Senior POs that chose an out of rate special duty shore assignment; does that help or hurt your career?

I imagine it depends on the assignment. I had always heard that assignments like recruiting and RDC were huge feathers to put into one's cap but for every one of thosethere are probably several that will do you no good. You should probably talk to your career counselor for the best gouge on the subject.

What would make you the happiest and most satisfied with your life? That's what I think you should do. It's hard before you choose, check what your heart tells you. If you really listen to it you'll never go wrong.

Actually, it can help out quite a bit if you're smart about it. If you have the ability to earn another warfare pin, that helps a lot. If you can complete some school or get qualified something new, that also helps. Community service and volunteer work helps. AND...if you excel in your billet, it shows diversity to the board. It is what you make of it.

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ISC (sel)(EXW/NAO/SCW/SW/AW) HARANO

Read the CPO precepts. You can find them on NPC, it will answer your questions sis and let you decide on what you want to do.

I have read through this thread and a few comments seem more useful than the usual rhetoric. Joint assignments, reviewing the precepts and the like are excellent in principle. I will fall back on this one old standard, sustained superior performance is key!
Completing pqs/jqr’s for your billet is obvious as is taking care of your troops and ensuring they earn recognition and advancement. Your best recognition will come groomer the success of your team.
Individually, consider qualifying for duties outside of the norm for the bullet you hold.
Caution: Choose your collaterals wisely, review the command collateral duty list and talk to your CMC about duties that have fallen through the cracks and by reviving them would make a difference to readiness or climate, and be smart enough to know when you should tactfully decline new collaterals. It may sound great to say you have "X" collateral duties but the important piece is balancing how effective you can be with those while still excelling in your primary billet.
The argument regarding variety of assignments is valid. In my experience repeating duty types is generally frowned upon.
I hope you pick up the joint command. But truthfully, each of the commands you listed seems like it would be career enhancing.
Short answer long, taking orders outside of your normal career path should be considered an enhancement as long as you make your time there count.
Best of Luck!

PO1 Shahida Marmol
In my experience it depends on the duty. Recruiting duty has always been looked upon favorably by the Selection Board.

Hurt me bad...
But that was a long time ago