Posted on Jan 28, 2014
Do you encourage your soldiers to use RallyPoint?
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This question is directed to all NCOs and officers of all branches, not just Army. Have you encouraged your subordinates to join RP? I tend to see an exponential amount of rank on here but seldom do I see as many lower enlisted asking questions or responding to them in kind. I think this is a great tool and it has not only helped me professionally, but it also provides some entertainment for me at the end of the day, or when I'm in geology! I would like to see more lower enlisted on RP because I believe RP is a great tool to gain a great deal of knowledge and insight from those more experienced than us. Let me know!
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I have been pushing RP in my unit. I agree, there is a lot of knowledge in this forum to be harvested.
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I am a HUGE SUPPORTER of Rallypoint and preach it to my Soldiers and push it on FB to my vets. This is a valuable place with resources beyond belief. When I have a problem I look on hear and 9 times of of 10 it's been talked about with many avenues of approach. Also for assignments and career progression man this is it!!! Love Rallypoint!!!!
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I recently just joined RP and I'm liking the environment thus far. It would be great if more of the uniformed service decided to join in. One force, one fight~ I discovered the place by accident, so I think more coverage is necessary for military personal, especially for ranks E1 to E-4.
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I don't have anyone under the paygrade of E-5 that I work with. I send an invite to every of my NCO students after they graduate.
Aside of pushing it out, I am worried about an RP in which we force people to create accounts via monthly counselings or forceful suggestions. I appreciate all quality junior enlisted input but I dislike the idea of people who don't want to be here being forced to contribute. In short: If someone is going to embarrass me by virtue of association, I will not recommend RP to them until I have fixed them or at all.
Aside of pushing it out, I am worried about an RP in which we force people to create accounts via monthly counselings or forceful suggestions. I appreciate all quality junior enlisted input but I dislike the idea of people who don't want to be here being forced to contribute. In short: If someone is going to embarrass me by virtue of association, I will not recommend RP to them until I have fixed them or at all.
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SSG we are on the same page with this. Obviously no one should be forced to join if they have no interest in joining but I'm just trying to gauge SMs, call it "RP Activism." I'm not suggesting we force people to partake, just that we all drop a line saying, "Hey check out RallyPoint if you get the time. Its a good source of knowledge and entertainment."
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I recommend rallypoint to my Soldiers and NCOs but I tell them to use discretion in what they post, about their jobs and who they are. This is not a secure site and like any website, it can be cyber attacked. Social media is one of the easiest collection tools when it comes to identifying who is who in a foreign military organization. <div><br></div><div>If I was a Russian HUMINT operator, this would be the perfect tool for me to use to identify potential sources.</div>
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Sir that's a great approach to RallyPoint. OPSEC should be kept in mind whenever you're on the internet.
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CPT (Join to see) Right on target! Social media IS being used as a tool to gather information by a multitude of people / individuals / governments / non-government entities on our personnel, their individual and unit capabilities and specifically nuances and weaknesses to exploit. RP...is FAR from secure.....
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I have been pushing this to all the soldiers in my company and squadron. The resources I feel are a benefit to my troopers
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Yes, I encourage it the same as MilSuite, but frankly, folks seem to attached to their Facebook and LinkedIn. It is hard to get folks to add another place to grow into their already supposedly busy daily lives!
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I don't think it is a matter of not inviting "junior enlisted" (I dislike the term Lower Enlisted) but more a matter of them wanting to join. Since RP is a professional forum where service members share ideas that mostly apply to career development, I don't think many service members in the ranks of E-1 thru E-4 are interested in professional development. Since the age range is 17-24 I think there focus is Facebook and Xbox/PS. Not that I blame them, I know when I was a young Soldier I had little to no interest in professional development. Now I know that the question is going be asked, "There are LTs on this site and they are 22-24?". But as we all know, earning a commission and completing a college degree takes a degree of maturity. That being said, most LTs are taught to "manage their own careers" and to seek advise.
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I encourage junior enlisted Soldiers in my ranks to be a part of RallyPoint. I know there are some who are more mature and motivated than others. They can learn and contribute to the discussions posted in these forums. It will also help them understand that there is a bigger picture to their purpose in the Army...that it is more than a day in and day out job.
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Awesome insight gentlemen. CPT Weber you're absolutely right that people in my age group, generally speaking, aren't interested in professional development so I not only posed this question to leadership to gauge whether or not they do encourage it but also to open their eyes to a good opportunity to provide an informative source of valuable info to those lower enlisted that seek to better themselves.
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