Posted on Jan 17, 2019
How can NG/RC Officers who have recently switched to Active Duty remain competitive and top block performers among their AD peers?
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Since November I have switched from Guard-ADOS to serving in a Full-time AD unit as their BN AS6. I have felt the difference in a shift to a fast-paced work environment and strong command climate and have observed that my peers are high performers. I feel that my knowledge base and history from being part time has been a challenge for me in adapting. What have you seen that Officers struggle with from switching to AD from RC and how can we best prepare ourselves now serving on a full-time basis?
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25A: Signal Officer Communications (S6)
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I did PL time when I was ADOS. Would doing PL time again make a difference?
From speaking with my Raters it appears i'm to remain on track with my pears and pursue multiple positions as an LT(PL may be an option) if I get into a line company or Company XO. I was told that I would just go into natural progression as my peers have.
From speaking with my Raters it appears i'm to remain on track with my pears and pursue multiple positions as an LT(PL may be an option) if I get into a line company or Company XO. I was told that I would just go into natural progression as my peers have.
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Looking at your issue from the outside in, consider this... One weekend (2-days) vs. 20 days per month of regular day-to-day work! If you are doing something 18 days less a month, sounds like repetition and/or retrain is necessary! Repetition is nothing but time in this case. Re-train - see if there are any online Correspondence Courses you can order and perform that are within your career field. Go back to your MOS specific school books if you still have and retrain yourself.
Find out if your S3 has access to the TDC system and can print-off your MOS schools training to review. Not sure if they would have access, but worth a try. Could also email/call the School house S1 and explain your situation, though might not work... Anything for an advantage to play catch-up!!!
All the best...
Find out if your S3 has access to the TDC system and can print-off your MOS schools training to review. Not sure if they would have access, but worth a try. Could also email/call the School house S1 and explain your situation, though might not work... Anything for an advantage to play catch-up!!!
All the best...
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Reserve component, in my experience, have a mentality that there is a shift end time and they can go home and that’s that. Active there is no such thing. It’s my opinion that top performers don’t have a notion of COB.
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