Partners in Excellence

TRAINING SUPPORT AND SCHOOLS DIRECTORATE
Training Support and Schools Directorate (TSSD), Deputy Commanding General for Initial Military Training (DCG-IMT)

The TSSD is a staff section of the Deputy Commanding General for Initial Military Training located on Fort Jackson. TSSD develops, refines and supports Initial Military Training (BCT, OSUT and AIT) across TRADOC through doctrine, education, leader development, research, training and training support. The TSSD serves as the proponent for BCT, Drill Sergeant Program, IMT Reception, IMT Leader Education and Training (Victory University) Courses, Army Physical Readiness and Warrior Transition Course (WTC) to ensure IMT is as effective and world class as possible. To accomplish its mission, the TSSD is organized into the following sections:

Doctrine and Training Development: provides the most current doctrine and training development, derived from strategic and critical thinking, for IMT, Drill Sergeant Program (DSP), Warrior Transition Course (WTC) and IMT Reception Program.

Leader Development and Training and Training Support (Victory University): plans, assesses and reviews IMT Leader and Cadre Training Programs developed and implemented for Initial Military Training. Advises the DCG-IMT on training development of IMT Cadre Training and assists all training installations in cadre training programs, as well as administratively managing the Master Resiliency Training Course (MRTC).

Army Physical Fitness School: Serves as the specified proponent for Army-wide Physical Fitness. Revises/develops physical fitness doctrine—FM 3-22.20, Army Physical Readiness Training (APRT) performance standards including the new APRT and Army Combat Readiness Test (ACRT) while researching the fitness needs of the Army.

Experimentation and Analysis Element (EAE): provides support in the Initial Military Training environment to increase Soldier performance and reduce attrition through applied research, education, and cooperative associations with other organizations and agencies. The EAE will move to Fort Eustis, Va., to co-locate with the rest of the DCG-IMT Staff in the summer of Fiscal Year 2011.

Army Research Institute Cell: improves the acquisition and retention of individual Soldier skills and values in IMT and institutional training programs supported by Fort Jackson through research advances in training methods and training outcomes measurement.

Center for Army Lessons Learned (CALL): Representative collects, analyzes, disseminates, integrates and archives Army and Joint, Interagency, In-tergovernmental and Multinational (JIIM) observations, insights, lessons (OIL) and tactics, techniques and procedures (TTP) to support Initial Military Training.

Army Center for Enhanced Performance (ACEP): Cell provides Peak Performance instruction to the Drill Sergeant School, Basic Combat Training, DSS, BCT and other Fort Jackson units in order to enhance soldier effectiveness through systematic training and development of key mental skills.

U.S. ARMY RECRUITING BATTALION, COLUMBIA
"Swamp Foxes lead the way!"

The battalion was officially activated July 1, 1972, as the U.S. Army Columbia Recruiting Main Station. It was re-designated as the U.S. Army Co-lumbia District Recruiting Command July 1, 1974. It assumed its present identification as the U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion Columbia on Oct. 1, 1983. The battalion was designated the "Swamp Fox Battalion" in the early 1980's, in honor of the Revolutionary War General Francis Marion. A crafty and clever leader, General Marion accomplished many seemingly impossible tasks and was referred to as "The Swamp Fox" by the British Soldiers.

The Swamp Fox logo has changed dramatically since its inception in the '80s. The current logo features a fox exemplifying the integrity of the hunt for qualified applicants and commitment to pursuing those applicants to the completion of the hunt—Mission Box/Successful Station.

The Swamp Fox rests on a background of red, white, and blue representing our commitment to defend the country by providing quality men and women to fill the ranks of the Army. The torch of knowledge shines brightly, symbolizing the battalion's commitment to advancement through education and dedication to being a partner in the community.

The battalion has responsibility for recruiting activities within South Carolina except for the counties of Colleton, Dorchester, Berkeley, Charleston, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper. Its area also includes Western half of North Carolina and six counties in Northeast Georgia.

