W. Va. Code R. § 141-31-2-5

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 45, November 8, 2024

Section 141-31-2-5 - INITIAL CLASSIFICATION OF OFFICER SPECIALTIES UNDER ROMOSS

Initial classification into Primary Specialties for all WVARNG Officers will be completed in accordance with instructions contained in letter from NGB, Subject: "ARNG Officer Personnel Management System (OPMS) (OPMS2-76), dated 20 May 1976. The DCSPA will adhere to the following criteria for the initial officer classifications:

a. Assignment of Primary Specialty to each officer will be made according to the duty position that the officer presently occupies authorized by the organization MTOE in accordance with the conversion tables contained in Appendix C, DA Circular 611-44, dated 2 October 1975 provided that the individual officer is properly qualified in the position.

b.Alternate Specialty: The following considerations will be given the attainment of Alternate Specialties by officer in the West Virginia Army National Guard:

(1) Since there may be few opportunities for an officer in the West Virginia Army National Guard to acquire a Military Alternate Specialty within the State due to TOE/TDA and geographical limitations, the Alternate Specialty may be acquired primarily from prior assignments frequently caused from reorganizations and the coincidence of civilian occupations and/or education. Since the State ARNG has no control over civilian occupation or education of our members, only minimal programming and planning will be possible in this area.

(2) The changing of an officer's Primary Specialty may occur more frequently as a result of reorganization and geographical moves caused by the officer's civilian occupation. In these cases, the new Primary Specialty might compliment the former specialty but nevertheless, would establish a valid alternate specialty.

c. The DCSPA, in addition to full consideration of the above principles in the assignment of specialty skills, will give careful consideration to the individual preferences of the officer concerned.

d. For the officer whose qualifications are inadequate for the award of Specialty Skill Indicator(s), the DCSPA will assign an SSI of "ØØA" to the individual, and he will be advised by the State Adjutant General concerning his deficiencies which must be overcome before he can be awarded a full SSI qualification.

e. The Primary SSI and alternate of Secondary SSI, if available, will be entered on the Qualification Record of the individual officer upon award of such designations. Such entries will be completed as directed by Chief, NGB.

f. ASI, LIC, together with Alternate SSI for each officer, are also to be entered on each officer qualification record. This action, which will require records review and personal interview, should be completed as directed by The Adjutant General.

g. The following table can be utilized as an example for comparison of the current MOS system versus the new OPMS for an officer:

CURRENT MOS SYSTEM:	OPMS :
MOS-Military Occupational Specialty Example: Tank Unit Commander (1203)	SSI-Specialty Skill Identifier Example: Armor Officer (12A)
SQI-Special Qualification Identifiers Example: Nuclear Weapons Employment Officer (Prefix 5)	Will be identified by an SSI or an ASI.
ASI-Additional Skill Identifier Example: Advance Marksman (5A)	ASI-Additional Skill Identifier (Not Position Related) Example: Ranger (5R) (Similiar to Current System)
	LIC-Language Identification Code Example: Danish (DA)

W. Va. Code R. § 141-31-2-5