Posted on Jun 22, 2015
Once you've mastered your job, is it possible to go to another unit temporarily to learn another job?
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This is probably the widest and stupidest question i have asked here. The Navy says that once we learn our jobs we should learn someone else's job. So i was wondering if i knew my job is there a way for me to take leave from my ship/command and go to another ship to learn someone else's job?
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Have you qualified to stand all of the watches for your work center? Are you warfare qualified? Can you do your WCS's job? Have you talked to your LPO or Chief about additional oportunities? You have a great attitude. Keep charging ahead. Always more to learn.
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PO3 Larson, Older Vet here, I believe that it relates only to your present command, Learn the other shipmate's job so if something were to happen, you could preform his job function. A "Cheap" insurance, consequently, the ship/command could survive. This could also work in your FAVOR !!
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To be a great member of a team, you should definitely learn skills beyond your defined work role, but that doesn't mean you have to leave your unit/ship to do so. There should be plenty of other people who are your peers (in addition to your supervisor) that you can learn from. Learning somebody else's job doesn't have to be a formal process where you are literally an apprentice... it can be informal where you just offer "hey, can I help you with your work? I would like to help and hopefully also learn more about your work."
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I know i should learn jobs on my ship. But the ship i am on doesn't have the job i would love to learn. So i was wondering if i could take like a month off of my ship to try to learn this other job.
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LTC Yinon Weiss
SN (Join to see) - I've never heard of something like this. However, you can try to go to more schools and learn new skills that way. Complete all your required professional development schools and finish as much of them as you can for your next pay grade... if command sees you getting ahead on these areas, they may look to send you to more schools as well.
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I have seen it a LOT, being Armor we lived it. I watched it happen when they force reclassed our younger 19K to Ds.
On a lighter side, I had the opportunity when I was the platoon sergeant in Schofield Barracks to get my Tankers over to shoot some Mortar Rounds from the Mortar Carrier Vehicles. I recently saw the video posted by my Tanker Section Sergeant of him shooting. I would have KILLED to be able to do that, I had to watch the TOC though, so my guys could go do it. Of course they had to pay for it, because the following week, I made them learn how to put the gun into action. I wasn't going to allow them to have all the fun and not learn the work that my Mortars had to do in order to make the magic happen. I am proud of that fact, I am proud that I made something happen that in 12 years I have NEVER done and may never, MOST LIKELY never will get to do. So there are good examples (permanent examples) and cool examples.
On a lighter side, I had the opportunity when I was the platoon sergeant in Schofield Barracks to get my Tankers over to shoot some Mortar Rounds from the Mortar Carrier Vehicles. I recently saw the video posted by my Tanker Section Sergeant of him shooting. I would have KILLED to be able to do that, I had to watch the TOC though, so my guys could go do it. Of course they had to pay for it, because the following week, I made them learn how to put the gun into action. I wasn't going to allow them to have all the fun and not learn the work that my Mortars had to do in order to make the magic happen. I am proud of that fact, I am proud that I made something happen that in 12 years I have NEVER done and may never, MOST LIKELY never will get to do. So there are good examples (permanent examples) and cool examples.
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PO1 Tony Holland
When I went through Navy Nuclear Power training the ETs, MMs and EMs were cross-trained before specializing. Although I was unable to complete Sub School due to a
medical problem, earning your dolphins requires a lot of cross-training as well. This
really hit home when I was assigned to Seal Team One ( as a non-Operator ) - all the team members were thoroughly cross-trained. I often felt that was a philosophy that
should have been adopted service-wide. This was ine 70's - with all the SWO quals
it may be something like that now.
medical problem, earning your dolphins requires a lot of cross-training as well. This
really hit home when I was assigned to Seal Team One ( as a non-Operator ) - all the team members were thoroughly cross-trained. I often felt that was a philosophy that
should have been adopted service-wide. This was ine 70's - with all the SWO quals
it may be something like that now.
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