Columbia Battalion consists of six companies with headquarters located in Augusta, Ga.; Columbia, Greenville, and Florence, S.C.; and Asheville and Charlotte, N.C. Columbia Battalion earned the Army Superior Unit Award for meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission covering the period of Oct. 1, 1993 to Sept. 30, 1994. This battalion has a fine legacy of outstanding performance.

U.S. ARMY SIGNAL NETWORK ENTERPRISE CENTER
The U.S. Army Signal Network Enterprise Center (NEC) is located at 5615 Hood Street and comprises the Business Plans Division, Information Technology (IT) Systems Support Division and Information Assurance Division. NEC serves as Fort Jackson's Chief Information Office (CIO) in providing secure, reliable and responsive service for management of the installation's IT infrastructure i.e., architecture planning; automation customer support; unclassified/classified local area networks; full-service telephone operations; network security; video-teleconferencing; and logistics (acquisitions/life cycle management). The directorate's staff identifies and supports the customer's needs by leveraging technology and cost effective solutions and standards supporting the largest and most active Initial Entry Training Center in the United States Army. For more information about NEC, call 751-5333.

U.S. ARMY SOLDIER SUPPORT INSTITUTE
The Soldier Support Institute (SSI), located on the corner of Hampton Parkway and Lee Road, trains and educates Soldiers and Civilians in the career fields of human resources management, financial management operations, recruiting and retention, postal operations and music support. The Institute develops complementary concepts, doctrine, organizations and materiel in support of ARFORGEN and the Human Capital Enterprise to enable America's Armed Forces to fight and win our Nation's wars.

The SSI is an accredited Institute of Excellence and is a subordinate organization of TRADOC, Combined Arms Support Command (CASCOM) and the Sustainment Center of Excellence (SCoE) (Headquartered at Fort Lee, Va.). SSI is fully integrated into the Sustainment Warfighting Function. The SSI comprises three major schools: the Adjutant General School, Financial Management School, and the Recruiting and Retention School. It also in-cludes the Noncommissioned Officer Academy, the 369th Adjutant General Battalion and the Training Support Battalion.

Schools
The Adjutant General and Financial Management Schools are "home" to their respective Army branches, the Adjutant General Corps and the Finance Corps. The two branch schools offer the Basic Officer Leadership Course for newly commissioned lieutenants and the Captains Career Course for officers in their third or fourth year of commissioned service. The School Commandants are the proponents for their branches and oversee the development of Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Leader Development, Material and Personnel within their corps (Active and Reserve Components). The Soldier Support Institute's Concepts Development & Integration Directorate and Training Development Directorate assist the Commandants with these tasks. Both schools frequently assemble Mobile Training Teams (MTTs) to go to specific geographical regions to train Soldiers.

The Adjutant General School also includes the Army Bands Program and Army School of Music, currently located at Little Creek, Va. The Interser-vice Postal School, also an element of the Adjutant General School, trains enlisted Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from all of America's mili-tary services in modern postal operations. The Adjutant General School also conducts Basic Warrant Officer and Advanced Warrant Officer courses within Human Resources Management.

The Recruiting and Retention School (RRS) trains and has proponency for all Army Recruiting and Retention professionals. The RRS provides versatile and experienced leaders to the force; capable and confident in executing their Core Competencies at every level of command. The RRS sup-ports the United States Army Recruiting Command in providing the strength for our Army. They are successful when USAREC and The Army are completely satisfied with the technical acumen and leadership competence demonstrated by our graduates. The RRS is a learning organization and will remain adaptive and responsive to customer's needs. The school will be swift while responding to change in recruiting and retention operations, missions, and market dynamics. The school will remain an organization prepared to leverage technology for institutional readiness.

The Noncommissioned Officer Academy (NCOA) is located in Mabry Hall at the corner of Bragg Street and Jackson Boulevard. The NCOA pro-vides enlisted leadership training for Soldiers holding military occupational specialties in the human resource management, financial management, recruiting and retention, and religious support areas of Army operations.

