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Pointerview® DECEMBER 3, 2020 1 WWW.WESTPOINT.EDU THE DECEMBER 3, 2020 VOL. 77, NO. 47 OINTER IEW® DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® Fix bayonets, honoring 25th ID SEE PAGES 4, 5 & 16 • • The Army West Point football team unveiled its 2020 Army-Navy Game uniform Sunday. The uniform tells the story of the Soldiers of the 25th Infantry Division during the Korean War. In honoring the past of the Tropic Lightning Division, the uniform reveals the story of valor, courage and sacrifi ce of the Soldiers who served that era as today’s Soldiers don their patches, adopt their mottos and hold their deeds close to their hearts. For more details on the uniform, visit www.tropiclightning.football. For comments on the uniform from a prior-service cadet who served in the division and background on the uniform, see pages 4, 5 and 16. The Army-Navy Game is set for 3 p.m. Dec. 12 at Michie Stadium. The game will air live on CBS. Photos by Dustin Satloff/Army Athletic Communications 2 DECEMBER 3, 2020 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW The battle of cadet talents Six fi nalists from the U.S. Corps of Cadets participated in the Cadet Battleground Talent Showcase (CBTS) Saturday at Eisenhower Hall. The cadets advanced to the fi nal round of the talent show after two elimination rounds in the weeks leading up to the fi nals. The fi nal six cadet talents included singing country, R&B and Latino music, performing martial arts, playing the piano and the violin. The top three prizes were $200, $125 and $75, respectively, as well as cash prizes for their companies. The top three cadet performances were Class of 2024 Cadet Brandon Liu, who performed a martial arts routine and earned third place. Second place went to Class of 2022 Cadet Bianca Greer who sang “Shallow” by Lady Gaga. The fi rst place prize and winner of the CBTS competition went to Class of 2022 Cadet Josh Riddick (above center) who sang Latino music and played the violin. Eisenhower Hall was at 25% capacity for the event, maximum allowed due to COVID-19 rescrictions, however, the performance was live-streamed on Youtube and ‘DigiWorld,’ of which there were nearly 1,000 viewers. The event was sponsored by USAA, the West Point Association of Graduates and West Point Parents’ Clubs from across the nation. Photos by Class of 2023 Cadet Joshua Reece 40 Mulberry Street, Middletown, NY 10940 POINTER VIEW ® To subscribe to the Pointer View or The Army civilian enterprise newspaper, the Pointer View, is an authorized publication for members The appearance of advertising in this publication, including inserts or supplements, does not if you have delivery problems, call 845-346-3213. of the Department of Defense. Contents of the Pointer View are not necessarily the offi cial views of, or constitute endorsement of the products or services advertised by the U.S. Army or the Times Herald- Lt. Gen. Darryl A. Williams endorsed by, the U.S. Government, the Department of the Army or the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Record. Superintendent Vacant The editorial content of the Pointer View is the responsibility of the U.S. Military Academy Public Everything advertised in this pub li ca tion will be made available for purchase, use or pa tron age Lt. Col. Christopher Ophardt PV Assistant Editor Affairs Offi ce, Bldg. 600, West Point, New York 10996, (845) 938-2015. with out regard to race, color, re li gion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, phys i cal handi cap, Public Affairs Officer Jorge Garcia The Pointer View is printed weekly by the Times Herald-Record, a pri vate fi rm in no way connect ed po liti cal af fi l i a tion or any other nonmerit factor of the purchaser, user or pa tron. Eric S. Bartelt PV Staff Writer, 938-3684 with the De partment of the Army, under ex clu sive con tract with West Point. The Times Herald-Record is If a violation or re jec tion of this equal opportunity policy by an ad ver tis er is confi rmed, the publisher PV Managing Editor, 938-2015 [email protected] responsible for all commercial advertising. will refuse to print ad ver tis ing from that source until the violation has been corrected. [email protected] POINT POINTER VIEW IN FOCUS: HIRE, SUPPORT FOR ARMY CIVILIANS DECEMBER 3, 2020 3 Human resources agency adapts to pandemic to hire, support Army civilians By Devon Suits some hiring flexibilities … I would like to Army News Service continue that practice,” Burton said. “We want to hire skilled individuals as quickly as WASHINGTON—The safety and well- possible to retain the best candidates.” being of Army personnel is a top priority for the Along with improved hiring, the agency’s Civilian Human Resources Agency (CHRA), Army Benefits Center–Civilian stood up a as it continues to find new ways to acquire, quick response team to support employees with develop, employ and retain diverse