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signals – posting orders go digital
By
Lt-Col David Tyler
Army’s posting order system has moved into the 21st century
with all posting orders now available on the Defweb rather than
being distributed by routine signals that may take some time to
reach their addressees.
The
rollout of the PMKeyS personnel management database has provided
an opportunity to vastly improve the distribution of posting orders.
All
officer and soldier postings, including those of reserve members,
are now published on the Defweb every Friday and remain on the web
site until they take effect.
The
acting Director-General of Personnel-Army, Col Mick Slater, said
everyone who had access to the Defweb would have much greater visibility
of postings and would be able to search using several criteria,
including corps, trade, and rank.
“Anything
that makes personnel management more accessible to members is a
positive initiative,” he said.
The
only time posting orders will be sent using the old signal system
will be for some remote and overseas localities, and where increased
security was required, such as for Special Forces members.
“We
recognise that not every member has ready access to the DEFWEB,
so admin units will still need to provide members with posting order
print-outs to make sure the information is promulgated efficiently.”
The
Army’s adoption of the new method of distributing posting orders
has been trialed since November, and follows a similar system introduced
successfully by Air Force early last year.
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