United States Army Human Resources Command
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The United States Army Human Resources Command is a command of the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 command established in 2003 from the merger of the United States Total Army Personnel Command (PERSCOM) in Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As of 2009, the city had a total population of 139,966. Located along the Western bank of the Potomac River, Alexandria is approximately six miles south of downtown Washington, D.C.Like the rest of northern Virginia, as well as...

, and the United States Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve
The United States Army Reserve is the federal reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army National Guard constitute the reserve components of the United States Army....

 Personnel Command (AR-PERSCOM) in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...

. PERSCOM and AR-PERSCOM were inactivated 1 October 2003.

HRC is a field operating agency of the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel
The Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Department of the Army, United States Army, also known as the G-1 is responsible for developing, management and execution of all manpower and personnel plans, programs and policies throughout the entire U.S. Army...

, G-1, focused on improving the career management potential of Army soldiers. From basic training through retirement and beyond, active duty
Active duty
Active duty refers to a full-time occupation as part of a military force, as opposed to reserve duty.-Pakistan:The Pakistan Armed Forces are one of the largest active service forces in the world with almost 610,000 full time personnel due to the complex and volatile nature of Pakistan's...

 and reserve soldiers now have one agency to manage their entire career.

HRC in Alexandria, Virginia includes 40 operational elements around the country under the leadership of the HRC commander. HRC is the functional proponent for military personnel management (except for the Judge Advocate General's Corps and the Chaplain Corps
Chaplain Corps (United States Army)
The Chaplain Corps of the United States Army consists of ordained clergy who are commissioned Army officers as well as enlisted soldiers who serve as assistants. Their purpose is to offer religious services, counseling, and moral support to the armed forces, whether in peacetime or at war.-Army...

). HRC also supports the Director, Army National Guard, and the Chief, Army Reserve, in their management of the Selected Reserve.

The HRC commander is the commander of the Individual Ready Reserve
Individual Ready Reserve
The Individual Ready Reserve is a category of the Ready Reserve of the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States composed of former active duty or reserve military personnel, and is authorized under...

 (IRR), the Standby Reserve and the Retired Reserve.

HRC came under the Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...

 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission
Base Realignment and Closure, 2005
The preliminary 2005 Base Realignment and Closure list was released by the United States Department of Defense on May 13, 2005. It is the fifth Base Realignment and Closure proposal generated since the process was created in 1988. It recommends closing 33 major United States military bases and...

 (BRAC). Recommendations were put forth to create the Human Resources Center of Excellence and HRC was directed to move its elements in Alexandria, Virginia; Indianapolis
Indianapolis
Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, and St. Louis to a new facility at Fort Knox
Fort Knox
Fort Knox is a United States Army post in Kentucky south of Louisville and north of Elizabethtown. The base covers parts of Bullitt, Hardin, and Meade counties. It currently holds the Army Human Resources Center of Excellence to include the Army Human Resources Command, United States Army Cadet...

, Kentucky
Kentucky
The Commonwealth of Kentucky is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth...

, by 2011.

The complex will be named and dedicated in honor of Lt. Gen. Timothy J. Maude, who perished 11 September 2001, in the attack on the Pentagon. At his time of death, Maude was serving as the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (G1),

The complex is the largest single building project in the history of Fort Knox, totaling 883180 square feet (82,050.1 m²). It will be a three-story, multi-winged, red-brick facility, will have 3,765 parking spaces and more than 4,000 employees, both military and civilian. It will house the Human Resource Center of Excellence (HRCoE), which will be responsible for all Army Soldiers from their initial recruitment or commissioning through retirement and benefits.

The Human Resource Center of Excellence is one of nine centers of excellence across the Army. Centers of Excellence are organizations that enhance standards of achievement is an assigned sphere of expertise by generating synergy through efficient combination and integration of functions. Other Centers of Excellence include: Fires, Maneuver, Maneuver Support, Sustainment, Aviation, Intelligence, Signal, and Basic Combat Training.
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