- Acronym
S1
Personnel staff section at brigade level and below
- Section
Staff & Admin Aids
OPORD and WARNORD formats, memorandums, staff estimates, personnel actions, and the forms behind each one.
- AR 25-50Publication
Preparing and Managing Correspondence
AR 25-50 is the standard for Army correspondence: memorandums, letters, and the rules for signature blocks, distribution, and endorsements. It is the reference that decides arguments about formatting in an S1 shop. The 10 October 2020 edition is still the current one.
- DA 4187Form
Personnel Action
The catch-all request for a personnel action a Soldier initiates on their own behalf and for documenting duty status changes.
- Reference
DA Form 3355, the promotion point worksheet
What the worksheet is, why it is generated rather than filled in, and how to audit your own before it costs you a cycle.
- Reference
Personnel actions and the DA Form 4187
What the DA Form 4187 is for, the actions it commonly carries, and how to submit one that does not come back.
- Reference
Staff sections: who owns what
S-1 through S-9 and what each section is responsible for, plus the difference between the coordinating, special, and personal staff.