EPMS

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1. What does "EPMS" stand for?

Enlisted Personnel Management System

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2. What are the four parts of EPMS?

-Promotions

-Training

-Reclassification

-Evaluation

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3. Explain the general function of the five staff section?

-S-1 & G-1: Personnel

-S-2 & G-2: Intelligence

-S-3 & G-3: Operations and Training

-S-4 & G-4: Logistics

-S-5 & G-5: Civil Affairs

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4. What regulation governs personal management?

DA Pam 600-8

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5. How long does a soldier have to wait to be promoted once he becomes promotable?

On the first day of the third month following the date of selection

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6. How long is a chapter discharge physical good for?

No more than four months

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7. What is a DA Form 268?

A suspension of favorable personnel actions

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8. What type of discharge is not given under UCMJ?

Hardship discharge

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9. Who is the approving authority for Chapter 9 discharge?

Battalion commanders

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10. What DA Pam lists in numerical and alphabetical order all Army regulations and blank forms?

DA Pam 25-30 (Microfiche)

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11. Who has the promotion authority for the following grades?

E1-E4: Company Commanders

E5-E6: Battalion Commanders

E7-E9: Department of the Army

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12. How often are PAIs (Personnel Asset Inventory) conducted?

Annually or upon every change of command

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13. What are the two different types of personnel files?

MPRJ (Military Personnel Record Jacket)

OMPF (Official Military Personnel File)

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