S1 - Personnel Administration

DEMO DEPARTMENT
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Reporting Units

In the United States Army, the S1 department is responsible for all force structure, manpower, personnel, and administration requirements for the regiment. The department provides recommendations to command staff in resourcing current manpower requirements and in determining future organizational structure. S1 also advises and assists command staff in the management of personnel, personnel replacements, discipline, morale and welfare by developing personnel and administrative programs, policies, and procedures to support the commander's goals and objectives.

Mission

In the 7th Cavalry Gaming Regiment, S1 is similarly responsible for the administration of personnel. Material contributions are in record keeping, organization and policy. Unique to our virtual community, S1 also has responsibility for the visual representation of each trooper as a unique individual, through standards conformant avatars and signatures. S1 is divided into three sub-departments: MILPACS, Avatar Shop, and Signature Shop.

Composition

S1 MILPACs

The MILPACS department is responsible for maintenance of service records, personnel information, and recognition of awards.

The MILPACs NCOIC provides the main oversight of the MILPACs sub-department. A MILPACs Lead is assigned to each battalion, and is responsible for training and oversight of the clerks assigned under them. MILPACs clerks are assigned to each company, and are responsible for the bulk of the record maintenance at this level. This includes watching the forums for certain types of posts, and transcribing the proper information into the service records of the soldiers within their area of responsibility. The MILPACS staff performs an indispensable task, but one quick to earn scorn for the slightest error, unlikely to be heralded for even the greatest success, and prone to long-suffering ignominity. For all the countless times your work has gone without notice, let this wiki entry remind us all of our gratitude for this service. "We appreciate your effort on our behalf."

S1 Uniform Shop

Visual identification is something we largely take for granted, but in a virtual community this basic human ability requires careful attention and effort. Within our forums, Uniforms serve as a display of a member's rank, billet, awards, and qualifications.

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Signature Shop

Signatures are a popular addition to a trooper's forum profile. Being a virtual community, we tend to recognize one another by name and by voice. Signatures help to bring a bit of unique visual identity and character into our brotherhood. Signatures are not mandatory for display on the forums, and the Signature Shop's business is all by request. The shop is responsible for taking requests submitted via the forums, and producing high quality graphic art for display as personal signatures.

The Signature Shop NCOIC is responsible for oversight of the sub-department. This includes maintaining the organization of the Signature Shop, performing quality control spot checks, and ensuring that requests are processed within resonable time tables. Shop personnel are assigned based on an evaluation of their ability to produce quality signatures. Skills in graphic arts software is a must-have to be a member of the shop. Each artist is given a section on the forums, where requests for his work can be submitted. They are expected to display some examples of their work in this area, to give prospective clients a good idea of their style.

All signature files are archived in a shared folder on Dropbox. This ensures continuity of signature work when an incremental update is requested, such as a promotion or unit transfer. Signatures are property of the Requester after the finished work has been accepted.

S1 Regimental Publishing Department

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