Adjutant General School | |
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Active | 1987–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | Adjutant General Corps |
Type | Administration school |
Size | Regiment |
Garrison/HQ | Fort Jackson, South Carolina |
The Adjutant General School and the Soldier Support Institute (SSI) are located at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. These provide training and development of doctrine and organization for Army personnel and administrative operations. Along with the U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) was created from the Continental Army Command (CONARC) located at Fort Monroe, VA on 1 July 1973. Today, TRADOC is the overseer of training of the Army forces, the development of operational doctrine, and the development and procurement of new weapons systems. The reconstructed Adjutant General Corp Regiment (AG) was created in 1987. The U.S. Army administration and finance specialists are trained at the Adjutant General School located at Fort Jackson. Today’s AG Corps serves as human resource (HR) managers for the Army.
The Adjutant General School's mission statement is:
Train and develop agile leaders and Soldiers who provide human resources and music support to the force. Develop human resource (HR) concepts, doctrine, training and organizational designs to support an expeditionary Army in war and in peace.
The Adjutant General School (AGS) educates and provides Administrative Specialists for the U.S Army. The training audience consist of personnel from the Army National Guard (ARNG), U.S. Army Reserves (USAR), and Active Army HR units. Army School of Music (ASOM), Finance School, Postal School, NCO Academy, Recruiting and Retention School are among the structure. Newly assigned officers and enlisted students to the Adjutant General Corp receive their training at Fort Jackson nearby Columbia, South Carolina.
The Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson provides training to develop confident tactically and technically competent Adjutant General Officers who can lead and prepare Soldiers and units for war. The school emphasize Army values, ethics, leadership, readiness, and service to commanders, Soldiers and families. These educators also develop training products for personnel Soldiers, NCOs, and Officers.