ODDS AND ENDS March 2015 - ajrotc.us
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1. Lancaster Senior High School Lamar High School Liberty High School Lincoln High School Loris High School Lower Richland High School North Central High School Pickens High School Ridge View High School Spartanburg High School Stratford High School Swansea High School Timberland High School Union High School W J Keenan High School Wagener Salley High School Walhalla High School West Oak HS Wil Lou Gray Opportunity School Westside High School Bethel High School VA North Iredell High School NC Olympic High School NC R J Reynolds High School NC Randleman High School NC Robert B Glenn High School NC Saint Pauls High School NC Simon G Atkins High School NC South Creek HS NC South Robeson Senior High School NC Southwestern Randolph High School NC Thomasville High School NC Washington High School NC Weldon High School NC West Brunswick High School NC West Henderson High School NC West Iredell High School NC William A Hough High School NC Brunswick High School VA Buckingham County High School VA Caroline High School VA Chatham High School VA Charles City High School VA Cumberland High School VA Dan River High School VA Dinwiddie High School Franklin Military Academy Manchester High School Meadowbrook High School Petersburg High School Pri2. Southern Garret High School Anson Senior High School NC Butler High School NC Cherokee High School NC D H Conley High School NC East Columbus High School NC East Duplin High School NC East Forsyth High School NC East Rowan High School NC East Surry NC Fairmont High School NC Garinger High School NC Goldsboro High School NC Harnett Central High School NC Heide Trask High School NC Hickory High School NC Hillside HS NC Hoke County High School NC Hopewell High School NC Hunter Huss High School NC J H Rose High School NC John M Morehead Senior High School NC Kinston HS NC Knightdale High School NC Lee County Senior High School NC Lexington Senior High School NC Lumberton Senior High School NC Mallard Creek High School NC Mount Tabor High School NC Mountain Heritage High School NC Myers Park High School NC North Brunswick High School NC School Name State Airport High School Batesburg Leesville High School Blufton High School Blythewood High School Brookland Cayce High School Buford High School Burke High School Chesnee High School Clinton High School Dillon High School Goose Creek High School Greenwood High School Hartsville High School Hanahan High School Indian Land High School J L Mann High School Johnsonville High School Lake City High School
3. civ mail mil gt MARKSMANSHIP TRAINING Units requesting range certification should contact Erik Shay at 910 643 4346 or email at erik s shay2 civ mail mil LOGISTICS gt DOD Emall Token Registration new account only e Step 1 Login to DOD EMALL Home Page http www dlis dla mil emall asp e Step 2 On left side click Login to DOD EMALL e Step 3 Click Login Register e Step 4 You will see a Mandatory DOD notice for EMALL user standard Mandatory DOD notice and consent Banner scroll down to the bottom and click OK e Step 5 Your old certificate and new certificate will come up please look at the dates on your certificates and click on your new certificate A message will come up letting you know that this token is not registered and ask do you want to register your new token click yes it will let you know that they have sent a onetime login to your email that is register with DOD EMALL e Step 6 Go to your email that is register with DOD EMALL and follow all instruction DOD EMALL sent you to finish your registration e That email will give you a onetime login so please complete all steps gt DOD Emall Token Registration for existing customer after receiving the new Cards e 1 Go to Emall at https dod emall dla mil this site has changed e 2 Goto log in e 3 Pick existing customer e 4 It may request you to request a One Time Token if so please follow the instructions listed below v Input your User ID a tok
4. completed is 1 May 2015 NO EXCEPTIONS School districts that will not render an instructor contract prior to 1 May 2015 must understand that a validated DD form 2767 can be voided if an instructor is not offered employment for the upcoming school year The validated 2767 is voided by submitting a resignation retirement letter from the instructor or termination letter from the school district The annual DD form 2767 for SY 2015 16 will be processed the same way as last year Instructors will access and complete the DD form 2767 via JCIMS The form will be printed and signed by the approving official principal HR representative or DAI and the instructor Upon completion the form will be scanned and uploaded through JCIMS for Brigade review The intent is to provide a speedy accurate and secure procedure for the document to arrive at Cadet Command The 2767 user manual instructions is located on the 4 Brigade website click Regs Pubs SOPs scroll to Instructor Management click DD Form 2767 user guide PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS IN THE USER GUIDE Do not take any short cuts The completed 2767 that is scanned and upload in JCIMS must contain the same data that was initially saved in JCIMS i e school district IDs block 9a amp 9b current school year dates Lastly please ensure you and the school official sign and date in the appropriate areas Contact Mr Art James if you have any questions gt Background Checks Several inst
