Posted on Jun 12, 2018
How can junior enlisted soldiers gain opportunities for leadership on a small level?
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Just a bit of background: I've got 6 years in the ARNG with my first unit being at an Engineer CO level and my next unit an artillery detachment (I received my Bachelors and Masters during those years) Now, I'm a part of the BN S3 shop at my newest unit and I get to see how everything operates at that level, I'd love the chance to take on smaller projects where I can learn more about unit ops and gain feedback but I'm not sure how to bring it up my COC.
With this being my first time being in HHC it can be overwhelming seeing so many moving parts happening and at times I don't want to "intrude" on what my leadership is planning with trying to help and end up doing more damage than good. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!
With this being my first time being in HHC it can be overwhelming seeing so many moving parts happening and at times I don't want to "intrude" on what my leadership is planning with trying to help and end up doing more damage than good. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!
Professional Development
Junior Enlisted
Operations (S3)
Posted 6 y ago
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Present this same comment from yourself to your chain of command, sounds like the logical thing to do.
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I'd say to approach your first-line, ask to take a project/task off of their hands, so they can focus on something else, then use the Under-Promise/Over-Deliver method to show your competence; meaning, determine their "No Later Than" timeline, accounting for setbacks, then complete the tasks well in advance. Give them updates along the way, so that YOU are reminding them of your progress, and they don't have to worry about you.
If you establish yourself as a Soldier who can be assigned a task, and your leader doesn't even have to give you a second thought, you will undoubtedly end up getting more work than you can handle.
If you establish yourself as a Soldier who can be assigned a task, and your leader doesn't even have to give you a second thought, you will undoubtedly end up getting more work than you can handle.
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Definitely noting the "under-promise/over-deliver" method, this is extremely helpful, thank you!
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