Command Sergeant Major / Sergeant Major,
It is an exciting time for IPPS-A with some great new features coming out. These features will enhance Leaders’ abilities to support their Soldiers and overall auditability for the Total Force.
I want to provide you with some updates, guidance, and resources to share with your units as they continue to navigate IPPS-A:
PCS Season
PCS season is right around the corner and with it a flurry of transactions in IPPS-A. This time is critical to ensuring accuracy in Soldiers’ records. We have developed multiple
training products to help Soldiers, HR Professionals, and Leaders conduct the required actions in IPPS-A accurately.
Reminder, the approval authority for Awards in IPPS-A is tied to a Soldier’s assignment in the system. Commanders will be unable to approve awards in the system once a Soldier is departed from their unit. Taking care of our Soldiers is always a top priority, and you can use the Monitor Approvals Tile to track the status of pending actions within your unit.
DD Form 214
A new
Army Directive has been issued to ensure the Total Force is ready for IPPS-A’s subsumption of the DD Form 214. This Directive requires all necessary personnel be trained to implement these new business processes once the form goes live in the system.
Training for the new DD Form 214 is ongoing Army-wide and at multiple installations. Visit our
DD Form 214 page to stay up to date on all information and see a calendar of events. Including links to training!
Leaders Dashboard
We have a new tool being released expanding your toolkit and enhancing your ability to see the health of your unit and Soldiers. The Leaders Dashboard will serve as a one-stop-shop for Leaders to quickly gauge readiness, strength, and deployability.
- Personnel Status Report (PERSTAT)
- Will provide a rollup of daily duty statuses of your Soldiers. You will be able to immediately gain insights to answer many accountability questions and easily compare yourself to other units within your organization.
- Deployability Module
- Will provide Leaders a snapshot of their non-deployable and non-available population. It will produce by-name reports of specific non-deployable populations and generate visualizations to conduct further analysis.
- Personnel Readiness Summary
- Will provide Leaders a snapshot of their organization’s personnel readiness health. You will be able to quickly see your non-compliance percentage of several key readiness categories.
Expect this new tool to be released on 25 APR.
Resources
For additional information and resources, your NCOs may also visit our
website.
IPPS-A is helping our Soldiers meet the mission requirements of today and of the future. Your leadership is helping Soldiers become more empowered!
Please let me know if you have any questions or need help — we are here for you!
V/r,
SGM Paul J. Smith
Senior Enlisted Advisor
DCS - G1, IPPS-A FMD
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