Army NCO Career progression to further develop a leader

In all seriousness, the quickest way to enhance your career is to go to a SOF unit hands down! In SOF there is a 96% first look pick up rate for E7 and the average age of A SOF E7 is 28 to 31, and 31 to 33 for first sergeants!

Try looking into Battle Staff or becoming an instructor. The Army Basic Instructor Course(ABIC) is a great course to take as a path into instructing.

SSG Harris,

Two most important ranks in the Army: SSG and LT. There will be people who disagree with this assessment, but those are the people on the ground making the important decisions that accomplish missions and tasks. Your profile indicate you just made Staff. Career progression is great, but in the end memories are priceless. My best peace time military memories are from the days I spent as a howitzer section chief. Being an arty PSG was fun, but running a gun line was nothing like running a gun. I probably had a bigger impact on the Army overall as Smoke, but no where near as much fun.

Use your time as a Staff Sergeant to hone both your professional MOS skills and your leadership skills. Coach and mentor your Soldiers. Seek opportunities to mentor other Soldiers and leaders. Become a go-to person. Nothing better than asking an OC during lanes training a question they cannot find it a book. Become that person.

Last summer I had the opportunity to supervise a white cell for a large field artillery exercise. One day I decided to visit one of the motor pools of a unit I work with in the past hoping to run into some people I knew. I didn't, but I did have the chance to look over the Army's latest towed 155. I had never seen one up close and knew little about them so I was full of questions. I asked the young gunner some questions. Like I said I knew nothing about this particular weapon system, but I know artillery. He tried to blow smoke but my follow up questions in arty jargon blew the smoke back at him (he really should have paid attention as I was wearing the BDE's patch on my right arm that day). Before long one of the young Specialist saved him.

Nothing will improve your chances of promotion like being good at what you do and being smart about your job. People will notice your smarts and skills. People will take about you in front of senior NCOs and Officers. They will help spread the news you are a top notch person. That takes time. You don't get to play Carnegie Hall after playing the trombone for a week!

I really don't have a magic ball nor does anyone on here commenting. Don't care if your a E-9 or a E-6 I have drill Sgt Sharp 1B ID all levels of combatives CIB,EIB college your typical lickey's and chewes airborne air assault 3 combat tours three marriages 2 divorces no one can tell you what gets you promoted no bad conduct great NCOERs but haven't been promted in 10 years when someone can solve the riddle of the SFC board that can you please let me know so I can get promoted

College good? Are you got a master degree, or working in your doctorate. Also look for be a Sharp, EO, rep. Any army course you can enroll that work 40 hours or more you need to get enrolled in one once a year at least. To shown your interest in military progression and understanding

My recommendation is to look at professional development courses outside your primary MOS. Right now I am working in a MOS immaterial position as an NCOES Instructor and really enjoy what I am doing. If you can get courses/training under your belt that show that you are versitile and well rounded it will allow you to position yourself down the road for the "interesting" assignments when they come looking at experience.

It really depends on your job, but there is always battle staff, MRT, SHARP, EO...

Drill, or recruiter, Battle Staff, or some high speed foreign school?

SSG (Join to see), have you taken a DAU courses? If you are looking for some good management type courses, then look into Program Management and Lean Six Sigma. Those two certs are money makers for the Military and for the civilian world.

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