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Shaping the force

March 9, 2012

By Command Sgt. Maj. Ronald Flubacher, 412th TEC CSM

The U.S. Army Reserve Command has expanded the "Shaping the Force Initiative." The 412th Theater Engineer Command sent the Operational Order to the Brigades in mid February. The goal is to have one qualified Soldier in each position. Many units have Soldiers that are double, triple, and even quadruple slotted, while other units are under strength.

Soldiers that are double slotted will be scrubbed to determine if they have any transportation issues preventing them from transferring to units that can accommodate them. If the under strength unit is within a 50-mile radius of a double slotted Soldier's home of record, then commanders will identify the excess Soldiers and transfer them into the new unit.

If a Soldier is transferred and he or she has a unit affiliation bonus, then there will be an exception to policy, so that the Solider does not lose the bonus. The purpose of this initiative is to fill all the units within the Army Reserve. This will greatly reduce the need to cross-level Soldiers into mobilizing units.

I need company commanders and first sergeants to manage their Unit Manning Rosters so Soldiers sitting in Non-MOSQ positions can be moved into positions they are qualified for, and the Non-DMOSQ Soldiers can be trained. I also need the command teams to focus on this OPORD in order to meet USARC's goals and objectives. I am using the 412th Web site as another communication tool to get this word out. If you read this and have not seen the OPORD then ask your battalion or brigade for it. This may greatly improve your unit's readiness.