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Assessing my varying yet limited skillset as it pertains to job seeking, pre-degree, I find that many potential employers are fascinated with the description of my duty MOS and are motivated to hire since they wouldn't have to pay for a security clearance, but require additional certifications and training such as N+, A+, Security +, etc.
These cents are extremely beneficial and I hope to soon have acquired them all, however: should we be awarding these certifications to certain MOSs during training? Financially it would be impossible but amuse me.
Should there be DoD sanctioned schools to get soldiers these cents or should they pay for them and study/train for them at their own expense?
(There are a few varying programs designed to assist with the cost and some offer reimbursement but I'm asking if this should all be done in house based on experiences you may have had with this)
These cents are extremely beneficial and I hope to soon have acquired them all, however: should we be awarding these certifications to certain MOSs during training? Financially it would be impossible but amuse me.
Should there be DoD sanctioned schools to get soldiers these cents or should they pay for them and study/train for them at their own expense?
(There are a few varying programs designed to assist with the cost and some offer reimbursement but I'm asking if this should all be done in house based on experiences you may have had with this)
Information Technology
MOS
25U: Signal Support Systems Specialist
Posted 9 y ago
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25U are far from being obsolete. The problem is these Soldiers are being managed poorly by their leadership. Young 25U shouldn't leave the motor pool except maybe for lunch. During command maintenance 25U should be working hand and hand with the mechanics checking all the communications systems in the vehicle. I always work it so that dispatches won't happen until the commo QA/QC checklist is signed off on. Then Tuesdays is commo command maintenance for the signal company. Plenty of opportunities to learn the STT, JNN, call manager ext. Not to mention bringing up the retrans vehicles making sure they are good to go.
The issue is this isn't happening, tactical comms are being neglected until it is time to go to the field then they spend the majority of the time playing catchup instead of managing. Get the 25U's off the help desks, off of the VTC teams, and away from TCO duties.
As far as NET+ and all those other certs your BDE commo chief should have slots and a certain number of voutures to distribute IAW DOD directive 8460-1 ( don't quote me on the directive number).
The issue is this isn't happening, tactical comms are being neglected until it is time to go to the field then they spend the majority of the time playing catchup instead of managing. Get the 25U's off the help desks, off of the VTC teams, and away from TCO duties.
As far as NET+ and all those other certs your BDE commo chief should have slots and a certain number of voutures to distribute IAW DOD directive 8460-1 ( don't quote me on the directive number).
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SPC(P) Lawrence Tolentino
1SG,
My counterpart was telling me that’s pretty much how it went when he was stationed at Fort Drum. Unfortunately for me, I was managed poorly when I first got to a Signal Company, doing countless details instead of learning the MOS. I paid for that severely when I got sent to the line after my Interpost Transfer.
My counterpart was telling me that’s pretty much how it went when he was stationed at Fort Drum. Unfortunately for me, I was managed poorly when I first got to a Signal Company, doing countless details instead of learning the MOS. I paid for that severely when I got sent to the line after my Interpost Transfer.
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Not as long as I'm still breathing. I had the privilege of leading some of the best of them and I'd put them up against their civilian counterparts any day of the week. Most of my troops had creds and certs through their civilian employment regardless of what the Army didn't offer. I believe WO had a better chance of obtaining creds and certs through their schools. I feel that Uncle Sam should pony up A) because we use so much COTS equipment anyways and B) to keep our troops competitive with their civilian counterparts.
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Signal Support System Specialist is not an obsolete MOS. We work mainly with all Army radio systems. However, as you cross train I would focus on the 25B skill set to be a supervised access 25U/25B on a helpdesk as an IMO(Information Management Officer). If you are good you will have to complete the skillport equivalent of these certifications along with attaining an 80% or higher on a mock Comptia exam online. 25B can certify out of AIT, we however can not. If you do the steps I posted above you will qualify for a voucher through the Army and attend class for free. My advice, do not fail it is difficult to obtain a second voucher in one fiscal year if you do not pass the first time.
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