The 42A Human Resources Specialist Course is designed for Personnel attending Advanced Individual Training (AIT) and has, or anticipates, an assignment as a Human Resources Specialist. The course also enables qualification of individual Soldiers with prior service to the requirements of skill level one. The course trains Human Resources support skills in Human Resources Systems and Brigade Combat Team (BCT) S1 actions to include Research Human Resources Publications; Prepare Office Documents Using Office Software; Prepare Correspondence; Identify Human Resources Systems; Maintain Records; Interpret the Enlisted Record Brief & Officer Record Brief; Create Ad Hoc Query; Perform Forms Content Management Program Functions (FCMP); Prepare Suspension of Favorable Action; Prepare a Request for Soldier Applications; Process a DFR Packet; Process Recommendation for Award; Process Personnel Strength Accountability Updates; Perform Unit Strength Reconciliation; Conduct a Personnel Asset Inventory (PAI); Issue a Common Access Card; Maintain Emergency Notification Data; Prepare a Casualty Report; Create A Manifest; Employ the Deployed theater Accountability software (DTAS); Prepare Strength Accounting Reports; Process a Request for Leave, Pass, and Permissive TDY; Perform Personnel Office Computations; Review a Completed Noncommissioned Officer Evaluation Report (NCOER); Process Enlisted Advancements for PV1 – SPC; Process Semi-Centralized Promotions; Research Finance Actions; Determine Entitlements to Pay and Allowances; and Employ the Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) System.