The Training with Industry (TWI) Program is a work-experience program to provide an extensive exposure to managerial techniques and industrial procedures within corporate America to competitively selected officers and non-commissioned officers. Training received is normally not available either through the military school system or civilian university system. Following the participants' tenure at the industry, they are placed in a validated utilization assignment for two years.

All participants are assigned to the Student Detachment, Fort Jackson, S.C., with duty at the industry. Duty at industry location will be not more than 12 months.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Noncommissioned Officers. Applicants will—
   
   
   • Be on active duty.
     
     
   • Have completed appropriate noncommissioned officers educational
     programs for grade and years of service.
     
     
   • Have a minimum of 2 and not more than 22 years of active Army service
     as of 30 September of the competition fiscal year. Applicants must be indefinite or have sufficient enlistment remaining equal to or greater
     than three times the length of requested schooling. Service remaining requirements are prescribed in AR 614–200.
     
     
2. Prior service. There are no prior service requirements for this program.
   
   
3. Clearance. At a minimum, applicants must possess a Secret security clearance.
   
   
4. Potential. A review of the candidate’s personnel file must reflect that the candidate has the potential for future, long term service as determined by HRC.
   
   
5. Interest/agreement of study. Candidate must express specific interest in training by submitting a formal application in accordance with the following website:
   application
   
   
6. Development. Service members must be qualified for promotion or recently promoted to where TWI participation will not place the service member at risk for promotion to the next rank.
   
   
7. Minimum academic requirements. Applicants must meet or exceed the academic requirements determined by the industry for each fiscal year of competition.
   
   
8. Height/weight standards. Applicants must meet height/weight requirements in accordance with AR 600–9, para 2–8.
   
   
9. Other eligibility requirements. Other eligibility requirements are applicable as determined upon notification of fiscal year competition.
   
   

Enlisted Locations for TWI:

Email for the Enlisted Proponent:

usarmy.lee.tradoc.list.qm-enlisted-personnel-developmen@mail.mil

This page was last updated: October 26, 2016