Application Information

The Training With Industry (TWI) Program is a work-experience program that provides extensive exposure to managerial techniques and industrial procedures within corporate America to competitively selected Noncommissioned Officers. Training received is normally not available through either civilian or military school systems. Eligible personnel are normally contacted via email from Human Resources Command or their Personnel Development Office representative. The eligible person may then submit an application for consideration to HRC. Once selected, the Personnel Development Office will forward the approved application to HRC for assignment processing for the following fiscal year.

Non-Commissioned Officers:

• Applicants must be a SSG-SFC
• Must be active duty
• Have completed appropriate Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development School (NCOPDS) for grade and years of service
• Have a minimum of 2 and not more than 22 years of active Army service as of 30 September of the competition fiscal year. Applicants must be indefinite or have sufficient enlistment remaining equal to or greater than three times the length of requested schooling. Service remaining requirements are prescribed in AR 614–200.
• Prior service: There are no prior service requirements for this program.
• Clearance: Applicants must possess a Secret security clearance.
• Potential: A review of the candidate's CMF must reflect that the candidate has the potential for future, long term service, as determined by HRC.
• Interest/agreement of study: Candidate must express specific interest in training by submitting a formal application.
• Development: Service members must be qualified for promotion or recently promoted to where TWI participation will not place the service member at risk for promotion to the next rank.
• Minimum academic requirements: Applicants must meet or exceed the academic requirements determined by the industry for each fiscal year of competition.
• Height/weight standards: Applicants must meet height/weight requirements in accordance with AR 600–9.
• Other eligibility requirements: Other eligibility requirements are applicable as determined upon notification of fiscal year competition bility requirements are applicable as determined upon notification of fiscal year competition

Application Packet Requirements:

Eligible personnel are encouraged to submit a completed packet for review to their CMF Career Managers prior to the final packet submission to HRC. A packet must include as a minimum:

• DA Form 4187 for NCOs
• Soldier Record Brief (SRB)
• Official DA Photo (less than one year old)
• Security clearance memorandum from S-2
• Copy of last five years of evaluation reports
• DA Form 1059 from highest level of PME
• College transcripts, if applicable
• Most current DA Form 705 (Army Physical Fitness Test Score Card) and DA Form 5500/5501 (Body Fat Content Worksheet), if applicable.
• Statement of Understanding
• TWI Preference Statement found in the Documents portion or the CMF 92 ACT Page under the Quartermaster Proponent section.
• One Letter of Recommendation (LOR), written in either letter or memorandum format IAW AR 25-50 addressed to the President of the Selection Panel. For an example of the LOR see the TWI sample packet in the Documents portion or the CMF 92 ACT Page under the Quartermaster Proponent section.
• Written statement for Married Army Couples Program participants waiving joint domicile program.
• Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) documents must be updated prior to submission of packet.

Copies of each document can be found under the Documents portion of this website for use.

This page was last updated: 29 Oct 2018