BREAKING DOCTRINE: New NCO Guide Among Two Revised DA PAMs Released This Week

Breaking doctrine this week, two revised DA PAMs.

First out was DA-PAM 350-38, Standards for Weapons Training was released on Thursday on the ArmyPubs Web site. It is CAC-protected, so, per DDOD policy, we'll leave it to you to click through at this link.

Second, a new DA PAM 600-25, the US Army Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development Guide was posted Friday with a date of 11 Sep 2023. That's not CAC-protected. So, here are the highlights of the changes:

• Updates Advanced Leaders Course/Senior Leaders Course to capture recent course redesign (paras 2–12e(2) and 2–12e(3)).

• Eliminates Enlisted Personnel Management System language and replaced with updated human resource doctrine (FM 1–0) (para 3–1).

• Updates noncommissioned officer career timeline (fig 3–1 and para 3–5).

• Updates assignment making decision process to support attaining military occupational specialty proficiency (para 3–6).

• Modifies Proponent Board Briefing standards and requirements (app B).

• Updates language to align with current doctrinal changes to The Army Strategy, The Army People Strategy, The Army’s Noncommissioned Officer Strategy, and FM 6–22 (throughout).

• Eliminates use of MilSuite (Smartbook DA Pam 600–25) and replaced with DCS, G–1 DA Pam 600–25 CORE website (throughout).

Go check it out yourself by clicking here!