FIRST FORMATION:
SATURDAY Date: 08 September 2007
(Muta 4) Time: 0800 hours
HIGHLIGHTS:
UNIFORM: ACUs with Beret Saturday & for Sunday.
Pre-drill Meeting will start at 0630
(Senior leadership Mandatory; Commander, XO, 1SG,
Platoon Leaders, Platoon Sergeants, Admin NCOs, Supply NCOs, Commo
NCOIC, Maintenance NCOIC, Food Service NCOICs, and all Operations
NCOs.)
Ensure you have representation if you
cannot attend!
Training Meeting:
27August 2007; 1800-200 hrs (respectively).
(Commander, XO, 1SG, Ops SGT, Readiness NCO,
Senior Cook, Senior Mechanic, Company & Det Supply, Company & Det
Admin, all Platoon Leaders and Sergeants or designee.)
Ensure you have representation if you
cannot attend!
August Training: 08-09 September
2007 // SRP & Briefings.
1-2
September 2007 (Change drill date to 8-9
September 2007):
FIELD
TRAINING (FT) at Weldon Springs:
CANCELLED; NOW A SRP AT ST.
CLAIR. CALL YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR FOR TRANSPORTATION FROM
KINGSHIGHWAY TO ST. CLAIR FOR ALL DETACHMENT SOLDIERS.
13-14 October
2007:
PHDA
at Cape Girardeau, CURRENTLY
CANCELLED; 100% APFT DRILL WEEKEND AND OCONUS CLASSES/BRIEFINGS BEING
SCHEDULED.
NCOERs, 4100s, & 4101s.
16-18 November
2007:
Annual Range fire Camp Crowder.
Convoy operations to Camp Crowder.
Volunteers for ADVON and stay-behind sought.
PLATOON
SERGEANTS:
Update your Leader
Books. Key leaders have new shells and the Company now has an SOP with
support LOI. Direct your questions to SFC Britton. Leader Books will contain QUARTERLY
counseling’s on soldiers, not twice a year but four times a year per
Battalion guidance.
 from the Commander: Captain
McBride
verland.mcbride@us.army.mil
[See the "Commander's Corner" for the latest news
from CPT McBride]
from the Company XO:(acting
XO) LT Gipson
jason.gipson@us.army.mil
[See the "XO (Executive Officer) Comments" for
the latest news from LT Gipson]
from the 1SG: 1SG Orlando
dino.j.orlando@us.army.mil
[See the "1SG (First Sergeant) Comments" for the
latest news from 1SG Orlando]
The commander is
the only one authorized to excuse a soldier from any drill or military
event, the Platoon Sergeants will contact me after they have approved
of your absence. But as in the past it has to be a legitimate
reason. Work, playing football, locked up in jail etc. etc. are not
valid reasons to miss drill.
If the
Commander excuses a soldier from drill, that Platoon Sergeant has
to make sure that soldier notifies SFC Britton (terry.j.britton@us.army.mil)
with the dates they request for make-up drill, reason drill is
being missed, and ensure they show up for the drill dates of the
agreement.
This drill we will
have several soldiers with us from other units, most of these soldiers
will become your new family for the next year to year and a half. Get
to know them, show them around, and help them out until they get
acclimated to our building and unit.
LEADER BOOKS:
Leader Books will be updated
each and every month, no exceptions.
FIRST LINE LEADER COURSE:
All
soldiers needing to attend the mandatory First Line Leader Course have
been programmed to attend see the training section for a listing of
who is programmed for schools/training.
 from
Admin Sergeants (S-1): SSG Bunch & SPC Pendleton
COMPANY ADMIN
NCO: (duties currently being completed by SSG
Bunch)
DET ADMIN NCO:
SPC Pendleton (nicole.pendleton@us.army.mil)
Everyone should bring BIRTH CERTIFICATES, ADOPTION PAPERWORK, MARRIAGE
LICENSES, DIVORCE PAPERWORK, MORTGAGE INFORMATION, ECT FOR BAH
PURPOSES FOR THE BELT LINE.
Anyone
needing a military vehicle for drill weekend to get from Kingshighway
to St. Clair needs to coordinate through SSG Wilson immediately.
 from
Family Readiness Group (FRG)
Soldiers talk to your family and find out if
they are interested in joining our FRG. We are currently looking for
volunteers. As of right now we only have 3 volunteers. In order for us to
have a fully functional FRG we need a minimum of 10 personnel. If
anyone is interested please contact SGT Maynard.