5. 6 COMPETITIONS gt MARKSMANSHIP We had great success this year in the marksmanship arena Congratulations to all the teams and individual shooters that competed Special Thanks to Lexington High School for hosting our Best of the Best this year Below is the list of some of our schools accomplishments ae Brigade Best of the Best Marksmanship Championship Ist Place North Brunswick High School 2nd Place Ridge View High School 3rd Place South Brunswick High School Overall National US Army JROTC Marksmanship Team winners 3rd Place North Brunswick High School 7th Place Ridge View High School 9th Place South Brunswick High School Overall Team Winners Anniston AL 2nd Place North Brunswick HS NC 6th Place Ridgeview HS SC 8th Place South Brunswick HS NC 9th Place Pelion HS SC Overall Team Winners Camp Perry OH 1st Place Chatham HS VA 5th Place Cumberland HS VA 6th Place Greenbrier East HS WV Overall Individual Winners Anniston AL 2nd Place Austin Johnson North Brunswick HS NC 3rd Place Christopher Hines North Brunswick HS NC 7th Place Za Cori Ross Ridgeview HS SC Overall Individual Winners Camp Perry OH 3rd Place Tristen Smith Chatham HS VA 5th Place Lindsey Wyatt Chatham HS VA gt RAIDER The 4 Brigade Best of the Best Raider Championship is scheduled to take place on the UNC Charlotte campus on 25 April 2015 Invitations will be sent directly to the selected
6. ODDS AND ENDS March 2015 gt General Hopefully all of you made it through the winter weather of late without major incident There are three major topics I want to stress are First if you have not already done so execute you available allotment for both MPA and OMA as soon as possible Once we have exhausted our current allotment we should receive additional funding Buy forward when appropriate and only purchase authorized items Secondly If you are going to attend the summer training in Richmond this year 2 6 Aug 15 and have not completed the online registration form please do so immediately Once you have completed the online registration form make your reservations Early reservations should be able to book the Doubletree without a problem Late reservations will probably stay in an overflow hotel The links for both the online registration and the hotel reservations can be found on the 4 Brigade JROTC website www ajrotc us As a final note please start your preparation early for JCLC this summer Be sure to acclimate your Cadets make necessary purchases now and ensure your Cadets have the opportunity to break in their boots gt Key Dates e Army National Drill Competition 11 Apr 15 e Brigade BOB Raider Championship 25 Apr 15 e SNI Drill Nationals Competition 2 6 May 15 e JSOCC 504 15 Brigade Regional Instructor Training 2 6 Aug 15 INSTRUCTOR MANAGEMENT gt DD Form 2767 Suspense 1 May 2015 The suspense for ALL 2767s to be
7. P Fund Code ZZ and Signal Code A Remove all GPC information from your DOD EMALL account as the GPC can no longer be used Keep in mind not all office supply vendors in DOD EMALL will not accept MILSTRIP as a form of payment Use the DOD EMALL search engine to find those vendors that will accept MILSTRIP for office supplies REMINDER MPA funding is used for Uniforms Cadet Meals when authorized by Brigade Laundry Alterations and Accoutrements Use MILSTRIPS fund code 35 MPA OMA funding is used for supplies postage curriculum OCIE items and all approved unit trips Cadet Rides amp Field Trips gt Automation Purchase Most of the Automation mass shipping order of JROTC equipment is being shipped The major shipments of equipment coming to your schools are as follow e CPS amp MOBI systems e Laptop Flat screen TVs monitors CMs Projectors and their accessories e Printers amp Printer Cables e The CPS Systems MOBIs and Printers are already shipped to the units SAI AI must sign for the equipment ensure it is on their document register and hand receipts and fill out a DD Form 250 and send it to the brigade s JROTC Logistics Supply The Form 250s should notate the equipment description serial model number etc A Form 250 must be submitted for each item of equipment gt Reconciliation Reconciliation will be sent out around the 4 7 of every month Please once you have received your reconciliation follow all instruction that i
