Professional Development Sessions and Briefings
 

LTC Harmon and Ms Swicord are shown with HRC DCG BG Razz Waff (left) and SARCA President MG Paul Mock (far right)

LTC Harmon's briefing on Military Awards is not available due to sensitive information that was included.

Ms. Swicord's briefing on Army Evaluations can be downloaded in PowerPoint (168 KB) or Adobe Acrobat (90 KB) format. 
 

COL John Donovan, Army Reserve G1, discussed how the USAR must shape the force now that it has attained its authorized endstrength.

COL Donovan's briefing on Shaping the Operational Reserve Force is available in PowerPoint (1.2 MB) or  Adobe Acrobat (791 KB) format.
 

LTC Wanda Walker, Chief, Army Reserve General Officer Management Office, gave an update on joint requirements and operationalizing general officer management.

This GOMO Update is available for download in PowerPoint (356 KB) or Adobe Acrobat (171 KB) format.
 

COL Phillip Churn, Commander, 3rd Brigade, 104th Division (Leader Training), and a SARCA member, gave an overview briefing of the 104th Division's ROTC mission and ongoing initiatives to increase the number of lieutenants in the Army Reserve.

This briefing can be viewed or downloaded in PowerPoint (1.9 MB) or Adobe Acrobat (630 KB) format.
 

COL Scott Paradis, Chief, Army Reserve Communications and LTC Dale Fair, Strategic Initiatives Division, OCAR, provided an update on initiatives being undertaken in the USAR, including the Employer Partnership Program.

This Army Reserve Strategic Initiatives Update can be downloaded in PowerPoint (1.4 MB) and Adobe Acrobat (1.2MB)  formats.

SARCA President MG(R) Paul Mock recognizes Patty Shinseki (left) and Dr. Mary Keller, Executive Director of MCEC (right) for their support of military families.

Patricia Shinseki, Board Member, Military Child Education Coalition, gave a presentation on the various programs of the MCEC, which are designed to ensure quality educational experiences for all military children. 

Mrs. Shinseki is also the wife of retired Army Chief of Staff and current Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki.

View or download Mrs. Shinseki's presentation on Living in the New Normal: Helping Children Through Good & Challenging Times in PowerPoint (1.5 MB) and Adobe Acrobat (483 KB) formats.

GEN Charles C. "Hondo" Campbell, CG, US Army Forces Command, gave his thoughts on the "strategic inflection points" (changes in conditions or the landscape that demands an institution undertake change or risk becoming irrelevant), which have affected the Army over the past 35 years--and examples of implications that result from failing to recognize them.  He also addressed:

• Contemporary Army History and the Role of Leaders

• CSA’s Transformation Imperative

  • Improve ARFORGEN

  • Adopt Enterprise Approach

• Strategic Challenges Confronting the Army

• How Do We Think about the Future

General Campbell's briefing is not available due to the sensitivity of some of the subjects.
 

The SARCA Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

BG(Ret) Gary Profit was inducted into the SARCA Hall of  Fame
by SARCA President MG(Ret) Paul Mock and LTG Jack Stultz, CG, US Army Reserve Command

SARCA Runners Score in the Army Ten-Miler

For the second year, BG John Hanley has led SARCA members running in the Army Ten-Miler, the largest 10 mile race in the United States and the second largest in the world.  This year SARCA fielded two teams.  The SARCA Blue Team won third place in the Open Masters Mixed Category. 

LTG Stultz (with team T-shirt) poses with SARCA runners (left to right) BG Guy Sands-Pingot, COL Dan Scott, BG John Hanley, MG Eldon Regua and COL(R) Dan Furtado.  Not pictured: MG Luis Visot, BG Margaret Wilmoth, MG Dave Blackledge, COL Tony Kanellis

Join us for the SARCA Mid-Winter Meeting
6-7 February 2010
Washington, DC
in conjunction with the ROA Mid-Winter Meeting