Difference between revisions from 2010/10/04 11:36 and 2010/10/04 11:30.Tutorial for SFAR Applicant Add/Update.
Speed tips.
* Use tabs to go between fields
* You can type while a dropdown-menu is selected (rather than using a mouse)
* Hit Enter to submit a form.
! Main Menu
* SSNs - You don't have to type the dashes
* Search by Last Name - Ft. Drum is the only station that uses all caps, so you can easily distinguish our applicants in the search results.
! Add Applicant
* AppRec: the date of the ERB ("BRIEF DATE" top left) or Volunteer Statement (top right).
* RCT: Recruiter. Absolutely has to be our ID ("CLARK2 - Fort Drum") or else we will get locked out of the record and have to ask for a transfer.
* RCT: Recruiter. Absolutely has to be our ID ("Fort Drum - ____") or else we will get locked out of the record and have to ask for a transfer.
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* Name: In all upper-case (See above for why. You can just leave caps lock on the whole time).
* Rank: The default is CSM, so you'll (probably) change it every time.
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* Unit: Will be on the volunteer statement or the "Assignment Information" on Section IX of the ERB.
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* State/Zip: Of the applicant's unit (Probably NY and 13603)
* Duty/Home/Cell Phone: Be sure to get at least two phone numbers. There is a glitch (as of 2010) where only the first two fields (Duty and Home #s) print on the report. You'll probably want to use the Home blank for the Cell, so you can get ahold of guys when you are calling everyone on the report.
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* Race: Section IV of ERB, under "Sex/Race"
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* DEROS: Skip it.
* Want: Read the Volunteer Statement's 1st preference.
* Source: Doesn't matter, leave as-is.
* FY: Current Year
(At this point, either hit Enter (or click ^[Update Applicant^] if you want to do it the slow way)
! Second Page
Click the ^[>^] button to go to the additional details page.
* MOS: From ERB's top line, "PMOS"
* RGR (Ranger), ABN (Airborne), and PLC (Primary Leader Course (WLC)): From Section VI of ERB, "Military Education".
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* Security: True or False, from Section II of ERB, "PSI Status".
* Education: Section VII of ERB, "Level Completed" (HSD = High School Diploma)
* TIS: This one's weird. Take Section II of ERB, "BASD", in YYMM format. Just YYMM, nothing else.
* TOS: Skip it.
* Marital Status: Section IV of ERB.
* No. Dep: Add adults + children from Section IV of ERB.
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* dobYear: From Section IV of ERB.
* Scores, these are different for SFAR and ERB. GT=GT, EL=ELEC, SC=COMMO ("Standard Commo"), CO=CMBT, FA=FA, ST=TECH ("Standard Technical")
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* DLAB, PT, ...this whole line: Skip it.
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* BCT: If their unit is in a BCT, put the number, otherwise, skip it.
* BNCOC: From Section VI of ERB.
* Citizen: This one's easy to overlook. It's probably a "T", and you can check by looking at Section IV of ERB under "Country of Citz" or "Birthplace".
* EPSQ and TABE: Skip
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* Re-enlist: Section III of ERB, under "Reenl Elig/Prohib", usually it's "10".
Click ^[<^] (don't waste your time with ^[Update Applicant^])
! Other Stuff
Speed tip: Don't wait on the application on these screens. Just click your next pop-up while the previous is saving.
* Physicals: Do "Add Physical" if they already have one.
* Waviers: Don't mess with this if you're an OJT, let the recruiters do it.
* Documents: You should always have the Volunteer Statement and ERB. Get the dates off of both (for the ERB it's the very top-left date, "BRIEF DATE").
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* Add Activity: Click once, pick the most recent date of any contact (usually the ERB or Vol. Statement), and then enter the line: "NEEDS PHYS/APFT/FI/OUTBRIEF (JC)" (Unless, of course, if they have a physical already then you don't have to enter it. FI = "Flight Itinerary").
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* SFAS School: "Add School". The only thing you need to do here is pick the SFAS Class. Which one you choose will depend on the person and circumstances.
Click ^[Main Menu^] to go back to the start and Add/Update another Applicant.