No, you do not have to reenlist in order to submit a packet. However, you will be required to reenlist prior to attending the Army Acquisition Transition Course (AATC).
Yes. 51C is open to any MOS. However, you may only apply if your MOS is balanced or over strength.
No. If you have any derogatory information in your records, you do not qualify. As part of your packet, you must submit a signed memorandum stating you have no derogatory…
Upon completion of the Army Acquisition Transition Course, Soldiers in the grade of E-5 (Sergeant) are promoted to Staff Sergeant once the S1 has taken the appropriate steps to submit…
No. if the Soldier Record Brief (SRB) indicates the Soldier is on assignment, he/she will need to contact their branch manager and either ask for removal of the assignment, or…
No. You must submit a reclassification packet through the proponent office and be selected for reclassification.
MOS 51C is not an initial entry MOS. Therefore, you cannot directly come into the Army as a 51C from another military service. National Guard members will need to contact…
No. You will not need to retake the common core class. However, you will still need to complete the Army Acquisition Transition Course and Army Contract Writing Lab at The…
No, there is no need for Soldiers to complete any DAWIA training, online or otherwise. Soldiers will receive credit for their required DAWIA training upon completion of the Army Acquisition Transition…
No, you do not. However, a bachelor’s degree in any field is required within 36 months of becoming a 51C to maintain the MOS. The 24 business hours are no…
Promotions are competitive, and current promotions from Sergeant First Class to Sergeant Major have normalized with the rest of the Army.
If your PULHES is 222222 or less, you may apply. However, you will be required to submit a current copy of your profile. You must be worldwide deployable, and you…
If you are in the current reenlistment window, you have to reenlist to fulfill the 5 year Service Remaining Requirement (SRR) for MOS 51C; this must be done BEFORE school…
You will attend the nine-week Army Acquistion Transition Course (AATC) at The Army Acquisition School (TAAS) located on the University of Alabama, Huntsville campus.
No, MOS 51C is not an initial entry MOS. Therefore, you cannot directly come into the Army as a 51C.
It will typically take 6 to 9 months to get a training seat. This will depend on the Soldiers situation; pending deployment, DEROS, how long they have been at their…
Yes. According to the SMAPP MILPER message, NCOs must complete DLC online common core for Phase 1 credit. NCOs will receive Phase 2 credit upon completion of the Army Acquisition…
If you do not have enough rated time to provide 4 years of evaluations, you must provide what you have. An absolute minimum of 18 months as an NCO is…
Yes, you can resubmit your packet if you are not selected on your first try. However, we suggest you resubmit your packet as if you are submitting it for the…
If your time in service is more than 10 years but less than 12 years, 0 months at the time of the selection board, you will NOT submit a waiver….
We have a number of locations within Army Contracting Command (ACC). Our Contracting Support Brigades (CSBs), Contracting Battalions (CBns), and Contracting Detachments (Condets) are strategically aligned with Army Divisions across…
You may apply for a Time in Service (TIS) Waiver not to exceed 12 years, 0 months at the time of the selection board panel. The Time in Service is…
No. You must have a GT score of 110 or higher. There are no waivers.
You may apply for a Time in Service (TIS) Waiver not to exceed 12 years, 0 months at the time of the selection board panel. The Time in Service is…
You cannot request a extension waiver, but your organization can submit a position waiver on your behalf provided there is a valid reason. Normally, the waiver is no more than…
There are primarily two types of waivers available for members of the Acquisition Workforce, (1) certification position waiver and (2) Critical Acquisition Position/Key Leadership Position (CAP/KLP) waiver. Certification Position waiver:…
Section 4.11 is on non-competitive movements involving promotions and 4.11.3 is just for AcqDemo to AcqDemo Moves.
This section is on non-competitive movements involving promotions. So, for GS to AcqDemo, you would use 5.9. If you use 4.11.7.2, you will be limited to the WGI buy-in for…
PAQL is only used in case of a RIF and then it is used to determine placement on the master retention list. It will not affect pay.
Yes – The CMS that we receive for the most recent CCAS cycle will contain all the changes from the 2017 Federal Register.
The employee must be in AcqDemo for at least 90 consecutive days prior to EOY in order to receive the bonus. The employee will still receive the General Pay Increase…
The employee will participate in the gaining pay pool. The employee could complete the self-assessment in time for the losing supervisor to enter annual appraisal comments and recommended scores. The…
The employee doing a closeout self-assessment while in the old organization and then an annual self-assessment in the new organization is the correct protocol for departures prior to 1 September.
Movement of an employee from one control point to another within the same BBL requires competition. This competition does not need to be done through USAJOBS, it can be internal…