American Forces Press service (Jan. 24, 2007): Army's "Blue to Green" program hits milestone.WASHINGTON -- The Army's "Blue to Green" program, designed to allow airmen, sailors SAILORS. Seamen, mariners. Vide Mariners; Seamen; Shipping Articles. , and Marines affected by force shaping to move to the Army, recently hit a milestone, a Defense Department official said here today. "Just in the past couple of weeks we've had our 1,000th transfer," Bill Carr William ("Bill") Arthur Carr (October 24, 1909 – January 14, 1966) was an American athlete, a double Olympic champion in 1932. Born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, Carr studied at Mercersburg Academy and the University of Pennsylvania, where he was coached by 1904 Olympian , acting deputy under secretary of defense for military personnel policy, said in an interview. An effect of the Air Force and Navy downsizing (1) Converting mainframe and mini-based systems to client/server LANs. (2) To reduce equipment and associated costs by switching to a less-expensive system. (jargon) downsizing is fewer opportunities for airmen, sailors, and Marines to continue in their career fields, he said. The Army's Blue to Green inter-Service transfer program, open to officers and enlisted personnel, affords an alternative to leaving military service. "That would be to serve as an officer or noncommissioned officer non·com·mis·sioned officer n. Abbr. NCO An enlisted member of the armed forces, such as a corporal, sergeant, or petty officer, appointed to a rank conferring leadership over other enlisted personnel. in the U.S. Army," Carr said. "I think the ones that are considering Blue to Green are the ones who are interested in trying another career and the challenges associated with it." Army 2nd Lt. Michael B. Moore, a recent transfer, is a good example, Carr said. The former airman was an air battle manager trainee before trading his blue uniform for green. When Moore transferred to the Army, he chose to go into the infantry. But that wasn't enough of a challenge for the newly minted soldier who has been assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division, at Fort Bragg Fort Bragg, U.S. army base, 11,136 acres (4,507 hectares), E N.C., N of Fayetteville; est. 1918. Originally an artillery post, it is now the principal U.S. army airborne-training center and the site of the Special Warfare School. , N.C., Carr said. "[He] not only went over as an Army officer in the infantry, but also participated in the airborne and ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. training," he said. "He's really taking the full exposure and doing very well at it." Carr said the program is good not only for the military, which retains experienced servicemembers through the Blue to Green program, but also for the servicemembers. It provides them a chance to look into options within the military before they consider the private sector, he said. "For Blue to Green, the ideal future would be that anyone who was considering leaving the Service would first look to Blue to Green as they're looking at other options and consider what it has to offer," Carr said. "And it has a lot to offer." More information, including guidelines guidelines, n.pl a set of standards, criteria, or specifications to be used or followed in the performance of certain tasks. and benefits of the Blue to Green program, can be found on the Army's Web site <www.army.mil>. |
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