Dial the PER: Majors -January 2014

UNITED STATES

01.09.2014

Courtesy Audio

U.S. Army Chaplain Corps

CH (Maj. Gen.) Donald Rutherford, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains, CH (Col.) Bryan Walker, CH (Lt. Col.) Julie Rowan, CH (Lt. Col.) William (Ted) Godwin-Stremler, CH (Lt. Col.) Kenneth Williams, and CH (Lt. Col.) Jay Johns, led a Q&A session with MAJs during the Personnel Consultation Meeting at Fort Bragg in January 2014.
Listener's Guide to Topics:
• Intro from CH Walker & CH (Maj. Gen.) Donald Rutherford, U.S. Army Chief of Chaplains (0-4:45)
• Early Retirements (4:45)
• Regionally-aligned Army: longer assignments to develop expertise? (5:34)
• Longer assignments due to budgetary restraints? (7:40)
• Deactivating brigades: personnel redistribution? (10:10)
• Will there be a decrease of chaplains due to return from Afghanistan? (13:00)
• Selective continuance for two-time non-select captains due to shortage? (14:15)
• Career Management tips from CH Johns, Career Management Officer (14:40)
• Will C4 remain a PCS Course? (19:40)
• Security section of ORB / Date of clearance (20:50)
• Brigade experience (22:00)
• What does Chief of Chaplains look for during lieutenant colonel Boards? (23:00)
• BDE course prior to ILE not on ORB (27:00)
• PSA from USASOC – Airborne & Special Operations assignments (28:35)
• ILE location (resident vs. correspondence) impact on future assignments (30:00)
• Assignments/moves and promotion boards (31:50)
• Selective continuance for two-time non-select majors and length of federal service (32:50)
• DIV Chaplains Selection (35:07)
• PSA from CH Walker: Assignments Process, Major career experience, CHAPS form, mentoring captains, etc. (38:22)
• Advanced Civilian Schooling and subsequent assignments (44:10)
• Closing comments from leadership (48:50)

• Date Taken: 01.09.2014
• Date Posted: 01.13.2014 16:19
• Category: Newscasts
• Audio ID: 35473
• Filename: 1401/DOD_101083409.mp3
• Length: 00:50:17
• Location: US