8. attached to annual supply inspection and sent to brigade gt Supply Inspection In accordance CCR 145 2 an annual inspection is due to this HQs by 15 March 2014 This inspection may be completed by SROTC affiliation National Guard Army Reserves or Installations CIPBO office Checklist is found in CCR 145 8 3 Independent School Supply Checklist gt Use Of DOD Emall Effective 23 January 2015 all 4 Brigade JROTC DOD EMALL account classification was granted approval to be restored to Orderer You are to submit your MILSTRIP permission form to DOD EMALL for approval The process takes less than 48 hours To keep this privilege we must all ensure 100 percent compliance with all Army MRA and DLA guidance Pay particular attention to e 1 using the correct fund code for purchases e 2 submitting MRAs as appropriate e 3 not exceeding authorized funding limits e 4 prohibited purchases and monthly reconciliations We face being restricted from using the system again and possibly a supply constraint at Cadet Command if there are indications of increased violations during any of the Army Audit Readiness reviews gt DOD Emall Ordering The primary vehicle to execute your OMA and MPA spending plan and to make all purchases is using MILSTRIPS fund codes 35 MPA and ZZ OMA The best way to protect your funds is to spend them NOW or as quickly as possible on authorized items All OMA supply purchases must be made in DOD EMALL using MILSTRI
9. count they use daily Both Cadet Command and the Brigade Staff will continue to send important information to the field utilizing the portal email accounts e To forward your Portal email to another email account follow these procedures v Click the gear in the top right C2 Vv Select Settings yY Select the Forwarding and POP IMAP tab General Labels Inbox Accounts and Import Filter amp Forwarding and POP IMAP v Click Add a forwarding address in the Forwarding section y Enter the email address you want to forward to v For your security we ll send a verification email to that address Open your other email account and find the confirmation message from the Gmail team If you re having trouble finding it check your Spam folder v Click the verification link in that email v Back in your Gmail account reload the page in your web browser look for the reload icon amp v On the same Forwarding and POP IMAP page in Settings check that Forward a copy of incoming mail is selected and your email address is in the drop down menu v In the second drop down menu choose what you want Gmail to do with your messages after they are forwarded such as keep Gmail s copy in the Inbox recommended or archive Gmail s copy v Click Save Changes at the bottom of the page e Point of Contact for all Portal matters is Mr Erik Shay at erik s shay2 civ mail mil or 910 643 4346 TRAINING gt JSOCC 504 15 Brigade Regional Instruct
10. en will be sent to you via Email v Close the Emall website Y Open a new browser NOT connected to EMALL v Goto your email and open the One Time Token email gt Inventories All units are required to conduct 100 inventories annually Follow the steps below to conduct annual inventories of all clothing property and sensitive items e Prior to conducting inventories all clothing and property must be put in JUMS e Once you log into JUMS from the menu at the top of the page click on reports and select unit e Under available reports on the left side of the screen click on one of the following annual clothing property or sensitive item inventory e Once you click on clothing or property look to the right and you will see view report click on view report e Once the report comes up go to the blue square with the green arrow pointing to the drop EXPORT click on the drop down and you will see EXCEL PDF and WORD Click on PDF or Word then at the bottom of the page it will read Do you want to open or save click open and the PDF or Word file will come up and you can print the inventory for your record e Use this listing to inventory all property and clothing then sign the inventory at the bottom and keep on file e Upon completion of your inventory go back to JUMS HOME screen click on manage supplies select clothing or property and select property annual inventory e Place your Annual Inventory Date in JUMS e Inventory will be