The Drill Sergeant School (DSSC), located at 9574 Marion Ave., is a functional course providing qualified noncommissioned officers with specia-lized training resulting in the awarding the "X" and "8" skill qualification identifier. The DSSC is designed to build on the leadership abilities and skills acquired by the candidate and provide him/her the unique knowledge and skills to train IET soldiers.

The Training Support Battalion (TSB), located at Early Street and Magruder Avenue, is the headquarters for faculty and staff of the Adjutant Gen-eral, Financial Management and Recruiting and Retention Schools. The TSB operates the Warrior Training Area which hosts the culminating exercise for all schools (except RRS) to apply classroom learning in a simulated operational environment. The TSB also includes the International Student Office, which oversees the attendance of International Students to courses offered on Fort Jackson.

The Soldier Support Institute is a premier training and education center dedicated to:
Preparing Soldiers for their first assignment as Human Resources, Financial Management or Legal Administration Specialists within the Army. The professional development of Soldiers, Commissioned and Noncommissioned Officers, and Civilians in the Core Competencies of the Human Resources, Financial Management, Recruiting and Retention and Chaplain Assistant areas.
We train the force in these competencies and retain currency within the Doctrine, Organizations, Training, Leader Development, Material and Personnel for the Adjutant General and Finance Corps and Recruiting/Retention.

369th Adjutant General Battalion
"Army Pride"
The 369th Adjutant General Battalion is headquartered at Anderson Street and Magruder Avenue and conducts Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for the Adjutant General, Financial Management, and Judge Advocate General Courses. The location of the AIT complex ranges from Sumter Avenue to Magruder Avenue and Longstreet to Ferguson Street.

The 369th Adjutant General Battalion is a subordinate command under the U.S. Army Soldier Support Institute at Fort Jackson. Soldiers of the 369th Adjutant General Battalion trace their unit's lineage back to the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II. Activated as the 74th Replacement Battalion in November 1943 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, the unit comprised a headquarters and headquarters detachment and four replacement companies. Processing replacements and casualties, the 74th supported combat divisions during the U.S. Army's island hopping campaigns in the southwest Pacific. For its support of Tenth Army operations during the invasions of the Ryukyu Islands and Okinawa, the 74th was awarded the Meritorious Unit Commendation with battle streamer.

After the cessation of hostilities, the 74th was inactivated in March 1946. In June 1947, the unit was redesignated as the 369th Replacement Battalion, Organized Reserve Corps, and assigned to the Third Army. In July 1947, the 369th was activated at Fort Jackson and remained in that status until June 1950 when it was inactivated again. On May 30, 1987, the unit was reactivated as the 369th Adjutant General Battalion. The 369th Adjutant General Battalion conducts Advanced Individual Training (AIT) for enlisted Soldiers striving to achieve technical and tactical competence in the personnel, administration, finance and legal military occupational specialties (MOSs).

ARMED FORCES CHAPLAINCY CENTER
The AFCC was established as a result of the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment legislation. Each service's religious ministry training pro-gram will continue to operate as a separate school. The directorship of the AFCC rotates annually between the Navy Commanding Officer and Army and Air Force Commandants. The three schools conduct training to meet Joint and service specific requirements.

United States Army
Chaplain Center and School
The school also provides training for chaplain assistants (56M) at the Advanced Individual Training level (seven-week course). Specific tasks for the chaplain assistant MOS track for the basic and advanced NCO courses are taught as part of the Soldier Support Institute's NCO Academy training.

As part of TRADOC, the school develops concepts and doctrine and produces doctrinal literature for religious support. The proponent for chaplain training is the Chief of Chaplains, located in Washington, D.C.

The facility contains the USACHCS Library, a primary research center for Army chaplains, and the Chaplaincy Religious Support Simulation Center.

The school employs a branch historian and also houses the USACHCS Museum, a repository for artifacts relating to the history of chaplains and chaplain assistants.

