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  * Distribution management sub-level. Management of brigade or colonel command equivalent
  organizations.
  * Virtual Distribution Management-Level. Strength management categorization of grouped units
  that would otherwise take a combination of distribution management level and distribution
  management sub-level codes.
  Figure 3-1. Personnel distribution levels
  3-13. The G-1/AG and S-1 at all levels assist commanders in developing their personnel priorities. The use
  of HR systems provides G-1/AGs and S-1s a COP with the national HR provider and allows G-1/AGs and
  S-1s the ability to provide a detailed analysis to the commander. Brigade S-1s work with higher headquarters
  to fill authorized vacancies and develop personnel distribution plans within their organization. The G-1/AG
  at all levels maintains situational understanding of competing priorities and assist brigades, higher
  headquarters, and the national HR provider when shifting priorities, changes in operational plans, or other
  unforeseen events create situations where the personnel fill for an organization is no longer in synchronization
  with Army manning guidance. The G-1/AG is responsible for attempting to resolve subordinate command
  manning issues internally before involving higher echelons.
  3-14. The personnel distribution plan allows G-1/AG and S-1 sections to know where to assign incoming
  Soldiers. Based on the mission, a brigade S-1 may maintain different fill levels for subordinate units, which
  may not be consistent with their authorized manning level. Key considerations for developing the personnel
  distribution fill plan include––
  * Commander’s priorities.
  * Unit personnel readiness reports, tactical SOPs, OPLANS, and related plans and reports.
  * Replacement forecasts as well as casualty and RTD estimates. Lessons learned from deployments
  highlight the need for S-1s to manage these Soldiers as they often return from different roles of
  medical support, both within theater and from locations outside theater.
  * Critical shortages by grade, additional skill identifier, special qualification identifier, MOS, and
  area of concentration.
  * Changes to OPLANs and OPORDs.