11. esk Support has been temporarily suspended All email inquiries sent to jrotccmhelp gmail com will be responded to by an auto reply message See message below e The auto reply message state Thanks you for contacting the JROTC CM Help Desk Our Help Desk Team is temporarily unable to provide technical assistance In the interim please follow the steps below for assistance Y Step 1 Review the CM Installation Guide and CM Troubleshooting which are located CM Start up Menu Most technical issues can be resolved by following the instructions provided in the guides Y Step 2 Consult with your local school IT please refer them to the CM Installations Guide and CM Troubleshooting Guide Y Step 3 If you still need assistance please contact the Brigade e For help with your CM please contact Robert Dawson 910 396 4277 gt JUMS e Updated JUMS User s Manual An updated JUMS User s Manual is on the JROTC web portal under Automation and Web Based JUMS 4 0 e Reports PART Report Suspense is 15 May 2015 This report should capture all Community Support and your Service Learning events that you conducted in SY 2014 2015 v UNIT Report Suspense is 30 June 2015 This report should capture all of the events that you conducted in SY 2014 2015 e Point of Contact for all JUMS matters is Mr Erik Shay at erik s shay2 civ mail mil or 910 643 4346 e Portal Email Account All instructors should forward their Portal email to the email ac
12. itted immediately and expected payment to the vendors may exceed 180 days It is the lowest priority of disbursement by DFAS recommends that you explore another option for payment i e credit cards e Please remember to submit your services rendered statement and final invoice within 5 days of your return from JCLC e POC is Ms Sylvia Greene at Sylvia t greene civ mail mil or 910 432 4499 gt Cadre Attendance All cadres must be prepared to attend JCLC unless excused by the Brigade Commander Excusals were due to brigade NLT 20 March 2015 gt Medical Waivers Cadets taking any type of medicine must have a doctor note physical form explaining condition and recommending them for camp Cadre should send a request for medical waiver with attached note to brigade Attn Chuck Perry or George James for approval Cadets failing to comply with JCLC MOI will be sent home from camp at parent s expense gt Chaperones Chaperone nomination packets should be submitted to your JCLC Commandant for selection and packet forwarded to the 4 Brigade JROTC Headquarters for processing not later than 24 April 2015 gt MAPFT Cadets must score in the 30 percentile in each event on the MAPFT in order to qualify for JCLC Enclosure 1 Approved Marksmanship Programs School Name State St Johns College High School D C Sussex Tech HS DE Cape Henlopen High School DE Maurice J McDonough HS JROTC Northern Garrett High School
13. ls at GMU For more information go to the http cofcontests com e 2015 Army JROTC Leadership JLAB in alphabetical order Ist Place Barnwell High School Barnwell SC Cape Henlopen High School Lewes DE Garinger High School Charlotte NC Grimsley Senior High School Greensboro NC Mallard Creek High School Charlotte NC Pickens High School Pickens SC St James High School Murrells Inlet SC Union County High School Union SC e 2015 Army JROTC Academic JLAB Results in alphabetical order Ist Place Atholton High School Columbia MD Cape Henlopen Lewes DE Century High School Sykesville MD East Surry Pilot Mountain NC St James High School Murrells Inlet SC Paul M Dorman High School Roebuck SC Randleman High School Randleman NC Union County High School Union SC gt RAPPEL TRAINING The Bde is planning to conduct an initial Rappel Safety Officer Certification Recertification Course and ROPEs Course tentatively scheduled for the 17 19 April 2015 The training location will be Camp Barnhardt BSA NC If you want to participate contact Mr Anderson at 910 396 0136 Reminder Commandants need to make sure they have enough qualified personnel to cover down on all rappel and ropes requirements for JCLC e As areminder all rappel and ropes training must be conducted in accordance with Bde Rappel SOP dated 1 August 2014 Any questions contact Steve Anderson 910 396 0136 or email steven n anderson
14. nce George High School South Lakes High School Capital High School WV Fayette Institute of Technology WV Greenbrier East High School WV Huntington High School WV James Monroe High School WV Lincoln County High School WV Pikeview HS WV Preston High School WV Robert C Byrd High School WV Spring Valley High School WV Tolsia High School WV Wayne County High School WV Webster County High School WV