For more information, call 751-8900, or visit the school's website at http://www.chapnet.army.mil/usachcs.

Naval Chaplaincy School and Center
The Naval Chaplaincy School and Center provides indoctrination to Chaplain Candidate Officers, instruction to newly commissioned Chaplain Corps Officers, Supervisory, Senior Supervisory Chaplain Corps Officers and professional development to all active and reserve components throughout their years of service with the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Additionally, with the move to Fort Jackson and the AFCC, the Religious Program Specialist rate training program has been relocated from Meridian, Miss., to form a combined program for training Chaplains and Religious Program Specialists. In 2007, the NCSC was reorganized as an independent command ashore, under the direction of Naval Education and Training Command.

Naval chaplaincy has been part of the Sea Services since the Revolutionary War. The Naval Chaplains School was established in 1942 at Naval Station Norfolk, Va., to provide training for the large number of newly commissioned chaplains entering service during World War II. In 1951, the school was re-established at Naval Station Newport, R.I., where it remained until relocation to Fort Jackson in October 2009. The Religious Program Specialist rate, created in 1979, provides professional enlisted support to the Religious Ministry Team in Navy and Marine Corps organizations.

United States Air Force
Chaplain Corps College
The history of the Air Force Chaplain Corps College (AFCCC) began in 1953 with the establishment of the first Air Force Chaplains Course at Lack-land Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX. In 1992 the Chaplain Service Institute (CSI) was created at Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, AL. In 1993 chaplains and chaplain assistants began training together at CSI.

In 2009, CSI was renamed the Air Force Chaplain Corps College (AFCCC) and relocated to Fort Jackson, S.C., becoming part of the Armed Forces Chaplain College. The mission of the AFCCC is to provide education, training, doctrine and resources which promote professional excellence and enhance the free exercise of religion for the Air Force family. The AFCCC provides all Air Force Chaplain Corps personnel with initial and supervisory training, and continuing education.

NATIONAL CENTER FOR
CREDIBILITY ASSESSMENT
The National Center for Credibility Assessment (NCCA) is the federal center for credibility assessment education, oversight, research and develop-ment, threat analysis, and operational support and guidance. NCCA supports 25 DoD and federal agencies in addition to Warfighter elements by:
Providing initial education and training to qualify federal personnel for certification in credibility assessment (CA) technologies.
Managing the continuing education certification program for all federal agencies.
Managing the Quality Assurance Program that develops, implements and provides oversight of standards for the federal CA programs.
Investigate, develop, validate and field credibility assessment tools that increase and enhance operational capabilities.
Research, develop, validate and field credibility assessment tools that increase and enhance operational capabilities.
Providing strategic support to intelligence and law enforcement operations and investigations in the form of advice, analysis and assistance.

The Origin and Evolution of NCCA
The original U.S. Army Polygraph School was established in 1951 as part of the Provost Marshal General School at Fort Gordon, Ga., and graduated its first class that same year. In 1975, the Provost Marshal School, now the U.S. Army Military Police School (USAMPS) and its Polygraph School transferred to Fort McClellan, Ala.

In 1985, Congress passed a bill directing and authorizing the Secretary of Defense to institute a program of counterintelligence polygraph examina-tions for all personnel whose duties involved access to classified and highly sensitive compartmented information.

A memorandum designating the Secretary of the Army as Executive Agent for polygraph training within DoD was signed; and in 1986, USAMPS Polygraph School was realigned and designated as the DoD Polygraph Institute (DoDPI). Shortly thereafter, DoDPI transitioned from a vocation-al/technical polygraph training school to an educational institution.

The Secretary of the Army executive agency responsibility was eliminated in 1991, and the authority, direction and control of DoDPI changed to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence.

In 1993, the Joint Security Commission (JSC) recommended the consolidation of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Polygraph School and DoDPI into one institute that would conduct all education and training of government polygraph examiners.

