Posted on May 2, 2017
Are there army acquisitions officers that have advice/ guidance on going to the acquisition corps?
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This is about all the help I have found: http://asc.army.mil/web/career-development/military-officer/faqs/
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51A: Systems Development
51Z: AcquisitionsASC51C-Officer: Contract and Industrial ManagementUSAASC
51A: Systems Development 51Z: AcquisitionsASC51C-Officer: Contract and Industrial ManagementUSAASC
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Hey LT Hrdlicka- my recommendation would be to seek out as much information from current AC officers as you can. There are two primary concentrations AC officers can pursue:51A and 51C. Seek out the 51Cs on your installation to find out what they do and what AC life is like. I'm a 51A and you are more than welcome to PM me to ask questions about the 51A side. Currently, I would advise getting as much as experience on the tactical side as you can. I think you can assess between 6-8 years in the Army and will have to have at least one CPT KD eval IOT submit a VTIP packet. I hope this helps a bit.
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I appreciate your help ma'am. I really am trying to set my career path up for success in order to pursue the acquisitions field. Anything is extremely helpful.
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Absolutely! Always good to be looking ahead and planning. I would also recommend downloading and reviewing the DA PAM 600-3, there is a lot of good information in there as well.
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Ma'am, I am a Logistics Captain with 9 years of service. Post Command. My Major board is in a few months. Assuming I make Major, is it too late to VTIP to FA51? Thank you.
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Hey Chad- assuming I've done the math right, you are part of Cohort 2008. I pulled up the VTIP charts for 3rd QTR FY17. For the AC it is yellow, meaning there is a 6-20% transfer ability to the Acquisition Corps. So there is a chance. There are also some green FAs available and green means there is a greater than 20% transfer ability. Those are FA59, FA 52, FA 49, FA34, and FA30. If you want to transfer to any FA, I would recommend preparing your VTIP packet now so you can submit for the next board. I hope this helps and feel free to hit me up if you have other questions.
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Feel free to send me a PM or email with any questions. It's not a bad gig.
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Once you have completed Company Command it is a good career move. I was selected for the AAC and it was not a difficult choice. I transitioned to GS-15 after I retired from Defense Systems Management College. It is not an easy career though as managing cost, schedule and performance on Acquisition Programs is difficult.
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