DA form 2-1

After having spent the past 4 and a half years on active duty as a 42A I have been surprised by how much is different on the Reserve side of the house as an S-1 function.&nbsp; DA forms 2-1 and 2A are still in use in the Reserve component and the human resource systems we use, such as RLAS, are different as well.&nbsp; USR is done quarterly instead of monthly, Retention Control Points do not exist and promotions from E-1 to E-4 are not the same as the Active side. This has been a great opportunity to continue leaning the craft and gain new experience in the Army, albeit it is quite different from what I am used to.<br><br>Are there other 42A's here that have experienced this and what are your thoughts in aiding in this transition?&nbsp; Hopefully the pending IPPS-A deployment will improve across the board some of what we do everyday, so long as it does not go the way of DIMHRS.<br>