15. or Training e Who Instructors who did not attend last year One per school e What Brigade Annual Regional Instructor Training e When 2 6 August 2015 In processing begins no earlier than 1300 hrs 2 Aug 2015 e Where DoubleTree by Hilton 1021 Koger Center Blvd Richmond VA 23235 e Why To meet certification requirements AW CCR 145 2 e Notes Instructors who plan on attending training must go the brigade website and complete the online form This form allows us to cut your orders in DTS Instructors may begin making reservations beginning on 10 March 2015 utilizing the following link http doubletree hilton com en dt groups personalized R RICKSDT JRO 20150802 index jhtml or calling 1 804 379 3800 e POC Chuck Perry at 910 396 8606 or charles r perry 12 civ mail mil gt JSOCC e Take your complete uniform so you can take a photo e Keep in contact with Mr Shay in reference to class date mode of transportation flight information orders hotel reservations and travel voucher upon completion of JSOCC course e All newly hired Instructors are required to complete the online Basic Distance Learning Course within 6 months of hire and the online Advanced Distance Learning Course within 2 years of your hire These courses are accessed through the ALMS website and require your AKO Userid and password The link for ALMS is https www lms army mil e Please send the following certificates to Mr Shay v Basic Distance Learning C
16. ourse Online Distance Learning Safety and Marksmanship Course Ethics United States ARMY JROTC Distance Learning Course the 30 hour United States ARMY JROTC Distance Learning Course and the 12 contact hours for Contemporary American Education Dynamic Teaching v Advanced Distance Learning Course 12 contact hours for Classroom Management 16 contact hours for Educational Psychology 15 contact hours for Secondary Methods and 16 contact hours for Learning and the Brain Point of Contact for all JSOCC matters is Mr Erik Shay at erik s shay2 civ mail mil or 910 643 4346 gt MARKSMANSHIP CERTIFICATION e A list of units authorized to operate their unit s range is attached See enclosure 1 Do not operate your range if you are not on the list e To keep your range operational you must do the following complete the Online Distance Learning Safety and Marksmanship Course Complete the CMP JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course and have a range inspection within the last 2 years The Online Distance Learning Safety and Marksmanship Course is valid for 1 year and the CMP JROTC Marksmanship Instructor Course is valid for 3 or 5 years depending on your certificate Please send Mr Shay the certificates and range inspection check sheets once they are completed e Units requesting range inspections should contact Mr Erik Shay e Point of Contact for all Marksmanship and Range matters is Mr Erik Shay at erik s shay2 civ mail mil or 910 643 434
17. ructors personally received notification via email to complete documents to initiate a mandatory background check disregard if you did not receive the email The suspense to have the completed documents to Brigade was 17 Feb 2015 Please complete and submit the required documents immediately At some point in the near future instructors that have not completed this requirement will have their JROTC instructor certification revoked and will not be certified to teach JROTC POC for this action is Art James gt Instructor Photo e Cadet Command has screened instructor records and identified several instructors that do not have an updated photo on file These instructors were notified and must submit an acceptable photo to 4th Brigade NLT 1 Apr 2015 A list of instructors that fail to meet the suspense will be submitted to Cadet Command for possible short term probation or certification suspension Instructors can check their photo status by viewing their info page and documents in JCIMS Please review the following requirement for photos to ensure that your photo is accepted v Updated photo should be submitted every 5 years v Electronic photo no hard copies 4x6 color 3 4 length professional background Army Greens or ASU uniform w all authorized awards and insignia yY The following info should be on the front side of the photo or within the email message Name Rank Last 4 SSN School Name Location City State and date of photo e No
18. s attached because each Support Installation has different instruction to follow The reconciliation is due back by the 10 of every month It is very important that this reconciliation be return back in a timely manner gt Property Transfer Migration of all Cadet Command hand receipts into a Consolidated Property Book located at Fort Knox KY is almost completed We have completed property transfer at Fort Bragg Ft Eustis and Ft Meade We are at the beginning stage of transfer for Ft Lee and Fort Belvoir Virginia The Cadet Command G 4 will need the following up to date documentation to review and validate prior to transferring your property hand receipts into PBUSE e Current TDA Installation Hand Receipt Provide by Installation CIPBO or SAI AT e Current Sensitive items report signed by PHRH provide by Installation CIPBO e Memorandum appointing Primary Hand Receipt Holder PHRH signed by the School Principal Provide by SAVAD e DA Form 1687 Signature Cards Provide by SAVAI gt GPC Purchases Any funding spent during the CRA will count against your FY15 budget allocations For those of you that fall under the control of a DAI your funding for spending is rolled up under the DAI budget Units will submit their PR needs to the 4 Brigade ATTN Mrs Lynn Davis NLT 5 of each month for inclusion during the billing cycle that will start the 20 of each month Your PR requests will specify the exact amount of funding support you require for
