text: Sustainment
  PERSONNEL STAFFOFFICER
  9-15. The BCT S-1 is the principle staff advisor to the BCT commander for all matters concerning human
  resources support. The function of the BCT S-1 section is to plan, provide, and coordinate the delivery of
  human resources support, services, or information to all assigned and attached personnel within the BCT and
  subordinate units. The BCT S-1 may coordinate the staff efforts of the BCT equal opportunity, inspector
  general, and morale support activities. (See chapter 4for additional information.) The S-1’s primary duties
  and responsibilities include but are not limited to—
  (cid:122) Maintaining unit strength and personnel accountability statuses.
  (cid:122) Preparing personnel estimates and annexes.
  (cid:122) Planning casualty replacement operations.
  (cid:122) Assisting the support operation officer plan detainee, and dislocated civilian movement.
  (cid:122) Planning the BCT postal operation plan.
  (cid:122) Conducting essential personnel services for the BCT.
  FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OFFICER
  9-16. As the principal financial management (resource management and finance operations) advisor to the
  commander, the financial management officer directs, prioritizes, and supervises the operations and functions
  of the BCT S-8staff section. In coordination with the assistant chief of staff financial management, the S-8
  establishes and implements command finance operations policy. The S-8 works with the servicing legal
  representative for advice regarding laws and financial management regulations governing obligations,
  expenditures, and limitations on the use of public funds. The S-8 coordinates financial management policies
  and practices with the U.S. Army financial management command to ensure guidance is according to
  Department of the Army mandates. (See chapter 4 for additional information.) Primary duties and
  responsibilities include but are not limited to—
  (cid:122) Identifying, certifying, and managing funds available for immediate expenses.
  (cid:122) Integrating all financial management requirements into operational planning.
  (cid:122) Utilizing staff, commanders, training calendar, fiscal triad, and analysis of total cost to develop
  funding requirements and submit requirements to higher headquarters.
  (cid:122) Receiving, developing, and disseminating financial management guidance at the BCT echelon.
  (cid:122) Monitoring and reporting status of funding.
  (cid:122) Submitting and monitoring the status of requirements packets and spending plans to the
  appropriate board.
  (cid:122) Coordinating contracting and financial management disbursing support for field ordering officers
  and pay agents.
  (cid:122) Managing the Government Purchase Card Program.
  (cid:122) Serving as the coordinator for the Managers’ Internal Control Program.
  (cid:122) Monitoring execution of the BCTs contract expenditures.
  SIGNAL STAFF OFFICER(MATTERSCONCERNING SUSTAINMENT NETWORK OPERATIONS)
  9-17. The BCT S-6 is the principle staff officerfor all matters concerning sustainment network operations,
  jointly consisting of Department of Defense information network (DODIN) operations, applicable portions
  of the defensive cyberspace operations, and sustainment. The S-6 is critical to ensure planning includes all
  considerations for maintaining communications throughout an operation. Primary network sustainment
  duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to—
  (cid:122) Modernization.
  (cid:122) Resource availability.
  (cid:122) Technical data and intellectual property.
  (cid:122) Supply chain-hardware and software.
  (cid:122) Network force structure implications.
  (cid:122) Interoperability (for unified action partners).