Mission Command Onboarding

(To be completed prior to Day 1)

• Review Welcome Letter containing important pre-boarding information.
• Review the Civilian Personnel Advisory Center (CPAC) webpage.

• Attend CPAC Orientation, if applicable.
• Obtain your DoD Common Access Card (CAC).
  • Go to your nearest ID card issuing facility to obtain a Common Access Card (CAC).
  • Be sure to bring two forms of ID; one which must be a picture ID.
• Arrive onsite.  You will be greeted by your Sponsor and escorted to your workspace.
• Introduction to Supervisor, key personnel, and facilities tour.
• Review the Welcome to Federal Employment video to understand your benefits.
• Welcome Brief and desk set-up (receive supplies).
• First Week Activities Brief (work schedule etc.).
• Complete Information Assurance Training/Complete Cyber Awareness Training. Update the organizational training tracker and attach the completion of training certificate.
• Complete System Authorization Access Request (SAAR).
• Complete a Mandated Army IT User Agreement.
• Receive Unit Point of Contact (POC) roster with phone numbers.
• Benefits Review and Set-up
  • Health benefits plans comparison tool and enrollment.
  • Vision/dental plans comparison tool and enrollment.
  • Thrift Savings Plan Information.
• Daily synthesis and review.

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Government-Furnished Equipment (GFE) Issued (sign for equipment) and Initial Setup.
• Read the following sections in the New Army Civilian Professional Handbook.
  • The Organization of the Army (pp. 6-7)
  • Holidays and pay (pp. B3-5)
  • Leave information (pp. B6-10)
  • Benefits and entitlements (Annex C)
  • Insignia and General Schedule (GS) scale (pp. E5-7)
  • Military time and phonetic alphabet (pp. E7-8)
  • Commonly Used Acronyms (pp. F3-5)
• Benefits Review and Set-up
  • The Army Benefits Center – Civilian (ABC-C) Guide may be helpful.
  • Health benefits plans comparison tool and enrollment.
  • Vision/dental plans comparison tool and enrollment.
  • Thrift Savings Plan Information.
  • Army Benefits Center – Civilian (ABC-C) Guide.
• Introductory discussion with leadership of your role in support of the organization and the Army mission.
• Complete the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) Training. Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.
• Continue conversations with supervisor and colleagues to better understand expectations, culture, and practices.
• Daily synthesis and review.

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Complete Derivative Classification Training.
• Continue conversations with supervisor and colleagues to better understand expectations, culture, and practice.
• Complete review of New Army Civilian Professional Handbook.
• Complete Equal Employment Opportunity, Anti-Harassment and No Fear Training; Course Number EEO-203A (Non-supervisory) or EEO-203B (Supervisory). Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.
• Review Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Pay Calendar.
• Review Automated Time and Attendance Production System (ATAAPS) Process.
  • Complete a MCCoE ATAAPS In-processing Form and provide to your supervisor who will send to the organizations ATAAPS Point of Contact (POC).
  • Establish online access to ATAAPS. Use the 2023 Leave Chart Tracker for monitoring work hours.
  • Review the MCCoE ATAAPS Quick Reference Guide.
  • Review the Reporting Disabled Veteran Leave document.
• Discuss Position Description (PD) with Supervisor and begin to develop a Performance Plan (to be completed within first 30 days).
• Daily synthesis and review.

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Supervisors must ensure new employees are given 40 hours (one work week) to complete the Foundation Course Training. This should occur immediately following the individual gaining a DoD Common Access Card (CAC) and NIPR access and no later than 30 days after arrival.
• Begin Supervisor Training if applicable. Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.
• Explore and verify/update your information on: MyPay , MyBiz and CPOL.
• Complete Telework Training.
• Submit Telework Agreement to supervisor, if applicable.
• Instructions: Right click, choose “save link as”, then open with Adobe Acrobat
• Begin reading CAC’s Commanding General’s Policy Memoranda.
• Continue conversations with supervisor and colleagues to better understand expectations, culture, and practices.
• Daily synthesis and review

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Update your 1^st and 2^nd line supervisors in the Army Career Tracker (ACT).
• View videos about the Army Civilian Professional component of the Army Profession by the Army Staff Management College (ASMC).
• Review the Hatch Act – Political Activity and the Federal Employee.
• Complete Foreign Disclosure Training. Search “Foreign Disclosure.” Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.

  Instructions:

  • Type “Foreign Disclosure” in the Search Bar at the top of the page.
  • Select “Foreign Disclosure Training – Level 1: All TRADOC Personnel”.
• Register for Army Training & Certification Tracking System (ATCTS) Account.
• Register with Alert! Mass Warning Notification System .
• Update work contact info in Global Address List (GAL).

  Instructions:

  • Go to ID Card Office Online.
  • Click on ‘Continue’ under the “My Profile” tile.
  • Login with Common Access Card (CAC) (you may have to click on “My Profile” and then login with CAC a second after this).
  • o Ensure to click on “CIV” tab and add in/update your Job Title, Civilian Duty Address, Duty Phone, and Office Symbol.
  • Submit.
• Update Army Disaster Personnel Accountability and Assessment System (ADPASS).
• Daily synthesis and review.

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Complete Information Security Program Training. Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.

  Instructions:

  • Select “Mandatory Training” in the Quick Navigation area.
• Current Defense Travel System (DTS) users and Government Travel Card (GTC) holders are to complete the Programs & Policies – TDY Travel Policies 101 training and complete a Statement of Understanding (SOU). Submit the certificate and SOU to the CAC Travel Support Office (TSO).
• Complete a Travel Card Application if your new position requires you to travel and you are not currently a Travel Card Holder. Complete the process in agreement with (IAW) guidance provided by the Defense Travel Card Administrator.
• Complete the following DTS Training:
  • DTS (Basic) – About DTS.
  • DTS Travel Documents (DTS 101).
  • Programs & Policies – TDY Travel Policies 101.
  • Programs & Policies – City Pair Program.
  • Programs & Policies – U.S. Government Rental Car Program.
• Submit the training completion certificates and a SOU to the CAC TSO.
• Introductory Meeting with Supervisor for Initial performance counseling session: Review position description (Right side – My Position Description (PD), work assignments, Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP), performance expectations, training and education requirements and Individual Development Plan (IDP).
• View DPMAP Overview slides and complete Defense Performance Management and Appraisal Program (DPMAP) Training.
  • DPMAP Overview.
  • DPMAP Training

    Instructions:

    • Log in.
    • Type “DPMAP Training – Army” in the Search Bar at the top of the page.
• Daily synthesis and review.

• Arrive onsite. Become acclimated and prepare for the day.
• Complete Army Operations Security (OPSEC) Level I Training. Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.
• Complete Anti-Terrorism Level I Training. Ensure to update the organizational training tracker.
• Coordinate with your Supervisor to schedule face-to-face training for the below mandatory training:
  • U.S. Army Threat Awareness and Reporting Program (TARP).
  • Sexual, Harassment/Assault Response and Prevention Program (SHARP).
• Daily synthesis and review.