From the 2002 annual command history: Command Historical Summary for 2002, Establishment of the Command: On 25 March 2002, by direction of the Secretary of the Army, the Honorable Thomas E. White, and outlined in General Order No. 1 dated 22 February 2002, the U.S. Army Accessions Command (USAAC) was activated. Throughout 2002, USAAC continued to expand and grow even as it provided "the Right Soldier, at the Right Time and Place, with the Right Competencies, for the First Unit of Assignment." The U.S. Army Recruiting Command, with a mission of 79,500 went over mission with the accession of over 79,604 men and women into the Army. U.S. Army Cadet Command commissioned 3,571 cadets during FY02; The Fy03 Start Mission of 3,900 officers was exceeded with 3,950 Second Lieutenants commissioned. The U.S. Army Training Center at Fort Jackson, South Carolina provided 40,496 enlistees in Basic Combat Training.

Annual History Collection United States Army Accessions Command - USAAC

No Table of Contents -- Contains references -- a. U.S. Army, Regulations: TRADOC Memorandum 870-1: Subject: Staff Historical Reports, 24 September 1999 -- b. General Orders No. 1, Secretary of the Army, Honorable Thomas E. White, Establishment of the United States Army Accessions Command, 22 February 2002 -- c. Memorandum for Chief of Staff, U.S. Army, General John N. Abrams, HQ, TRADOC, Subject: Establishing an Army Accessions Command, Memorandum for the Secretary of the Army -- d. Memorandum for Secretary of the Army, 1 October 2001, Subject: Establishing an Army Accessions Command -- e. Memorandum for Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Commander, United States Training and Doctrine Command, Commander, U.S. Army Recruiting Command, Subject: Transfer of U.S. Army Recruiting Command (USAREC) -- f. Biography -- g. "New Accessions Command to Train Soldiers, meld officer, enlisted recruiting," by Jim Caldwell, TRADOC News Service, 25 March 2002 -- h. Memorandum for Commander, U.S. Army, Combined Arms Center; Commander, U.S. Army Accessions Command; Commander, U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command; Commandants, TRADOC Service Schools; Deputy Chiefs of General and Chiefs of Special Staff Offices, HQ TRADOC, Subject; TRADOC Transformation Memorandum No. 2 (DCG-IET/CG USAAC Roles and Responsibilities. Enclosures also included: Strategic Outreach Directorate; Subordinate Organizations; Quality Assurance Office; Major Milestones and Responsibilities; Command Historical Summary for 2002