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                         June 7, 2002

New Web-based ATTRS schedules NCO schools

WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- A new Web-based program now gives Noncommissioned Officer Education System managers greater access to training information.

The Army Training Requirements and Resources System Analysis Program will provide authorized ATRRS users, for the first time, the capability to rapidly obtain information on the Web to manage NCOES training.

"This program is a great leap forward," said Sgt. Maj. Willis McCloud, training division sergeant major for the Enlisted Personnel Management Division.

A program that was once based on complicated codes was reformatted so soldiers can easily navigate the system without having a working knowledge of database codes.

"The system is talking (soldier’s) language," McCloud said. "It’s moved from code-based to a Web-based system."

ATRRS is being used by the U.S. Total Army Personnel Command Basic and Advanced Noncommissioned Officer Course managers to coordinate scheduling.

"The program was created to manage NCOES," said McCloud. "Additionally, the (new system) will help reduce the number of conditional-promoted soldiers who have not met NCOES requirements."

Information within the program is also useful for projecting changes to training requirements. Timely adjustments to these requirements will result in more efficient and cost-effective seat management which will save training funds, McCloud said.

One of the new features of this program of benefit to PERSCOM managers is its ability to query data by career division, career management field, and military occupational specialty. This function allows users to focus on soldiers. Each branch is responsible for managing without having to sort through records of soldiers from other divisions.

System users also have the ability to sort data by major Army command, processing activity, and distribution master list. By selecting these options, users will be able to view the NCOES status of soldiers assigned to their commands.

MACOM training NCOs can view the training status of their soldiers and disseminate it down through their organizations, officials said. This tool enables the chain of command to be informed of soldiers’ training schedules.

Once logged-in with ATRRS ID, password and access code, users can obtain data for a soldier’s last five classes, said McCloud.

"ATRRS tells if the soldier is not scheduled, why and what he can do to correct it," McClound said.

ATRRS managers can select two methods to view the soldier’s information, by viewing NCOES data or class management by MOS. The latter will provide the capability to view class statistics by MOS for ANCOC and BNCOC classes that started during the previous three months and those that are scheduled to start within the next six months.

In addition to ANCOC and BNCOC information, data can be obtained for the Primary Leadership Development Course and the United States Army Sergeants Major Academy resident and non-resident courses.

The program launched April 15 at www.atrrs.army.mil/channels/ncoes.

Editor’s note: Information provided by PERSCOM public affairs.