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Chapter 5ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS5-70. The ENCOORD also advises the commander on environmental issues as the staff proponent forenvironmental considerations. The ENCOORD coordinates with other staff offices to determine the impact ofoperations on the environment and helps the commander integrate environmental considerations into thedecision making process. Environmental considerations include:• Policies and responsibilities to protect and preserve the environment.• Certification of local water sources by appropriate medical personnel.• Solid, liquid, and hazardous waste management, including dumping and burning, and disposalof gray water, pesticides, human waste, and hazardous materials.• Protection of indigenous animals and vegetables.• Archaeological and historical preservation.• Contingency spill plans.HUMAN RESOURCES SUPPORT5-71. HRS is the aggregate of systems and services designed to provide and support Soldiers. HRS isimportant to maximizing operational reach and endurance. HRS encompasses four major categories: manningthe force, HR services, personnel support, and HR planning and staff operations. Each includes majorfunctional elements and all are covered below (see FM 1-0, FMI 1-0.1, and FMI 1-0.2).MANNING THE FORCE5-72. Manning the force involves personnel readiness of the force, maintaining accountability of the force, andmanagement of personnel information. The manning challenge is getting the right Soldier to the right place, atthe right time, with the right capabilities so that commanders have the required personnel to accomplish theirmission. Manning combines anticipation, movement, and skillful positioning of personnel assets. It relies on thesecure, robust, and survivable communications and digital information systems of emerging technologies thatprovide the common operational picture, asset visibility, predictive modeling, and exception reporting.Personnel Readiness Management (PRM)5-73. The purpose of PRM is to distribute Soldiers to units based on documented requirements, authorizations,and predictive analysis to maximize mission preparedness and provide the manpower needed to support fullspectrum operations. This process involves analyzing personnel strength data to determine current missioncapabilities and project future requirements. It compares an organization’s personnel strength to itsrequirements and results in a personnel readiness assessment and allocation decision.Personnel Accountability (PA)5-74. PA plays a critical role in deployed operations and relies on timely, accurate, and complete duty statusand location of personnel at all times. PA is the process for recording by-name data on Soldiers when theyarrive and depart from units; when their location or duty status changes (such as from duty to hospital); or whentheir grade changes. PA will be accomplished primarily through the database of record and web enabledprocesses that facilitate personnel support from home station or abroad. Personnel Accounting Teams manageor administer all HR support activities of processing, tracking, and coordinating personnel moves into, through,or out of a deployed organization or theater. These activities include the reception of personnel, the assignmentand tracking of replacements, return-to-duty and rest and recuperation personnel, and redeployment operations.Strength Reporting5-75. Strength reporting is a numerical end product of the accounting process, achieved by comparing the bynamedata obtained during the personnel accountability process (faces) against specified authorizations (spacesor in some cases requirements) to determine a percentage of fill. It starts with strength-related data submitted atunit level and ends with an updated database visible at all echelons. Similar to PA, strength reporting relies ontimely, accurate, and complete personnel information into the database of record. It is also a command function5-12 FM 4-0 30 April 2009