and Manpower Control. Safety reporting was the responsibility of the Chief, Awards Branch, while the Chief of Officer Personnel handled Public Information Officer (PIO) activities. All enlisted assignments and requisitions were made by the 222d Personnel Services Company. Numerous changes were made during the year which resulted in a complete overhaul of the missions and functions as well as the physical organization of the S-1 Section. In March 1968 the S-1 Section was reorganized to perform the seven basic functions outlined in FM 101-5, "Staff Organization and Operations," as follows: Maintenance of unit strength including policy, procedures, and strength reporting Personnel management Manpower control Development and maintenance of morale Discipline, law, and order Headquarters management Miscellaneous In order to fully implement the functions described above, an enlisted branch was organized, a requirement for MOS inventories instituted, and staff management of enlisted personnel in such areas as distribution, promotion, monitoring of MOS progression, and infusions was instituted. Additionally, a separate PIO Branch was estab­lished and information specialists requisitioned to meet brigade information requirements. Affecting S-1 operations significantly in 1968 were the following notable events: 22 March—Establishment of the Enlisted Personnel Branch 1 April—Imposition of a 200-space cut by USARV 1 May—Establishment of Program Six civilianization with a loss of 317 military spaces and gain of 476 local hire (Vietnamese) spaces June—Review of strength accounting procedures 1 June—Implementation of centralized orders system 15 August—Formation of Morale and Welfare Branch with full­ time emphasis on safety, awards, and special services 7 September—Establishment of full-time PIO Section 10 October—Graduation of the first US trained civilian medical corpsman through training program conducted by the 68th Medical Group 8 November—Implementation of an additional manning level (MOS) drawdown of 493 enlisted spaces In early April a review of enlisted promotion procedures was required by Inspector General complaints. This review resulted in a complete revision of promotion procedures and the brigade's internal management system. Major activities in the Manpower Branch during 1968 were related to a series of personnel cuts instituted by the Department of the Army and USARV levels. The first or these cuts, a civilianization plan call "Program Six,' was initiated in January 1968. This plan called for a loss of 317 military spaces and their replacement by 476 locally hired and trained Vietnamese civilians. A temporary deferment was required during the Tet Offensive period, but in May the program resumed with a scheduled completion date