In 1999, the Defense Security Service assumed operational responsibilities for DoDPI, and the institute moved to Fort Jackson as part of Base Rea-lignment and Closure. The Counterintelligence Field Activity took operational control of DoDPI on Oct. 1, 2003.

On Jan. 25, 2007, the Deputy Secretary of Defense signed a Directive renaming DoDPI the Defense Academy for Credibility Assessment (DACA), and in 2008, DACA transitioned under the operational control of the Defense Intelligence Agency.

On Aug. 26, 2010, the Deputy Secretary for Defense approved a recommendation by the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence to designate the organization as the as the National Center for Credibility Assessment.

DoDPI was accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in 2003 to award a Certificate of Graduate Study in the Psychophysiological Detection of Deception. Several universities now accept the program's coursework for graduate credit.

CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ADVISORY CENTER (CPAC)
The Fort Jackson CPAC provides advisory services on all areas of civilian personnel to include labor/management employee relations, recruitment and placement, training and development, position management/classification, benefits and Workers' Compensation. Vacancy announcements and application procedures for appropriated fund jobs are available online at http://www.cpol.army.mil and http://www.usajobs.opm.gov. The CPAC is located at 5450 Strom Thurmond Blvd., Room 229. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 to 4 p.m. Call 751-3219 for additional information.

Information on Non-appropriated Fund (NAF) jobs may be obtained at the NAF Personnel Office located at 5450 Strom Thurmond Blvd., Room 227. Vacancy announcements and applications for NAF jobs are available online at http://www.jackson.army.mil/NAF. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 751-4259 for additional information.

MISSION AND INSTALLATION CONTRACTING COMMAND
Located in Building 4340 on Hill and Magruder Streets, the Mission and Installation Contracting Command (MICC) provides purchasing/contracting support for supplies, services and construction to installation and satellite activities. The MICC also performs the planning, soliciting, execution and administration of supplies, services and construction procurements. The MICC's mission also includes ensuring that all statutory requirements are met and providing mobilization planning and support. For more information, call 751-4140.

SECURITY INVESTIGATIONS
The U.S. Army Military Personnel Center's Personnel Security Screening Program Detachment handles security investigations for Soldiers entering the Army at Fort Jackson for duty in sensitive security positions and military occupational specialties.

CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION
Fort Jackson's 37th MP Detachment (CID) investigates felonies committed by or against the installation's Soldiers and civilians, on and off post, to include property crimes of high-dollar value. The detachment also performs logistical security missions at area ports, protective services for high-ranking Department of the Army and DoD officials, and deploys agents worldwide in support of Army operations.

The special agents assigned to this office are the counterparts of other federal law enforcement agents and civilian detectives. Fort Jackson's CID of-fice has geographic responsibility for the 31 southeastern counties of South Carolina, and the majority of northwestern North Carolina counties, to include Charlotte.

DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES
DLA Disposition Services is located at 1902 Ewell Road, an impacted site that stores, reuses, and recycles government surplus. All property received is cross docked to a hub station location or a fully operational DLADS. The only property maintained at Fort Jackson's DLADS is rolling stock of vehicles and trailers. Unlike previous years, DLADS does not conduct sales and property is auctioned off through the Government Liquidation site at http://www.govliquidation.com. For more information, call 751-7716.

MILITARY ENTRANCE
PROCESSING STATION (MEPS)
The Fort Jackson Military Entrance Processing Station is a jointly staffed, Department of Defense organization. The MEPS handles the initial testing, physical examinations, screening, occupational counseling and other administrative actions necessary for entry into all branches of the armed services based on service standards for aptitude, medical and morals. The MEPS staff of 42 conducts more than 15,000 physical examinations and inspections, and processes nearly 10,000 people annually into all branches of military service.

In addition, the MEPS conduct more than 25,000 Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) tests each year throughout South Carolina and Eastern Georgia.

