WASHINGTON (Jan. 2, 2015) -- In August 2014, over 50 enlisted Soldiers, spanning the ranks of staff sergeant to sergeant major, attended the newly established and revitalized subject-matter expert, or SME, training session. Upon completion, all Soldiers received certificates of training and letters appointing each as the Army Medical Department, or AMEDD, SME to the Army Medical Command sergeant major and surgeon general for their respective military occupational specialties, or MOS, and/or additional skill identifiers, ASI.
The 68 career management fields, or CMF, include 24 MOS and 12 ASI, each with a primary and alternate SME. The primary purpose of this training is to ensure complete oversight of, and to effectively manage, the 68 CMF MOS in relation to growth, training, advances in technology, and education.
"Since the history of the Army Medical Department, enlisted Soldiers have served as experts and key advisors on matters that have led to courses of action that underscore the critical role of the Soldier medic and which has significantly shaped the Army medicine doctrine," said Command Sgt. Maj. Gerald Ecker, U.S. Army Medical Command. "The enlisted subject-matter expert program is now formally recognized as a mechanism for developing future Army leaders and fostering an environment that cultivates and nurtures talent across all skills and occupational specialties. We are moving towards the creation of a high-reliability culture and this is one step towards that end state."
Close coordination with AMEDD consultants and their respective areas of concentration assists in the alignment of medical services. All of the SMEs perform their daily assigned jobs in addition to managing respective MOS/ASI. The SMEs are not in the assignments management process, however their guidance can assist in ensuring Soldiers with the right knowledge, skills, and attributes are in the right positions at the right time. The culminating results should be creating leaders through talent management, leader, and organizational development while simultaneously supporting the AMEDD, MEDCOM, and Army's missions.
SMEs accomplish these goals, serving as the advisor/recommender, in the following areas: enlisted human capital distribution plan; grade plate reviews validating authorized positions; professional filler system management; deployment capabilities including special skills; critical task lists for respective MOS; MOS validation; civilian certification programs; updates to U.S. Army Professional Development Guide-DA PAM 600-25; Updates to Enlisted MOS Specifications--DA PAM 611-21; Enlisted Career Maps Army Credentialing Opportunities On-Line; and other areas respective to MOS/ASI.
SMEs are the central point of access to the MOS for AMEDD Personnel Proponent Directorate, MEDCOM G1, AMEDDC&S, Medical Education and Training, and any other AMEDD agency requiring MOS/ASI information, as well as the link between operational and strategic levels for each MOS/ASI. They are at the tip of the spear for manpower distribution across the MEDCOM and are responsible for guiding the development and standards for the future of their MOS.
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