IAW DA PAM 600-3, Functional Area 51 (FA51) officers must attain the Professional (Area of Concentration (AOC) C) or Practitioner (AOC A) level certification to compete for lieutenant colonel Centralized…
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No. IAW DA PAM 600-3, unique functions performed by the Army acquisition workforce are based in statute and cannot be performed by non-acquisition personnel. Applicable statute is contained in the…
U.S. Army Reserve acquisition officer accessions. HRC executes the USAR FA51 accessions for Active Guard Reserve (AGR), Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA), and Troop Program Unit (TPU) officers. AGR officers may…
The primary method of entry to become an Army Acquisition officer is through the Voluntary Transfer Incentive Program (VTIP). VTIP panels are held twice yearly, normally in the first and…
Per 10 USC Chapter 87 Section 1731, a Critical Acquisition Position may be filled only be a member of the AAC. All FA51 LTCs and higher positions are designated as…
No. IAW DA PAM 600-3, Program Management (Area of Concentration (AOC) A) and Contracting (AOC C) are the two primary AOCs in which Functional Area 51 (FA51) acquisition officers may…
