Medical Entomology AOC 72B Consultant Update February 2004

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Medical EntomologyAOC 72BConsultant
UpdateFebruary 2004

• COL Stephen B. Berté

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Medical Service Corps AOC 72B Entomology
Objective 61 Inventory 57
INVENTORY AS OF December 03
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Year Group Issues

• PYG Analysis
• PYGs gt85 decrepit at 14 (Model
  9)
• PYGs 86-89 balanced at 8 (Model
  8)
• PYGs 90-97 slightly under at 21 (Model 24)
• PYGs 98-02 under at 14 (Model 20)
• Summary
• LTC-COL over-strength
• 1LT-MAJ under-strength
• Meeting recruitment goals
• Non-due-course accessions can fill gaps and
  create imbalances
• 5 new XO authorizations at O3 level

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Impact on Promotions Assignments

• 72Bs generally compete well
• DA Cmd Board indicators
• O5 3 CONUS CHPPM Cdrs
• O6
• CBMS Commander
• 9th AML Commander
• 72Bs were alternates on Bde Bn Command lists

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Military Education Level

• SSC
• 1 of 7 COL/LTC(P) enrolled
• 1 LTC enrolled
• CGSC (? ? ? ILE)
• 13 of 13 LTCs completed
• 6 of 12 MAJs completed or in-progress
• CAS3

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Civilian Education Level

• BS 4 ( 7)
• MPH 2 ( 3)
• MS 28 (48)
• PhD 24 (42)
• TOTAL 58

• Ph.D. losses gt gains
• Will be under strength in Ph.D.s this FY
• Continued need for LTHET Ph.D starts
• M.S. starts needed for BS entries and transfers

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ENTOMOLOGY LTHET
Officer Mentor Util Tour Degree Location Grad
CPT Brett Collier LTC Gene Cannon Cdr, 485th Med Det M.S. Louisiana State Univ 2004
CPT Jason Richardson LTC(P) George Korch USAMRU-K Kenya Ph.D. Colorado State Univ 2005
CPT Tony Schuster (AY 2004 start) TBD TBD Ph.D. TX AM Univ 2007
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COLs COL Positions
OFFICER CURRENT NEXT REPL PCS
COL Klein 18 MEDCOM NA NA Sp05
COL Gordon WRAIR NA NA Su06
LTC(P) Logan CHPPM DCSOPs Cdr, 9th AML LTC Milstrey Su04
LTC(P) Johnson Research Liaison Officer AFPMB Exec Director, AFPMB NA Su04
LTC Jones AFRIMS NA NA Su05
COL Berté JPM, CBMS NA NA Su06
Authorized 72B O6 position O5A Bde Command
Slot
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LTC Positions
OFFICER CURRENT NEXT REPL PCS
LTC Debboun Cdr, CHPPM-S 926th Med Det NA Su05
LTC Robert Cdr, CHPPM-W NA NA Su05
LTC Cannon Cdr, CHPPM-W NA NA Su05
LTC Horosko XVIII Airborne Corps NA NA Su05
LTC Miller AMEDDCS NA NA Su05
MAJ Pike DLA NA NA Su06
LTC Dunton AFPMB-DPMIAC NA NA Su05
MAJ Carder WRAIR NA NA Su07
MAJ Korman CHPPM-Eur NA NA Su05
Authorized 72B O5 position O5A Bn Command
Slot
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LTC Positions
OFFICER CURRENT NEXT REPL PCS
LTC Milstrey 30th Med Bde WRAIR MAJ Blow Su04
LTC West POPM-SA NA NA Su05
LTC OGuinn CHPPM-PAC NA NA Su05
Authorized 72B O5 position Required 72B
O6 position
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Promotion Trends
FY Grade PZ PZ Sel Notes PZ
FY03 COL 2 1 1AZ 50
FY03 LTC 3 3 2AZ 100
FY03 MAJ 3 3 100
FY02 COL 3 2 67
FY02 LTC 3 0 1 AZ 0
FY02 MAJ 2 1 50
FY01 COL 1 0 Ofcr Ret 0
FY01 LTC 3 3 100
FY01 MAJ 3 3 100
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Issues Within the AOC

• Promotion
• MAJ, LTC, COL trends all good
• Mentoring
• Ongoing effort
• Detachment Command
• Ensuring officers get command at the right time
• Increase in TOE slots (6) in FY04 a challenge

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• In An Army of One,
• The strength of the Army Entomology corps starts
  with individual entomologists like you.