talent amid their health benefits, COVID-19 Thrift Savings the COVID-19 pandemic. Plan loans, retirement, work-related injuries, Hiring and HR personnel have or to report an untimely death, Burton said. collaboratively developed and executed Support is available 24 hours a day and innovative processes this year that will forever seven days a week on the CHRA website. influence future civilian recruitment and hiring, CHRA’s information technology division said Carol Burton, the agency’s director. also established automated tools to aid Since March, civilian recruitment readiness during the pandemic, she said. One operations have been able to hire approximately such program helped track close to 5,000 21,000 new Department of Defense and Army overseas civilian workers impacted by the civilian employees during the pandemic. DOD stop movement order. “We have onboarded between 1,000 to Agency officials relied on the collected 1,300 new civilians each pay period, or every data to prioritize the movement of personnel, two weeks,” she said. and get them to their gaining location safely. CHRA manages all aspects of the human resources lifecycle for close to 330,000 DOD Looking forward and Army civilians worldwide, she said. While COVID-19 created a share of Out of the 21,000 new employees, close additional challenges, CHRA remains to 85% were hired virtually, including 3,000 committed to the Army’s People Strategy as medical professionals to augment the Army’s officials work to implement a 21st century COVID-19 response, she said. A DOD direct- talent management system, Burton said. hire authority provided CHRA officials a “People are the Army’s greatest strength method to fill critical medical positions and most valuable asset,” she added. “We are Stephanie Harris, a security specialist for Crane Army Ammunition Activity in quickly. seeking legislative changes to improve hiring Indiana, works to provide employees with the safety and security they need “The Army never closed; the mission and implementing procedures to execute in order to perform their jobs effectively and support the warfighter. Since the continued with a guiding principle of protecting onboarding and acculturation programs.” beginning of the pandemic, the Civilian Human Resources Agency has been the health and safety of our workforce,” In June, the Army announced its Civilian able to hire approximately 21,000 new Department of Defense and Army civilian Burton said. “We quickly shifted to maximum Implementation Plan (CIP) which aligns a employees. Photo by Mallory Haag telework.” range of efforts to integrate each individual’s CIP requirements, she said. Previously, more than 30 different Working in tandem with other agencies, knowledge, skills, behaviors and preferences “Before the establishment of ACCMA career programs shaped the Army’s civilian CHRA officials also looked to expedite pre- to achieve organizational outcomes and sustain and the Army People Strategy, we had a workforce. Each path provided a loose employment physicals. The agency found ways readiness. decentralized method of managing civilians,” career management structure toward training, to onboard new personnel for select positions CHRA also established the Army Civilian Burton said. mentorship and leader development. as they awaited their results. Career Management Activity (ACCMA) in With ACCMA, the Army now has 11 The new approach to career programs “In terms of the virtual onboarding (and) October, which is in alignment with Army’s centrally-managed career fields, she added. “offers our civilian workforce a centralized approach to hiring and managing their careers,” she said. “Army civilians will now have a clear career path. We will also have a focused effort on training for the skills that we need today and in the future.” CHRA officials are also working to expedite the hiring process to match the DOD’s goal of 45 days, which starts once a position becomes vacant until it is filled, she said. “We are at between 75 and 80 days, so we have to cut that time in half,” Burton said. Officials are currently improving recruitment efforts, starting with posting an available position before being vacated. The agency is also working to simplify a vacancy announcement to speed up the selection process. The use of noncompetitive appointment and direct-hire authorities for critical positions will also provide more flexibility, allowing the force to meet the 45-day threshold. “We will transform how we acquire, develop, employ and retain the diversity of Health Benefits Week, Season is ongoing civilian talent needed to achieve total Army readiness through enhanced civilian training, Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the annual in-person Health Benefits Fair at Eisenhower Hall for civilians during the education and professional development,” benefits open season is not being held this year.
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