platoon
CS/CSS Company/Battery.

• NTC Validation - MRE (Ft Hood)
• Aggressive IDT Intermediate Gunnery
  Qualification
• Maneuver heavy Annual Training limited AT
  Gunnery
• Increased utilization of Simulations (EST,
  MCCTT, COFT)
• Conduct of MOBFIREs as training/readiness event

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Training Readiness
OBJECTIVE Each MACOM nominates one OCS TAC
Officer and one Instructor for each State OCS
cycle.

• Nominations by August 2001
• Identify unit return position for officer

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EQUIPMENTREADINESS
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Equipment Readiness
OBJECTIVE Attain/Maintain minimum of 92 FMC rate

• Weekly monitoring of NMC vehicles
• By-item tracking of Pacing Items weekly
• Monthly Maintenance Meeting
• Battalion PMCS certification training
• Monthly IDT PMCS - Motor Stables
• Aggressive restructure of unit PLL and
  participation in
• ASL Review Board activities

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Equipment Readiness
OBJECTIVE Achieve a 90 satisfactory rating on
COMETs 100 satisfactory rating on all OCEs.

• Brigade Maintenance Assistance and Instruction
  Team
• (MAIT) 90-120 days prior to COMET
• Coordinate outside assistance down to Battalion
• Clear understanding of COMET standards
• Total unit involvement- IDT based
• Schedule to best fit Yearly Training Calendar
  (DMT very supportive)

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Equipment Readiness
OBJECTIVE Coordinate minimum of 30 of all
Scheduled Services during IDT/AT.

• Monthly monitoring of services by Battalion to
  Brigade
• Inclusion of services, by bumper number, on
  Training
• Schedule
• Split IDT program for Maintenance Personnel
• Selective use of DMT MAIT Teams

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Equipment Readiness
OBJECTIVE Reduce FY 99 equipment losses/damages
by 3 in FY-00.

• Aggressive CSDP
• Fix responsibility - end user
• Continued monitoring of change of command and
• supply sergeant for accountability
• Enforcing operator qualification programs
• Conduct of inventories (showdown inspections,
  cyclic
• inventories, post-AT inventories)
• Report Of Survey Training

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Equipment Readiness
OBJECTIVE Each unit increase trained Logistical
Automation (ULLS, SARSS, SAMS) operators by a
minimum of two personnel.

• Identify Target Soldiers
• Training - 2nd Quarter
• Use of Brigade AMO DMT Mobile Training Teams
• ULLS Gunnery - 3rd Quarter
• Validation - AT00 (FT Hood)
• Retrain - 4th Quarter
• Integrate Signal Architecture into process

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QUALITYOF LIFE
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Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE Sustain an effective Safety Program
IAW Ch 2 AR 385-10 (Surface) and AR 385-95 (Air).

• Continue safety briefings before movements and
• training events
• Continue safety reminder program
• Enforce the standard
• Risk Management/Assessment
• Risk Management Training - 18 month window
• Defensive Driver Training

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Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE Schedule Quarterly Awards Activity to
recognize soldiers, employees and family support
workers.

• Aggressive/timely recognition year-round for
  Federal State Awards (Military Civilian)
• QSI/SSP for all Outstanding Technician
  Performance Appraisals
• Tracking/monitoring at all award approval levels

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Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE Train Primary and Alternate Unit UECOs
at Co/Bn/MACOM level.

• Maintain Appointments of Brigade/Battalion/Compan
  y UECO
• Monthly report to Brigade for appointment/trainin
  g
• Validate against monthly UECO Roster provided by
  DFE
• Aggressively pursue training opportunities for
  UECOs
• Refresher Training (8 hours) for trained UECOs
• Identify all trained UECOs within Bde maintain
  database

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Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE Maintain effective Family Support and
ESGR Programs.

• Semi-annual FSG meeting at Brigade Headquarters
• Conduct OIPs/SAVPs to check FSG programs
• Encourage participation at States FSG Workshop
• Appoint Family Support Group Coordinators
• Recognize Family Support Workers
• My Boss is a Pro Ceremonies
• Information flow to employers of our soldiers
• Bde consolidated BOSS Lift Fort Hood
• Timely reporting of executed events

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Quality of Life
OBJECTIVE Each Unit Complete one approved Civic
Action Project and one Approved Drug Demand
Reduction Project in FY00.

• Sustain previous fiscal year efforts
• Close, early coordination with civilian agencies
• Tracking system/database of approved activities
• Close the loop on activities with required AAR
• Seek new initiatives from PTO-CD

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RESOURCEMANAGEMENT
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Resource Management
OBJECTIVE Validate Open Requisition and
Unfinanced Demands within 30 days receipt of
listing.

• Continued implementation of ULLS-S4
• Monitor requisition status with SARRS
• Monthly Supply Meeting
• Incorporate into Command Supply Discipline
  Program
• Use quarterly Open Requisition and Unfinanced
  Demand Trace as check and balance

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Resource Management
OBJECTIVE Reduce Energy Consumption by 2 over
FY99 usage.

• Monthly utility bill reconciliation by battalion
• Awareness/education training
• Quarterly Energy Committee Meeting
• Energy conservation
• Identify initiatives
• Heighten awareness
• Centralized control system
• Appoint Energy Conservation NCOICs each facility
• Update Energy Conservation SOPs
• Energy Performance Based Contract

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Resource Management
OBJECTIVE Conduct Annual Federal and State
Property inventories and reconciliations.

• CSDP Evaluation and follow-up
• Monitor change of command/supply sergeant
  inventory
• Monitor post-Annual Training 100 inventories
• Continue monthly tracking of 10 cyclic
  inventories
• PBO orientation for new Primary Hand Receipt
  Holders

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KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
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Knowledge Management
OBJECTIVE Each unit appoint and train a Public
Affairs Representative.

• Maintain appointment of Unit PARs - 1st Quarter
• Battalion UPAR conducts chain teach for
  subordinate unit UPARs
• Schedule Training - 2nd Quarter
• Media on Battlefield - MRE (Ft Hood)

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Knowledge Management
OBJECTIVE Each Bn/MACOM appoint train a
minimum of one Audio, Graphic, and Video
Conference Operator.

• Audio graphic chain teach 12 Oct 99 - Brigade AO
  meeting
• Schedule Video Graphic training - 1st quarter
• Exercise system/architecture
• Maintenance Meetings
• Supply Meetings
• Training Meetings
• NTC IPRs
• AT00 IPRs

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Knowledge Management
OBJECTIVE Each Bn/MACOM establish a Web Site.

• Leverage existing products and IT knowledge in
  place for establishment
• Request URL assignment for each WEB Site
• Establish milestones
• 1st Quarter - Develop/refine site files
• 2nd Quarter - Upload to LANG server
• Notify LANG-PAO of existing sites for Hyper-Link
• Gain approval for sites from LANG-PAO

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Headquarters, 256th Infantry Brigade
(Mech)Louisiana Army National Guard
Proud of the Past...Ready for the Future