19. teams Teams need to make sure they are using the latest Raider SOP dated 27 Aug 14 gt DRILL The Brigade Best of the Best Drill Championship was held at the Hickory Convention Center on 21 Feb 15 Thanks to Freedom High School for hosting the competition Below are our Best of the Best Drill Results Ist Place Airport High School 2nd Place Blythewood High School 3rd Place JL Mann High School Six of our Brigade Best of the Best Schools will advance to the Army Nationals in Louisville KY on 11 April 2015 gt ESSAY CONTEST All participants are to be commended for putting forth an outstanding effort while competing in this year s Annual Essay Contest We received over 120 essays this year and all were excellent but we are limited to only 3 top finishers All essays were boarded by a panel of 6 judges using the Cadet Command provided rubric After careful consideration the top three essays were chosen These essays have been forwarded to Cadet Command to compete in the national level competition Please join me in congratulating the following Cadets for submitting one of the top three essays within the 4th Brigade Cadet Ryan Fournier Corinth Holders High School Cadet Hunter Jennings Fishburne Military School Cadet Mark Conner Landrum High School Congratulations Cadets and Good Luck in the National Competition JLAB Congratulations to the following teams The 1 place teams in each division will move on to the fina
20. tes v The wear of Army green uniform will expire 30 Sep 2015 vY Photo may be taken with a digital camera or a cell phone with decent camera v The photo should be similar to the DA photo The instructor should be faced slightly to the right so that rank on the left sleeve NCO s and the name tag on the right pocket flap is visible readable Officers may face forward yY Photos that are blurry or do not meet all requirements will not be accepted AUTOMATION gt Token e Return TOKENS back for the following reason i e expired damaged retired and departing instructors form the JROTC program e Mail cards back to Mr Dawson at 4 Brigade Headquarters Ft Bragg NC e The DOD token can be used to access DOD EMALL gt Active Client e You will need Active Client on your computer before setting up your DOD EMALL account and the ability to request via MILSTRIP e To install Active Client login to AKO with your user name and password then go to Quick Links Click on the Quick Links drop down and look for CAC Below CAC you will see Resource Center click on it and you will see the download on the left side of the page See the Steps below CAC Installation Quick Start Step 1 Obtain a CAC Reader Step 2 Install the CAC Reader Step 3 Install the DoD Certificates Step 4 Install ActivClient Step 4a Update ActivClient Step 5 Internet Explorer adjustments gt Curriculum Manager CM Update 94 e As of February 2015 CM Help D
21. that 30 day cycle Be sure to list both OMA and MPA Your request will be submitted utilizing a completed USAACE Form 60 or USACC Form 112 Remember e NLT 5 of each month submit Purchase Request to Brigade e Use completed USAACE Form 60 or USACC Form 112 e Purchase must not exceed 3 000 e NET 20 of each month payment for requested service or supply gt Laundry Alterations laundry and dry cleaning service will only be made 3 times per school year during the month of October February and August Please ensure your documents for reimbursement are submitted to the Brigade NLT the 5 of the October February and August for payment AWARDS gt Cadre Awards POC is Ms Sylvia Greene at Sylvia t greene civ mail mil or 910 432 4499 gt Cadet Awards Nominations for the Legion of Valor are due NLT 1 May 2014 POC is Ms Sylvia Greene at Sylvia t greene civ mail mil or 910 432 4499 JCLC gt Assignments No more request for changes will be accepted see you at camp Cadet allocations are controlled by each JCLC Commandant gt Transportation e Units failing to submit JCLC transportation requests prior to 24 April 2015 will not be approved IAW Army Regulation after the fact contracts are not authorized Go to the brigade website for procedures for submitting transportation requests Contractual obligations exceeding the 3K threshold must be prepared and submitted 90 days in advance Any form of check reimbursement must be subm
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