Did anyone else hear about a new memo for the Army coming out stating that all current SPCs will be mandatorily promoted to CPL?

Posted backwards for some reason but here it is if anyone would like it

I never wanted to be an Officer. But I always envied them their PME. Officer PME seems (to me) to be focused on giving you as MUCH information as possible to fully prepare you for the job. NCO PME seems to be focused on giving you the minimum necessary information and getting you back to the field ASAP. For Os, it is a necessary developmental step, for NCOs it is an annoying block that has to be checked before getting back to work.

Not sure how it is on the active duty side, but reserves it is certainly not that way. 4 weeks of officer leadership course and not much is spent discussing OERs or most officer skills. Everything I have learned has been through experience and finding great mentors and spending lots of time asking questions on my own and researching on my own.

OERs and NCOERs seem to be a common issue in reserves as well. Every BA tons of time is spent tracking people down to complete their forms and getting things reviewed. Always seems to be something pushed to the background because of all the other mandatory training and tasks that need done.

My advice would be for some good senior NCOs and ask questions and research to become the NCO you want to be. Mentor your junior enlisted. Network network network. I have probably 20 officers of various ranks above me I can contact if I have a question or need advice and I often do reach out to them as many officers often reach out to me for the same. No one has all the answers, but a good officer NCO can find the answer to any question. SFC Casey O'Mally

More NCOs, less troops. That’ll solve the verything