Operation Smart - U.S. Army - Brief Article

This computer generated referral program is designed to assist our recruiting force in providing the strength for the Army. All command sergeants major, first sergeants and first line leaders of each command are responsible for the program. Part of that responsibility is to ensure that the monthly referral goal of one referral for each 150 soldiers assigned to the command is met. If the command has less than 150 soldiers that command is still responsible for at least one referral.

I encourage you to get actively involved in this program. Their efforts will be recognized. Any soldier who refers an applicant and the referral results in an enlistment into the Army or Army Reserve will receive a certificate from the Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA). Any soldier who refers three or more people and those referrals result in three enlistments will receive a coin from the SMA. The recognition program will be monitored by the USAREC on a quarterly basis. At the end of each fiscal year the CSA and the SMA will invite the soldier who provided referrals that resulted in the most enlistments along with his/her CSM or SGM to the Annual CSA, Recruiter of Excellence Award Ceremony in Washington, DC where they will be personally recognized.

You can make a tremendous impact by providing referrals to the SMART Program. In FY 2000 The United States Army Reserve referred 7,519 individuals. This resulted in 175 Army Reserve enlistments and 55 Army enlistments. Quite an accomplishment when you consider that we did not begin our contribution to the program until the third quarter of the fiscal year.

Remember you can only get credit for a SMART referral through the web site