Medical
and Health Care Information (S-1):
Individual responsibility:
-
Each ARNG/ARNGUS Soldier is individually
responsible for the maintenance of his or her medical, physical, and
mental fitness. This includes correcting remediable defects, avoiding
harmful habits, and weight control. The maintenance of good strength
and aerobic conditioning is of prime importance to the modern Soldier.
The APFT is the level of activity that may be expected from the ARNG/ARNGUS
Soldier in the normal range of duties.
Significant incident reporting responsibility:
-
Soldiers’ responsibilities include seeking medical
advice quickly when they believe their physical well-being is in
question. Any hospitalization, significant illness, or disease that
occurs when not on duty will be reported to the unit commander or
first sergeant at the earliest possible opportunity and, in all cases,
before initiating the next period of training.
 from the Readiness NCO(S-3): SFC Britton.
COMPANY READINESS
NCO: SFC BRITTON
(terry.j.britton@us.army.mil)
2008 Training Year Calendar is finalized and
available, handed out to all soldiers and supervisors during drill.
from the Training NCO (S-3):
SSG Bunch
DET.READINESS NCO
& CO TNG NCO: SSG Bunch (kristie.bunch@mo.ngb.army.mil)
(duties
currently being completed by SFC Britton)
2007 Military Police and NCOES schools have
been given to your Platoon Sergeants, see them for selecting a date,
the mandatory counseling for enrollment and insure you have a BOA
(Bank of America Card use policy) counseling on file for the fiscal
year.
Current school/training listing is attached at the
end of this news letter and for those having the news letter e-mailed
to them it will show as a separate attachment.
 from the Supply Sergeants (S-4). SSG Rosado
COMPANY SUPPLY
NCO: SSG ROSADO (cindi.rosado@us.army.mil )
St. Clair:
SSG Rosado is the POC.
Kingshighway: SPC McDonald is the POC.
SUPPLY OPEN
HOUSE HOURS AT ST.CLAIR AND KINGSHIGHWAY IS FROM 1300-1600 HRS
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR WALK-IN ISSUES.
Anyone who does
not turn-in a prescription this drill WILL NOT have inserts made for
their Pro-Mask and will need a memo as to why they have not turned-in
their prescription so I can answer to State.
There will be a 100% OCIE Showdown conducted during the October
drill. This means everybody! A supply beltline will be set up. If a
soldier is missing items he/she will sign a Statement of Charges. If
an item is unserviceable, it will be turned-in at that time and a new
one will be requested.
Thanks,
SSG Rosado
from
Recruiting: SFC Schumaker & SSG Bottini
UNIT
RETENTION COUNSELORS:
St.
Clair:
SGT Maki.
Kingshighway:
SGT
Mancusi & SPC Blehm.
ST
CLAIR RECRUITING:
Upcoming events for those wanting extra ADSW money: None at
this time.
ST
Clair GRAP Bonuses YTD:
SFC Kurshinski- 1
SGT Jarvis- 2
SPC Knight- 2
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KINGSHIGHWAY
RECRUITING:
SSG BOTTINI
!!
Attention!! ARNG Incentives have been updated:
Non
Prior Service Bonuses are back to $20,000 for 6X2 option. Soldiers
can extend at anytime during their contract for a period of six years
to become eligible for the “Student Loan Repayment Option”. Soldiers
can also reenlist for six years at their ETS date and receive the
$15,000 bonus plus the $20,000 SLRP option. You can receive payment
for loans established ON or AFTER your contact date.
This is great for people who already have their BS or BA degrees and
can’t use state TA anymore. For those soldiers who will ETS when the
unit is overseas remember that if you reenlist overseas your bonus
payment will be one lump sum tax free. That saves you about $4,000.
Also, if you have anyone who might be interested in the Guard please
feel free to contact me at anytime.
Thanks
again.
SSG
Thomas J.Bottini JR.
Thomas.j.bottini@us.army.mil
Kingshighway Armory
4350 South Kingshighway
St.
Louis, MO 63109
Phone: 314-518-3597 cell: 314-832-3862 office: 314-832-3855 fax
GRAP
Bonus :
SSG
Ingold- Pending
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