Posted on Sep 20, 2018
Can my command tell me my college school work isn't important?
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So, My command team tells me that if they need me too, I must stay extra long hours to work. But in doing so, My school work is suffering. I know I read somewhere that the army places great emphasis on those in college and that my command is required to give me more than enough time to do the work. Is this true, and if so, where can I find a regulation or SOP for it to give to my command team.
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Operations NCO
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It’s based off of mission requirements. Yes college is important, however no command is going to allow you to sit around doing college course if there are due outs. Operations is extremely busy, are you tracking and have turned in all personnel actions? Is anything delinquent? Have you asked for an expected battle rythm checklist that’s expected of you daily? Lastly, depending on the OPTEMPO of your position, some are never in a position to do college during “normal” business hours. I would talk to your retention NCO and see if you can reenlist for college.
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SFC Dennis Aalid
I have been retired for 27 + years, but from 1971-1991 I was able to obtain years of college credit towards a BS Degree on my own time. Keep in mind I was a HR Supervisor with 25-125 soldiers to supervise and care for! Thus I had very little time to do college work. This is how it has been for many, many years, and should always be so. Again, my mission 1st, my soldiers 2d and myself last, ALWAYS!!
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SPC Chris Ison
you guys missed the extra long hours part. That, to me, is "overtime" i.e. staying after 5 in the afternoon, for a day shift. What he, and you, missed is that the Military doesn't have to give you personal time.
Maybe what he should be focusing on is getting his work done sooner, and learnt o manage his time.
Maybe what he should be focusing on is getting his work done sooner, and learnt o manage his time.
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No. Mission first. If your command needs you then that is priority. Of course the Army wants you to succeed in your “personal” civilian education and most commands are good at that. However any command that has an unfulfilled mission requirement will obviously have to adapt to overcome those shortcomings. Sorry
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You are in the reserves, correct? So you work one weekend a month and two weeks in a year? That is the amount of time at your command has you. I'm sure you can work your school work around that.
Or, are you AGR? In which case you're a full-time employee, and work is your primary job. There are no employment agencies in which your job is to go to school
Or, are you AGR? In which case you're a full-time employee, and work is your primary job. There are no employment agencies in which your job is to go to school
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SFC (Join to see)
If you're Title 10 then that's your full time job. You weren't activated in order to go to College. The Army places emphasis on college by paying for TA and linking education to promotion. There is no requirement for them to work around your schedule. You have to work your schedule around your work. Imagine if your unit was activated to deploy and everyone said they couldn't go because they're in school.
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