ARMY is seeking additional resources to increase its investment in its people and improve retention, according to DGPers-A Brig Paul Symon.
“2007 is shaping to be promising in terms of advancements in career management, remuneration, critical trade and rank protections, special consideration to training instructors, and further access to multi-skilling programs,” Brig Symon said.
“Army will press for policies that retain our injured personnel and view the family of Army members as key targets to assist retention.”
He said details of new or improved policies would be outlined in the first half of the year.
“We will seek to streamline the application of these in a way that makes them simple to access for recipients and administrators, clear in explanation, targeted to soldiers and commanding officers, efficient in application and widely and accessibly broadcast to all members of the Army,” he said.
“I commit Personnel Branch to concurrently being a strong and vocal advocate for personnel policy and remuneration reform while positioning Army for future policy and remuneration opportunities.”
Brig Symon said the New Year would bring some challenges, including:
- the Remuneration Reform Program, which will involve further phased work to improve the officer and OR pay structures and, subject to DMSA-P action, a base pay review of ADF salaries; and
- reviews of the Manual of Army Employment and ECSOs.
Streamlined approach
Volume 11, No. 58, December 14, 2006
A NEW directorate has been formed to streamline Army’s personnel administration.
Its aim is to ensure personnel policy and initiatives are simple to access, easy to explain and interpret, efficient in application and accessible to all members.
The first Director of Mil-itary Personnel Administration - Army is Col Ash Gunder.
DGPers-A Brig Paul Symon said the new directorate would be incorporated within the Personnel Information Management Systems - Army team.
