Here is a message that went out recently regarding a new recruiting trial for the Army Reserves. It's pretty straight forward and will last for a year. It started 1 Jun 04 so will affect anyone whose medical is booked after that date. Don't hesitate to ask me any questions about this but for those of you that are unfamiliar with the military acronyms, don't get wrapped around the axel over them. Just take in the gist of the message. For unit recruiting officers, pay particular note to paragraph 6. Hope this clears things up for some.
SUBJ: ARMY RESERVE (ARES) RECRUITING TRIAL
1. SITUATION. RECRUITING HAS BEEN THE SINGLE MOST
PERSISTENT DISSATISFIER IN THE ARES. THE PERCEPTION IS THAT
RECRUITING IS OVERLY BUREAUCRATIC AND THAT THE PROTRACTED
PROCESS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS OF MANY APPLICANTS WHO
SEEK ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT BEFORE THEY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR
ENROLMENT
2. AIM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE A ONE-
YEAR TRIAL IN ARMY RESERVE RECRUITING, STARTING 1 JUNE 04,
THAT WILL PERMIT MORE RAPID ENROLMENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS. THIS MESSAGE ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR ARES
UNITS
3. DISCUSSION. ON 10 DEC 03, CDS ORDERED ADM (HR-MIL) TO
CONDUCT THIS ONE-YEAR TRIAL. INSTRUCTIONS TO CFRG AND THE
CFRC S ARE IN THE FINAL STAGE OF PREPARATION AND WILL BE
PROMULGATED SHORTLY. CFRG IS ALSO PREPARING A PAFF
ANNOUNCEMENT
4. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ENROLMENT STANDARDS. THE KEY
CHANGE IS THAT APPLICANTS WHO ARE DEEMED TO MEET THE
ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR ENROLMENT MAY BE ENROLLED
IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SO DETERMINED BY A CFRC.
THE NATIONAL-LEVEL, OR CFRG, VERIFICATION OF THE PROCESSING
DONE BY THE CFRC WILL STILL BE CARRIED OUT BUT WILL NOT
DELAY ENROLMENT
5. IT IS KNOWN THAT APPLICANTS FOUND BY A CFRC TO MEET
ENROLMENT STANDARDS, ARE GENERALLY CONFIRMED BY THE CFRG
VERIFICATION PROCESS. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT CFRG
VERIFICATION RAISES A QUESTION, THE RECRUIT MAY BE REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. WHILE AWAITING THE
PROCESSING OF THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE RECRUIT MAY
BE RESTRICTED FROM SPECIFIED TRAINING OR REQUIRED TO CEASE
TRAINING. IF A RECRUIT, UPON FURTHER VERIFICATION, IS FOUND
TO NOT MEET ENROLMENT STANDARDS, THEY MAY BE RELEASED UNDER
QR&O 15.01 RELEASE ITEM 5(e) IRREGULAR ENROLMENT. RECRUITS
WILL SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS SITUATION AT THE TIME
OF ENROLMENT. THIS QUOTE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING UNQUOTE
WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CFRC
6. GUIDANCE TO ARES UNITS. THIS PROCESS WILL WORK BEST
WHEN THE UNIT TAKES A PROACTIVE ROLE IN MENTORING
APPLICANTS. APPLICANTS WHO INQUIRE AT THE UNIT OR ARE REDIRECTED
FROM A CFRC, SHOULD BE TAKEN IN HAND BY UNIT
ATTRACTION AND RECRUITING PERSONNEL. APPLICANTS FILES
SHOULD BE COORDINATED BY ASSIGNED UNIT PERSONNEL TO EMULATE
THE MODEL FILE AS DEFINED BY THE CFRC. THIS WILL GREATLY
FACILITATE CFRC PROCESSING AND MINIMIZE INCONVENIENCE AND
DELAYS FOR THE APPLICANT. ONCE A MODEL FILE IS SUBMITTED TO
A CFRC, IT SHOULD BE THE NORM THAT DETERMINATION OF THE
APPLICANT AGAINST RECRUITING STANDARDS IS MADE WITHIN ONE
WORKING WEEK
7. AS ABOVE, APPLICANTS WHO ARE DEEMED BY THE CFRC TO MEET
THE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR ENROLMENT MUST BE ENROLLED
IMMEDIATELY. APPLICANTS OF WHOM THERE IS A QUESTION THAT
CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED AT CFRG, MUST BE CLEARLY INFORMED OF
THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE AND KEPT INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS
OF THEIR FILE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE
CFRC
8. CFRG WILL GATHER STATISTICS TO MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF
THIS TRIAL
SIGNED MGEN JHPM CARON, CHIEF OF THE LAND STAFF
SUBJ: ARMY RESERVE (ARES) RECRUITING TRIAL
1. SITUATION. RECRUITING HAS BEEN THE SINGLE MOST
PERSISTENT DISSATISFIER IN THE ARES. THE PERCEPTION IS THAT
RECRUITING IS OVERLY BUREAUCRATIC AND THAT THE PROTRACTED
PROCESS IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE LOSS OF MANY APPLICANTS WHO
SEEK ALTERNATE EMPLOYMENT BEFORE THEY CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR
ENROLMENT
2. AIM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO ANNOUNCE A ONE-
YEAR TRIAL IN ARMY RESERVE RECRUITING, STARTING 1 JUNE 04,
THAT WILL PERMIT MORE RAPID ENROLMENT OF QUALIFIED
APPLICANTS. THIS MESSAGE ALSO PROVIDES GUIDANCE FOR ARES
UNITS
3. DISCUSSION. ON 10 DEC 03, CDS ORDERED ADM (HR-MIL) TO
CONDUCT THIS ONE-YEAR TRIAL. INSTRUCTIONS TO CFRG AND THE
CFRC S ARE IN THE FINAL STAGE OF PREPARATION AND WILL BE
PROMULGATED SHORTLY. CFRG IS ALSO PREPARING A PAFF
ANNOUNCEMENT
4. THERE IS NO CHANGE IN ENROLMENT STANDARDS. THE KEY
CHANGE IS THAT APPLICANTS WHO ARE DEEMED TO MEET THE
ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR ENROLMENT MAY BE ENROLLED
IMMEDIATELY THAT THEY HAVE BEEN SO DETERMINED BY A CFRC.
THE NATIONAL-LEVEL, OR CFRG, VERIFICATION OF THE PROCESSING
DONE BY THE CFRC WILL STILL BE CARRIED OUT BUT WILL NOT
DELAY ENROLMENT
5. IT IS KNOWN THAT APPLICANTS FOUND BY A CFRC TO MEET
ENROLMENT STANDARDS, ARE GENERALLY CONFIRMED BY THE CFRG
VERIFICATION PROCESS. IN THE UNLIKELY EVENT THAT CFRG
VERIFICATION RAISES A QUESTION, THE RECRUIT MAY BE REQUIRED
TO PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. WHILE AWAITING THE
PROCESSING OF THIS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, THE RECRUIT MAY
BE RESTRICTED FROM SPECIFIED TRAINING OR REQUIRED TO CEASE
TRAINING. IF A RECRUIT, UPON FURTHER VERIFICATION, IS FOUND
TO NOT MEET ENROLMENT STANDARDS, THEY MAY BE RELEASED UNDER
QR&O 15.01 RELEASE ITEM 5(e) IRREGULAR ENROLMENT. RECRUITS
WILL SIGN AN ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS SITUATION AT THE TIME
OF ENROLMENT. THIS QUOTE STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING UNQUOTE
WILL BE PROVIDED BY THE CFRC
6. GUIDANCE TO ARES UNITS. THIS PROCESS WILL WORK BEST
WHEN THE UNIT TAKES A PROACTIVE ROLE IN MENTORING
APPLICANTS. APPLICANTS WHO INQUIRE AT THE UNIT OR ARE REDIRECTED
FROM A CFRC, SHOULD BE TAKEN IN HAND BY UNIT
ATTRACTION AND RECRUITING PERSONNEL. APPLICANTS FILES
SHOULD BE COORDINATED BY ASSIGNED UNIT PERSONNEL TO EMULATE
THE MODEL FILE AS DEFINED BY THE CFRC. THIS WILL GREATLY
FACILITATE CFRC PROCESSING AND MINIMIZE INCONVENIENCE AND
DELAYS FOR THE APPLICANT. ONCE A MODEL FILE IS SUBMITTED TO
A CFRC, IT SHOULD BE THE NORM THAT DETERMINATION OF THE
APPLICANT AGAINST RECRUITING STANDARDS IS MADE WITHIN ONE
WORKING WEEK
7. AS ABOVE, APPLICANTS WHO ARE DEEMED BY THE CFRC TO MEET
THE ESTABLISHED STANDARDS FOR ENROLMENT MUST BE ENROLLED
IMMEDIATELY. APPLICANTS OF WHOM THERE IS A QUESTION THAT
CAN ONLY BE DETERMINED AT CFRG, MUST BE CLEARLY INFORMED OF
THE NATURE OF THE ISSUE AND KEPT INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS
OF THEIR FILE. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM THE
CFRC
8. CFRG WILL GATHER STATISTICS TO MEASURE THE EFFICACY OF
THIS TRIAL
SIGNED MGEN JHPM CARON, CHIEF OF THE LAND STAFF