Posted on Oct 27, 2020
What military schools should I pursue to build a high level of proficiency and professional development as an Infantry SL?
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Looking for some military school suggestions. What do you guys have for Army Schools that will bring a high level of proficiency and professional development as an Infantry SL?
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Go straight to the Proponent career map for the schools that you should take.
At your rank you should be thinking about organizational skills. ABN, AASLT, RGR are great for the TL and below. At your level Battle Staff is an excellent start. Master Gunner, Master Fitness Trainer, Pathfinder, DZSO, ABIC, or anything that teaches you how to manage teams or groups of people vs individual skills. You are no longer in the individual skills department, you're in the building leaders department.
At your rank you should be thinking about organizational skills. ABN, AASLT, RGR are great for the TL and below. At your level Battle Staff is an excellent start. Master Gunner, Master Fitness Trainer, Pathfinder, DZSO, ABIC, or anything that teaches you how to manage teams or groups of people vs individual skills. You are no longer in the individual skills department, you're in the building leaders department.
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA
Yet, I understand that Infantry careers tend to freeze or move glacially once you hit E-6 without a Tab.
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SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA no definitely not. Infantry is still the fastest promoting MOS in the Army and they fill half of the Force Generating assignments like Recruiter, ROTC instructor, IG, ASI Instructor etc. There are many routes to CSM as Infantry without a tab.
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RSLC, ARC, Ranger are the first things that come to mind right off hand. An EIB at this point is will also make you more qualified on paper as well.
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Ranger, because the Army loves experts at camping apparently. Other than that, the best to probably do would be a degree.
Any school with the word "MASTER" in its title is a good one as well.
Everyone goes out to get ABN, AASLT, and PFDR, and honestly they don't say much about you as a senior NCO, those are schools for E5s and E6s. Think higher level. Operational, not tactical. Think planning, logistics, things that set you apart, not that make you the same.
But it's also not about schools most of the time. It's what you actually do as opposed to what you "can" do.
Any school with the word "MASTER" in its title is a good one as well.
Everyone goes out to get ABN, AASLT, and PFDR, and honestly they don't say much about you as a senior NCO, those are schools for E5s and E6s. Think higher level. Operational, not tactical. Think planning, logistics, things that set you apart, not that make you the same.
But it's also not about schools most of the time. It's what you actually do as opposed to what you "can" do.
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I appreciate it sir yeah this is the line of thinking I am considering I have a few of those cool guy schools already I need more planning and development and I have opportunities to go to schools now.
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