Changes in education/base/formal training customer service hours
The education and base/formal training’s customer service hours are now 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.

Leadership has determined that the change will best assist customers and increase productivity in addressing high-priority tasks. Education Center staff appreciates your patience and understanding for this necessary change.

For all testing (PME, WAPS, DLPT5, etc), testing schedules remain the same, and often start before 9 a.m. and usually extend beyond 2 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The change in customer service hours only pertains to the test examiner’s non-testing hours of operation. Test schedule will always be based on the confirmed appointment time.

Also, the 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., customer service hours does not apply to Campbell University’s National Test Center which deals with the administration of CLEP/DANTES and college proctored exams.

Any questions can be address to Alva Anthony, Force Development/Education Services flight chief at 394-1142.

Job fair coming up
There will be a job fair Feb. 10, 9 a.m. to noon, for veterans, active-duty military, Guard and Reserve members and eligible spouses who are seeking jobs. The fair is free and will be held at the Crown Center on 1960 Coliseum Dr.

Clean equipment before turning in
Effective immediately, the Fort Bragg Central Issue Facility will no longer take organizational clothing and individual equipment that hasn’t been cleaned according to the installation’s Master Policy No. 93. This policy outlines the correct procedure for cleaning OCIE prior to turn-in to the CIF.

In accordance with Army Regulation 710-2, paragraph 2 through 14, individuals are responsible for the proper care of OCIE. Items must be properly cleaned before they are placed back into the inventory for re-issue.

The first noncommissioned officer in the Soldier’s chain of command will validate equipment cleanliness prior to turn-in to CIF. The Soldier’s company commander or delegated representative will validate the officers in their command. Any discrepancies between Soldiers, officers and CIF personnel will be resolved by the unit’s first sergeant.

For more information about OCIE cleaning procedures, call Norvelle Patterson at 907-1868.

Paraglide submissions
When submitting articles and photographs to the Paraglide for publication, there are some basic guidelines one must follow.

For articles, the submissions must be saved as a Microsoft Word document and emailed to the editor at paraglidebragg@gmail.com.

The length should be no more than four pages, single spaced.

Deadline for all submissions is noon Friday the week before publication
All photographs must be saved in a .jpg file format with a pixel dimension of no lower than 1400 x 2000 pixels.

Information for the cutlines must also be included either in the file information section of a Photoshop .jpg file or in a Microsoft Word document.

Please do not imbed photos into Word documents or in a PowerPoint slide file.

In addition, please include contact information in the event questions arise.

If units wish to request coverage for an event, please contact the unit public affairs office, or call 396-6817 for further assistance.

All coverage requests must be submitted two weeks prior to the event.

Donate blood
The Fort Bragg Blood Donor Center is in need of blood donors with the blood type of O positive or O negative. While these blood types are in high demand, all blood types are needed.

The Blood Donor Center is located in Building 8-2807 Scott Street and is open Monday through Friday, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

For more information about the Fort Bragg Donor Center and eligibility, visit www.militaryblood.dod.mil/fortbragg.

Seminars offered
The Fort Bragg Employee Assistance Program will host the following upcoming work/life health training seminars in partnership with the military and Family life consultant and master resilience trainer teams:

• Feb. 9: Communication training

• Feb. 23: Preventing bullying in the workplace

• March 13: Everyday resilience tools

• March 15: Working in teams

• March 29: Making effective decisions

Training seminars will be conducted from 9 to 10:30 a.m., at the Leader and Workforce Development Center, Building 2-2020, Woodruff Street.

All members of the Fort Bragg/Pope community are welcome to attend.

Call 396-5784 to reserve a seat.

Upcoming civilian courses
The Fort Bragg Civilian Personnel Advisory Counsel is offering human resources courses.

Wednesday: Converting from RESUMIX to USA Staffing, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

Feb. 22: Converting from RESUMIX to USA Staffing, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

The training will be conducted in the CPAC Training Room, Building 2-1105, Room 121, Macomb St.

Eligible employees are encouraged to take advantage of these great training opportunities.

For more information, contact CPAC Training Office at 396-6001.