RESERVE
South Carolina has approximately 170 reserve-component units manned with about 15,000 Soldiers. Fort Jackson is the training site for many of these units. South Carolina Army National Guard units train here, and operate their Officer Candidate School, Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Primary Leadership Development School. For more information on scheduling a unit to train, call 751-7586.

108th Division
Fort Jackson is the home for two Army Reserve brigades and one drill sergeant battalion. The 3rd Brigade, 7th Brigade and 1st Battalion, 321st Regiment, 1st Brigade are assigned to the 108th Division (Institutional Training) based in Charlotte, N.C. They are located in the Army Reserve Center on Boyden Arbor Road.

The 3rd Brigade oversees the individual training of combat support military occupational skills for the Army Reserve and Army National Guard en-listed Soldiers in the southeastern United States.

The 7th Brigade provides training support to the 108th Division as well as active duty units at Fort Jackson. Soldiers spend their battle assemblies conducting Army Reserve drill sergeant training and certification. They also operate and support various training ranges on Fort Jackson.

The 1st Battalion, 321st Regiment, 1st Brigade is one of 10 similar units in the 108th Division made of Army Reserve drill sergeants who support Fort Jackson in their mission to train initial entry Soldiers during basic training. When called to active duty, they enhance Fort Jackson's ability to train additional Soldiers in their early weeks in the Army.

These three units combined with the other units of the 108th Division (Institutional Training) provide initial entry training, school training in areas of combat support, health services and professional development, and instructor support to the Army National Guard and leadership school brigades. Remember, before warfighter, there is trainer.

360TH CIVIL AFFAIRS BRIGADE (AIRBORNE)
The 360th Civil Affairs Brigade (Airborne) is the U.S. Army Reserve's only Airborne Brigade, and a Tier-One unit. Activated in 1946, the late Senator Strom Thurmond was the unit's first Brigade Commander. The coveted Airborne designation was awarded in 1992.

The 360th is the most deployed USAR unit, deploying Soldiers attached to Special Forces and other Special Operations Forces units as the "Tip of the Spear" on all major operations. These include Operation Early Victor, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The Brigade's four Battalions provide Civil Affairs support to the XVIII Airborne Corps' 3rd ID, 10th Mountain, 82nd ABN and 101st ABN (AA) divisions.

USAR READINESS COMMAND
The USAR Readiness Command, located at 9810 Lee Road, is a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Reserve Command, located at Fort McPherson, Ga. The USARC has two primary missions; to provided command and control (C2) to 20 units and 1,600 Soldiers located throughout the Continental United States.

The units consist of Army Reserve Elements to Combatant Commands (Joint Forces Command-JFCOM, Transportation Command-TRANSCOM), to Department of Defense/ Department of the Army Agencies (UCOM, Iceland Defense Force, LOGCAP DISA, Corp of Engineers, DLA) and two highly specialized units (Army Reserve Information Operations Command and Small Arms Readiness Group).

The USARRC also conducts the Command Logistics Review Program of USARC major subordinate commands. For more information, contact 751-7653.

81ST REGIONAL SUPPORT COMMAND
The 81st Regional Support Command (RSC) is a Major Subordinate Command of the United States Army Reserve Command. The 81st RSC provides base-operations support to nearly 600 Army Reserve units and 54,000 Soldiers located in 268 facilities in nine states and Puerto Rico, encompassing more than 7.9 million square feet. The 81st RSC also commands and controls three Army Reserve bands.

NAVY RESERVE CENTER
The Navy Reserve Center Columbia at 2620 Lee Road provides leadership, support and coordination for 10 assigned Navy Reserve units. To accomplish Navy goals the center staff, consisting of 12 Sailors, manages more than 250 mobilization-ready Sailors.

MARINE CORPS DETACHMENT
The Marine Corps maintains a detachment is located at 2300 Magruder Ave. with the following mission: to continue to develop and groom Marines in the accession pipeline to meet the challenges of present and future operational environments in support of operational forces and supporting establishments, through mentorship and formal Military Occupational Skill (MOS) training.  read more...

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