Posted on Oct 16, 2015
Reserve Component Advisor (ACRC) assignment as a broadening assignment?
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I'll be leaving company command next summer and I am considering my next assignment. I would like to complete a two year broadening assignment then move into a primary battalion staff job (S3 or S4). I'm Medical Service so I can't do an ROTC assignment, but have received recommendations on pursuing an ACRC position for broadening. Any advice or feedback on the pros and cons to this type of assignment would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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I've never seen a good experience with ACRC be prepared for a significant difference if you take the assignment. RC units march to the beat of their own drum. the two previous ACRC Major's I've had the misfortune to work with could never grasp the concept that your civilian employer comes first and it created a very toxic environment. (The ACRC concept had such problems the AGR program was launched to correct the problems.) If you are prepared and open minded it could be a great toolkit further in your career.
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MAJ Samuel Weber funny I just came out of command and I am assigned to the XVIII Airborne Corps from the Army Reserves as my broadening assignment. It is a change and good to see how "the other side" does things. It also shows that we can all work together and have a good solid knowledge base. If it is out there sure take the ACRC and see what else is out there before going S3. You want S3 more than an S4 job and the S4 typically in my experience for a battalion is a CPT slot anyway.
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COL Vincent Stoneking - Sir, I am AGR. The new Multi-Component Units are finishing up the test phase. When the order came for AC to downsize their headquarters they were told they could use RC and NG to fill those slots they cut. From my understanding it started with XVIII Airborne Corps with the Reserves and 101 Airborne Division with the National Guard. It is supposed to expand to all corps and divisions headquarters in the AC over the next few years. I am one of the few AGRs and there is a larger number of TPUs that have 48 MUTAs, AT, and ADT days that they work with their respective sections and employers to make up their own schedule. It is not your typical one weekend and month and two week AT. In the XVIII the Soldiers that are not airborne already can be sent to school and those who are jump on a quarterly basis to majntain status on a prorated pay basis.
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COL Vincent Stoneking
Thanks for the info. I was a (TPU) BN Commander in a "traditional" AC/RC unit, and am really intrigued by the idea of flipping the model. Sort of like "roundout, but we really mean it...." OR "IMA, but on steroids." :-)
Once I complete my current COADOS tour, I am toying with going IMA if it seems like there is enough funding for me to be around enough to add value. This concept could be another contender.
Once I complete my current COADOS tour, I am toying with going IMA if it seems like there is enough funding for me to be around enough to add value. This concept could be another contender.
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COL Vincent Stoneking - Sir, most senior ones I see in my section are 02A slots so open to all combat arms.
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Going into it will be different. While I was in the 7th ARCOM in Europe, we had active duty soldiers working with us, along with AGR. It was a good experience for them as well as us. I had some conversations with one while I was 1SG. He told me is was a very enlightening assignment as he better understood the Reserve system and how we worked. He was glad he took the assignment.
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